,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjac ,mr4  
,walz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4     
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 & ,mr4       
,pet]son7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,en]gy  
,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act ( #bjjg to 
improve ! coord9ation ( ref9]y outages1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,gas ,price &      
,ref9]y ,capacity ,relief ,act ( #bjac4 
#b4 ,coord9ation ( ref9]y outages       
,section #hjd ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &  
,security ,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#agbhc7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3      
#hjd4 ,coord9ation ( ref9]y outages  7a7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7      
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,en]gy ,in=mation     
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,plann$ ref9]y     
outage ,! t]m plann$ ref9]y outage means
 a removal1 s*$ul$ be=e ! date on :i* ! 
removal occurs1 ( a ref9]y1 or any unit 

( a ref9]y1 f s]vice = ma9t5ance1       
repair1 or modification4  7#c7 ,ref9$   
petroleum product ,! t]m ref9$ petroleum
 product means any gasol9e1 diesel fuel1
 fuel oil1 lubricat+ oil1 liquid        
petroleum gas1 or o!r petroleum         
di/illate t is produc$ ?r\gh ! ref9+ or 
process+ ( crude oil or an oil d]iv$ f  
t> s&s1 %ale1 or coal4  7#d7 ,ref9]y ,! 
t]m ref9]y means a facility us$ 9 !     
production ( a ref9$ petroleum product  
?r\gh di/illation1 crack+1 or any o!r   
process4  7#e7 ,unplann$ ref9]y outage  
,! unplann$ ref9]y outage means !       
removal ( a ref9]y1 or any unit ( a     
ref9]y1 f s]vice t is n s*$ul$ 9        
advance4  7b7 ,report+ requirem5t ,!    
own] or op]ator ( a ref9]y %all submit  
to ! ,adm9i/rator in=mation describ+--  
7#a7 ! s*$ule ( ! ref9]y = any plann$   
ref9]y outage1 includ+--  7,a7 ! dates =
 ! plann$ ref9]y outage at lea/ #a ye> 9
 advance ( ! date ( ! expect$ outage or 
! date ! outage is s*$ul$2 &  7,b7 !    
e/imat$ inv5tories & production ( ref9$ 

petroleum products dur+ ! p]iod describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7#b7 any        
unplann$ ref9]y outages z soon z        
practicable  7c7 ,review & analysis (   
available in=mation ,! ,adm9i/rator     
%all1 on an ongo+ basis--  7#a7 review  
in=mation on plann$ ref9]y outages &    
unplann$ ref9]y outages--  7,a7 report$ 
by ref9]ies "u subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 t
 is available f comm]cial report+       
s]vices2  7#b7 analyze t in=mation to   
det]m9e :e!r ! s*$ul+ ( a plann$ ref9]y 
outage or an unplann$ ref9]y outage may 
nationally or regionally sub/antially   
affect ! price or supply ( any ref9$    
petroleum product by--  7,a7 decreas+ ! 
production ( ! ref9$ petroleum product2 
&  7,b7 caus+ or contribut+ to a retail 
or :olesale supply %ortage or           
disruption2 &  7#c7 al]t ! ,secret>y (  
any ref9]y outage t ! ,adm9i/rator      
det]m9es may nationally or regionally   
sub/antially affect ! price or supply ( 
a ref9$ petroleum product4  7d7 ,action 
by ,secret>y ,on a det]m9ation by !     

,secret>y t a ref9]y outage may affect !
 price or supply ( a ref9$ petroleum    
product1 ! ,secret>y %all make available
 to ref9]y op]ators in=mation on plann$ 
ref9]y outages or unplann$ ref9]y       
outages to prev5t significant m>ket     
disruptions4  7e7 ,limitation ,no?+ 9   
?is section--  7#a7 alt]s any exi/+     
legal obligation or responsibility ( a  
ref9]y op]ator2  7#b7 creates any legal 
"r ( action2 or  7#c7 au?orizes !       
,secret>y--  7,a7 to prohibit a ref9]y  
op]ator f conduct+ a plann$ ref9]y      
outage2 or  7,b7 to require a ref9]y    
op]ator to cont9ue to op]ate a ref9]y4  
7f7 ,/udy on national /rategic ref9$    
petroleum products res]ve  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all /udy & submit to ,congress a report
 on ! co/s & b5efits ( creat+ a national
 /rategic ref9$ petroleum products      
res]ve = ref9$ petroleum products4  7#b7
 ,in=mation ,! report requir$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include in=mation    

on--  7,a7 ! days ( exi/+ /orage        
capabilities )9 ! diff]5t petroleum     
adm9i/ration def5se di/ricts bas$ on    
normal usage ( ref9$ petroleum products2
  7,b7 ! feasibility ( increas+ /orage  
capacity = ref9$ petroleum products on a
 regional basis2 &  7,c7 ! impact       
additional /orage capacity w\ld h on !  
retail price ( ref9$ petroleum products 
= consum]s 9 ! ev5t ( a supply %ortage  
or m>ket disruption f a natural disa/]  
or ref9]y outage4  4