,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjae 
,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
reconcile differing ,federal approaches 
to condensate4  #a4 ,short title  ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,condensate    
,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,development of     
definition of condensate  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of ,energy      
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,secretary7 shall-- 7#a7 develop a      
standard definition of the term         
condensate2 and  7#b7 advise relevant   
,federal agencies to adopt that         
definition for the purpose of clarifying
 energy policy in the ,united ,states4  
7b7 ,office of ,fossil ,energy          
assessment ,the ,assistant ,secretary   
for ,fossil ,energy may assess the      
suitability of condensate separately    
from crude oil for use in strategic     

reserves1 as determined necessary by the
 ,secretary4  7c7 ,energy ,information  
,administration data collection ,the    
,administrator of the ,energy           
,information ,administration shall      
collect data regarding the chemical     
properties of condensate and crude oil  
produced in the ,united ,states4  #c4   
,department of ,interior assessments    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the  
,interior shall direct the appropriate  
agencies within the ,department of the  
,interior to assess condensate          
separately from crude oil1 in accordance
 with this section4  7b7 ,office of     
,natural ,resources ,revenue data       
collection ,the ,director of the ,office
 of ,natural ,resources ,revenue may    
collect data regarding condensate       
separately from crude oil produced in   
the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,bureau of    
,ocean ,energy ,management ,the         
,director of the ,bureau of ,ocean      
,energy ,management may estimate        
condensate separately from crude oil as 

part of the resource assessments        
regarding geological formations in the  
,united ,states4  7d7 ,united ,states   
,geological ,survey ,the ,director of   
the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey 
may include estimates of condensate     
separately from crude oil as part of the
 resource assessments regarding         
geological formations in the ,united    
,states4  #d4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is
 the sense of ,congress that processed  
condensate is a petroleum product4