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,s4 #abca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjae ,ms4    
,murk[ski introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require congressional notification =
 c]ta9 ,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve     
op]ations & to det]m9e options available
 = ! cont9u$ op]ation ( ! ,/rategic     
,petroleum ,res]ve4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/rategic     
,petroleum ,res]ve ,mod]nization ,act ( 
#bjae4  #b4 ,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve
 te/ drawd[n & sale notification        
,section #afa7;g7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &  
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fbda7;g77 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph   
7#h7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,notice to
 congress  7,a7 ,prior notice ,n less   
?an #cj days be=e ! date on :i* a te/ is
 c>ri$ out "u ?is subsection1 !         
,secret>y %all notify bo? ,h\ses (      
,congress ( ! te/4  7,b7 ,detail$       
description  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   

#ahj days aft] ! date on :i* a te/ is   
complet$ "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to bo? ,h\ses ( ,congress a 
detail$ description ( ! te/4  7ii7      
,report ,a detail$ description submitt$ 
"u clause 7i7 may be includ$ z "p ( a   
report made to ! ,presid5t & ,congress  
"u section #afe4  4  #c4 ,/rategic      
,petroleum ,res]ve /udy  7a7 ,/udy ,z   
soon z practicable aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !        
,secret>y7 %all conduct a /udy t--  7#a7
 evaluates ! int]national obligations t 
gave rise to ! e/abli%m5t & ma9t5ance ( 
! ,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve e/abli%$ 
"u "p ,b ( title ,i ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &
 ,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbca 
et seq472  7#b7 analyzes *anges t h     
occurr$ 9 en]gy security infra/ructure  
s9ce ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,/rategic         
,petroleum ,res]ve1 includ+ *anges 9 !  
di/ribution infra/ructure & ! integrity 
( ! salt cav]ns associat$ ) ! ,/rategic 
,petroleum ,res]ve2  7#c7 e/imates !    

co/s ( complet+ def]r$ ma9t5ance = !    
,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve2  7#d7     
e/imates ! co/s ( life ext5sion sp5d+ t 
is requir$ = ,/rategic ,petroleum       
,res]ve infra/ructure t is ne>+ ! end ( 
! design life ( ! infra/ructure2 &  7#e7
 evaluates ! size ( ! ,/rategic         
,petroleum ,res]ve z ( ! date ( ! /udy1 
bas$ on curr5t & project$ supply & dem& 
= oil4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate
 committees ( ,congress a report t      
describes--  7#a7 ! results ( ! /udy "u 
subsection 7a72  7#b7 ! co/s associat$ )
 ma9ta9+ ! ,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve2
  7#c7 ! co/s associat$ ) ext5d+ !      
op]at+ life ( ! ,/rategic ,petroleum    
,res]ve2 &  7#d7 co/-effective options  
=1 alt]natives to1 or /ructural         
modifications ( ! ,/rategic ,petroleum  
,res]ve t w\ld adh]e to1 & acc\nt =1 !  
int]national obligations evaluat$ "u    
subsection 7a77#a74