,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bf1 #bjbj,mr4  
,scalise 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cuellar7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
authorize the ,secretary of ,energy to  
carry out a program to lease            
underutilized ,strategic ,petroleum     
,reserve facilities1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strategic          
,petroleum ,reserve ,reform ,act4  #b4  
,use of underutilized ,strategic        
,petroleum ,reserve facilities ,section 
#afh of the ,energy ,policy and         
,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#fbdg;a7 is amended to read as follows3 
#afh4 ,use of underutilized facilities  
7a7 ,authority ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of this title1 the      
,secretary may establish and carry out a
 program to make available1 by lease or 
otherwise1 underutilized ,strategic     

,petroleum ,reserve storage facilities  
and related facilities to the private   
sector1 or a foreign government or its  
representative1 for any term and under  
such other conditions as the ,secretary 
considers necessary or appropriate4     
,petroleum products stored under this   
section are not part of the ,strategic  
,petroleum ,reserve4  7b7 ,protection of
 facilities ,any lease entered into     
under the program established under     
subsection 7a7 shall contain provisions 
providing for fees to fully compensate  
the ,united ,states for all related     
costs of storage and removals of        
petroleum products 7including the       
proportionate cost of replacement       
facilities necessitated as a result of  
any withdrawals7 incurred by the ,united
 ,states as a result of such lease4  7c7
 ,access by the ,united ,states ,the    
,secretary shall ensure that leasing of 
facilities under the program established
 under subsection 7a7 does not impair   
the ability of the ,united ,states to   

withdraw1 distribute1 or sell petroleum 
products from the ,strategic ,petroleum 
,reserve in response to an energy       
emergency or to the obligations of the  
,united ,states under the ,agreement on 
an ,international ,energy ,program4  7d7
 ,national security ,the ,secretary     
shall ensure that leasing of facilities 
under the program established under     
subsection 7a7 to a foreign government  
or its representative will not impair   
national security4  7e7 ,deposits of    
amounts received  7#a7 ,in general      
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
amounts received through the leasing of 
facilities under the program established
 under subsection 7a7 shall be deposited
 in the general fund of the ,treasury   
during the fiscal year in which such    
amounts are received4  7#b7 ,costs ,the 
,secretary may use for costs described  
in subsection 7b7 7other than costs     
described in subsection 7f771 without   
further appropriation1 amounts received 
through the leasing of facilities under 

the program established under subsection
 7a74  7f7 ,preparation of facilities   
,the ,secretary shall only use amounts  
available in the ,energy ,security and  
,infrastructure ,modernization ,fund    
established by section #djd of the      
,bipartisan ,budget ,act of #bjae for   
costs described in subsection 7b7 of    
this section that relate to addition of 
facilities or changes to facilities or  
facility operations necessary to lease  
such facilities1 including costs related
 to acquisition of land1 acquisition of 
ancillary facilities and equipment1 and 
site development1 and other necessary   
costs related to capital improvement4  4
  #c4 ,pilot program to lease ,strategic
 ,petroleum ,reserve facilities  7a7 ,in
 general ,part ,b of title ,i of the    
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbca et seq47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
#agj4 ,pilot program to lease storage   
and related facilities  7a7             
,establishment ,in carrying out section 

#afh and not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of the ,strategic 
,petroleum ,reserve ,reform ,act1 the   
,secretary shall establish and carry out
 a pilot program to make available for  
lease-- 7#a7 capacity for storage of up 
to #bjj1jjj1jjj barrels of petroleum    
products at ,strategic ,petroleum       
,reserve storage facilities2 and  7#b7  
related facilities4  7b7 ,contents ,in  
carrying out the pilot program          
established under subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 identify        
appropriate ,strategic ,petroleum       
,reserve storage facilities and related 
facilities to lease1 in order to make   
maximum use of such facilities2  7#b7   
identify and implement any changes to   
facilities or facility operations       
necessary to so lease such facilities1  
including any such changes necessary to 
ensure the long-term structural         
viability and use of the facilities for 
purposes of this part and part ,c2  7#c7
 make such facilities available for     

lease2 and  7#d7 identify environmental 
effects1 including benefits1 of leasing 
storage facilities and related          
facilities4  7c7 ,report ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve      
,reform ,act1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to ,congress a report on the     
status of the pilot program established 
under subsection 7a74  4  7b7           
,conforming amendment ,the table of     
contents for the ,energy ,policy and    
,conservation ,act is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section #afi 
the following3  ,sec4 #agj4 ,pilot      
program to lease storage and related    
facilities4  4