,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 
,bishop of ,utah introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to establish the ,western      
,emergency ,refined ,petroleum ,products
 ,reserve4  #a4 ,establishment of       
western emergency refined petroleum     
products reserve  7a7 ,establishment    
,the ,secretary of ,defense1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,defense   
,logistics ,agency1 shall establish a   
reserve1 to be known as the ,western    
,emergency ,refined ,petroleum ,products
 ,reserve 7in this section referred to  
as the ,reserve71 to store refined      
petroleum products that may be made     
available to military and governmental  
entities during an emergency situation1 
as determined appropriate by the        
,secretary of ,defense4  7b7 ,use of    
reserve ,in accordance with subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary of ,defense may make

 refined petroleum products stored in   
the ,reserve available to other ,federal
 agencies1 ,state and local governments1
 and any other public entity determined 
appropriate by the ,secretary of        
,defense4  7c7 ,location ,the ,reserve  
shall-- 7#a7 be located in the western  
region of the ,united ,states2  7#b7    
utilize salt cavern storage2 and  7#c7  
be in immediate proximity to existing   
pipeline1 rail1 and highway             
infrastructure4