,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,tony ,gonzales of ,texas introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to authorize the establishment 
of a program to combat oil theft in the 
,permian ,basin4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protect the  
,permian ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,permian   
,basin ,oil ,theft ,task ,force  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,director of the ,federal 
,bureau of ,investigation is authorized 
to establish a program to combat oil    
theft in the ,permian ,basin to be      
carried out through the ,permian ,basin 
,oil ,theft ,task ,force 7hereinafter in
 this ,act referred to as the task      
force74  7b7 ,coordination ,in carrying 
out the program established pursuant to 
subsection 7a71 the ,director of the    
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall
 coordinate with the heads of relevant  
,state1 local1 and ,tribal law          

enforcement organizations1 including    
other relevant organizations1 at the    
,director's discretion1 with expertise  
in the oil and gas industry1 such as the
 ,railroad ,commission of ,texas4  7c7  
,composition ,the task force shall      
consist of not fewer than #b full time  
employees of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 one of whom shall be the
 head of the task force1 and may include
 such local1 ,state1 and tribal law     
enforcement partners as the ,director of
 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 
determines appropriate4  7d7 ,report    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act and annually  
thereafter1 the task force shall submit 
to the ,president and relevant          
congressional committees a report on all
 task force activities1 including-- 7#a7
 the number of criminal charges brought 
and convictions resulting from the task 
force's activities2 and  7#b7 a detailed
 account of all funds obligated for task
 force operational and administrative   

costs4  7e7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated not less than #ajj1jjj  
and not more than #a1jjj1jjj to carry   
out this section4  7f7 ,relevant        
congressional committees ,for purposes  
of this section1 the term relevant      
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on the   
,judiciary of the ,senate2  7#c7 the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives2 and  7#d7   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives4  #c4        
,enhancing criminal penalties  7a7      
,interstate or foreign shipments by     
carrier2 ,state prosecutions ,section   
#fei of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by inserting  
after pipeline system the following3 or 
oil refinery or related asset2  7#b7 by 
striking #c years and inserting #e      
years2 and  7#c7 by striking #aj years  
and inserting #ae years4  7b7           

,transportation of stolen goods1        
securities1 moneys1 fraudulent ,state   
tax stamps1 or articles used in         
counterfeiting ,section #bcad of such   
title is amended--  7#a7 by inserting   
after goods1 wares1 merchandise1 the    
following3 oil1 pipeline1 oil and gas   
equipment or technology12  7#b7 by      
striking one year and inserting #e      
years2 and  7#c7 by striking ten years  
and inserting #ae years4  7c7 ,sale or  
receipt of stolen goods1 securities1    
moneys1 or fraudulent ,state tax stamps 
,section #bcae of such title is amended 
by striking ten years and inserting #ae 
years4  #d4 ,additional authorized use  
of ,byrne ,,jag funds ,section          
#eja7;a77#a7 of the ,omnibus ,crime     
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaeb7;a77#a77 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,j7 ,programs to reduce or 
combat oil theft and related crimes     
7including theft of pipes1 technology1  
equipment1 or other assets related to   

oil refineries or pipelines71 as well as
 the hiring of personnel dedicated to   
investigating and preventing oil theft4 
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