,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ficc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bf1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,pappas 7for himself and ,mr4 
,lawler7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
complete a long-range strategic review  
of the ,northeast ,home ,heating ,oil   
,reserve1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,bolstering the ,northeast ,home    
,heating ,oil ,reserve ,act4  #b4       
,northeast home heating oil reserve     
mission readiness optimization  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,energy shall-- 7#a7      
complete a long-range strategic review  
of the ,northeast ,home ,heating ,oil   
,reserve2 and  7#b7 develop and submit  
to ,congress a report that-- 7,a7       
specifies near- and long-term roles of  
the ,northeast ,home ,heating ,oil      

,reserve relative to the energy and     
economic security goals and objectives  
of the ,united ,states2  7,b7 describes 
whether existing legal authorities that 
govern the policies1 configuration1 and 
capabilities of the ,northeast ,home    
,heating ,oil ,reserve are adequate to  
ensure that the ,northeast ,home        
,heating ,oil ,reserve can meet the     
current and future energy and economic  
security goals and objectives of the    
,united ,states2  7,c7 identifies the   
configuration and performance           
capabilities of the ,northeast ,home    
,heating ,oil ,reserve and recommends an
 action plan1 including a proposed      
implementation schedule1 to achieve the 
optimal-- 7i7 capacity1 location1 and   
composition of home heating oil products
 in the ,northeast ,home ,heating ,oil  
,reserve2 and  7ii7 storage and         
distributional capabilities of the      
,northeast ,home ,heating ,oil ,reserve2
 and  7,d7 estimates the resources      
required to attain and maintain the     

long-term sustainability and operational
 effectiveness of the ,northeast ,home  
,heating ,oil ,reserve4  7b7 ,definition
 ,in this section1 the term ,northeast  
,home ,heating ,oil ,reserve means the  
,northeast ,home ,heating ,oil ,reserve 
established under part ,d of title ,i of
 the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbej et seq474