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House Bill 7398
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve.
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Introduced in House on Jun 29, 2020
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H. R. 7398 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7398


To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 29, 2020

Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Establishment of western emergency refined petroleum products reserve.

(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a reserve, to be known as the “Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve” (in this section referred to as the “Reserve”), to store refined petroleum products that may be made available to military and governmental entities during an emergency situation, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.

(b) Use of reserve.—In accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may make refined petroleum products stored in the Reserve available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and any other public entity determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.

(c) Location.—The Reserve shall—

(1) be located in the western region of the United States;

(2) utilize salt cavern storage; and

(3) be in immediate proximity to existing pipeline, rail, and highway infrastructure.