[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3815 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3815
To amend the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 to allow the
President to provide short-term relief to the American people as the
United States works to impose a necessary ban on all oil imports from
Russia and to restore the ability of the President to set energy
efficiency targets for States during an energy supply emergency, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10 (legislative day, March 7), 2022
Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 to allow the
President to provide short-term relief to the American people as the
United States works to impose a necessary ban on all oil imports from
Russia and to restore the ability of the President to set energy
efficiency targets for States during an energy supply emergency, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic reserve, Appliance,
Vehicle, and Energy efficiency for Consumers Act of 2022'' or the
``SAVE Consumers Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) according to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian
Federation, 36 percent of all revenue of the Government of the
Russian Federation in 2021 came from the oil and gas sector,
funding the war of aggression against Ukraine;
(2) from January through December 2021, the United States
imported 245,194,000 barrels of oil from the Russian
Federation, which, at an annual average of $71 per barrel,
equals approximately $17,400,000,000 in oil imports;
(3) in order to cut off funding to Russian oil companies,
the United States will need to cut off Russian oil imports;
(4) as of March 4, 2022, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
crude oil inventory totals approximately 577,500,000 barrels,
which are intended by law for use to minimize short-term energy
supply disruptions and protect United States consumers from
economic damage;
(5) since 2015, Congress has enacted 8 laws that mandate
the sale of 303,600,000 barrels of oil from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve between 2022 and 2031;
(6) selling the barrels described in paragraph (5) earlier
could address the immediate economic damage caused by ongoing
energy supply disruptions related to the war in Ukraine;
(7) in addition to immediate use of existing oil
stockpiles, energy supply disruptions can be mitigated by
reducing demand for fossil fuel products through energy
efficiency;
(8) energy efficiency reduces demand without disrupting
energy services delivered to the consumer;
(9) clean energy deployment and energy efficiency not only
reduce United States demand for fossil fuels, but also provide
additional benefits by reducing air pollution, health impacts,
and greenhouse gas emissions, while creating thousands of jobs
in the United States and bolstering the economy; and
(10) the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (42
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) was enacted to address severe energy
supply disruptions and provide an emergency response plan.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION.
(a) Definitions.--Section 202 of the Emergency Energy Conservation
Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8502) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``For purposes of this title--'' and inserting ``In this
title:'';
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (8), by inserting a
paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the term defined
in that paragraph;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) and (7) as
paragraphs (7), (3), (4), (5), (9), and (2), respectively;
(4) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(1) Energy conservation.--The term `energy conservation'
means, with respect to heating, cooling, use of an appliance,
or a vehicle--
``(A) energy efficiency, including electrification;
or
``(B) a minimum level of energy efficiency or a
maximum quantity of energy use, determined in
accordance with test procedures or industry analysis,
as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary of
Transportation, or the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, as applicable, that
provides health, climate, or environmental benefits.'';
and
(5) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), by striking
``means'' and all that follows through ``highways'' and
inserting the following: ``means--
``(A) a motor vehicle;
``(B) a motor vehicle engine;
``(C) a nonroad vehicle or engine; and
``(D) aircraft''.
(b) Standby Federal Conservation Plan.--Section 213(i) of the
Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8513(i)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``between Friday noon and
Sunday midnight'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph designation
and all that follows through ``the plan'' and inserting ``The
plan''.
(c) Administration.--Section 251 of the Emergency Energy
Conservation Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8541) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
SEC. 4. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND SALE.
(a) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.--Section 403(a) of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74; 129 Stat. 589) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by adding ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); and
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by striking ``10,000,000'' and inserting
``30,000,000''; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and
inserting a period.
(b) Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.--Section 32204 of
the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94; 129 Stat. 1740) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
(C) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``16,000,000'' and
inserting ``66,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``(A) through (I)''
and inserting ``(A) and (B)''.
(c) Reconciliation on the Budget for 2018.--Section 20003(a)(1) of
Public Law 115-97 (131 Stat. 2237) is amended by striking ``2026
through 2027'' and inserting ``2022 and 2023''.
(d) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.--Section 30204(a)(1) of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123; 132 Stat. 126) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``through 2025;'' and
inserting ``and 2023.'';
(2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
(3) beginning in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``Reserve--'' and all that follows through
``30,000,000'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
``Reserve 100,000,000''.
(e) America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.--Section 3009(a)(1)
of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-270; 132
Stat. 3870) is amended by striking ``during fiscal year 2028'' and
inserting ``during the period of fiscal years 2022 and 2023''.
(f) Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act.--Section 90002(a) of
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135
Stat. 1342) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2028 through 2031'' and
inserting ``2022 and 2023''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2028 through 2031'' and
inserting ``2022 and 2023''.
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