PUBLIC LAW 101-383—SEPT. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 735 contain drafts of any legislative provisions which the Secretary wishes to recommend.". SEC. 8. TEST DRAWDOWN. Paragraph (1) of section 161(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(g)(1)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) The Secretary shall conduct a continuing evaluation of the Distribution Plan. In the conduct of such evaluation, the Secretary is authorized to carry out test drawdown and distribution of crude oil from the Reserve. If any such test drawdown includes the sale or exchange of crude oil, then the aggregate quantity of crude oil withdrawn from the Reserve may not exceed 5,000,000 barrels during any such test drawdown or distribution.". SEC. 9. EXEMPTION FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT. Section 159 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6239), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection after the subsection added by section 4(a) of this Act: "(k) A storage or related facility of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve owned by or leased to the United States is not subject to the Interstate Commerce Act.". SEC. 10. AUTHORITY TO ALLOW EXCHANGE OF SPR OIL. Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection after the subsection added by section 3(b) of this Act: "(i) Notwithstanding any other law, the President may permit any petroleum products withdrawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in accordance with this section to be sold and delivered for refining or exchange outside of the United States, in connection with an arrangement for the delivery of refined petroleum products to the United States.". SEC. 11. DRAWDOWN PLAN AMENDMENTS DURING IMPLEMENTATION. Section 159 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6239) is amended by inserting at the end of the section the following new subsection after the subsection added by section 9 of this Act: "(1) Notwithstanding subsection (d), during any period in which the Distribution Plan is being implemented, the Secretary may amend the plan and promulgate rules, regulations, or orders to implement such amendments in accordance with section 523 of this Act, without regard to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, 39-194O-91-25:QL3Part1
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