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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

94 STAT. 618

Post, pp. 619,623.

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 (including, but not limited to, crude oil, residual fuel oil, any refined petroleum product, natural gas, or coal) or electricity or any other form of energy; or "(2) grant any new direct or indirect authority to the President to engage in the production of energy in any manner whatsoever (such as oil and gas exploration and development, or any energy facility construction), except as expressly provided in sections 305 and 306 for sjmthetic fuel production.". EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND SUPPLY

50 USC app. 2091-2093.

Guarantees, maximum obligations.

Notification to congressional committees.

SEC. 104. (a)(1) Section 301(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2091(a)) is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(a)" and by striking out "the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Commerce," and inserting in lieu thereof "the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of 0)mmerce,". (2) Section 301(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2091(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) Except as provided in section 305 and section 306, no authority contained in sections 301, 302, or 303 may be used in any manner— "(A) in the development, production, or distribution of synthetic fuel; "(B) for any sjoithetic fuel project; "(C) to assist any person for the purpose of providing goods or services to a S3nithetic fuel project; or "(D) to provide any assistance to any person for the purchase of sj^thetic fuel.". (b) Section 301(e)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2091(e)(1)) is amended— (1) by striking out "Except with the approval of the Congress, the" and inserting in lieu thereof "(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the"; (2) by striking out "$20,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$38,000,000"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(B) Guarantees which exceed the amount specified in subparagraph (A) may be entered into under this section only if the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been notified in writing of such proposed obligation and 60 days of continuous session of 0)ngress have expired following the date on which such notice was transmitted to such committees and neither House of Congress has adopted, within such ^0-day period, a resolution disapproving such obligation. For purposes of this subparagraph, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 60-day period.". (c) The second sentence of section 302 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2092) is amended by striking out "$25,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$48,000,000 (d)(1) Section 303(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)) is amended by striking out "and metals" each place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof ", metals, and materials".