PUBLIC LAW 94-258—APR. 5, 1976 " ( l i) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to confer on any person immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the antitrust laws. " (i) As used in this section, the term 'antitrust laws' means— " (1) the Act entitled 'An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies', approved July 2, 1890 (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), as amended; " (2) the Act entitled 'An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes', approved October 15, 1914 (15 U.S.O. 12 et seq.), as amended; " (3) the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), as amended; " (4) sections 73 and 74 of the Act entitled 'An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes', approved August 27, 1894 (15 U.S.C. 8 and 9), as amended; or " (5) sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Act of June 19, 1936, chapter 592 (15 U.S.C. 13a, 13b, and 21a). " (j) Any pipeline which accepts, conveys, or transports any petroleum produced from Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 or Numbered 3 shall accept, convey, and traiispoit without discrimination and at reasonable rates any such petroleum as a common carrier insofar as petroleum from such reserves is concerned. Every contract entered into by the Secretary for the sale of any petroleum owned by the United States which is produced from such reserves shall contain provisions implementing the requirements of the preceding sentence if the contractor owns a controlling interest in any pipeline or any company operating any pipeline, or is the operator of any pipeline, which carries any petroleum produced from such naval petroleum reserves. The Secretary may promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section and he, or the Secretary of the Interior where the authority extends to him, may declare forfeit any contract, operating agreement, right-of-way, permit, or easement held by any person violating any such rule or regulation. This section shall not apply to any natural gas connnon carrier pipeline operated by any perSon subject to legulation under the Natural Gas Act or any public utility subject to regulation by a State or municipal regulatory agency having jurisdiction to regulate the rates and charges for the sale of natural gas to consumers within the State or municipality. " (k) The President may, at his discretion, direct that all or any part of the United States share of petroleum produced from the naval petroleum reserves be placed in strategic storage facilities as authorized by sections 151 through 166 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act or that all or any part of such share be exchanged for petroleum of equal value for the purpose of placing such petroleum in such strategic storage facilities.". (12) Section 7431 is amended— (A) by inserting " (a) " immediately before " The Committees"; (B) by striking out "or oil shale" in clauses (1) and (2); (C) by striking out "and oil shale" in clauses (2) and (3); (D) by striking out "oil and gas (other than royalty oil and g a s), oil shale, and products therefrom" in clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "petroleum (other than royalty oil and g a s) "; and (E) by add i ng at the end thereof the following new subsections: " (b)(1) l) u r i n g the period of pi"oduction authorized by section
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