text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price and Refinery Capacity 
  Relief Act of 2013''.
  
  SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF REFINERY OUTAGES.
  
      Section 804 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
  U.S.C. 17283) is amended to read as follows:
  
  ``SEC. 804. COORDINATION OF REFINERY OUTAGES.
  
      ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
              ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
          Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.
              ``(2) Planned refinery outage.--The term `planned refinery 
          outage' means a removal, scheduled before the date on which the 
          removal occurs, of a refinery, or any unit of a refinery, from 
          service for maintenance, repair, or modification.
              ``(3) Refined petroleum product.--The term `refined 
          petroleum product' means any gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, 
          lubricating oil, liquid petroleum gas, or other petroleum 
          distillate that is produced through the refining or processing 
          of crude oil or an oil derived from tar sands, shale, or coal.
              ``(4) Refinery.--The term `refinery' means a facility used 
          in the production of a refined petroleum product through 
          distillation, cracking, or any other process.
              ``(5) Unplanned refinery outage.--The `unplanned refinery 
          outage' means the removal of a refinery, or any unit of a 
          refinery, from service that is not scheduled in advance.
      ``(b) Reporting Requirement.--The owner or operator of a refinery 
  shall submit to the Administrator information describing--
              ``(1) the schedule of the refinery for any planned refinery 
          outage, including--
                      ``(A) the dates for the planned refinery outage at 
                  least 1 year in advance of the date of the expected 
                  outage or the date the outage is scheduled; and
                      ``(B) the estimated inventories and production of 
                  refined petroleum products during the period described 
                  in subparagraph (A); and
              ``(2) any unplanned refinery outages as soon as practicable
      ``(c) Review and Analysis of Available Information.--The 
  Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis--
              ``(1) review information on planned refinery outages and 
          unplanned refinery outages--
                      ``(A) reported by refineries under subsection (b); 
                  and
                      ``(B) that is available from commercial reporting 
                  services;
              ``(2) analyze that information to determine whether the 
          scheduling of a planned refinery outage or an unplanned 
          refinery outage may nationally or regionally substantially 
          affect the price or supply of any refined petroleum product 
          by--
                      ``(A) decreasing the production of the refined 
                  petroleum product; and
                      ``(B) causing or contributing to a retail or 
                  wholesale supply shortage or disruption; and
              ``(3) alert the Secretary of any refinery outage that the 
          Administrator determines may nationally or regionally 
          substantially affect the price or supply of a refined petroleum 
          product.
      ``(d) Action by Secretary.--On a determination by the Secretary 
  that a refinery outage may affect the price or supply of a refined 
  petroleum product, the Secretary shall make available to refinery 
  operators information on planned refinery outages or unplanned refinery 
  outages to prevent significant market disruptions.
      ``(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this section--
              ``(1) alters any existing legal obligation or 
          responsibility of a refinery operator;
              ``(2) creates any legal right of action; or
              ``(3) authorizes the Secretary--
                      ``(A) to prohibit a refinery operator from 
                  conducting a planned refinery outage; or
                      ``(B) to require a refinery operator to continue to 
                  operate a refinery.
      ``(f) Study on National Strategic Refined Petroleum Products 
  Reserve.--
              ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
          of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall study and 
          submit to Congress a report on the costs and benefits of 
          creating a national strategic refined petroleum products 
          reserve for refined petroleum products.
              ``(2) Information.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
          shall include information on--
                      ``(A) the days of existing storage capabilities 
                  within the different petroleum administration defense 
                  districts based on normal usage of refined petroleum 
                  products;
                      ``(B) the feasibility of increasing storage 
                  capacity for refined petroleum products on a regional 
                  basis; and
                      ``(C) the impact additional storage capacity would 
                  have on the retail price of refined petroleum products 
                  for consumers in the event of a supply shortage or 
                  market disruption from a natural disaster or refinery 
                  outage.''.
target: Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require a refinery owner or operator to report to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA): (1) at least one year in advance the schedule for any planned removal from service for maintenance, repair, or modification of any refinery or a unit (planned refinery outage); and (2) as soon as practicable any unplanned refinery outages. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review, analyze, and make available to refinery operators information on unplanned refinery outages in order to prevent significant market disruptions; and (2) analyze the costs and benefits of creating a national strategic refined petroleum products reserve for refined petroleum products.
feat_title: Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013