text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategic Gasoline Reserve 
  for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009''.
  
  SEC. 2. STRATEGIC GASOLINE RESERVE.
  
      (a) Establishment.--
              (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
          Strategic Gasoline Reserve system (in this section referred to 
          as the ``Gasoline Reserve'') with a total capacity of 
          10,000,000 barrels of regular unleaded gasoline.
              (2) Reserve locations.--No later than 1 year after the date 
          of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine 
          strategic locations for no less than three and no more than 
          five Gasoline Reserve sites, each located in a different 
          geographical region of the United States. When determining site 
          locations, the Secretary shall consider all factors, including 
          seasonal and regional variations in gasoline, cost, regional 
          population, accessibility for distribution, and the region's 
          vulnerability to natural disasters and acts of terrorism. The 
          Secretary shall endeavor to find the most affordable method for 
          storage and, when possible, should consult the methodology used 
          for the creation of the Home Heating Oil Reserve and the 
          Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Such reserve site locations shall 
          be operational within 2 years after the date of enactment of 
          this Act.
              (3) Onsite protection.--In establishing the Gasoline 
          Reserve under this section, the Secretary shall confer with the 
          Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland 
          Security with respect to physical structures' security, the 
          transportation security, and operational security.
      (b) Transportation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the 
  Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Governor of each 
  State in which a Gasoline Reserve will be sited a plan for the 
  transportation of the contents of the Gasoline Reserve under this 
  section to wholesale or retail markets in the event of an emergency 
  sale under subsection (d).
      (c) Capacity.--The Secretary of Energy shall complete the process 
  of filling the Gasoline Reserve to a minimum of 90 percent within 2 
  years of submitting a transportation plan to the Congress.
      (d) Aging Supply.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual review of 
  the gasoline supply to ensure the reserves in the Gasoline Reserve do 
  not exceed their shelf life. The Secretary shall have in place within 2 
  years of enactment of this Act a plan for assuring that the inventory 
  is sold and replaced in a manner that assures the integrity of the 
  product at all times. The Secretary shall have the authority to 
  exchange an aging supply of reserve gasoline through private sales or 
  by utilizing the fuel for military or government use. The Secretary 
  shall seek the best means to minimize transaction expense.
      (e) Requests for Emergency Sale Authorization.--The Secretary of 
  Energy shall sell gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve if--
              (1) the Governor of an affected State submits a written 
          request that--
                      (A) provides sufficient evidence that the sale or 
                  supply of gasoline in the region in which such State is 
                  located has been severely disrupted, caused by, but not 
                  limited to, an interruption in the normal distribution 
                  or availability of gasoline which dramatically affects 
                  the price of gasoline; and
                      (B) provides sufficient evidence that the State 
                  would experience further adverse effects without the 
                  sale of gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve; and
              (2) the President issues an Executive order requiring 
          immediate release from any or all Gasoline Reserves at any time 
          that the President determines that the conditions specified in 
          paragraph (1)(A) are satisfied.
      (f) Procedure.--
              (1) Secretary's response.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
          respond to a request transmitted under subsection (e) within 7 
          days of receipt of a request through a written response, 
          regardless of the decision.
              (2) Additional information.--The Secretary may request 
          additional information if the Secretary concludes there are 
          insufficient reasons provided for the sale of gasoline from the 
          Gasoline Reserve system.
      (g) Purchase.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized to conduct 
  purchases and sales of gasoline at wholesale for maintenance of the 
  Gasoline Reserve system. In conducting these transactions, the 
  Secretary shall--
              (1) ensure that the overall supply returns to a minimum 90 
          percent capacity in a timely manner following a sizeable 
          depletion due to an emergency; and
              (2) assess market conditions to avoid, to the extent 
          possible, when prices appear to be at higher levels unlikely to 
          be sustained, or when purchases of gasoline are likely to 
          significantly raise gasoline prices in the market served by a 
          particular Gasoline Reserve for purchases consistent with the 
          need for timely replenishment of the Reserve after emergency or 
          nonemergency sales.
      (h) Annual Report.--At a specified date as determined by the 
  Secretary of Energy, the Secretary shall submit to the President, the 
  Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
  to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
  on the status of the Strategic Gasoline Reserve outlining the Reserve's 
  current capacity, emergency sales from the previous year, any security 
  threats in the previous year, and the current condition of the storage 
  facilities. The Secretary shall also in the report include any 
  recommendations for improvements in the efficiency of the purchase, 
  transportation, sale, and storage of gasoline in the Gasoline Reserves.
      (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary 
  for construction and operation of the Gasoline Reserve system for 
  fiscal years 2009 through 2015.
target: National Strategic Gasoline Reserve for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Strategic Gasoline Reserve system with a total capacity of 10 million barrels of regular unleaded gasoline.
  
  Directs the Secretary to: (1) transmit to Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the governor of each state in which a Gasoline Reserve will be sited a plan for the transportation of its contents to wholesale or retail markets in the event of an emergency sale; (2) complete the process of filling the Gasoline Reserve to a minimum of 90% within two years of submitting a transportation plan to Congress; (3) review the gasoline supply annually to ensure the reserves in the Gasoline Reserve do not exceed their shelf life; and (4) have in place a plan for assuring that the inventory is sold and replaced in a manner that assures the integrity of the product at all times.
  
  Directs the Secretary of Energy to sell gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve if the governor of an affected state submits a written request and the President issues an Executive order requiring immediate release from any or all Gasoline Reserves at any time that the President determines certain emergency conditions are satisfied.
feat_title: To establish a National Strategic Gasoline Reserve, and for other purposes.