§ 784. — Exports of coal and refined petroleum products.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC784]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 16B--FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 784. Exports of coal and refined petroleum products
(a) File concerning export transactions, sales, exchanges or shipments:
establishment and maintenance; scope of information
The Administrator is authorized and directed to establish and
maintain a file which shall contain information concerning every
transaction, sale, exchange or shipment involving the export from the
United States to a foreign nation of coal, crude oil, residual oil or
any refined petroleum product. Information to be included in the file
shall be current and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
name of the exporter (including the name or names of the holders of any
beneficial interests), the volume and type of product involved in the
export transaction, the manner of shipment and identification of the
vessel or carrier, the destination, the name of the purchaser if a sale,
exchange or other transaction is involved, and a statement of reasons
justifying the export.
(b) Information and report to committee of Congress or head of Federal
agency from Administrator; exception: disclosure detrimental to
national security
Upon request of any committee of Congress or the head of any Federal
agency, the Administrator shall promptly provide any information
maintained in the file and a report thereon to such committee, or agency
head, except where the President finds such disclosure to be detrimental
to national security.
(c) Information to Administrator from Federal agency
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal agency which
collects or has information relevant to the functions required by this
section shall make such information available to the Administrator.
(d) Collection of independent information
The Administrator shall not be required to collect independently
information described in subsection (a) of this section if he can secure
the information described in subsection (a) of this section from other
Federal agencies and the information secured from such agencies is
available to the Congress pursuant to a request under subsection (b) of
this section.
(Pub. L. 93-275, Sec. 25, May 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 94-385,
title I, Sec. 111, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1132.)
Amendments
1976--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-385 added subsec. (d).
Transfer of Functions
Federal Energy Administration terminated and functions vested by law
in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless
otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
