§784 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

The Administrator must keep a current file about every export from the United States of coal, crude oil, residual oil, or any refined petroleum product. The file must list key facts: exporter and any people with financial interest, product type and amount, how and on what carrier it was shipped, destination, buyer if sold, and why the export was made. If a congressional committee or a federal agency head asks, the Administrator must promptly give them the file and a report unless the President says doing so would harm national security. Other federal agencies must share relevant information with the Administrator. The Administrator does not have to collect information again if it can be obtained from those agencies and can be shared with Congress as above.

Title 15, §784

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(a)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)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)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)The Administrator shall not be required to collect independently information described in subsection (a) if he can secure the information described in subsection (a) from other Federal agencies and the information secured from such agencies is available to the Congress pursuant to a request under subsection (b).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–385 added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 section 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

§784 Exports of coal and refined petroleum products