To make certain adjustments to the price analysis of propane prepared by the Secretary of Commerce.

Amends the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996 to revise requirements for the annual report by the Secretary of Commerce to the Propane Education and Research Council, the Secretary of Energy, and the public analyzing changes in the price of propane relative to other energy sources.

Requires the analysis to compare indexed changes in the average price of consumer grade propane to all end users to an equally weighted composite of indexed changes in the price of residential electricity, residential natural gas, and refiner price to end users of No. 2 fuel oil on an annual national average basis. (Currently, the comparison is to be made of indexed changes in the price of consumer grade propane to a composite of indexed changes in the price of residential electricity, residential natural gas, and refiner price.)

Directs the Secretary of Commerce, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, to prepare and make available to the public an updated propane price analysis reflecting the amendment made by this Act.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3716 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3716

 To make certain adjustments to the price analysis of propane prepared 
                     by the Secretary of Commerce.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2009

 Mr. Stupak (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make certain adjustments to the price analysis of propane prepared 
                     by the Secretary of Commerce.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.

    Section 9(a) of the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996 (15 
U.S.C. 6408(a)) is amended by striking ``price of consumer grade 
propane to a composite'' and inserting ``average price of consumer 
grade propane to all end users to an equally weighted composite''.

SEC. 2. UPDATED PRICE ANALYSIS.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce shall prepare and make available to the public a 
propane price analysis reflecting the amendment made by section 1.
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