AFPM Supports Bill and Amendment to Repeal Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "It is imperative to ensure that our nation, in particular the military, is not inhibited from using fuels produced with oil from our friendly neighbor to the north, Canada, which will reduce our reliance on imports from hostile areas of the world. At a time when our nation is worried about its fiscal health, a bill and amendment to repeal Section 526 comes none-too-soon. We should be advancing more initiatives like this bill, rather than having the Department of Defense to commit millions of taxpayers' dollars on more costly, less efficient biofuels."

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Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today led bipartisan legislation that would repeal Section 526 of EISA, which limits the Federal government's ability, including that of the U.S. military, to purchase fuel produced from oil sands. In addition, Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) successfully amended the FY 2014 House Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 2217) to address the adverse impacts of Section 526. The Flores amendment would prevent the availability of funds to enforce Section 526.

"AFPM commends Sens. Barrasso and Manchin and Rep. Flores for their leadership in correcting a provision that could potentially undermine national security."

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AFPM, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers is a trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels and home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as building blocks for thousands of vital products in daily life. AFPM members make modern life possible and keep America moving and growing as they meet the needs of our nation and local communities, strengthen economic and national security, and support 2 million American jobs.

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