Pub. L. 101-511, tit. VIII, sec. 8110

Sec. 8110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available to the Department of Defense in fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, shall be used to establish and maintain as part of the wartime energy reserve of the United States, a stockpile in Israel for petroleum fuels of military utility equal to 4,500,000 barrels. (b) The stockpile referred to in subsection (a) shall be— (1) configured to meet the wartime needs and combined military training requirements of the United States and Israel, and (2) owned by the United States and operated jointly by the United States Department of Defense and Israel. (c) In the event of a wartime emergency or a state of heightened military readiness on the part of Israel, the President of the United States may direct that Israel be permitted to draw upon all or part of the stockpile of petroleum product referred to in subsection (a), if the President— (1) determines it is in the national interest of the United States, and (2) so reports to Congress in accordance with section 652 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as amended. (d) Negotiations, leading to an agreement by July 30, 1991, shall begin immediately to bring the fuel stockpile referred to in subsection (a) to full operational readiness no later than September 30, 1993. (e) For purposes of this section, the term “petroleum product” shall refer to all petroleum, oils and lubricants required for military operations. (f) The provisions of this section are effective immediately upon the enactment of this Act.