Amendment sought to conduct a study to explore mechanisms by which federal authority can preempt or otherwise mitigate state actions that effectively undermine domestic refining capacity critical to national defense.

An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 119-755 to open up a study to be conducted to explore mechanisms by which federal authority can preempt or otherwise mitigate state actions that effectively undermine domestic refining capacity critical to national defense. Also, the amendment improves transparency on how state fuel policies may impact national security, and how the Federal government may intervene.