Petroleum Import Adjustment Program-- Background and Analysis of Legal Issues.

Identifies and discusses legal issues regarding the petroleum import adjustment program, created by President Carter under Proclamation 4744 to impose a gasoline conservation fee on imports of crude oil. Examines statutory authority of the President to take actions to adjust the import, allocation,...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Gasoline. Revenue. Import quotas. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Identifies and discusses legal issues regarding the petroleum import adjustment program, created by President Carter under Proclamation 4744 to impose a gasoline conservation fee on imports of crude oil. Examines statutory authority of the President to take actions to adjust the import, allocation, and pricing of crude oil under the Trade Expansion Act (TEA) and the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act (EPAA). Describes Proclamation 4744, and addresses legal issues regarding revenue aspects, procedural formulation, and decontrol effects of the proclamation; and the conjunction of TEA and EPAA.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.