---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 6401"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "6401"
heading: "Findings"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/6401"
units:
  - "Chapter 90 — Propane Education and Research"
---

# §6401. Findings


The Congress finds that—

- (1) [propane](/usc/15/6402.md?p=6) gas, or liquefied petroleum gas, is an essential energy commodity providing heat, hot water, cooking fuel, and motor fuel among its many uses to millions of Americans;
- (2) the use of [propane](/usc/15/6402.md?p=6) is especially important to rural citizens and farmers, offering an efficient and economical source of gas energy;
- (3) [propane](/usc/15/6402.md?p=6) has been recognized as a clean fuel and can contribute in many ways to reducing the pollution in our cities and towns; and
- (4) [propane](/usc/15/6402.md?p=6) is primarily domestically produced and its use provides energy security and jobs for Americans.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 104–284, § 2, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3370.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 2014 Amendment

Pub. L. 113–269, § 1, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2947, provided that: “This Act [amending sections 6404 and 6408 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014’.”

### Short Title

Pub. L. 104–284, § 1, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3370, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Propane Education and Research Act of 1996’.”