S.Amdt. 6280

1. Adds SEC. 31__. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND SALES TO CERTAIN STATE-OWNED ENTITIES at the end of subtitle D of title XXXI

   Adds a section

   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (3) Requirement for research and development plan and report with respect to nuclear forensics capabilities.--Section 3114 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2574) is repealed.

   Inserted: SEC. 31__. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND SALES TO CERTAIN STATE-OWNED ENTITIES.

   Inserted: Section 161(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(i)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking "(i) Notwithstanding any other law" and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(i) Refine or Exchange Outside the United States.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(2) Prohibition on export of strategic petroleum reserve petroleum products to certain countries.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the drawdown and sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Reserve under this section after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of the sale, that the petroleum products not be exported to a country that is designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under clause (ii) of section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)).

   Inserted: "(3) Requirements applicable to certain state-owned entities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the drawdown and sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Reserve under this section after the date of enactment of this paragraph, if the Secretary determines that, as of the date of the auction, there is in effect a United States ban on, or the imposition of sanctions by the United States with respect to, the purchase of crude oil from 1 or more countries--

   Inserted: "(A) to be eligible to bid in the auction, a state-owned entity shall submit to the Secretary a certification that the state-owned entity has not purchased petroleum products from any country subject to such a ban or sanctions during the period in which the ban or sanctions were in effect; and

   Inserted: "(B) if the Secretary determines that a state-owned entity participating in the auction has purchased crude oil from a country subject to such a ban or sanctions during the period in which the ban or sanctions were in effect, the Secretary shall not sell petroleum products from the Reserve to the state-owned entity under the auction.".

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle D of title XXXI, add the following:

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