S.Amdt. 1465

SA 1465. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to
make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to
receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the
Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
AND CRUDE OIL TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

(a) Prohibitions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, unless a waiver has been issued under subsection (b), no
person or entity may export liquefied natural gas or crude
oil--
(1) to any entity that is under the ownership or control of
the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Republic of China,
the Russian Federation, the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, or the Islamic Republic of Iran; or
(2) except on the condition that such liquefied natural gas
or crude oil will not be exported to the People's Republic of
China, the Russian Federation, the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, or the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--On application by an exporter, the
Secretary of Energy may waive, prior to the date of the
applicable contract, the prohibitions described in subsection
(a) with respect to the sale of liquefied natural gas or
crude oil.
(2) Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy may issue a
waiver under this subsection only if the Secretary of Energy
determines that the waiver is in the interest of the national
security of the United States.
(3) Applications.--An exporter seeking a waiver under this
subsection shall submit to the Secretary of Energy an
application by such date, in such form, and containing such
information as the Secretary of Energy may require.
(4) Notice to congress.--Not later than 15 days after
issuing a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary of
Energy shall provide a copy of the waiver to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
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