S.Amdt. 992

SA 992. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XXXI,
insert the following:

SEC. 31____. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL TO CERTAIN
COUNTRIES.

(a) Prohibitions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, unless a waiver has been issued under subsection (b)
with respect to the applicable country, no crude oil that is
produced in the United States may 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, the Secretary of Energy
may waive the prohibition described in subsection (a) with
respect to the export of crude oil to the applicable country
under that subsection.
(2) Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy may issue a
waiver under this subsection only if the Secretary determines
that the waiver is in the interest of the national security
of the United States.
(3) Applications.--To be considered for a waiver under
paragraph (1), an application for a waiver referred to in
that paragraph shall be submitted to the Secretary of Energy
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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