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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 293
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 11, 2023
Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Salazar, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Fallon, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Trone, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Slotkin, Miss González-Colón, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Costa, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Wild, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Peters, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Keating, Ms. Titus, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Bera, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Correa, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Levin, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Baird, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the export or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
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Prohibition on certain exports
In general
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting after section 163 (42 U.S.C. 6243) the following:
Prohibition on certain exports
In general
The Secretary shall prohibit the export or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, to—
the People’s Republic of China;
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
the Russian Federation;
the Islamic Republic of Iran;
any other country the government of which is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by—
a country referred to in any of paragraphs (1) through (5); or
the Chinese Communist Party.
Waiver
The Secretary may issue a waiver of the prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.
Rule
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act, the Secretary shall issue a rule to carry out this section.
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Conforming amendments
Drawdown and sale of petroleum products
Section 161(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(a)) is amended by inserting and section 164
before the period at the end.
Clerical amendment
The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 163 the following:
Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.
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