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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4515 

To require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the 

sale at auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 

that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 13, 2022 

Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. HAWLEY, Ms. ERNST, Mr. 

LANKFORD, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. INHOFE, and Mrs. 

HYDE-SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any crude oil from the 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the crude oil not be 

exported to certain countries, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Emergency Crude 

5 Oil for Foreign Adversaries Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONDITION ON AUCTION OF CRUDE OIL FROM THE 

2 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) BIDDER.—The term ‘‘bidder’’ means an in5 dividual or entity bidding or intending to bid at an 

6 auction of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum 

7 Reserve. 

8 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Energy. 

10 (3) STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.—The 

11 term ‘‘Strategic Petroleum Reserve’’ means the 

12 Strategic Petroleum Reserve established under part 

13 B of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.). 

15 (b) PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF SPR CRUDE OIL

16 TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, including section 161 of the Energy 

19 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), and 

20 subject to paragraph (2), with respect to the draw21 down and sale at auction of any crude oil from the 

22 Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the date of enact23 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall require, as a 

24 condition of any such sale, that the crude oil not be 

25 exported to— 

26 (A) the People’s Republic of China; 


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1 (B) the Russian Federation; 

2 (C) the Democratic People’s Republic of 

3 Korea; or 

4 (D) the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

5 (2) WAIVER.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—On application by a 

7 bidder, the Secretary may waive, prior to the 

8 date of the applicable auction, the condition de9 scribed in paragraph (1) with respect to the 

10 sale of crude oil to that bidder at that auction. 

11 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

12 issue a waiver under subparagraph (A) only if 

13 the Secretary determines that the waiver is in 

14 the interest of the national security of the 

15 United States. 

16 (C) APPLICATIONS.— 

17 (i) IN GENERAL.—A bidder desiring a 

18 waiver under subparagraph (A) shall sub19 mit to the Secretary an application— 

20 (I) not later than the date that is 

21 30 days before the date of the applica22 ble auction; and 

23 (II) in such form and containing 

24 such information as the Secretary 

25 may require. 


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1 (ii) DEADLINE FOR DECISION.—The 

2 Secretary shall determine whether to ap3 prove or deny an application submitted 

4 under clause (i) by the date that is 30 

5 days after the date on which the applica6 tion is submitted. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

9 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

10 Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 

11 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a re12 port describing— 

13 (1) the route to destination and place of refine14 ment of all crude oil sold at auction from the Stra15 tegic Petroleum Reserve since November 23, 2021; 

16 and 

17 (2) the ownership of the refinement facilities at 

18 which crude oil described in paragraph (1) was re19 fined. 

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