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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3306 

To authorize the export of energy resources, energy technologies, and related 

services to Cuba, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2015 

Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To authorize the export of energy resources, energy technologies, and related services to Cuba, 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 ‘‘Promote Opportunities 

5 With Energy Resources for Cuba Act’’ or ‘‘POWER Cuba 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) Cuba produced an estimated 49,000 barrels 

2 per day of petroleum and other liquid fuels for pro3 duction of energy in 2014 and consumed 171,000 

4 barrels per day of petroleum and other liquids. 

5 (2) Cuba imports most of its oil supply from 

6 Venezuela, which provides crude oil at a heavily sub7 sidized rate under a 2000 energy agreement. 

8 (3) As of January 2015, Cuba had 124,000,000 

9 barrels of proven crude oil reserves, according to Oil 

10 and Gas Journal (OGJ). The prospects of finding oil 

11 in the deep waters off the northern coast of Cuba at12 tracted many oil and gas companies from around the 

13 world. However, due to geological and technological 

14 challenges, offshore deep water exploration activity 

15 has so far yielded no results. Exploration in Cuba 

16 has now shifted onshore, to areas along Cuba’s 

17 northern coast. 

18 (4) Cuba has four refineries, all of which are 

19 owned by Cuba Petroleos, the state-owned oil and 

20 natural gas company. Total crude oil refining capac21 ity was 301,400 barrels per day in January 2015, 

22 according to Oil and Gas Journal. 

23 (5) In an effort to diversify its energy portfolio, 

24 Cuba has set a goal of producing 24 percent of its 

25 electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Cuba’s 


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1 current renewable energy output accounts for only 

2 4.3 percent of its total electricity production. To 

3 meet this goal, Unio ́n Ele ́ctrica, the state-owned 

4 power company, is planning 13 wind projects with a 

5 total capacity of 633 megawatts. In addition, Cuba 

6 plans to add 755 megawatts of biomass-fired capac7 ity, 700 megawatts of solar capacity, and 56 

8 megawatts of hydroelectric power. 

9 (6) The end of trade restrictions could generate 

10 a new market for many types of supplies and serv11 ices from the United States energy industry. 

12 SEC. 3. OIL AND GAS EXPORTS. 

13 (a) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT.—Sec14 tion 103 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 6212) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(g) This section shall not apply to the export of oil 

18 to Cuba.’’. 

19 (b) NATURAL GAS ACT.—Section 3 of the Natural 

20 Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following: 

22 ‘‘(g) This section shall not apply to the export of 

23 LNG to Cuba.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. EXPORT OF ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY TECH2 NOLOGIES, AND RELATED SERVICES TO 

3 CUBA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi5 sion of law, the President is authorized to permit any per6 son subject to the jurisdiction of the United States— 

7 (1) to export energy resources and energy tech8 nologies to Cuba; 

9 (2) to export services related to energy re10 sources and energy technologies described in para11 graph (1); 

12 (3) to establish facilities related to energy re13 sources and energy technologies described in para14 graph (1) and services described in paragraph (2); 

15 (4) to conduct any transaction incident to car16 rying out an activity described in any of paragraphs 

17 (1) through (3); and 

18 (5) to enter into, perform, and make and re19 ceive payments under a contract with any individual 

20 or entity in Cuba with respect to the provision of en21 ergy resources and energy technologies described in 

22 paragraph (1) and services described in paragraph 

23 (2). 

24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 

26 annually thereafter for 4 years, the President shall submit 


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1 to the relevant committees of Congress a report on the 

2 implementation of this section. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) ENERGY RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘energy 

5 resources’’ means conventional sources of energy, in6 cluding oil, gas, coal, petrochemicals, and nuclear 

7 energy. 

8 (2) ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘‘en9 ergy technologies’’ means equipment and expertise to 

10 enable the production of energy, including renewable 

11 sources of energy such as wind, solar, hydro-power, 

12 geothermal, and bio-fuels. 

13 (3) PERSON SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF

14 THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘person subject to 

15 the jurisdiction of the United States’’ means— 

16 (A) any individual, wherever located, who 

17 is a citizen or resident of the United States; 

18 (B) any person located in the United 

19 States; 

20 (C) any corporation, partnership, associa21 tion, or other organization organized under the 

22 laws of the United States or of any State, terri23 tory, possession, or district of the United 

24 States; and 


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1 (D) any corporation, partnership, associa2 tion, or other organization, wherever organized 

3 or doing business, that is owned or controlled 

4 by a person or organization described in sub5 paragraph (A), (B), or (C). 

6 (4) RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 

7 The term ‘‘relevant committees of Congress’’ 

8 means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

10 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the 

11 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

12 Representatives; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

14 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re15 sources, and the Committee on Appropriations 

16 of the Senate. 

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