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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4349 

To repeal the crude oil export ban under the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2014 

Mr. MCCAUL (for himself and Mr. CULBERSON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 

to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and 

Rules, 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 repeal the crude oil export ban under the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act, 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 ‘‘Crude Oil Export Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. CRUDE OIL EXPORTS. 

6 (a) REPEAL OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO RE7 STRICT OIL EXPORTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103 of the Energy 

2 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212) is re3 pealed. 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (A) Section 12 of the Alaska Natural Gas 

6 Transportation Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 719j) is 

7 amended— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘and section 103 of the 

9 Energy Policy and Conservation Act’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘such Acts’’ and in11 serting ‘‘that Act’’. 

12 (B) The Energy Policy and Conservation 

13 Act is amended— 

14 (i) in section 251 (42 U.S.C. 6271)— 

15 (I) by striking subsection (d); 

16 and 

17 (II) by redesignating subsection 

18 (e) as subsection (d); and 

19 (ii) in section 523(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

20 6393(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘(other than sec21 tion 103 thereof)’’. 

22 (b) REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON EXPORTS OF OIL.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 28 of the Mineral 

24 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is amended— 

25 (A) by striking subsection (u); and 


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1 (B) by redesignating subsections (v) 

2 through (y) as subsections (u) through (x), re3 spectively. 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (A) Section 1107(c) of the Alaska National 

6 Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 3167(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘(u) through 

8 (y)’’ and inserting ‘‘(u) through (x)’’. 

9 (B) Section 23 of the Deep Water Port 

10 Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1522) is repealed. 

11 (C) Section 203(c) of the Trans-Alaska 

12 Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652(c)) 

13 is amended in the first sentence by striking 

14 ‘‘(w)(2), and (x))’’ and inserting ‘‘(v)(2), and 

15 (w))’’. 

16 (D) Section 509(c) of the Public Utility 

17 Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 

18 2009(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

19 (w)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (v)(2)’’. 

20 (c) REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON EXPORT OF OCS 

21 OIL OR GAS.—Section 28 of the Outer Continental Shelf 

22 Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1354) is repealed. 

23 (d) TERMINATION OF LIMITATION ON EXPORTATION

24 OF CRUDE OIL.—Section 7(d) of the Export Administra25 tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d)) (as in effect 


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1 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Pow2 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) shall have no force or 

3 effect. 

4 (e) CLARIFICATION OF CRUDE OIL REGULATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 754.2 of title 15, 

6 Code of Federal Regulations (relating to crude oil) 

7 shall have no force or effect. 

8 (2) CRUDE OIL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.—The 

9 Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department 

10 of Commerce shall grant licenses to export to a 

11 country crude oil (as the term is defined in sub12 section (a) of the regulation referred to in paragraph 

13 (1)) (as in effect on the date that is 1 day before 

14 the date of enactment of this Act) unless— 

15 (A) the country is subject to sanctions or 

16 trade restrictions imposed by the United States; 

17 or 

18 (B) the President or Congress has des19 ignated the country as subject to exclusion for 

20 reasons of national security. 

21 (f) PRESIDENTIAL BAN.— 

22 (1) AUTHORITY.—The President may, subject 

23 to paragraph (2), impose a ban on the export of 

24 crude oil from the United States for a period of not 

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1 gency. Such ban may be renewed for additional peri2 ods during the period of national emergency. 

3 (2) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT.—The act of 

4 imposing or renewing a ban under paragraph (1) 

5 shall be considered a major rule subject to a resolu6 tion of disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 

7 States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Congres8 sional Review Act’’). 

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