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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4407 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of 

crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People’s 

Republic of China. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 15, 2022 

Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People’s Republic of China. 

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 ‘‘China Oil Export Pro5 hibition Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CRUDE AND REFINED 

2 OIL AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 

3 TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Policy and Conserva5 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

6 after section 101 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CERTAIN PETRO8 LEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUB9 LIC OF CHINA. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro11 vision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection 

12 (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported 

13 from the United States to the People’s Republic of China. 

14 ‘‘(b) PETROLEUM PRODUCT DESCRIBED.—A petro15 leum product referred to in subsection (a) is— 

16 ‘‘(1) crude oil; 

17 ‘‘(2) refined oil or a refined oil product; 

18 ‘‘(3) residual fuel oil; or 

19 ‘‘(4) any other petroleum product (other than 

20 natural gas or any natural gas liquid product). 

21 ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.— 

22 ‘‘(1) PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN TRANSPORT.— 

23 Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum 

24 product described in subsection (b) that is in the 

25 process of being transported from the United States 

26 to the People’s Republic of China as of the date on 


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1 which the prohibition under that subsection takes ef2 fect pursuant to subsection (d). 

3 ‘‘(2) NATURAL GAS.—Subsection (a) does not 

4 apply to natural gas or any natural gas liquid prod5 uct. 

6 ‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition described 

7 in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 10 

8 days after the date of enactment of the China Oil Export 

9 Prohibition Act of 2022.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

11 for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 

12 94–163; 89 Stat. 871; 114 Stat. 2034) is amended by in13 serting after the item relating to section 101 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 102. Prohibition on export of certain petroleum products to the People’s 

Republic of China.’’. 

14 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 101(b) of 

15 division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

16 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and sec17 tion 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act’’ after 

18 ‘‘subsections (c) and (d)’’. 

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