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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6974 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6974

   To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain vessels 
 transporting crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified 
  natural gas between a port in Hawaii and another port in the United 
 States from Jones Act vessel requirements for the duration of any ban 
   on the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products from the 
              Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2022

   Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt certain vessels 
 transporting crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified 
  natural gas between a port in Hawaii and another port in the United 
 States from Jones Act vessel requirements for the duration of any ban 
   on the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products from the 
              Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXCEPTION FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL, PETROLEUM, 
              PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, AND LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS BETWEEN 
              HAWAII AND OTHER PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 55124. Exception for transportation of crude oil, petroleum, 
              petroleum products, and liquified natural gas between 
              Hawaii and other ports in the United States.
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
vessel may transport crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and 
liquified natural gas between a port in Hawaii and another port in the 
United States.
    ``(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply for the duration 
of any period in which there exists a ban on the transportation of 
crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas 
from the Russian Federation.
    ``(c) Certain Vessels Excluded.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to--
            ``(1) a vessel that is owned, in whole or in part, by--
                    ``(A) a Russian national; or
                    ``(B) the government of the Russian Federation; or
            ``(2) a Russian-flagged vessel.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 551 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``55124. Exception for transportation of crude oil, petroleum, 
                            petroleum products, and liquified natural 
                            gas between Hawaii and other ports in the 
                            United States.''.
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