Replenishing Our American Reserves Act

Subjects: Energy


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 337

  To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that the 
  Strategic Petroleum Reserve contain petroleum products produced or 
         refined in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2023

 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that the 
  Strategic Petroleum Reserve contain petroleum products produced or 
         refined in the United States, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Replenishing Our American Reserves 
Act'' or the ``ROAR Act''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING DOMESTIC PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR REFILL OF THE 
              STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 160(c) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``products'' after ``petroleum'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) effective on the date of enactment of the ROAR Act, 
        ensure that only petroleum products that have been produced or 
        refined in the United States are acquired and injected into the 
        Reserve; and''.
    (b) Regulation Updates.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall promulgate 
appropriate regulations to update procedures for the acquisition of 
petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in accordance 
with the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON THE IMPORT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM CERTAIN 
              COUNTRIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 160 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6240) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Limitation on Filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Covered country.--The term `covered country' 
                means--
                            ``(i) Algeria;
                            ``(ii) Angola;
                            ``(iii) The Democratic Republic of the 
                        Congo;
                            ``(iv) Equatorial Guinea;
                            ``(v) Gabon;
                            ``(vi) Iran;
                            ``(vii) Iraq;
                            ``(viii) Kuwait;
                            ``(ix) Libya;
                            ``(x) Nigeria;
                            ``(xi) The People's Republic of China;
                            ``(xii) The Russian Federation;
                            ``(xiii) Saudi Arabia;
                            ``(xiv) United Arab Emirates; and
                            ``(xv) Venezuela.
                    ``(B) Production.--The term `production', with 
                respect to a petroleum product, does not include the 
                refining of that petroleum product.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Strategic Petroleum Reserve may not 
        be filled with a petroleum product imported from--
                    ``(A) a covered country; or
                    ``(B) a foreign country other than a covered 
                country, unless the Secretary submits to Congress a 
                certification that all means of increasing production 
                of petroleum products in the United States has been 
                exhausted, including--
                            ``(i) increasing the availability of 
                        Federal land for leasing; and
                            ``(ii) increasing the number of 
                        applications for permits to drill; and
            ``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall consult with--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture;
                    ``(B) the Secretary of the Interior; and
                    ``(C) the Secretary of Defense.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 167 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``section 160(f)'' 
        and inserting ``section 160(d)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``section 160(f)'' and inserting ``section 
        160(d)''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT AND SALE OF STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
              PRODUCTS.

    Section 161(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6241(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(i) Notwithstanding any other law'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(i) Refine or Exchange Outside the United States.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so designated) the 
        following:
            ``(2) Prohibition on export of strategic petroleum reserve 
        petroleum products.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, with respect to the drawdown and sale at auction of 
        petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under 
        this section after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
        Secretary shall require as a condition of the sale that the 
        petroleum products shall not be exported to a country that is 
        designated as a country of particular concern for religious 
        freedom under section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the International 
        Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)(ii)).
            ``(3) Requirements applicable to certain state-owned 
        entities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
        respect to the drawdown and sale at auction of petroleum 
        products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under this 
        section after the date of enactment of this paragraph, if the 
        Secretary determines that there is in effect a United States 
        ban on, or the imposition of sanctions by the United States 
        with respect to, the purchase of crude oil from 1 or more 
        countries, the Secretary shall not sell petroleum products to a 
        State-owned entity participating in the auction unless that 
        State-owned entity submits to the Secretary a certification 
        that the State-owned entity has not purchased any petroleum 
        products from a country subject to such a ban or sanctions 
        after the date that is 15 days after the date on which the ban 
        or sanctions took effect.''.

SEC. 5. STUDY ON REMOTE CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a report regarding the feasibility of establishing a 
reserve, to be known as the ``Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas 
Reserve'', subject to subsections (b) and (c), consisting of crude oil 
and natural gas to be acquired and stored by the United States, in 
place, pursuant to a contract or other agreement or arrangement between 
the United States and an individual or entity that discovered the oil 
or gas in a remote area described in subsection (c).
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas 
Reserve shall be--
            (1) consistent with the purposes described in section 2 of 
        the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201); and
            (2) to ensure--
                    (A) the long-term capability to increase the energy 
                supply of the United States and allies of the United 
                States; and
                    (B) to the maximum extent practicable, that energy 
                costs remain affordable for United States consumers.
    (c) Locations.--The Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve shall 
include facilities located in, as applicable--
            (1) the State of Alaska; and
            (2) any other area of the United States in close proximity 
        to a qualified opportunity zone designated under section 1400Z-
        1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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