Title: A bill to take certain actions in response to Saudi Arabia's aggression towards the United States petroleum industry.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill directs the President to withdraw all U.S. Armed Forces from Saudi Arabia, prohibits the use of funds to maintain the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia, and requires the President to impose an import tariff on petroleum or any petroleum-related product or byproduct from Saudi Arabia to ensure that the price of such goods is not less than $40 per barrel.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3687 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3687

   To take certain actions in response to Saudi Arabia's aggression 
             towards the United States petroleum industry.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 2020

  Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To take certain actions in response to Saudi Arabia's aggression 
             towards the United States petroleum industry.

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

SECTION 1. ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO SAUDI ARABIA'S AGGRESSION TOWARDS THE 
              UNITED STATES PETROLEUM INDUSTRY.

    (a) Removal of United States Armed Forces From Saudi Arabia.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall withdraw all members 
        of the United States Armed Forces from Saudi Arabia not later 
        than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Prohibition on use of funds.--Beginning 30 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, no funds may be 
        obligated or expended to maintain a United States Armed Forces 
        presence in Saudi Arabia.
    (b) Regulation of Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum-Related 
Products or Byproducts From Saudi Arabia.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 10 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall regulate, in 
        accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
        (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), importation into the United States of 
        petroleum or any petroleum-related product or byproduct from 
        Saudi Arabia by imposing a tariff with respect to such 
        petroleum or petroleum-related product or byproduct to ensure 
        that the price of such petroleum or petroleum-related product 
        or byproduct is not less than $40 per barrel.
            (2) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
        requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency 
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
        purposes of this subsection.
            (3) Implementation; penalties.--
                    (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
                authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
                1702 and 1704) to carry out this subsection.
                    (B) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
                violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
                paragraph (1), or any regulation, license, or order 
                issued to carry out that paragraph, shall be subject to 
                the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of 
                section 206 of the International Emergency Economic 
                Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a 
                person that commits an unlawful act described in 
                subsection (a) of that section.
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