Title: Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to prohibit the export or sale of petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to (1) China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran; (2) any other country the government of which is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; and (3) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by such countries or the Chinese Communist Party. However, DOE may issue a waiver of the prohibition if the export or sale of petroleum products is in the national security interests of the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8614 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8614

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the export 
 or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 
               certain entities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2022

   Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Meijer, and Mrs. Luria) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the export 
 or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 
               certain entities, 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 ``Banning Oil Exports to Foreign 
Adversaries Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.

    (a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended 
by inserting after section 163 (42 U.S.C. 6243) the following:

``SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prohibit the export or sale 
of petroleum products drawn down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 
under any provision of law, to--
            ``(1) the People's Republic of China;
            ``(2) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
            ``(3) the Russian Federation;
            ``(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
            ``(5) any other country the government of which is subject 
        to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
            ``(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by--
                    ``(A) a country referred to in any of paragraphs 
                (1) through (5); or
                    ``(B) the Chinese Communist Party.
    ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may issue a waiver of the prohibition 
described in subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies that any export 
or sale authorized pursuant to the waiver is in the national security 
interests of the United States.
    ``(c) Rule.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
the Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act, the Secretary shall 
issue a rule to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Drawdown and sale of petroleum products.--Section 
        161(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
        6241(a)) is amended by inserting ``and section 164'' before the 
        period at the end.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 163 the following:

``Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.''.
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