H.R. 942

119 HR 942 IH: Banning Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 942  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2025   Ms. Houlahan  (for herself,  Mr. Bacon ,  Mr. Obernolte ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Moylan ,  Mr. Quigley ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Ms. Salazar ,  Ms. Titus ,  Ms. De La Cruz ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mr. Nunn of Iowa ,  Mr. Schneider ,  Mrs. Kim ,  Mr. Pappas ,  Mr. Lawler , and  Mr. Deluzio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Banning Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act   or the   Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act  .
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:
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; and
(5)
any entity that is under the ownership or control of—
(A)
a country referred to in any of paragraphs (1) through (4); 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 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act , the Secretary shall issue a rule to carry out this section.
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(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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(3)
National Policy on Oil Export Restriction
Section 101(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ( 42 U.S.C. 6212a(b) ) is amended by inserting  and section 164 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act  after  and (d) .