[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 70 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 70

 To permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
  Doolittle, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Archer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources and, 
in addition, to the Committee on International Relations, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

                              May 4, 1995

 Additional sponsors: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Calvert, 
 Mr. Laughlin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ballenger, 
 Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Parker, Mr. Studds, 
 Mr. McKeon, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
  Edwards, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Skeen, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. DeLay, 
     Mr. Bono, Mr. Kim, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. 
 Seastrand, Mr. Klug, Mr. Royce, Mr. Manton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Combest, 
 Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
 Radanovich, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
   Andrews, Mr. Clement, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Largent, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watts of 
Oklahoma, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
 Cremeans, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Frost
 Deleted sponsor: Mr. Torres (added February 3, 1995; deleted February 
                               28, 1995)

                                 A BILL


 
 To permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, 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. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

    Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (s) to read as follows:

                  ``exports of alaskan north slope oil

    ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), notwithstanding any 
other provision of law (including any regulation), any oil transported 
by pipeline over a right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the 
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652) may be 
exported.
    ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country pursuant to a 
bilateral international oil supply agreement entered into by the United 
States with the country before June 25, 1979, or to a country pursuant 
to the International Emergency Oil Sharing Plan of the International 
Energy Agency, the oil shall be transported by a vessel documented 
under the laws of the United States and owned by a citizen of the 
United States (as determined in accordance with section 2 of the 
Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802)).
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the authority of 
the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), or the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) to prohibit exportation of the 
oil.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (u).
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