[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4007 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4007

To suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil until the President 
determines that the domestic economy is not experiencing a shortage of 
   foreign crude oil or an inflationary impact due to the demand for 
                           foreign crude oil.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2000

Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Capps, 
    Mr. Baird, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Farr of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
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

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                                 A BILL


 
To suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil until the President 
determines that the domestic economy is not experiencing a shortage of 
   foreign crude oil or an inflationary impact due to the demand for 
                           foreign crude oil.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL.

    (a) Suspension.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act--
            (1) subsection (s) of section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
        (30 U.S.C. 185(s)) shall cease to be effective; and
            (2) subsection (d) of section 7 of the Export 
        Administration Act of 1999 (50 U.S.C. App 2406(d)) shall be 
        effective, notwithstanding section 20 of that Act.
    (b) Administration.--The President may exercise the authorities he 
has under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry out 
this section.

SEC. 2. LIFTING OF SUSPENSION.

    If the President determines that the United States is not 
experiencing a shortage of foreign crude oil or an inflationary impact 
due to the demand for foreign crude oil, section 1 shall cease to apply 
30 calendar days after the President submits that determination to the 
Congress.
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