[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3900 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3900

To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline is used 
       to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2012

    Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly of 
   Virginia, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline is used 
       to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

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

SECTION 1. ENERGY SECURITY.

    The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that any crude oil and bitumen 
transported by the Keystone XL pipeline, and all refined petroleum 
products whose origin was via importation of crude oil or bitumen by 
the Keystone XL pipeline, will be entered into domestic commerce for 
final disposition. The President may provide for waivers of such 
requirement in the following situations:
            (1) Where the President determines that such a waiver is in 
        the national interest because it--
                    (A) will not lead to an increase in domestic 
                consumption of crude oil or refined petroleum products 
                obtained from countries hostile to United States 
                interests or with political and economic instability 
                that compromises energy supply security;
                    (B) will not lead to higher costs to refiners who 
                purchase the crude oil than such refiners would have to 
                pay for crude oil in the absence of such a waiver; and
                    (C) will not lead to higher gasoline costs to 
                consumers than consumers would have to pay in the 
                absence of such a waiver.
            (2) Where an exchange of crude oil or refined product 
        provides for no net loss of crude oil or refined product 
        consumed domestically.
            (3) Where a waiver is necessary under the Constitution, a 
        law, or an international agreement.
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