[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 156 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 156

    To repeal the crude oil export ban under the Energy Policy and 
               Conservation Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2015

   Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Poe of 
 Texas, and Mr. Bridenstine) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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 repeal the crude oil export ban under the Energy Policy and 
               Conservation Act, 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 ``Crude Oil Export Act''.

SEC. 2. CRUDE OIL EXPORTS.

    (a) Repeal of Presidential Authority To Restrict Oil Exports.--
            (1) In general.--Section 103 of the Energy Policy and 
        Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 12 of the Alaska Natural Gas 
                Transportation Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 719j) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``and section 103 of the 
                        Energy Policy and Conservation Act''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``such Acts'' and 
                        inserting ``that Act''.
                    (B) The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
                amended--
                            (i) in section 251 (42 U.S.C. 6271)--
                                    (I) by striking subsection (d); and
                                    (II) by redesignating subsection 
                                (e) as subsection (d); and
                            (ii) in section 523(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
                        6393(a)(1)), by striking ``(other than section 
                        103 thereof)''.
    (b) Repeal of Limitations on Exports of Oil.--
            (1) In general.--Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
        U.S.C. 185) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (u); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (v) through (y) as 
                subsections (u) through (x), respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1107(c) of the Alaska National Interest 
                Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3167(c)) is amended 
                by striking ``(u) through (y)'' and inserting ``(u) 
                through (x)''.
                    (B) Section 23 of the Deep Water Port Act of 1974 
                (33 U.S.C. 1522) is repealed.
                    (C) Section 203(c) of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline 
                Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652(c)) is amended in the 
                first sentence by striking ``(w)(2), and (x))'' and 
                inserting ``(v)(2), and (w))''.
                    (D) Section 509(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory 
                Policies Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 2009(c)) is amended by 
                striking ``subsection (w)(2)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (v)(2)''.
    (c) Repeal of Limitations on Export of OCS Oil or Gas.--Section 28 
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1354) is repealed.
    (d) Termination of Limitation on Exportation of Crude Oil.--Section 
7(d) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d)) 
(as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) shall have no force or effect.
    (e) Clarification of Crude Oil Regulation.--
            (1) In general.--Section 754.2 of title 15, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (relating to crude oil) shall have no force or 
        effect.
            (2) Crude oil license requirements.--The Bureau of Industry 
        and Security of the Department of Commerce shall grant licenses 
        to export to a country crude oil (as the term is defined in 
        subsection (a) of the regulation referred to in paragraph (1)) 
        (as in effect on the date that is 1 day before the date of 
        enactment of this Act) unless--
                    (A) the country is subject to sanctions or trade 
                restrictions imposed by the United States; or
                    (B) the President or Congress has designated the 
                country as subject to exclusion for reasons of national 
                security.
    (f) Presidential Ban.--
            (1) Authority.--The President may, subject to paragraph 
        (2), impose a ban on the export of crude oil from the United 
        States for a period of not more than 90 days during a period of 
        national emergency. Such ban may be renewed for additional 
        periods during the period of national emergency.
            (2) Congressional review act.--The act of imposing or 
        renewing a ban under paragraph (1) shall be considered a major 
        rule subject to a resolution of disapproval under chapter 8 of 
        title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
        ``Congressional Review Act'').
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