118 S218 IS: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act U.S. Senate 2023-02-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 218IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 1, 2023Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. King, Mr. Braun, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Moran, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Lee, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.

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Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve—(1)to any entity that is under the ownership or control of the Chinese Communist Party or the People's Republic of China; or(2)except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.