[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S212-S213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 14. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. 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     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212) is repealed.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     U.S.C. 1522) is repealed.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     U.S.C. 1354) is repealed.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

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     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.
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