[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3689-S3690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1492. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL TO 
                   CERTAIN ALLIES AND PARTNERS OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Section 103(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6212(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3)(A) The President shall exempt from the rule 
     promulgated under paragraph (1) exports of crude oil from the 
     United States to countries that are allies and partners of 
     the United States and the energy security of which would be 
     enhanced by such exports, including members of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization, Georgia, Ukraine, Finland, 
     Japan, and India.
       ``(B) If the President receives a request for exports of 
     crude oil produced in the United

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     States from the government of a country described in 
     subparagraph (A), the President shall approve the export of 
     such crude oil to that country not later than 60 days after 
     receiving the request if the President determines that the 
     export of such crude oil to that country is in the national 
     interest.''.
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