[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H280]
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H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Wittman

       Amendment No. 6: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. SPR CRUDE OIL EXPORT BAN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6241), with respect to the draw down and sale at 
     auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and 
     the Director of National Intelligence, shall require, as a 
     condition of any such sale, that--
       (1) the crude oil not be exported to--
       (A) the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or
       (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
       (2) the recipient is not under the ownership, control, or 
     influence of the Chinese Communist Party.