[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2734]
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SA 630. Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, 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 appropriate place in subtitle D of title XXXI,
insert the following:
SEC. 31____. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.
(a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is
amended by inserting after section 163 (42 U.S.C. 6243) the
following:
``SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prohibit the export
or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, to--
``(1) the People's Republic of China;
``(2) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
``(3) the Russian Federation;
``(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
``(5) any other country the government of which is subject
to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
``(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by--
``(A) a country referred to in any of paragraphs (1)
through (5); or
``(B) the Chinese Communist Party.
``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may issue a waiver of the
prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary
certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to the
waiver is in the national security interests of the United
States.
``(c) Rule.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024, the Secretary shall issue a rule to carry
out his section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Drawdown and sale of petroleum products.--Section
161(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6241(a)) is amended by inserting ``and section 164'' before
the period at the end.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 163 the following:
``Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.''.
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