[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3466]
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  SA 992. Mr. MERKLEY 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 EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL TO CERTAIN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Prohibitions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, unless a waiver has been issued under subsection (b) 
     with respect to the applicable country, no crude oil that is 
     produced in the United States may be exported to the People's 
     Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea, or the Islamic Republic of Iran.
       (b) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--On application, the Secretary of Energy 
     may waive the prohibition described in subsection (a) with 
     respect to the export of crude oil to the applicable country 
     under that subsection.
       (2) Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy may issue a 
     waiver under this subsection only if the Secretary determines 
     that the waiver is in the interest of the national security 
     of the United States.
       (3) Applications.--To be considered for a waiver under 
     paragraph (1), an application for a waiver referred to in 
     that paragraph shall be submitted to the Secretary of Energy 
     by such date, in such form, and containing such information 
     as the Secretary of Energy may require.
       (4) Notice to congress.--Not later than 15 days after 
     issuing a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall provide a copy of the waiver to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
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