[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 24 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S608]
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  SA 1465. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to 
receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the 
Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS 
                   AND CRUDE OIL TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Prohibitions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, unless a waiver has been issued under subsection (b), no 
     person or entity may export liquefied natural gas or crude 
     oil--
       (1) to any entity that is under the ownership or control of 
     the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Republic of China, 
     the Russian Federation, the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea, or the Islamic Republic of Iran; or
       (2) except on the condition that such liquefied natural gas 
     or crude oil will not 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 by an exporter, the 
     Secretary of Energy may waive, prior to the date of the 
     applicable contract, the prohibitions described in subsection 
     (a) with respect to the sale of liquefied natural gas or 
     crude oil.
       (2) Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy may issue a 
     waiver under this subsection only if the Secretary of Energy 
     determines that the waiver is in the interest of the national 
     security of the United States.
       (3) Applications.--An exporter seeking a waiver under this 
     subsection shall submit to the Secretary of Energy an 
     application 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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