[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3316]
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  SA 6108. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Fetterman, and Ms. Slotkin) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. 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; and
       ``(5) any entity that is under the ownership or control 
     of--
       ``(A) a country referred to in any of paragraphs (1) 
     through (4); 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 Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign 
     Adversaries Act, the Secretary shall issue a rule to carry 
     out this 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.''.
       (3) National policy on oil export restriction.--Section 
     101(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 
     U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 164 of 
     the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``and (d)''.
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