Bill Details
S.393 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-02-04
Policy Area
Energy
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Cosponsors
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This bill would stop petroleum products taken from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve from being sold or exported to certain foreign governments and related entities. In plain terms, it is meant to keep emergency U.S. oil supplies from going to countries the bill treats as foreign adversaries, while still allowing the Energy Secretary to approve an exception if doing so is judged to be in the national security interest of the United States.
- The ban would apply to the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran.
- It would also cover any entity owned or controlled by one of those countries, as well as any entity controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
- The Energy Secretary could grant a waiver, but only after certifying that the sale or export is in the national security interest of the United States.
- The bill would require the Energy Secretary to issue rules within 60 days after enactment to put the new restriction into effect, and it also makes related updates to existing oil reserve laws.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 393 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 393
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the export
or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to
certain entities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 4, 2025
Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the export
or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to
certain entities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign
Adversaries Act''.
SEC. 2. 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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