118THCONGRESS
1
STSESSION H. R. 22
AN ACT
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
•HR 22 EH
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting America’s 2
Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act’’. 3
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALES OF PETROLEUM PROD-4
UCTS FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RE-5
SERVE TO CHINA. 6
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-7
retary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum 8
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve— 9
(1) to any entity that is under the ownership, 10
control, or influence of the Chinese Communist 11
Party; or 12
(2) except on the condition that such petroleum 13
products will not be exported to the People’s Repub-14
lic of China. 15
Passed the House of Representatives January 12,
2023.
Attest:
Clerk. 118
TH
CONGRESS
1
ST
S
ESSION
H. R. 22
AN ACT
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending
petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve to China, and for other purposes.