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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 9
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY23 (legislative day, JANUARY3), 2023
Mr. C
RUZ(for himself, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. BRAUN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
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
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting America’s 4
Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALES OF PETROLEUM PROD-1
UCTS FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RE-2
SERVE TO CHINA. 3
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-4
retary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum 5
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve— 6
(1) to any entity that is under the ownership, 7
control, or influence of the Chinese Communist 8
Party; or 9
(2) except on the condition that such petroleum 10
products will not be exported to the People’s Repub-11
lic of China. 12
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