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118th Congress(2023-2024)
Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
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Introduced in Senate on Jan 23, 2023
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Introduced in Senate 
Jan 23, 2023
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S. 9 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
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

January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 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 Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve—

(1) to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party; or

(2) except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.