To allow the export or other provision of oil to Israel.

Authorizes the President to export oil to, or secure oil for, any country pursuant to a bilateral international oil supply agreement entered into by the United States with such country before June 25, 1979, or to any country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency.

Declares that the following agreements shall be deemed to have entered into force by operation of law and shall be deemed to have no termination date: (1) the agreement entitled "Agreement amending and extending the memorandum of agreement of June 22, 1979", entered into force November 13, 1994 (TIAS 12580); and (2) the agreement entitled "Agreement amending the contingency implementing arrangements of October 17, 1980", entered into force June 27, 1995 (TIAS 12670).

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4235 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4235

        To allow the export or other provision of oil to Israel.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2004

 Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, and 
 Mr. Lantos) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
        To allow the export or other provision of oil to Israel.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENERGY SECURITY OF ISRAEL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President may export oil to, or secure oil for, any country pursuant to 
a bilateral international oil supply agreement entered into by the 
United States with such country before June 25, 1979, or to any country 
pursuant to the International Emergency Oil Sharing Plan of the 
International Energy Agency.
    (b) Memorandum of Agreement.--The following agreements shall be 
deemed to have entered into force by operation of law and shall be 
deemed to have no termination date:
            (1) The agreement entitled ``Agreement amending and 
        extending the memorandum of agreement of June 22, 1979'', 
        entered into force November 13, 1994 (TIAS 12580).
            (2) The agreement entitled ``Agreement amending the 
        contingency implementing arrangements of October 17, 1980'', 
        entered into force June 27, 1995 (TIAS 12670).
                                 <all>