Crude Oil Export Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the authority of the President to restrict exports of: (1) coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks, and (2) materials or equipment which he determines necessary for either exploration, production, refining, or transportation of energy supplies, or for construction or maintenance of energy facilities within the United States.
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal limitations on exports of oil.
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to repeal limitations on export of Outer Continental Shelf oil or gas on the lands within its purview.
Declares without force or effect: (1) the limitation placed upon crude oil exports by the Export Administration Act of 1979, and (2) a specified regulation relating to crude oil.
Directs the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce to grant licenses to export crude oil to a country unless: (1) the country is subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States, or (2) either the President or Congress has designated the country as subject to exclusion for reasons of national security.
Authorizes the President, subject to a congressional resolution of disapproval, to ban the export of crude oil from the United States for a maximum period of 90 days during a national emergency. Permits renewal of such ban during periods of national emergency.
Subjects any act of imposing or renewing a ban to a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4349 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4349
To repeal the crude oil export ban under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2014
Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Culberson) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in
addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce,
and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To repeal the crude oil export ban under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, 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 ``Crude Oil Export Act''.
SEC. 2. CRUDE OIL EXPORTS.
(a) Repeal of Presidential Authority To Restrict Oil Exports.--
(1) In general.--Section 103 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 12 of the Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 719j) is
amended--
(i) by striking ``and section 103 of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act''; and
(ii) by striking ``such Acts'' and
inserting ``that Act''.
(B) The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is
amended--
(i) in section 251 (42 U.S.C. 6271)--
(I) by striking subsection (d); and
(II) by redesignating subsection
(e) as subsection (d); and
(ii) in section 523(a)(1) (42 U.S.C.
6393(a)(1)), by striking ``(other than section
103 thereof)''.
(b) Repeal of Limitations on Exports of Oil.--
(1) In general.--Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 185) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (u); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (v) through (y) as
subsections (u) through (x), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 1107(c) of the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3167(c)) is amended
by striking ``(u) through (y)'' and inserting ``(u)
through (x)''.
(B) Section 23 of the Deep Water Port Act of 1974
(33 U.S.C. 1522) is repealed.
(C) Section 203(c) of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652(c)) is amended in the
first sentence by striking ``(w)(2), and (x))'' and
inserting ``(v)(2), and (w))''.
(D) Section 509(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 2009(c)) is amended by
striking ``subsection (w)(2)'' and inserting
``subsection (v)(2)''.
(c) Repeal of Limitations on Export of OCS Oil or Gas.--Section 28
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1354) is repealed.
(d) Termination of Limitation on Exportation of Crude Oil.--Section
7(d) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d))
(as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) shall have no force or effect.
(e) Clarification of Crude Oil Regulation.--
(1) In general.--Section 754.2 of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations (relating to crude oil) shall have no force or
effect.
(2) Crude oil license requirements.--The Bureau of Industry
and Security of the Department of Commerce shall grant licenses
to export to a country crude oil (as the term is defined in
subsection (a) of the regulation referred to in paragraph (1))
(as in effect on the date that is 1 day before the date of
enactment of this Act) unless--
(A) the country is subject to sanctions or trade
restrictions imposed by the United States; or
(B) the President or Congress has designated the
country as subject to exclusion for reasons of national
security.
(f) Presidential Ban.--
(1) Authority.--The President may, subject to paragraph
(2), impose a ban on the export of crude oil from the United
States for a period of not more than 90 days during a period of
national emergency. Such ban may be renewed for additional
periods during the period of national emergency.
(2) Congressional review act.--The act of imposing or
renewing a ban under paragraph (1) shall be considered a major
rule subject to a resolution of disapproval under chapter 8 of
title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``Congressional Review Act'').
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
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