,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,barton 7for himself and ,mr4      
,bridenstine7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be   
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to adapt to changing crude  
oil market conditions4  #a4 ,findings   
,the ,congress finds that--  7#a7 the   
,united ,states has enjoyed a           
renaissance in energy production1       
establishing the ,united ,states as the 
world's leading oil producer2  7#b7 the 
,united ,states upholds a commitment to 
free trade and open markets and has     
consistently opposed attempts by other  
nations to restrict the free flow of    
energy2 and  7#c7 the ,united ,states   

should remove all restrictions on the   
export of crude oil1 which will provide 
domestic economic benefits1 enhanced    
energy security1 and flexibility in     
foreign diplomacy4  #b4 ,repeal ,section
 #ajc of the ,energy ,policy and        
,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbab7
 and the item relating thereto in the   
table of contents of that ,act are      
repealed4  #c4 ,national policy on oil  
export restriction ,notwithstanding any 
other provision of law1 to promote the  
efficient exploration1 production1      
storage1 supply1 marketing1 pricing1 and
 regulation of energy resources1        
including fossil fuels1 no official of  
the ,federal ,government shall impose or
 enforce any restriction on the export  
of crude oil4  #d4 ,study and           
recommendations ,not later than #abj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall  
conduct a study and transmit to the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  

,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate               
recommendations on the appropriate size1
 composition1 and purpose of the        
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve4