,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bacf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1    
#bjad ,mr4 ,markey introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
ensure that oil transported through the 
,keystone ,,xl pipeline into the ,united
 ,states is used to reduce ,united      
,states dependence on ,middle ,eastern  
oil4  #a4 ,energy security  7a7 ,in     
general ,subject to subsection 7b71 the 
,secretary of ,energy shall ensure that 
any crude oil and bitumen transported   
into the ,united ,states by the         
,keystone ,,xl pipeline1 and all refined
 petroleum fuel products originating    
from that crude oil or bitumen1 will be 
entered into domestic commerce in the   
,united ,states for-- 7#a7 use as a     
fuel2 or  7#b7 the manufacture of       
another product4  7b7 ,waivers          
authorized ,the ,president may waive the
 requirement described in subsection 7a7

 if-- 7#a7 the ,president determines    
that a waiver is in the national        
interest because it-- 7,a7 will not lead
 to an increase in domestic consumption 
of crude oil or refined petroleum       
products obtained from countries hostile
 to ,united ,states interests or with   
political and economic instability that 
compromises energy supply security2     
7,b7 will not lead to higher costs to   
refiners who purchase the crude oil than
 the refiners would pay for crude oil in
 the absence of the waiver2 and  7,c7   
will not lead to higher gasoline costs  
to consumers than consumers would pay in
 the absence of the waiver2  7#b7 an    
exchange of crude oil or refined product
 provides for no net loss of crude oil  
or refined product consumed             
domestically2 or  7#c7 a waiver is      
necessary under the ,constitution1 a    
law1 or an international agreement4