,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bacf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjad ,mr4   
,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to ensure t oil transport$ ?r\gh !     
,key/one ,,xl pipel9e into ! ,unit$     
,/ates is us$ to r$uce ,unit$ ,/ates    
dep5d5ce on ,middle ,ea/]n oil4  #a4    
,en]gy security  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject  
to subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
%all ensure t any crude oil & bitum5    
transport$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates by !    
,key/one ,,xl pipel9e1 & all ref9$      
petroleum fuel products orig9at+ f t    
crude oil or bitum51 w be ent]$ into    
dome/ic comm]ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =--   
7#a7 use z a fuel2 or  7#b7 !           
manufacture ( ano!r product4  7b7       
,waiv]s au?oriz$ ,! ,presid5t may waive 
! requirem5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a7  
if-- 7#a7 ! ,presid5t det]m9es t a waiv]
 is 9 ! national int]e/ because x-- 7,a7
 w n lead to an increase 9 dome/ic      

consumption ( crude oil or ref9$        
petroleum products obta9$ f c\ntries    
ho/ile to ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s or )    
political & economic in/ability t       
compromises en]gy supply security2  7,b7
 w n lead to high] co/s to ref9]s :o    
pur*ase ! crude oil ?an ! ref9]s w\ld   
pay = crude oil 9 ! abs5ce ( ! waiv]2 & 
7,c7 w n lead to high] gasol9e co/s to  
consum]s ?an consum]s w\ld pay 9 !      
abs5ce ( ! waiv]2  7#b7 an ex*ange (    
crude oil or ref9$ product provides = no
 net loss ( crude oil or ref9$ product  
consum$ dome/ically2 or  7#c7 a waiv] is
 necess>y "u ! ,con/itution1 a law1 or  
an int]national agreem5t4