,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,mr4 
,grassley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1    
,mr4 ,lee1 & ,mr4 ,leahy7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,%]man ,act to make  
oil-produc+ & export+ c>tels illegal4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,no ,oil ,produc+ & ,export+ ,c>tels  
,act ( #bjai or ,,nopec4  #b4 ,%]man act
 ,! ,%]man ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #a et    
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ aft] section #g !
 foll[+3  #g;,a4 ,oil produc+ c>tels    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be illegal & a     
violation ( ?is ,act = any =eign /ate1  
or any in/rum5tality or ag5t ( any =eign
 /ate1 to act collectively or 9         
comb9ation ) any o!r =eign /ate1 any    
in/rum5tality or ag5t ( any o!r =eign   
/ate1 or any o!r p]son1 :e!r by c>tel or
 any o!r association or =m ( coop]ation 
or jo9t action--  7#a7 to limit !       
production or di/ribution ( oil1 natural

 gas1 or any o!r petroleum product2     
7#b7 to set or ma9ta9 ! price ( oil1    
natural gas1 or any petroleum product2  
or  7#c7 to o!rwise take any action 9   
re/ra9t ( trade = oil1 natural gas1 or  
any petroleum product1  :5 su* action1  
comb9ation1 or collective action has a  
direct1 sub/antial1 & reasonably        
=eseeable effect on ! m>ket1 supply1    
price1 or di/ribution ( oil1 natural    
gas1 or o!r petroleum product 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7b7 ,inapplicability ( def5ses
 ,no c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all decl9e1
 bas$ on ! act ( /ate1 =eign sov]eign   
compulsion1 or political "q doctr9e to  
make a det]m9ation on ! m]its 9 an      
action br\ght "u ?is section4  7c7      
,en=cem5t ,! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates %all h ! sole au?ority to br+ an
 action to en=ce ?is section4 ,any su*  
action %all be br\ght 9 any di/rict c\rt
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z provid$ "u !       
antitru/ laws4  4  #c4 ,no sov]eign     
immunity 9 oil c>tel cases ,title #bh1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  

section #afje7;a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph    
7#e71 by /rik+ or aft] ! semicolon2     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &
 ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7#g7 9 :i* ! action is br\ght 
"u section #g;,a ( ! ,%]man ,act4  2 &  
7#b7 9 section #afaj7;a7-- 7,a7 9       
p>agraph 7#g7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end 
& ins]t+ 1 or2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#h7 ! judgm5t relates to a  
claim t is br\ght "u section #g;,a ( !  
,%]man ,act4  4  #d4 ,sev]ability ,if   
any provision ( ?is ,act 7or ( an       
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act7 is held       
invalid ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act 7or ( !    
am5dm5t7 %all n be affect$ !reby4