,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1     
#bjbb ,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,cramer1   
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 and ,mr4  
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
prohibit the importation of petroleum   
and petroleum products from the ,russian
 ,federation4  #a4 ,prohibition on      
importation of petroleum and petroleum  
products from the ,russian ,federation  
7a7 ,finding ,congress makes the        
following findings3 7#a7 ,article ,,xxi 
of the ,general ,agreement on ,tariffs  
and ,trade provides for security        
exceptions to the rules of the ,world   
,trade ,organization to allow a member  
of the ,world ,trade ,organization to   
take actions necessary for the          
protection of its essential security    
interests during time of war or other   

emergency in international relations or 
to prevent any contracting party from   
taking any action in pursuance of its   
obligations under the ,united ,nations  
,charter for the maintenance of         
international peace and security4  7#b7 
,the aggression of the ,russian         
,federation against ,ukraine warrants   
taking action permitted under that      
,article4  7b7 ,prohibition ,the        
importation of petroleum and petroleum  
products from the ,russian ,federation  
is prohibited4  7c7 ,effective date     
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph  
7#b71 the prohibition under subsection  
7b7 applies with respect to petroleum   
and petroleum products entered1 or      
withdrawn from warehouse for            
consumption1 after the date that is #ae 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7#b7 ,transition rule ,the  
prohibition under subsection 7b7 does   
not apply with respect to petroleum and 
petroleum products in transit to the    
,united ,states on the day before the   

date of the enactment of this ,act4