,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj     
7legislative day1 ,march #g71 #bjbb,mr4 
,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1    
,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4        
,marshall1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1  
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lankford1
 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 and ,mr4 ,tuberville7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
prohibit the importation of crude oil1  
petroleum1 petroleum products1 and      
liquefied natural gas from ,venezuela   
and ,iran4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,preempting         
,misguided ,appeasement and ,financing  
of ,destabilizing ,regimes ,act of      
#bjbb4  #b4 ,prohibition on importation 
of crude oil1 petroleum1 petroleum      
products1 and liquefied natural gas from
 ,venezuela and ,iran  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 actions of the     
,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela and 
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran to      
finance and facilitate the participation
 of foreign terrorist organizations in  
ongoing conflicts and illicit           
activities1 in a manner that is         
detrimental to the security interests of
 the ,united ,states1 warrants taking   
action under that ,article4  7b7        
,prohibition ,the importation of crude  
oil1 petroleum1 petroleum products1 and 

liquefied natural gas from ,venezuela   
and ,iran is prohibited4  7c7 ,exception
 ,the prohibition under subsection 7b7  
does not apply with respect to crude    
oil1 petroleum1 petroleum products1 or  
liquefied natural gas seized by the     
,united ,states ,government for         
violations of sanctions imposed by the  
,united ,states4  7d7 ,effective date   
,the prohibition under subsection 7b7   
applies with respect to articles        
entered1 or withdrawn from warehouse for
 consumption1 on or after the date that 
is #ae days after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4