,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ac1 #bjbb,mr4   
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4
 ,hawley1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4
 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 &   
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to /ipulate1 z a     
condition on ! sale at auction ( any    
crude oil f ! ,/rategic ,petroleum      
,res]ve1 t ! crude oil n be export$ to  
c]ta9 c\ntries1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,no ,em]g5cy ,crude ,oil = ,=eign       
,adv]s>ies ,act4  #b4 ,condition on     
auction ( crude oil f ! ,/rategic       
,petroleum ,res]ve  7a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,bidd] ,! t]m bidd]   
means an individual or entity bidd+ or  
int5d+ to bid at an auction ( crude oil 
f ! ,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve4  7#b7 
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      

,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#c7 ,/rategic     
,petroleum ,res]ve ,! t]m ,/rategic     
,petroleum ,res]ve means ! ,/rategic    
,petroleum ,res]ve e/abli%$ "u "p ,b (  
title ,i ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &           
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbca  
et seq474  7b7 ,prohibition on export ( 
,,spr crude oil to c]ta9 c\ntries  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 includ+ section #afa ( ! ,en]gy    
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbda71 & subject to p>agraph 
7#b71 ) respect to ! drawd[n & sale at  
auction ( any crude oil f ! ,/rategic   
,petroleum ,res]ve aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
require1 z a condition ( any su* sale1 t
 ! crude oil n be export$ to-- 7,a7 !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7,b7 ! ,russian 
,f$]ation2  7,c7 ! ,democratic ,p's     
,republic ( ,korea2 or  7,d7 ! ,islamic 
,republic ( ,iran4  7#b7 ,waiv]  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,on application by a bidd]1 !    
,secret>y may waive1 prior to ! date ( !
 applicable auction1 ! condition        

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to ! 
sale ( crude oil to t bidd] at t        
auction4  7,b7 ,requirem5t ,! ,secret>y 
may issue a waiv] "u subp>agraph 7,a7   
only if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! waiv]  
is 9 ! int]e/ ( ! national security ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7 ,applications  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,a bidd] desir+ a waiv] "u     
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all submit to !       
,secret>y an application-- 7,i7 n lat]  
?an ! date t is #cj days be=e ! date ( !
 applicable auction2 &  7,,ii7 9 su* =m 
& conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y   
may require4  7ii7 ,deadl9e = decision  
,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e :e!r to       
approve or d5y an application submitt$  
"u clause 7i7 by ! date t is #cj days   
aft] ! date on :i* ! application is     
submitt$4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,committees on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report describ+--   

7#a7 ! r\te to de/9ation & place (      
ref9em5t ( all crude oil sold at auction
 f ! ,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve s9ce  
,novemb] #bc1 #bjba2 &  7#b7 ! own]%ip (
 ! ref9em5t facilities at :i* crude oil 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 0 ref9$4