S. 218 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 1, 2023Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. King, Mr. Braun, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Moran, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Lee, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. 2. Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve— (1) to any entity that is under the ownership or control of the Chinese Communist Party or the People's Republic of China; or (2) except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.