,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
stipulate1 as a condition on the sale at
 auction of any crude oil from the      
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve1 that the
 crude oil not be exported to certain   
countries1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,emergency ,crude ,oil for      
,foreign ,adversaries ,act4  #b4        
,condition on auction of crude oil from 
the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve  7a7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,bidder ,the term bidder means an       
individual or entity bidding or         
intending to bid at an auction of crude 
oil from the ,strategic ,petroleum      
,reserve4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of      

,energy4  7#c7 ,strategic ,petroleum    
,reserve ,the term ,strategic ,petroleum
 ,reserve means the ,strategic          
,petroleum ,reserve established under   
part ,b of title ,i of the ,energy      
,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fbca et seq474  7b7          
,prohibition on export of ,,spr crude   
oil to certain countries  7#a7 ,in      
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 including section #afa
 of the ,energy ,policy and             
,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#fbda71 and subject to paragraph 7#b71  
with respect to the drawdown and sale at
 auction of any crude oil from the      
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,secretary shall require1 as a condition
 of any such sale1 that the crude oil   
not be exported to-- 7,a7 the ,people's 
,republic of ,china2  7,b7 the ,russian 
,federation2  7,c7 the ,democratic      
,people's ,republic of ,korea2 or  7,d7 
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran4  7#b7  

,waiver  7,a7 ,in general ,on           
application by a bidder1 the ,secretary 
may waive1 prior to the date of the     
applicable auction1 the condition       
described in paragraph 7#a7 with respect
 to the sale of crude oil to that bidder
 at that auction4  7,b7 ,requirement    
,the ,secretary may issue a waiver under
 subparagraph 7,a7 only if the          
,secretary determines that the waiver is
 in the interest of the national        
security of the ,united ,states4  7,c7  
,applications  7i7 ,in general ,a bidder
 desiring a waiver under subparagraph   
7,a7 shall submit to the ,secretary an  
application-- 7,i7 not later than the   
date that is #cj days before the date of
 the applicable auction2 and  7,,ii7 in 
such form and containing such           
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7ii7 ,deadline for decision   
,the ,secretary shall determine whether 
to approve or deny an application       
submitted under clause 7i7 by the date  
that is #cj days after the date on which

 the application is submitted4  7c7     
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committees on ,energy and ,commerce and
 ,natural ,resources of the ,house of   
,representatives a report describing--  
7#a7 the route to destination and place 
of refinement of all crude oil sold at  
auction from the ,strategic ,petroleum  
,reserve since ,november #bc1 #bjba2 and
  7#b7 the ownership of the refinement  
facilities at which crude oil described 
in paragraph 7#a7 was refined4