,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,sullivan introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,energy ,policy and           
,conservation ,act to require that the  
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve contain  
petroleum products produced or refined  
in the ,united ,states1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,replenishing ,our  
,american ,reserves ,act or the ,,roar  
,act4  #b4 ,prioritizing domestic       
petroleum products for refill of the    
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #afj7;c7 of the ,energy
 ,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #fbdj7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in the first sentence of the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
products after petroleum2  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#e71 by striking and after   

the semicolon2  7#c7 by redesignating   
paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#g72 and   
7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7  
the following3  7#f7 effective on the   
date of enactment of the ,,roar ,act1   
ensure that only petroleum products that
 have been produced or refined in the   
,united ,states are acquired and        
injected into the ,reserve2 and  4  7b7 
,regulation ,updates ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy   
shall promulgate appropriate regulations
 to update procedures for the           
acquisition of petroleum products for   
the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve in   
accordance with the amendments made by  
this section4  #c4 ,limitation on the   
import of petroleum products from       
certain countries  7a7 ,in general      
,section #afj of the ,energy ,policy and
 ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#fbdj7 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subsections 7f7 and 7h7 as
 subsections 7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 

and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7f7 ,limitation on filling  
the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve  7#a7
 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 
,covered country ,the term covered      
country means-- 7i7 ,algeria2  7ii7     
,angola2  7iii7 ,the ,democratic        
,republic of the ,congo2  7iv7          
,equatorial ,guinea2  7v7 ,gabon2  7vi7 
,iran2  7vii7 ,iraq2  7viii7 ,kuwait2   
7ix7 ,libya2  7x7 ,nigeria2  7xi7 ,the  
,people's ,republic of ,china2  7xii7   
,the ,russian ,federation2  7xiii7      
,saudi ,arabia2  7xiv7 ,united ,arab    
,emirates2 and  7xv7 ,venezuela4  7,b7  
,production ,the term production1 with  
respect to a petroleum product1 does not
 include the refining of that petroleum 
product4  7#b7 ,limitation ,the         
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve may not  
be filled with a petroleum product      
imported from-- 7,a7 a covered country2 
or  7,b7 a foreign country other than a 
covered country1 unless the ,secretary  
submits to ,congress a certification    

that all means of increasing production 
of petroleum products in the ,united    
,states has been exhausted1 including-- 
7i7 increasing the availability of      
,federal land for leasing2 and  7ii7    
increasing the number of applications   
for permits to drill2 and  7#c7         
,consultation ,in carrying out paragraph
 7#b71 the ,secretary shall consult     
with-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of           
,agriculture2  7,b7 the ,secretary of   
the ,interior2 and  7,c7 the ,secretary 
of ,defense4  4  7b7 ,conforming        
amendments ,section #afg of the ,energy 
,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fbdg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7b77#c71 by striking section 
#afj7;f7 and inserting section #afj7;d72
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking section #afj7;f7 and inserting 
section #afj7;d74  #d4 ,prohibition on  
export and sale of ,strategic ,petroleum
 ,reserve products ,section #afa7;i7 of 
the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation   

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbda7;i77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7i7          
,notwithstanding any other law and      
inserting the following3  7i7 ,refine or
 exchange outside the ,united ,states   
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law and subject to   
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7  2 and  7#b7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#a7 7as so  
designated7 the following3  7#b7        
,prohibition on export of strategic     
petroleum reserve petroleum products    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 with respect to the drawdown and   
sale at auction of petroleum products   
from the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve 
under this section after the date of    
enactment of this paragraph1 the        
,secretary shall require as a condition 
of the sale that the petroleum products 
shall not be exported to a country that 
is designated as a country of particular
 concern for religious freedom under    
section #djb7;b77#a77;,a77ii7 of the    
,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 

of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                 
#fddb7;b77#a77;,a77ii774  7#c7          
,requirements applicable to certain     
state-owned entities ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law1 with respect
 to the drawdown and sale at auction of 
petroleum products from the ,strategic  
,petroleum ,reserve under this section  
after the date of enactment of this     
paragraph1 if the ,secretary determines 
that there is in effect a ,united       
,states ban on1 or the imposition of    
sanctions by the ,united ,states with   
respect to1 the purchase of crude oil   
from #a or more countries1 the          
,secretary shall not sell petroleum     
products to a ,state-owned entity       
participating in the auction unless that
 ,state-owned entity submits to the     
,secretary a certification that the     
,state-owned entity has not purchased   
any petroleum products from a country   
subject to such a ban or sanctions after
 the date that is #ae days after the    
date on which the ban or sanctions took 

effect4  4  #e4 ,study on ,remote ,crude
 ,oil and ,natural ,gas ,reserve  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
prepare and submit to ,congress a report
 regarding the feasibility of           
establishing a reserve1 to be known as  
the ,remote ,crude ,oil and ,natural    
,gas ,reserve1 subject to subsections   
7b7 and 7c71 consisting of crude oil and
 natural gas to be acquired and stored  
by the ,united ,states1 in place1       
pursuant to a contract or other         
agreement or arrangement between the    
,united ,states and an individual or    
entity that discovered the oil or gas in
 a remote area described in subsection  
7c74  7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the  
,remote ,crude ,oil and ,natural ,gas   
,reserve shall be-- 7#a7 consistent with
 the purposes described in section #b of
 the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja72 and  7#b7 to
 ensure-- 7,a7 the long-term capability 

to increase the energy supply of the    
,united ,states and allies of the       
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 to the       
maximum extent practicable1 that energy 
costs remain affordable for ,united     
,states consumers4  7c7 ,locations ,the 
,remote ,crude ,oil and ,natural ,gas   
,reserve shall include facilities       
located in1 as applicable-- 7#a7 the    
,state of ,alaska2 and  7#b7 any other  
area of the ,united ,states in close    
proximity to a qualified opportunity    
zone designated under section #adjj,z-#a
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
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