[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 337
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve contain petroleum products produced or
refined in the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 9, 2023
Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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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 States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Replenishing Our American Reserves
Act'' or the ``ROAR Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING DOMESTIC PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR REFILL OF THE
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.
(a) In General.--Section 160(c) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(c)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``products'' after ``petroleum'';
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) effective on the date of enactment of the ROAR Act,
ensure that only petroleum products that have been produced or
refined in the United States are acquired and injected into the
Reserve; and''.
(b) Regulation Updates.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, 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 section.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON THE IMPORT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM CERTAIN
COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.--Section 160 of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6240) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Limitation on Filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Covered country.--The term `covered country'
means--
``(i) Algeria;
``(ii) Angola;
``(iii) The Democratic Republic of the
Congo;
``(iv) Equatorial Guinea;
``(v) Gabon;
``(vi) Iran;
``(vii) Iraq;
``(viii) Kuwait;
``(ix) Libya;
``(x) Nigeria;
``(xi) The People's Republic of China;
``(xii) The Russian Federation;
``(xiii) Saudi Arabia;
``(xiv) United Arab Emirates; and
``(xv) Venezuela.
``(B) Production.--The term `production', with
respect to a petroleum product, does not include the
refining of that petroleum product.
``(2) Limitation.--The Strategic Petroleum Reserve may not
be filled with a petroleum product imported from--
``(A) a covered country; or
``(B) a foreign country other than a covered
country, unless the Secretary submits to Congress a
certification that all means of increasing production
of petroleum products in the United States has been
exhausted, including--
``(i) increasing the availability of
Federal land for leasing; and
``(ii) increasing the number of
applications for permits to drill; and
``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall consult with--
``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture;
``(B) the Secretary of the Interior; and
``(C) the Secretary of Defense.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 167 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``section 160(f)''
and inserting ``section 160(d)''; and
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``section 160(f)'' and inserting ``section
160(d)''.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT AND SALE OF STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
PRODUCTS.
Section 161(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6241(i)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(i) Notwithstanding any other law'' and
inserting the following:
``(i) Refine or Exchange Outside the United States.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so designated) the
following:
``(2) Prohibition on export of strategic petroleum reserve
petroleum products.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, 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 paragraph, 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 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)(ii)).
``(3) Requirements applicable to certain state-owned
entities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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 paragraph, if the
Secretary determines that there is in effect a United States
ban on, or the imposition of sanctions by the United States
with respect to, the purchase of crude oil from 1 or more
countries, 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 15 days after the date on which the ban
or sanctions took effect.''.
SEC. 5. STUDY ON REMOTE CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall prepare and submit
to Congress a report regarding the feasibility of establishing a
reserve, to be known as the ``Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Reserve'', subject to subsections (b) and (c), consisting of crude oil
and natural gas to be acquired and stored by the United States, in
place, 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 (c).
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Reserve shall be--
(1) consistent with the purposes described in section 2 of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201); and
(2) to ensure--
(A) the long-term capability to increase the energy
supply of the United States and allies of the United
States; and
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, that energy
costs remain affordable for United States consumers.
(c) Locations.--The Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve shall
include facilities located in, as applicable--
(1) the State of Alaska; and
(2) any other area of the United States in close proximity
to a qualified opportunity zone designated under section 1400Z-
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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