Continuing Robust and Uninhibited Drilling and Exporting Act or the CRUDE Act
This bill limits the President's authority to restrict the export of crude oil from the United States. Currently, the President may restrict the export of oil for up to a year if
However, this bill only allows the President to make such restrictions if
To revise the authority provided to the President to impose export 
licensing requirements or other restrictions on the export of crude oil 
            from 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 ``Continuing Robust and Uninhibited 
Drilling and Exporting Act'' or the ``CRUDE Act''.

SEC. 2. CRUDE OIL EXPORT LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS.

    Section 101(d)(1) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                    ``(A)(i) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
                Energy, and the Secretary of Commerce jointly find and 
                report to the President and to the Congress that--
                            ``(I) the export of crude oil pursuant to 
                        this Act has caused sustained material oil 
                        supply shortages or sustained oil prices 
                        significantly above world market levels that 
                        are directly attributable to the export of 
                        crude oil produced in the United States; and
                            ``(II) those supply shortages or price 
                        increases have caused or are likely to cause 
                        sustained material adverse employment effects 
                        in the United States; and
                    ``(ii) the President declares a national emergency 
                based on the findings of a report under clause (i) and 
                formally notices the declaration of a national 
                emergency in the Federal Register; or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C).
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CRUDE Act
To revise the authority provided to the President to impose export licensing requirements or other restrictions on the export of crude oil from the United States, and for other purposes.
CRUDE Act
Continuing Robust and Uninhibited Drilling and Exporting Act
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C.