Sec. 2. Prohibition on importation of Russian petroleum products
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The President shall prohibit the importation of all petroleum products (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6202 )) originating from Russia into the customs territory of the United States (as such term is defined in General Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule). The President may modify or remove the prohibition under subsection
(a)with respect to some or all petroleum products described in such subsection if the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees that, in the determination of the President, such modification or removal is appropriate given the situation in Ukraine, and includes with such notification— an explanation of the rationale for such modification or removal; and if the modification does not result in the full removal of the prohibition, a description of the criteria to be met by Russia for further modification or removal of remaining elements of the prohibition. The President is authorized to use appropriate authorities to impose such civil or criminal penalties as may be necessary to enforce the prohibition under subsection (a). For purposes of this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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