[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7361 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7361
To clarify and expand sanctions applicable with respect to the
construction of the Nord Stream 2 or TurkStream pipeline projects.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 2020
Mr. Kinzinger (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.
Heck, Mr. Womack, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Ms. Kaptur)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To clarify and expand sanctions applicable with respect to the
construction of the Nord Stream 2 or TurkStream pipeline projects.
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 ``Protecting Europe's Energy Security
Clarification Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO
CONSTRUCTION OF NORD STREAM 2 OR TURKSTREAM PIPELINE
PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 7503 of the
Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public
Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or pipelaying
activities'' after ``pipe-laying''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (i)--
(i) by inserting ``, or facilitated the
sale, lease, or provision of,'' after
``provided''; and
(ii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) provided underwriting services or
insurance or reinsurance for those vessels; or
``(iv) provided services or facilities for
technology upgrades or installation of welding
equipment for, or retrofitting or tethering of,
those vessels.''.
(b) Definitions.--Subsection (i) of such section is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) Pipe-laying activities.--The term `pipe-laying
activities' means activities that facilitate pipe-laying,
including site preparation, trenching, surveying, placing
rocks, stringing, bending, welding, coating, lowering of pipe,
and backfilling.''.
(c) Interim Report Required.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable and not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall submit a report on the matters required by
subsection (a) of section 7503 of the Protecting Europe's
Energy Security Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9526 note), as amended
by this section, with respect to the period--
(A) beginning on the later of--
(i) the date of the enactment of this Act;
or
(ii) the date of the most recent submission
of a report required by such section 7503; and
(B) ending on the date on which the report required
by this subparagraph is submitted.
(2) Treatment.--A report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall be--
(A) submitted to the same committees as a report
submitted under subsection (a) of such section 7503;
and
(B) otherwise treated as a report submitted under
such subsection (a) for purposes of all authorities
granted by such section pursuant to such a report.
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