,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fchd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjah,mr4  
,huffman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,ov]sight &      
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 ! ,judici>y1 & ,ways & 
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to impose sanctions relat+ to 
p]sons op]at+ ! ,nord ,/ream #b pipel9e1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c\nt]+ ,russian  
,p[] ,plays ,act4  #b4 ,imposition (    
sanctions ) respect to ,nord ,/ream #b  
7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates--  7#a7 %\ld
 /& by its allies 9 ,europe 9 combat+   
,russian influ5ce & en]gy co]cion2  7#b7
 opposes ! ,nord ,/ream #b pipel9e      
because ( its detrim5tal impacts on--   
7,a7 ! en]gy security ( ! ,european     

,union2  7,b7 ! ability ( ! ,european   
,union to meet its r5ewable en]gy goals2
 &  7,c7 en]gy re=ms 9 ,ukra9e2  7#c7   
has a ve/$ int]e/ 9 ! security1 economic
 /ability1 & political security (       
,ukra9e1 & t r$uc+ gas transf]s ?r\gh   
,ukra9e by means ( ! ,nord ,/ream #b    
pipel9e w\ld risk de/abiliz+ t c\ntry2 &
  7#d7 not)/&+ its opposition to ! ,nord
 ,/ream #b pipel9e1 recognizes !        
,european ,union's prop] & fundam5tal   
ne$ to secure div]se1 reliable en]gy    
s\rces1 = :i* ! pur*ase ( ,russian gas  
may be an unavoidable compon5t4  7b7    
,sanctions impos$ ,subject to subsection
 7d71 ! ,presid5t %all impose five or m 
sanctions describ$ 9 section #bce ( !   
,c\nt]+ ,am]ica's ,adv]s>ies ,?r\gh     
,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebi7 ) 
respect to ea* p]son describ$ 9         
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,p]sons describ$ ,!
 p]sons describ$ 9 ?is subsection are   
ea* p]son ! ,presid5t det]m9es-- 7#a7   
op]ates ! ,nord ,/ream #b pipel9e or    
sells ,russian gas to ,europe ?r\gh !   

,nord ,/ream #b pipel9e2 or  7#b7       
engages 9 a significant transaction ) ! 
,nord ,/ream #b pipel9e4  7d7           
,conditions2 delay$ application  7#a7   
,conditions ,! ,presid5t %all impose    
sanctions ) respect to p]sons describ$ 9
 subsection 7c77#a7 only if ! ,presid5t 
det]m9es t--  7,a7 av]age ,russian gas  
fl[s ?r\gh ,ukra9e to ,europe ov] a     
p]iod ( #ab consecutive mon?s beg9n+    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act are 
less ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! av]age annual    
,russian gas fl[s ?r\gh ,europe via     
,ukra9e dur+ ! ?ree-ye> p]iod end+ on ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7,b7     
,ukra9e ma9ta9$ a reasonable /&>d (     
op]ation ( gas pipel9es dur+ su*        
#ab-mon? p]iod2  7,c7 ,ukra9e has n     
rais$ transit fees by m ?an five p]c5t 9
 su* #ab-mon? p]iod2 &  7,d7 !re is no  
o!r good cause ju/ify+ = ! r$uction (   
gas fl[s ?r\gh ,ukra9e dur+ su* #ab-mon?
 p]iod4  7#b7 ,delay$ application ,!    
,presid5t may n impose sanctions )      
respect to a p]son describ$ 9 subsection

 7c77#b7 be=e ! date t is #ahj days aft]
 ! ,presid5t imposes sanctions ) respect
 to any p]son describ$ 9 subsection     
7c77#a74  #c4 ,unit$ ,/ates-,european   
,union en]gy c\ncil  7a7 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ 
,/ates-,european ,union ,en]gy ,c\ncil  
7,c\ncil7 0 e/abli%$ 9 #bjji to deep5   
coord9ation on transatlantic en]gy      
matt]s1 includ+ rese>* & developm5t     
coop]ation4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
co-*airs ! ,c\ncil ) ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy = ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! ,high      
,repres5tative = ,ext]nal ,affairs & !  
,vice ,presid5t = ,en]gy ,union &       
,commission] = ,en]gy & ,climate s]ve z 
co-*airs = ! ,european ,union4  7#c7 ,! 
,c\ncil provides a high-level1 bilat]al 
me?od to address en]gy issues1 includ+  
means to develop alt]natives to         
,russian-suppli$ gas 9 ,europe1 9 ord]  
to promote ,european security4  7b7     
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %\ld conv5e1 9       

coord9ation ) ! ,european ,union        
co-*airs1 a meet+ ( ! ,c\ncil on an     
annual basis1 & t ! next su* meet+ %\ld 
occur n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,report on 
en]gy support /rategy ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! compreh5sive    
/rategy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to support    
,european en]gy security t also includes
 an analysis ( ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7    
,en]gy supplies t c\ld be provid$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates or o!r allies to ,european
 c\ntries4  7#b7 ,/eps to r$uce         
,european reliance on ,russian en]gy    
s\rces4  7#c7 ,me?ods to accel]ate em]g+
 en]gy s\rces or relat$ te*nologies4    
7#d7 ,pot5tial indu/rial p>tn]%ips1     
int]national f9anc+ arrangem5ts1 & trade
 agreem5ts to bol/] ,european en]gy     
security4  7#e7 ,legal & political      
consid]ations t c\ld unnecess>ily h9d] !
 ,unit$ ,/ates or alli$ c\ntries f      

support+ ,european en]gy ne$s4