,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbjf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,pence1 and ,mr4 ,heck7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to the provision of certain vessels for the construction of ,russian energy export pipelines1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress on ,russian energy projects ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 working through ,russian state-owned enterprises1 uses energy as a tool of coercion and political leverage2 7#b7 the ,government of ,russia pursues a strategy to make ,european countries dependent on ,russia for energy supplies1 so as to increase this political leverage2 7#c7 a central aspect to this ,russian strategy is the development of export energy pipelines that are driven not by commercial viability but by the foreign policy goals of ,russia2 7#d7 the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline and the ,turk ,stream pipeline are two examples of such ,russian energy export pipelines2 7#e7 the ,president should take action to halt such ,russian energy export pipelines unless the ,president determines that doing so is not in the national interest of the ,united ,states2 and 7#f7 in making such a determination1 the ,president should consider whether-- 7,a7 the non-,russian parties involved in the project have put in place safeguards to minimize the ability of ,russia to use the pipeline as a tool of coercion and political leverage1 including by requiring unbundling of energy production and transmission1 transparency in the energy market1 and effective regulatory oversight2 and 7,b7 the non-,russian parties involved in the project have taken concrete steps to ensure that it will not result in a significant decrease in the transit of ,russian energy exports through existing pipelines in other countries1 particularly ,ukraine4 #c4 ,sanctions with respect to the provision of pipe-laying vessels for the construction of ,russian energy export pipelines 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 on each foreign person that the ,president determines knowingly1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 sells1 leases1 or provides pipe-laying vessels for the construction of any ,russian-origin energy export pipeline that makes landfall in ,germany or ,turkey4 7b7 ,sanctions described 7#a7 ,in general ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7,a7 ,asset blocking ,the blocking1 in accordance with the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 of all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person if such property and interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7,b7 ,inadmissibility to the ,united ,states ,in the case of a foreign person who is an individual-- 7i7 ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the ,united ,states or to be admitted to the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 if the individual has been issued a visa or other documentation1 revocation1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 of the visa or other documentation4 7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of a measure imposed pursuant to subsection 7a7 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out this section shall be subject to the penalties specified in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 7a7 of such section4 7#c7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,the requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 does not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7,b7 ,good defined ,the term good means any article1 natural or man-made substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7#d7 ,exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement ,sanctions under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the ,united ,states if the admission of the alien is necessary to permit the ,united ,states to comply with the ,agreement regarding the ,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between the ,united ,nations and the ,united ,states1 or other applicable international obligations4 7c7 ,implementation2 regulatory authority 7#a7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,regulatory authority ,the ,president shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 and orders as are necessary to carry out this section4 7d7 ,national interest waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of the sanctions under subsection 7b7 with respect to a foreign person if the ,president-- 7#a7 determines that such a waiver is in the national interest of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of and justification for the waiver4 7e7 ,termination and sunset ,the authority to impose sanctions with regards to a person involved in the construction of a particular ,russian energy export pipeline under subsection 7b71 and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such authority1 shall terminate on the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date on which the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that appropriate safeguards have been put in place to-- 7,a7 minimize the ability of ,russia to use the pipeline as a tool of coercion and political leverage1 including by achieving unbundling of energy production and transmission so that ,russian state-owned entities do not control the transmission network for the pipelines1 transparency in the energy market1 and effective regulatory oversight2 and 7,b7 ensure1 barring unforeseen circumstances1 that the project would not result in a decrease of more than #be percent in the transit of ,russian energy exports through existing pipelines in other countries1 particularly ,ukraine1 relative to the average monthly transit of ,russian energy exports through such pipelines in #bjah2 or 7#b7 the date that is #aj years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien ,the terms admission1 admitted1 and alien have the meanings given those terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#d7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly with respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a result1 means that a person has actual knowledge1 or should have known1 of the conduct1 the circumstance1 or the result4 7#e7 ,pipe-laying vessel ,the term pipe-laying vessel means an offshore vessel that can be used in the construction of subsea infrastructure and is engaged in pipe-laying at depths of #ajj feet or more below sea level4 7#f7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4