,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,turner1  
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4     
,heck1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,phillips1    
,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 and ,ms4 ,kaptur7
 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     
clarify and expand sanctions applicable 
with respect to the construction of the 
,nord ,stream #b or ,turk,stream        
pipeline projects4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security 
,clarification ,act of #bjbj4  #b4      
,clarification and expansion of         
sanctions relating to construction of   

,nord ,stream #b or ,turkstream pipeline
 projects  7a7 ,in general ,subsection  
7a77#a7 of section #gejc of the         
,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security 
,act of #bjai 7title ,,lxxv of ,public  
,law #aaf-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebf note7 
is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 
by inserting or pipelaying activities   
after pipe-laying2 and  7#b7 in         
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7--
 7i7 by inserting 1 or facilitated the  
sale1 lease1 or provision of1 after     
provided2 and  7ii7 by striking 2 or and
 inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in clause 
7ii71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 
provided underwriting services or       
insurance or reinsurance for those      
vessels2 or  7iv7 provided services or  
facilities for technology upgrades or   
installation of welding equipment for1  
or retrofitting or tethering of1 those  
vessels4  4  7b7 ,definitions           
,subsection 7i7 of such section is      

amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following3  7#e7 ,pipe-laying       
activities ,the term pipe-laying        
activities means activities that        
facilitate pipe-laying1 including site  
preparation1 trenching1 surveying1      
placing rocks1 stringing1 bending1      
welding1 coating1 lowering of pipe1 and 
backfilling4  4  7c7 ,interim report    
required  7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as  
practicable and not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury1 shall submit a report on the 
matters required by subsection 7a7 of   
section #gejc of the ,protecting        
,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of     
#bjai 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebf note71 as    
amended by this section1 with respect to
 the period-- 7,a7 beginning on the     
later of-- 7i7 the date of the enactment
 of this ,act2 or  7ii7 the date of the 

most recent submission of a report      
required by such section #gejc2 and     
7,b7 ending on the date on which the    
report required by this subparagraph is 
submitted4  7#b7 ,treatment ,a report   
submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7    
shall be-- 7,a7 submitted to the same   
committees as a report submitted under  
subsection 7a7 of such section #gejc2   
and  7,b7 otherwise treated as a report 
submitted under such subsection 7a7 for 
purposes of all authorities granted by  
such section pursuant to such a report4