,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mrs4
 ,miller 7for herself and ,mr4          
,mc,kinley7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 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 enhance the security of  
the ,united ,states and its allies1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy  
,security ,cooperation with ,allied     
,partners in ,europe ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy 
of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to reduce 
the dependency of allies and partners of
 the ,united ,states on ,russian energy 
resources1 especially natural gas1 in   
order for those countries to achieve    

lasting and dependable energy security2 
7#b7 to condemn the ,government of the  
,russian ,federation for1 and to deter  
that government from1 using its energy  
resources as a geopolitical weapon to   
coerce1 intimidate1 and influence other 
countries2  7#c7 to improve energy      
security in ,europe by increasing access
 to diverse1 reliable1 and affordable   
energy2  7#d7 to promote energy security
 in ,europe by working with the         
,european ,union and other allies of the
 ,united ,states to develop liberalized 
energy markets that provide diversified 
energy sources1 suppliers1 and routes2  
7#e7 to continue to strongly oppose the 
,nord ,stream #b pipeline based on its  
detrimental effects on the energy       
security of the ,european ,union and the
 economy of ,ukraine and other countries
 in ,central ,europe through which      
natural gas is transported2 and  7#f7 to
 support countries that are allies or   
partners of the ,united ,states by      
expediting the export of energy         

resources from the ,united ,states4  #c4
 ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 
,the ,president should direct the       
,united ,states ,permanent              
,representative on the ,council of the  
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
7in this ,act referred to as ,,nato7 to 
use the voice and influence of the      
,united ,states to encourage ,,nato     
member countries to work together to    
achieve energy security for those       
countries and countries in ,europe and  
,eurasia that are partners of ,,nato4   
#d4 ,transatlantic energy strategy  7a7 
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that the ,united ,states and  
other ,,nato member countries should    
explore ways to ensure that ,,nato      
member countries diversify their energy 
supplies and routes in order to enhance 
their energy security1 including through
 the development of a transatlantic     
energy strategy4  7b7 ,transatlantic    
energy strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  

the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,administrator of the ,united  
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development and the ,secretary of      
,energy1 shall submit to the appropriate
 congressional committees a             
transatlantic energy strategy for the   
,united ,states-- 7,a7 to enhance the   
energy security of ,,nato member        
countries and countries that are        
partners of ,,nato2 and  7,b7 to        
increase exports of energy1 energy      
technologies1 and energy development    
services from the ,united ,states to    
such countries4  7#b7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees defined ,in    
this subsection1 the term appropriate   
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives4  #e4 ,expedited       
approval of exportation of natural gas  
to ,united ,states allies  7a7 ,in      

general ,section #c7;c7 of the ,natural 
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7c77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 before 
,for purposes2  7#b7 by striking nation 
with which there is in effect a free    
trade agreement requiring national      
treatment for trade in natural gas and  
inserting foreign country described in  
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#b7 ,a foreign 
country described in this paragraph is--
 7,a7 a nation with which there is in   
effect a free trade agreement requiring 
national treatment for trade in natural 
gas2  7,b7 a member country of the      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 
7,c7 subject to paragraph 7#c71 ,japan2 
and  7,d7 any other foreign country if  
the ,secretary of ,energy1 in           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state and ,secretary of ,defense1      
determines that exportation of natural  
gas to that foreign country would       
promote the national security interests 
of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the      

exportation of natural gas to ,japan    
shall be deemed to be consistent with   
the public interest pursuant to         
paragraph 7#a71 and applications for    
such exportation shall be granted       
without modification or delay under that
 paragraph1 during only such period as  
the ,treaty of ,mutual ,cooperation and 
,security1 signed at ,washington        
,january #ai1 #aifj1 and entered into   
force ,june #bc1 #aifj 7#aa ,,ust #afcb2
 ,,tias #deji71 between the ,united     
,states and ,japan1 remains in effect4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments  
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to applications for the         
authorization to export natural gas     
under section #c of the ,natural ,gas   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 that are    
pending on1 or filed on or after1 the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4