,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mrs4     
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 
and ,mr4 ,johnson7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,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 ,turk,stream        
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-ib7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or  

pipe-laying activities after            
pipe-laying2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph  
7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7-- 7i7 by      
striking sold1 leased1 or provided and  
inserting facilitated selling1 leasing1 
or providing2 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  7iv7 provided services or     
facilities for technology upgrades or   
installation of welding equipment for1  
or retrofitting or tethering of1 those  
vessels2 or  7v7 provided services for  
the testing1 inspection1 or             
certification necessary for1 or         
associated with the operation of1 the   
,nord ,stream #b pipeline4  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 ,effective date    
7#a7 ,in general ,the amendments made by
 this section take effect on the date of
 the enactment of the ,protecting       
,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of     
#bjai4  7#b7 ,report required ,not later
 than #fj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall      
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees1 as defined in subsection 7i7
 of section #gejc of the ,protecting    
,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of     
#bjai1 a report on the matters required 
by subsection 7a7 of that section1 as   
amended by this section1 for the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment  

of that ,act and ending on the date on  
which the report is submitted4