,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjbj,mr4    
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4    
,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 & ,mr4 ,johnson7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify &    
exp& sanctions applicable ) respect to !
 con/ruction ( ! ,nord ,/ream #b or     
,turk,stream pipel9e projects4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,europe's ,en]gy ,security    
,cl>ification ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4        
,cl>ification & expansion ( sanctions   
relat+ to con/ruction ( ,nord ,/ream #b 
or ,turk,stream pipel9e projects  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,subsection 7a77#a7 ( section    
#gejc ( ! ,protect+ ,europe's ,en]gy    
,security ,act ( #bjai 7title ,,lxxv (  
,public ,law #aaf-ib7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ or pipe-lay+
 activities aft] pipe-lay+2 &  7#b7 9   
subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i7--  
7i7 by /rik+ sold1 leas$1 or provid$ &  

ins]t+ facilitat$ sell+1 leas+1 or      
provid+2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 2 or & ins]t+ 
a semicolon2  7,b7 9 clause 7ii71 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a       
semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7iii7 provid$ und]writ+ s]vices
 or insurance or re9surance = ^?        
vessels2  7iv7 provid$ s]vices or       
facilities = te*nology upgrades or      
in/allation ( weld+ equipm5t =1 or      
retr(itt+ or te!r+ (1 ^? vessels2 or    
7v7 provid$ s]vices = ! te/+1           
inspection1 or c]tification necess>y =1 
or associat$ ) ! op]ation (1 ! ,nord    
,/ream #b pipel9e4  4  7b7 ,def9itions  
,subsection 7i7 ( su* section is am5d$--
 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#e7 z     
p>agraph 7#f72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#d7 ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,pipe-lay+
 activities ,! t]m pipe-lay+ activities 
means activities t facilitate pipe-lay+1
 includ+ site prep>ation1 tr5*+1        
survey+1 plac+ rocks1 /r++1 b5d+1 weld+1
 coat+1 l[]+ ( pipe1 & backfill+4  4    
7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   

am5dm5ts made by ?is section take effect
 on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,protect+   
,europe's ,en]gy ,security ,act ( #bjai4
  7#b7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #fj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9            
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( !          
,treasury1 %all submit to ! appropriate 
congressional committees1 z def9$ 9     
subsection 7i7 ( section #gejc ( !      
,protect+ ,europe's ,en]gy ,security    
,act ( #bjai1 a report on ! matt]s      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 ( t section1 z
 am5d$ by ?is section1 = ! p]iod beg9n+ 
on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( t ,act & end+  
on ! date on :i* ! report is submitt$4