,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #g1 #bjbb ,mr4
 ,curtis introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committees on ,financial ,services1
 ,energy and ,commerce1 and ,natural    
,resources1 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 importation of oil and   
natural gas from ,russia1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,energy ,unleashing 
in ,response to the ,offenses of ,putin 
against ,europeans ,act or the ,,europe 
,act4  #b4 ,expedited approvals related 
to natural gas exports to treaty allies 
and partners  7a7 ,exportation of       
natural gas ,section #c7;c7 of the      
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       

#gag;b7c77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking or the and inserting the2 and  
7#b7 by inserting or the exportation of 
natural gas to a country that is a party
 to a mutual defense treaty with the    
,united ,states after trade in natural  
gas14  7b7 ,,lng terminals ,the ,federal
 ,energy ,regulatory ,commission shall  
expedite the approval of applications   
under section #c of the ,natural ,gas   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 for the     
siting1 construction1 expansion1 or     
operation of liquified natural gas      
terminals that are intended to be used  
for the exportation of natural gas to   
one or more countries that are a party  
to a mutual defense treaty with the     
,united ,states4  #c4 ,oil and gas      
leasing authorization ,the ,secretary of
 the ,interior shall1 immediately and   
without further review1 resume oil and  
gas leasing on public land and offshore 
waters4  #d4 ,imposition of sanctions   
with respect to ,russian oil and gas    
exports  7a7 ,in general ,except as     

provided by this section1 beginning on  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president-- 7#a7 shall prohibit the    
opening1 and prohibit or impose strict  
conditions on the maintaining1 in the   
,united ,states of a correspondent      
account or a payable-through account by 
a foreign financial institution that the
 ,president determines has knowingly    
conducted or facilitated any financial  
transaction with the ,central ,bank of  
,russia or another ,russia financial    
institution designated by the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury for the imposition of 
sanctions pursuant to the ,international
 ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 and  7#b7     
shall impose sanctions pursuant to the  
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 et seq47    
with respect to the ,central ,bank of   
,russia4  7b7 ,exception for sales of   
food1 medicine1 and medical devices ,the
 ,president may not impose sanctions    
under subsection 7a7 with respect to any

 person for conducting or facilitating a
 transaction for the sale of food1      
medicine1 or medical devices to ,russia4
  7c7 ,applicability of sanctions with  
respect to foreign central banks ,except
 as provided in subsection 7d71         
sanctions imposed under subsection      
7a77#a7 shall apply with respect to a   
foreign financial institution owned or  
controlled by the government of a       
foreign country1 including a central    
bank of a foreign country1 only insofar 
as it engages in a financial transaction
 for the sale or purchase of petroleum  
or petroleum products to or from ,russia
 conducted or facilitated on or after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7d7 ,applicability of sanctions with    
respect to petroleum transactions  7#a7 
,report required ,not later than #fj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and every #fj days           
thereafter1 the ,administrator of the   
,energy ,information ,administration1 in
 consultation with the ,secretary of the

 ,treasury1 the ,secretary of ,state1   
and the ,director of ,national          
,intelligence1 shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the availability and price 
of petroleum and petroleum products     
produced in countries other than ,russia
 in the #fj-;day period preceding the   
submission of the report4  7#b7         
,determination required ,not later than 
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #ahj days      
thereafter1 the ,president shall        
determine1 based on the reports required
 by paragraph 7#a71 whether the price   
and supply of petroleum and petroleum   
products produced in countries other    
than ,russia is sufficient to permit    
purchasers of petroleum and petroleum   
products from ,russia to reduce         
significantly in volume their purchases 
from ,russia4  7#c7 ,application of     
sanctions ,except as provided in        
paragraph 7#d71 sanctions imposed under 
subsection 7a77#a7 shall apply with     
respect to each financial transaction   

conducted or facilitated by a foreign   
financial institution on or after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act for  
the purchase of petroleum or petroleum  
products from ,russia if the ,president 
determines pursuant to paragraph 7#b7   
that there is a sufficient supply of    
petroleum and petroleum products from   
countries other than ,russia to permit a
 significant reduction in the volume of 
petroleum and petroleum products        
purchased from ,russia by or through    
foreign financial institutions4  7#d7   
,exception ,sanctions imposed pursuant  
to subsection 7a7 shall not apply with  
respect to a foreign financial          
institution if the ,president determines
 and reports to ,congress1 not later    
than #ij days after the date on which   
the ,president makes the determination  
required by paragraph 7#b71 and every   
#ahj days thereafter1 that the country  
with primary jurisdiction over the      
foreign financial institution has       
significantly reduced its volume of     

crude oil purchases from ,russia during 
the period beginning on the date on     
which the ,president submitted the last 
report with respect to the country under
 this subparagraph4  #e4 ,export-import 
bank financing for certain              
energy-related exports ,section         
#b7;b77#a7 of the ,export-,import ,bank 
,act of #aide 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #fce       
7b77#a77 is amended by adding at the end
 the following3  7,n7 ,the ,bank shall  
make available1 from the aggregate loan1
 guarantee1 and insurance authority     
available to the ,bank1 an amount to    
finance exports directly regarding clean
 energy technology1 energy              
infrastructure1 and production of       
natural resources1 which shall have the 
goal of being not less than #be percent 
of the authorizations for each fiscal   
year4 ,it shall be a goal of the ,bank  
to maximize the amount financed in cases
 in which an international strategic    
competitor is likely competing against a
 ,united ,states exporter for a contract

 dealing with energy technology or      
natural resources1 or in cases in which 
a ,united ,states exporter is capable of
 fulfilling such a contract in a way    
that would produce lesser               
environmentally harmful emissions4 ,the 
,bank shall report to ,congress annually
 as to its progress in meeting these    
goals4  4