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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2673 

To ensure European, including Ukrainian, energy security, protect, modernize, 

and rebuild European energy resources and infrastructure according to 

accepted principles of international good governance, and support European efforts to reduce the reliance of allied European countries on 

imported Russian energy resources, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2023 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. RISCH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To ensure European, including Ukrainian, energy security, 

protect, modernize, and rebuild European energy resources and infrastructure according to accepted principles of international good governance, and support European efforts to reduce the reliance of allied European 

countries on imported Russian energy resources, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responding to the En3 ergy Security Crisis in Ukraine and Europe (RESCUE) 

4 Act of 2023’’. 

5 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENERGY RESOURCE IM6 PLICATIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S 

7 INVASION OF UKRAINE. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

9 should support allies and partners’ efforts to reduce de10 pendence on imported Russian energy resources and en11 hance energy security in a manner that reinforces the sov12 ereignty of these democratic countries by diversifying and 

13 securing their energy supplies and mobilizing domestic en14 ergy resource production by— 

15 (1) working to ban all imports of Russian en16 ergy resources to the United States; 

17 (2) increasing the access of European partners 

18 and allies to immediate energy resources neces19 sitated by the Russian Federation’s invasion of 

20 Ukraine and the resulting global energy crisis; 

21 (3) supporting Europe’s development and de22 ployment of emerging and advanced energy tech23 nologies to ensure countries’ energy security and di24 versification away from Russian-controlled energy 

25 resources; 


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1 (4) recognizing that the severity and cost of 

2 Russia’s damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure 

3 is dynamic and continues to worsen, as explained in 

4 the World Bank’s second Ukraine Rapid Damage 

5 and Needs Assessment for February 2022-February 

6 2023, which estimates that— 

7 (A) current damage and losses to 

8 Ukraine’s energy sector is estimated to be 

9 $27,000,000,000, which is more than double 

10 the level in the fall of 2022 ($12,000,000,000); 

11 (B) damage to power, gas, and heating in12 frastructure and coal mining, as of February 

13 24, 2023, was above $10,000,000,000 as com14 pared to an estimated $2,000,000,000 on June 

15 1, 2022; 

16 (C) the largest share of damage is in the 

17 electricity production and transmission sector 

18 and is estimated to be close to $6,500,000,000 

19 in damage; and 

20 (D) Ukraine’s gas sector has sustained an 

21 estimated $1,200,000,000 in damage, which in22 cludes damage to gas distribution infrastruc23 ture, as well as damage reported by the gas 

24 transmission system operator; 


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1 (5) supporting Ukraine’s efforts to rebuild and 

2 modernize its energy infrastructure, according to 

3 internationally accepted standards of transparency 

4 and good governance, including promoting long-term 

5 energy independence from Russia with reliable en6 ergy resources in line with the Government of 

7 Ukraine’s efforts to integrate with the energy mar8 kets and principles of Europe; 

9 (6) supporting Ukraine’s prospective member10 ship in and integration with the European Union 

11 (EU), including through alignment with policies like 

12 the EU’s 20/20/20 objectives and through the syn13 chronization and commercial integration of the 

14 Ukrainian, Moldovan, and Baltic electric power sys15 tems with the central European power system, oper16 ated by the member of the European Network of 

17 Transmission System Operators for Electricity 

18 (ENTSO–E); 

19 (7) utilizing the Development Finance Corpora20 tion, which has unique capabilities to help finance, 

21 convene other countries’ development finance institu22 tions, and mobilize private finance in support of ef23 forts to restore and reconstruction Ukraine’s energy 

24 sector and improve European energy security; 


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1 (8) condemning attacks and any other efforts 

2 by Russian Federation forces, Russian Federation 

3 officials, or its proxies to cut off Ukrainian elec4 tricity generation units or portions of the Ukrainian 

5 electrical grid and annex these assets into the Rus6 sian electrical grid system; 

7 (9) condemning all efforts by the Russian Fed8 eration, its proxies, or other malign actors to inter9 fere with Ukraine’s power networks, electricity 

10 transmission, and electricity generation units, in11 cluding theft, destruction, or acts of sabotage of in12 frastructure; 

13 (10) providing technical assistance to Ukraine, 

14 Moldova, and European allies and partners of the 

15 United States to build resilience and incident re16 sponse and recovery capacities against cyberattacks 

17 on energy infrastructure; 

18 (11) supporting Ukrainian efforts to meet Eu19 ropean and industry standards on corporate govern20 ance, transparency in contracting and procurement, 

21 and independence from political pressure; 

22 (12) working with the International Atomic En23 ergy Agency (IAEA) to implement needed safety and 

24 security requirements; 


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1 (13) providing support to Eastern and Central 

2 European countries whose energy import, storage, 

3 and generation capacity was negatively affected by 

4 the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, and 

5 improving the resilience and safety of nuclear energy 

6 infrastructure in the region, including at Ukrainian 

7 nuclear facilities; 

8 (14) cooperating on activities to support East9 ern and Central European countries affected by 

10 Russian Federation forces’ invasion of Ukraine, in 

11 keeping with the European Commission’s plan ‘‘to 

12 make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels 

13 well before 2030’’, including via measures ‘‘to re14 spond to rising energy prices’’ and efforts to ‘‘re15 plenish gas stocks for next winter’’; and 

16 (15) encouraging United States private sector 

17 investment and public-private partnerships in the 

18 Three Seas Initiative to facilitate resilient develop19 ment of European energy, transport, and digital sec20 tors. 

21 SEC. 3. SUPPORTING UKRAINE’S ENERGY SECTOR RECON22 STRUCTION, SECURITY, AND MODERNIZA23 TION. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi25 nation with the heads of relevant Federal departments and 


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1 agencies, as defined in section 11, shall conduct activities 

2 to increase Ukrainian access to energy resources to meet 

3 immediate needs, reconstruct energy infrastructure dam4 aged by the Russian Federation forces’ attacks, and mod5 ernize and reconstruct Ukraine’s energy sector overall in 

6 accordance with international standards of efficiency, 

7 transparency, and good governance. These efforts to assist 

8 the modernization of Ukraine’s energy sector should begin 

9 immediately, where possible. 

10 (b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary of State, in consulta11 tion with the Administrator of the United States Agency 

12 for International Development and heads of other relevant 

13 Federal departments and agencies, shall provide assist14 ance to the Government of Ukraine for the acquisition of 

15 energy resources and equipment to meet critical needs and 

16 prevent power disruption resulting from attacks, malevo17 lent acts, or other actions perpetrated by the Russian Fed18 eration or its proxies. 

19 (c) NOTIFICATION.—Congress shall be notified of any 

20 provision of assistance over $500,000 provided under sub21 section (b) not less than 14 days prior to the date of in22 tended obligation of funds. 

23 (d) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Of the funds 

24 authorized to be appropriated under section 10, not more 

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1 mits a certification to the relevant congressional commit2 tees that— 

3 (1) the Supervisory Boards of UkrEnergo, 

4 Naftogaz, and Energoatom remain independent and 

5 capable of executing their roles and responsibilities, 

6 free from undue political or oligarchic influence; 

7 (2) UkrEnergo, Naftogaz, and Energoatom con8 tinue to follow international best practices, including 

9 applicable IMF standards and conditions, related to 

10 board selection, corporate governance, anti-corrup11 tion measures, and transparent accounting and pro12 curement; and 

13 (3) United States assistance is not supporting 

14 grants, contracts, or subcontracts to entities owned 

15 or controlled by the Government of the People’s Re16 public of China. 

17 SEC. 4. EFFORTS TO REDUCE EUROPEAN RELIANCE ON 

18 RUSSIAN ENERGY. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, in co20 ordination with the heads of the relevant Federal depart21 ments and agencies, shall implement and conduct activi22 ties to reduce the reliance of qualified Central, Eastern, 

23 and Southeastern European countries on energy resources 

24 controlled or exported by Russia and diversify energy re25 sources, supplies, and routes by— 


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1 (1) supporting— 

2 (A) the identification and coordination of 

3 international financial products and technical 

4 assistance supporting planning activities for im5 proving or restoring energy security, providing 

6 operational efficiencies in energy systems, re7 covering energy resources, or modernizing en8 ergy systems; 

9 (B) the procurement of resources, mate10 rials, equipment, and services that support the 

11 efforts described in subparagraph (A); 

12 (C) the construction of infrastructure re13 lated to the production of energy, generation, 

14 transmission, and distribution of electricity and 

15 powering of transportation that does not rely 

16 wholly or principally on Russian energy re17 sources; and 

18 (D) the reconstruction or modernization of 

19 energy-related infrastructure damaged or de20 stroyed due to the Russian Federation’s war 

21 against Ukraine, in accordance with inter22 nationally accepted norms of transparency and 

23 corporate governance; 

24 (2) providing qualified Central, Eastern, and 

25 Southeastern European countries, in accordance 


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1 with subsection (b), under such terms and conditions 

2 as the Secretary of State determines appropriate, 

3 with awards, loans, or loan guarantees to carry out 

4 projects to develop or purchase assets, resources, 

5 materials, or equipment, that can reduce the reliance 

6 of those countries on exported Russian energy re7 sources; and 

8 (3) providing technical assistance to qualified 

9 Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European coun10 tries, as defined under section 11 as the Secretary 

11 of State, in coordination with the heads of relevant 

12 Federal departments and agencies, determines nec13 essary to reduce those countries’ reliance on Russian 

14 energy resources. 

15 (b) COUNTRY PRIORITIZATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 

16 The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 

17 relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall prioritize 

18 the provision of support, including financial support to 

19 qualified Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European 

20 countries that are determined to be vulnerable to Russian 

21 coercive energy practices. 

22 (c) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary of State, in co23 ordination with the heads of other relevant Federal de24 partments and agencies, may carry out the activities es25 tablished under subsection (a), including pursuing blended 


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1 finance opportunities and joint investment projects with 

2 other appropriate development finance institutions of 

3 other countries. 

4 (d) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ARRANGEMENTS.— 

5 In carrying out the activities established under subsection 

6 (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads 

7 of the relevant Federal departments and agencies, may 

8 enter into one or more arrangements directly with quali9 fied Central and Eastern European countries and third 

10 parties under such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

11 of State determines appropriate. 

12 (e) DOMESTIC SOURCING CONSIDERATIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para14 graph (2), the Secretary of State shall, to the max15 imum extent practicable, prioritize support for ac16 tivities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 

17 subsection (a) that— 

18 (A) promote manufacturing in the United 

19 States; or 

20 (B) utilize resources, services, materials, or 

21 equipment that is sourced in the United States. 

22 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

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1 sonably satisfy the criteria set forth in subpara2 graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of this sub3 section. 

4 (f) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 

6 3 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com7 mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy 

8 and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

9 on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and 

10 Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 

11 that— 

12 (1) identifies any resources, materials, or equip13 ment developed, produced, procured, or provided 

14 pursuant to the activities described in subsection (a); 

15 and 

16 (2) provides an analysis of how such activities 

17 benefit United States energy resource suppliers and 

18 equipment manufacturers. 

19 SEC. 5. UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA INTEGRATION INTO THE 

20 EUROPEAN POWER GRID. 

21 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION.— 

22 The Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter23 national Development, under the direction of the Secretary 

24 of State and in coordination with heads of relevant Fed25 eral agencies as described in this section, shall— 


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1 (1) provide technical assistance and expert con2 sultation to the Government of Moldova, the Govern3 ment of Ukraine, the European Commission, and 

4 relevant stakeholders in support of completing the 

5 integration of Moldova and Ukraine into the 

6 ENTSO–E system in order to bolster the stability of 

7 Moldova and Ukraine’s electricity supply; 

8 (2) leverage available expertise to support full 

9 commercialization of Moldova and Ukraine’s inter10 connection with ENTSO–E systems; and 

11 (3) engage with European Union counterparts 

12 in support of full commercialization of Moldova and 

13 Ukraine’s interconnection with the ENTSO–E sys14 tem. 

15 (b) USE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITIES.—The Sec16 retary of Energy shall take full advantage of transfer au17 thorities to allow for maximum flexibility in utilizing ex18 pertise and resources within the Department’s Offices of 

19 Electricity and Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and 

20 Emergency Response. 

21 (c) CONCURRENCE FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AC22 TIVITIES FOR RESPONDING TO THE SITUATION IN

23 UKRAINE.—The Secretary of Energy shall only act with 

24 the concurrence of the Secretary and the Administrator 

25 when executing activities pursuant to title IV of the 


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1 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division 

2 N of Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 780) and when ap3 propriate transfer amounts to the Department of State 

4 and the United States Agency for International Develop5 ment to carry out such activities. 

6 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con7 gress that the European Union should work expeditiously 

8 to support the synchronization of the Baltic States’ grid 

9 with ENTSO–E. 

10 SEC. 6. INITIATIVES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

11 GRID MODERNIZATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, 

12 AND ENERGY STORAGE IN QUALIFIED CEN13 TRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con15 sultation with the heads of the relevant Federal depart16 ments and agencies, shall support new and existing initia17 tives, as appropriate, to provide technical assistance and 

18 expertise on electrical grids, energy efficiency, and energy 

19 storage integration into pre-existing and new power facili20 ties improvements in qualified Central and Eastern Euro21 pean countries for purposes such as— 

22 (1) expanding and improving the reliability, 

23 flexibility, and resilience of the electrical grid to 

24 reach all regions and populations; 


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1 (2) developing decentralized power grids and 

2 microgrids or distributed energy resources in areas 

3 in which connection to the larger electrical grid is 

4 challenging; 

5 (3) supporting initiatives of qualified Central, 

6 Eastern and Southeastern European countries to op7 timally integrate renewable and clean energy into 

8 their electrical grids; 

9 (4) enhancing the interconnectivity of electrical 

10 grids across Central and Eastern Europe; 

11 (5) developing standards for advanced energy 

12 technologies, smart buildings, and data centers; 

13 (6) increasing deployment of smart meters, heat 

14 pumps, and other energy efficiency technologies; 

15 (7) increasing the energy efficiency of buildings, 

16 appliances, and the industrial sector; 

17 (8) improving pollution controls and the effi18 ciency of district heating systems and fossil fuel elec19 tric generating units; 

20 (9) evaluating the feasibility of retrofitting ex21 isting energy production facilities with appropriate 

22 energy storage technologies and encouraging and 

23 supporting the deployment of energy storage retro24 fits when practicable; and 


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1 (10) providing technical assistance and support 

2 for planning, engineering, and deployment of energy 

3 storage systems for new and existing power produc4 tion facilities, including promoting, to the extent 

5 practicable— 

6 (A) regulatory reforms and transparency of 

7 power production, delivery, and pricing to sup8 port long-term market-based energy storage; 

9 (B) nondiscriminatory reliable and afford10 able energy storage projects to promote eco11 nomic growth and job creation; 

12 (C) United States exports to support 

13 United States private sector entities in contrib14 uting to energy and environmental solutions 

15 around the world and promote best practices re16 garding environmental, safety, corporate gov17 ernance, and cyber and physical protection 

18 standards; and 

19 (D) the facilitation of public-private part20 nerships, to make inclusion of energy storage in 

21 new and existing power facilities practicable. 

22 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

23 the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 

24 the relevant Federal departments and agencies, and with 

25 the cooperation of the governments of qualified Central 


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1 and Eastern European countries and, as appropriate, re2 gional authorities in Central and Eastern European coun3 tries, shall coordinate with international financial institu4 tions and regional economic communities, cooperatives, 

5 and the private sector. 

6 SEC. 7. MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN 

7 UKRAINE. 

8 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has and will con10 tinue to contribute to significant environmental damage, 

11 some of which will be irreparable, and will threaten the 

12 health and lives of people living in Ukraine for many years 

13 to come. This damage includes— 

14 (1) contamination of a significant portion of 

15 Ukraine with unexploded ordnance; 

16 (2) the bombing of factories and industrial com17 plexes that used or produced toxic materials; and 

18 (3) contamination of the Black Sea and the 

19 Azov Sea. 

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, in 

21 consultation with the Administrator of the United States 

22 Agency for International Development, the Administrator 

23 of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of 

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1 cies, shall leverage institutional expertise to aid the Gov2 ernment of Ukraine in— 

3 (1) environmental remediation and restoration; 

4 (2) toxic chemical cleanup, including asbestos, 

5 metals, radioactive waste, combustion products, de6 bris, and weapons residues; 

7 (3) the restoration of utility services that pro8 vide— 

9 (A) municipal drinking water; 

10 (B) wastewater and sewage services; 

11 (C) industrial water supplies; and 

12 (D) related utility infrastructure; 

13 (4) the restoration of forests, parks, natural 

14 and pastoral landscapes, and habitats; and 

15 (5) remedial work to remove and neutralize 

16 toxic effects of war activities on soils, ground and 

17 surface water resources, and air. 

18 (c) PURPOSES.—Funds authorized for this section 

19 under section 10 shall be used for activities of the Sec20 retary of State, in consultation, as appropriate, with the 

21 United States Agency for International Development, to 

22 support the initial planning for rebuilding sustainable, in23 clusive, and resilient cities in Ukraine through— 

24 (1) evaluating and making assessments on the 

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1 (2) environmental remediation; 

2 (3) restoration of environmental services; and 

3 (4) repair, recovery, and replacement of de4 stroyed or damaged utility infrastructure. 

5 (d) NOTIFICATION.—Congress shall be notified of 

6 any provision of assistance over $500,000 provided under 

7 subsection (c) of this section not less than 14 days prior 

8 to the date of intended obligation of funds. 

9 SEC. 8. SUPPORTING NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY IN 

10 UKRAINE. 

11 (a) PURPOSE.—To ensure the safety and security of 

12 Ukraine’s nuclear power plants (NPPs), including the 

13 Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in southern 

14 Ukraine, and the communities proximate to Ukraine’s 4 

15 NPPs, prevent Russia’s theft or sabotage of resources, 

16 technology, and energy produced by the NPPs, and facili17 tate the continued service of the NPPs to the Ukrainian 

18 power grid, the Secretary of State, in coordination with 

19 the Secretary of Energy, shall— 

20 (1) coordinate and support efforts to prevent 

21 Russia’s— 

22 (A) further sabotage of the ZNPP and 

23 other Ukrainian NPPs; 


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1 (B) forced disconnection of the ZNPP or 

2 any other Ukrainian NPPs from the Ukrainian 

3 power grid; 

4 (C) theft and transport of fuel, equipment, 

5 or other resources from the ZNPP or any other 

6 Ukrainian NPP; 

7 (D) unilateral rerouting of generated elec8 tricity from the ZNPP and other Ukrainian 

9 electricity generation units such as other NPPs 

10 to Russia or Russian controlled territories; and 

11 (E) theft of United States intellectual 

12 property belonging to United States companies 

13 who have partnered with Ukrainian NPPs; 

14 (2) support the International Atomic Energy 

15 Agency’s efforts to ensure the 7 indispensable pillars 

16 for ensuring nuclear safety and security during 

17 armed conflict are adhered to throughout Ukraine; 

18 and 

19 (3) provide nuclear disaster safety assistance 

20 and associated personal protective equipment, in21 cluding iodine, to Ukrainian communities most likely 

22 to be directly impacted by a potential nuclear dis23 aster at ZNPP stemming from Russian authorities’ 

24 irresponsible management and military activity in 

25 and around the ZNPP. 


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1 SEC. 9. OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTORS GENERAL. 

2 (a) OVERSIGHT BY INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The In3 spector General of the Department of State and the In4 spector General of the United States Agency for Inter5 national Development, through or in coordination with the 

6 Ukraine Oversight Interagency Working Group and any 

7 other relevant Inspectors General, shall conduct oversight 

8 of the activities authorized by this Act to ensure inde9 pendent and effective oversight of such programs and op10 erations through joint or individual audits, inspections, in11 vestigations, and evaluations, as appropriate. 

12 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter 

14 for 3 years, the Inspectors General described in subsection 

15 (a) shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

16 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

17 the House of Representatives a report describing the over18 sight activities conducted regarding the programs and as19 sistance authorized by this Act. The report may be sub20 mitted as part of a report by the Ukraine Oversight Inter21 agency Working Group, in conjunction with other reports 

22 related to Ukraine oversight. 

23 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS. 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated 

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1 velopment to carry out the programs and functions of this 

2 Act, of which not less than— 

3 (1) $1,100,000,000 shall be authorized for ac4 tivities under section 3; and 

5 (2) $500,000,000 shall be authorized for activi6 ties under section 4. 

7 SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) QUALIFIED CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND

10 SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEAN PARTNERS.—The term 

11 ‘‘qualified Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Euro12 pean partners’’ means European countries that are 

13 eligible for project support pursuant to the Euro14 pean Energy Security and Diversification Act of 

15 2019 (title XX of division P of Public Law 116–94). 

16 This definition shall not be construed as imposing 

17 new requirements or restrictions pursuant to the 

18 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Devel19 opment Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115– 

20 254) on Federal agencies. 

21 (2) RELEVANT FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

22 AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘relevant Federal depart23 ments and agencies’’ means— 

24 (A) the Department of Energy; 


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1 (B) the United States Trade and Develop2 ment Agency; 

3 (C) the Millennium Challenge Corporation; 

4 and 

5 (D) other Federal agencies as considered 

6 appropriate by the Secretary or Administrator. 

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