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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7361 

To clarify and expand sanctions applicable with respect to the construction 

of the Nord Stream 2 or TurkStream pipeline projects. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2020 

Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 

HECK, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To clarify and expand sanctions applicable with respect to 

the construction of the Nord Stream 2 or TurkStream 

pipeline projects. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Europe’s 

5 Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS 

2 RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF NORD 

3 STREAM 2 OR TURKSTREAM PIPELINE 

4 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 7503 

6 of the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019 

7 (title LXXV of Public Law 116–92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or pipe10 laying activities’’ after ‘‘pipe-laying’’; and 

11 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

12 (A) in clause (i)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘, or facilitated the 

14 sale, lease, or provision of,’’ after ‘‘pro15 vided’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 

17 semicolon; 

18 (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(iii) provided underwriting services 

22 or insurance or reinsurance for those ves23 sels; or 

24 ‘‘(iv) provided services or facilities for 

25 technology upgrades or installation of 


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1 welding equipment for, or retrofitting or 

2 tethering of, those vessels.’’. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (i) of such section is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para6 graph (6); and 

7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(5) PIPE-LAYING ACTIVITIES.—The term 

10 ‘pipe-laying activities’ means activities that facilitate 

11 pipe-laying, including site preparation, trenching, 

12 surveying, placing rocks, stringing, bending, welding, 

13 coating, lowering of pipe, and backfilling.’’. 

14 (c) INTERIM REPORT REQUIRED.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable and 

16 not later than 90 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consulta18 tion with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit 

19 a report on the matters required by subsection (a) 

20 of section 7503 of the Protecting Europe’s Energy 

21 Security Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9526 note), as 

22 amended by this section, with respect to the pe23 riod— 

24 (A) beginning on the later of— 


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1 (i) the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act; or 

3 (ii) the date of the most recent sub4 mission of a report required by such sec5 tion 7503; and 

6 (B) ending on the date on which the report 

7 required by this subparagraph is submitted. 

8 (2) TREATMENT.—A report submitted pursuant 

9 to paragraph (1) shall be— 

10 (A) submitted to the same committees as 

11 a report submitted under subsection (a) of such 

12 section 7503; and 

13 (B) otherwise treated as a report sub14 mitted under such subsection (a) for purposes 

15 of all authorities granted by such section pursu16 ant to such a report. 

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