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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7751 

To enhance the security of the United States and its allies, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2020 

Mrs. MILLER (for herself and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 

addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 enhance the security of the United States and its allies, 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Security Co5 operation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It is the policy of the United States— 

8 (1) to reduce the dependency of allies and part9 ners of the United States on Russian energy reVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:36 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7751.IH H7751

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1 sources, especially natural gas, in order for those 

2 countries to achieve lasting and dependable energy 

3 security; 

4 (2) to condemn the Government of the Russian 

5 Federation for, and to deter that government from, 

6 using its energy resources as a geopolitical weapon 

7 to coerce, intimidate, and influence other countries; 

8 (3) to improve energy security in Europe by in9 creasing access to diverse, reliable, and affordable 

10 energy; 

11 (4) to promote energy security in Europe by 

12 working with the European Union and other allies of 

13 the United States to develop liberalized energy mar14 kets that provide diversified energy sources, sup15 pliers, and routes; 

16 (5) to continue to strongly oppose the Nord 

17 Stream 2 pipeline based on its detrimental effects on 

18 the energy security of the European Union and the 

19 economy of Ukraine and other countries in Central 

20 Europe through which natural gas is transported; 

21 and 

22 (6) to support countries that are allies or part23 ners of the United States by expediting the export 

24 of energy resources from the United States. 


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1 SEC. 3. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 

2 The President should direct the United States Per3 manent Representative on the Council of the North Atlan4 tic Treaty Organization (in this Act referred to as 

5 ‘‘NATO’’) to use the voice and influence of the United 

6 States to encourage NATO member countries to work to7 gether to achieve energy security for those countries and 

8 countries in Europe and Eurasia that are partners of 

9 NATO. 

10 SEC. 4. TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY STRATEGY. 

11 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that the United States and other NATO member 

13 countries should explore ways to ensure that NATO mem14 ber countries diversify their energy supplies and routes in 

15 order to enhance their energy security, including through 

16 the development of a transatlantic energy strategy. 

17 (b) TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY STRATEGY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of State, in coordination with the Adminis21 trator of the United States Agency for International 

22 Development and the Secretary of Energy, shall sub23 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

24 transatlantic energy strategy for the United 

25 States— 


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1 (A) to enhance the energy security of 

2 NATO member countries and countries that are 

3 partners of NATO; and 

4 (B) to increase exports of energy, energy 

5 technologies, and energy development services 

6 from the United States to such countries. 

7 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT8 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap9 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 

10 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

11 the Senate; and 

12 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives. 

14 SEC. 5. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORTATION OF NAT15 URAL GAS TO UNITED STATES ALLIES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas 

17 Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended— 

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘For purposes’’; 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘nation with which there is in 

20 effect a free trade agreement requiring national 

21 treatment for trade in natural gas’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘foreign country described in paragraph (2)’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) A foreign country described in this para25 graph is— 


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1 ‘‘(A) a nation with which there is in effect 

2 a free trade agreement requiring national treat3 ment for trade in natural gas; 

4 ‘‘(B) a member country of the North At5 lantic Treaty Organization; 

6 ‘‘(C) subject to paragraph (3), Japan; and 

7 ‘‘(D) any other foreign country if the Sec8 retary of Energy, in consultation with the Sec9 retary of State and Secretary of Defense, deter10 mines that exportation of natural gas to that 

11 foreign country would promote the national se12 curity interests of the United States. 

13 ‘‘(3) The exportation of natural gas to Japan 

14 shall be deemed to be consistent with the public in15 terest pursuant to paragraph (1), and applications 

16 for such exportation shall be granted without modi17 fication or delay under that paragraph, during only 

18 such period as the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation 

19 and Security, signed at Washington January 19, 

20 1960, and entered into force June 23, 1960 (11 

21 UST 1632; TIAS 4509), between the United States 

22 and Japan, remains in effect.’’. 

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 this section shall apply with respect to applications for the 

25 authorization to export natural gas under section 3 of the 


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1 Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) that are pending on, 

2 or filed on or after, the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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