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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6748 

To impose sanctions with respect to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2022 

Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. BANKS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 

BURGESS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. MANN, and Mr. WILLIAMS of 

Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 

Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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 impose sanctions with respect to the Nord Stream 2 

pipeline 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 ‘‘Midland Over Moscow 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN ENERGY INDEPEND2 ENCE. 

3 The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec4 retary of Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec5 retary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec6 retary of the Interior shall, within 180 days, submit to 

7 the appropriate congressional committees, a strategy de8 tailing the use of diplomatic, financial, and economic 

9 means to strengthen United States energy independence, 

10 and work with NATO, and other allies and partners, to 

11 make countries in the European continent less dependent 

12 on Russian oil and gas. The strategy shall have the fol13 lowing elements: 

14 (1) A description of how the reduction of regu15 latory barriers to domestic energy production could 

16 assist in these objectives. 

17 (2) A description of how economic sanctions can 

18 be utilized to counter the Russian Federation’s at19 tempts to make Europe dependent on Russian oil 

20 and gas, including a description on how the Presi21 dent will end waivers provided pursuant to the Pro22 tecting European Energy Security through Sanc23 tions Act (PEESA) in connection with the Nord 

24 Stream 2 pipeline. 

25 (3) A description of how sanctions on Russia’s 

26 financial sector, including on multiple major banks 


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1 and financial systems within the Russian Federa2 tion, could be utilized to counter Russia’s energy ex3 ports to Europe. 

4 (4) A description of how the President will use 

5 economic sanctions to permanently and irreversibly 

6 stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, prevent its con7 struction, and punish all persons and entities re8 sponsible for its attempted construction, operation, 

9 or development. 

10 (5) A description of how diplomatic efforts 

11 could be utilized to bring together our European and 

12 NATO allies, including Germany, to permanently 

13 and irreversibly stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. 

14 (6) A description of how Russia’s growing rela15 tionship with China and Iran in the energy sector ef16 fects United States security interests. 

17 (7) A description of how the President will end 

18 the moratorium on oil and gas leases on public land. 

19 (8) A description of how diplomatic efforts 

20 could be utilized to promote dialogue within the Eu21 ropean Union on their efforts to diversify their nat22 ural gas supply through the Southern Gas Corridor. 


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1 SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATED TO NORD 

2 STREAM 2. 

3 (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later than 10 

4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi5 dent shall impose sanctions under subsection (b)(1) with 

6 respect to— 

7 (1) any entity responsible for planning, con8 struction, maintenance, technical assistance, engi9 neering assistance, financing, or operation of the 

10 Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity; and 

11 (2) any other corporate officer of or principal 

12 shareholder with a controlling interest in an entity 

13 described in paragraph (1). 

14 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

16 this subsection are the following: 

17 (A) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The Presi18 dent shall exercise all of the powers granted to 

19 the President under the International Emer20 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

21 seq.) to the extent necessary to block and pro22 hibit all transactions in property and interests 

23 in property of the foreign person if such prop24 erty and interests in property are in the United 

25 States, come within the United States, or are or 


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1 come within the possession or control of a 

2 United States person. 

3 (B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD4 MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

5 (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

6 An alien who the Secretary of State or the 

7 Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des8 ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or 

9 has reason to believe, has knowingly en10 gaged in any activity described in sub11 section (a) is— 

12 (I) inadmissible to the United 

13 States; 

14 (II) ineligible to receive a visa or 

15 other documentation to enter the 

16 United States; and 

17 (III) otherwise ineligible to be 

18 admitted or paroled into the United 

19 States or to receive any other benefit 

20 under the Immigration and Nation21 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

22 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

23 (I) IN GENERAL.—The issuing 

24 consular officer, the Secretary of 

25 State, or the Secretary of Homeland 


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1 Security (or a designee of one of such 

2 Secretaries) shall, in accordance with 

3 section 221(i) of the Immigration and 

4 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), 

5 revoke any visa or other entry docu6 mentation issued to an alien described 

7 in clause (i) regardless of when the 

8 visa or other entry documentation is 

9 issued. 

10 (II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 

11 A revocation under subclause (I) shall 

12 take effect immediately and shall 

13 automatically cancel any other valid 

14 visa or entry documentation that is in 

15 the alien’s possession. 

16 (2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

17 (A) UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

18 AGREEMENT.—The sanctions described under 

19 paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect 

20 to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien 

21 into the United States is necessary to permit 

22 the United States to comply with the Agree23 ment regarding the Headquarters of the United 

24 Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 

25 1947, and entered into force November 21, 


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1 1947, between the United Nations and the 

2 United States, or other applicable international 

3 obligations. 

4 (B) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE, LAW

5 ENFORCEMENT, AND NATIONAL SECURITY AC6 TIVITIES.—Sanctions under paragraph (1) shall 

7 not apply to any authorized intelligence, law en8 forcement, or national security activities of the 

9 United States. 

10 (C) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTA11 TION OF GOODS.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

13 any other provision of this section, the au14 thorities and requirements to impose sanc15 tions under this section shall not include 

16 the authority or a requirement to impose 

17 sanctions on the importation of goods. 

18 (ii) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subpara19 graph, the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, 

20 natural or man-made substance, material, 

21 supply or manufactured product, including 

22 inspection and test equipment, and exclud23 ing technical data. 

24 (c) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub25 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 


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1 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 

2 apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con3 spires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations pro4 mulgated to carry out this section or the sanctions im5 posed pursuant to this section to the same extent that 

6 such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful 

7 act described in section 206(a) of that Act. 

8 (d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 

9 may exercise all authorities provided to the President 

10 under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer11 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 

12 for purposes of carrying out this section. 

13 (e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall, 

14 not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for the 

16 implementation of this section. 

17 (f) REPEAL OF NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER

18 UNDER PROTECTING EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY ACT

19 OF 2019.—Section 7503 of the Protecting Europe’s En20 ergy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public Law 

21 116–92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘sub23 section (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’; 

24 (2) by striking subsection (f); 


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1 (3) by redesignating subsections (g) through (k) 

2 as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and 

3 (4) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para4 graph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 

6 SEC. 4. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS. 

7 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that expanding nat8 ural gas exports will lead to increased investment and de9 velopment of domestic supplies of natural gas that will 

10 contribute to job growth and economic development. 

11 (b) NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.—Section 3(c) of the 

12 Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended— 

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘or any other nation not ex14 cluded by this section’’ after ‘‘trade in natural gas’’; 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘(c) For purposes’’ and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(c) EXPEDITED APPLICATION AND APPROVAL

18 PROCESS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any nation subject to 

23 sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the 

24 United States is excluded from expedited ap25 proval under paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(B) DESIGNATION BY PRESIDENT OR

2 CONGRESS.—The President or Congress may 

3 designate nations that may be excluded from 

4 expedited approval under paragraph (1) for rea5 sons of national security. 

6 ‘‘(3) ORDER NOT REQUIRED.—No order is re7 quired under subsection (a) to authorize the export 

8 or import of any natural gas to or from Canada or 

9 Mexico.’’. 

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