Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act

To provide appropriations for certain activities relating to Ukraine, prohibit the importation of certain petroleum products from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act 2. Appropriations for Department of Defense for emergency assistance (a) Provision of defense assistance to Ukraine There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended, for Procurement, Defense-wide (1) Small arms, grenade launchers, and ammunition previously allocated for provision to Afghan Security Forces under the Afghan Security Forces Fund. (2) Man-portable missiles and rockets in a ready-to-fire configuration, including Dragon, Javelin, FIM–92 Stinger Missiles, and other light anti-tank weapons (66mm), shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon rockets (83mm), M136 (AT4) anti-armor launchers, and cartridges (84mm). (3) Night vision devices, including fused panoramic night-vision goggles, squad binocular night vision goggles, and night vision and thermal and infrared sights for crew-served weapons. (4) Unmanned aerial vehicles (tactical and armed) and crew-served weapons ammunition with low-light and infrared night sights. (5) Secure, commercial-off-the-shelf communications capabilities, including hand-held secure communications devices. (6) Individual protective equipment. (7) Field rations. (8) Field medical kits. (b) Provision of defense assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization members There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended, for Procurement, Defense-wide (c) Procurement of replacement defense articles (1) In general There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended, for Procurement (2) Definition of defense article In this subsection, the term defense article 22 U.S.C. 2794 3. Appropriations for Department of State for emergency humanitarian assistance (a) International disaster assistance There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 to the Secretary of State for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended, for International Disaster Assistance (b) Refugee relocation assistance There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000 to the Secretary of State for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended, for Refugee Relocation Assistance 4. Appropriations for Department of Energy for emergency assistance (a) Electrical grid integration There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended, for Electrical Grid Integration 5. Prohibition on importation of Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan petroleum products (a) Prohibition The President shall prohibit the importation of all petroleum products (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6202 (b) Penalties The President is authorized to use appropriate authorities to impose such civil or criminal penalties as may be necessary to enforce the prohibition under subsection (a). (c) Appropriate congressional committees For purposes of this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (3) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 6. Authorization of Keystone XL Pipeline (a) Authorization TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline facilities at the international border of the United States and Canada at Phillips County, Montana, for the import of oil from Canada to the United States described in the Presidential Permit of March 29, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 1310). (b) Presidential permits No Presidential permit or any other Executive order shall be required for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the pipeline facilities described in subsection (a). 7. Prohibition on moratoria of new energy leases on Federal land and waters (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Critical mineral The term critical mineral 30 U.S.C. 1601(a) (2) Federal land (A) In general The term Federal land (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 (iii) the outer Continental Shelf in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. (B) Inclusions The term Federal land (3) President The term President (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary. (b) Prohibitions (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may officially not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, drill permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (C) New hardrock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. 8. Oil and natural gas leasing (a) Onshore lease sales (1) Requirement to immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales (A) In general The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. (B) Requirement The Secretary shall ensure that any oil and gas lease sale under subparagraph (A) is conducted immediately on completion of all applicable scoping, public comment, and environment analysis requirements under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (2) Annual oil and natural gas lease sales (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. (i) Wyoming. (ii) New Mexico. (iii) Colorado. (iv) Utah. (v) Montana. (vi) North Dakota. (vii) Oklahoma. (viii) Nevada. (ix) Any other State in which there is land available for oil and natural gas leasing under that Act. (B) Requirement In conducting a lease sale under subparagraph (A) in a State described in that subparagraph, the Secretary shall offer all parcels eligible for oil and gas development under the resource management plan in effect for the State. (C) Replacement sales If, for any reason, a lease sale under subparagraph (A) for a calendar year is canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for lack of eligible parcels, the Secretary shall conduct a replacement sale during the same calendar year. (b) Offshore lease sales (1) In general The Secretary shall conduct all lease sales described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016) that have not been conducted as of the date of enactment of this Act by not later than April 1, 2022. (2) Gulf of Mexico region annual lease sales Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a minimum of 4 region-wide oil and natural gas lease sales annually in the Gulf of Mexico Region of the outer Continental Shelf, which shall include the following areas described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016): (A) The Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. (B) The Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. (3) Alaska region annual lease sales Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and natural gas lease sales annually in the Alaska Region of the outer Continental Shelf, as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016). (4) Requirements In conducting lease sales under paragraphs (2) and (3) the Secretary shall— (A) issue leases to the highest responsibly qualified bidder or bidders; and (B) include in each lease sale all unleased areas that are not subject to restrictions as of the date of the lease sale. (5) Outer continental shelf oil and gas leasing program Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 (A) in subsection (a), in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsections (c) and (d) of this section subsections (c) through (f) (B) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and (C) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Subsequent leasing programs (1) In general Not later than 36 months after conducting the first lease sale under an oil and gas leasing program prepared pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall begin preparing the subsequent oil and gas leasing program under this section. (2) Requirement Each subsequent oil and gas leasing program under this section shall be approved not later than 180 days before the expiration of the previous oil and gas leasing program. . 9. Expedited approval for natural gas interstate pipelines Subsection (c) of section 7 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717F(c) (c) Certificates of public convenience and necessity (1) Application (A) Requirement to apply for certificate (i) In general No natural-gas company or person which will be a natural-gas company upon completion of any proposed construction or extension shall engage in the transportation or sale of natural gas, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or undertake the construction or extension of any facilities therefor, or acquire or operate any such facilities or extensions thereof, unless there is in force with respect to such natural-gas company a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission authorizing such acts or operations. (ii) Prior operations If any such natural-gas company or predecessor in interest was bona fide engaged in transportation or sale of natural gas, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, on the effective date of this amendatory Act, over the route or routes or within the area for which application is made and has so operated since that time, the Commission shall issue such certificate without requiring further proof that public convenience and necessity will be served by such operation, and without further proceedings, if application for such certificate is made to the Commission within ninety days after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Pending the determination of any such application, the continuance of such operation shall be lawful. (iii) Projects that meet safety regulations With respect to any application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under clause (i) for which the Commission determines that project covered by the application meets all safety regulations in effect as of the date of the application, the Commission shall issue the certificate without requiring further proof that public convenience and necessity will be served by the project, and without further proceedings. (B) Hearings In all cases other than the cases described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A), the Commission shall set the matter for hearing and shall give such reasonable notice of the hearing thereon to all interested persons as in its judgment may be necessary under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Commission; and the application shall be decided in accordance with the procedure provided in subsection (e) of this section and such certificate shall be issued or denied accordingly: Provided, however . 10. Domestic environmental impacts (a) In general Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2) (1) in subparagraph (C)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting in the United States human environment (B) in clause (i), by inserting in the United States proposed action (C) in clause (ii), by inserting in the United States environmental effects (2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting in any proposal or other major Federal action that involves the funding or development of projects outside the United States or the exclusive economic zone of the United States, recognize (b) Implementing regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council on Environmental Quality shall revise the implementing regulations of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 11. Limitation None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Updated Pipeline Certificate Policy Statement ( Public Law 18–1 12. Responsible energy production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (a) Applicability to section 1002 of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, title II of Public Law 115–97 13. Natural gas exports (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) increasing clean and safe natural gas exports will lead to increased investment and development of domestic supplies of natural gas that will contribute to job growth and economic development; and (2) the export of clean and safe natural gas to other nations is of vital national interest to the United States. (b) Natural gas exports Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) (1) by inserting or any other nation not excluded by this section trade in natural gas (2) by inserting and in any event by not later than 60 days after the date on which the application is received (3) by striking (c) For purposes (c) Expedited application and approval process (1) In general For purposes ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) Exclusions (A) In general Any nation subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States is excluded from expedited approval under paragraph (1). (B) Designation by President or Congress The President or Congress may designate nations that may be excluded from expedited approval under paragraph (1) for reasons of national security. (3) Order not required No order is required under subsection (a) to authorize the export or import of any natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico. . 14. Pending applications to export natural gas All applications to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country submitted under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(a)

Summary: Ukraine Assistance and American Energy Acceleration Act This bill provides funding for military, humanitarian, and other support to Ukraine, NATO members, and other countries affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It also addresses various matters pertaining to domestic energy production and trade, including by (1) requiring the resumption of sales of onshore and offshore oil and gas leases, and (2) facilitating exports of natural gas from the United States.