I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4818 
To impose sanctions with respect to the provision of certain vessels for 
the construction of Russian energy export pipelines, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2019 
Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. 
MITCHELL, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, and Mr. SHIM-
KUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to the provision of certain 
vessels for the construction of Russian energy export 
pipelines, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Europe’s 
Energy Security Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the United States and Europe share a com-
mon history, a common identity, and common values 
built upon the principles of democracy, rule of law, 
and individual freedoms; 
(2) the United States has encouraged and ad-
mired the European project, which has resulted in a 
common market and common policies, has achieved 
unprecedented prosperity and stability on the con-
tinent, and serves as a model for other countries to 
reform 
their 
institutions 
and 
prioritize 
anticorruption measures; 
(3) the relationships between the United States 
and Europe and the United States and Germany are 
critical to the national security interests of the 
United States as well as to global prosperity and 
peace, and Germany in particular is a crucial part-
ner for the United States in multilateral efforts 
aimed at promoting global prosperity and peace; 
(4) the United States should stand against any 
effort designed to weaken those relationships; and 
(5) Germany has demonstrated leadership with-
in the European Union and in international fora to 
ensure that sanctions imposed with respect to the 
Russian Federation for its malign activities are 
maintained. 
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SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PRO-
VISION OF CERTAIN VESSELS FOR THE CON-
STRUCTION OF RUSSIAN ENERGY EXPORT 
PIPELINES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that identi-
fies, for the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending on the date of the report— 
(1) vessels that engaged in pipe-laying at 
depths of 100 feet or more below sea level for the 
construction of Russian energy export pipelines; and 
(2) foreign persons that have sold, leased, pro-
vided, or facilitated the provision of those vessels for 
the construction of such pipelines. 
(b) INADMISSIBILITY TO UNITED STATES OF IDENTI-
FIED PERSONS AND CORPORATE OFFICERS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States 
of, any alien who is— 
(1) a foreign person identified under subsection 
(a)(2); 
(2) a corporate officer of a person described in 
paragraph (1); or 
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(3) a principal shareholder with a controlling 
interest in a person described in paragraph (1). 
(c) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF IDENTIFIED PER-
SONS.—The President shall exercise all powers granted to 
the President by the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent nec-
essary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property 
and interests in property of any person identified under 
subsection (a)(2) if such property and interests in prop-
erty are in the United States, come within the United 
States, or are or come within the possession or control 
of a United States person. 
(d) SANCTIONS FOR PROVISION OF UNDERWRITING 
SERVICES OR INSURANCE OR REINSURANCE FOR IDENTI-
FIED VESSELS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose 5 
or more of the sanctions described in paragraph (2) 
with respect to a foreign person if the President de-
termines that the person knowingly, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, provides under-
writing services or insurance or reinsurance for a 
vessel identified under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions 
that may be imposed with respect to a foreign per-
son under paragraph (1) are the following: 
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(A) EXPORT-IMPORT
BANK
ASSISTANCE 
FOR EXPORTS TO SANCTIONED PERSONS.—The 
President may direct the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States not to give approval to the 
issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension 
of credit, or participation in the extension of 
credit in connection with the export of any 
goods or services to the foreign person. 
(B) EXPORT
SANCTION.—The President 
may order the United States Government not to 
issue any specific license and not to grant any 
other specific permission or authority to export 
any goods or technology to the foreign person 
under— 
(i) the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.); 
(ii) the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 
(iii) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or 
(iv) any other statute that requires 
the prior review and approval of the 
United States Government as a condition 
for the export or reexport of goods or serv-
ices. 
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(C) LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINAN-
CIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The United States Gov-
ernment may prohibit any United States finan-
cial institution from making loans or providing 
credits to the foreign person totaling more than 
$10,000,000 in any 12-month period unless 
such person is engaged in activities to relieve 
human suffering and the loans or credits are 
provided for such activities. 
(D) PROHIBITIONS ON FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS.—The following prohibitions may be 
imposed with respect to the foreign person if 
the foreign person is a financial institution: 
(i) PROHIBITION ON DESIGNATION AS 
PRIMARY DEALER.—Neither the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
nor the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York may designate, or permit the continu-
ation of any prior designation of, such fi-
nancial institution as a primary dealer in 
United States Government debt instru-
ments. 
(ii) PROHIBITION ON SERVICE AS A 
REPOSITORY
OF
GOVERNMENT
FUNDS.— 
Such financial institution may not serve as 
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