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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2046 
To enhance the security of the United States and its allies, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2021 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself, Mr. ARRINGTON, and Mr. MCKIN-
LEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, 
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 enhance the security of the United States and its allies, 
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 ‘‘Energy Security Co-
operation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
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(1) to reduce the dependency of allies and part-
ners of the United States on Russian energy re-
sources, especially natural gas, in order for those 
countries to achieve lasting and dependable energy 
security; 
(2) to condemn the Government of the Russian 
Federation for, and to deter that government from, 
using its energy resources as a geopolitical weapon 
to coerce, intimidate, and influence other countries; 
(3) to improve energy security in Europe by in-
creasing access to diverse, reliable, and affordable 
energy; 
(4) to promote energy security in Europe by 
working with the European Union and other allies of 
the United States to develop liberalized energy mar-
kets that provide diversified energy sources, sup-
pliers, and routes; 
(5) to continue to strongly oppose the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline based on its detrimental effects on 
the energy security of the European Union and the 
economy of Ukraine and other countries in Central 
Europe through which natural gas is transported; 
and 
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(6) to support countries that are allies or part-
ners of the United States by expediting the export 
of energy resources from the United States. 
SEC. 3. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
The President should direct the United States Per-
manent Representative on the Council of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization (in this Act referred to as 
‘‘NATO’’) to use the voice and influence of the United 
States to encourage NATO member countries to work to-
gether to achieve energy security for those countries and 
countries in Europe and Eurasia that are partners of 
NATO. 
SEC. 4. TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY STRATEGY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States and other NATO member 
countries should explore ways to ensure that NATO mem-
ber countries diversify their energy supplies and routes in 
order to enhance their energy security, including through 
the development of a transatlantic energy strategy. 
(b) TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development and the Secretary of Energy, shall sub-
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mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
transatlantic 
energy 
strategy 
for 
the 
United 
States— 
(A) to enhance the energy security of 
NATO member countries and countries that are 
partners of NATO; and 
(B) to increase exports of energy, energy 
technologies, and energy development services 
from the United States to such countries. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 5. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORTATION OF NAT-
URAL GAS TO UNITED STATES ALLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘For purposes’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘nation with which there is in 
effect a free trade agreement requiring national 
treatment for trade in natural gas’’ and inserting 
‘‘foreign country described in paragraph (2)’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) A foreign country described in this para-
graph is— 
‘‘(A) a nation with which there is in effect 
a free trade agreement requiring national treat-
ment for trade in natural gas; 
‘‘(B) a member country of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization; 
‘‘(C) subject to paragraph (3), Japan; and 
‘‘(D) any other foreign country if the Sec-
retary of Energy, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and Secretary of Defense, deter-
mines that exportation of natural gas to that 
foreign country would promote the national se-
curity interests of the United States. 
‘‘(3) The exportation of natural gas to Japan 
shall be deemed to be consistent with the public in-
terest pursuant to paragraph (1), and applications 
for such exportation shall be granted without modi-
fication or delay under that paragraph, during only 
such period as the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation 
and Security, signed at Washington January 19, 
1960, and entered into force June 23, 1960 (11 
UST 1632; TIAS 4509), between the United States 
and Japan, remains in effect.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to applications for the 
authorization to export natural gas under section 3 of the 
Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) that are pending on, 
or filed on or after, the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF PIPELINES IN THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose five 
or more of the sanctions described in section 235 of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
(22 U.S.C. 9529) with respect to a person if the President 
determines that the person knowingly, on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, makes an investment de-
scribed in subsection (b) or sells, leases, or provides to 
the Government of the Russian Federation, or to any enti-
ty owned or controlled by that government, for the con-
struction of Russian energy export pipelines, goods, serv-
ices, technology, information, or support described in sub-
section (c)— 
(1) any of which has a fair market value of 
$1,000,000 or more; or 
(2) that, during a 12-month period, have an ag-
gregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or more. 
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(b) INVESTMENT DESCRIBED.—An investment de-
scribed in this subsection is any contribution of assets, in-
cluding a loan guarantee or any other transfer of value, 
that directly and significantly contributes to the enhance-
ment of the ability of the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration, or any entity owned or controlled by that govern-
ment, to construct energy export pipelines. 
(c) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, 
OR SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, technology, 
information, or support described in this subsection are 
goods, services, technology, information, or support that 
could directly and significantly facilitate the maintenance 
or expansion of the construction, modernization, or repair 
of energy export pipelines by the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation or any entity owned or controlled by that 
government. 
(d) PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY AND NOTICE 
TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 
President may waive the application of sanctions 
under this section if the President determines that 
it is in the national security interests of the United 
States to waive such sanctions. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 15 
days before taking action to waive the application of 
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sanctions under paragraph (1), the President shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a notification of, and 
written justification for, the action. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The authority to impose 
sanctions under subsection (a) shall not include the 
authority to impose sanctions with respect to the im-
portation of goods. 
(2) GOOD
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 
substance, material, supply or manufactured prod-
uct, including inspection and test equipment, and ex-
cluding technical data. 
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