S.Amdt. 4407

SA 4407. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Durbin)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867
submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1264. REPORTS ON JOINT STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
AND GERMANY ON SUPPORTING UKRAINE, EUROPEAN
ENERGY SECURITY, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States remains opposed to the completion of
the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which threatens the energy
security of many European allies;
(2) the United States is concerned by recent efforts by the
Russian Federation to

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weaponize gas supplies to advance its geopolitical agenda and
exploit the vulnerabilities of Eastern European companies;
and
(3) the Government of Germany must make every effort--
(A) to act upon all deliverables outlined in the joint
statement reached between the United States and Germany on
July 15, 2021;
(B) to apply sanctions with respect to the Russian
Federation for any malign activity that weaponizes gas
supplies to European allies; and
(C) to comply with the regulatory framework under the
European Union's Third Energy Package with respect to Nord
Stream 2.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter
through September 30, 2023, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the implementation of the United
States-Germany climate and energy joint statement announced
by the President on July 15, 2021.
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of efforts undertaken by Germany to
execute the elements of such joint statement, including
efforts--
(i) to implement assistance programs that--

(I) support energy diversification in Ukraine; and
(II) commit funding to, and mobilize investments toward,
sustainable energy;

(ii) to support Ukraine in negotiations with Gazprom to
extend the current transit agreement; and
(iii) to engage more deeply in the Minsk Agreements and the
Normandy Format for a political solution to the Russian
Federation's illegal occupation of Crimea.
(B) An assessment of activities by the United States and
Germany to advance and provide funding for the Three Seas
Initiative.
(C) A description of any activity of, or supported by, the
Government of the Russian Federation--
(i) to weaponize the gas supplies of the Russian Federation
so as to exert political pressure upon any European country;
(ii) to withhold gas supplies for the purpose of extracting
excessive profit over European customers; or
(iii) to seek exemption from the European Union's Third
Energy Package regulatory framework.
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