3.0.0 1453 2022-11-01T17:03:33Z 2022-11-01T17:03:33Z House HR 2019-02-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KINZINGER:H.R. 1453.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H2316]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-28T14:08:25Z European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 116 1616 HR 2019-03-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 116 704 S 2019-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331. Related bill CRS 2019-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2019-02-28 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-02-28 True International Affairs Albania Alternative and renewable resources Andorra Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Congressional oversight Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Estonia Europe Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Infrastructure development Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Oil and gas Poland Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City International Affairs 00 2019-02-28 Introduced in House 2019-11-06T17:22:09Z European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of State to prioritize assistance to develop energy infrastructure in Europe, in particular for projects involving the European Commission and governments in the region. Assistance shall include political, technical, and diplomatic support.

Projects eligible for such assistance include infrastructure for natural gas, electricity transmission, and renewable energy. The State Department shall give preference to projects that (1) improve the capacity to transfer gas and electricity within and between European countries, (2) have been identified by the European Commission as integral for regional energy security, (3) are expected to enhance energy market integration, (4) can attract other sources of funding, and (5) can potentially use U.S. goods and services.

The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 the Countering Russian Influence Fund and establishes that U.S. agencies may use the fund to provide assistance under the bill.

The President shall report to Congress annually about U.S. assistance provided under the bill.

]]> European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 Display Title European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To prioritize the efforts of and enhance coordination among United States agencies to encourage European countries to diversify their energy sources and supply routes, increase European countries' energy security, and help the United States reach its global energy security goals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1453ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1453ih.xml 2019-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.