3.0.0 2845 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z 2023-09-05T17:28:05Z Senate S 2021-09-23 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-09-23T23:25:30Z 2021-09-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2021-09-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N International Affairs Air quality Alliances Alternative and renewable resources Asia Australia Brunei Burma Cambodia China Climate change and greenhouse gases Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental technology Europe Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt India Indonesia Infrastructure development International organizations and cooperation Japan Laos Malaysia Motor fuels Multilateral development programs Oceania Oil and gas Philippines Russia Singapore South Korea Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Thailand U.S. and foreign investments Vietnam International Affairs 00 2021-09-23 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-09T16:52:20Z Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act

This bill requires and authorizes actions related to supporting energy projects in other countries, including projects to increase energy security in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Department of State must prioritize U.S. government effort in helping the governments of Japan, India, and other like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region to increase their energy security and reduce energy emissions, including through providing diplomatic and political support as necessary. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency must provide early-stage support for energy infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region that promote the reduction of greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions. The State Department, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Energy must identify projects appropriate for such support.

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (1) may provide support for projects related to the importation of liquefied natural gas and the generation of low-emission energy, including projects owned by foreign government entities; and (2) may not prohibit or restrict support for a project on the basis of the type of energy involved.

The Export-Import Bank must establish a strategic energy portfolio focused on financing projects that may increase U.S. energy exports and are related to the development or construction of (1) liquefied natural gas import terminals, (2) carbon capture and storage, (3) blue hydrogen infrastructure, or (4) other low-emission energy infrastructure.

]]> Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Display Title Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide support for energy infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2845is/xml/BILLS-117s2845is.xml 2021-09-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.