[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 46 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S1695]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2853. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, 
and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 2124, to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 28, after line 25, add the following:

     SEC. 12. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS TO 
                   UKRAINE AND NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
                   MEMBER COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 
     U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended by inserting ``, to Ukraine, or to 
     a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization'' 
     after ``trade in natural gas''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply 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.
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  SA 2854. Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2124, to 
support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Insert after section 12 the following new section:

     SEC. 13. PROHIBITION ON DIRECT OR INDIRECT USE OF FUNDS TO 
                   ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS WITH 
                   ROSOBORONEXPORT.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--The head of an executive agency may not 
     enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or 
     cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a 
     loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, any subsidiary or 
     affiliate of Rosoboronexport, or any domestic or foreign 
     entity that has a business relationship with Rosoboronexport 
     or any subsidiary or affiliate of Rosoboronexport related to 
     the design, manufacture, or sale of military equipment.
       (2) Termination of existing contracts and agreements.--The 
     head of each executive agency shall immediately terminate any 
     contract, memorandum of understanding, cooperative agreement, 
     loan, or loan agreement described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Reprogramming Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The President may reprogram funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for Economic Support 
     Fund assistance or security assistance for the government of 
     a country that, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, enters into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or 
     cooperative agreement with, or makes a grant to, or provides 
     a loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, or any 
     subsidiary or affiliate of Rosoboronexport, in an amount up 
     to or equal to the total amount of each such contract, 
     memorandum of understanding, cooperative agreement, loan, or 
     loan agreement.
       (2) Notification.--The President shall notify Congress not 
     later than 15 days before reprogramming funds under paragraph 
     (1).
       (c) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``executive agency'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
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  SA 2855. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2124, to support sovereignty and democracy in 
Ukraine, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       Strike section 13.

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