[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 95 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4144]
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  SA 2024. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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 D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1257. REPORT ON EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY AND THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION'S ABILITY TO USE ENERGY SUPPLIES AS 
                   TOOLS OF COERCION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report assessing the energy 
     security of NATO members, other European nations who share a 
     border with the Russian Federation, and Moldova, as well as 
     the ability of the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     use energy supplies to undermine the security of these 
     nations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include assessments of the following issues:
       (1) The extent of reliance by these nations on the Russian 
     Federation for supplies of oil and natural gas.
       (2) The ability of the Government of the Russian Federation 
     to use these energy supplies as tools of coercion or 
     intimidation to undermine the security of these nations.
       (3) Whether such reliance by these nations creates 
     vulnerabilities that negatively affect their security.
       (4) The magnitude of those vulnerabilities.
       (5) The impacts of those vulnerabilities on the national 
     security and economic interests of the United States.
       (6) Any other aspect that the Director determines to be 
     relevant to these issues.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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