[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7920-S7921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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