§ 9562. Statement of policy

Statutory text

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the United States has economic and national security interests in assisting European and Eurasian countries achieve energy security through diversification of their energy sources and supply routes.

Statement of policy

It is the policy of the United States—

to advance United States foreign policy and development goals by assisting European and Eurasian countries to reduce their dependence on energy resources from countries that use energy dependence for undue political influence, such as the Russian Federation, which has used natural gas to coerce, intimidate, and influence other countries;

to promote the energy security of allies and partners of the United States by encouraging the development of accessible, transparent, and competitive energy markets that provide diversified sources, types, and routes of energy;

to encourage United States public and private sector investment in European energy infrastructure projects to bridge the gap between energy security requirements and commercial demand in a way that is consistent with the region’s absorptive capacity; and

to help facilitate the export of United States energy resources, technology, and expertise to global markets in a way that benefits the energy security of allies and partners of the United States, including in Europe and Eurasia.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2019
European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–94 div. P title XX § 2003 · 133 Stat. 2534
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 9562
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XX, § 2003, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3223.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XX, § 2003, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3223.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2003. STATEMENT OF POLICY. (a) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that the United States has economic and national security interests in assisting European and Eurasian countries achieve energy security through diversification of their energy sources and supply routes. (b) Statement of Policy.— It is the policy of the United States— (1) to advance United States foreign policy and development goals by assisting European and Eurasian countries to reduce their dependence on energy resources from countries that use energy dependence for undue political influence, such as the Russian Federation, which has used natural gas to coerce, intimidate, and influence other countries; (2) to promote the energy security of allies and partners of the United States by encouraging the development of accessible, transparent, and competitive energy markets that provide diversified sources, types, and routes of energy; (3) to encourage United States public and private sector investment in European energy infrastructure projects to bridge the gap between energy security requirements and commercial demand in a way that is consistent with the region’s absorptive capacity; and (4) to help facilitate the export of United States energy resources, technology, and expertise to global markets in a way that benefits the energy security of allies and partners of the United States, including in Europe and Eurasia.

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Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019, and also as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, and not as part of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 which comprises this chapter.

Credits

(Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XX, § 2003, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3223.)