Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act

To authorize natural gas exports to certain foreign countries, and for
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Russian Energy Exploitation
(FREE) Act''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS TO UKRAINE.

Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended
by inserting ``or to the member states of the European Union or the
former Soviet states of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan'' after ``trade in natural gas''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON GLOBAL EXPORTS OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on the
following:
(1) The economic policies of foreign countries with natural
gas resources and reserves as such policies relate to the
development and production of their natural gas resources and
reserves and the extent and status of their natural gas
resources and reserves.
(2) The potential to export the natural gas production of
such foreign countries to the global market and the impact of
the export of such natural gas production on the global market.
(3) A description of actions taken by the United States
Government to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries
that may have an interest in importing natural gas from the
United States.