(c) Assistance to Address the Energy Crisis in Ukraine.--
(1) Emergency energy assistance.--
(A) Plan required.--The Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Energy, in collaboration with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development and the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall work with
officials of the Government of Ukraine to develop a
short-term emergency energy assistance plan designed to
help Ukraine address the potentially severe short-term,
heating fuel and electricity shortages facing Ukraine
in 2014 and 2015.
(B) Elements.--The plan required by subparagraph
(A) should include strategies to address heating fuel
and electricity shortages in Ukraine, including, as
appropriate--
(i) the acquisition of short-term,
emergency fuel supplies;
(ii) the repair or replacement of
infrastructure that could impede the
transmission of electricity or transportation
of fuel;
(iii) the prioritization of the
transportation of fuel supplies to the areas
where such supplies are needed most;
(iv) streamlining emergency communications
throughout national, regional, and local
governments to manage the potential energy
crisis resulting from heating fuel and
electricity shortages;
(v) forming a crisis management team within
the Government of Ukraine to specifically
address the potential crisis, including
ensuring coordination of the team's efforts
with the efforts of outside governmental and
nongovernmental entities providing assistance
to address the potential crisis; and
(vi) developing a public outreach strategy
to facilitate preparation by the population and
communication with the population in the event
of a crisis.
(C) Assistance.--The Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development are
authorized to provide assistance in support of, and to
invest in short-term solutions for, enabling Ukraine to
secure the energy safety of the people of Ukraine
during 2014 and 2015, including through--
(i) procurement and transport of emergency
fuel supplies, including reverse pipeline flows
from Europe;
(ii) provision of technical assistance for
crisis planning, crisis response, and public
outreach;
(iii) repair of infrastructure to enable
the transport of fuel supplies;
(iv) repair of power generating or power
transmission equipment or facilities;
(v) procurement and installation of
compressors or other appropriate equipment to
enhance short-term natural gas production;
(vi) procurement of mobile electricity
generation units; and
(vii) conversion of natural gas heating
facilities to run on other fuels, including
alternative energy sources.; and
(viii) provision of emergency
weatherization and winterization materials and
supplies.
(D) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International
Development $50,000,000 in the aggregate for fiscal
year 2015 to carry out activities under this paragraph.
(2) Reduction of ukraine's reliance on energy imports.--
(A) Plans required.--The Secretary of State, in
collaboration with the Secretary of Energy and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, shall work with officials of
the Government of Ukraine to develop medium- and long-
term plans to increase energy production and efficiency
to increase energy security by helping Ukraine reduce
its dependence on natural gas imported from the Russian
Federation.
(B) Elements.--The medium- and long-term plans
required by subparagraph (A) should include strategies,
as appropriate, to--
(i) improve corporate governance and
unbundling of state-owned oil and gas sector
firms;
(ii) increase production from natural gas
fields and from other sources, including
renewable energy;
(iii) license new oil and gas blocks
transparently and competitively;
(iv) modernize oil and gas upstream
infrastructure; and
(v) improve energy efficiency.
(C) Prioritization.--The Secretary of State, the
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, and the Secretary of Energy
should, during fiscal years 2015 through 2017, work
with other donors, including multilateral agencies and
nongovernmental organizations, to prioritize, to the
extent practicable and as appropriate, the provision of
assistance from such donors to help Ukraine to improve
energy efficiency, increase energy supplies produced in
Ukraine, and reduce reliance on energy imports from the
Russian Federation, including natural gas.
(D) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 in the
aggregate for fiscal years 2015 through 2017 to carry
out activities under this paragraph.
(3) Support from the overseas private investment
corporation.--The Overseas Private Investment Corporation
shall--
(A) prioritize, to the extent practicable, support
for investments to help increase energy efficiency,
develop domestic oil and natural gas reserves, improve
and repair electricity infrastructure, and develop
renewable and other sources of energy in Ukraine; and
(B) implement procedures for expedited review and,
as appropriate, approval, of applications by eligible
investors (as defined in section 238 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2198)) for loans,
loan guarantees, and insurance for such investments.
(4) Support by the world bank group and the european bank
for reconstruction and development.--The President shall, to
the extent practicable and as appropriate, direct the United
States Executive Directors of the World Bank Group and the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use the
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to encourage
the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development and other international financial
institutions--
(A) to invest in, and increase their efforts to
promote investment in, projects to improve energy
efficiency, improve and repair electricity
infrastructure, develop domestic oil and natural gas
reserves, and develop renewable and other sources of
energy in Ukraine; and
(B) to stimulate private investment in such
projects.
