Energy Security Pacts Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4392 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4392 To promote United States and allied energy and mineral security, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2026 Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote United States and allied energy and mineral security, 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 ``Energy Security Pacts Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Council agency.--The term ``council agency'' means a department, agency, or organization described in section 6(c). (3) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any mineral on the list of critical minerals required by section 7002(c)(3) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)) on or after January 1, 2026. (4) Director for energy security pacts.--The term ``Director for Energy Security Pacts'' means the Director for Energy Security Pacts described in section 4. (5) Energy security pact.--The term ``Energy Security Pact'' means an Energy Security Pact described in section 3. (6) Energy security pacts council.--The term ``Energy Security Pacts Council'' means the Energy Security Pacts Council es