1. Short title This Act may be cited as the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2018 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Central or Eastern European country The term Central or Eastern European country includes— (A) Albania; (B) Bosnia and Herzegovina; (C) Bulgaria; (D) Croatia; (E) Cyprus; (F) the Czech Republic; (G) Estonia; (H) Greece; (I) Hungary; (J) Kosovo; (K) Latvia; (L) Lithuania; (M) Macedonia; (N) Moldova; (O) Montenegro; (P) Poland; (Q) Romania; (R) Serbia; (S) Slovakia; (T) Slovenia; and (U) Ukraine. (2) Early-stage project support The term early-stage project support includes— (A) feasibility studies; (B) resource evaluations; (C) project appraisal and costing; (D) pilot projects; (E) commercial support, such as trade missions, reverse trade missions, technical workshops, international buyer programs, and international partner searchers to link suppliers to projects; (F) technical assistance and other guidance to improve the local regulatory environment and market frameworks to encourage transparent competition and enhance energy security; and (G) long-term energy sector planning. (3) Late-stage project support The term late-stage project support includes debt financing, insurance, and transaction advisory services. 3. 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 Central and Eastern European 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 Central and Eastern European 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