; and (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (c) Supporting efforts of countries in europe and eurasia To decrease their dependence on Russian sources of energy (1) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (A) The Government of the Russian Federation uses its strong position in the energy sector as leverage to manipulate the internal politics and foreign relations of the countries of Europe and Eurasia. (B) This influence is based not only on the Russian Federation’s oil and natural gas resources, but also on its state-owned nuclear power and electricity companies. (2) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— (A) the United States should assist the efforts of the countries of Europe and Eurasia to enhance their energy security through diversification of energy supplies in order to lessen dependencies on Russian Federation energy resources and state-owned entities