1. Short title This Act may be cited as the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Early-stage project support The term early-stage project support includes the following: (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. (G) Long-term energy sector planning. (2) Late-stage project support The term late-stage project support includes support described in section 1421 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (also referred to as the BUILD Act of 2018 ; enacted as division F of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–254 )). (3) International financial institution The term international financial institution has the meaning given such term in section 1701(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 262r(c) ). 3. Sense of Congress; 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 European and Eurasian 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 to— (1) advance United States foreign policy and development goals by assisting European and Eurasian 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