; and (B) is necessary to preempt or counter efforts by a strategic competitor of the United States to secure significant political or economic leverage or acquire national security-sensitive technologies or infrastructure in an Indo-Pacific country that is an ally or partner of the United States; (2) shall provide equal consideration to each such project, without regard to the type of the energy involved; and (3) should, in providing support authorized by paragraph (1), coordinate with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Government of Australia pursuant to the trilateral memorandum of understanding on development finance signed on November 12, 2018. . (b) Promotion of energy exports by export-Import bank of the united states The Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 ( 12 U.S.C. 635 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 16. Strategic energy infrastructure (a) In general The Bank shall establish a balanced strategic energy portfolio focused on providing financing (including loans, guarantees, and insurance) for projects described in subsection (b) that may facilitate— (1) increases in exports of United States energy commodities; or (2) the export of United States equipment, materials, and technology. (b) Projects described A project described in this subsection is a project related to— (1) construction of liquefied natural gas import terminals; (2) commercialization of carbon capture, utilization, and storage; (3) development of blue hydrogen infrastructure