,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aahi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,mr4      
,holt7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,natural ,gas ,act with       
respect to the exportation of natural   
gas1 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,american ,natural ,gas ,security and   
,consumer ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,authorization for the ,exportation of  
,natural ,gas ,section #c7;a7 of the    
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;b7a77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
inserting before ,after six months from 
the date on which the following3 7#a7   
,authorization for the ,importation of  
,natural ,gas4--2  7#b7 by striking     
export any natural gas from the ,united 
,states to a foreign country or2  7#c7  
by striking exportation or2 and  7#d7 by
 adding at the end the following new    

paragraphs3  7#b7 ,authorization for the
 ,exportation of ,natural ,gas  7,a7    
,prohibition ,no person may export any  
natural gas from the ,united ,states to 
a foreign country without first having  
secured an order of the ,secretary of   
,energy authorizing such person to do   
so4  7,b7 ,issuance of orders ,the      
,secretary of ,energy may issue an order
 authorizing a person to export natural 
gas from the ,united ,states to a       
foreign country1 upon application1 if   
the ,secretary determines that the      
proposed exportation will be consistent 
with the public interest1 in accordance 
with the regulations issued under       
paragraph 7#c77;,b74 ,the ,secretary may
 by order grant such application1 in    
whole or in part1 with such modification
 and upon such terms and conditions as  
the ,secretary may find necessary or    
appropriate4  7,c7 ,timing ,no order may
 be issued by the ,secretary of ,energy 
under this paragraph prior to the date  
on which the ,secretary issues final    

regulations under paragraph 7#c77;,b74  
7#c7 ,public ,interest ,determination   
7,a7 ,,nepa review ,the ,secretary of   
,energy shall issue a detailed statement
 under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the      
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 of 
the environmental impact of the issuance
 of orders under paragraph 7#b71        
including by conducting an analysis of  
the impacts of extraction of exported   
natural gas on the environment in       
communities where the natural gas is    
extracted4  7,b7 ,regulations  7i7      
,deadline ,not later than #b years after
 the date of enactment of this          
paragraph1 the ,secretary of ,energy    
shall issue final regulations1 after    
notice and public comment1 for          
determining whether an export of natural
 gas from the ,united ,states to a      
foreign country is in the public        
interest for purposes of issuing an     
order under paragraph 7#b74  7ii7       
,contents ,regulations issued under this

 paragraph shall require the ,secretary 
of ,energy to determine1 with respect to
 each application for export of natural 
gas from the ,united ,states to a       
foreign country1 whether such export is 
in the public interest through--  7,i7  
use of the latest available data on     
current and projected ,united ,states   
natural gas demands1 production1 and    
price2  7,,ii7 consideration of the     
effects of such natural gas exports on--
  7aa7 household and business energy    
expenditures by electricity and natural 
gas consumers in the ,united ,states2   
7bb7 the ,united ,states economy1 jobs1 
and manufacturing1 including such       
effects on wages1 investment1 and energy
 intensive and trade exposed industries1
 as determined by the ,secretary2  7cc7 
the energy security of the ,united      
,states1 including the ability of the   
,united ,states to reduce its reliance  
on imported oil2  7dd7 the conservation 
of domestic natural gas supplies to meet
 the future energy needs of the ,united 

,states2  7ee7 the potential for natural
 gas use in the transportation1         
industrial1 and electricity sectors of  
the ,united ,states2  7ff7 the ability  
of the ,united ,states to reduce        
greenhouse gas emissions2  7gg7 the     
volume of natural gas produced on public
 lands in the ,united ,states1 and where
 such natural gas is consumed2  7hh7    
domestic natural gas supply and         
availability1 including such effects on 
pipelines and other infrastructure2     
7ii7 the balance of trade of the ,united
 ,states2 and  7jj7 other issues        
determined relevant by the ,secretary2  
and  7,,iii7 consideration of the       
detailed statement issued under         
subparagraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,exemptions    
,paragraph 7#b7 does not apply with     
respect to any order authorizing the    
exportation of natural gas if the       
natural gas that would be exported as a 
result of the order is exported solely  
to meet a requirement imposed pursuant  
to section #bjc of the ,international   

,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agjb71 section #e7;b7 of the 
,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #e7;b771 or part ,b of  
title ,,ii of the ,energy ,policy and   
,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbga 
et seq474 ,in such cases1 the ,secretary
 of ,energy may issue such order upon   
application without modification or     
delay4  4