,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aahi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,mr4  
,m>key 7= himself & ,mr4 ,holt7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,natural ,gas ,act ) 
respect to ! exportation ( natural gas1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,natural  
,gas ,security & ,consum] ,protection   
,act4  #b4 ,au?orization = !            
,exportation ( ,natural ,gas ,section   
#c7;a7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 ins]t+ be=e ,aft] six mon?s f ! date on
 :i* ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,au?orization = !   
,importation ( ,natural ,gas4--2  7#b7  
by /rik+ export any natural gas f !     
,unit$ ,/ates to a =eign c\ntry or2     
7#c7 by /rik+ exportation or2 &  7#d7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3  
7#b7 ,au?orization = ! ,exportation (   
,natural ,gas  7,a7 ,prohibition ,no    
p]son may export any natural gas f !    

,unit$ ,/ates to a =eign c\ntry )\t fir/
 hav+ secur$ an ord] ( ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy au?oriz+ su* p]son to d s4  7,b7 
,issuance ( ord]s ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
may issue an ord] au?oriz+ a p]son to   
export natural gas f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
a =eign c\ntry1 ^u application1 if !    
,secret>y det]m9es t ! propos$          
exportation w be consi/5t ) ! public    
int]e/1 9 accordance ) ! regulations    
issu$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,b74 ,!         
,secret>y may by ord] grant su*         
application1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 ) su*      
modification & ^u su* t]ms & conditions 
z ! ,secret>y may f9d necess>y or       
appropriate4  7,c7 ,tim+ ,no ord] may be
 issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy "u ?is   
p>agraph prior to ! date on :i* !       
,secret>y issues f9al regulations "u    
p>agraph 7#c77;,b74  7#c7 ,public       
,int]e/ ,det]m9ation  7,a7 ,,nepa review
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all issue a     
detail$ /atem5t "u section #ajb7b77;,c7 
( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act
 ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 (

 ! environm5tal impact ( ! issuance (   
ord]s "u p>agraph 7#b71 includ+ by      
conduct+ an analysis ( ! impacts (      
extraction ( export$ natural gas on !   
environm5t 9 communities :]e ! natural  
gas is extract$4  7,b7 ,regulations  7i7
 ,deadl9e ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all issue f9al      
regulations1 aft] notice & public       
comm5t1 = det]m9+ :e!r an export (      
natural gas f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to a =eign
 c\ntry is 9 ! public int]e/ = purposes 
( issu+ an ord] "u p>agraph 7#b74  7ii7 
,cont5ts ,regulations issu$ "u ?is      
p>agraph %all require ! ,secret>y (     
,en]gy to det]m9e1 ) respect to ea*     
application = export ( natural gas f !  
,unit$ ,/ates to a =eign c\ntry1 :e!r   
su* export is 9 ! public int]e/ ?r\gh-- 
7,i7 use ( ! late/ available data on    
curr5t & project$ ,unit$ ,/ates natural 
gas dem&s1 production1 & price2  7,,ii7 
consid]ation ( ! effects ( su* natural  
gas exports on--  7aa7 h\sehold &       

bus9ess en]gy exp5ditures by electricity
 & natural gas consum]s 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7bb7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy1  
jobs1 & manufactur+1 includ+ su* effects
 on wages1 inve/m5t1 & en]gy int5sive & 
trade expos$ indu/ries1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y2  7cc7 ! en]gy security ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ability ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates to r$uce its reliance on  
import$ oil2  7dd7 ! cons]vation (      
dome/ic natural gas supplies to meet !  
future en]gy ne$s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7ee7 ! pot5tial = natural gas use 9 !   
transportation1 indu/rial1 & electricity
 sectors ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ff7 !     
ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to r$uce      
gre5h\se gas emissions2  7gg7 ! volume (
 natural gas produc$ on public l&s 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 & :]e su* natural gas is 
consum$2  7hh7 dome/ic natural gas      
supply & availability1 includ+ su*      
effects on pipel9es & o!r infra/ructure2
  7ii7 ! balance ( trade ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7jj7 o!r issues det]m9$      
relevant by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,,iii7     

consid]ation ( ! detail$ /atem5t issu$  
"u subp>agraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,exemptions  
,p>agraph 7#b7 does n apply ) respect to
 any ord] au?oriz+ ! exportation (      
natural gas if ! natural gas t w\ld be  
export$ z a result ( ! ord] is export$  
solely to meet a requirem5t impos$      
pursuant to section #bjc ( !            
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb71 section     
#e7;b7 ( ! ,trad+ ) ! ,enemy ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #e7;b771 or "p ,b (     
title ,,ii ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &         
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbga  
et seq474 ,9 su* cases1 ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy may issue su* ord] ^u application
 )\t modification or delay4  4