,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide = ! exp$it$ approval by !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy ( liquefi$ natural   
gas exports1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,export ,am]ican ,natural ,gas ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,liquefi$ natural gas export
 approval ,section #c ( ! ,natural ,gas 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3 
7g7  7#a7 ,= purposes ( subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y %all approve or d5y an      
application = approval ( ! export (     
liquefi$ natural gas1 :e!r ?r\gh an     
on%ore or (f%ore t]m9al1 n lat] ?an #fj 

days aft] ! lat] (--  7,a7 ! ,secret>y  
receiv+ a complet$ application2 &  7,b7 
! applicant ent]+ into a contract ) a   
cu/om] = ! liquefi$ natural gas propos$ 
to be export$4  7#b7 ,if ! ,secret>y has
 n approv$ or d5i$ an application by !  
deadl9e e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
application %all be deem$ to h be5      
approv$4  7#c7 ,?is subsection %all n   
apply to an application = export to a   
nation to :i* su* export is prohibit$ by
 law4  7h7 ,au?orization %all be provid$
 "u subsection 7a7 sep>ately f &        
simultane\sly ) au?orization requir$ f !
 ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission  
or ! ,m>itime ,adm9i/ration1 z          
applicable4  4  #c4 ,report on global   
exports ( natural gas production ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
submit to ,congress a report on !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! economic policies (    
=eign c\ntries ) natural gas res\rces & 
res]ves z su* policies relate to !      
developm5t & production ( _! natural gas

 res\rces & res]ves & ! ext5t & /atus ( 
_! natural gas res\rces & res]ves4  7#b7
 ,! pot5tial to export ! natural gas    
production ( su* =eign c\ntries to !    
global m>ket & ! impact ( ! export ( su*
 natural gas production on ! global     
m>ket4  7#c7 ,a description ( actions   
tak5 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to    
fo/] natural gas exports to =eign       
c\ntries t may h an int]e/ 9 import+    
natural gas f ! ,unit$ ,/ates4