,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,garamendi 7for himself and ,mr4       
,hunter7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to promote the transportation  
of liquified natural gas from the       
,united ,states on ,united ,states flag 
vessels1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,growing ,american ,shipping ,act of
 #bjad4  #b4 ,purpose ,with respect to  
the trade and maritime transportation of
 natural gas produced in the ,united    
,states1 it is the purpose of this ,act 
to--  7#a7 enhance the national security
 and port safety of the ,united ,states 
by encouraging to the maximum extent    
practicable the transport of liquified  
natural gas on ,united ,states flag     
vessels2  7#b7 maintain the             
technological ability of the ,united    
,states shipbuilding industry to build  

and repair vessels for the ,navy and the
 ,coast ,guard by maintaining the       
critical industrial infrastructure and  
skilled human workforce necessary to    
build such vessels2 and  7#c7 ensure to 
the maximum extent practicable that all 
maritime personnel operating vessels    
transporting liquified natural gas to or
 from the ,united ,states are           
credentialed by the ,coast ,guard and   
qualified to hold a transportation      
security card4  #c4 ,promotion of       
transportation of ,,lng from the ,united
 ,states on ,united ,states flag vessels
  7a7 ,program ,section #cjd7;a7 of the 
,coast ,guard and ,maritime             
,transportation ,act of #bjjf 7,public  
,law #aji-bda2 #cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aejc note7
 is amended by inserting and from before
 the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,amendment of
 ,deepwater ,port ,act ,section #d7;i7  
of the ,deepwater ,port ,act of #aigd   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aejc7;i77 is amended by 
inserting before the period the         
following3 or that will supply liquified

 natural gas to be exported on ,united  
,states flag vessels4