,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4 
,g>am5di 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hunt]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote !
 transportation ( liquifi$ natural gas f
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,unit$ ,/ates flag  
vessels1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gr[+   
,am]ican ,%ipp+ ,act ( #bjad4  #b4      
,purpose ,) respect to ! trade & m>itime
 transportation ( natural gas produc$ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 x is ! purpose ( ?is   
,act to--  7#a7 enhance ! national      
security & port safety ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 by enc\rag+ to ! maximum ext5t         
practicable ! transport ( liquifi$      
natural gas on ,unit$ ,/ates flag       
vessels2  7#b7 ma9ta9 ! te*nological    
ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %ipbuild+     
indu/ry to build & repair vessels = !   
,navy & ! ,coa/ ,gu>d by ma9ta9+ !      
critical indu/rial infra/ructure &      

skill$ human work=ce necess>y to build  
su* vessels2 &  7#c7 ensure to ! maximum
 ext5t practicable t all m>itime        
p]sonnel op]at+ vessels transport+      
liquifi$ natural gas to or f ! ,unit$   
,/ates are cr$5tial$ by ! ,coa/ ,gu>d & 
qualifi$ to hold a transportation       
security c>d4  #c4 ,promotion (         
transportation ( ,,lng f ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 on ,unit$ ,/ates flag vessels  7a7     
,program ,section #cjd7;a7 ( ! ,coa/    
,gu>d & ,m>itime ,transportation ,act ( 
#bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bda2 #cc       
,u4,s4,c4 #aejc note7 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 & f be=e ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,am5dm5t
 ( ,deepwat] ,port ,act ,section #d7;i7 
( ! ,deepwat] ,port ,act ( #aigd 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #aejc7;i77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
be=e ! p]iod ! foll[+3 or t w supply    
liquifi$ natural gas to be export$ on   
,unit$ ,/ates flag vessels4