H.R. 6 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2014 Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Barton, Mr. Olson, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Lance, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Latta, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Hall, Mr. Turner, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Womack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act. 2. Amendments Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before For purposes; (2) by striking a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas and inserting a World Trade Organization member nation; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term World Trade Organization member nation means a country described in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)). . 3. Pending applications Any application for authorization to export natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) for which a notice has been published in the Federal Register before March 6, 2014, shall be granted without modification or delay.