,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,begich7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,natural ,gas  
,act to promote economic growth and job 
creation in the ,united ,states1 to     
strengthen strategic partnerships with  
allies of the ,united ,states1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,american ,job
 ,creation and ,strategic ,alliances    
,,lng ,act4  #b4 ,expedited approval of 
exportation of natural gas to ,world    
,trade ,organization member countries   
,section #c7;c7 of the ,natural ,gas    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7c77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7c7 ,for     
purposes and inserting the following3   
7c7 ,expedited application and approval 
process  7#a7 ,definition of ,world     

,trade ,organization member country ,in 
this subsection1 the term ,world ,trade 
,organization member country has the    
meaning given the term ,,wto member     
country in section #b of the ,uruguay   
,round ,agreements ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4  
#ceja74  7#b7 ,expedited application and
 approval process ,for purposes  2 and  
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7 7as so           
designated71 by inserting #8#8or to a   
,world ,trade ,organization member      
country'' after trade in natural gas4   
#c4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by section #b shall apply to           
applications for the authorization to   
export natural gas under section #c of  
the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#gag;b7 that are pending on1 or filed on
 or after1 the date of enactment of this
 ,act4