,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,begich1 and ,ms4         
,heitkamp7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
expedite decisions on applications for  
authorization to export natural gas1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,authorization
 to export natural gas  7a7 ,decision   
deadline ,the ,secretary of ,energy     
shall issue a decision on any           
application for authorization to export 
natural gas under section #c of the     
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;b7 not later than #ij days after   
the later of--  7#a7 the end of the     
comment period for the decision as set  
forth in the applicable notice published
 in the ,federal ,register2 or  7#b7 the
 date of enactment of this ,act4  7b7   
,judicial action  7#a7 ,in general ,the 

,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for  
the circuit in which the export facility
 will be located pursuant to an         
application described in subsection 7a7 
shall have original and exclusive       
jurisdiction over any civil action for  
the review of --  7,a7 an order issued  
by the ,secretary of ,energy with       
respect to the application2 or  7,b7 the
 failure of the ,secretary to issue a   
decision on the application4  7#b7      
,order ,if the ,court in a civil action 
described in paragraph 7#a7 finds that  
the ,secretary has failed to issue a    
decision on the application as required 
under subsection 7a71 the ,court shall  
order the ,secretary to issue the       
decision not later than #cj days after  
the order of the ,court4  7#c7          
,expedited consideration ,the ,court    
shall-- 7,a7 set any civil action       
brought under this subsection for       
expedited consideration2 and  7,b7 set  
the matter on the docket as soon as     
practicable after the filing date of the

 initial pleading4