,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for     
himself1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 and ,mr4       
,begich7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to expedite     
applications to export natural gas1 to  
require the public disclosure of        
liquefied natural gas export            
destinations1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,natural ,gas ,export ,promotion
 ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,applications to   
export natural gas  7a7  ,in general    
,the ,secretary of ,energy 7referred to 
in this section as the ,secretary7 shall
 issue a final 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 that is pending on or filed on  
or after the date of enactment of this  

,act not later than #de days after      
conclusion of the review required by the
 ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act  
of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474 
7b7  ,judicial review  7#a7 ,in general 
,except for review in the ,supreme      
,court1 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 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  #c4  ,public        
disclosure of export destinations       
,section #c of the ,natural ,gas ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7g7   
,public disclosure of liquefied natural 
gas export destinations  7#a7  ,in      
general  ,in the case of any            
authorization to export liquefied       
natural gas1 the ,secretary of ,energy  
shall require the applicant to report to
 the ,secretary of ,energy the names of 
the one or more countries of destination
 to which the exported liquefied natural
 gas is delivered4  7#b7  ,timing  ,the 
applicant shall file the report required
 under paragraph 7#a7 not later than--  
7,a7 in the case of the first export1   
the last day of the month following the 

month of the first export2 and  7,b7 in 
the case of subsequent exports1 the date
 that is #cj days after the last day of 
the applicable month concerning the     
activity of the previous month4  7#c7   
,disclosure  ,the ,secretary of ,energy 
shall publish the information reported  
under this subsection on the website of 
the ,department of ,energy and otherwise
 make the information available to the  
public4  4