,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,hoeven introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,natural ,gas ,act to provide 
certainty with respect to the timing of 
,department of ,energy decisions to     
approve or deny applications to export  
natural gas4  #a4 ,short title  ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,natural ,gas  
,export ,certainty ,act of #bjad4  #b4  
,regulatory certainty ,section #c of the
 ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4      
#gag;b7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7g7 ,deadline for       
certain applications for exportation of 
natural gas  7#a7 ,,lng terminals  7,a7 
,in general ,subject to subparagraph    
7,b71 the ,commission shall make a      
public interest determination and issue 
an order under subsection 7a7 for an    
application for the exportation of      

natural gas to a foreign country through
 a particular ,,lng terminal not later  
than #de days after receipt of an       
application under subsection 7e7 for--  
7i7 the conversion of that ,,lng        
terminal into an ,,lng import or export 
facility2 or  7ii7 the construction of  
that ,,lng terminal4  7,b7 ,limitation  
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall only apply to  
applications for the exportation of     
natural gas to a foreign country under  
subsection 7a7 that have been pending   
for a period of not less than #ahj      
calendar days4  7#b7 ,application ,this 
subsection shall not apply with respect 
to an application under subsection 7a7  
for the exportation of natural gas--    
7,a7 to a foreign country-- 7i7 to which
 the exportation of natural gas is      
otherwise prohibited by law2 or  7ii7   
described in subsection 7c72 or  7,b7 if
 the ,commission has made a contingent  
determination with respect to the       
application4  7#c7 ,effect ,except as   
specifically provided in this           

subsection1 nothing in this subsection  
affects the authority of the ,commission
 to review1 process1 and make a         
determination with respect to an        
application for the exportation of      
natural gas4  7h7 ,judicial ,action     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,united ,states   
,court of ,appeals for the circuit in   
which an 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 date of 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  4