,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjad ,mr4  
,hoev5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,natural ,gas ,act to provide
 c]ta9ty ) respect to ! tim+ ( ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,en]gy decisions to approve or d5y   
applications to export natural gas4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,natural ,gas ,export ,c]ta9ty ,act (   
#bjad4  #b4 ,regulatory c]ta9ty ,section
 #c ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,deadl9e = c]ta9     
applications = exportation ( natural gas
  7#a7 ,,lng t]m9als  7,a7 ,9 g5]al     
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !         
,commission %all make a public int]e/   
det]m9ation & issue an ord] "u          
subsection 7a7 = an application = !     
exportation ( natural gas to a =eign    
c\ntry ?r\gh a p>ticul> ,,lng t]m9al n  
lat] ?an #de days aft] receipt ( an     

application "u subsection 7e7 =-- 7i7 ! 
conv]sion ( t ,,lng t]m9al into an ,,lng
 import or export facility2 or  7ii7 !  
con/ruction ( t ,,lng t]m9al4  7,b7     
,limitation ,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all only 
apply to applications = ! exportation ( 
natural gas to a =eign c\ntry "u        
subsection 7a7 t h be5 p5d+ = a p]iod ( 
n less ?an #ahj cal5d> days4  7#b7      
,application ,?is subsection %all n     
apply ) respect to an application "u    
subsection 7a7 = ! exportation ( natural
 gas-- 7,a7 to a =eign c\ntry-- 7i7 to  
:i* ! exportation ( natural gas is      
o!rwise prohibit$ by law2 or  7ii7      
describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 or  7,b7 if !
 ,commission has made a cont+5t         
det]m9ation ) respect to ! application4 
7#c7 ,effect ,except z specifically     
provid$ 9 ?is subsection1 no?+ 9 ?is    
subsection affects ! au?ority ( !       
,commission to review1 process1 & make a
 det]m9ation ) respect to an application
 = ! exportation ( natural gas4  7h7    
,judicial ,action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     

,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = !      
circuit 9 :i* an export facility w be   
locat$ pursuant to an application       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all h orig9al
 & exclusive jurisdiction ov] any civil 
action = ! review (-- 7,a7 an ord] issu$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy ) respect to ! 
application2 or  7,b7 ! failure ( !     
,secret>y to issue a decision on !      
application4  7#b7 ,ord] ,if ! ,c\rt 9 a
 civil action describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7  
f9ds t ! ,secret>y has fail$ to issue a 
decision on ! application z requir$ "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,c\rt %all ord] !     
,secret>y to issue ! decision n lat] ?an
 #cj days aft] ! date ( ! ord] ( !      
,c\rt4  7#c7 ,exp$it$ consid]ation ,!   
,c\rt %all-- 7,a7 set any civil action  
br\ght "u ?is subsection = exp$it$      
consid]ation2 &  7,b7 set ! matt] on !  
docket z soon z practicable aft] ! fil+ 
date ( ! initial plead+4  4