,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjae ,mr4 ,k+
 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 limit !    
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to      
approve c]ta9 proposals relat+ to export
 activities ( liquefi$ natural gas      
t]m9als4  #a4 ,limitation on au?ority ( 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to approve c]ta9     
,,lng t]m9al proposals ,section #c7;e7 (
 ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#gag;b7e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+     
7e77#a7 ,! ,commission & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7e7 ,,lng t]m9als  7#a7        
,au?ority ( ,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,subject to p>agraph 7#e71 ! ,commission
  2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! second   
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,except z & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  7,b7 ,no effect on o!r ,f$]al  
au?ority ,except z  2  7#c7 9 p>agraph  
7#b7--  7,a7 by ind5t+ subp>agraphs 7,a7
 ?r\gh 7,d7 appropriately2 &  7,b7 by   

/rik+ 7#b7 ,^u & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 
,he>+ & det]m9ation ,on  2  7#d7 9      
p>agraph 7#c7--  7,a7 by /rik+ 7#c77;,a7
 ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,action on       
approval  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z       
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 & p>agraph   
7#e7  2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7i7 9
 clause 7ii71 by ind5t+ subclauses 7,i7 
?r\gh 7,,iii7 appropriately2  7ii7 by   
ind5t+ clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 appropriately2
 &  7iii7 by /rik+ 7,b7 ,be=e & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7,b7 ,requirem5ts be=e #bjae  
,be=e  2 &  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by 
/rik+ 7,c7 ,subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7,c7 ,sunset ,subp>agraph 7,b7 
2  7#e7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ 7#d7  
,an ord] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#d7       
,protection ( exi/+ cu/om]s ,an ord]  2 
&  7#f7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7
 ,au?ority ( ,secret>y ( ,en]gy ov]     
c]ta9 proposals  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 p>agraph3 7i7 ,additional export       
proposal ,! t]m additional export       
proposal means any proposal submitt$ to 

! ,secret>y by a new or exi/+ ,,lng     
t]m9al--  7,i7 to initiate ! export (   
natural gas to a =eign c\ntry1 ) respect
 to an ,,lng t]m9al t does n s export   
natural gas z ( ! date ( submission ( ! 
proposal2 or  7,,ii7 to increase !      
quantity ( natural gas export$ to a     
=eign c\ntry by ! ,,lng t]m9al1 )       
respect to an ,,lng t]m9al t exports    
natural gas z ( ! date ( submission ( ! 
proposal4  7ii7 ,secret>y ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =      
,fossil ,en]gy pursuant to sections     
#cja7;b7 & #djb7;f7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,en]gy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #gaea7;b71 #gagb7;f774  7,b7           
,limitation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ "p   
#eij ( title #aj1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 or any o!r provision ( law 7includ+    
regulations71 effective beg9n+ on ! date
 describ$ 9 clause 7ii71 ! ,secret>y may
 n take into consid]ation or approve any
 additional export proposal4  7ii7      

,description ( date ,! date ref]r$ to 9 
clause 7i7 is ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es t ! total quantity ( natural   
gas cumulatively export$ by fully       
p]mitt$ ,,lng t]m9als is at lea/ equal  
to #h billion cubic feet p] day4  4