,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1 #bjae
 ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,ms4     
,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1
 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4      
,alexander1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,flake1   
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4       
,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to modernize ,federal policies 
regarding the supply and distribution of
 energy in the ,united ,states1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,energy       
,supply and ,distribution ,act of #bjae4
  #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this   
,act are-- 7#a7 to adopt certain        
recommendations of the ,quadrennial     
,energy ,review of #bjae2  7#b7 to      
enhance the integration of energy       
markets2  7#c7 to improve the collection
 of energy data and analysis2 and  7#d7 

to promote the production and           
distribution of energy in the ,united   
,states4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this     
,act3  7a7 ,administrator ,the term     
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,energy ,information             
,administration4  7b7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,energy4  #d4 ,sense of ,congress       
relating to domestic energy ,it is the  
sense of ,congress that the production  
and distribution of energy in the       
,united ,states requires access to      
infrastructure and markets4  #e4 ,energy
 security  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary-- 7#a7 shall collaborate with
 the heads of other ,federal agencies to
 improve the conceptual development of  
energy security2 and  7#b7 may consult  
with allies and key trading partners of 
the ,united ,states with respect to     
energy security issues resulting from   
changes in the energy marketplace4  7b7 
,considerations ,at a minimum1 the      
,secretary shall ensure that1 as part of

 the collaboration required under       
subsection 7a77#a71 the following are   
considered3  7#a7 ,the development of   
flexible1 transparent1 and competitive  
energy markets1 including natural gas   
and oil markets  7#b7 ,the              
diversification of energy fuels1        
sources1 and routes4  7#c7 ,the         
encouragement of indigenous sources of  
energy supply4  #f4 ,shared             
infrastructure ,the ,secretary shall    
lead an interagency effort to improve   
and coordinate data collection and      
analytical and modeling capabilities for
 energy distribution on shared energy   
infrastructure4  #g4 ,energy market     
integration ,the ,secretary shall       
coordinate the training of1 and enhanced
 dialogue among1 technical staff in     
applicable ,federal agencies that are   
responsible for evaluating and          
implementing cross-border energy        
projects4  #h4 ,sense of ,congress      
relating to hydrocarbon production ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that1 as      

stated in the ,annual ,energy ,outlook  
of #bjae of the ,energy ,information    
,administration1 growth in crude oil and
 dry natural gas production varies      
significantly across oil and natural gas
 supply regions--  7#a7 forcing shifts  
in crude oil and natural gas flows      
between regions of the ,united ,states2 
and  7#b7 requiring investment in or    
realignment of pipelines and other      
midstream infrastructure4  #i4 ,energy  
data collaboration  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,administrator shall collaborate with  
the appropriate officials in ,canada and
 ,mexico1 as determined by the          
,administrator1 to improve--  7#a7 the  
quality and transparency of ,north      
,american energy data through           
reconciliation of data on energy trade  
flows among the ,united ,states1        
,canada1 and ,mexico2  7#b7 the         
extension of energy mapping capabilities
 in the ,united ,states1 ,canada1 and   
,mexico2 and  7#c7 the development of   
common energy data terminology among the

 ,united ,states1 ,canada1 and ,mexico4 
7b7 ,periodic updates ,the              
,administrator shall periodically inform
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural 
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives          
regarding--  7#a7 the extent to which   
energy data is being shared under       
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 whether       
forward-looking projections for regional
 energy flows are improving in accuracy 
as a result of the energy data sharing  
under that subsection4  #aj4 ,sense of  
,congress relating to processed         
condensate ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that processed condensate is a         
petroleum product4  #aa4 ,development of
 definition of condensate  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary shall--  7#a7   
develop a standard definition of the    
term condensate2 and  7#b7 advise       
relevant ,federal agencies to adopt that
 definition for the purpose of          
clarifying energy policy in the ,united 

,states4  7b7 ,office of fossil energy  
assessment ,the ,assistant ,secretary   
for ,fossil ,energy may assess the      
suitability of condensate separately    
from crude oil for use in strategic     
reserves1 as determined necessary by the
 ,secretary4  7c7 ,energy information   
administration data collection ,the     
,administrator may collect data         
regarding condensate and crude oil      
production in the ,united ,states4  #ab4
 ,department of interior assessments    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the  
,interior shall direct the appropriate  
agencies within the ,department of the  
,interior to assess condensate          
separately from crude oil1 in accordance
 with this section4  7b7 ,office of     
natural resources revenue ,the ,director
 of the ,office of ,natural ,resources  
,revenue may collect data regarding     
condensate separately from crude oil    
produced in the ,united ,states4  7c7   
,bureau of ocean energy management ,the 
,director of the ,bureau of ,ocean      

,energy ,management may estimate        
condensate separately from crude oil as 
part of the resource assessments        
regarding geological formations in the  
,united ,states4  7d7 ,united states    
geological survey ,the ,director of the 
,united ,states ,geological ,survey may 
include estimates of condensate         
separately from crude oil as part of the
 resource assessments regarding         
geological formations in the ,united    
,states4  #ac4 ,access to markets  7a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 to promote the        
efficient exploration1 production1      
storage1 supply1 and distribution of    
energy resources1 any domestic crude oil
 or condensate 7other than crude oil    
stored in the ,strategic ,petroleum     
,reserve7 may be exported without a     
,federal license to countries not       
subject to sanctions by the ,united     
,states4  7b7 ,savings clause ,nothing  
in this section limits the authority of 
the ,president under the ,constitution1 

the ,international ,emergency ,economic 
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 the ,national ,emergencies ,act  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 or part  
,b of title ,,ii of the ,energy ,policy 
and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbga et seq47 to prohibit exports4