,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #f1         
#bjae,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,ms4          
,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,kaine1   
,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
certainty with respect to the timing of 
,department of ,energy decisions to     
approve or deny applications to export  
natural gas1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,lng ,permitting ,certainty and
 ,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,action on    
applications  7a7 ,decision deadline    
,for proposals that must also obtain    
authorization from the ,federal ,energy 
,regulatory ,commission or the ,united  
,states ,maritime ,administration to    
site1 construct1 expand1 or operate     
liquefied natural gas export facilities1

 the ,secretary of ,energy 7referred to 
in this section as the ,secretary7 shall
 issue a final decision on any          
application for the authorization to    
export natural gas under section #c7;a7 
of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #gag;b7a77 not later than #de days     
after the later of-- 7#a7 the conclusion
 of the review to site1 construct1      
expand1 or operate the liquefied natural
 gas export facilities required by the  
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 or
  7#b7 the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7b7 ,conclusion of review ,for   
purposes of subsection 7a71 review      
required by the ,national ,environmental
 ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dcba et seq47 shall be considered      
concluded when the lead agency-- 7#a7   
for a project requiring an              
,environmental ,impact ,statement1      
publishes a ,final ,environmental       
,impact ,statement2  7#b7 for a project 
for which an ,environmental ,assessment 

has been prepared1 publishes a ,finding 
of ,no ,significant ,impact2 or  7#c7   
determines that an application is       
eligible for a categorical exclusion    
pursuant to ,national ,environmental    
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq47 implementing regulations4
  7c7 ,judicial action  7#a7            
,jurisdiction ,the ,united ,states      
,court of ,appeals for the ,district of 
,columbia ,circuit or the circuit in    
which the liquefied natural gas 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 such     
application2 or  7,b7 the failure of the
 ,secretary to issue a final decision on
 such application4  7#b7 ,order to issue
 decision ,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 ,court's order4  7#c7    
,expedited consideration ,the ,court    
shall set any civil action brought under
 this subsection for expedited          
consideration and shall set the matter  
on the docket as soon as practical after
 the filing date of the initial         
pleading4  7#d7 ,appeals ,in the case of
 an application described in subsection 
7a7 for which a petition for review has 
been filed-- 7,a7 upon motion by an     
applicant1 the matter shall be          
transferred to the ,united ,states      
,court of ,appeals for the ,district of 
,columbia ,circuit or the circuit in    
which a liquefied natural gas export    
facility will be located pursuant to an 
application described in section #c7;a7 
of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #gag;b7a772 and  7,b7 the provisions of
 this ,act shall apply4  #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 ,,lng ,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 #a 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