,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #f1 #bjae,mr4 ,b>rasso
 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 
,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,ka9e1
 ,mrs4 ,capito1 & ,mr4 ,b5net7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide c]ta9ty ) respect to ! tim+ (   
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy decisions to approve 
or d5y applications to export natural   
gas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,lng ,p]mitt+
 ,c]ta9ty & ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4      
,action on applications  7a7 ,decision  
deadl9e ,= proposals t mu/ also obta9   
au?orization f ! ,f$]al ,en]gy          
,regulatory ,commission or ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,m>itime ,adm9i/ration to site1  
con/ruct1 exp&1 or op]ate liquefi$      
natural gas export facilities1 !        
,secret>y ( ,en]gy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ! ,secret>y7 %all issue a f9al
 decision on any application = !        

au?orization to export natural gas "u   
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7a77 n lat] ?an #de
 days aft] ! lat] (-- 7#a7 ! conclusion 
( ! review to site1 con/ruct1 exp&1 or  
op]ate ! liquefi$ natural gas export    
facilities requir$ by ! ,national       
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 or  7#b7 !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7        
,conclusion ( review ,= purposes (      
subsection 7a71 review requir$ by !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 %all
 be consid]$ conclud$ :5 ! lead ag5cy-- 
7#a7 = a project requir+ an             
,environm5tal ,impact ,/atem5t1 publi%es
 a ,f9al ,environm5tal ,impact ,/atem5t2
  7#b7 = a project = :i* an             
,environm5tal ,assessm5t has be5 prep>$1
 publi%es a ,f9d+ ( ,no ,significant    
,impact2 or  7#c7 det]m9es t an         
application is eligible = a categorical 
exclusion pursuant to ,national         
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 

,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 implem5t+      
regulations4  7c7 ,judicial action  7#a7
 ,jurisdiction ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( 
,appeals = ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia       
,circuit or ! circuit 9 :i* ! liquefi$  
natural gas 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 ) respect to su*        
application2 or  7,b7 ! failure ( !     
,secret>y to issue a f9al decision on   
su* application4  7#b7 ,ord] to issue   
decision ,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] ! ,c\rt's ord]4  7#c7 ,exp$it$     
consid]ation ,! ,c\rt %all set any civil
 action br\ght "u ?is subsection =      
exp$it$ consid]ation & %all set ! matt] 
on ! docket z soon z practical aft] !   

fil+ date ( ! initial plead+4  7#d7     
,appeals ,9 ! case ( an application     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 = :i* a       
petition = review has be5 fil$-- 7,a7 ^u
 motion by an applicant1 ! matt] %all be
 transf]r$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (   
,appeals = ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia       
,circuit or ! circuit 9 :i* a liquefi$  
natural gas export facility w be locat$ 
pursuant to an application describ$ 9   
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7a772 &  7,b7 !    
provisions ( ?is ,act %all apply4  #c4  
,public disclosure ( export de/9ations  
,section #c ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,public ,disclosure (
 ,,lng ,export ,de/9ations  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,9 ! case ( any au?orization to   
export liquefi$ natural gas1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,en]gy %all require ! applicant to   
report to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy ! names (
 ! #a or m c\ntries ( de/9ation to :i* !
 export$ liquefi$ natural gas is        
deliv]$4  7#b7 ,tim+ ,! applicant %all  

file ! report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 n
 lat] ?an-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( ! fir/      
export1 ! la/ day ( ! mon? foll[+ ! mon?
 ( ! fir/ export2 &  7,b7 9 ! case (    
subsequ5t exports1 ! date t is #cj days 
aft] ! la/ day ( ! applicable mon?      
conc]n+ ! activity ( ! previ\s mon?4    
7#c7 ,disclosure ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy  
%all publi% ! in=mation report$ "u ?is  
subsection on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,en]gy & o!rwise make ! in=mation       
available to ! public4  4