,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjag,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,mr4   
,franken7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,natural ,gas ,act to require the       
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 and the ,secretary of ,energy to       
consider certain factors in making a    
public interest determination under that
 ,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,natural ,gas ,consumer ,protection 
,act4  #b4 ,considerations for public   
interest determination ,section #c of   
the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#gag;b7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking  
the section heading and all that follows
 through ,after six months in subsection
 7a7 and inserting the following3  #c4  
,exportation or importation of natural  
gas2 ,,lng terminals  7a7 ,in general   

7#a7 ,order required ,after #f months  2
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in  
paragraph 7#a7 7as designated by        
paragraph 7#a771 in the second sentence1
 by striking ,the ,commission and       
inserting the following3  7#b7 ,issuance
 of order on application and            
determination of public interest  7,a7  
,in general ,the ,commission  2  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#b77;,a7 7as designated by  
subparagraph 7,a771 in the second       
sentence1 by striking ,the ,commission  
and inserting the following3  7,b7      
,authority to issue orders and          
supplemental orders ,the ,commission  2 
and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7 7as         
designated by subparagraph 7,a771 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,considerations ,in making a public     
interest determination under            
subparagraph 7,a7 in the case of an     
application for exportation1 the        
,commission or the ,secretary of        
,energy1 as applicable1 shall consider--
  7i7 the need in the ,united ,states   

for the natural gas to be exported2     
7ii7 the impact of the proposed natural 
gas exports on--  7,i7 natural gas      
prices in the ,united ,states1 including
 regional natural gas prices and natural
 gas prices for domestic consumers and  
manufacturers and other industries2     
7,,ii7 the differential in natural gas  
prices between the ,united ,states and  
foreign countries2  7,,iii7 the global  
economic competitiveness of domestic    
manufacturers and other domestic        
industries2  7,,iv7 domestic employment 
in manufacturing and other industries1  
including regional employment2  7,v7 the
 demand for natural gas in the ,united  
,states1 including regional natural gas 
demand2  7,,vi7 the supply of natural   
gas in the ,united ,states1 including   
regional natural gas supply2 and        
7,,vii7 ,united ,states energy security2
 and  7iii7 any other factor that the   
,commission or the ,secretary of ,energy
 determines to be appropriate4  4