,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ah1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,rubio7 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 expedite
 approval of exports of small volumes of
 natural gas1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,small ,scale ,,lng ,access
 ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,expedited approval
 of export of certain volumes of natural
 gas ,section #c7;c7 of the ,natural    
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7c77 is  
amended--  7#a7 by striking 7c7 ,for    
purposes of and inserting the following3
  7c7 ,expedited application and        
approval process  7#a7 ,free trade      
agreements in effect ,for purposes of  2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#b7 ,small-scale natural   
gas exports ,for purposes of subsection 

7a71 any application for the exportation
 of natural gas in a volume that is     
equal to or less than #ea1ajj1jjj1jjj   
cubic feet per year of natural gas shall
 be--  7,a7 deemed to be consistent with
 the public interest2 and  7,b7 granted 
without modification or delay4  7#c7    
,exclusions ,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7   
shall not apply to any nation subject to
 sanctions imposed by the ,united       
,states4  4