,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,higgins of ,louisiana introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be   
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to terminate the            
prohibitions on the exportation and     
importation of natural gas1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,license       
,natural ,gas ,now ,act of #bjai or the 
,,lng ,now ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds that--  7#a7 the       
exportation of natural gas produced in  
the ,united ,states is in the interest  
of the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7       
because natural gas produced in the     
,united ,states has a lower greenhouse  

gas emissions profile than other energy 
sources used in high volumes in other   
countries1 the exportation of natural   
gas from the ,united ,states may help   
lower global emissions of carbon        
dioxide4  #c4 ,exportation or           
importation of natural gas  7a7 ,in     
general ,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 7a7
 ,after and inserting the following3    
#c4 ,exportation or importation of      
natural gas2 ,,lng terminals  7a7       
,authorization ,to export or import     
natural gas  7#a7 ,in general ,after  2 
7#b7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a7 7as so designated7-- 7i7 
in the second sentence1 by striking 1   
unless1 and all that follows through the
 period at the end of the sentence and  
inserting without modification or       
delay42 and  7ii7 in the third sentence1
 by striking by its order and all that  
follows through the period at the end of

 the sentence and inserting condition   
the order on a requirement that the     
applicant1 on request1 provide relevant 
data to the ,commission to facilitate   
the information collection and          
statistical activities of the           
,commission42 and  7,b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#b7 ,authority to 
limit exportation of natural gas  7,a7  
,major disaster or emergency in ,united 
,states ,if the ,president declares a   
major disaster or emergency under the   
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq471 the ,president
 may limit the volume of natural gas    
exported from the ,united ,states during
 the #ij-;day period beginning on the   
date on which the ,president declares   
the major disaster or emergency4  7,b7  
,national emergency under ,international
 ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act ,if  
the ,president declares a national      
emergency under section #bjb of the     
,international ,emergency ,economic     

,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 with 
respect to a country1 the ,president may
 limit the volume of natural gas        
exported from the ,united ,states to    
that country4  7#c7 ,prohibitions  7,a7 
,prohibition on restricting natural gas 
importation or exportation ,except as   
provided in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 or 
in any ,federal authorization to export 
natural gas from the ,united ,states to 
a foreign country or to import natural  
gas into the ,united ,states from a     
foreign country in effect on the date of
 enactment of the ,,lng ,now ,act of    
#bjai1 to promote the efficient         
exploration1 production1 storage1       
supply1 marketing1 pricing1 and         
regulation of energy resources1         
including fossil fuels1 no employee of  
the ,federal ,government shall impose or
 enforce any restriction or condition   
on--  7i7 the exportation of natural gas
 from the ,united ,states to a foreign  
country2 or  7ii7 the importation of    
natural gas into the ,united ,states    

from a foreign country4  7,b7 ,secretary
 of ,energy prohibition ,the ,secretary 
of ,energy shall not treat1 on the basis
 of national origin1 any imported       
natural gas on an unjust1 unreasonable1 
unduly discriminatory1 or preferential  
basis4  7#d7 ,consideration of imported 
natural gas as a first sale ,the        
importation of natural gas into the     
,united ,states from a foreign country  
shall be considered to be a first sale  
7as defined in section #b of the        
,natural ,gas ,policy ,act of #aigh 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja774  2  7#c7 by striking
 subsections 7b7 and 7c72 and  7#d7 by  
redesignating subsections 7d7 through   
7f7 as subsections 7b7 through 7d71     
respectively4  7b7 ,effect ,the         
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
not affect any ,federal authorization to
 export natural gas from the ,united    
,states to a foreign country or to      
import natural gas into the ,united     
,states from a foreign country in effect
 on the date of enactment of the ,,lng  

,now ,act of #bjai4  #d4 ,report on     
fostering natural gas exports ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall submit to ,congress a  
report describing actions taken by the  
,united ,states ,government1 and actions
 that could be taken by the ,united     
,states ,government1 to foster the      
exportation of natural gas from the     
,united ,states to foreign countries4   
#e4 ,report on existing regulations ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,energy shall submit to   
,congress a report that identifies      
regulations in effect as of such date of
 enactment that inhibit the growth of   
the market for natural gas exported from
 the ,united ,states4  #f4 ,rule of     
construction  7a7 ,in general ,nothing  
in this ,act or an amendment made by    
this ,act shall be construed to limit   
the authority of the ,president under-- 
7#a7 the ,constitution of the ,united   

,states2  7#b7 the ,international       
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 or regulations 
issued under that ,act2  7#c7 the       
,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq472  7#d7 the     
,trading ,with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq472 or  7#e7 any  
other provision of law that imposes     
sanctions with respect to a foreign     
person or foreign government 7including 
any provision of law that prohibits or  
restricts a ,united ,states person from 
engaging in a transaction with a        
sanctioned person or government71       
including a foreign government that is  
designated as a state sponsor of        
terrorism4  7b7 ,state sponsor of       
terrorism defined ,in this section1 the 
term state sponsor of terrorism means a 
country the government of which the     
,secretary of ,state has determined to  
be a government that has repeatedly     
provided support for acts of            
international terrorism for purposes    

of--  7#a7 section #f7;j77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,export ,administration ,act of     
#aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77#a77;,a77
 7as continued in effect pursuant to the
 ,international ,emergency ,economic    
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq4772  7#b7 section #fbj;,a7a7 of the 
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcga7;a772  7#c7 section     
#dj7;d7 of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772 or  7#d7
 any other provision of law4