,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 
,johnson of ,ohio introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to repeal restrictions on   
the export and import of natural gas4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,unlocking our ,domestic ,,lng  
,potential ,act of #bjbj4  #b4          
,advancing ,united ,states global       
leadership ,section #c of the ,natural  
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsections  
7a7 through 7c72  7#b7 by redesignating 
subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as subsections  
7a7 and 7b71 respectively2  7#c7 by     
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7c71 and moving such         
subsection after subsection 7b71 as so  
redesignated2  7#d7 in subsection 7a71  
as so redesignated1 by amending         
paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3 7#a7 
,the ,commission shall have the         

exclusive authority to approve or deny  
an application for the siting1          
construction1 expansion1 or operation of
 a facility to export natural gas from  
the ,united ,states to a foreign country
 or import natural gas from a foreign   
country1 including an ,,lng terminal4   
,except as specifically provided in this
 ,act1 nothing in this ,act is intended 
to affect otherwise applicable law      
related to any ,federal agency's        
authorities or responsibilities related 
to facilities to import or export       
natural gas1 including ,,lng terminals42
 and  7#e7 by adding at the end the     
following new subsection3  7d7 ,nothing 
in this ,act limits the authority of the
 ,president under the ,constitution1 the
 ,international ,emergency ,economic    
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 the ,national ,emergencies ,act  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 part ,b  
of title ,,ii of the ,energy ,policy and
 ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbga
 et seq471 the ,trading ,with the ,enemy

 ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #a et seq471 
or any other provision of law that      
imposes sanctions on a foreign person or
 foreign government 7including any      
provision of law that prohibits or      
restricts ,united ,states persons from  
engaging in a transaction with a        
sanctioned person or government71       
including a foreign government that is  
designated as a state sponsor of        
terrorism1 to prohibit imports or       
exports4  4