,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bi1 #bjbj,mr4  
,johnson ( ,ohio introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal
 re/rictions on ! export & import (     
natural gas4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,unlock+ our ,dome/ic   
,,lng ,pot5tial ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4      
,advanc+ ,unit$ ,/ates global lead]%ip  
,section #c ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
/rik+ subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7c72  7#b7  
by r$esignat+ subsections 7e7 & 7f7 z   
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 respectively2    
7#c7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7d7 z     
subsection 7c71 & mov+ su* subsection   
aft] subsection 7b71 z s r$esignat$2    
7#d7 9 subsection 7a71 z s r$esignat$1  
by am5d+ p>agraph 7#a7 to read z foll[s3
 7#a7 ,! ,commission %all h ! exclusive 
au?ority to approve or d5y an           
application = ! sit+1 con/ruction1      
expansion1 or op]ation ( a facility to  

export natural gas f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
a =eign c\ntry or import natural gas f a
 =eign c\ntry1 includ+ an ,,lng t]m9al4 
,except z specifically provid$ 9 ?is    
,act1 no?+ 9 ?is ,act is int5d$ to      
affect o!rwise applicable law relat$ to 
any ,f$]al ag5cy's au?orities or        
responsibilities relat$ to facilities to
 import or export natural gas1 includ+  
,,lng t]m9als42 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act limits ! au?ority ( ! ,presid5t
 "u ! ,con/itution1 ! ,int]national     
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 ! ,national   
,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et 
seq471 "p ,b ( title ,,ii ( ! ,en]gy    
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbga et seq471 ! ,trad+ ,) ! 
,enemy ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #a et  
seq471 or any o!r provision ( law t     
imposes sanctions on a =eign p]son or   
=eign gov]nm5t 7includ+ any provision ( 
law t prohibits or re/ricts ,unit$      
,/ates p]sons f engag+ 9 a transaction )

 a sanction$ p]son or gov]nm5t71 includ+
 a =eign gov]nm5t t is designat$ z a    
/ate sponsor ( t]rorism1 to prohibit    
imports or exports4  4