,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,capito1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,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 ,prohibitions 
7,a7 ,prohibition on restricting natural
 gas importation or exportation ,except 
as provided in paragraph 7#a7 and       
subparagraph 7,c7 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 ,treatment
 of imported natural gas ,the           
,commission shall not treat1 on the     
basis of national origin1 any imported  
natural gas on an unjust1 unreasonable1 
unduly discriminatory1 or preferential  
basis4  7,c7 ,prohibition on import from
 or export to certain nations ,the      
export of natural gas to1 or the import 
of natural gas from1 a nation subject to
 sanctions imposed by the ,united       
,states is prohibited4  7#c7            
,consideration of exported natural gas  
as a first sale ,the exportation of     
natural gas to a foreign country from   
the ,united ,states 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 this ,act4 
#d4 ,report on fostering natural gas    
exports ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of 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 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