,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #haf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,kennedy1 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 #bjai4  #b4       
,expedited approval of export of certain
 volumes of natural gas ,section #c of  
the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#gag;b7 is amended by striking          
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,expedited application  
and approval process  7#a7 ,in general  
,for purposes of subsection 7a71 the    
following shall be deemed to be         
consistent with the public interest1 and
 applications for such importation or   

exportation shall be granted without    
modification or delay3  7,a7 ,the       
importation of the natural gas referred 
to in subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,the        
exportation of natural gas in a volume  
up to and including #ea1gej1jjj1jjj     
cubic feet per year4  7,c7 ,the         
exportation of natural gas to a nation  
with which there is in effect a free    
trade agreement requiring national      
treatment for trade in natural gas4     
7#b7 ,exclusion ,subparagraphs 7,b7 and 
7,c7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply  
to any nation subject to sanctions      
imposed by the ,united ,states4  4