,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bg1 #bjba,mr4
 ,ca/ro ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mr4      
,doggett7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to impose natural gas trad+ 
limits dur+ em]g5cies4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gas ,consum] 
,em]g5cy ,m>ket ,protection ,act4  #b4  
,id5tification ( b5efici>ies ( dramatic 
increases 9 natural gas prices 9        
relation to ,w9t] ,/orm ,uri  7a7 ,/udy 
,! ,commodity ,futures ,trad+           
,commission %all conduct a /udy design$ 
to reveal :o b5efitt$ f ! dramatic      
increases 9 natural gas prices on ! spot
 m>ket & day-ahead m>kets 9 relation to 
,w9t] ,/orm ,uri4  7b7 ,report to !     
,congress ,)9 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commodity       
,futures ,trad+ ,commission %all submit 
to ! ,congress a writt5 report t conta9s
 ! results ( ! /udy requir$ by          
subsection 7a7 & includes recomm5dations

 on h[ to address simil> circum/ances   
:i* may arise 9 ! future4  #c4 ,rulemak+
 to require imposition ( natural gas    
trad+ limits 9 ! spot & day-ahead m>kets
 dur+ em]g5cy ,! ,commodity ,futures    
,trad+ ,commission %all conduct a       
rulemak+ requir+ all facilities on or   
?r\gh :i* natural gas is trad$ on ! spot
 m>ket & ! day-ahead m>ket to impose    
limits on trad+ 9 natural gas dur+ an   
em]g5cy decl>$ by an ag5cy or           
in/rum5tality ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 to  
prev5t m>ket di/ortions4  #d4           
,prohibition on natural gas price g\g+  
on spot or day-ahead m>ket dur+ em]g5cy 
,! ,commodity ,ex*ange ,act 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #a et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] section #dt ! foll[+3  #du4       
,prohibition on natural gas price g\g+  
on spot or day-ahead m>ket dur+ em]g5cy 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,commission f9ds1    
aft] notice & opportunity = he>+1 t1    
dur+ an em]g5cy decl>$ by an ag5cy or   
in/rum5tality ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a   
p]son has sold or (f]$ = sale1 or has   

attempt$ to sell or (f] = sale1 9 or    
affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 on   
any spot or day-ahead m>ket1 any        
quantity ( natural gas = a price t      
exce$s su* basel9e price z ! ,commission
 may e/abli% by rule1 regulation or     
ord]1 ! ,commission may subject ! p]son 
to a civil p5alty4  7b7 ,am\nt ( p5alty 
,! am\nt ( a civil p5alty impos$ on a   
p]son "u subsection 7a7 %all be n m ?an 
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