,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,daines1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,lankford1
 and ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
provide that certain policy statements  
of the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory     
,commission shall have no force or      
effect unless certain conditions are    
met1 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,ensuring ,national ,security ,using    
,reliable ,energy ,act or the ,,ensure  
,act4  #b4 ,,ferc applications  7a7 ,in 
general ,the following issuances by the 
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 shall have no force or effect until the
 date described in subsection 7b73 7#a7 
,the updated policy statement entitled  
,updated ,policy ,statement on          
,certification of ,new ,interstate      

,natural ,gas ,facilities 7,docket ,no4 
,,pl#ah-a-jjj 7,february #ah1 #bjbb774  
7#b7 ,the interim policy statement      
entitled ,consideration of ,greenhouse  
,gas ,emissions in ,natural ,gas        
,infrastructure ,project ,reviews       
7,docket ,no4 ,,pl#ba-c-jjj 7,february  
#ah1 #bjbb774  7#c7 ,any update to the  
policy statement entitled ,certification
 of ,new ,interstate ,natural ,gas      
,pipeline ,facilities 7,docket ,no4     
,,pl#ii-c-jjj 7,september #ae1 #aiii774 
7b7 ,date described ,the date referred  
to in subsection 7a7 is the later of--  
7#a7 the date on which the ,electric    
,reliability ,organization 7as defined  
in section #bae7;a7 of the ,federal     
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a777   
certifies that disruption to pipeline   
natural gas supplies does not pose      
material risk to power system           
reliability in any season of the year in
 the territory served by any regional   
reliability entity1 including the       
,western ,electricity ,coordinating     

,council1 the ,midwest ,reliability     
,organization1 the ,texas ,reliability  
,entity1 and the ,northeast ,power      
,coordinating ,council2 and  7#b7 the   
date on which1 as determined by the     
,administrator of the ,energy           
,information ,administration1 prices for
 natural gas and wholesale electricity  
do not exceed1 for not fewer than #c    
successive calendar quarters1 the       
average of prices for natural gas and   
wholesale electricity that were in      
effect for calendar years #bjah1 #bjai1 
and #bjbj4  7c7 ,requirement ,to timely 
process ,,ferc applications ,unless and 
until the conditions described in       
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection  
7b7 are met1 the ,federal ,energy       
,regulatory ,commission shall timely    
process applications under section      
#c7;e7 and section #g of the ,natural   
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7e71     
#gag;f7 pursuant to the ,federal ,energy
 ,regulatory ,commission policy         
statement entitled ,certification of    

,new ,interstate ,natural ,gas ,pipeline
 ,facilities 7,docket ,no4 ,,pl#ii-c-jjj
 7,september #ae1 #aiii774  7d7 ,right  
,to seek relief ,any party aggrieved by 
the failure of the ,federal ,energy     
,regulatory ,commission to process an   
application described in subsection 7c7 
in a reasonable time period may seek    
equitable relief in any ,federal court  
of competent jurisdiction4