,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjbd,mr4 
,higg9s ( ,l\isiana introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,natural ,gas ,act to e/abli% a deadl9e
 = ! review ( applications = natural gas
 export & import ord]s1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,review ( applications = 
natural gas export & import ord]s  7a7  
,deadl9e = review ( applications        
,section #c7;a7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ,aft] six mon?s & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,aft] six mon?s  2  7#b7 
by /rik+ ,! ,commission %all issue su*  
ord] ^u application1 & ins]t+ ,except z 
provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy %all grant or d5y an application 
= su* an ord] by n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] receiv+ ! application4 ,! ,secret>y
 %all grant su* an application12 &  7#c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7       
,effect ( delays  7,a7 ,report ,if !    

,secret>y ( ,en]gy fails to grant or d5y
 an application = an ord] "u ?is        
subsection to export or import natural  
gas by ! deadl9e describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all1 n lat] 
?an #cj days aft] su* deadl9e1 submit to
 ,congress a report t details ! reason =
 ! failure4  7,b7 ,application review by
 ,,f]c ,not)/&+ section #djb7;f7 ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gagb7;f771 if !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy fails to grant or d5y
 an application = an ord] "u ?is        
subsection to export or import natural  
gas by ! deadl9e describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory       
,commission %all grant ! application1   
unless1 aft] opportunity = he>+1 x f9ds 
t ! propos$ exportation or importation w
 n be consi/5t ) ! public int]e/4  7#c7 
,appeal ( d5ial ( an application ,if !  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy d5ies an application 
= an ord] "u ?is subsection to export or
 import natural gas1 ! applicant may    
submit to ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory   

,commission a reque/ to grant !         
application4 ,! ,f$]al ,en]gy           
,regulatory ,commission %all grant !    
application or affirm ! d5ial by n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] receiv+ ! reque/4 ,!  
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission   
%all grant ! application1 unless1 aft]  
opportunity = he>+1 x f9ds t ! propos$  
exportation or importation w n be       
consi/5t ) ! public int]e/4  7#d7       
,annual reports ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy   
%all annually submit to ,congress a     
report t-- 7,a7 provides a detail$      
rational = ea* decision to grant or d5y 
an application = an ord] "u ?is         
subsection to export or import natural  
gas2 &  7,b7 id5tifies-- 7i7 ! numb] (  
su* applications receiv$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy dur+ ! prec$+ ye>2  7ii7 !     
numb] ( su* applications grant$ or d5i$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy by ! deadl9e    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7iii7      
measures implem5t$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,en]gy to improve ! effici5t review (   
su* applications by ! ,secret>y (       

,en]gy4  4  7b7 ,exp$it$ application &  
approval process ,section #c7;c7 ( !    
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;b7c77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3   
7c7 ,exp$it$ application & approval     
process  7#a7 ,free trade agreem5ts ,=  
purposes ( subsection 7a71 ! importation
 ( ! natural gas ref]r$ to 9 subsection 
7b71 or ! exportation ( natural gas to a
 nation ) :i* !re is 9 effect a free    
trade agreem5t requir+ national treatm5t
 = trade 9 natural gas1 %all be deem$ to
 be consi/5t ) ! public int]e/1 &       
applications = su* importation or       
exportation %all be grant$ )\t          
modification or delay4  7#b7 ,l[-impact 
projects  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,en]gy %all grant or d5y an application 
= an ord] "u subsection 7a7 to export   
natural gas f1 or import natural gas to1
 a l[-impact project by n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] receiv+ su* application4  7,b7
 ,l[-impact project def9$ ,9 ?is        
p>agraph1 ! t]m l[-impact project means 
an ,,lng t]m9al = :i* an application has

 be5 submitt$ "u subsection 7e7 to !    
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission = 
! expansion ( ! capacity ( su* ,,lng    
t]m9al by n m ?an #e billion cubic feet 
p] day4  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts        
,section #c ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ,commission &  
ins]t+ ,secret>y ( ,en]gy ea* place x   
appe>s2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#b71 by
 /rik+ ,commission & ins]t+ ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy4