,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cassidy7 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 authorize         
expedited approval of applications to   
export natural gas to certain allies of 
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,expediting ,natural
 ,gas ,exports to ,allies ,act of #bjbc4
  #b4 ,natural gas exports to allies and
 strategic partners  7a7 ,finding       
,congress finds that expediting the     
approval of natural gas export          
applications for projects intended to   
increase the capacity of the ,united    
,states to export natural gas to allies 
and strategic partners will-- 7#a7      
empower ,united ,states natural gas     
exporters to better assist the strategic

 and national security interests of the 
,united ,states and allies and strategic
 partners of the ,united ,states2 and   
7#b7 lead to job growth1 economic       
development1 and energy security4  7b7  
,natural gas exports ,section #c7;c7 of 
the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#gag;b7c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking
 7c7 ,for purposes and inserting the    
following3  7c7 ,expedited application  
and approval process  7#a7 ,definition  
of covered nation  7,a7 ,in general ,in 
this subsection1 the term covered       
nation-- 7i7 means an ally described in 
section #c7;b77#b7 of the ,arms ,export 
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bgec7;b77#b772 and  7ii7 during the    
period described in subparagraph 7,b71  
includes ,cyprus1 ,moldova1 ,sweden1    
,taiwan1 and ,ukraine4  7,b7 ,period    
described ,the period described in this 
subparagraph is the period-- 7i7        
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,expediting ,natural ,gas ,exports  
to ,allies ,act of #bjbc2 and  7ii7     

ending on ,december #ca1 #bjcj1 or such 
later date as the ,president determines 
is in the interest of national defense  
7as defined in section #gjb of the      
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #deeb77 or is otherwise in the
 interests of the ,united ,states4  7#b7
 ,expedited approval ,except as provided
 in paragraph 7#c71 for purposes  2     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7 7as so           
designated71 by inserting the           
exportation of natural gas to a covered 
nation1 before or the exportation2 and  
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,exclusions  7,a7 ,nations       
subject to sanctions ,the ,commission   
shall not grant expedited approval under
 paragraph 7#b7 of an application for   
exportation of natural gas to any nation
 that is subject to sanctions or trade  
restrictions imposed by the ,united     
,states4  7,b7 ,nations designated by   
,congress ,the ,commission shall not    
grant expedited approval under paragraph
 7#b7 of an application for exportation 

of natural gas to any nation designated 
by an ,act of ,congress as excluded from
 such expedited approval for reasons of 
national security4  4  7c7 ,effect ,the 
amendments made by subsection 7b7 shall 
not affect any ,federal authorization to
 export natural gas from the ,united    
,states to a foreign nation or to import
 natural gas into the ,united ,states   
from a foreign nation that is in effect 
on the date of enactment of this ,act4