,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbc,mr4   
,rubio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,natural ,gas ,act to au?orize   
exp$it$ approval ( applications to      
export natural gas to c]ta9 allies ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,exp$it+ ,natural ,gas ,exports to      
,allies ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,natural gas 
exports to allies & /rategic p>tn]s  7a7
 ,f9d+ ,congress f9ds t exp$it+ !       
approval ( natural gas export           
applications = projects int5d$ to       
increase ! capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 export natural gas to allies & /rategic
 p>tn]s w-- 7#a7 emp[] ,unit$ ,/ates    
natural gas export]s to bett] assi/ !   
/rategic & national security int]e/s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & allies & /rategic      
p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 lead  

to job gr[?1 economic developm5t1 &     
en]gy security4  7b7 ,natural gas       
exports ,section #c7;c7 ( ! ,natural    
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7c77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7c7 ,= purposes & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,exp$it$          
application & approval process  7#a7    
,def9ition ( cov]$ nation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ nation--
 7i7 means an ally describ$ 9 section   
#c7;b77#b7 ( ! ,arms ,export ,control   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec7;b77#b772 &   
7ii7 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,b71 includes ,cyprus1 ,moldova1      
,sw$51 ,taiwan1 & ,ukra9e4  7,b7 ,p]iod 
describ$ ,! p]iod describ$ 9 ?is        
subp>agraph is ! p]iod-- 7i7 beg9n+ on !
 date ( enactm5t ( ! ,exp$it+ ,natural  
,gas ,exports to ,allies ,act ( #bjbc2 &
  7ii7 end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjcj1 or  
su* lat] date z ! ,presid5t det]m9es is 
9 ! int]e/ ( national def5se 7z def9$ 9 
section #gjb ( ! ,def5se ,production    
,act ( #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deeb77 or  
is o!rwise 9 ! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$       

,/ates4  7#b7 ,exp$it$ approval ,except 
z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 = purposes  2
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 7z s designat$71 
by ins]t+ ! exportation ( natural gas to
 a cov]$ nation1 be=e or ! exportation2 
&  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7
 ,exclusions  7,a7 ,nations subject to  
sanctions ,! ,commission %all n grant   
exp$it$ approval "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( an  
application = exportation ( natural gas 
to any nation t is subject to sanctions 
or trade re/rictions impos$ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7,b7 ,nations designat$ by     
,congress ,! ,commission %all n grant   
exp$it$ approval "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( an  
application = exportation ( natural gas 
to any nation designat$ by an ,act (    
,congress z exclud$ f su* exp$it$       
approval = reasons ( national security4 
4  7c7 ,effect ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7b7 %all n affect any ,f$]al 
au?orization to export natural gas f !  
,unit$ ,/ates to a =eign nation or to   
import natural gas into ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
f a =eign nation t is 9 effect on ! date

 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4