,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,barrasso 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     
address actions for applications to     
export liquefied natural gas1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,lng ,security
 ,act4  #b4 ,action on applications to  
export liquefied natural gas ,section #c
 of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
striking subsection 7c7 and inserting   
the following3  7c7 ,public interest    
7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of       
subsection 7a71 all of the following    
shall be deemed to be consistent with   
the public interest and applications for
 such importation or exportation shall  
be granted without modification or      
delay3 7,a7 ,the importation of natural 

gas referred to in subsection 7b74  7,b7
 ,the exportation of natural gas to a   
nation with which there is in effect a  
free trade agreement requiring national 
treatment for trade in natural gas4     
7,c7 ,the exportation of natural gas to 
a nation that-- 7i7 imports1 directly or
 indirectly1 natural gas 7including     
liquefied natural gas7 from the ,russian
 ,federation or the ,islamic ,republic  
of ,iran2  7ii7 has the physical        
capability to import1 directly or       
indirectly1 natural gas 7including      
liquefied natural gas7 from the ,russian
 ,federation or the ,islamic ,republic  
of ,iran2 or  7iii7 has previously      
imported1 directly or indirectly1       
natural gas 7including liquefied natural
 gas7 from the ,russian ,federation or  
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran4  7#b7  
,exclusions ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not   
apply with respect to the exportation of
 natural gas-- 7,a7 to any nation that  
is subject to sanctions imposed by the  
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 to any nation 

that is designated as excluded from that
 paragraph by an ,act of ,congress4  2  
7#b7 in subsection 7e77#c77;,a71 by     
inserting and subsection 7g7 after      
subparagraph 7,b72 and  7#c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7g7 ,action  
on applications ,to export ,,lng  7#a7  
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,covered application ,the term covered  
application means an application        
submitted with respect to a covered     
facility for an authorization to export 
natural gas under subsection 7a74  7,b7 
,covered facility ,the term covered     
facility means a liquefied natural gas  
export facility for which a proposal to 
site1 construct1 expand1 or operate is  
required to be approved under subsection
 7e74  7#b7 ,decision deadline ,the     
,commission shall issue a final decision
 on a covered application not later than
 #de days after the later of-- 7,a7 the 
date on which each review required under
 the ,national ,environmental ,policy   
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et   

seq47 with respect to the siting1       
construction1 expansion1 or operation of
 the covered facility that is the       
subject of the covered application is   
published2 and  7,b7 the date of        
enactment of this subsection4  7#c7     
,untimely final decision  7,a7 ,in      
general ,if the ,commission fails to    
issue a final decision under paragraph  
7#b7 by the applicable date required    
under that paragraph1 the covered       
application shall be considered         
approved1 and the environmental review  
shall be considered sufficient to       
satisfy all requirements of the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474   
7,b7 ,final agency action ,a            
determination under subparagraph 7,a7   
shall be considered to be a final agency
 action4  7#d7 ,judicial review  7,a7   
,jurisdiction ,except for review in the 
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states1 
the court of appeals of the ,united     
,states for the circuit in which a      

covered facility is1 or will be1 located
 pursuant to a covered application shall
 have original and exclusive            
jurisdiction over any civil action for  
the review of an order issued by the    
,commission with respect to the covered 
application4  7,b7 ,expedited review    
,the applicable ,united ,states ,court  
of ,appeals shall-- 7i7 set any civil   
action brought under this subsection for
 expedited review2 and  7ii7 set the    
action on the docket as soon as         
practicable after the filing date of the
 initial pleading4  7,c7 ,transfer of   
existing actions ,in the case of a      
covered application for which a petition
 for review has been filed as of the    
date of enactment of this subsection1   
the petition shall be-- 7i7 on a motion 
by the applicant1 transferred to the    
court of appeals of the ,united ,states 
in which the covered facility that is   
the subject of the covered application  
is1 or will be1 located2 and  7ii7      
adjudicated in accordance with this     

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