,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,b>rasso 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
address actions = applications to export
 liquefi$ natural gas1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,lng ,security ,act4  #b4 ,action  
on applications to export liquefi$      
natural gas ,section #c ( ! ,natural    
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,public int]e/    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( subsection  
7a71 all ( ! foll[+ %all be deem$ to be 
consi/5t ) ! public int]e/ &            
applications = su* importation or       
exportation %all be grant$ )\t          
modification or delay3 7,a7 ,!          
importation ( natural gas ref]r$ to 9   
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,! exportation (  
natural gas to a nation ) :i* !re is 9  

effect a free trade agreem5t requir+    
national treatm5t = trade 9 natural gas4
  7,c7 ,! exportation ( natural gas to a
 nation t-- 7i7 imports1 directly or    
indirectly1 natural gas 7includ+        
liquefi$ natural gas7 f ! ,russian      
,f$]ation or ! ,islamic ,republic (     
,iran2  7ii7 has ! physical capability  
to import1 directly or indirectly1      
natural gas 7includ+ liquefi$ natural   
gas7 f ! ,russian ,f$]ation or !        
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran2 or  7iii7   
has previ\sly import$1 directly or      
indirectly1 natural gas 7includ+        
liquefi$ natural gas7 f ! ,russian      
,f$]ation or ! ,islamic ,republic (     
,iran4  7#b7 ,exclusions ,p>agraph 7#a7 
%all n apply ) respect to ! exportation 
( natural gas-- 7,a7 to any nation t is 
subject to sanctions impos$ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 or  7,b7 to any nation t is     
designat$ z exclud$ f t p>agraph by an  
,act ( ,congress4  2  7#b7 9 subsection 
7e77#c77;,a71 by ins]t+ & subsection 7g7
 aft] subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7#c7 by add+ 

at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,action on      
applications ,to export ,,lng  7#a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,cov]$ application ,! t]m cov]$         
application means an application        
submitt$ ) respect to a cov]$ facility =
 an au?orization to export natural gas  
"u subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,cov]$ facility
 ,! t]m cov]$ facility means a liquefi$ 
natural gas export facility = :i* a     
proposal to site1 con/ruct1 exp&1 or    
op]ate is requir$ to be approv$ "u      
subsection 7e74  7#b7 ,decision deadl9e 
,! ,commission %all issue a f9al        
decision on a cov]$ application n lat]  
?an #de days aft] ! lat] (-- 7,a7 ! date
 on :i* ea* review requir$ "u !         
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 )   
respect to ! sit+1 con/ruction1         
expansion1 or op]ation ( ! cov]$        
facility t is ! subject ( ! cov]$       
application is publi%$2 &  7,b7 ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  7#c7       
,untimely f9al decision  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  

,if ! ,commission fails to issue a f9al 
decision "u p>agraph 7#b7 by !          
applicable date requir$ "u t p>agraph1 !
 cov]$ application %all be consid]$     
approv$1 & ! environm5tal review %all be
 consid]$ suffici5t to satisfy all      
requirem5ts ( ! ,national ,environm5tal 
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq474  7,b7 ,f9al ag5cy action
 ,a det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all
 be consid]$ to be a f9al ag5cy action4 
7#d7 ,judicial review  7,a7             
,jurisdiction ,except = review 9 !      
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! c\rt
 ( appeals ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! circuit
 9 :i* a cov]$ facility is1 or w be1    
locat$ pursuant to a cov]$ application  
%all h orig9al & exclusive jurisdiction 
ov] any civil action = ! review ( an    
ord] issu$ by ! ,commission ) respect to
 ! cov]$ application4  7,b7 ,exp$it$    
review ,! applicable ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt
 ( ,appeals %all-- 7i7 set any civil    
action br\ght "u ?is subsection =       
exp$it$ review2 &  7ii7 set ! action on 

! docket z soon z practicable aft] !    
fil+ date ( ! initial plead+4  7,c7     
,transf] ( exi/+ actions ,9 ! case ( a  
cov]$ application = :i* a petition =    
review has be5 fil$ z ( ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! petition   
%all be-- 7i7 on a motion by !          
applicant1 transf]r$ to ! c\rt ( appeals
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 :i* ! cov]$        
facility t is ! subject ( ! cov]$       
application is1 or w be1 locat$2 &  7ii7
 adjudicat$ 9 accordance ) ?is p>agraph4
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