,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bhf #aaith         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aidi
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,december #b1        
#bjbe,received  ,december #h            
7legislative day1 ,december #d71        
#bjbe,read the first time  ,december #h1
 #bjbe,read the second time and placed  
on the calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to repeal 
restrictions on the export and import of
 natural gas4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,unlocking our 
,domestic ,,lng ,potential ,act of      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,advancing ,united ,states  
global leadership ,section #c of the    
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking   
subsections 7a7 through 7c72  7#b7 by   
redesignating subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as
 subsections 7a7 and 7b71 respectively2 
7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as 
subsection 7c71 and moving such         
subsection after subsection 7b71 as so  
redesignated2  7#d7 in subsection 7a71  
as so redesignated1 by amending         

paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3  7#a7
 ,the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory      
,commission 7in this subsection referred
 to as the ,commission7 shall have the  
exclusive authority to approve or deny  
an application for authorization for the
 siting1 construction1 expansion1 or    
operation of a facility to export       
natural gas from the ,united ,states to 
a foreign country or import natural gas 
from a foreign country1 including an    
,,lng terminal4 ,in determining whether 
to approve or deny an application under 
this paragraph1 the ,commission shall   
deem the exportation or importation of  
natural gas to be consistent with the   
public interest4 ,except as specifically
 provided in this ,act1 nothing in this 
,act is intended to affect otherwise    
applicable law related to any ,federal  
agency's authorities or responsibilities
 related to facilities to import or     
export natural gas1 including ,,lng     
terminals4  2 and  7#e7 by adding at the
 end the following new subsection3  7d7 

7#a7 ,nothing in this ,act limits the   
authority of the ,president under the   
,constitution1 the ,international       
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 the ,national 
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq471 part ,b of title ,,ii of the  
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbga et seq471 the      
,trading ,with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq471 or any other  
provision of law that imposes sanctions 
on a foreign person or foreign          
government 7including any provision of  
law that prohibits or restricts ,united 
,states persons from engaging in a      
transaction with a sanctioned person or 
government71 including a country that is
 designated as a state sponsor of       
terrorism1 to prohibit imports or       
exports4  7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the 
term state sponsor of terrorism means a 
country the government of which the     
,secretary of ,state determines has     
repeatedly provided support for         

international terrorism pursuant to--   
7,a7 section #aged7;c77#a77;,a7 of the  
,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dcah7;c77#a77;,a772     
7,b7 section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign    
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcga72  7,c7 section #dj of the ,arms 
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bghj72 or  7,d7 any other provision of 
law4  4  ,passed the ,house of          
,representatives ,november #bj1         
#bjbe4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4     
,december #h1 #bjbe,read the second time
 and placed on the calendar