,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,flet*] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t1 = a 
#c-ye> p]iod1 applications = !          
exportation ( natural gas to memb]      
c\ntries ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty    
,organization be grant$ )\t modification
 or delay1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican
 ,gas = ,allies ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates has be5 a critical memb] ( !    
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
s9ce #aidi4  7#b7 ,! ,nor? ,atlantic    
,treaty ,organization has provid$ safety
 & security = ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its     
,european allies = decades4  7#c7       
,ukra9e has be5 a crucial /rategic p>tn]
 = ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty            
,organization s9ce ! e>ly #aiij's1 & !  
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
has long held t ,ukra9e's future        

includes full memb]%ip 9 ! alliance4    
7#d7 ,russia's unprovok$ #bjbb invasion 
( ,ukra9e pres5ts a security ?reat to   
all ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty           
,organization allies1 includ+ ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#e7 ,! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,organization supports ,ukra9e's "r to 
self-def5se & its "r to *oose its own   
security arrangem5ts4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$   
,/ates ma9ta9+ a /rong p>tn]%ip )       
,ukra9e is vital to ! security ( bo?    
c\ntries4  7#g7 ,liquifi$ natural gas   
import$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates has provid$   
,ukra9e a critical lifel9e dur+         
,russia's unprovok$ invasion4  7#h7 ,a  
dep5dable supply ( en]gy is vital to !  
economic & national security ( all ( !  
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
c\ntries4  7#i7 ,x is 9 ! national      
security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !   
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
c\ntries to acquire en]gy res\rces f !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 r ?an =eign adv]s>ies4   
7#aj7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,national ,en]gy 
,te*nology ,laboratory has conclud$ t   

,unit$ ,/ates liquifi$ natural gas      
suppli$ to ,europe has up to #ef p]c5t  
less total gre5h\se gas emissions ?an   
,european coal1 :ile ,russian natural   
gas deliv]$ to ,europe has up to #bb    
p]c5t m gre5h\se gas emissions ?an      
,european coal4  7#aa7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates 
liquifi$ natural gas indu/ry has        
contribut$ m ?an #djj1jjj1jjj1jjj to    
,unit$ ,/ates gross dome/ic product &   
support$ m ?an #bgj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates   
jobs on av]age1 annually s9ce #bjaf4    
#c4 ,tempor>y treatm5t ( c]ta9          
applications = ! exportation ( natural  
gas  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod describ$
 9 subsection 7c7 ( ?is section1 =      
purposes ( section #c7;a7 ( ! ,natural  
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7a771 !  
exportation ( natural gas to a =eign    
c\ntry describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( ?is  
section %all be deem$ to be consi/5t ) !
 public int]e/1 & applications = su*    
exportation %all be grant$ )\t          
modification or delay4  7b7 ,=eign      
c\ntries ,a =eign c\ntry describ$ 9 ?is 

subsection is-- 7#a7 a memb] c\ntry ( ! 
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2  
or  7#b7 ,ukra9e4  7c7 ,applicability   
,?is section %all apply ) respect to    
applications = ! au?orization to export 
natural gas "u section #c ( ! ,natural  
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 to a   
=eign c\ntry describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 (
 ?is section t are p5d+ on ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 or fil$ dur+ !     
p]iod t beg9s on su* date ( enactm5t &  
ends on ! date t is #c ye>s aft] su*    
date ( enactm5t4