,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,casten 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,barragn1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,levin1 
,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4  
,mullin1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 and    
,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,natural ,gas ,act
 to require that impacts to climate     
stability1 consumer energy costs1 and   
environmental justice be considered in a
 determination of whether proposed      
exportation of natural gas is in the    
public interest1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,lng ,public ,interest    
,determination ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,exportation of natural gas  7a7        
,exportation of natural gas ,section #c 
of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4

 #gag;b7 is amended by adding at the end
 the following3  7g7 ,exportation of    
natural gas  7#a7 ,order required ,no   
person shall export any natural gas from
 the ,united ,states to a foreign       
country without first having secured an 
order of the ,secretary of ,energy      
authorizing it to do so4 ,the ,secretary
 of ,energy may issue such order upon   
application only if1 after opportunity  
for hearing1 the ,secretary of ,energy  
finds that the proposed exportation will
 be consistent with the public interest4
 ,the ,secretary of ,energy may by its  
order grant such application1 in whole  
or in part1 with such modification and  
upon such terms and conditions as the   
,secretary of ,energy may find necessary
 or appropriate1 and may from time to   
time1 after opportunity for hearing1 and
 for good cause shown1 issue such       
supplemental order for such exportation 
as it may find necessary or appropriate4
  7#b7 ,deadline ,the ,secretary of     
,energy shall find whether proposed     

exportation of natural gas will be      
consistent with the public interest     
under paragraph 7#a7 by not later than  
the date that is #a year after the later
 of-- 7,a7 the date on which the        
,secretary of ,energy receives the final
 environmental impact statement for such
 proposed exportation from the ,federal 
,energy ,regulatory ,commission2 and    
7,b7 the date on which the ,secretary   
completes each assessment required by   
paragraph 7#d74  7#c7 ,public interest  
finding ,the ,secretary of ,energy may  
find that proposed exportation of       
natural gas for which an application is 
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 will be  
consistent with the public interest     
under such paragraph only if the        
,secretary of ,energy determines1 based 
on the applicable assessment under      
paragraph 7#d71 that the proposed       
exportation of natural gas will not be  
likely to-- 7,a7 significantly          
contribute to climate change1 including 
by slowing the global energy transition 

needed to achieve deep reductions of    
global greenhouse gas emissions within  
the next decade and net-zero global     
greenhouse gas emissions not later than 
#bjej2  7,b7 materially increase energy 
prices or energy price volatility for   
any segment of ,united ,states          
consumers2 or  7,c7 create a            
disproportionate cumulative burden of   
adverse human or environmental impacts  
on rural1 low-income1 minority1 and     
other vulnerable communities4  7#d7     
,assessments  7,a7 ,climate change      
assessment ,a determination under       
paragraph 7#c77;,a7 shall be based on an
 assessment of the expected impact of   
the proposed exportation of natural gas 
on climate change4 ,such assessment     
shall be based on the latest scientific 
information and use the #bj-year global 
warming potential of methane1 and shall 
include-- 7i7 quantified estimates of   
the greenhouse gas emissions associated 
with the full lifecycle of the natural  
gas proposed for exportation1 including 

emissions associated with the           
extraction1 transportation1             
liquefaction1 storage1 regasification1  
and consumption of such natural gas2    
7ii7 a comparison of the estimated      
greenhouse gas emissions in clause 7i7  
to a baseline that is consistent with   
,united ,states international           
commitments to achieve deep reductions  
of global greenhouse gas emissions      
within the next decade and deep         
decarbonization pathways toward net-zero
 global greenhouse gas emissions not    
later than #bjej2  7iii7 an assessment  
of the potential effects of the proposed
 exportation of natural gas on clean    
energy alternatives1 including-- 7,i7   
any decrease in global investment in and
 deployment of renewable energy1        
electrification1 and energy efficiency  
and conservation technologies2 and      
7,,ii7 any decrease in ,united ,states  
exports of clean energy technologies2   
7iv7 quantified estimates of the social 
cost of the estimated greenhouse gas    

emissions in clause 7i72 and  7v7 an    
identification of the extent to which   
climate change is accelerating the loss 
of economic value in the ,united ,states
 due to rising sea levels1 more intense 
storms1 eroding coasts1 increased risk  
and severity of wild fires1 and other   
impacts associated with climate change4 
7,b7 ,economic assessment ,a            
determination under paragraph 7#c77;,b7 
shall be based on an assessment of the  
expected economic impact of the proposed
 exportation of natural gas1 including  
an assessment of the impact of the      
proposed exportation on all ,united     
,states consumers1 with specific        
estimates regarding each of the         
following consumer subgroups3 7i7       
,low-income consumers4  7ii7 ,working   
families4  7iii7 ,small businesses4     
7iv7 ,manufacturers4  7v7 ,state and    
local governments4  7vi7 ,producers and 
users of fertilizer4  7,c7              
,environmental justice assessment ,a    
determination under paragraph 7#c77;,c7 

shall be based on an assessment of the  
expected impact of the proposed         
exportation of natural gas on           
environmental justice 7which shall be   
consistent with ,executive ,order #adjif
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba note2 relating to 
revitalizing our ,nation's commitment to
 environmental justice for all71 as     
published ,april #ba1 #bjbc71 including 
assessments of impacts on-- 7i7 the     
preexisting cumulative environmental    
burdens and social and health risks     
posed to rural1 low-income1 minority1   
and other vulnerable communities2  7ii7 
local fisheries and the economic        
livelihood of the people employed by    
local fisheries2  7iii7 racial and      
socioeconomic disparities in impacted   
communities2 and  7iv7 compliance with  
civil rights laws4  7#e7 ,public        
participation ,the ,secretary of ,energy
 shall-- 7,a7 provide to the public an  
opportunity to meaningfully participate1
 including by providing comments1 in--  
7i7 the finding of the ,secretary of    

,energy on whether proposed exportation 
will be consistent with the public      
interest under paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7
 any study by the ,department of ,energy
 intended to inform such finding2 and   
7,b7 ensure that opportunities to       
meaningfully participate under          
subparagraph 7,a7 address barriers that 
affect members of communities with      
environmental justice concerns1         
including those related to disability1  
language access1 and lack of resources4 
7#f7 ,major ,federal action ,issuing an 
order authorizing the exportation of    
natural gas under this subsection shall 
be considered a major ,federal action   
under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the       
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774  4
  7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #c
 of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking export
 any natural gas from the ,united       
,states to a foreign country or2  7,b7  

by inserting to the ,united ,states     
after from a foreign country2 and  7,c7 
by striking exportation or2 and  7#b7 in
 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by striking 1 or 
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 gas12 and
  7,b7 by striking or exportation4  #c4 
,process coordination2 hearings2 rules  
of procedure ,section #ae7;b77#a7 of the
 ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4      
#gagn7b77#a77 is amended by striking    
,commission and inserting ,federal      
,energy ,regulatory ,commission4  #d4   
,termination of categorical exclusion   
for approval or disapproval of the      
exportation of natural gas ,the         
categorical exclusion under ,b#e4g of   
appendix ,b to subpart ,d of part #ajba 
of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 7relating to export of    
natural gas and associated              
transportation by marine vessel7 shall  
have no force or effect4  #e4           

,rulemaking ,not later than one year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
issue a rule to carry out this ,act and 
the amendments made by this ,act4