,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjbe,mr4    
,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to prohibit c]ta9 exports ( natural gas
 produc$ or ref9$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds t-- 7#a7 natural gas t is produc$  
or ref9$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld be      
export$ f dome/ic t]m9als giv5 !        
economic & national security conc]ns    
associat$ ) export+ t natural gas f     
c\ntries ) corrupt gov]nm5ts su* z      
,mexico2  7#b7 ,mexico is rank$ #adj?   
out ( #ahj c\ntries 9 ! #bjbd           
,transp>5cy ,int]national ,corruption   
,p]ceptions ,index1 ) corruption p]meat+
 political & economic segm5ts ( society 
9 ,mexico2  7#c7 accord+ to ! #bjbd     
,inve/m5t ,climate ,/atem5t ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ,mexico's curr5t     
executive adm9i/ration has be5 said to  
erode ! autonomy & publicly "q ! value (

 specific antitru/ & en]gy regulators & 
x has propos$ dissolv+ "s ( !m to cut   
co/s4 ,fur!rmore1 report+ sugge/s t     
corruption cont9ues to affect equal     
en=cem5t ( "s regulations42  7#d7 !     
corruption p]meat+ ,mexico is illu/rat$ 
by ! significant fuel !ft 9 ,mexico1 :i*
 is s rampant t-- 7,a7 ,rob]to ,daz de  
,len1 ! =m] ,presid5t ( ! ,national     
,fuel ,retail]s ,association 9 ,mexico1 
ref]r$ to fuel !ft networks z ma9       
competitors ( gas /ation own]s2  7,b7   
accord+ to ,rob]to ,daz de ,len1 !re 7  
at lea/ #d illegal fuel /ations = e #a (
 ! #ac1jjj legal fuel /ations 9 ,mexico1
 z ( #bjbj2 &  7,c7 ! =m] presid5t (    
,mexico1 ,&rs ,manuel ,lpez ,obrador1   
sugge/$ t z mu* z #d_/e ( fuel !ft is   
or*e/rat$ by elem5ts ( ! ,mexican /ate1 
& fuel ?ieves dep5d on complicit        
politicians1 police1 & insid]s at       
/ate-controll$ oil companies to make    
fuel !ft possible2  7#e7 employees ( !  
,mexican /ate-own$ petroleum company1   
,pemex1 h report$ly be5 ?reat5$1        

kidnapp$1 & tortur$ by crim9al c>tels 9 
,mexico to provide in=mation on         
pipel9es2  7#f7 ,pemex has fac$ frequ5t 
allegations ( corruption1 &1 9 #bjah1   
,adrin ,laj\s ,v>gas1 ! =m] *ief at     
,pemex1 /at$ t corruption 0 rampant &   
ev]y:]e 9 all areas & at all levels ( ! 
hi]>*y2  7#g7 ,mexico has c5traliz$     
gov]nm5tal p[] 9 its executive bran*1   
includ+ ?r\gh judicial re=ms 9 ,septemb]
 #bjbd t ass]t$ political control ov] ! 
judici>y ( ,mexico by subject+ all      
judges to replacem5t ?r\gh elections t  
favor ! rul+ political p>ty2  7#h7 !    
politicization ( ! judicial bran* 9     
,mexico imp]ils ! pr9ciple ( imp>tiality
 & ca/s d\bt on :e!r laws w be appli$   
)\t favor1 contracts w be honor$1 &     
trade disputes w be fairly resolv$2     
7#i7 ,mexican judicial re=ms are expect$
 to result 9 *anges to regulatory       
ag5cies t are critical to uphold+ labor1
 environm5tal1 & trade /&>ds en%r9$ "u !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico-,canada          
,agreem5t2  7#aj7 ,mexico has also be5 9

 violation ( its en]gy commitm5ts "u !  
,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico-,canada ,agreem5t 
?r\gh violations su* z-- 7,a7 grant+    
,mexican /ate-own$ en]gy companies      
priority ov] private inve/ors1 includ+  
adopt+ sev]al measures to favor ,pemex &
 ! /ate-own$ electrical utility1 !      
,comisin ,f$]al de ,electricidad1 at !  
exp5se ( =eign inve/ors1 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & ,canada2 &  7,b7 erect+ new   
b>ri]s to =eign trade & inve/m5t2 &     
7#aa7 ! export ( natural gas t is       
produc$ or process$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
export$ to t]m9als locat$ 9 ,mexico--   
7,a7 is n 9 ! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7,b7 is a national security 
& trade conc]n to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #b4 
,prohibition on exports ( natural gas   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
p]son %all export any natural gas       
produc$ or ref9$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to a 
=eign c\ntry ) ! int5t ( fur!r export+ t
 natural gas ?r\gh a =eign ,,lng t]m9al 
7z def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,natural ,gas 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;a774