,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bc1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cramer1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,natural ,gas ,act
 to provide for expanded natural gas    
exports1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,natural ,gas ,export ,expansion   
,act4  #b4  ,natural gas exports  7a7   
,finding  ,congress finds that expanding
 natural gas exports will lead to       
increased investment and development of 
domestic supplies of natural gas that   
will contribute to job growth and       
economic development4  7b7  ,natural gas
 exports  ,section #c7;c7 of the        
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;b7c77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
inserting or any other nation not       
excluded by this section after trade in 

natural gas2  7#b7 by striking 7c7 ,for 
purposes and inserting the following3   
7c7  ,expedited application and approval
 process  7#a7  ,in general  ,for       
purposes  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#b7  ,exclusions   
7,a7  ,in general  ,any nation subject  
to sanctions imposed by the ,united     
,states is excluded from expedited      
approval under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7    
,designation by ,president or ,congress 
,the ,president or ,congress may        
designate nations that may be excluded  
from expedited approval under paragraph 
7#a7 for reasons of national security4  
7#c7  ,order not required  ,no order is 
required under subsection 7a7 to        
authorize the export or import of any   
natural gas to or from ,canada or       
,mexico4  4