,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ba1 #bjbf,ms4  
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,ms4          
,cantwell7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act & ! ,natural
 ,gas ,act ) respect to ! en=cem5t (    
c]ta9 provisions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,en]gy ,consum] ,protection ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,prohibitions & susp5sions =
 violations  7a7 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,f$]al  
,p[] ,act  7#a7 ,en=cem5t ( c]ta9       
provisions ,section #caf;,a ( ! ,f$]al  
,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbeo-#a7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7   
,prohibition or susp5sion = violations  
,! ,commission may prohibit1            
conditionally or unconditionally1       
p]man5tly or = su* p]iod ( "t z !       
,commission det]m9es to be appropriate1 
any p]son :o is engag$ or has engag$ 9  
practices con/itut+ a violation (       

section #bba or #bbb 7& relat$ rules &  
regulations7 f engag+1 directly or      
indirectly1 9 ! bus9ess ( pur*as+ or    
sell+-- 7#a7 electric en]gy2  7#b7      
electric en]gy products1 includ+        
f9ancial transmission rights2 or  7#c7  
transmission s]vices subject to !       
jurisdiction ( ! ,commission4  4  7#b7  
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #cad7;d7 ( !  
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4         
#hbem7d77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 ! matt]     
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+     
individual & ins]t+ p]son2 &  7ii7 by   
ins]t+ or #bbb aft] section #bba2  7,b7 
9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ ) respect to 
a p]son :o is an individual1 be=e act+2 
&  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] 
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 1    
directly or indirectly1 aft] engag+2    
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 2 or &
 ins]t+ a semicolon2  7iii7 by          
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,b7 z           
subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7iv7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+3  7,b7       
electric en]gy products1 includ+        

f9ancial transmission rights2 or  4  7b7
 ,am5dm5ts to ,natural ,gas ,act  7#a7  
,prohibition on fil+ false in=mation ,! 
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag  
et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section
 #d;,a ! foll[+3  #d;,b4 ,prohibition on
 fil+ false in=mation ,no p]son %all    
willfully & kn[+ly report to a ,f$]al   
ag5cy or private-sector price-report+   
ag5cy1 ) int5t to fraudul5tly affect !  
data be+ compil$ by ! ,f$]al ag5cy or   
private-sector price-report+ ag5cy1 any 
in=mation relat+ to ! transportation or 
sale ( natural gas subject to !         
jurisdiction ( ! ,commission 7includ+   
in=mation relat+ to ! availability &    
prices ( natural gas sold at :olesale & 
9 int]/ate comm]ce & in=mation relat+ to
 ! op]ation ( facilities = !            
transportation & sale ( natural gas at  
:olesale & 9 int]/ate comm]ce7 t ! p]son
 kn[s to be false at ! "t ( ! report+4  
4  7#b7 ,civil p5alty au?ority ,section 
#bb ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gagt-#a7 is am5d$ by add+ at 

! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,prohibition or    
susp5sion = violations ,! ,commission   
may prohibit1 conditionally or          
unconditionally1 p]man5tly or = su*     
p]iod ( "t z ! ,commission det]m9es to  
be appropriate1 any p]son :o is engag$  
or has engag$ 9 practices con/itut+ a   
violation ( section #d;,a or #d;,b      
7includ+ relat$ rules & regulations7 f  
engag+1 directly or indirectly1 9 !     
bus9ess ( pur*as+ or sell+-- 7#a7       
natural gas2 or  7#b7 transmission      
s]vices subject to ! jurisdiction ( !   
,commission4  4  7#c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  
,section #bj7;d7 ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gags7d77 is am5d$-- 7,a7
 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by     
/rik+ individual & ins]t+ p]son2  7,b7 9
 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ ) respect to a
 p]son :o is an individual1 be=e act+2 &
  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 9 ! matt] prec$+
 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 1 directly 
or indirectly1 aft] engag+4