,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,scott of ,south ,carolina 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1  
,mr4 ,budd1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 and ,mr4      
,scott of ,florida7 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 allow   
the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory        
,commission to approve or deny          
applications for the siting1            
construction1 expansion1 or operation of
 facilities to export or import natural 
gas1 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,unlocking ,domestic ,,lng ,potential   
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,advancing ,united  
,states global leadership ,section #c of
 the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#gag;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking   
subsections 7a7 through 7c72  7#b7 by   
redesignating subsections 7d71 7e71 and 

7f7 as subsections 7c71 7a71 and 7b71   
respectively1 and reordering            
accordingly2  7#c7 by striking the      
section designation and heading and all 
that follows through the period at the  
end of paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7a7 
7as so redesignated7 and inserting the  
following3  #c4 ,,lng terminals2        
authority of the ,president to prohibit 
imports or exports of natural gas  7a7  
,,lng terminals  7#a7 ,authority of the 
,commission  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 shall have the exclusive authority to  
approve or deny an application for the  
siting1 construction1 expansion1 or     
operation of a facility1 including an   
,,lng terminal1 to export natural gas   
from the ,united ,states to a foreign   
country or import natural gas from a    
foreign country4  7,b7 ,public interest 
,in determining whether to approve or   
deny an application described in        
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,federal ,energy 
,regulatory ,commission shall deem the  

importation or exportation of natural   
gas to be consistent with the public    
interest4  7,c7 ,effect ,except as      
specifically provided in this ,act1     
nothing in this ,act affects otherwise  
applicable law relating to the authority
 or responsibility of any ,federal      
agency relating to facilities1 including
 ,,lng terminals1 to import or export   
natural gas4  2 and  7#d7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7d7 ,rule of    
construction relating to authority ,to  
prohibit imports or exports  7#a7       
,definition of ,state sponsor of        
terrorism ,in this subsection1 the term 
state sponsor of terrorism means a      
country the government of which the     
,secretary of ,state determines has     
repeatedly provided support for         
international terrorism pursuant to--   
7,a7 section #aged7;c77#a77;,a7 of the  
,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7;c77#a77;,a772     
7,b7 section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign    
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4

 #bcga72  7,c7 section #dj of the ,arms 
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bghj72 or  7,d7 any other provision of 
law4  7#b7 ,rule of construction        
,nothing in this ,act limits the        
authority of the ,president under the   
,constitution or any provision of law   
described in paragraph 7#c7 to prohibit 
imports or exports4  7#c7 ,provisions of
 law described ,the provisions of law   
referred to in paragraph 7#b7 are-- 7,a7
 the ,international ,emergency ,economic
 ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   
seq472  7,b7 the ,national ,emergencies 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq472     
7,c7 part ,b of title ,,ii of the       
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbga et seq472  7,d7 the
 ,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq472 and  7,e7 any 
other provision of law that-- 7i7       
imposes sanctions with respect to a     
foreign person or foreign government1   
including the government of a country   
that is designated as a state sponsor of

 terrorism2 or  7ii7 prohibits or       
restricts ,united ,states persons from  
engaging in a transaction with a person 
or government subject to sanctions      
imposed by the ,united ,states4  4