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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6772 

To amend the Natural Gas Act to authorize expedited approval of applications 

to export natural gas to certain allies of the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2022 

Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas (for himself, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 

CARTER of Georgia, Mr. BUDD, Mr. KELLER, and Ms. CHENEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Natural Gas Act to authorize expedited approval of applications to export natural gas to certain 

allies of the United States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expediting Natural 

5 Gas Exports to Allies Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS TO ALLIES AND STRATEGIC 

2 PARTNERS. 

3 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that expediting the ap4 proval of natural gas export applications for projects in5 tended to increase the capacity of the United States to 

6 export natural gas to allies and strategic partners will— 

7 (1) empower United States natural gas export8 ers to better assist the strategic and national secu9 rity interests of the United States and allies and 

10 strategic partners of the United States; and 

11 (2) lead to job growth, economic development, 

12 and energy security. 

13 (b) NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.—Section 3(c) of the 

14 Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘(c) For purposes’’ and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(c) EXPEDITED APPLICATION AND APPROVAL

18 PROCESS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF COVERED NATION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 

21 term ‘covered nation’— 

22 ‘‘(i) means an ally described in section 

23 3(b)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act 

24 (22 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)); and 

25 ‘‘(ii) during the period described in 

26 subparagraph (B), includes Cyprus, FinVerDate Sep 11 2014 15:43 Feb 28, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6772.IH H6772

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1 land, Moldova, Sweden, Taiwan, and 

2 Ukraine. 

3 ‘‘(B) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period de4 scribed in this subparagraph is the period— 

5 ‘‘(i) beginning on the date of enact6 ment of the Expediting Natural Gas Ex7 ports to Allies Act; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) ending on December 31, 2026, or 

9 such later date as the President determines 

10 is in the interest of national defense (as 

11 defined in section 702 of the Defense Pro12 duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4552)) or 

13 is otherwise in the interests of the United 

14 States. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXPEDITED APPROVAL.—Except as pro16 vided in paragraph (3), for purposes’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by in18 serting ‘‘the exportation of natural gas to a covered 

19 nation,’’ before ‘‘or the exportation’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) NATIONS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS.— 

23 The Commission shall not grant expedited ap24 proval under paragraph (2) of an application 

25 for exportation of natural gas to any nation 


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1 that is subject to sanctions or trade restrictions 

2 imposed by the United States. 

3 ‘‘(B) NATIONS DESIGNATED BY CON4 GRESS.—The Commission shall not grant expe5 dited approval under paragraph (2) of an appli6 cation for exportation of natural gas to any na7 tion designated by an Act of Congress as ex8 cluded from such expedited approval for reasons 

9 of national security.’’. 

10 (c) EFFECT.—The amendments made by subsection 

11 (b) shall not affect any Federal authorization to export 

12 natural gas from the United States to a foreign nation 

13 or to import natural gas into the United States from a 

14 foreign nation that is in effect on the date of enactment 

15 of this Act. 

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