I 
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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Natural Gas Act to authorize expedited ap-
proval of applications to export natural gas to certain 
allies of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expediting Natural 
Gas Exports to Allies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS TO ALLIES AND STRATEGIC 
PARTNERS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that expediting the ap-
proval of natural gas export applications for projects in-
tended to increase the capacity of the United States to 
export natural gas to allies and strategic partners will— 
(1) empower United States natural gas export-
ers to better assist the strategic and national secu-
rity interests of the United States and allies and 
strategic partners of the United States; and 
(2) lead to job growth, economic development, 
and energy security. 
(b) NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.—Section 3(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) For purposes’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(c) EXPEDITED
APPLICATION
AND
APPROVAL 
PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF COVERED NATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘covered nation’— 
‘‘(i) means an ally described in section 
3(b)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)); and 
‘‘(ii) during the period described in 
subparagraph (B), includes Cyprus, Fin-
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land, Moldova, Sweden, Taiwan, and 
Ukraine. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period de-
scribed in this subparagraph is the period— 
‘‘(i) beginning on the date of enact-
ment of the Expediting Natural Gas Ex-
ports to Allies Act; and 
‘‘(ii) ending on December 31, 2026, or 
such later date as the President determines 
is in the interest of national defense (as 
defined in section 702 of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4552)) or 
is otherwise in the interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) EXPEDITED APPROVAL.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), for purposes’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by in-
serting ‘‘the exportation of natural gas to a covered 
nation,’’ before ‘‘or the exportation’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NATIONS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS.— 
The Commission shall not grant expedited ap-
proval under paragraph (2) of an application 
for exportation of natural gas to any nation 
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that is subject to sanctions or trade restrictions 
imposed by the United States. 
‘‘(B) NATIONS
DESIGNATED
BY
CON-
GRESS.—The Commission shall not grant expe-
dited approval under paragraph (2) of an appli-
cation for exportation of natural gas to any na-
tion designated by an Act of Congress as ex-
cluded from such expedited approval for reasons 
of national security.’’. 
(c) EFFECT.—The amendments made by subsection 
(b) shall not affect any Federal authorization to export 
natural gas from the United States to a foreign nation 
or to import natural gas into the United States from a 
foreign nation that is in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
Æ 
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