I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5893 
To require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports 
be transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2018 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. WITT-
MAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and 
crude oil exports be transported on United States-built 
and United States-flag vessels, 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 ‘‘Energizing American 
Shipbuilding Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL POLICY ON STRATEGIC ENERGY ASSET 
EXPORT TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) LNG EXPORTS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an ex-
plosive gas that can be hazardous to national 
import and export terminals and ports when 
mishandled. 
(B) LNG is a strategic national asset, the 
export of which will be used to preserve the 
United States tanker fleet and skilled mariner 
workforce that are essential to national secu-
rity. 
(C) For the safety and security of the 
United States, LNG should be exported on ves-
sels documented under the laws of the United 
States. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Section 3 of the Natural 
Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(g) TRANSPORTATION OF EXPORTS OF LNG ON 
VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOCU-
MENTED UNDER LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITION FOR APPROVAL.—As a condi-
tion for approval of any authorization to export liq-
uefied natural gas, the Secretary of Energy shall re-
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quire the applicant to transport the authorized ex-
ports on vessels that meet the requirements de-
scribed in paragraph (2) (including vessels with re-
spect to which a waiver is in place for the require-
ment under paragraph (2)(D)), so as to ensure the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Starting in 2024, a minimum of two 
percent of the liquefied natural gas exported by 
vessel each year is transported on such vessels. 
‘‘(B) Starting in 2026, a minimum of 
three percent of the liquefied natural gas ex-
ported by vessel each year is transported on 
such vessels. 
‘‘(C) Starting in 2028, a minimum of five 
percent of the liquefied natural gas exported by 
vessel each year is transported on such vessels. 
‘‘(D) Starting in 2030, a minimum of 
seven percent of the liquefied natural gas ex-
ported by vessel each year is transported on 
such vessels. 
‘‘(E) Starting in 2032, a minimum of eight 
percent of the liquefied natural gas exported by 
vessel each year is transported on such vessels. 
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initial melting stage through the application of 
coatings for iron or steel products) in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(D) the components of the vessel listed in 
paragraph (3) are manufactured in the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) COMPONENTS.—The components of a ves-
sel listed in this paragraph are the following compo-
nents: 
‘‘(A) Air circuit breakers. 
‘‘(B) Welded shipboard anchor and moor-
ing chain with a diameter of four inches or less. 
‘‘(C) Powered and non-powered valves in 
Federal Supply Classes 4810 and 4820 used in 
piping. 
‘‘(D) Machine tools in the Federal Supply 
Classes for metal-working machinery numbered 
3405, 3408, 3410 through 3419, 3426, 3433, 
3438, 3441 through 3443, 3445, 3446, 3448, 
3449, 3460, and 3461. 
‘‘(E) Auxiliary equipment for shipboard 
services, including pumps. 
‘‘(F) Propulsion equipment, including en-
gines, reduction gears, and propellers. 
‘‘(G) Shipboard cranes. 
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‘‘(H) Spreaders for shipboard cranes. 
‘‘(4) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Energy may waive the requirement under paragraph 
(2)(D) with respect to a component of a vessel if the 
Maritime Administrator determines that— 
‘‘(A) application of the requirement would 
cause unreasonable costs or delays to be in-
curred in building the vessel; or 
‘‘(B) such component is not manufactured 
in the United States in sufficient and reason-
ably available quantities of a satisfactory qual-
ity. 
‘‘(5) OPPORTUNITIES FOR LICENSED AND UNLI-
CENSED MARINERS.—Each Federal official respon-
sible for the issuance of a permit authorizing the ex-
port of liquefied natural gas shall require, as a con-
dition and term of the permit, that the permittee 
provide opportunities for United States licensed and 
unlicensed mariners to receive experience and train-
ing necessary to become credentialed in working on 
a vessel transporting liquified natural gas.’’. 
(b) CRUDE OIL.—Section 101 of title I of division 
O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 
U.S.C. 6212a) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsections 
(c) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c), (d), and 
(e)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) TRANSPORTATION OF EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL 
ON VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOCU-
MENTED UNDER LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITION.—As a condition to export 
crude oil, the President shall require an applicant to 
transport the exports on vessels that meet the re-
quirements described in paragraph (2) (including 
vessels with respect to which a waiver is in place for 
the requirement under paragraph (2)(D)), so as to 
ensure the following: 
‘‘(A) Starting in 2023, a minimum of one 
percent of crude oil exported by vessel each 
year is transported on such vessels. 
‘‘(B) Starting in 2026, a minimum of four 
percent of crude oil exported by vessel each 
year is transported on such vessels. 
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‘‘(C) Starting in 2029, a minimum of eight 
percent of crude oil exported by vessel each 
year is transported on such vessels. 
‘‘(D) Starting in 2032, a minimum of ten 
percent of crude oil exported by vessel each 
year is transported on such vessels. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS.—A vessel 
meets the requirements described in this paragraph 
if— 
‘‘(A) the vessel is built in the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) the vessel is documented under the 
laws of the United States; 
‘‘(C) all major components of the hull or 
superstructure of the vessel are manufactured 
(including all manufacturing processes from the 
initial melting stage through the application of 
coatings for iron or steel products) in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(D) the components of the vessel listed in 
paragraph (3) are manufactured in the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) COMPONENTS.—The components of a ves-
sel listed in this paragraph are the following compo-
nents: 
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‘‘(A) Air circuit breakers. 
‘‘(B) Welded shipboard anchor and moor-
ing chain with a diameter of four inches or less. 
‘‘(C) Powered and non-powered valves in 
Federal Supply Classes 4810 and 4820 used in 
piping. 
‘‘(D) Machine tools in the Federal Supply 
Classes for metal-working machinery numbered 
3405, 3408, 3410 through 3419, 3426, 3433, 
3438, 3441 through 3443, 3445, 3446, 3448, 
3449, 3460, and 3461. 
‘‘(E) Auxiliary equipment for shipboard 
services, including pumps. 
‘‘(F) Propulsion equipment, including en-
gines, reduction gears, and propellers. 
‘‘(G) Shipboard cranes. 
‘‘(H) Spreaders for shipboard cranes. 
‘‘(4) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may 
waive the requirement under paragraph (2)(D) with 
respect to a component of a vessel if the Maritime 
Administrator determines that— 
‘‘(A) application of the requirement would 
cause unreasonable costs or delays to be in-
curred in building the vessel; or 
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‘‘(B) such component is not manufactured 
in the United States in sufficient and reason-
ably available quantities of a satisfactory qual-
ity. 
‘‘(5) OPPORTUNITIES FOR LICENSED AND UNLI-
CENSED
MARINERS.—The Maritime Administrator 
shall ensure that each exporter of crude oil by vessel 
provides opportunities for United States licensed and 
unlicensed mariners to receive experience and train-
ing necessary to become credentialed in working on 
such vessels.’’. 
Æ 
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