such terms and conditions as the Secretary may find 
necessary or appropriate. 
‘‘(C) TIMING.—No order may be issued by the 
Secretary of Energy under this paragraph prior to 
the date on which the Secretary issues final regula-
tions under paragraph (3)(B). 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC INTEREST DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) NEPA REVIEW.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall issue a detailed statement under section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) of the environ-
mental impact of the issuance of orders under para-
graph (2), including by conducting an analysis of the 
impacts of extraction of exported natural gas on the 
environment in communities where the natural gas 
is extracted. 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) DEADLINE.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Secretary of Energy shall issue final regula-
tions, after notice and public comment, for de-
termining whether an export of natural gas 
from the United States to a foreign country is 
in the public interest for purposes of issuing an 
order under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(ii) 
CONTENTS.—Regulations 
issued 
under this paragraph shall require the Sec-
retary of Energy to determine, with respect to 
each application for export of natural gas from 
the United States to a foreign country, whether 
such export is in the public interest through— 
‘‘(I) use of the latest available data on 
current and projected United States nat-
ural gas demands, production, and price; 
‘‘(II) consideration of the effects of 
such natural gas exports on— 
‘‘(aa) household and business en-
ergy expenditures by electricity and 
natural gas consumers in the United 
States; 
‘‘(bb) the United States economy, 
jobs, and manufacturing, including 
such effects on wages, investment, 
and energy intensive and trade ex-
posed industries, as determined by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(cc) the energy security of the 
United States, including the ability of 
the United States to reduce its reli-
ance on imported oil; 
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‘‘(dd) the conservation of domes-
tic natural gas supplies to meet the 
future energy needs of the United 
States; 
‘‘(ee) the potential for natural 
gas use in the transportation, indus-
trial, and electricity sectors of the 
United States; 
‘‘(ff) the ability of the United 
States to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
‘‘(gg) the volume of natural gas 
produced on public lands in the 
United States, and where such nat-
ural gas is consumed; 
‘‘(hh) domestic natural gas sup-
ply and availability, including such ef-
fects on pipelines and other infra-
structure; 
‘‘(ii) the balance of trade of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(jj) other issues determined rel-
evant by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(III) consideration of the detailed 
statement issued under subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(4) EXEMPTIONS.—Paragraph (2) does not apply 
with respect to any order authorizing the exportation of 
natural gas if the natural gas that would be exported as 
a result of the order is exported solely to meet a require-
ment imposed pursuant to section 203 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702), sec-
tion 5(b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 
App. 5(b)), or part B of title II of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.). In such cases, 
the Secretary of Energy may issue such order upon appli-
cation without modification or delay.’’. 
Æ 
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