American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act

Bill: 113-hr-4139
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2014-03-04
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Free trade and trade barriers

Oil and gas

Trade agreements and negotiations

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to deem consistent with the public interest an expedited application and approval process for the importation or exportation of natural gas to a World Trade Organization country.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2014 Mr. Turner (for himself, Mr. Shimkus , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Olson , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Womack , Mr. Westmoreland , Ms. Jenkins , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Rogers of Michigan , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Dent , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Marino , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Broun of Georgia , and Mr. Reichert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To promote United States economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with United States allies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act . 2. Expedited approval of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before For purposes ; (2) by inserting or to a World Trade Organization country after trade in natural gas ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term World Trade Organization country means a country described in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)). . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with respect to applications for the authorization to export natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) that are pending on, or filed on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.