Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act”.
American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act
A BILL
To promote United States economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with United States allies, and for other purposes.
Sec. 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—
by inserting “(1)” before “For purposes”;
by inserting “or to a World Trade Organization country” after “trade in natural gas”; and
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)).”
Sec. 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.