American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act

H.R. 287 · 114th Congress · Jan 13, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act”.

Sec. 2 Amendments

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 striking “a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas” and inserting “a World Trade Organization member nation”; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

“(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “World Trade Organization member nation” means a country described in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)).”

Sec. 3 Pending applications

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.

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Jan 13, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Turner (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Schock, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Latta, Mr. Stivers, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Lance, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Dent, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Marino, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Kline, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Pittenger, and Mr. Salmon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Amendments

Sec. 3 Pending applications

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