Sec. 4. Advancing United States global leadership
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Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended— by striking subsections
(a)through (c); by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and
(f)as subsections (c), (a), and (b), respectively, and moving subsection
(c)(as so redesignated) to appear after subsection
(b)(as so redesignated); and by striking the section heading and designation and all that follows through paragraph
(1)of subsection
(a)(as so redesignated) and inserting the following: The Commission shall have the exclusive authority to approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a facility, including an LNG terminal, to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or to import natural gas from a foreign country. Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act affects otherwise applicable law relating to the authority or responsibility of any Federal agency relating to facilities, including LNG terminals, to import or export natural gas. ; and by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the President under the Constitution or any provision of law specified in paragraph
(2)to prohibit imports or exports. The provisions of law specified in this paragraph are— the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ); part B of title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq. ); the Trading With the Enemy Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ); and any other provision of law that— imposes sanctions with respect to a foreign person or foreign government, including the government of a country that is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism; or prohibits or restricts United States persons from engaging in a transaction with a person or government subject to sanctions imposed by the United States. In this subsection, the term state sponsor of terrorism means a country the government of which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism pursuant to— section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A) ); section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 ); section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 ); or any other provision of law. . Section 60104(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by striking to import natural gas or .
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U.S. Code
- Exportation or importation of natural gas; LNG terminals§ 717b
- Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities§ 1701
- Termination of existing declared emergencies§ 1601
- International oil allocations§ 6271
- Designation of chapter§ 4301
- Claims of naturalized citizens as affected by expatriation§ 4318
- Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism§ 2371
- Transactions with countries supporting acts of international terrorism§ 2780
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