[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1496. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS TO 
                   CERTAIN ALLIES AND PARTNERS OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Section 103(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6212(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3)(A) The President shall exempt from the rule 
     promulgated under paragraph (1) exports of natural gas from 
     the United States to countries that are allies and partners 
     of the United States and the energy security of which would 
     be enhanced by such exports, including members of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization, Georgia, Ukraine, Finland, 
     Japan, and India.
       ``(B) If the President receives a request for exports of 
     natural gas produced in the United States from the government 
     of a country described in subparagraph (A), the President 
     shall approve the export of such natural gas to that country 
     not later than 60 days after receiving the request if the 
     President determines that the export of such natural gas to 
     that country is in the national interest.''.
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