[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3169. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 171, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

     SEC. 22__. EXPORT AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION FOR SMALL-SCALE 
                   NATURAL GAS PROJECTS.

       The export of low-level volumes of natural gas, measured at 
     not more than 0.25 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas 
     on an annualized basis per project, shall not require an 
     authorization order of the Secretary under section 3(a) of 
     the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)).
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