[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5762]
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  SA 6235. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
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 D of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 313__. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that expanding natural gas 
     exports will lead to increased investment and development of 
     domestic supplies of natural gas that will contribute to job 
     growth and economic development.
       (b) Natural Gas Exports.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or any other nation not excluded by this 
     section'' after ``trade in natural gas'';
       (2) by striking ``(c) For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Exclusions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any nation subject to sanctions or trade 
     restrictions imposed by the United States is excluded from 
     expedited approval under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Designation by president or congress.--The President 
     or Congress may designate nations that may be excluded from 
     expedited approval under paragraph (1) for reasons of 
     national security.
       ``(3) Order not required.--No order is required under 
     subsection (a) to authorize the export or import of any 
     natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.''.
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