Steven Holt: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 5, strike ``The Department'' and insert ``Except as provided in section 3(a)(2)(C) of the Natural Gas Act, as added by section 4 of this Act), the Department''. At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)) is amended-- (1) by inserting before ``After six months from the date on which'' the following: ``(1) authorization for the importation of natural gas.--''; (2) by striking ``export any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or''; (3) by striking ``exportation or''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(2) Authorization for the Exportation of Natural Gas.-- ``(A) Prohibition.--No person may export any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy authorizing such person to do so. ``(B) Issuance of orders.--The Secretary of Energy may issue an order authorizing a person to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country, upon application, if the Secretary determines that the proposed exportation will be consistent with the public interest, in accordance with the regulations issued under paragraph (3)(B).…”