Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act

Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to deem consistent with the public interest an expedited application and approval process for the importation or exportation of natural gas to either the member states of the European Union, or to the former Soviet states of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on: (1) how the economic policies of foreign countries with natural gas resources and reserves relate to the development and production of their natural gas resources and reserves, as well as the extent and status of their natural gas resources and reserves; (2) the potential of such countries to export their natural gas production to the global market, including the impact of such exports upon the global market; and (3) U.S. actions to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries having an interest in importing natural gas from the United States.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4155 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4155

To authorize natural gas exports to certain foreign countries, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2014

 Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize natural gas exports to certain foreign countries, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Russian Energy Exploitation 
(FREE) Act''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS EXPORTS TO UKRAINE.

    Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended 
by inserting ``or to the member states of the European Union or the 
former Soviet states of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and 
Uzbekistan'' after ``trade in natural gas''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON GLOBAL EXPORTS OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on the 
following:
            (1) The economic policies of foreign countries with natural 
        gas resources and reserves as such policies relate to the 
        development and production of their natural gas resources and 
        reserves and the extent and status of their natural gas 
        resources and reserves.
            (2) The potential to export the natural gas production of 
        such foreign countries to the global market and the impact of 
        the export of such natural gas production on the global market.
            (3) A description of actions taken by the United States 
        Government to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries 
        that may have an interest in importing natural gas from the 
        United States.
                                 <all>