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B0M24567 S6J S.L.C. 126 1 ing "and the requirements of sections 55305 and 55314 2 of title 46, United States Code" after "section 492". 3 SEC. 420. ENERGIZING AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING. 4 (a) NATIONAL POLICY ON STRATEGIC ENERGY 5 ASSET EXPORT TRANSPORTATION.- 6 (1) REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 7 EXPORTS OF NATURAL GAS ON VESSELS DOCU- 8 MENTED UNDER LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.- 9 Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 10 is amended by adding at the end the following: 11 "(g) TRANSPORTATION OF EXPORTS OF NATURAL 12 GAS ON VESSELS DOCUMENTED UNDER LAWS OF THE 13 UNITED STATES.- 14 "(1) CONDITION FOR APPROVAL.--Except as 15 provided in paragraph (7), with respect to an appli- 16 cation to export natural gas under subsection (a), 17 the Commission shall include in the order issued for 18 that application the condition that the person trans- 19 port the natural gas on a vessel that meets the re- 20 quirements described in paragraph (3). 21 "(2) PURPOSE.--The purpose of the require- 22 anent under paragraph (1) is to ensure that, of all 23 natural gas exported by vessel in a calendar year, 24 the following percentage is exported by a vessel that 25 meets the requirements described in paragraph (3): OST-2025-1200 Page 00497 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0012178 B0M24567 S6J S.L.C. 127 1 "(A) In each of the 7 calendar years fol- 2 lowing the calendar year in which this sub- 3 section is enacted, not less than 2 percent. 4 "(B) In each of the 8th and 9th calendar 5 years following the calendar year in which this 6 subsection is enacted, not less than 3 percent. 7 "(C) In each of the 10th and 11th cal- 8 endar years following the calendar year in 9 which this subsection is enacted, not less than 10 4 percent. 11 "(D) In each of the 12th and 13th cal- 12 endar years following the calendar year in 13 which this subsection is enacted, not less than 14 6 percent. 15 "(E) In each of the 14th and 15th cal- 16 endar years following the calendar year in 17 which this subsection is enacted, not less than 18 7 percent. 19 "(F) In each of the 16th and 17th cal- 20 endar years following the calendar year in 21 which this subsection is enacted, not less than 22 9 percent. 23 "(G) In each of the 18th and 19th cal- 24 endar years following the calendar year in OST-2025-1200 Page 00498 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0012179