---
title: "Building American Energy Security Act of 2023"
identifier: "118-S-1399"
congress: 118
bill_number: 1399
bill_type: "S"
version_code: "is"
version_type: "Introduced in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/s/1399"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1399"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T23:38:30.393Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title; table of contents.

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# TITLE I — Accelerating agency reviews

## SEC. 101 Definitions.

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## SEC. 102 Streamlining process for authorizations and reviews of energy and natural resources projects.

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## SEC. 103 Prioritizing energy projects of strategic national importance.

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## SEC. 104 Empowering the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council and improving reviews.

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## SEC. 105 Litigation transparency.

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# TITLE II — Modernizing permitting laws

## SEC. 201 Transmission.

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## SEC. 202 Definition of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act.

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## SEC. 203 Authorization of Mountain Valley Pipeline.

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## SEC. 204 Rights-of-way across Indian land.

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## SEC. 205 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staffing.

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