1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2019 . 2. National policy on strategic energy asset export transportation (a) LNG exports (1) Findings Congress finds the following: (A) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is hazardous to national import and export terminals and ports when mishandled. (B) LNG is a strategic national asset, the export of which should be used to preserve the United States tanker fleet and skilled mariner workforce that are essential to national security. (C) For the safety and security of the United States, LNG should be exported on vessels documented under the laws of the United States. (2) Requirement Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Transportation of exports of natural gas on vessels documented under laws of the United States (1) Condition for approval Except as provided in paragraph (5), the Commission shall include in an order issued under subsection (a) that authorizes a person to export natural gas a condition that the person transport the natural gas on vessels that meet the requirements described in paragraph (2) (including vessels with respect to which a waiver is in place for the requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II)(bb) or the requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(IV), as applicable), so as to ensure the following: (A) A minimum of two percent of the natural gas that is exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of the 7 calendar years after the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted. (B) A minimum of three percent of the natural gas that is exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of the 8th and 9th calendar years after the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted. (C) A minimum of four percent of the natural gas that is exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of the 10th and 11th calendar years after the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted. (D) A minimum of six percent of the natural