1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2023 . 2. National policy on strategic energy asset export transportation (a) LNG exports (1) Requirement for transportation of exports of natural gas on vessels documented under laws of the United States 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 (7), with respect to an application to export natural gas under subsection (a), the Commission shall include in the order issued for that application the condition that the person transport the natural gas on a vessel that meets the requirements described in paragraph (3). (2) Purpose The purpose of the requirement under paragraph (1) is to ensure that, of all natural gas exported by vessel in a calendar year, the following percentage is exported by a vessel that meets the requirements described in paragraph (3): (A) In each of the 7 calendar years following the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted, not less than 2 percent. (B) In each of the 8th and 9th calendar years following the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted, not less than 3 percent. (C) In each of the 10th and 11th calendar years following the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted, not less than 4 percent. (D) In each of the 12th and 13th calendar years following the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted, not less than 6 percent. (E) In each of the 14th and 15th calendar years following the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted, not less than 7 percent. (F) In each of the 16th and 17th calendar years following the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted, not less than 9 percent. (G) In each of the 18th and 19th calendar years following the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted, not less than 11 percent. (H) In each of the 20th and