; and (B) identifies— (i) the number of such applications received by the Secretary of Energy during the preceding year; (ii) the number of such applications granted or denied by the Secretary of Energy by the deadline described in paragraph (1); and (iii) measures implemented by the Secretary of Energy to improve the efficient review of such applications by the Secretary of Energy. . (b) Expedited application and approval process Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Expedited application and approval process (1) Free trade agreements For purposes of subsection (a), the importation of the natural gas referred to in subsection (b), or the exportation of natural gas to a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest, and applications for such importation or exportation shall be granted without modification or delay. (2) Low-impact projects (A) In general The Secretary of Energy shall grant or deny an application for an order under subsection (a) to export natural gas from, or import natural gas to, a low-impact project by not later than 90 days after receiving such application. (B) Low-impact project defined In this paragraph, the term low-impact project means an LNG terminal for which an application has been submitted under subsection (e) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the expansion of the capacity of such LNG terminal by not more than 5 billion cubic feet per day. . (c) Conforming amendments Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking Commission and inserting Secretary of Energy each place it appears; and (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking Commission and inserting Secretary of Energy .