Mr. Obama's proposal at the time was for Congress to grant him "consolidation authority" to combine executive branch functions, specifically singling out the five housing agencies and the six shops that deal with business like the Commerce Department and the Export-Import Bank.

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The Department of Energy is considering applications for new export terminals and conversions of idle import terminals that want to export.

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