A bill to amend the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977 to extend for 3 years the emergency authorities granted by such act and to provide that in certain circumstances industrial use of natural gas shall be a high-priority use for purposes of such act.

Amends the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977 to extend the emergency authorities granted by such Act for three years until 1980. Redefines the term "high-priority use" to include certain industrial use categories as defined in regulations issued by the Federal Power Commission.