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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3970
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 28, 2006
Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the President to establish an energy security working group.
Energy Security Working Group
Subtitle A of title XIV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1061) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Energy Security Working Group
Establishment
As
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section, the President
shall establish a working group to be known as the Energy Security
Working Group
(referred to in this section as the Working
Group
).
Membership
The Working Group shall be composed of at least 1 representative of each of—
the Department of Commerce;
the Department of Defense;
the Department of Energy;
the Department of State; and
each intelligence agency of the Federal Government.
Duties
Inventory of energy reserves
The Working Group shall develop an inventory of worldwide energy reserves to assist the Federal Government—
to prioritize potential alliances between the United States and foreign countries; and
to recognize undue influences, if any, on strategically important foreign countries.
Strategic plan
In general
The Working Group, in cooperation with foreign countries to the maximum extent practicable, shall develop a strategic plan for the United States to identify and support strategic energy alliances, including bilateral and multilateral treaties, between the United States and foreign countries.
Reports
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Working Group shall submit to Congress a report describing—
the strategic plan developed under subparagraph (A), including any updates to the plan during the preceding calendar year; and
progress made in implementing the strategic plan.
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