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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2435 

To increase cooperation on energy issues between the United States Government and foreign governments and entities in order to secure the strategic and economic interests of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 16 (legislative day, MARCH 15), 2006 

Mr. LUGAR introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To increase cooperation on energy issues between the United 

States Government and foreign governments and entities 

in order to secure the strategic and economic interests 

of the United States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Diplomacy and 

5 Security Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) MAJOR ENERGY PRODUCER.—The term 

2 ‘‘major energy producer’’ means a country that— 

3 (A) had crude oil, oil sands, or natural gas 

4 to liquids production of 1,000,000 barrels per 

5 day or greater average in the previous year; 

6 (B) has crude oil, shale oil, or oil sands re7 serves of 6,000,000,000 barrels or greater, as 

8 recognized by the Department of Energy; 

9 (C) had natural gas production of 

10 30,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater in the 

11 previous year; 

12 (D) has natural gas reserves of 

13 1,250,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater, as 

14 recognized by the Department of Energy; or 

15 (E) is a direct supplier of natural gas or 

16 liquefied natural gas to the United States. 

17 (2) MAJOR ENERGY CONSUMER.—The term 

18 ‘‘major energy consumer’’ means a country that— 

19 (A) had an oil consumption average of 

20 1,000,000 barrels per day or greater in the pre21 vious year; 

22 (B) had an oil consumption growth rate of 

23 8 percent or greater in the previous year; 


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1 (C) had a natural gas consumption of 

2 30,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater in the 

3 previous year; or 

4 (D) had a natural gas consumption growth 

5 rate of 15 percent or greater in the previous 

6 year. 

7 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND 

8 SECURITY. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find10 ings: 

11 (1) It is imperative to the national security and 

12 prosperity of the United States to have reliable, af13 fordable, clean, sufficient, and sustainable sources of 

14 energy. 

15 (2) United States dependence on oil imports 

16 causes tremendous costs to the United States econ17 omy, foreign policy, military, and environmental sus18 tainability. 

19 (3) Energy security is a priority for the govern20 ments of many foreign countries and increasingly 

21 plays a central role in the relations of the United 

22 States Government with foreign governments. Global 

23 reserves of oil and natural gas are concentrated in 

24 a small number of countries. Access to these oil and 

25 natural gas supplies depends on the political will of 


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1 these producing states. Competition between govern2 ments for access to oil and natural gas reserves can 

3 lead to economic, political, and armed conflict. Oil 

4 exporting states have received dramatically increased 

5 revenues due to high global prices, enhancing the 

6 ability of some of these states to act in a manner 

7 threatening to global stability. 

8 (4) Efforts to combat poverty and protect the 

9 environment are hindered by the continued predomi10 nance of oil and natural gas in meeting global en11 ergy needs. Development of renewable energy 

12 through sustainable practices will help lead to a re13 duction in greenhouse gas emissions and enhance 

14 international development. 

15 (5) Cooperation on energy issues between the 

16 United States Government and the governments of 

17 foreign countries is critical for securing the strategic 

18 and economic interests of the United States and of 

19 partner governments. 

20 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that— 

22 (1) United States national security requires 

23 that the United States Government have an energy 

24 policy that pursues the strategic goal of achieving 

25 energy security through access to clean, affordable, 


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1 sufficient, reliable, and sustainable sources of en2 ergy; 

3 (2) achieving energy security is a priority for 

4 United States foreign policy and requires continued 

5 and enhanced engagement with foreign governments 

6 and entities in a variety of areas, including activities 

7 relating to the promotion of alternative and renew8 able fuels, trade and investment in oil, coal, and nat9 ural gas, energy efficiency, climate and environ10 mental protection, data transparency, advanced sci11 entific research, public-private partnerships, and en12 ergy activities in international development; 

13 (3) the President should ensure that the inter14 national energy activities of the United States Gov15 ernment are given clear focus to support the na16 tional security needs of the United States, and to 

17 this end, there should be established a mechanism to 

18 coordinate the implementation of United States 

19 international energy policy among the Federal agen20 cies engaged in relevant agreements and activities; 

21 and 

22 (4) the Secretary of State should ensure that 

23 energy security is integrated into the core mission of 

24 the Department of State, and to this end, there 

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1 retary of State a Coordinator for International En2 ergy Affairs with responsibility for— 

3 (A) developing United States international 

4 energy policy; 

5 (B) working with appropriate United 

6 States Government officials to develop and up7 date analyses of the national security implica8 tions of global energy developments; 

9 (C) incorporating energy security priorities 

10 into the activities of the Department; 

11 (D) coordinating activities with relevant 

12 Federal agencies; and 

13 (E) carrying out other relevant functions 

14 currently carried out by the Office of Inter15 national Energy and Commodity Policy within 

16 the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. 

17 SEC. 4. STRATEGIC ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find19 ings: 

20 (1) United States Government partnership with 

21 foreign governments and entities, including partner22 ship with the private sector, for securing reliable and 

23 sustainable energy is imperative to ensuring United 

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1 national development, supporting democratic reform, 

2 fostering economic growth, and safeguarding the en3 vironment. 

4 (2) Democracy and freedom should be promoted 

5 globally by partnership with foreign governments, in6 cluding in particular governments of emerging de7 mocracies such as those of Ukraine and Georgia, in 

8 their efforts to reduce their dependency on oil and 

9 natural gas imports. 

10 (3) The United States Government and the gov11 ernments of foreign countries have common needs 

12 for adequate, reliable, affordable, clean, and sustain13 able energy in order to ensure national security, eco14 nomic growth, and high standards of living in their 

15 countries. Cooperation by the United States Govern16 ment with foreign governments on meeting energy 

17 security needs is mutually beneficial. United States 

18 Government partnership with foreign governments 

19 should include cooperation with major energy con20 suming countries, major energy producing countries, 

21 and other governments seeking to advance global en22 ergy security through reliable and sustainable 

23 means. 

24 (4) The United States Government participates 

25 in hundreds of bilateral and multilateral energy 


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1 agreements and activities with foreign governments 

2 and entities. These agreements and activities should 

3 reflect the strategic need for energy security. 

4 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

5 United States— 

6 (1) to advance global energy security through 

7 cooperation with foreign governments and entities; 

8 (2) to promote reliable, diverse, and sustainable 

9 sources of all types of energy; 

10 (3) to increase global availability of renewable 

11 and clean sources of energy; 

12 (4) to decrease global dependence on oil and 

13 natural gas energy sources; and 

14 (5) to engage in energy cooperation to strength15 en strategic partnerships that advance peace, secu16 rity, and democratic prosperity. 

17 (c) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in coordi18 nation with the Secretary of Energy, should immediately 

19 seek to establish and expand strategic energy partnerships 

20 with the governments of major energy producers and 

21 major energy consumers, and with governments of other 

22 countries (but excluding any countries that are ineligible 

23 to receive United States economic or military assistance). 

24 (d) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the strategic energy 

25 partnerships established pursuant to subsection (c) are— 


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1 (1) to strengthen global relationships to pro2 mote international peace and security through fos3 tering cooperation in the energy sector on a mutu4 ally beneficial basis in accordance with respective na5 tional energy policies; 

6 (2) to promote the policy set forth in subsection 

7 (b), including activities to advance— 

8 (A) the mutual understanding of each 

9 country’s energy needs, priorities, and policies, 

10 including interparliamentary understanding; 

11 (B) measures to respond to acute energy 

12 supply disruptions, particularly in regard to pe13 troleum and natural gas resources; 

14 (C) long-term reliability and sustainability 

15 in energy supply; 

16 (D) the safeguarding and safe handling of 

17 nuclear fuel; 

18 (E) human and environmental protection; 

19 (F) renewable energy production; 

20 (G) access to reliable and affordable en21 ergy for underdeveloped areas; 

22 (H) appropriate commercial cooperation; 

23 (I) information reliability and trans24 parency; and 

25 (J) research and training collaboration; 


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1 (3) to advance the national security priority of 

2 developing sustainable and clean energy sources, in3 cluding through research and development related 

4 to, and deployment of— 

5 (A) renewable electrical energy sources, in6 cluding biomass, wind, and solar; 

7 (B) renewable transportation fuels, includ8 ing biofuels; 

9 (C) clean coal technologies; 

10 (D) carbon sequestration, including in con11 junction with power generation, agriculture, and 

12 forestry; and 

13 (E) energy and fuel efficiency, including 

14 hybrids and plug-in hybrids, flexible fuel, ad15 vanced composites, hydrogen, and other trans16 portation technologies; and 

17 (4) to provide strategic focus for current and 

18 future United States Government activities in energy 

19 cooperation to meet the global need for energy secu20 rity. 

21 (e) DETERMINATION OF AGENDAS.—In general, the 

22 specific agenda with respect to a particular strategic en23 ergy partnership shall be determined by the Secretary of 

24 State in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. 


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1 (f) USE OF CURRENT AGREEMENTS TO ESTABLISH

2 PARTNERSHIPS.—Some or all of the purposes of the stra3 tegic energy partnerships established under subsection (c) 

4 may be pursued through existing bilateral or multilateral 

5 agreements and activities. Such agreements and activities 

6 shall be subject to the reporting requirements in sub7 section (g). 

8 (g) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

9 (1) INITIAL PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later 

10 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

11 this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

12 appropriate congressional committees a report on 

13 progress made in developing the strategic energy 

14 partnerships authorized under this section. 

15 (2) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

18 annually thereafter for 20 years, the Secretary 

19 of State shall submit to the appropriate con20 gressional committees an annual report on 

21 agreements entered into and activities under22 taken pursuant to this section, including inter23 national environment activities. 

24 (B) CONTENT.—Each report submitted 

25 under this paragraph shall include details on— 


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1 (i) agreements and activities pursued 

2 by the United States Government with for3 eign governments and entities, the imple4 mentation plans for such agreements and 

5 progress measurement benchmarks, United 

6 States Government resources used in pur7 suit of such agreements and activities, and 

8 legislative changes recommended for im9 proved partnership; and 

10 (ii) polices and actions in the energy 

11 sector of partnership countries pertinent to 

12 United States economic, security, and envi13 ronmental interests. 

14 SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECH15 ANISMS. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find17 ings: 

18 (1) Cooperation between the United States Gov19 ernment and governments of other countries during 

20 energy crises promotes the national security of the 

21 United States. 

22 (2) The participation of the United States in 

23 the International Energy Program established under 

24 the Agreement on an International Energy Program, 

25 done at Paris November 18, 1974 (27 UST 1685), 


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1 including in the coordination of national strategic 

2 petroleum reserves, is a national security asset 

3 that— 

4 (A) protects the consumers and the econ5 omy of the United States in the event of a 

6 major disruption in petroleum supply; 

7 (B) maximizes the effectiveness of the 

8 United States strategic petroleum reserve 

9 through cooperation in accessing global reserves 

10 of various petroleum products; 

11 (C) provides market reassurance in coun12 tries that are members of the International En13 ergy Program; and 

14 (D) strengthens United States Government 

15 relationships with members of the International 

16 Energy Program. 

17 (3) The International Energy Agency projects 

18 that the largest growth in demand for petroleum 

19 products, other than demand from the United 

20 States, will come from China and India, which are 

21 not members of the International Energy Program. 

22 The Governments of China and India vigorously 

23 pursue access to global oil reserves and are attempt24 ing to develop national petroleum reserves. Partici25 pation of the Governments of China and India in an 


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1 international petroleum reserve mechanism would 

2 promote global energy security, but such participa3 tion should be conditional on the Governments of 

4 China and India abiding by customary petroleum re5 serve management practices. 

6 (4) In the Western Hemisphere, only the 

7 United States and Canada are members of the 

8 International Energy Program. The vulnerability of 

9 most Western Hemisphere countries to supply dis10 ruptions from political, natural, or terrorism causes 

11 may introduce instability in the hemisphere and can 

12 be a source of conflict, despite the existence of major 

13 oil reserves in the hemisphere. 

14 (5) Countries that are not members of the 

15 International Energy Program and are unable to 

16 maintain their own national strategic reserves are 

17 vulnerable to petroleum supply disruption. Disrup18 tion in petroleum supply and spikes in petroleum 

19 costs could devastate the economies of developing 

20 countries and could cause internal or interstate con21 flict. 

22 (6) The involvement of the United States Gov23 ernment in the extension of international mecha24 nisms to coordinate strategic petroleum reserves and 

25 the extension of other emergency preparedness 


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1 measures should strengthen the current Inter2 national Energy Program. 

3 (b) ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISMS WITH

4 INDIA AND CHINA.— 

5 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in 

6 coordination with the Secretary of Energy, should 

7 immediately seek to establish a petroleum crisis re8 sponse mechanism or mechanisms with the Govern9 ments of China and India. 

10 (2) SCOPE.—The mechanism or mechanisms es11 tablished under paragraph (1) should include— 

12 (A) technical assistance in the development 

13 and management of national strategic petro14 leum reserves; 

15 (B) agreements for coordinating 

16 drawdowns of strategic petroleum reserves with 

17 the United States, conditional upon reserve 

18 holdings and management conditions estab19 lished by the Secretary of Energy; 

20 (C) emergency demand restraint measures; 

21 (D) fuel switching preparedness and alter22 native fuel production capacity; and 

23 (E) ongoing demand intensity reduction 

24 programs. 


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1 (3) USE OF EXISTING AGREEMENTS TO ESTAB2 LISH MECHANISM.—The Secretary may, after con3 sultation with Congress and in accordance with ex4 isting international agreements, include China and 

5 India in a petroleum crisis response mechanism 

6 through existing or new multilateral or bilateral 

7 agreements. 

8 (c) ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR THE

9 WESTERN HEMISPHERE.— 

10 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in 

11 coordination with the Secretary of Energy, should 

12 immediately seek to establish a Western Hemisphere 

13 energy crisis response mechanism. 

14 (2) SCOPE.—The mechanism established under 

15 paragraph (1) should include— 

16 (A) an information sharing and coordi17 nating mechanism in case of energy supply 

18 emergencies; 

19 (B) technical assistance in the development 

20 and management of national strategic petro21 leum reserves within countries of the Western 

22 Hemisphere; 

23 (C) technical assistance in developing na24 tional programs to meet the requirements of 

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1 plication procedure as described in subsection 

2 (d); 

3 (D) emergency demand restraint measures; 

4 (E) fuel switching preparedness and alter5 native fuel production capacity; and 

6 (F) ongoing demand intensity reduction 

7 programs. 

8 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary should seek 

9 to include in the Western Hemisphere energy crisis 

10 response mechanism membership for each major en11 ergy producer and major energy consumer in the 

12 Western Hemisphere and other members of the 

13 Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum authorized 

14 under section 6. 

15 (d) INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAM APPLICA16 TION PROCEDURE.— 

17 (1) AUTHORITY.—The President should place 

18 on the agenda for discussion at the Governing Board 

19 of the International Energy Agency, as soon as prac20 ticable, the merits of establishing an international 

21 energy program application procedure. 

22 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of such procedure 

23 is to allow countries that are not members of the 

24 International Energy Program to apply to the Gov25 erning Board of the International Energy Agency 


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1 for allocation of petroleum reserve stocks in times of 

2 emergency on a grant or loan basis. Such countries 

3 should also receive technical assistance for, and be 

4 subject to, conditions requiring development and 

5 management of national programs for energy emer6 gency preparedness, including demand restraint, fuel 

7 switching preparedness, and development of alter8 native fuels production capacity. 

9 (e) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

10 (1) PETROLEUM RESERVES.—Not later than 

11 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

12 the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appro13 priate congressional committees a report that evalu14 ates the options for adapting the United States na15 tional strategic petroleum reserve and the inter16 national petroleum reserve coordinating mechanism 

17 in order to carry out this section. 

18 (2) CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISMS.—Not later 

19 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

20 this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with 

21 the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appro22 priate congressional committees a report on the sta23 tus of the establishment of the international petro24 leum crisis response mechanisms described in sub25 sections (b) and (c). The report shall include recVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:16 Mar 18, 2006 Jkt 049196 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2435.IS S2435

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1 ommendations of the Secretary of State and the Sec2 retary of Energy for any legislation necessary to es3 tablish or carry out such mechanisms. 

4 (3) EMERGENCY APPLICATION PROCEDURE.— 

5 Not later than 60 days after a discussion by the 

6 Governing Board of the International Energy Agen7 cy of the application procedure described under sub8 section (d), the President should submit to Congress 

9 a report that describes— 

10 (A) the actions the United States Govern11 ment has taken pursuant to such subsection; 

12 and 

13 (B) a summary of the debate on the mat14 ter before the Governing Board of the Inter15 national Energy Agency, including any decision 

16 that has been reached by the Governing Board 

17 with respect to the matter. 

18 SEC. 6. HEMISPHERE ENERGY COOPERATION FORUM. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find20 ings: 

21 (1) The engagement of the United States Gov22 ernment with governments of countries in the West23 ern Hemisphere is a strategic priority for reducing 

24 the potential for tension over energy resources, 

25 maintaining and expanding reliable energy supplies, 


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1 expanding use of renewable energy, and reducing the 

2 detrimental effects of energy import dependence 

3 within the hemisphere. Current energy dialogues 

4 should be expanded and refocused as needed to meet 

5 this challenge. 

6 (2) Countries of the Western Hemisphere can 

7 most effectively meet their common needs for energy 

8 security and sustainability through partnership and 

9 cooperation. Cooperation between governments on 

10 energy issues will enhance bilateral relationships 

11 among countries of the hemisphere. The Western 

12 Hemisphere is rich in natural resources, including 

13 biomass, oil, natural gas, coal, and has significant 

14 opportunity for production of renewable hydro, solar, 

15 wind, and other energies. Countries of the Western 

16 Hemisphere can provide convenient and reliable 

17 markets for trade in energy goods and services. 

18 (3) Development of sustainable energy alter19 natives in the countries of the Western Hemisphere 

20 can improve energy security, balance of trade, and 

21 environmental quality and provide markets for en22 ergy technology and agricultural products. Brazil 

23 and the United States have led the world in the pro24 duction of ethanol, and deeper cooperation on 


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1 biofuels with other countries of the hemisphere 

2 would extend economic and security benefits. 

3 (4) Private sector partnership and investment 

4 in all sources of energy is critical to providing en5 ergy security in the Western Hemisphere. 

6 (b) HEMISPHERE ENERGY COOPERATION FORUM.— 

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, 

8 in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, should 

9 immediately seek to establish a regional-based min10 isterial forum to be known as the Hemisphere En11 ergy Cooperation Forum. 

12 (2) PURPOSES.—The Hemisphere Energy Co13 operation Forum should seek— 

14 (A) to strengthen relationships between the 

15 United States and other countries of the West16 ern Hemisphere through cooperation on energy 

17 issues; 

18 (B) to enhance cooperation between major 

19 energy producers and major energy consumers 

20 in the Western Hemisphere, particularly among 

21 the governments of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the 

22 United States, and Venezuela; 

23 (C) to ensure that energy contributes to 

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1 hancement of the countries of the Western 

2 Hemisphere; 

3 (D) to provide an opportunity for open dia4 logue and joint commitments between member 

5 governments and with private industry; and 

6 (E) to provide participating countries the 

7 flexibility necessary to cooperatively address 

8 broad challenges posed to the energy supply of 

9 the Western Hemisphere that are practical in 

10 policy terms and politically acceptable. 

11 (3) ACTIVITIES.—The Hemisphere Energy Co12 operation Forum should implement the following ac13 tivities: 

14 (A) An Energy Crisis Initiative that will 

15 establish measures to respond to temporary en16 ergy supply disruptions, including through— 

17 (i) strengthening sea-lane and infra18 structure security; 

19 (ii) implementing a real-time emer20 gency information sharing system; 

21 (iii) encouraging members to have 

22 emergency mechanisms and contingency 

23 plans in place; and 


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1 (iv) establishing a Western Hemi2 sphere energy crisis response mechanism 

3 as authorized under section 5(c). 

4 (B) An Energy Sustainability Initiative to 

5 facilitate long-term supply security through fos6 tering reliable supply sources of fuels, including 

7 development, deployment, and commercializa8 tion of technologies for sustainable renewable 

9 fuels within the region, including activities 

10 that— 

11 (i) promote production and trade in 

12 sustainable energy, including energy from 

13 biomass; 

14 (ii) facilitate investment, trade, and 

15 technology cooperation in energy infra16 structure, petroleum products, natural gas 

17 (including liquefied natural gas), energy ef18 ficiency (including automotive efficiency), 

19 clean fossil energy, renewable energy, and 

20 carbon sequestration; 

21 (iii) promote regional infrastructure 

22 and market integration; 

23 (iv) develop effective and stable regu24 latory frameworks; 


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1 (v) develop renewable fuels standards 

2 and renewable portfolio standards; 

3 (vi) establish educational training and 

4 exchange programs between member coun5 tries; and 

6 (vii) identify and remove barriers to 

7 trade in technology, services, and commod8 ities. 

9 (C) An Energy for Development Initiative 

10 to promote energy access for underdeveloped 

11 areas through energy policy and infrastructure 

12 development, including activities that— 

13 (i) increase access to energy services 

14 for the poor; 

15 (ii) improve energy sector market con16 ditions; 

17 (iii) promote rural development 

18 though biomass energy production and use; 

19 (iv) increase transparency of, and par20 ticipation in, energy infrastructure 

21 projects; 

22 (v) promote development and deploy23 ment of technology for clean and sustain24 able energy development, including biofuel 

25 and clean coal technologies; and 


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1 (vi) facilitate use of carbon sequestra2 tion methods in agriculture and forestry 

3 and linking greenhouse gas emissions re4 duction programs to international carbon 

5 markets. 

6 (c) HEMISPHERE ENERGY INDUSTRY GROUP.— 

7 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in 

8 coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and 

9 the Secretary of Energy, should approach the gov10 ernments of other countries in the Western Hemi11 sphere to seek cooperation in establishing a Hemi12 sphere Energy Industry Group, to be coordinated by 

13 the United States Government, involving industry 

14 representatives and government representatives from 

15 the Western Hemisphere. 

16 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the forum 

17 should be to increase public-private partnerships, 

18 foster private investment, and enable countries of 

19 the Western Hemisphere to devise energy agendas 

20 compatible with industry capacity and cognizant of 

21 industry goals. 

22 (3) TOPICS OF DIALOGUES.—Topics for the 

23 forum should include— 

24 (A) promotion of a secure investment cli25 mate; 


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1 (B) development and deployment of 

2 biofuels and other alternative fuels and clean 

3 electrical production facilities, including clean 

4 coal and carbon sequestration; 

5 (C) development and deployment of energy 

6 efficient technologies and practices, including in 

7 the industrial, residential, and transportation 

8 sectors; 

9 (D) investment in oil and natural gas pro10 duction and distribution; 

11 (E) transparency of energy production and 

12 reserves data; 

13 (F) research promotion; and 

14 (G) training and education exchange pro15 grams. 

16 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in co17 ordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to 

18 the appropriate congressional committees an annual re19 port on the implementation of this section, including the 

20 strategy and benchmarks for measurement of progress de21 veloped under this section. 

22 SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE23 FINED. 

24 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations and 


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1 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

2 Senate and the Committee on International Relations and 

3 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

4 of Representatives. 

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