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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3454 

To transfer unexpended Iraq reconstruction funds to develop renewable energy 

and improve energy efficiency in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 

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

to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To transfer unexpended Iraq reconstruction funds to develop 

renewable energy and improve energy efficiency in 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 ‘‘Iraq Self-Sufficiency 

5 and American Energy Independence Act of 2008’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) Iraq has abundant financial resources to 

9 fund relief and reconstruction projects; 


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1 (2)(A) in November 2007, the Government of 

2 Iraq estimated that oil income in 2008 would 

3 amount to $35,000,000,000; but 

4 (B) with high crude oil prices and Iraq oil pro5 duction at record levels, the Special Inspector Gen6 eral for Iraq estimates that oil revenues could exceed 

7 $70,000,000,000; 

8 (3) Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih 

9 stated recently that ‘‘Iraq does not need financial as10 sistance.’’; 

11 (4) the Government Accountability Office esti12 mates that the Government of Iraq— 

13 (A) has accumulated a budget surplus of 

14 approximately $29,000,000,000 from fiscal year 

15 2005 through 2007; and 

16 (B) will accumulate a budget surplus of 

17 between $38,200,000,000 and $50,300,000,000 

18 for fiscal year 2008; 

19 (5) according to the July 2008 quarterly report 

20 of the Special Inspector General for Iraq— 

21 (A) Congress has appropriated 

22 $43,560,000,000 for the major United States 

23 reconstruction accounts in Iraq; but 

(B) over 1 24 ⁄4 of those funds, or 

25 $12,570,000,000, have not yet been expended, 


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1 including unobligated funds from appropria2 tions for prior fiscal years; and 

3 (6) those unexpended funds would be put to 

4 much better use in developing renewable energy 

5 sources and improving energy efficiency for the 

6 United States, so as to reduce the dependence of the 

7 United States on foreign oil. 

8 SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR 

9 RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFI10 CIENCY IN THE UNITED STATES. 

11 (a) TRANSFER.—In the case of the amounts de12 scribed in subsection (b)— 

(1)(A) 2 13 ⁄3 of the amounts shall be transferred 

14 to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

15 Energy of the Department of Energy; and 

(B) 1 16 ⁄3 of the amounts shall be transferred to 

17 the Office of Science of the Department of Energy; 

18 and 

19 (2) the amounts shall be available, until ex20 pended, for research, development, and demonstra21 tion to develop renewable energy and improve energy 

22 efficiency in the United States. 

23 (b) COVERED AMOUNTS.—The amounts described in 

24 this subsection are any amounts that are unexpended as 


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1 of the date of enactment of this Act among amounts as 

2 follows: 

3 (1) Amounts in the Iraq Relief and Reconstruc4 tion Fund. 

5 (2) Amounts in the Iraq Security Forces Fund. 

6 (3) Amounts for the Economic Support Fund 

7 authorized under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 

8 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) 

9 that are available for Iraq. 

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