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Calendar No. 116 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 193 

[Report No. 110–54] 

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 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. SALAZAR, Ms. SNOWE, 

Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. HAGEL, and Mr. 

THUNE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

APRIL 12, 2007 

Reported by Mr. BIDEN, without amendment 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Security Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MAJOR ENERGY PRODUCER.—The term 

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

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

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

10 day or greater average in the previous year; 

11 (B) has crude oil, shale oil, or oil sands re12 serves of 6,000,000,000 barrels or greater, as 

13 recognized by the Department of Energy; 

14 (C) had natural gas production of 

15 30,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater in the 

16 previous year; 

17 (D) has natural gas reserves of 

18 1,250,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater, as 

19 recognized by the Department of Energy; or 

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

21 liquefied natural gas to the United States. 

22 (2) MAJOR ENERGY CONSUMER.—The term 

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

24 (A) had an oil consumption average of 

25 1,000,000 barrels per day or greater in the pre26 vious year; 


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1 (B) had an oil consumption growth rate of 

2 8 percent or greater in the previous year; 

3 (C) had a natural gas consumption of 

4 30,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater in the 

5 previous year; or 

6 (D) had a natural gas consumption growth 

7 rate of 15 percent or greater in the previous 

8 year. 

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

10 SECURITY. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find12 ings: 

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

14 prosperity of the United States to have reliable, af15 fordable, clean, sufficient, and sustainable sources of 

16 energy. 

17 (2) United States dependence on oil imports 

18 causes tremendous costs to the United States na19 tional security, economy, foreign policy, military, and 

20 environmental sustainability. 

21 (3) Energy security is a priority for the govern22 ments of many foreign countries and increasingly 

23 plays a central role in the relations of the United 

24 States Government with foreign governments. Global 

25 reserves of oil and natural gas are concentrated in 


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

2 natural gas supplies depends on the political will of 

3 these producing states. Competition between govern4 ments for access to oil and natural gas reserves can 

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

6 exporting states have received dramatically increased 

7 revenues due to high global prices, enhancing the 

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

9 threatening to global stability. 

10 (4) Efforts to combat poverty and protect the 

11 environment are hindered by the continued predomi12 nance of oil and natural gas in meeting global en13 ergy needs. Development of renewable energy 

14 through sustainable practices will help lead to a re15 duction in greenhouse gas emissions and enhance 

16 international development. 

17 (5) Cooperation on energy issues between the 

18 United States Government and the governments of 

19 foreign countries is critical for securing the strategic 

20 and economic interests of the United States and of 

21 partner governments. In the current global energy 

22 situation, the energy policies and activities of the 

23 governments of foreign countries can have dramatic 

24 impacts on United States energy security. 


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1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con2 gress that— 

3 (1) United States national security requires 

4 that the United States Government have an energy 

5 policy that pursues the strategic goal of achieving 

6 energy security through access to clean, affordable, 

7 sufficient, reliable, and sustainable sources of en8 ergy; 

9 (2) achieving energy security is a priority for 

10 United States foreign policy and requires continued 

11 and enhanced engagement with foreign governments 

12 and entities in a variety of areas, including activities 

13 relating to the promotion of alternative and renew14 able fuels, trade and investment in oil, coal, and nat15 ural gas, energy efficiency, climate and environ16 mental protection, data transparency, advanced sci17 entific research, public-private partnerships, and en18 ergy activities in international development; 

19 (3) the President should ensure that the inter20 national energy activities of the United States Gov21 ernment are given clear focus to support the na22 tional security needs of the United States, and to 

23 this end, there should be established a mechanism to 

24 coordinate the implementation of United States 

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1 cies engaged in relevant agreements and activities; 

2 and 

3 (4) the Secretary of State should ensure that 

4 energy security is integrated into the core mission of 

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

6 should be established within the Office of the Sec7 retary of State a Coordinator for International En8 ergy Affairs with responsibility for— 

9 (A) developing United States international 

10 energy policy in coordination with the Depart11 ment of Energy and other relevant Federal 

12 agencies; 

13 (B) working with appropriate United 

14 States Government officials to develop and up15 date analyses of the national security implica16 tions of global energy developments; 

17 (C) incorporating energy security priorities 

18 into the activities of the Department; 

19 (D) coordinating activities with relevant 

20 Federal agencies; and 

21 (E) coordinating energy security and other 

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1 racy and Global Affairs, and other offices with2 in the Department of State. 

3 SEC. 4. STRATEGIC ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find5 ings: 

6 (1) United States Government partnership with 

7 foreign governments and entities, including partner8 ship with the private sector, for securing reliable and 

9 sustainable energy is imperative to ensuring United 

10 States security and economic interests, promoting 

11 international peace and security, expanding inter12 national development, supporting democratic reform, 

13 fostering economic growth, and safeguarding the en14 vironment. 

15 (2) Democracy and freedom should be promoted 

16 globally by partnership with foreign governments, in17 cluding in particular governments of emerging de18 mocracies such as those of Ukraine and Georgia, in 

19 their efforts to reduce their dependency on oil and 

20 natural gas imports. 

21 (3) The United States Government and the gov22 ernments of foreign countries have common needs 

23 for adequate, reliable, affordable, clean, and sustain24 able energy in order to ensure national security, eco25 nomic growth, and high standards of living in their 


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1 countries. Cooperation by the United States Govern2 ment with foreign governments on meeting energy 

3 security needs is mutually beneficial. United States 

4 Government partnership with foreign governments 

5 should include cooperation with major energy con6 suming countries, major energy producing countries, 

7 and other governments seeking to advance global en8 ergy security through reliable and sustainable 

9 means. 

10 (4) The United States Government participates 

11 in hundreds of bilateral and multilateral energy 

12 agreements and activities with foreign governments 

13 and entities. These agreements and activities should 

14 reflect the strategic need for energy security. 

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

16 United States— 

17 (1) to advance global energy security through 

18 cooperation with foreign governments and entities; 

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

20 sources of all types of energy; 

21 (3) to increase global availability of renewable 

22 and clean sources of energy; 

23 (4) to decrease global dependence on oil and 

24 natural gas energy sources; and 


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1 (5) to engage in energy cooperation to strength2 en strategic partnerships that advance peace, secu3 rity, and democratic prosperity. 

4 (c) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in coordi5 nation with the Secretary of Energy, should immediately 

6 seek to establish and expand strategic energy partnerships 

7 with the governments of major energy producers and 

8 major energy consumers, and with governments of other 

9 countries (but excluding any countries that are ineligible 

10 to receive United States economic or military assistance). 

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

12 partnerships established pursuant to subsection (c) are— 

13 (1) to strengthen global relationships to pro14 mote international peace and security through fos15 tering cooperation in the energy sector on a mutu16 ally beneficial basis in accordance with respective na17 tional energy policies; 

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

19 (b), including activities to advance— 

20 (A) the mutual understanding of each 

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

22 including interparliamentary understanding; 

23 (B) measures to respond to acute energy 

24 supply disruptions, particularly in regard to pe25 troleum and natural gas resources; 


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1 (C) long-term reliability and sustainability 

2 in energy supply; 

3 (D) the safeguarding and safe handling of 

4 nuclear fuel; 

5 (E) human and environmental protection; 

6 (F) renewable energy production; 

7 (G) access to reliable and affordable en8 ergy for underdeveloped areas, in particular en9 ergy access for the poor; 

10 (H) appropriate commercial cooperation; 

11 (I) information reliability and trans12 parency; and 

13 (J) research and training collaboration; 

14 (3) to advance the national security priority of 

15 developing sustainable and clean energy sources, in16 cluding through research and development related 

17 to, and deployment of— 

18 (A) renewable electrical energy sources, in19 cluding biomass, wind, and solar; 

20 (B) renewable transportation fuels, includ21 ing biofuels; 

22 (C) clean coal technologies; 

23 (D) carbon sequestration, including in con24 junction with power generation, agriculture, and 

25 forestry; and 


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1 (E) energy and fuel efficiency, including 

2 hybrids and plug-in hybrids, flexible fuel, ad3 vanced composites, hydrogen, and other trans4 portation technologies; and 

5 (4) to provide strategic focus for current and 

6 future United States Government activities in energy 

7 cooperation to meet the global need for energy secu8 rity. 

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

10 specific agenda with respect to a particular strategic en11 ergy partnership, and the Federal agencies designated to 

12 implement related activities, shall be determined by the 

13 Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy. 

14 (f) USE OF CURRENT AGREEMENTS TO ESTABLISH

15 PARTNERSHIPS.—Some or all of the purposes of the stra16 tegic energy partnerships established under subsection (c) 

17 may be pursued through existing bilateral or multilateral 

18 agreements and activities. Such agreements and activities 

19 shall be subject to the reporting requirements in sub20 section (g). 

21 (g) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

22 (1) INITIAL PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later 

23 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

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

25 appropriate congressional committees a report on 


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1 progress made in developing the strategic energy 

2 partnerships authorized under this section. 

3 (2) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS.— 

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

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

6 annually thereafter for 20 years, the Secretary 

7 of State shall submit to the appropriate con8 gressional committees an annual report on 

9 agreements entered into and activities under10 taken pursuant to this section, including inter11 national environment activities. 

12 (B) CONTENT.—Each report submitted 

13 under this paragraph shall include details on— 

14 (i) agreements and activities pursued 

15 by the United States Government with for16 eign governments and entities, the imple17 mentation plans for such agreements and 

18 progress measurement benchmarks, United 

19 States Government resources used in pur20 suit of such agreements and activities, and 

21 legislative changes recommended for im22 proved partnership; and 

23 (ii) polices and actions in the energy 

24 sector of partnership countries pertinent to 


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1 United States economic, security, and envi2 ronmental interests. 

3 SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECH4 ANISMS. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find6 ings: 

7 (1) Cooperation between the United States Gov8 ernment and governments of other countries during 

9 energy crises promotes the national security of the 

10 United States. 

11 (2) The participation of the United States in 

12 the International Energy Program established under 

13 the Agreement on an International Energy Program, 

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

15 including in the coordination of national strategic 

16 petroleum reserves, is a national security asset 

17 that— 

18 (A) protects the consumers and the econ19 omy of the United States in the event of a 

20 major disruption in petroleum supply; 

21 (B) maximizes the effectiveness of the 

22 United States strategic petroleum reserve 

23 through cooperation in accessing global reserves 

24 of various petroleum products; 


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1 (C) provides market reassurance in coun2 tries that are members of the International En3 ergy Program; and 

4 (D) strengthens United States Government 

5 relationships with members of the International 

6 Energy Program. 

7 (3) The International Energy Agency projects 

8 that the largest growth in demand for petroleum 

9 products, other than demand from the United 

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

11 not members of the International Energy Program. 

12 The Governments of China and India vigorously 

13 pursue access to global oil reserves and are attempt14 ing to develop national petroleum reserves. Partici15 pation of the Governments of China and India in an 

16 international petroleum reserve mechanism would 

17 promote global energy security, but such participa18 tion should be conditional on the Governments of 

19 China and India abiding by customary petroleum re20 serve management practices. 

21 (4) In the Western Hemisphere, only the 

22 United States and Canada are members of the 

23 International Energy Program. The vulnerability of 

24 most Western Hemisphere countries to supply dis25 ruptions from political, natural, or terrorism causes 


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1 may introduce instability in the hemisphere and can 

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

3 oil reserves in the hemisphere. 

4 (5) Countries that are not members of the 

5 International Energy Program and are unable to 

6 maintain their own national strategic reserves are 

7 vulnerable to petroleum supply disruption. Disrup8 tion in petroleum supply and spikes in petroleum 

9 costs could devastate the economies of developing 

10 countries and could cause internal or interstate con11 flict. 

12 (6) The involvement of the United States Gov13 ernment in the extension of international mecha14 nisms to coordinate strategic petroleum reserves and 

15 the extension of other emergency preparedness 

16 measures should strengthen the current Inter17 national Energy Program. 

18 (b) ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISMS WITH

19 INDIA AND CHINA.— 

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

21 coordination with the Secretary of Energy, should 

22 immediately seek to establish a petroleum crisis re23 sponse mechanism or mechanisms with the Govern24 ments of China and India. 


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1 (2) SCOPE.—The mechanism or mechanisms es2 tablished under paragraph (1) should include— 

3 (A) technical assistance in the development 

4 and management of national strategic petro5 leum reserves; 

6 (B) agreements for coordinating 

7 drawdowns of strategic petroleum reserves with 

8 the United States, conditional upon reserve 

9 holdings and management conditions estab10 lished by the Secretary of Energy; 

11 (C) emergency demand restraint measures; 

12 (D) fuel switching preparedness and alter13 native fuel production capacity; and 

14 (E) ongoing demand intensity reduction 

15 programs. 

16 (3) USE OF EXISTING AGREEMENTS TO ESTAB17 LISH MECHANISM.—The Secretary may, after con18 sultation with Congress and in accordance with ex19 isting international agreements, including the Inter20 national Energy Program, include China and India 

21 in a petroleum crisis response mechanism through 

22 existing or new agreements. 

23 (c) ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR THE

24 WESTERN HEMISPHERE.— 


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

2 coordination with the Secretary of Energy, should 

3 immediately seek to establish a Western Hemisphere 

4 energy crisis response mechanism. 

5 (2) SCOPE.—The mechanism established under 

6 paragraph (1) should include— 

7 (A) an information sharing and coordi8 nating mechanism in case of energy supply 

9 emergencies; 

10 (B) technical assistance in the development 

11 and management of national strategic petro12 leum reserves within countries of the Western 

13 Hemisphere; 

14 (C) technical assistance in developing na15 tional programs to meet the requirements of 

16 membership in a future international energy ap17 plication procedure as described in subsection 

18 (d); 

19 (D) emergency demand restraint measures; 

20 (E) energy switching preparedness and al21 ternative energy production capacity; and 

22 (F) ongoing demand intensity reduction 

23 programs. 

24 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary should seek 

25 to include in the Western Hemisphere energy crisis 


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1 response mechanism membership for each major en2 ergy producer and major energy consumer in the 

3 Western Hemisphere and other members of the 

4 Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum authorized 

5 under section 6. 

6 (d) INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAM APPLICA7 TION PROCEDURE.— 

8 (1) AUTHORITY.—The President should place 

9 on the agenda for discussion at the Governing Board 

10 of the International Energy Agency, as soon as prac11 ticable, the merits of establishing an international 

12 energy program application procedure. 

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

14 is to allow countries that are not members of the 

15 International Energy Program to apply to the Gov16 erning Board of the International Energy Agency 

17 for allocation of petroleum reserve stocks in times of 

18 emergency on a grant or loan basis. Such countries 

19 should also receive technical assistance for, and be 

20 subject to, conditions requiring development and 

21 management of national programs for energy emer22 gency preparedness, including demand restraint, fuel 

23 switching preparedness, and development of alter24 native fuels production capacity. 

25 (e) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 


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1 (1) PETROLEUM RESERVES.—Not later than 

2 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appro4 priate congressional committees a report that evalu5 ates the options for adapting the United States na6 tional strategic petroleum reserve and the inter7 national petroleum reserve coordinating mechanism 

8 in order to carry out this section. 

9 (2) CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISMS.—Not later 

10 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

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

12 the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appro13 priate congressional committees a report on the sta14 tus of the establishment of the international petro15 leum crisis response mechanisms described in sub16 sections (b) and (c). The report shall include rec17 ommendations of the Secretary of State and the Sec18 retary of Energy for any legislation necessary to es19 tablish or carry out such mechanisms. 

20 (3) EMERGENCY APPLICATION PROCEDURE.— 

21 Not later than 60 days after a discussion by the 

22 Governing Board of the International Energy Agen23 cy of the application procedure described under sub24 section (d), the President should submit to Congress 

25 a report that describes— 


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1 (A) the actions the United States Govern2 ment has taken pursuant to such subsection; 

3 and 

4 (B) a summary of the debate on the mat5 ter before the Governing Board of the Inter6 national Energy Agency, including any decision 

7 that has been reached by the Governing Board 

8 with respect to the matter. 

9 SEC. 6. HEMISPHERE ENERGY COOPERATION FORUM. 

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find11 ings: 

12 (1) The engagement of the United States Gov13 ernment with governments of countries in the West14 ern Hemisphere is a strategic priority for reducing 

15 the potential for tension over energy resources, 

16 maintaining and expanding reliable energy supplies, 

17 expanding use of renewable energy, and reducing the 

18 detrimental effects of energy import dependence 

19 within the hemisphere. Current energy dialogues 

20 should be expanded and refocused as needed to meet 

21 this challenge. 

22 (2) Countries of the Western Hemisphere can 

23 most effectively meet their common needs for energy 

24 security and sustainability through partnership and 

25 cooperation. Cooperation between governments on 


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1 energy issues will enhance bilateral relationships 

2 among countries of the hemisphere. The Western 

3 Hemisphere is rich in natural resources, including 

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

5 opportunity for production of renewable hydro, solar, 

6 wind, and other energies. Countries of the Western 

7 Hemisphere can provide convenient and reliable 

8 markets for trade in energy goods and services. 

9 (3) Development of sustainable energy alter10 natives in the countries of the Western Hemisphere 

11 can improve energy security, balance of trade, and 

12 environmental quality and provide markets for en13 ergy technology and agricultural products. Brazil 

14 and the United States have led the world in the pro15 duction of ethanol, and deeper cooperation on 

16 biofuels with other countries of the hemisphere 

17 would extend economic and security benefits. 

18 (4) Private sector partnership and investment 

19 in all sources of energy is critical to providing en20 ergy security in the Western Hemisphere. 

21 (b) HEMISPHERE ENERGY COOPERATION FORUM.— 

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

23 in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, should 

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1 isterial forum to be known as the Hemisphere En2 ergy Cooperation Forum. 

3 (2) PURPOSES.—The Hemisphere Energy Co4 operation Forum should seek— 

5 (A) to strengthen relationships between the 

6 United States and other countries of the West7 ern Hemisphere through cooperation on energy 

8 issues; 

9 (B) to enhance cooperation between major 

10 energy producers and major energy consumers 

11 in the Western Hemisphere, particularly among 

12 the governments of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the 

13 United States, and Venezuela; 

14 (C) to ensure that energy contributes to 

15 the economic, social, and environmental en16 hancement of the countries of the Western 

17 Hemisphere; 

18 (D) to provide an opportunity for open dia19 logue and joint commitments between member 

20 governments and with private industry; and 

21 (E) to provide participating countries the 

22 flexibility necessary to cooperatively address 

23 broad challenges posed to the energy supply of 

24 the Western Hemisphere that are practical in 

25 policy terms and politically acceptable. 


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1 (3) ACTIVITIES.—The Hemisphere Energy Co2 operation Forum should implement the following ac3 tivities: 

4 (A) An Energy Crisis Initiative that will 

5 establish measures to respond to temporary en6 ergy supply disruptions, including through— 

7 (i) strengthening sea-lane and infra8 structure security; 

9 (ii) implementing a real-time emer10 gency information sharing system; 

11 (iii) encouraging members to have 

12 emergency mechanisms and contingency 

13 plans in place; and 

14 (iv) establishing a Western Hemi15 sphere energy crisis response mechanism 

16 as authorized under section 5(c). 

17 (B) An Energy Sustainability Initiative to 

18 facilitate long-term supply security through fos19 tering reliable supply sources of fuels, including 

20 development, deployment, and commercializa21 tion of technologies for sustainable renewable 

22 fuels within the region, including activities 

23 that— 


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1 (i) promote production and trade in 

2 sustainable energy, including energy from 

3 biomass; 

4 (ii) facilitate investment, trade, and 

5 technology cooperation in energy infra6 structure, petroleum products, natural gas 

7 (including liquefied natural gas), energy ef8 ficiency (including automotive efficiency), 

9 clean fossil energy, renewable energy, and 

10 carbon sequestration; 

11 (iii) promote regional infrastructure 

12 and market integration; 

13 (iv) develop effective and stable regu14 latory frameworks; 

15 (v) develop renewable fuels standards 

16 and renewable portfolio standards; 

17 (vi) establish educational training and 

18 exchange programs between member coun19 tries; and 

20 (vii) identify and remove barriers to 

21 trade in technology, services, and commod22 ities. 

23 (C) An Energy for Development Initiative 

24 to promote energy access for underdeveloped 


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1 areas through energy policy and infrastructure 

2 development, including activities that— 

3 (i) increase access to energy services 

4 for the poor; 

5 (ii) improve energy sector market con6 ditions; 

7 (iii) promote rural development 

8 though biomass energy production and use; 

9 (iv) increase transparency of, and par10 ticipation in, energy infrastructure 

11 projects; 

12 (v) promote development and deploy13 ment of technology for clean and sustain14 able energy development, including biofuel 

15 and clean coal technologies; and 

16 (vi) facilitate use of carbon sequestra17 tion methods in agriculture and forestry 

18 and linking greenhouse gas emissions re19 duction programs to international carbon 

20 markets. 

21 (c) HEMISPHERE ENERGY INDUSTRY GROUP.— 

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

23 coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and 

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1 sphere to seek cooperation in establishing a Hemi2 sphere Energy Industry Group, to be coordinated by 

3 the United States Government, involving industry 

4 representatives and government representatives from 

5 the Western Hemisphere. 

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

7 should be to increase public-private partnerships, 

8 foster private investment, and enable countries of 

9 the Western Hemisphere to devise energy agendas 

10 compatible with industry capacity and cognizant of 

11 industry goals. 

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

13 forum should include— 

14 (A) promotion of a secure investment cli15 mate; 

16 (B) development and deployment of 

17 biofuels and other alternative fuels and clean 

18 electrical production facilities, including clean 

19 coal and carbon sequestration; 

20 (C) development and deployment of energy 

21 efficient technologies and practices, including in 

22 the industrial, residential, and transportation 

23 sectors; 

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1 (E) transparency of energy production and 

2 reserves data; 

3 (F) research promotion; and 

4 (G) training and education exchange pro5 grams. 

6 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in co7 ordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to 

8 the appropriate congressional committees an annual re9 port on the implementation of this section, including the 

10 strategy and benchmarks for measurement of progress de11 veloped under this section. 

12 SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE13 FINED. 

14 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com15 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

16 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

17 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

18 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

19 Representatives. 


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Calendar No. 116 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 193 

[Report No. 110

–54] 

A BILL 

To increase cooperation on energy issues between 

States, and for other purposes. tegic and economic interests of the United ernments and entities in order to secure the strathe United States Government and foreign govAPRIL 12, 2007 

Reported without amendment 


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