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(C) 
had 
natural 
gas 
production 
of
30,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater in the
previous year;
(D) 
has 
natural 
gas 
reserves 
of
1,250,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater, as rec-
ognized by the Department of Energy; or
(E) is a direct supplier of natural gas or
liquefied natural gas to the United States.
(2) MAJOR
ENERGY
CONSUMER.—The term
‘‘major energy consumer’’ means a country that—
(A) had an oil consumption average of
1,000,000 barrels per day or greater in the pre-
vious year;
(B) had an oil consumption growth rate of
8 percent or greater in the previous year;
(C) had a natural gas consumption of
30,000,000,000 cubic meters or greater in the
previous year; or
(D) had a natural gas consumption growth
rate of 15 percent or greater in the previous
year.
SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENERGY DIPLOMACY
AND SECURITY.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
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(1) It is imperative to the national security and
prosperity of the United States to have reliable, af-
fordable, clean, sufficient, and sustainable sources of
energy.
(2) United States dependence on oil imports
causes tremendous costs to the United States national
security, economy, foreign policy, military, and envi-
ronmental sustainability.
(3) Energy security is a priority for the govern-
ments of many foreign countries and increasingly
plays a central role in the relations of the United
States Government with foreign governments. Global
reserves of oil and natural gas are concentrated in a
small number of countries. Access to these oil and
natural gas supplies depends on the political will of
these producing states. Competition between govern-
ments for access to oil and natural gas reserves can
lead to economic, political, and armed conflict. Oil
exporting states have received dramatically increased
revenues due to high global prices, enhancing the abil-
ity of some of these states to act in a manner threat-
ening to global stability.
(4) Efforts to combat poverty and protect the en-
vironment are hindered by the continued predomi-
nance of oil and natural gas in meeting global energy
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needs. Development of renewable energy through sus-
tainable practices will help lead to a reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions and enhance international
development.
(5) Cooperation on energy issues between the
United States Government and the governments of
foreign countries is critical for securing the strategic
and economic interests of the United States and of
partner governments. In the current global energy sit-
uation, the energy policies and activities of the gov-
ernments of foreign countries can have dramatic im-
pacts on United States energy security.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that—
(1) United States national security requires that
the United States Government have an energy policy
that pursues the strategic goal of achieving energy se-
curity through access to clean, affordable, sufficient,
reliable, and sustainable sources of energy;
(2) achieving energy security is a priority for
United States foreign policy and requires continued
and enhanced engagement with foreign governments
and entities in a variety of areas, including activities
relating to the promotion of alternative and renewable
fuels, trade and investment in oil, coal, and natural
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gas, energy efficiency, climate and environmental pro-
tection, data transparency, advanced scientific re-
search, public-private partnerships, and energy ac-
tivities in international development;
(3) the President should ensure that the inter-
national energy activities of the United States Gov-
ernment are given clear focus to support the national
security needs of the United States, and to this end,
there should be established a mechanism to coordinate
the implementation of United States international en-
ergy policy among the Federal agencies engaged in
relevant agreements and activities; and
(4) the Secretary of State should ensure that en-
ergy security is integrated into the core mission of the
Department of State, and to this end, there should be
established within the Office of the Secretary of State
a Coordinator for International Energy Affairs with
responsibility for—
(A) developing United States international
energy policy in coordination with the Depart-
ment of Energy and other relevant Federal agen-
cies;
(B) working with appropriate United
States Government officials to develop and up-
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date analyses of the national security implica-
tions of global energy developments;
(C) incorporating energy security priorities
into the activities of the Department;
(D) coordinating activities with relevant
Federal agencies; and
(E) coordinating energy security and other
relevant functions currently undertaken by of-
fices within the Bureau of Economic, Business,
and Agricultural Affairs, the Bureau of Democ-
racy and Global Affairs, and other offices within
the Department of State.
(5) the Department of Energy should be des-
ignated as the lead United States Government agency
in charge of formulating and coordinating the na-
tional energy security policy of the United States,
and in furtherance of these goals, there should be es-
tablished within the Department of Energy an Assist-
ant Secretary of Energy for Energy Security whose
responsibilities should include—
(A) directing the development of the na-
tional energy security strategy of the United
States;
(B) coordinating the national energy secu-
rity policy of the United States with the Depart-
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ment of Defense, the Department of State, and
the National Security Council, as appropriate,
to address the impact of, and integrate national
security and foreign policy on, the national en-
ergy security policy of the United States;
(C) monitoring international and domestic
energy developments to gauge their impact on the
national energy security policy of the United
States and implementing changes in such policy
as necessary to maintain the national security
and energy security of the United States;
(D) identifying foreign sources of energy
critical to the national energy security of the
United States and developing strategies in con-
junction with the Department of State for ensur-
ing United States access to critical foreign en-
ergy resources;
(E) developing strategies for reducing
United States dependence on foreign sources of
energy, including demand reduction, efficiency
improvement, and development of alternative
and new sources of domestic energy; and
(F) developing strategies in conjunction
with the Department of State for working with
major international producers and consumers,
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including China, Russia, the European Union,
and Africa, to minimize politicization of global
energy resources while ensuring access through
global energy markets.
SEC. 704. STRATEGIC ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United States Government partnership with
foreign governments and entities, including partner-
ship with the private sector, for securing reliable and
sustainable energy is imperative to ensuring United
States security and economic interests, promoting
international peace and security, expanding inter-
national development, supporting democratic reform,
fostering economic growth, and safeguarding the envi-
ronment.
(2) Democracy and freedom should be promoted
globally by partnership with foreign governments, in-
cluding in particular governments of emerging democ-
racies such as those of Ukraine and Georgia, in their
efforts to reduce their dependency on oil and natural
gas imports.
(3) The United States Government and the gov-
ernments of foreign countries have common needs for
adequate, reliable, affordable, clean, and sustainable
energy in order to ensure national security, economic
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growth, and high standards of living in their coun-
tries. Cooperation by the United States Government
with foreign governments on meeting energy security
needs is mutually beneficial. United States Govern-
ment partnership with foreign governments should in-
clude cooperation with major energy consuming coun-
tries, major energy producing countries, and other
governments seeking to advance global energy security
through reliable and sustainable means.
(4) The United States Government participates
in hundreds of bilateral and multilateral energy
agreements and activities with foreign governments
and entities. These agreements and activities should
reflect the strategic need for energy security.
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the
United States—
(1) to advance global energy security through co-
operation with foreign governments and entities;
(2) to promote reliable, diverse, and sustainable
sources of all types of energy;
(3) to increase global availability of renewable
and clean sources of energy;
(4) to decrease global dependence on oil and nat-
ural gas energy sources; and
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(5) to engage in energy cooperation to strengthen
strategic partnerships that advance peace, security,
and democratic prosperity.
(c) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Energy, should immediately seek
to establish and expand strategic energy partnerships with
the governments of major energy producers and major en-
ergy consumers, and with governments of other countries
(but excluding any countries that are ineligible to receive
United States economic or military assistance).
(d) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the strategic energy
partnerships established pursuant to subsection (c) are—
(1) to strengthen global relationships to promote
international peace and security through fostering co-
operation in the energy sector on a mutually bene-
ficial basis in accordance with respective national en-
ergy policies;
(2) to promote the policy set forth in subsection
(b), including activities to advance—
(A) the mutual understanding of each coun-
try’s energy needs, priorities, and policies, in-
cluding interparliamentary understanding;
(B) measures to respond to acute energy
supply disruptions, particularly in regard to pe-
troleum and natural gas resources;
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(C) long-term reliability and sustainability
in energy supply;
(D) the safeguarding and safe handling of
nuclear fuel;
(E) human and environmental protection;
(F) renewable energy production;
(G) access to reliable and affordable energy
for underdeveloped areas, in particular energy
access for the poor;
(H) appropriate commercial cooperation;
(I) information reliability and trans-
parency; and
(J) research and training collaboration;
(3) to advance the national security priority of
developing sustainable and clean energy sources, in-
cluding through research and development related to,
and deployment of—
(A) renewable electrical energy sources, in-
cluding biomass, wind, and solar;
(B) renewable transportation fuels, includ-
ing biofuels;
(C) clean coal technologies;
(D) carbon sequestration, including in con-
junction with power generation, agriculture, and
forestry; and
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(E) energy and fuel efficiency, including
hybrids and plug-in hybrids, flexible fuel, ad-
vanced composites, hydrogen, and other transpor-
tation technologies; and
(4) to provide strategic focus for current and fu-
ture United States Government activities in energy
cooperation to meet the global need for energy secu-
rity.
(e) DETERMINATION OF AGENDAS.—In general, the
specific agenda with respect to a particular strategic energy
partnership, and the Federal agencies designated to imple-
ment related activities, shall be determined by the Secretary
of State and the Secretary of Energy.
(f) USE OF CURRENT AGREEMENTS TO ESTABLISH
PARTNERSHIPS.—Some or all of the purposes of the stra-
tegic energy partnerships established under subsection (c)
may be pursued through existing bilateral or multilateral
agreements and activities. Such agreements and activities
shall be subject to the reporting requirements in subsection
(g).
(g) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
(1) INITIAL PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on progress made
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United States economic, security, and envi-
ronmental interests.
SEC. 705. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE
MECHANISMS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cooperation between the United States Gov-
ernment and governments of other countries during
energy crises promotes the national security of the
United States.
(2) The participation of the United States in the
International Energy Program established under the
Agreement on an International Energy Program,
done at Paris November 18, 1974 (27 UST 1685), in-
cluding in the coordination of national strategic pe-
troleum reserves, is a national security asset that—
(A) protects the consumers and the economy
of the United States in the event of a major dis-
ruption in petroleum supply;
(B) maximizes the effectiveness of the
United States strategic petroleum reserve through
cooperation in accessing global reserves of var-
ious petroleum products;
(C) provides market reassurance in coun-
tries that are members of the International En-
ergy Program; and
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(5) Countries that are not members of the Inter-
national Energy Program and are unable to main-
tain their own national strategic reserves are vulner-
able to petroleum supply disruption. Disruption in
petroleum supply and spikes in petroleum costs could
devastate the economies of developing countries and
could cause internal or interstate conflict.
(6) The involvement of the United States Govern-
ment in the extension of international mechanisms to
coordinate strategic petroleum reserves and the exten-
sion of other emergency preparedness measures should
strengthen the current International Energy Program.
(b) ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISMS WITH
INDIA AND CHINA.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Energy, should im-
mediately seek to establish a petroleum crisis response
mechanism or mechanisms with the Governments of
China and India.
(2) SCOPE.—The mechanism or mechanisms es-
tablished under paragraph (1) should include—
(A) technical assistance in the development
and management of national strategic petroleum
reserves;
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(B) agreements for coordinating drawdowns
of strategic petroleum reserves with the United
States, conditional upon reserve holdings and
management conditions established by the Sec-
retary of Energy;
(C) emergency demand restraint measures;
(D) fuel switching preparedness and alter-
native fuel production capacity; and
(E) ongoing demand intensity reduction
programs.
(3) USE OF EXISTING AGREEMENTS TO ESTAB-
LISH
MECHANISM.—The Secretary may, after con-
sultation with Congress and in accordance with exist-
ing international agreements, including the Inter-
national Energy Program, include China and India
in a petroleum crisis response mechanism through ex-
isting or new agreements.
(c) ENERGY CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Energy, should im-
mediately seek to establish a Western Hemisphere en-
ergy crisis response mechanism.
(2) SCOPE.—The mechanism established under
paragraph (1) should include—
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(A) an information sharing and coordi-
nating mechanism in case of energy supply
emergencies;
(B) technical assistance in the development
and management of national strategic petroleum
reserves within countries of the Western Hemi-
sphere;
(C) technical assistance in developing na-
tional programs to meet the requirements of
membership in a future international energy ap-
plication procedure as described in subsection
(d);
(D) emergency demand restraint measures;
(E) energy switching preparedness and al-
ternative energy production capacity; and
(F) ongoing demand intensity reduction
programs.
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary should seek to
include in the Western Hemisphere energy crisis re-
sponse mechanism membership for each major energy
producer and major energy consumer in the Western
Hemisphere and other members of the Hemisphere
Energy Cooperation Forum authorized under section
706.
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(d) INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAM APPLICATION
PROCEDURE.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President should place on
the agenda for discussion at the Governing Board of
the International Energy Agency, as soon as prac-
ticable, the merits of establishing an international en-
ergy program application procedure.
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of such procedure is
to allow countries that are not members of the Inter-
national Energy Program to apply to the Governing
Board of the International Energy Agency for alloca-
tion of petroleum reserve stocks in times of emergency
on a grant or loan basis. Such countries should also
receive technical assistance for, and be subject to, con-
ditions requiring development and management of
national programs for energy emergency prepared-
ness, including demand restraint, fuel switching pre-
paredness, and development of alternative fuels pro-
duction capacity.
(e) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
(1) PETROLEUM RESERVES.—Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that evaluates the
options for adapting the United States national stra-
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tegic petroleum reserve and the international petro-
leum reserve coordinating mechanism in order to
carry out this section.
(2) CRISIS RESPONSE MECHANISMS.—Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the status of the
establishment of the international petroleum crisis re-
sponse mechanisms described in subsections (b) and
(c). The report shall include recommendations of the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy for
any legislation necessary to establish or carry out
such mechanisms.
(3) EMERGENCY APPLICATION PROCEDURE.—Not
later than 60 days after a discussion by the Gov-
erning Board of the International Energy Agency of
the application procedure described under subsection
(d), the President should submit to Congress a report
that describes—
(A) the actions the United States Govern-
ment has taken pursuant to such subsection; and
(B) a summary of the debate on the matter
before the Governing Board of the International
Energy Agency, including any decision that has
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been reached by the Governing Board with re-
spect to the matter.
SEC. 706. HEMISPHERE ENERGY COOPERATION FORUM.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The engagement of the United States Govern-
ment with governments of countries in the Western
Hemisphere is a strategic priority for reducing the
potential for tension over energy resources, maintain-
ing and expanding reliable energy supplies, expand-
ing use of renewable energy, and reducing the detri-
mental effects of energy import dependence within the
hemisphere. Current energy dialogues should be ex-
panded and refocused as needed to meet this chal-
lenge.
(2) Countries of the Western Hemisphere can
most effectively meet their common needs for energy
security and sustainability through partnership and
cooperation. Cooperation between governments on en-
ergy issues will enhance bilateral relationships among
countries of the hemisphere. The Western Hemisphere
is rich in natural resources, including biomass, oil,
natural gas, coal, and has significant opportunity for
production of renewable hydro, solar, wind, and other
energies. Countries of the Western Hemisphere can