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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5580 
To promote global energy security through increased cooperation between 
the United States and India in diversifying sources of energy, stimulating 
development of alternative fuels, developing and deploying technologies 
that promote the clean and efficient use of coal, and improving energy 
efficiency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2006 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To promote global energy security through increased coopera-
tion between the United States and India in diversifying 
sources of energy, stimulating development of alternative 
fuels, developing and deploying technologies that promote 
the clean and efficient use of coal, and improving energy 
efficiency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-India 
Energy Security Cooperation Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
(1) The December 2004 National Intelligence 
Council report entitled ‘‘Mapping the Global Future 
in 2020’’ states that the single most important fac-
tor affecting the demand for energy will be global 
economic growth, especially that of China and India. 
It is estimated that the current economic growth 
rate in India is approximately 7 percent of gross do-
mestic product. India will need to double its energy 
consumption within the next 15 years to maintain 
steady rates of economic growth. 
(2) The United States and India launched an 
energy dialogue on May 31, 2005, aimed at building 
upon a broad range of existing energy cooperation 
and developing new avenues of collaboration on en-
ergy. These efforts will promote increased trade and 
investment in the energy sector by utilizing re-
sources in the public and private sectors, focusing on 
oil and gas, power and energy efficiency, new tech-
nologies and renewable energy, coal and clean coal 
technology, and civil nuclear cooperation. In his tes-
timony before the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate on July 26, 2005, Under Secretary of 
Energy David Garman said, ‘‘The United States and 
India recognize their mutual interests are best 
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served by working together in a collaborative fashion 
to ensure stability in global energy markets.’’. 
(3) As the sixth largest energy consumer in the 
world, India satisfies 70 percent of its oil demand 
with imports and has embarked on an aggressive oil 
and gas exploration program. The largest discovery 
of natural gas in the world in 2002 occurred in 
India. In 2003, the largest discovery of oil in the 
world occurred in the state of Rajasthan in India. 
External funding and investment in the oil and gas 
industry in India is necessary to maximize recovery 
from oil fields, but an improved investment environ-
ment in India is needed to attract such investment. 
(4) India is the world’s third largest producer 
of coal and will continue to rely on coal as a major 
energy source to support expanding industrial and 
electric power generation needs. However, many of 
India’s coal-fired plants are inefficient and lack ade-
quate pollution control equipment. In his address to 
a joint session of the United States Congress on 
July 19, 2005, Prime Minister of India Manmohan 
Singh noted the importance of allowing greater ac-
cess for developing countries to clean coal tech-
nologies and of exploring partnerships that encour-
age more efficient use of hydrocarbon resources. 
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(5) India provides a market for United States 
technologies that promote the clean and efficient use 
of energy. 
(6) India has announced plans to develop a 
5,000,000 ton strategic crude oil reserve, which is 
expected to be completed by 2009. 
(7) United States energy experts have empha-
sized the need for the United States to increase col-
laboration with other countries— 
(A) to develop and deploy energy tech-
nologies that will not be pursued absent greater 
Federal support; 
(B) to increase investment in cooperative 
international energy research; and 
(C) to expand the global network of stra-
tegic petroleum reserves. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to cooperate with India to address common 
energy challenges, to ensure future global energy se-
curity, and to increase the world-wide availability of 
clean energy; 
(2) to promote dialogue and increased under-
standing between the United States and India on 
our respective national energy policies and strategies 
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as an integral part of the expanding strategic part-
nership between the two countries; and 
(3) to collaborate with India in energy research 
that fosters market-based approaches to energy se-
curity and offers the promise of technological break-
throughs that reduce oil dependency globally. 
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ENERGY COOPERATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 
establish programs in support of greater energy coopera-
tion between the United States and India. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Assistance may be provided under 
this section for cooperation related to— 
(1) research, development, and deployment of 
clean coal and emission reduction technologies and 
carbon sequestration projects; 
(2) research, development, and deployment of 
alternative fuel sources, such as ethanol, bio-mass, 
and coal-based fuels; 
(3) research, development, and deployment of 
energy efficiency projects; 
(4) research related to commercially available 
technologies that promote the clean and efficient use 
of energy in India; and 
(5) technical assistance in support of the devel-
opment by the Government of India of a strategic oil 
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