I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4826 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide technical assistance to 
the Armed Forces of the United States with respect to ongoing activities 
of the Armed Forces to address energy resources that are being utilized 
by the Islamic State or would be beneficial to the Islamic State, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2016 
Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 
POMPEO, Mr. COSTA, Mr. LONG, Mr. HARPER, Mr. KING of New York, 
Mr. BARTON, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mrs. ELLMERS of North 
Carolina, and Mr. KNIGHT) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide technical 
assistance to the Armed Forces of the United States 
with respect to ongoing activities of the Armed Forces 
to address energy resources that are being utilized by 
the Islamic State or would be beneficial to the Islamic 
State, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and American 
Security Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government should take 
appropriate actions to prohibit energy production by 
the Islamic State and the ability of the Islamic State 
to find markets for, capitalize on, or profit from rev-
enues related to energy production; 
(2) such actions should address procurement of 
oil and gas equipment, refining, distribution, trans-
portation, technical expertise, and the use of finan-
cial institutions to facilitate such activities; 
(3) in addition to military actions, such actions 
should include cooperation with the Department of 
State, the Department of the Treasury, and other 
appropriate Federal agencies to undermine the fi-
nances of the Islamic State; 
(4) energy resources can, and have, become a 
means of harming, and financing actions counter to, 
the national interests and security of the United 
States and its allies, and the Department of Defense 
should utilize resources from across the United 
States Government, including the Department of 
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Energy and Department of State, to counter the im-
pact of these actions; and 
(5) the national energy policy of the United 
States should include consideration of national secu-
rity. 
SEC. 3. ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ENERGY RESOURCES 
BEING UTILIZED BY THE ISLAMIC STATE OR 
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE ISLAMIC 
STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy is au-
thorized to provide technical assistance to the Armed 
Forces of the United States with respect to ongoing activi-
ties of the Armed Forces to address energy resources (in-
cluding both for transportation and electrification pur-
poses) that are being utilized by the Islamic State or 
would be beneficial to the Islamic State. 
(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance authorized 
under subsection (a) may include the following: 
(1) Identification of such energy resources and 
the revenue such energy resources provide. 
(2) Identification of methods to hinder, destroy, 
or discourage the development, transportation, and 
sale of such energy resources. 
(c) OTHER ACTIONS.—The Secretary of Energy, to 
the maximum extent practicable and appropriate, shall 
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make every effort to raise the issue of countering such 
energy resources in meetings with officials of foreign gov-
ernments, international organizations, and the private sec-
tor. 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING. 
The Secretary of Energy (or the Secretary’s des-
ignee) shall brief Congress on any significant opportuni-
ties to supplant or undermine the need for energy re-
sources (including both for transportation and electrifica-
tion purposes) that are being utilized by the Islamic State 
or would be beneficial to the Islamic State. 
SEC. 5. ISLAMIC STATE DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Islamic State’’— 
(1) means the Islamic State or any immediate 
successor organization; and 
(2) includes any affiliate thereof. 
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