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(i) strengthening sea-lane and infra-
structure security;
(ii) implementing a real-time emer-
gency information sharing system;
(iii) encouraging members to have
emergency mechanisms and contingency
plans in place; and
(iv) establishing a Western Hemisphere
energy crisis response mechanism as author-
ized under section 705(c).
(B) An Energy Sustainability Initiative to
facilitate long-term supply security through fos-
tering reliable supply sources of fuels, including
development, deployment, and commercialization
of technologies for sustainable renewable fuels
within the region, including activities that—
(i) promote production and trade in
sustainable energy, including energy from
biomass;
(ii) facilitate investment, trade, and
technology cooperation in energy infrastruc-
ture, petroleum products, natural gas (in-
cluding liquefied natural gas), energy effi-
ciency (including automotive efficiency),
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clean fossil energy, renewable energy, and
carbon sequestration;
(iii) promote regional infrastructure
and market integration;
(iv) develop effective and stable regu-
latory frameworks;
(v) develop renewable fuels standards
and renewable portfolio standards;
(vi) establish educational training and
exchange programs between member coun-
tries; and
(vii) identify and remove barriers to
trade in technology, services, and commod-
ities.
(C) An Energy for Development Initiative
to promote energy access for underdeveloped
areas through energy policy and infrastructure
development, including activities that—
(i) increase access to energy services for
the poor;
(ii) improve energy sector market con-
ditions;
(iii) promote rural development though
biomass energy production and use;
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(iv) increase transparency of, and par-
ticipation in, energy infrastructure projects;
(v) promote development and deploy-
ment of technology for clean and sustainable
energy development, including biofuel and
clean coal technologies; and
(vi) facilitate use of carbon sequestra-
tion methods in agriculture and forestry
and linking greenhouse gas emissions reduc-
tion programs to international carbon mar-
kets.
(c) HEMISPHERE ENERGY INDUSTRY GROUP.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of Energy, should approach the govern-
ments of other countries in the Western Hemisphere
to seek cooperation in establishing a Hemisphere En-
ergy Industry Group, to be coordinated by the United
States Government, involving industry representatives
and government representatives from the Western
Hemisphere.
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the forum should
be to increase public-private partnerships, foster pri-
vate investment, and enable countries of the Western
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Hemisphere to devise energy agendas compatible with
industry capacity and cognizant of industry goals.
(3) TOPICS
OF
DIALOGUES.—Topics for the
forum should include—
(A) promotion of a secure investment cli-
mate;
(B) development and deployment of biofuels
and other alternative fuels and clean electrical
production facilities, including clean coal and
carbon sequestration;
(C) development and deployment of energy
efficient technologies and practices, including in
the industrial, residential, and transportation
sectors;
(D) investment in oil and natural gas pro-
duction and distribution;
(E) transparency of energy production and
reserves data;
(F) research promotion; and
(G) training and education exchange pro-
grams.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees an annual report
on the implementation of this section, including the strategy
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and benchmarks for measurement of progress developed
under this section.
SEC. 707. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION.
Section 101(a) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)
as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) the Secretary of Energy;’’.
SEC. 708. ANNUAL NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY
REPORT.
(a) REPORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), on
the date on which the President submits to Congress
the budget for the following fiscal year under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, the President
shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report on
the national energy security of the United States.
(2) NEW PRESIDENTS.—In addition to the re-
ports required under paragraph (1), the President
shall submit a comprehensive report on the national
energy security of the United States by not later than
150 days after the date on which the President as-
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sumes the office of President after a presidential elec-
tion.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report under this section shall
describe the national energy security strategy of the United
States, including a comprehensive description of—
(1) the worldwide interests, goals, and objectives
of the United States that are vital to the national en-
ergy security of the United States;
(2) the foreign policy, worldwide commitments,
and national defense capabilities of the United States
necessary—
(A) to deter political manipulation of world
energy resources; and
(B) to implement the national energy secu-
rity strategy of the United States;
(3) the proposed short-term and long-term uses of
the political, economic, military, and other authori-
ties of the United States—
(A) to protect or promote energy security;
and
(B) to achieve the goals and objectives de-
scribed in paragraph (1);
(4) the adequacy of the capabilities of the United
States to protect the national energy security of the
United States, including an evaluation of the balance
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among the capabilities of all elements of the national
authority of the United States to support the imple-
mentation of the national energy security strategy;
and
(5) such other information as the President de-
termines to be necessary to inform Congress on mat-
ters relating to the national energy security of the
United States.
(c) CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED FORM.—Each na-
tional energy security strategy report shall be submitted to
Congress in—
(1) a classified form; and
(2) an unclassified form.
SEC. 709. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.
In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives.