(1) the United States imports more oil from the 
Middle East today than before the attacks on the 
United States on September 11, 2001; 
(2) the United States remains the most oil-de-
pendent industrialized nation in the world, con-
suming approximately 25 percent of the world’s oil 
despite having only 2–3 percent of the world’s oil re-
serves; 
(3) the ongoing dependence of the United 
States on foreign oil is one of the greatest threats 
to the national security and economy of the United 
States; and 
(4) the United States needs to take trans-
formative steps to wean itself from its addiction to 
oil. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHING AN INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a Commissioner of the Federal Trade 
Commission, appointed by the Chairperson of the Federal 
Trade Commission, shall establish, and serve as the Direc-
tor of, an interagency working group (in this Act referred 
to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) consisting of the Secretary 
of Energy, the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission, and department heads from other ap-
propriate Federal entities determined by the Director. 
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SEC. 4. ACTION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group 
shall publish in the Federal Register an action plan. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The action plan shall in-
clude— 
(1) intermediate oil savings targets for each cal-
endar year beginning on the calendar year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(2) a list of requirements, including the oil sav-
ings to be achieved by each requirement, that will be 
sufficient, when taken together, to save from the 
baseline determined under section 7— 
(A) 2,500,000 barrels of oil per day on av-
erage during calendar year 2015; 
(B) 7,000,000 barrels of oil per day on av-
erage during calendar year 2025; and 
(C) 10,000,000 barrels of oil per day on 
average during calendar year 2030; 
(3) a supply disruption strategy for Federal de-
partments and agencies to develop contingency plans 
in the event of a supply disruption resulting in a 
precipitous and short-term annualized decline of 4 
percent of world oil production from the prior year’s 
baseline, and to provide timely advice to Congress 
about cost-effective measures to mitigate the poten-
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tial negative consequences of such a supply disrup-
tion; and 
(4) a peak oil strategy for Federal departments 
and agencies to develop contingency plans in the 
event of a peak and subsequent annualized decline 
of 4 percent of world oil production from the prior 
year’s baseline, and to provide timely advice to Con-
gress about cost-effective measures to mitigate the 
potential negative consequences of such a peak. 
(c) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Fed-
eral entity with jurisdiction to take action under any re-
quirement of the action plan shall propose, or issue a no-
tice of intent to propose, regulations meeting such require-
ment. 
(d) NOTICE
OF INTENT TO PROPOSE REGULA-
TIONS.—If a Federal entity issues a notice of intent to 
propose regulations under this section, the entity shall 
propose such regulations not later than 330 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal 
entity with jurisdiction to take action under any require-
ment of the action plan shall promulgate final versions of 
the regulations required under this section. 
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(f) ACCOMPANYING ANALYSIS.—Each proposed and 
final regulation promulgated under this section shall be 
accompanied by an analysis from the applicable Federal 
entity demonstrating that the regulation will achieve the 
oil savings required by the action plan. 
SEC. 5. REPORT REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than January 1, 2012, and every 3 years 
thereafter, the Working Group shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that evaluates the 
progress achieved in implementing the oil savings require-
ments established under section 4. 
SEC. 6. REVISED ACTION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If intermediate oil savings targets 
set by the action plan are not met, not later than 60 days 
after submission of a report required under section 5, the 
Working Group may publish a revised action plan that is 
sufficient to achieve the requirements established under 
section 4. 
(b) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 
days after submission of the report required under section 
5, each Federal entity with jurisdiction to take action 
under any requirement of the revised action plan shall pro-
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pose, or issue a notice of intent to propose, regulations 
meeting such requirement. 
(c) NOTICE
OF INTENT TO PROPOSE REGULA-
TIONS.—If a Federal entity issues a notice of intent to 
propose regulations under this section, the entity shall 
propose such regulations not later than 120 days after 
submission of the report required under section 5. 
(d) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months 
after publication of the report required under section 5, 
each Federal entity with jurisdiction to take action under 
any requirement of the revised action plan shall promul-
gate final versions of the regulations required under this 
section. 
(e) ACCOMPANYING ANALYSIS.—Each proposed and 
final regulation promulgated under this section shall be 
accompanied by an analysis from the applicable Federal 
entity demonstrating that the regulation will achieve the 
oil savings required by the revised action plan. 
SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF A BASELINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group es-
tablished under section 3 shall determine the baseline level 
of United States consumption of barrels of oil per day on 
average. 
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(b) ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION.—In 
determining the baseline level of United States oil con-
sumption, the Working Group shall utilize the expertise 
and resources of the Energy Information Administration, 
particularly in validating statistical data that may be rel-
evant, and shall consider the Energy Information Admin-
istration’s Annual Energy Outlook 2008 and Annual En-
ergy Outlook 2009 Early Release. 
(c) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Each 
executive department, bureau, commission, agency, board, 
office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of 
the Federal Government shall make available to the Work-
ing Group upon request any data, information, estimates, 
statistics, and access to any employee necessary for the 
determination of the baseline under this section. 
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