1.Energy Security Working
GroupSubtitle A of title XIV
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1061) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
1408.Energy
Security Working Group
(a)As
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section, the President
shall establish a working group to be known as the Energy Security
Working Group
(referred to in this section as the Working
Group
).
(b)The
Working Group shall be composed of at least 1 representative of each of—
(1)the Department of
Commerce;
(2)the Department of
Defense;
(3)the Department of
Energy;
(4)the Department of
State; and
(5)each intelligence
agency of the Federal Government.
(c)
(1)Inventory of
energy reservesThe Working Group shall develop an inventory of
worldwide energy reserves to assist the Federal Government—
(A)to prioritize
potential alliances between the United States and foreign countries; and
(B)to recognize
undue influences, if any, on strategically important foreign countries.
(2)
(A)The Working Group, in cooperation with foreign countries
to the maximum extent practicable, shall develop a strategic plan for the
United States to identify and support strategic energy alliances, including
bilateral and multilateral treaties, between the United States and foreign
countries.
(B)Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually
thereafter, the Working Group shall submit to Congress a report
describing—
(i)the strategic
plan developed under subparagraph (A), including any updates to the plan during
the preceding calendar year; and
(ii)progress made in
implementing the strategic
plan.
.