III 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 467 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 4, 2006 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Frist) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should use all diplomatic means necessary and reasonable to influence oil-producing nations to immediately increase oil production and that the Secretary of Energy should submit to Congress a report detailing the estimated production levels and estimated production capacity of all major oil-producing countries.

That is the sense of the Senate that— (1)the President should use all diplomatic means necessary and reasonable to influence oil producing nations to immediately increase oil production levels to— (A)increase the supply on the world market; and (B)reduce the price of oil; (2)a major oil-producing country is a country that— (A)had an average level of production of crude oil, oil sands, or natural gas to liquids that exceeded 1,000,000 barrels per day during the previous calendar year; and (B)has crude oil, shale oil, or oil sands reserves of at least 6,000,000,000 barrels, as recognized by the Department of Energy; and (3)not later than June 30, 2006, the Secretary of Energy should submit to Congress a report detailing the estimated production levels and estimated production capacity of all major oil-producing countries.