[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6545 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 6545


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 24 (legislative day, July 23), 2008

     Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on 
                              Intelligence

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                                 AN ACT


 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national 
   intelligence assessment on national security and energy security 
                                issues.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Energy Security 
Intelligence Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT ON ENERGY PRICES AND SECURITY.

    Not later than January 1, 2009, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to Congress a national intelligence 
assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to 
rapidly escalating energy costs. Such assessment shall include an 
assessment of--
            (1) the short-term and long-term outlook for prices, 
        supply, and demand for key forms of energy, including crude oil 
        and natural gas, and alternative fuels;
            (2) the plans and intentions of key energy-producing and 
        exporting nations with respect to energy production and supply;
            (3) the national security implications of rapidly 
        escalating energy costs;
            (4) the national security implications of potential use of 
        energy resources as leverage against the United States by 
        Venezuela, Iran, or other potential adversaries of the United 
        States as a result of increased energy prices;
            (5) the national security implications of increases in 
        funding to current or potential adversaries of the United 
        States as a result of increased energy prices;
            (6) an assessment of the likelihood that increased energy 
        prices will directly or indirectly increase financial support 
        for terrorist organizations;
            (7) the national security implications of extreme 
        fluctuations in energy prices; and
            (8) the national security implications of continued 
        dependence on international energy supplies.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.