II Calendar No. 5 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 5 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 6, 2009 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Casey, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 7, 2009 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009.

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Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the economy and the security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming by— (1)making and encouraging significant investments in green job creation and clean energy across the economy; (2)diversifying and rapidly expanding the use of secure, efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy supplies and technologies; (3)transforming the infrastructure of the United States to make the infrastructure sustainable and the United States more competitive globally, including transmission grid modernization and transportation sector electrification; (4)requiring reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States and achieving reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases abroad; (5)protecting consumers from volatile energy prices through better market oversight and enhanced energy efficiency standards and incentives; and (6)eliminating wasteful and unnecessary tax breaks and giveaways that fail to move the United States toward a more competitive and cleaner energy future.

January 7, 2009 Read the second time and placed on the calendar