[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4826 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4826

To authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide technical assistance to 
     the Armed Forces of the United States with respect to ongoing 
  activities of the Armed Forces to address energy resources that are 
   being utilized by the Islamic State or would be beneficial to the 
                 Islamic State, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2016

  Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. 
  Pompeo, Mr. Costa, Mr. Long, Mr. Harper, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
Barton, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina, and 
 Mr. Knight) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
Armed Services and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to provide technical assistance to 
     the Armed Forces of the United States with respect to ongoing 
  activities of the Armed Forces to address energy resources that are 
   being utilized by the Islamic State or would be beneficial to the 
                 Islamic State, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Energy and American Security Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States Government should take appropriate 
        actions to prohibit energy production by the Islamic State and 
        the ability of the Islamic State to find markets for, 
        capitalize on, or profit from revenues related to energy 
        production;
            (2) such actions should address procurement of oil and gas 
        equipment, refining, distribution, transportation, technical 
        expertise, and the use of financial institutions to facilitate 
        such activities;
            (3) in addition to military actions, such actions should 
        include cooperation with the Department of State, the 
        Department of the Treasury, and other appropriate Federal 
        agencies to undermine the finances of the Islamic State;
            (4) energy resources can, and have, become a means of 
        harming, and financing actions counter to, the national 
        interests and security of the United States and its allies, and 
        the Department of Defense should utilize resources from across 
        the United States Government, including the Department of 
        Energy and Department of State, to counter the impact of these 
        actions; and
            (5) the national energy policy of the United States should 
        include consideration of national security.

SEC. 3. ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ENERGY RESOURCES BEING UTILIZED BY THE 
              ISLAMIC STATE OR WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE ISLAMIC 
              STATE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized to provide 
technical assistance to the Armed Forces of the United States with 
respect to ongoing activities of the Armed Forces to address energy 
resources (including both for transportation and electrification 
purposes) that are being utilized by the Islamic State or would be 
beneficial to the Islamic State.
    (b) Types of Assistance.--Assistance authorized under subsection 
(a) may include the following:
            (1) Identification of such energy resources and the revenue 
        such energy resources provide.
            (2) Identification of methods to hinder, destroy, or 
        discourage the development, transportation, and sale of such 
        energy resources.
    (c) Other Actions.--The Secretary of Energy, to the maximum extent 
practicable and appropriate, shall make every effort to raise the issue 
of countering such energy resources in meetings with officials of 
foreign governments, international organizations, and the private 
sector.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.

    The Secretary of Energy (or the Secretary's designee) shall brief 
Congress on any significant opportunities to supplant or undermine the 
need for energy resources (including both for transportation and 
electrification purposes) that are being utilized by the Islamic State 
or would be beneficial to the Islamic State.

SEC. 5. ISLAMIC STATE DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``Islamic State''--
            (1) means the Islamic State or any immediate successor 
        organization; and
            (2) includes any affiliate thereof.
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