[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S9539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 228--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT IT 
   SHOULD BE A GOAL OF THE UNITED STATES TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OIL 
 PROJECTED TO BE IMPORTED IN 2025 BY 40 PERCENT AND THAT THE PRESIDENT 
 SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE DEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES ON 
                              FOREIGN OIL

  Ms. CANTWELL submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:

                              S. Res. 228

       Whereas reports by the Energy Information Administration 
     entitled ``Annual Energy Outlook 2005'' and ``May 2005 
     Monthly Energy Review'' estimated that, between January 1, 
     2005 and April 30, 2005, the United States imported an 
     average of 13,056,000 barrels of oil per day and that, by 
     2025, the United States will import 19,110,000 barrels of oil 
     per day;
       Whereas technology solutions already exist to dramatically 
     increase the productivity of the energy supply of the United 
     States;
       Whereas energy efficiency and conservation measures can 
     improve the economic competitiveness of the United States and 
     lessen energy costs for families in the United States;
       Whereas the dependence of the United States on foreign oil 
     imports leaves the United States vulnerable to oil supply 
     shocks and reliant on the willingness of other countries to 
     provide sufficient supplies of oil;
       Whereas, although only 3 percent of proven oil reserves in 
     the world are located in territory controlled by the United 
     States, advances in fossil fuel extraction techniques and 
     technologies could increase the United States energy 
     supplies; and
       Whereas reducing energy consumption also benefits the 
     United States by lowering the environmental impacts 
     associated with fossil fuel use: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) it should be a goal of the United States to reduce the 
     amount of foreign oil that will be imported in 2025 by 40 
     percent from the amount the Energy Information Administration 
     estimates will be imported in 2025;
       (2) the President should take measures to reduce the 
     dependence of the United States on foreign oil by--
       (A) not later than 1 year after the date of passage of this 
     resolution, and every 2 years thereafter--
       (i) developing and implementing measures to reduce 
     dependence on foreign oil by reducing oil in end-uses 
     throughout the economy of the United States sufficient by 
     2015 to reduce by 1,000,000 barrels per day the total demand 
     for oil in the United States projected for such year in the 
     Reference Case in the Annual Energy Outlook 2005 report 
     published by the Energy Information Administration; and
       (ii) developing and implementing measures to reduce 
     dependence on foreign oil by reducing oil in end-uses 
     throughout the economy of the United States sufficient by 
     2025 to reduce by 7,640,000 barrels per day the total demand 
     for oil in the United States projected for such year in the 
     Reference Case in the Annual Energy Outlook 2005 report 
     published by the Energy Information Administration; or
       (B) if the President determines that there are insufficient 
     legal authorities to achieve the target for 2025, developing 
     and implementing measures to reduce dependence on foreign oil 
     by--
       (i) reducing oil in end-uses throughout the economy of the 
     United States to the maximum extent practicable; and
       (ii) submitting to Congress proposed legislation or other 
     recommendations to achieve the target;
       (3) in developing measures under paragraph (2), the 
     President should--
       (A) ensure continued reliable and affordable energy for the 
     United States, consistent with the creation of jobs and 
     economic growth and maintaining the international 
     competitiveness of businesses in the United States, including 
     the manufacturing sector; and
       (B) implement measures under paragraph (2) under existing 
     authorities of the appropriate Federal agencies, as 
     determined by the President;
       (4) not later than 1 year after the date of passage of this 
     resolution, and annually thereafter, the President should 
     submit to Congress a report, based on the most recent edition 
     of the Annual Energy Outlook published by the Energy 
     Information Administration, that assesses the progress made 
     by the United States toward the goal of reducing dependence 
     on foreign oil imports by 2025, including by--
       (A) identifying the status of efforts to meet the goal 
     described in paragraph (1);
       (B) assessing the effectiveness of any measure implemented 
     under paragraph (2) during the previous fiscal year in 
     meeting the goal described in paragraph (1); and
       (C) describing plans to develop additional measures to meet 
     the goal described in paragraph (1).

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