[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6510 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6510

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2008

 Mr. Hoekstra introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
          Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select)

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                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. 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.
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