,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,latta submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &       
,te*nology1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly 
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t any compreh5sive   
plan to re=m our national en]gy policy  
mu/ promote ! exp&$ use ( r5ewable &    
alt]native en]gy s\rces2 increase our   
dome/ic ref9+ capacity2 promote         
cons]vation & increas$ en]gy effici5cy2 
exp& rese>* & developm5t1 includ+       
dome/ic exploration2 & enhance consum]  
education4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
consumes r\ghly an av]age ( #ah1idi1jjj 
b>rels ( oil p] day2 ,:]eas ! global    
av]age ( daily oil consumption /&s at   
#hg1dba1jjj b>rels ( oil p] day2 ,:]eas 

! ,unit$ ,/ates total annual en]gy      
consumption is approximately #id4edg    
quadrillion ,,btu1 ) ! global total     
annual en]gy consumption at #dhb4hgb    
quadrillion ,,btu2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates %>e ( _w en]gy consumption is    
project$ to fall f #ai4e p]c5t 9 #bjji  
to #ad4h p]c5t 9 #bjce2 ,:]eas accord+  
to ! ,int]national ,en]gy ,ag5cy1 ,*9a  
surpass$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 en]gy        
consumption 9 #bjji & ! ,en]gy          
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration projects ,*9a's
 en]gy consumption to exce$ t ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates betwe5 ! ye>s #bjae & #bjbj2    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has an e/imat$   
#bce-ye> coal res]ve1 coal is ! mo/     
abundant & effici5t dome/ic fuel s\rce1 
& processes su* z gasification &        
liquefaction (f] clean] alt]natives =   
utiliz+ ?is res\rce2 ,:]eas r5ewable    
s\rces ( en]gy acc\nt = #h4jij          
quadrillion ,,btu p] ye> 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 & ,:]eas su* s\rces su* z       
biomass1 geo!rmal1 hydrop[]1 nucle>1    
sol>1 & w9d ne$ & des]ve our att5tion & 

! necess>y res\rces to enc\rage _!      
comm]cial viability3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives t 9 ord] to meet our    
,nation's gr[+ long-t]m en]gy dem&s &   
ma9ta9 our economic viability 9 ! _w    
m>ketplace1 ! foll[+ mu/ be address$ 9  
any compreh5sive & economically viable  
en]gy bill consid]$ by ! #aac?          
,congress3  7#a7 ,tak+ advantage ( our  
abundant dome/ic coal supply4  7#b7 ,us+
 rec5t te*nological innovations to      
exploit our va/ supply ( natural gas4   
7#c7 ,increas+ our dome/ic oil          
production & ref9+ capacity4  7#d7      
,exp&+ use ( r5ewable & alt]native en]gy
 s\rces1 ) a focus on nucle> en]gy4     
7#e7 ,promot+ & provid+ inc5tives = an  
increase 9 cons]vation & en]gy          
effici5cy4  7#f7 ,exp&+ & promot+       
additional rese>* & developm5t ?r\gh new
 & innovative me?ods su* z              
public-private p>tn]%ips4  7#g7 ,enhanc+
 consum] aw>5ess & education reg>d+     
me?ods to increase en]gy effici5cy &    

available alt]native fuel s\rces to     
r$uce our dep5d5ce on ,middle ,ea/]n    
oil4