,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjae ,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 ! su/a9able 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 on%ore & (f%ore exploration2 &  
enhance consum] education4  ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates consumes r\ghly an av]age 
( #ai1jej1jjj b>rels ( oil p] day2      
,:]eas ! global av]age ( daily oil      
consumption /&s at #ib1jjj1jjj b>rels ( 

oil p] day2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates total
 annual en]gy consumption is            
approximately #ig4e quadrillion ,,btu1 )
 ! global total annual en]gy consumption
 at #ebj quadrillion ,,btu2 ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates has greatly increas$      
dome/ic oil production ov] ! la/ decade 
lead+ to net imports ( petroleum        
decreas+ to #bg p]c5t1 ! l[e/ numb] s9ce
 #aihe2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has se5  
natural gas res]ves & production exce$  
all e/imates & due to ?is is expect$ to 
be a net export] ( natural gas by #bjaf2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has abundant    
coal res]ves1 includ+ a demon/rat$      
res]ve base e/imat$ to conta9 #dhj      
billion %ort tons1 & processes su* z    
gasification & liquefaction (f] clean]  
alt]natives = utiliz+ ?is res\rce2      
,:]eas r5ewable s\rces ( en]gy acc\nt = 
#i4c 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 ! #aad?          
,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          
production1 infra/ructure1 & ref9+      
capacity4  7#d7 ,exp&+ use ( r5ewable & 
alt]native en]gy s\rces4  7#e7 ,explor+ 
& inve/+ 9 advanc$ nucle> reactor       
te*nologies4  7#f7 ,reflect+ !          
discov]ies ( light sweet crude 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* has exce$$ :at 0     
pr$ict$ ev5 #e ye>s ago1 & evaluat+ !   
capacity & m>ket = extract+ & ref9+ ?is 
natural res\rce4  7#g7 ,promot+ &       
provid+ inc5tives = an increase 9       
cons]vation & en]gy effici5cy4  7#h7    

,exp&+ & promot+ additional rese>* &    
developm5t ?r\gh new & innovative me?ods
 su* z public-private p>tn]%ips4  7#i7  
,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 oil & provide ,am]ican en]gy     
security4