,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjag,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 ,am]ican en]gy security &       
develop ! abundant res\rces ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates total   
annual en]gy consumption is             
approximately #ig4g quadrillion ,,btu2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has greatly      
increas$ dome/ic oil production ov] !   
la/ decade1 lead+ to net imports (      
petroleum decreas+ to #bd p]c5t1 ! l[e/ 
numb] s9ce #aigj2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has se5 natural gas res]ves &          

production exce$ e/imates1 & due to ?is 
is expect$ to be a net export] by #bjbj2
 ,:]eas nucle> p[] has suppli$          
approximately "o-fif? ( annual ,unit$   
,/ates electricity s9ce #aiij & provides
 approximately #fj p]c5t ( ! c>bon-free 
electricity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
r5ewable s\rces ( en]gy acc\nt = #aa    
p]c5t ( dome/ic en]gy production2 &     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has abundant coal
 res]ves1 includ+ a demon/rat$ res]ve   
base e/imat$ to conta9 #dgg billion %ort
 tons3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t 9 ord] to 
meet our ,nation's long-t]m en]gy dem&s 
! foll[+ mu/ be address$ 9 any          
compreh5sive en]gy bill consid]$ by !   
#aae? ,congress3 7#a7 ,enc\rag+         
te*nological innovations to exploit our 
va/ supply ( natural gas4  7#b7         
,increas+ our dome/ic oil production1   
infra/ructure1 & ref9+ capacity4  7#c7  
,explor+ & inve/+ 9 ! curr5t nucle>     
fleet & advanc$ reactor te*nologies4    
7#d7 ,tak+ advantage ( our dome/ic coal 

supply ?r\gh processes su* z c>bon      
capture1 utilization1 & /orage4  7#e7   
,us+ exp&$ r5ewable & alt]native en]gy  
s\rces4  7#f7 ,support+ additional      
rese>* & developm5t ?r\gh new &         
innovative me?ods1 includ+              
public-private p>tn]%ips4  7#g7 ,promot+
 increas$ cons]vation & en]gy effici5cy4
  7#h7 ,enhanc+ consum] aw>5ess &       
education reg>d+ dome/ic en]gy use1     
supply1 & developm5t4