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Week Ending July 25, 2008

H.R.6545 To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues.

By January 1, 2009 the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) shall submit to Congress a national intelligence estimate on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs, the bill directs.

The NIE will assess 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. The assessment must also report on the plans and intentions of key energy-producing and exporting nations with respect to energy production and supply, the national security implications of rapidly escalating energy costs, the national security implications of potential use of energy resources as leverage against the US by Venezuela, Iran or other potential adversaries of the US as the result of increased energy prices, the national security implications of increases in funding to current or potential adversaries of the US due to increased energy prices, the likelihood that increased energy prices will directly or indirectly increase financial support for terrorist organizations, the national security implications of extreme fluctuations in energy prices and the continued dependence on international energy supplies.

Sponsor:  Rep. Donald Cazayoux, Jr. (LA-6^th)

Vote: Passed House July 23, 2008 414 to 0 with 2 voting 'Present'. RC 520 The motion to table the  Minority motion to recommit the bill was agreed to 242 to 179 RC 521

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