42 U.S.C. § 17372: Annual national energy…

Summary

The President must send Congress a detailed report on U.S. national energy security when he or she sends the budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31. A new President must also send a full report within 150 days after taking office following an election. Each report must explain the United States’ energy security strategy. It must describe the worldwide interests and goals that matter for energy security; the foreign policy, global commitments, and defense capabilities needed to deter political control of energy and to carry out the strategy; how the U.S. will use political, economic, military, and other tools in the short and long term to protect energy security and meet the goals; whether U.S. capabilities are enough and well balanced across government; and any other information the President thinks Congress needs. The report must have both a classified version and an unclassified version.

Title 42, §17372

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(a)Reports

(1)In general

Subject to paragraph (2), on the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for the following fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, the President shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report on the national energy security of the United States.

(2)New Presidents

In addition to the reports required under paragraph (1), the President shall submit a comprehensive report on the national energy security of the United States by not later than 150 days after the date on which the President assumes the office of President after a presidential election.

(b)Contents

Each report under this section shall describe the national energy security strategy of the United States, including a comprehensive description of— (1)

(2)the foreign policy, worldwide commitments, and national defense capabilities of the United States necessary—

(A)to deter political manipulation of world energy resources; and

(B)to implement the national energy security strategy of the United States;

(3)the proposed short-term and long-term uses of the political, economic, military, and other authorities of the United States—

(A)to protect or promote energy security; and

(B)to achieve the goals and objectives described in paragraph (1);

(4)the adequacy of the capabilities of the United States to protect the national energy security of the United States, including an evaluation of the balance among the capabilities of all elements of the national authority of the United States to support the implementation of the national energy security strategy; and

(5)such other information as the President determines to be necessary to inform Congress on matters relating to the national energy security of the United States.

(c)Classified and unclassified form

Each national energy security strategy report shall be submitted to Congress in— (1)

(2)an unclassified form.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

§17372 Annual National Energy Security Strategy Report

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Title 42, §17372

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