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toc =Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007=

Title: An act to move the United States tward greater energy independence and security.

History:
Our Energy Security Problems:

• **Oil:** o Our growing independence on Middle Eastern oil increases our commitment in an unstable region. o Also, ½ of our oil is imported, making it easy for terrorist organizations to disrupt our flow of oil either by blocking transportation routes, or by harming our oil tankers and pipelines. o Another problem is that our oil recourses are running low. Both China and the U.S. need lots of oil to sustain our economies, so China has been developing close ties with the Middle East by trading nuclear supplies to Iran for oil. • **Nuclear Energy:** o Our nuclear power plants are also easy targets for terrorist attacks. If one of our power plants was bombed, it would produce radiation, which causes cancer. Many people fear a Chernobyl repeat in the U.S. o We also haven’t found a way to dispose of the highly-recative nuclear waste that also causes cancer.

Summary:
The purpose of this bill is the following: This requires the President to submit to Congress an annual energy security strategy report. Congress will have to approve on the report, this will also make the report and all of the Congressional votes public. Congress will try to improve, perfect, and find any flaws or loopholes in the report and either approve or send the bill back to the President.