Providing that certain actions should be taken with respect to the actions of OPEC and other oil-exporting countries, and with respect to decreasing the dependency of the United States on foreign sources of oil.

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Urges the President to: (1) express to oil exporting countries that are not Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members, such as the Republic of Mexico, that decisions to restrict crude oil supply in the world market as requested by the OPEC cartel adversely affect the national security of the United States and the world economy; (2) encourage U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf region, including OPEC members Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, to reconsider their announcements to reduce and to hold the cartel's crude oil output at current levels despite increased demand in the United States and abroad; and (3) encourage the oil exporting countries allied to the United States, including non-OPEC states such as Mexico and Norway and OPEC members Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, to increase oil production and exports to the United States to offset shortfalls in exports resulting from Iraq's boycott of oil shipments. Urges the Senate to pass H.R. 4 instituting a comprehensive national energy policy that would bolster U.S. national security by reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy, thereby resulting in lower prices for U.S. consumers.

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