113 S1938 IS: Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-01-16
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1.This Act may be cited as the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2014
.2.Congress finds that—(1)the
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommends that the
United States develop a Governmentwide Federal energy policy and update the
policy regularly with strategic Quadrennial Energy Reviews similar to the
reviews conducted by the Department of Defense;(2)as the lead
agency in support of energy science and technology innovation, the Department
of Energy has conducted a Quadrennial Technology Review of the energy
technology policies and programs of the Department;(3)the Quadrennial
Technology Review of the Department of Energy serves as the basis for
coordination with other agencies and on other programs for which the Department
has a key role;(4)a
Quadrennial Energy Review would—(A)establish
integrated, Governmentwide national energy objectives in the context of
economic, environmental, and security priorities;(B)coordinate
actions across Federal agencies;(C)identify the
resources needed for the invention, adoption, and diffusion of energy
technologies; and(D)provide a strong
analytical base for Federal energy policy decisions;(5)a
Quadrennial Energy Review should be established taking into account estimated
Federal budgetary resources;(6)the
development of an energy policy resulting from a Quadrennial Energy Review
would—(A)enhance the
energy security of the United States;(B)create jobs;
and(C)mitigate
environmental harm; and(7)while a
Quadrennial Energy Review will be a product of the executive branch, the review
will have substantial input from—(A)Congress;(B)the energy
industry;(C)academia;(D)nongovernmental
organizations; and(E)the
public.3.Quadrennial
Energy Review(a)Section 801 of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321) is amended to read
as follows:801.Quadrennial
Energy Review(a)In this section:(1)The
term Director means the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President.(2)(A)The term Federal Laboratory has the meaning
given the term laboratory in section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)).(B)The
term Federal Laboratory includes a federally funded research and
development center sponsored by a Federal agency.(3)Interagency
energy coordination councilThe term interagency energy
coordination council means a council established under subsection
(b)(1).(4)Quadrennial
energy reviewThe term Quadrennial Energy Review
means a comprehensive multiyear review, coordinated across Federal agencies,
that—(A)focuses on energy
programs and technologies;(B)establishes
energy objectives across the Federal Government; and(C)covers each of
the areas described in subsection (d)(2).(b)Interagency
energy coordination council(1)Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Energy Savings and
Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, and every 4 years thereafter, the
President shall establish an interagency energy coordination council to
coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review.(2)The
appropriate senior Federal Government official designated by the President and
the Director shall be co-chairpersons of the interagency energy coordination
council.(3)The
interagency energy coordination council shall be comprised of representatives
at level I or II of the Executive Schedule of—(A)the Department of
Energy;(B)the Department of
Commerce;(C)the Department of
Defense;(D)the Department of
State;(E)the Department of
the Interior;(F)the Department of
Agriculture;(G)the Department of
the Treasury;(H)the Department of
Transportation;(I)the Office of
Management and Budget;(J)the National
Science Foundation;(K)the Environmental
Protection Agency; and(L)such other
Federal organizations, departments, and agencies that the President considers
to be appropriate.(c)Each Quadrennial Energy Review shall be conducted to
provide an integrated view of important national energy objectives and Federal
energy policy, including the maximum practicable alignment of research
programs, incentives, regulations, and partnerships.(d)Submission of
Quadrennial Energy Review to Congress(1)Not later than August 1, 2015, and every 4 years
thereafter, the President shall publish and submit to Congress a report on the
Quadrennial Energy Review.(2)The
report described in paragraph (1) should include, as appropriate—(A)an integrated
view of short-, intermediate-, and long-term objectives for Federal energy
policy in the context of economic, environmental, and security
priorities;(B)anticipated
Federal actions (including programmatic, regulatory, and fiscal actions) and
resource requirements—(i)to
achieve the objectives described in subparagraph (A); and(ii)to
be coordinated across multiple agencies;(C)an analysis of
the prospective roles of parties (including academia, industry, consumers, the
public, and Federal agencies) in achieving the objectives described in
subparagraph (A), including—(i)an
analysis, by energy use sector, including—(I)commercial and
residential buildings;(II)the industrial
sector;(III)transportation;
and(IV)electric
power;(ii)requirements for
invention, adoption, development, and diffusion of energy technologies that are
mapped onto each of the energy use sectors; and(iii)other research
that inform strategies to incentivize desired actions;(D)an assessment of
policy options to increase domestic energy supplies and energy
efficiency;(E)an evaluation of
energy storage, transmission, and distribution requirements, including
requirements for renewable energy;(F)an integrated
plan for the involvement of the Federal Laboratories in energy programs;(G)portfolio
assessments that describe the optimal deployment of resources, including
prioritizing financial resources for energy programs;(H)a mapping of the
linkages among basic research and applied programs, demonstration programs, and
other innovation mechanisms across the Federal agencies;(I)an identification
of, and projections for, demonstration projects, including timeframes,
milestones, sources of funding, and management;(J)an identification
of public and private funding needs for various energy technologies, systems,
and infrastructure, including consideration of public-private partnerships,
loans, and loan guarantees;(K)an assessment of
global competitors and an identification of programs that can be enhanced with
international cooperation;(L)an identification
of policy gaps that need to be filled to accelerate the adoption and diffusion
of energy technologies, including consideration of—(i)Federal tax
policies; and(ii)the
role of Federal agencies as early adopters and purchasers of new energy
technologies;(M)a priority list
for implementation of objectives and actions taking into account estimated
Federal budgetary resources;(N)an analysis
of—(i)points of maximum
leverage for policy intervention to achieve outcomes; and(ii)areas of energy
policy that can be most effective in meeting national goals for the energy
sector; and(O)recommendations
for executive branch organization changes to facilitate the development and
implementation of Federal energy policies.(e)The President may prepare and publish interim reports as
part of the Quadrennial Energy Review.(f)(1)The Secretary of Energy shall provide the Quadrennial
Energy Review with an Executive Secretariat who shall make available the
necessary analytical, financial, and administrative support for the conduct of
each Quadrennial Energy Review required under this section.(2)The
heads of applicable Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary and
provide such assistance, information, and resources as the Secretary may
require to assist in carrying out this
section..(b)Nothing in this Act or an amendment
made by this Act supersedes, modifies, amends, or repeals any provision of
Federal law not expressly superseded, modified, amended, or repealed by this
Act.