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I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1365IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 14, 2025Mr. Webster of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to place certain restrictions on members and activities of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the America First Energy Act.

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Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation of the Department of Energy

Section 10691 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19281; enacted as part of division B of Public Law 117–167) is amended—(1)in subsection (b)—(A)in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (I) to read as follows:(I)

Restrictions on membership

(i)

Employees

No employee of the Department may be appointed as a voting member of the Board.(ii)

Status

Each voting member of the Board shall be—(I)a citizen of the United States;(II)a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a));(III)an alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); or(IV)an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.; and(B)in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(M)

Restrictions

(i)

Executive Director

The Executive Director shall be—(I)a citizen of the United States;(II)a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a));(III)an alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); or(IV)an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.(ii)

Officers and employees

Each officer or employee of the Foundation shall be—(I)a citizen of the United States;(II)a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a));(III)an alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); or(IV)an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(d)

Security

This section shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of subtitle D of this title and section 223 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (42 U.S.C. 6605)..