[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1539 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1539

  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the 
    position of Assistant Secretary for Natural Gas, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 1993

 Mr. Richardson (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
  Wise, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the 
    position of Assistant Secretary for Natural Gas, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 203(a) 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is 
amended by striking the word ``eight'' and inserting ``nine'' and by 
adding at the end of the subsection the following:
            ``(12) Functions relating to natural gas, including--
                    ``(A) coordination of research and development;
                    ``(B) coordination of Federal policy respecting 
                natural gas imports, under the direction of the 
                Secretary and in consultation with the Federal Energy 
                Commission; and
                    ``(C) coordination of Federal policy respecting 
                exploration for and production, transmission and use of 
                natural gas.''.
            (b) Section 203(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(b)) is 
        amended by striking the period at the end thereof and inserting 
        ``, except that one such individual shall be responsible only 
        for the functions described in subsection (a)(12).''.

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