[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1703 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1703

    To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to require a 
           Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 13, 2011

 Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
 Coons, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which 
  was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to require a 
           Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
        Technology recommends that the United States develop a 
        Government wide 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, Government wide 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) 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
            (6) 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.

SEC. 3. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW.

    Section 801 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7321) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 801. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
            ``(2) Federal laboratory.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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) Inclusion.--The term `Federal Laboratory' 
                includes a federally funded research and development 
                center sponsored by a Federal agency.
            ``(3) Interagency working group.--The term `interagency 
        working group' means a working group established under 
        subsection (b)(1).
            ``(4) Quadrennial energy review.--The term `Quadrennial 
        Energy Review' means a comprehensive multiyear examination of 
        the energy programs and technologies of the Federal Government 
        conducted under this section.
    ``(b) Interagency Working Group.--
            ``(1) Establishment of interagency working group.--
        Beginning on February 1, 2013, and every 4 years thereafter, 
        the President shall establish an interagency working group to 
        coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review.
            ``(2) Co-chairpersons.--The Secretary and the Director 
        shall be co-chairpersons of the interagency working group.
            ``(3) Membership.--The interagency working group shall be 
        comprised of representatives at level I or II of the Executive 
        Schedule of--
                    ``(A) the Department of Commerce;
                    ``(B) the Department of Defense;
                    ``(C) the Department of State;
                    ``(D) the Department of the Interior;
                    ``(E) the Department of Agriculture;
                    ``(F) the Department of the Treasury;
                    ``(G) the Department of Transportation;
                    ``(H) the Office of Management and Budget;
                    ``(I) the National Science Foundation;
                    ``(J) the Environmental Protection Agency; and
                    ``(K) such other Federal organizations, 
                departments, and agencies that the President considers 
                to be appropriate.
    ``(c) Conduct of Review.--Each Quadrennial Energy Review shall be 
conducted to provide an integrated view of national energy objectives 
and Federal energy policy, including alignment of research programs, 
incentives, regulations, and partnerships.
    ``(d) Submission of Quadrennial Energy Review to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2014, and 
        every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
        the Director, shall publish and submit to Congress a report on 
        the Quadrennial Energy Review.
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The report described in paragraph (1) 
        shall include, at a minimum--
                    ``(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, 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) commercial and residential 
                                buildings;
                                    ``(II) industry;
                                    ``(III) transportation;
                                    ``(IV) electric power; and
                                    ``(V) agriculture;
                            ``(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;
                    ``(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--
                            ``(i) Federal tax policies; and
                            ``(ii) the role of Federal agencies as 
                        early adopters and purchasers of new energy 
                        technologies;
                    ``(M) 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
                    ``(N) recommendations for executive branch 
                organization changes to facilitate the development and 
                implementation of Federal energy policies.
    ``(e) Executive Secretariat.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide the 
        Executive Secretariat with the necessary analytical, financial, 
        and administrative support for the conduct of each Quadrennial 
        Energy Review required under this section.
            ``(2) Cooperation.--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.''.
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