[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1033 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1033

   To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the 
     current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a 
           Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 21, 2015

 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Udall, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
   Heinrich) 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 replace the 
     current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with 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 
2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    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 and other 
        Federal agencies; and
            (2) 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.

SEC. 3. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--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) Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Once every 4 years after the date of 
        enactment of the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2015, the 
        President shall establish a Quadrennial Energy Review Task 
        Force (referred to in this section as the `Task Force') to 
        coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review.
            ``(2) Cochairpersons.--The President shall designate 
        appropriate senior Federal Government officials to be 
        cochairpersons of the Task Force.
            ``(3) Membership.--The Task Force may 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 agencies, and entities 
                within the Executive Office of the President, as the 
                President considers to be appropriate.
    ``(b) Conduct of Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each Quadrennial Energy Review shall be 
        conducted to--
                    ``(A) provide an integrated view of important 
                national energy objectives and Federal energy policy; 
                and
                    ``(B) identify the maximum practicable alignment of 
                research programs, incentives, regulations, and 
                partnerships.
            ``(2) Elements.--A Quadrennial Energy Review shall--
                    ``(A) establish integrated, governmentwide national 
                energy objectives in the context of economic, 
                environmental, and security priorities;
                    ``(B) recommend coordinated actions across Federal 
                agencies;
                    ``(C) identify the resources needed for the 
                invention, adoption, and diffusion of energy 
                technologies;
                    ``(D) provide a strong analytical base for Federal 
                energy policy decisions;
                    ``(E) consider reasonable estimates of future 
                Federal budgetary resources when making 
                recommendations; and
                    ``(F) be conducted with substantial input from--
                            ``(i) Congress;
                            ``(ii) the energy industry;
                            ``(iii) academia;
                            ``(iv) State, local, and tribal 
                        governments;
                            ``(v) nongovernmental organizations; and
                            ``(vi) the public.
    ``(c) Submission of Quadrennial Energy Review to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President--
                    ``(A) shall publish and submit to Congress a report 
                on the Quadrennial Energy Review once every 4 years; 
                and
                    ``(B) more frequently than once every 4 years, as 
                the President determines to be appropriate, may prepare 
                and publish interim reports as part of the Quadrennial 
                Energy Review.
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The reports described in paragraph (1) 
        shall address or consider, as appropriate--
                    ``(A) an integrated view of short-term, 
                intermediate-term, and long-term objectives for Federal 
                energy policy in the context of economic, 
                environmental, and security priorities;
                    ``(B) potential executive 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) analysis of the existing and 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 as they relate to each of the 
                        energy use sectors; and
                            ``(iii) other research that informs 
                        strategies to incentivize desired actions;
                    ``(D) assessment of policy options to increase 
                domestic energy supplies and energy efficiency;
                    ``(E) evaluation of national and regional 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-relevant programs;
                    ``(H) mapping of the linkages among basic research 
                and applied programs, demonstration programs, and other 
                innovation mechanisms across the Federal agencies;
                    ``(I) identification of, and projections for, 
                demonstration projects, including timeframes, 
                milestones, sources of funding, and management;
                    ``(J) 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) assessment of global competitors and an 
                identification of programs that can be enhanced with 
                international cooperation;
                    ``(L) 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) priority listing for implementation of 
                objectives and actions taking into account estimated 
                Federal budgetary resources;
                    ``(N) 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.
    ``(d) Report Development.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide 
such support for the Quadrennial Energy Review with the necessary 
analytical, financial, and administrative support for the conduct of 
each Quadrennial Energy Review required under this section as may be 
requested by the cochairpersons designated under subsection (a)(2).
    ``(e) 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.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The item relating to section 801 
in the table of contents of such Act is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 801. Quadrennial Energy Review.''.
    (c) Administration.--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.
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