[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3540 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3540

   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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

 Mr. Rush (for himself and Mr. Pallone) 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 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 
2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that the development of an energy policy resulting 
from a Quadrennial Energy Review would--
            (1) enhance the energy security of the United States;
            (2) create jobs; and
            (3) 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 2017, the 
        President shall establish a Quadrennial Energy Review Task 
        Force (referred to in this section as a `Task Force') to 
        conduct and coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review.
            ``(2) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall be the chairperson 
        of a Task Force.
            ``(3) Membership.--A Task Force shall be comprised of the 
        Secretary and representatives, at level I or II of the 
        Executive Schedule, of other appropriate Federal agencies. Such 
        agencies may include--
                    ``(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 agencies, including 
                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 
                programs, incentives, regulations, and partnerships.
            ``(2) Elements.--In conducting a Quadrennial Energy Review, 
        a Task Force 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) provide a strong analytical base for Federal 
                energy policy decisions;
                    ``(D) provide an analysis of reasonable estimates 
                of future Federal budgetary resources when making 
                recommendations; and
                    ``(E) conduct such Quadrennial Energy Review 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) not later than 4 years after establishing 
                each Task Force under subsection (a)(1), shall publish 
                and submit to Congress a report on the Quadrennial 
                Energy Review conducted by such Task Force; 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 include, 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; and
                            ``(ii) 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) portfolio assessments that describe the 
                optimal deployment of resources, including prioritizing 
                financial resources for energy-relevant programs;
                    ``(G) identification of, and projections for, 
                energy demonstration projects, including timeframes, 
                milestones, sources of funding, and management;
                    ``(H) identification of public and private funding 
                needs for various energy technologies, systems, and 
                infrastructure, including consideration of public-
                private partnerships, loans, and loan guarantees;
                    ``(I) assessment of global energy competitors and 
                an identification of energy programs that can be 
                enhanced with international cooperation;
                    ``(J) 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;
                    ``(K) priority listing for implementation of energy 
                objectives and actions taking into account estimated 
                Federal budgetary resources;
                    ``(L) 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
                    ``(M) recommendations for executive branch 
                organization changes to facilitate the development and 
                implementation of Federal energy policies.
    ``(d) Review Development.--The Secretary shall provide 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 of the Task Force.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The item relating to section 801 
in the table of contents of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 801. Quadrennial Energy Review.''.
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