117 S3121 IS: Promoting American Energy Jobs Act of 2021
U.S. Senate
2021-10-28
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3121
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 28, 2021
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a council to conduct a survey and analysis of the employment figures and demographics in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Promoting American Energy Jobs Act of 2021”.
2.

Survey, analysis, and report on employment and demographics in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States
(a)

Energy Jobs Council
(1)

Establishment
The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall establish a council, to be known as the “Energy Jobs Council” (referred to in this section as the “Council”).
(2)

Membership
The Council shall be comprised of—
(A)
to be appointed by the Secretary—
(i)
1 or more representatives of the Energy Information Administration; and
(ii)
1 or more representatives of a State energy office that are serving as members of the State Energy Advisory Board established by section 365(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(g));
(B)
to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce—
(i)
1 or more representatives of the Department of Commerce; and
(ii)
1 or more representatives of the Bureau of the Census;
(C)
1 or more representatives of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor; and
(D)
1 or more representatives of any other Federal agency the assistance of which is required to carry out this Act, as determined by the Secretary, to be appointed by the head of the applicable agency.
(b)

Survey and analysis
(1)

In general
The Council shall—
(A)
conduct a survey of employers in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the economy of the United States; and
(B)
perform an analysis of the employment figures and demographics in those sectors.
(2)

Methodology
In conducting the survey and analysis under paragraph (1), the Council shall employ a methodology that—
(A)
was approved in 2016 by the Office of Management and Budget for use in the document entitled “OMB Control Number 1910–5179”;
(B)
uses a representative, stratified sampling of businesses in the United States; and
(C)
is designed to elicit a comparable number of responses from businesses in each State and with the same North American Industry Classification System codes as were received for the 2016 and 2017 reports entitled “U.S. Energy and Employment Report”.
(3)

Consultation
In conducting the survey and analysis under paragraph (1), the Council shall consult with key stakeholders, including—
(A)
as the Council determines to be appropriate, the heads of relevant Federal agencies and offices, including—
(i)
the Secretary of Commerce;
(ii)
the Secretary of Transportation;
(iii)
the Director of the Bureau of the Census;
(iv)
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and
(v)
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(B)
States;
(C)
the State Energy Advisory Board established by section 365(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(g)); and
(D)
energy industry trade associations.
(c)

Report
(1)

In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall—
(A)
make publicly available on the website of the Department of Energy a report, to be entitled the “U.S. Energy and Employment Report”, describing the employment figures and demographics in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States based on the survey and analysis conducted under subsection (b); and
(B)
subject to the requirements of parts A through C of subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, make the data collected by the Council publicly available on the website of the Department of Energy.
(2)

Contents
(A)

In general
The report under paragraph (1) shall include employment figures and demographic data for—
(i)
the energy sector of the economy of the United States, including—
(I)
the electric power generation and fuels sector; and
(II)
the transmission, storage, and distribution sector;
(ii)
the energy efficiency sector of the economy of the United States; and
(iii)
the motor vehicle sector of the economy of the United States.
(B)

Inclusion
With respect to each sector described in subparagraph (A), the report under paragraph (1) shall include employment figures and demographic data sorted by—
(i)
each technology, subtechnology, and fuel type of those sectors; and
(ii)
subject to the requirements of parts A through C of subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code—
(I)
each State;
(II)
each territory of the United States;
(III)
the District of Columbia; and
(IV)
each county (or equivalent jurisdiction) in the United States.