[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 8 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S246-S247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 53. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Alexander) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms.
Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee,
Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1, to approve
the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW.
(a) 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;
(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, Governmentwide 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) a Quadrennial Energy Review should be established
taking into account estimated Federal budgetary resources;
(6) 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
(7) 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.
(b) Quadrennial Energy Review.--
(1) 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) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the
Executive Office of the President.
``(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 energy coordination council.--The term
`interagency energy coordination council' means a council
established under subsection (b)(1).
``(4) Quadrennial energy review.--The term `Quadrennial
Energy Review' means a comprehensive multiyear review,
coordinated across Federal agencies, that--
``(A) focuses on energy programs and technologies;
``(B) establishes energy objectives across the Federal
Government; and
``(C) covers each of the areas described in subsection
(d)(2).
``(b) Interagency Energy Coordination Council.--
``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, and
every 4 years thereafter, the President shall establish an
interagency energy coordination council to coordinate the
Quadrennial Energy Review.
``(2) Co-chairpersons.--The appropriate senior Federal
Government official designated by the President and the
Director shall be co-chairpersons of the interagency energy
coordination council.
``(3) Membership.--The interagency energy coordination
council shall 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 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 important
national energy objectives and Federal energy policy,
including the maximum practicable alignment of research
programs, incentives, regulations, and partnerships.
``(d) Submission of Quadrennial Energy Review to
Congress.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than August 1, 2016, and every
4 years thereafter, the President shall publish and submit to
Congress a report on the Quadrennial Energy Review.
``(2) Inclusions.--The report described in paragraph (1)
should include, as appropriate--
``(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, 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 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 and energy efficiency;
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``(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 consideration of--
``(i) Federal tax policies; and
``(ii) the role of Federal agencies as early adopters and
purchasers of new energy technologies;
``(M) a priority list for implementation of objectives and
actions taking into account estimated Federal budgetary
resources;
``(N) 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
``(O) recommendations for executive branch organization
changes to facilitate the development and implementation of
Federal energy policies.
``(e) Interim Reports.--The President may prepare and
publish interim reports as part of the Quadrennial Energy
Review.
``(f) Executive Secretariat.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide
the Quadrennial Energy Review with an Executive Secretariat
who shall make available 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.''.
(2) Administration.--Nothing in this section or an
amendment made by this section supersedes, modifies, amends,
or repeals any provision of Federal law not expressly
superseded, modified, amended, or repealed by this section.
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