[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2302. Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Crapo) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title XII of division D, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 412__. ENERGY EMERGENCY AND ENERGY SECURITY FUNCTIONS 
                   ASSIGNED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF ENERGY.

       (a) In General.--Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second 
     sentence, by striking ``, but are not limited to,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, 
     including--
       ``(A) responsibilities with respect to infrastructure, 
     cybersecurity, emerging threats, supply, and emergency 
     planning, coordination, response, and restoration; and
       ``(B) on request of a State, local, or Tribal government or 
     energy sector entity, and in consultation with other Federal 
     agencies, as appropriate, provision of technical assistance, 
     support, and response capabilities with respect to energy 
     security threats, risks, and incidents.''.
       (b) Coordination.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure 
     that the functions of the Secretary of Energy described in 
     paragraph (12) of section 203(a) of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) are performed in 
     coordination with relevant Federal agencies.
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