[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 362 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 362
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2020
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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AN ACT
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to
functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, 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 ``Energy Emergency Leadership Act''.
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(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) upon 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 described in section 203(a)(12) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (as added by this Act) are
performed in coordination with relevant Federal agencies.
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2020.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
Energy Emergency Leadership Act
#362 | HR Congress #116
Policy Area: Energy
Subjects: Computer security and identity theftDepartment of EnergyEmergency planning and evacuationEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFederal-Indian relationsInfrastructure developmentIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations
Last Action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (9/30/2020)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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