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Energy Emergency Leadership Act

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IIB 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 362 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 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H362.RFS H362 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 HR 362 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Emergency 2 Leadership Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO ASSISTANT SECRE- 4 TARIES. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 203 of 6 the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7 7133(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 8 new paragraph: 9 ‘‘(12) Energy emergency and energy security 10 functions, including— 11 ‘‘(A) responsibilities with respect to infra- 12 structure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, sup- 13 ply, and emergency planning, coordination, re- 14 sponse, and restoration; and 15 ‘‘(B) upon request of a State, local, or 16 tribal government or energy sector entity, and 17 in consultation with other Federal agencies as 18 appropriate, provision of technical assistance, 19 support, and response capabilities with respect 20 to energy security threats, risks, and inci- 21 dents.’’. 22 (b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall 23 ensure that the functions of the Secretary described in sec- 24 tion 203(a)(12) of the Department of Energy Organiza- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H362.RFS H362 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 HR 362 RFS tion Act (as added by this Act) are performed in coordina- 1 tion with relevant Federal agencies. 2 Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2020. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Oct 01, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H362.RFS H362 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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