A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy security, and for other purposes.

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 934 To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emer- gencies and energy security, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 22, 2023 Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAPO, and Ms. COLLINS) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy secu- rity, 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 SECTION 1. ENERGY EMERGENCY AND ENERGY SECURITY 3 FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO ASSISTANT SECRE- 4 TARIES OF ENERGY. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(a) of the Department 6 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is 7 amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S934.IS S934 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 934 IS (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in 1 the second sentence, by striking ‘‘, but are not lim- 2 ited to,’’; and 3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(12) Energy emergency and energy security 5 functions, including— 6 ‘‘(A) responsibilities with respect to infra- 7 structure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, sup- 8 ply, and emergency planning, coordination, re- 9 sponse, and restoration; and 10 ‘‘(B) on request of a State, local, or Tribal 11 government or energy sector entity, and in con- 12 sultation with other Federal agencies, as appro- 13 priate, provision of technical assistance, sup- 14 port, and response capabilities with respect to 15 energy security threats, risks, and incidents.’’. 16 (b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall 17 ensure that the functions of the Secretary of Energy de- 18 scribed in paragraph (12) of section 203(a) of the Depart- 19 ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) are 20 performed in coordination with relevant Federal agencies. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S934.IS S934 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS