,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cefe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1       
#bjac,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,de,gette7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,department of    
,energy ,organization ,act to establish 
a biennial commission to develop a      
comprehensive energy policy for the     
,united ,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,biennial     
,commission on ,energy ,policy ,act of  
#bjac4  #b4 ,amendment to ,department of
 ,energy ,organization ,act  7a7 ,in    
general ,title ,,viii of the ,department
 of ,energy ,organization ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #gcba7 is amended by striking 
sections #hja and #hjb and inserting the
 following new sections3  #hja4         
,biennial ,commission on ,energy ,policy
  7a7 ,establishment ,there is          
established a commission to be known as 
the ,biennial ,commission on ,energy    

,policy 7in this title referred to as   
the ,commission74  7b7 ,membership  7#a7
 ,number and appointment ,the           
,commission shall be composed of #ae    
members appointed in the following      
manner-- 7,a7 ,the ,president shall     
appoint #c members4  7,b7 ,the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
appoint #c members4  7,c7 ,the minority 
leader of the ,house of ,representatives
 shall appoint #c members4  7,d7 ,the   
majority leader of the ,senate shall    
appoint #c members4  7,e7 ,the minority 
leader of the ,senate shall appoint #c  
members4  7#b7 ,deadline for appointment
 ,members of the ,commission shall be   
appointed not later #cj days after the  
first day of the first session of the   
#aadth ,congress4  7#c7 ,terms ,members 
shall be appointed for a term of #b     
years4  7#d7 ,consultation ,the         
,president and ,members of ,congress    
specified in paragraph 7#a7 shall       
consult with each other before          
appointing members to the ,commission to

 achieve1 to the maximum extent         
practicable1 a diversity of experience  
and expertise in the membership of the  
,commission4  7#e7 ,vacancies ,any      
vacancy on the ,commission shall not    
affect its powers1 but shall be filled  
in the same manner in which the original
 appointment was made4 ,a member        
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring   
before the expiration of the term for   
which such member's predecessor was     
appointed shall be appointed for the    
remainder of that term4  7#f7           
,qualifications ,each member appointed  
to the ,commission shall have           
professional experience in #a or more of
 the following areas3 7,a7 ,governmental
 service4  7,b7 ,energy production4     
7,c7 ,renewable energy resource         
development4  7,d7 ,energy law4  7,e7   
,public administration4  7,f7 ,fossil   
fuel production4  7,g7 ,energy          
efficiency4  7,h7 ,environmental policy4
  7,i7 ,labor4  7,j7 ,workplace safety4 
7,k7 ,commerce and trade4  7,l7         

,corporate policies4  7,m7              
,infrastructure4  7,n7 ,foreign affairs4
  7#g7 ,political affiliation ,not more 
than #h members of the ,commission shall
 be affiliated with the same political  
party4  7#h7 ,restriction on government 
employees ,no individual may serve as a 
member of the ,commission while employed
 as an officer or employee of the       
,federal ,government or any ,state or   
local government4  7#i7 ,basic pay ,each
 member of the ,commission shall be     
compensated at a rate equal to the daily
 equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay prescribed for level ,,iv of the    
,executive ,schedule for each day       
7including travel time7 during which the
 member is engaged in the performance of
 the duties of the ,commission4  7#aj7  
,travel expenses ,each member of the    
,commission shall receive travel        
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 in accordance with         
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  

,states ,code4  7c7 ,structure of       
,commission  7#a7 ,commencement ,the    
,commission shall meet and begin        
operations not later than #cj days after
 the date on which all members of the   
,commission have been appointed4  7#b7  
,chairperson2 vice chairperson ,the     
chairperson and vice chairperson of the 
,commission shall be selected by the    
members4  7#c7 ,subcommittees ,upon     
majority vote of the members1 the       
,commission may create subcommittees    
composed of less than the full          
membership of the ,commission to carry  
out specified duties of the ,commission4
  7#d7 ,quorum ,six members of the      
,commission shall constitute a quorum4  
7#e7 ,meetings  7,a7 ,in general ,after 
its initial meeting1 the ,commission    
shall meet upon the call of the         
chairperson or a majority of its        
members4  7,b7 ,stakeholder meetings    
,the ,commission shall conduct a        
quarterly meeting of stakeholders to    
assist the ,commission in carrying out  

its duties4 ,the first meeting shall be 
held not later than #ij days after the  
date on which all members of the        
,commission have been appointed4        
,subsequent meetings shall be held until
 the ,commission submits its final      
report4  7,c7 ,attendance at stakeholder
 meetings ,members shall be encouraged  
to attend stakeholder meetings held     
pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 either in 
person or via teleconference4  #hjb4    
,duties and powers of the ,commission   
7a7 ,duties  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,commission shall carry out the tasks   
described in paragraph 7#b7 and make    
recommendations for legislative and     
administrative actions to create an     
integrated and comprehensive energy     
policy for the ,united ,states4  7#b7   
,tasks ,to carry out paragraph 7#a71 the
 ,commission shall-- 7,a7 analyze the   
accessibility1 affordability1           
reliability1 resiliency1 and            
sustainability of the energy sources in 
the ,united ,states1 including coal1    

oil1 natural gas1 wind1 solar1 nuclear1 
hydropower1 geothermal1 and biofuels2   
7,b7 assess policy options to increase  
domestic energy supplies and energy     
efficiency2  7,c7 evaluate energy       
storage1 transmission1 and distribution 
requirements that shall include         
intermittent energy sources2  7,d7      
analyze the prospective role of         
stakeholders1 including academia1       
industry representatives1 the public1   
,federal laboratories 7as defined in    
section #d of the ,stevenson-,wydler    
,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc771 and ,federal    
agencies in creating an integrated and  
comprehensive energy policy2  7,e7      
assess the effectiveness of and need for
 energy programs1 including tax         
incentives1 funding mechanisms1 and     
energy subsidies2  7,f7 make            
recommendations for changes to the      
organization of executive branch        
entities to facilitate the development  
and implementation of national energy   

objectives2  7,g7 study relevant        
matters1 as determined by the           
,commission1 raised at the stakeholder  
meetings described in section           
#hja7;c77#e77;,b72 and  7,h7 study other
 relevant matters as determined by the  
,commission4  7#c7 ,materials studied   
,the ,commission shall review materials 
on energy1 including-- 7,a7 enacted and 
proposed ,federal and ,state laws1      
regulations1 policies1 and programs2    
7,b7 information developed by relevant  
governmental and nongovernmental        
agencies1 including ,federal            
laboratories2  7,c7 scientific and      
technical literature and publications2  
and  7,d7 studies conducted by other    
entities4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7 ,progress 
reports ,not later than ,july #a of the 
first and third year of each            
,presidential term1 the ,commission     
shall submit progress reports to        
,congress describing the activities of  
the ,commission and a summary of the    
information gathered pursuant to        

subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,in general ,not  
later than ,july #a of the second and   
fourth year of each ,presidential term1 
the ,commission shall submit to         
,congress a report that shall include-- 
7,a7 the findings and conclusions of the
 ,commission based on tasks carried out 
pursuant to subsection 7a77#b72 and     
7,b7 recommendations for legislative and
 administrative actions described in    
subsection 7a77#a74  7#c7 ,publication  
,reports submitted pursuant to paragraph
 7#b7 shall be made publicly available  
via a website4  7c7 ,powers  7#a7       
,hearings and sessions ,the ,commission 
may1 for the purpose of carrying out    
this section1 hold hearings1 sit and act
 at times and places1 take testimony1   
and receive evidence as the ,commission 
considers appropriate4 ,the ,commission 
may administer oaths or affirmations to 
witnesses appearing before it4  7#b7    
,powers of subcommittees ,any           
subcommittee created pursuant to section
 #hja7;c77#c7 may1 if authorized by the 

,commission1 take any action which the  
,commission is authorized to take by    
this title4  7#c7 ,gifts ,the           
,commission may accept1 use1 and dispose
 of gifts or donations of services or   
property4  7#d7 ,postal services ,the   
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as ,federal departments 
and agencies4  7#e7 ,contract authority 
,to the extent or in the amounts        
provided in advance in appropriation    
,acts1 the ,commission may contract with
 government and private agencies or     
persons for the purpose of carrying out 
this section1 without regard to section 
#cgji of the ,revised ,statutes 7#da    
,u4,s4,c4 #e74  7#f7 ,obtaining official
 data ,the ,commission may secure       
directly from any department or agency  
of the ,united ,states information      
necessary to enable it to carry out this
 title4 ,upon request of the            
chairperson1 vice chairperson1 or a     
subcommittee of the ,commission1 the    

head of such department or agency shall 
furnish such information to the         
,commission4  #hjc4 ,personnel matters  
7a7 ,executive director and staff ,the  
chairperson of the ,commission may1     
without regard to the provisions of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
governing appointments in the           
competitive service1 appoint and        
terminate an executive director and not 
more than five additional staff members4
 ,the employment of an executive        
director shall be subject to            
confirmation by the ,commission4  7b7   
,pay ,the chairperson of the ,commission
 may fix the compensation of the        
executive director and staff without    
regard to the provisions of chapter #ea 
and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
relating to classification and ,general 
,schedule pay rates1 except that an     
individual appointed under paragraph    
7#a7 may not receive pay in excess of   
the annual rate of basic pay for level  

,v of the ,executive ,schedule4  7c7    
,detail of government employees ,upon   
request of the chairperson of the       
,commission1 the head of any department 
or agency of the ,federal ,government   
may detail1 on a nonreimbursable basis1 
any personnel of the department or      
agency to the ,commission to assist the 
,commission in carrying out its duties4 
7d7 ,procurement of temporary and       
intermittent services ,the chairperson  
of the ,commission may procure temporary
 and intermittent services under section
 #caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 at rates for individuals which do
 not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule  
under section #ecaf of such title4      
#hjd4 ,authorization of appropriations  
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
#c1jjj1jjj to the ,secretary of ,energy1
 without fiscal year limitation1 to     
carry out this title4  4  7b7 ,table of 
contents amendments ,the table of       

contents of such ,act is amended by     
striking the items relating to sections 
#hja and #hjb and inserting the         
following3  #hja4 ,biennial ,commission 
on ,energy ,policy4#hjb4 ,duties and    
powers of the ,commission4#hjc4         
,personnel matters4#hjd4 ,authorization 
of appropriations4  4  #c4 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made by this ,act  
shall take effect on the first day of   
the first session of the #aadth         
,congress4