,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cefe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjac,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7= himself & ,ms4  
,de,gette7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act to
 e/abli% a bi5nial commission to develop
 a compreh5sive en]gy policy = ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,bi5nial ,commission on     
,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjac4  #b4       
,am5dm5t to ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy          
,organization ,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title 
,,viii ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy           
,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gcba7
 is am5d$ by /rik+ sections #hja & #hjb 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+ new sections3  #hja4  
,bi5nial ,commission on ,en]gy ,policy  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a      
commission to be kn[n z ! ,bi5nial      
,commission on ,en]gy ,policy 79 ?is    
title ref]r$ to z ! ,commission74  7b7  
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,numb] & appo9tm5t ,!   

,commission %all be compos$ ( #ae memb]s
 appo9t$ 9 ! foll[+ mann]-- 7,a7 ,!     
,presid5t %all appo9t #c memb]s4  7,b7  
,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
%all appo9t #c memb]s4  7,c7 ,! m9ority 
lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all  
appo9t #c memb]s4  7,d7 ,! majority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t #c memb]s4 
7,e7 ,! m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all   
appo9t #c memb]s4  7#b7 ,deadl9e =      
appo9tm5t ,memb]s ( ! ,commission %all  
be appo9t$ n lat] #cj days aft] ! fir/  
day ( ! fir/ session ( ! #aad?          
,congress4  7#c7 ,t]ms ,memb]s %all be  
appo9t$ = a t]m ( #b ye>s4  7#d7        
,consultation ,! ,presid5t & ,memb]s (  
,congress specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
consult ) ea* o!r be=e appo9t+ memb]s to
 ! ,commission to a*ieve1 to ! maximum  
ext5t practicable1 a div]sity ( exp]i5ce
 & exp]tise 9 ! memb]%ip ( !            
,commission4  7#e7 ,vacancies ,any      
vacancy on ! ,commission %all n affect  
its p[]s1 b %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann]
 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4 ,a   

memb] appo9t$ to fill a vacancy occurr+ 
be=e ! expiration ( ! t]m = :i* su*     
memb]'s pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$ %all be    
appo9t$ = ! rema9d] ( t t]m4  7#f7      
,qualifications ,ea* memb] appo9t$ to ! 
,commission %all h pr(essional exp]i5ce 
9 #a or m ( ! foll[+ areas3 7,a7        
,gov]nm5tal s]vice4  7,b7 ,en]gy        
production4  7,c7 ,r5ewable en]gy       
res\rce developm5t4  7,d7 ,en]gy law4   
7,e7 ,public adm9i/ration4  7,f7 ,fossil
 fuel production4  7,g7 ,en]gy          
effici5cy4  7,h7 ,environm5tal policy4  
7,i7 ,labor4  7,j7 ,workplace safety4   
7,k7 ,comm]ce & trade4  7,l7 ,corporate 
policies4  7,m7 ,infra/ructure4  7,n7   
,=eign affairs4  7#g7 ,political        
affiliation ,n m ?an #h memb]s ( !      
,commission %all be affiliat$ ) ! same  
political p>ty4  7#h7 ,re/riction on    
gov]nm5t employees ,no individual may   
s]ve z a memb] ( ! ,commission :ile     
employ$ z an (fic] or employee ( !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or any ,/ate or local  
gov]nm5t4  7#i7 ,basic pay ,ea* memb] ( 

! ,commission %all be comp5sat$ at a    
rate equal to ! daily equival5t ( !     
annual rate ( basic pay prescrib$ =     
level ,,iv ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule = ea* 
day 7includ+ travel "t7 dur+ :i* ! memb]
 is engag$ 9 ! p]=mance ( ! duties ( !  
,commission4  7#aj7 ,travel exp5ses ,ea*
 memb] ( ! ,commission %all receive     
travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) applicable   
provisions "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7     
,/ructure ( ,commission  7#a7           
,comm5cem5t ,! ,commission %all meet &  
beg9 op]ations n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
! date on :i* all memb]s ( ! ,commission
 h be5 appo9t$4  7#b7 ,*airp]son2 vice  
*airp]son ,! *airp]son & vice *airp]son 
( ! ,commission %all be select$ by !    
memb]s4  7#c7 ,subcommittees ,^u        
majority vote ( ! memb]s1 ! ,commission 
may create subcommittees compos$ ( less 
?an ! full memb]%ip ( ! ,commission to  
c>ry out specifi$ duties ( !            
,commission4  7#d7 ,quorum ,six memb]s (

 ! ,commission %all con/itute a quorum4 
7#e7 ,meet+s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft] its   
initial meet+1 ! ,commission %all meet  
^u ! call ( ! *airp]son or a majority ( 
its memb]s4  7,b7 ,/akehold] meet+s ,!  
,commission %all conduct a qu>t]ly meet+
 ( /akehold]s to assi/ ! ,commission 9  
c>ry+ out its duties4 ,! fir/ meet+ %all
 be held n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date
 on :i* all memb]s ( ! ,commission h be5
 appo9t$4 ,subsequ5t meet+s %all be held
 until ! ,commission submits its f9al   
report4  7,c7 ,att5dance at /akehold]   
meet+s ,memb]s %all be enc\rag$ to att5d
 /akehold] meet+s held pursuant to      
subp>agraph 7,b7 ei!r 9 p]son or via    
teleconf]5ce4  #hjb4 ,duties & p[]s ( ! 
,commission  7a7 ,duties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,commission %all c>ry out ! tasks    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 & make         
recomm5dations = legislative &          
adm9i/rative actions to create an       
integrat$ & compreh5sive en]gy policy = 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,tasks ,to c>ry  
out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission %all-- 

7,a7 analyze ! accessibility1           
af=dability1 reliability1 resili5cy1 &  
su/a9ability ( ! en]gy s\rces 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ coal1 oil1 natural gas1
 w9d1 sol>1 nucle>1 hydrop[]1 geo!rmal1 
& bi(uels2  7,b7 assess policy options  
to increase dome/ic en]gy supplies &    
en]gy effici5cy2  7,c7 evaluate en]gy   
/orage1 transmission1 & di/ribution     
requirem5ts t %all include int]mitt5t   
en]gy s\rces2  7,d7 analyze !           
prospective role ( /akehold]s1 includ+  
academia1 indu/ry repres5tatives1 !     
public1 ,f$]al laboratories 7z def9$ 9  
section #d ( ! ,/ev5son-,wydl]          
,te*nology ,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc771 & ,f$]al ag5cies 9  
creat+ an integrat$ & compreh5sive en]gy
 policy2  7,e7 assess ! effectiv5ess ( &
 ne$ = en]gy programs1 includ+ tax      
inc5tives1 fund+ me*anisms1 & en]gy     
subsidies2  7,f7 make recomm5dations =  
*anges to ! organization ( executive    
bran* entities to facilitate !          
developm5t & implem5tation ( national   

en]gy objectives2  7,g7 /udy relevant   
matt]s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,commission1     
rais$ at ! /akehold] meet+s describ$ 9  
section #hja7;c77#e77;,b72 &  7,h7 /udy 
o!r relevant matt]s z det]m9$ by !      
,commission4  7#c7 ,mat]ials /udi$ ,!   
,commission %all review mat]ials on     
en]gy1 includ+-- 7,a7 enact$ & propos$  
,f$]al & ,/ate laws1 regulations1       
policies1 & programs2  7,b7 in=mation   
develop$ by relevant gov]nm5tal &       
nongov]nm5tal ag5cies1 includ+ ,f$]al   
laboratories2  7,c7 sci5tific & te*nical
 lit]ature & publications2 &  7,d7      
/udies conduct$ by o!r entities4  7b7   
,reports  7#a7 ,progress reports ,n lat]
 ?an ,july #a ( ! fir/ & ?ird ye> ( ea* 
,presid5tial t]m1 ! ,commission %all    
submit progress reports to ,congress    
describ+ ! activities ( ! ,commission & 
a summ>y ( ! in=mation ga!r$ pursuant to
 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an ,july #a ( ! second & f\r? ye> ( ea*
 ,presid5tial t]m1 ! ,commission %all   
submit to ,congress a report t %all     

include-- 7,a7 ! f9d+s & conclusions ( !
 ,commission bas$ on tasks c>ri$ out    
pursuant to subsection 7a77#b72 &  7,b7 
recomm5dations = legislative &          
adm9i/rative actions describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#a74  7#c7 ,publication  
,reports submitt$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#b7 %all be made publicly available via
 a website4  7c7 ,p[]s  7#a7 ,he>+s &   
sessions ,! ,commission may1 = ! purpose
 ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 hold he>+s1   
sit & act at times & places1 take       
te/imony1 & receive evid5ce z !         
,commission consid]s appropriate4 ,!    
,commission may adm9i/] oa?s or         
affirmations to witnesses appe>+ be=e x4
  7#b7 ,p[]s ( subcommittees ,any       
subcommittee creat$ pursuant to section 
#hja7;c77#c7 may1 if au?oriz$ by !      
,commission1 take any action :i* !      
,commission is au?oriz$ to take by ?is  
title4  7#c7 ,gifts ,! ,commission may  
accept1 use1 & dispose ( gifts or       
donations ( s]vices or prop]ty4  7#d7   
,po/al s]vices ,! ,commission may use ! 

,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & "u 
! same conditions z ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &  
ag5cies4  7#e7 ,contract au?ority ,to ! 
ext5t or 9 ! am\nts provid$ 9 advance 9 
appropriation ,acts1 ! ,commission may  
contract ) gov]nm5t & private ag5cies or
 p]sons = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is     
section1 )\t reg>d to section #cgji ( ! 
,revis$ ,/atutes 7#da ,u4,s4,c4 #e74    
7#f7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,! ,commission
 may secure directly f any dep>tm5t or  
ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates in=mation       
necess>y to enable x to c>ry out ?is    
title4 ,^u reque/ ( ! *airp]son1 vice   
*airp]son1 or a subcommittee ( !        
,commission1 ! head ( su* dep>tm5t or   
ag5cy %all furni% su* in=mation to !    
,commission4  #hjc4 ,p]sonnel matt]s    
7a7 ,executive director & /aff ,!       
*airp]son ( ! ,commission may1 )\t reg>d
 to ! provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 !     
competitive s]vice1 appo9t & t]m9ate an 
executive director & n m ?an five       
additional /aff memb]s4 ,! employm5t (  

an executive director %all be subject to
 confirmation by ! ,commission4  7b7    
,pay ,! *airp]son ( ! ,commission may   
fix ! comp5sation ( ! executive director
 & /aff )\t reg>d to ! provisions (     
*apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+  
to classification & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay  
rates1 except t an individual appo9t$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 may n receive pay 9      
excess ( ! annual rate ( basic pay =    
level ,v ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule4  7c7   
,detail ( gov]nm5t employees ,^u reque/ 
( ! *airp]son ( ! ,commission1 ! head ( 
any dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t may detail1 on a              
nonreimbursable basis1 any p]sonnel ( ! 
dep>tm5t or ag5cy to ! ,commission to   
assi/ ! ,commission 9 c>ry+ out its     
duties4  7d7 ,procurem5t ( tempor>y &   
int]mitt5t s]vices ,! *airp]son ( !     
,commission may procure tempor>y &      
int]mitt5t s]vices "u section #caji7;b7 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 at     
rates = individuals :i* d n exce$ !     

daily equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic 
pay prescrib$ = level ,,iv ( !          
,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecaf (   
su* title4  #hjd4 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #c1jjj1jjj to ! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy1 )\t fiscal ye> limitation1 to   
c>ry out ?is title4  4  7b7 ,table (    
cont5ts am5dm5ts ,! table ( cont5ts (   
su* ,act is am5d$ by /rik+ ! items      
relat+ to sections #hja & #hjb & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  #hja4 ,bi5nial ,commission on
 ,en]gy ,policy4#hjb4 ,duties & p[]s ( !
 ,commission4#hjc4 ,p]sonnel            
matt]s4#hjd4 ,au?orization (            
appropriations4  4  #c4 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take  
effect on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ session ( 
! #aad? ,congress4