,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #d1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,hudson introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for a report that   
develops recommended ,united ,states    
energy security valuation methods4  #a4 
,energy security valuation  7a7         
,establishment of ,energy ,security     
,valuation ,methods ,not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in    
collaboration with the ,secretary of    
,state1 shall develop and transmit1     
after public notice and comment1 to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce and 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources and the ,committee on        
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a    
report that develops recommended ,united
 ,states energy security valuation      

methods4 ,in developing the report1 the 
,secretaries may consider the           
recommendations of the ,administration's
 ,quadrennial ,energy ,review released  
on ,april #ba1 #bjae4 ,the report       
shall--  7#a7 evaluate and define       
,united ,states energy security to      
reflect modern domestic and global      
energy markets and the collective needs 
of the ,united ,states and its allies   
and partners2  7#b7 identify transparent
 and uniform or coordinated procedures  
and criteria to ensure that             
energy-related actions that             
significantly affect the supply1        
distribution1 or use of energy are      
evaluated with respect to their         
potential impact on energy security1    
including their impact on--  7,a7       
consumers and the economy2  7,b7 energy 
supply diversity and resiliency2  7,c7  
well-functioning and competitive energy 
markets2  7,d7 ,united ,states trade    
balance2 and  7,e7 national security    
objectives2 and  7#c7 include a         

recommended implementation strategy that
 identifies and aims to ensure that the 
procedures and criteria referred to in  
paragraph 7#b7 are--  7,a7 evaluated    
consistently across the ,federal        
,government2 and  7,b7 weighed          
appropriately and balanced with         
environmental considerations required by
 ,federal law4  7b7 ,participation ,in  
developing the report referred to in    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretaries may    
consult with relevant ,federal1 ,state1 
private sector1 and international       
participants1 as appropriate and        
consistent with applicable law4