,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjae 
,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve the distribution of energy in   
the ,united ,states4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy  
,distribution ,act of #bjae4  #b4       
,energy security  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary of ,energy 7referred to in   
this ,act as the ,secretary7-- 7#a7     
shall collaborate with the heads of     
other ,federal agencies to improve the  
conceptual development of energy        
security2 and  7#b7 may consult with    
allies and key trading partners of the  
,united ,states with respect to energy  
security issues resulting from changes  
in the energy marketplace4  7b7         
,considerations ,at a minimum1 the      
,secretary shall ensure that1 as part of
 the collaboration required under       

subsection 7a77#a71 the following are   
considered3  7#a7 ,the development of   
flexible1 transparent1 and competitive  
energy markets1 including natural gas   
and oil markets2  7#b7 ,the             
diversification of energy fuels1        
sources1 and routes2 and  7#c7 ,the     
encouragement of indigenous sources of  
energy supply4  #c4 ,shared             
infrastructure ,the ,secretary shall    
lead an interagency effort to improve   
and coordinate data collection and      
analytical and modeling capabilities for
 energy distribution on shared energy   
infrastructure4  #d4 ,energy market     
integration ,the ,secretary shall       
coordinate the training of1 and enhanced
 dialogue among1 technical staff in     
applicable ,federal agencies that are   
responsible for evaluating and          
implementing cross-border energy        
projects4  #e4 ,energy data             
collaboration  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,administrator of the ,energy           
,information ,administration 7referred  

to in this ,act as the ,administrator7  
shall collaborate with the appropriate  
officials in ,canada and ,mexico1 as    
determined by the ,administrator1 to    
improve--  7#a7 the quality and         
transparency of ,north ,american energy 
data through reconciliation of data on  
energy trade flows among the ,united    
,states1 ,canada1 and ,mexico2  7#b7 the
 extension of energy mapping            
capabilities in the ,united ,states1    
,canada1 and ,mexico2 and  7#c7 the     
development of common energy data       
terminology among the ,united ,states1  
,canada1 and ,mexico4  7b7 ,periodic    
updates ,the ,administrator shall       
periodically inform the ,committee on   
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives regarding--  7#a7 the  
extent to which energy data is being    
shared under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7  
whether forward-looking projections for 
regional energy flows are improving in  

accuracy as a result of the energy data 
sharing under that subsection4