,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,mc,caul 7= himself & ,mr4 ,engel7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t      
,basic ,au?orities ,act ( #aief reg>d+  
en]gy diplomacy & security )9 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,en]gy ,diplomacy ,act ( #bjah4  #b4  
,en]gy diplomacy & security )9 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al         
,subsection 7c7 ( section #a ( ! ,/ate  
,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (     
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7 is am5d$--
  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z    
p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#c7 ,en]gy res\rces  7,a7 ,au?orization
 = ,assi/ant ,secret>y ,subject to !    
num]ical limitation specifi$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 !re is au?oriz$ to be e/abli%$ 9 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate an ,assi/ant         

,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,en]gy ,res\rces4   
7,b7 ,p]sonnel ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all
 ensure t !re are suffici5t p]sonnel    
d$icat$ to en]gy matt]s )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,/ate :o %all be responsible =--  7i7  
=mulat+ & implem5t+ int]national        
policies aim$ at protect+ & advanc+     
,unit$ ,/ates en]gy security int]e/s by 
effectively manag+ ,unit$ ,/ates        
bilat]al & multilat]al relations 9 !    
fields ( petroleum1 natural gas1        
bi(uels1 r5ewable en]gy1 nucle>1 & o!r  
en]gy res\rces2  7ii7 ensur+ t analyses 
( ! national security implications (    
global en]gy & environm5tal developm5ts 
are reflect$ 9 ! decision mak+ process  
)9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2  7iii7          
incorporat+ en]gy security priorities   
into ! activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2
  7iv7 coord9at+ en]gy activities ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ) relevant ,f$]al     
ag5cies2  7v7 work+ int]nationally to-- 
7,i7 support ! developm5t ( en]gy       
res\rces & ! di/ribution ( su* res\rces 
= ! b5efit ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,unit$   

,/ates allies & trad+ p>tn]s = _! en]gy 
security & economic developm5t ne$s2    
7,,ii7 promote availability ( div]sifi$ 
en]gy supplies & a well-function+ global
 m>ket = en]gy res\rces1 te*nologies1 & 
exp]tise = ! b5efit ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
,unit$ ,/ates allies & trad+ p>tn]s2    
7,,iii7 resolve int]national disputes   
reg>d+ ! exploration1 developm5t1       
production1 or di/ribution ( en]gy      
res\rces2  7,,iv7 support ! economic &  
comm]cial int]e/s ( ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons
 op]at+ 9 ! en]gy m>kets ( =eign        
c\ntries2 &  7,v7 support & coord9ate   
int]national ef=ts to alleviate en]gy   
pov]ty2  7vi7 lead+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
commitm5t to ! ,extractive ,indu/ries   
,transp>5cy ,initiative2  7vii7         
coord9at+ )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & )    
relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies on  
develop+ & implem5t+ int]national       
en]gy-relat$ sanctions2 &  7viii7       
coord9at+ en]gy security & o!r relevant 
functions )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate        
curr5tly und]tak5 by-- 7,i7 ! ,bureau ( 

,economic & ,bus9ess ,affairs ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2  7,,ii7 ! ,bureau (  
,oceans & ,int]national ,environm5tal & 
,sci5tific ,affairs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate2 &  7,,iii7 o!r (fices )9 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,con=m+      
am5dm5t ,section #ica ( ! ,en]gy        
,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act ( #bjjg    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcga7 is am5d$-- 7#a7  
by /rik+ subsections 7a7 & 7b72 &  7#b7 
by r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z   
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 respectively4