,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #d1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,walden 7for himself and ,mr4 
,pallone7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
review and report periodically on       
measures and recommendations to improve 
general management of the ,department of
 ,energy1 to implement reforms to ensure
 continuous improvement in such         
management1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,department of ,energy             
,organization and ,management           
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,evaluation and 
reporting on improving management of    

,department of ,energy  7a7 ,in general 
,part ,c of title ,,vi of the           
,department of ,energy ,organization    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gbea et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #ffd4           
,evaluation and reporting to improve    
general management ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 section1 and every #b years thereafter1
 the ,secretary shall submit to the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate a report      
containing-- 7#a7 an evaluation of the  
general management of the ,department1  
including management and mission support
 functional programs that have          
,department-wide responsibility for     
legal services1 administration1         
accounting1 budgeting1 contract and     
project management1 human resources     
management1 and such other staff support
 offices the ,secretary determines      

appropriate2  7#b7 a description of     
impediments to effective ,departmental  
management2  7#c7 a description of      
recommended measures to improve         
,departmental management1 including     
statutory changes to address such       
impediments2  7#d7 a strategic plan1 to 
be implemented by the ,office of the    
,secretary1 for continuous improvement  
in the management of the ,department2   
and  7#e7 an evaluation of the status of
 the improvement of ,departmental       
management4  4  7b7 ,conforming         
amendment ,the table of contents of the 
,department of ,energy ,organization    
,act is amended by inserting after the  
item relating to section #ffc the       
following3  ,sec4 #ffd4 ,evaluation and 
reporting to improve general management4
  4  #c4 ,updating orders relating to   
,department of ,energy management ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall submit to the          
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  

the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate a report      
containing-- 7#a7 a description of the  
status of all orders issued by the      
,department of ,energy relating to      
management of the ,department2 and  7#b7
 a schedule for updating such orders to 
ensure effective management of the      
,department1 including personnel of the 
,department and budget formulation4  #d4
 ,integration of ,national ,nuclear     
,security ,administration and           
,department of ,energy mission-support  
personnel ,section #cbbj of the         
,national ,nuclear ,security            
,administration ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdaj7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking    
subsection 7a7 and inserting the        
following new subsection3  7a7 ,status  
of ,administration personnel ,each      
officer or employee of the              
,administration shall be responsible to 
and subject to the authority1 direction1
 and control of the ,secretary          

consistent with section #bjb7;c77#c7 of 
the ,department of ,energy ,organization
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gacb7;c77#c774  2 
7#b7 by striking subsection 7b72  7#c7  
by redesignating subsections 7c71 7d71  
and 7e7 as subsections 7b71 7c71 and    
7d71 respectively2  7#d7 in subsection  
7b71 as so redesignated1 by striking    
,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting  
,subsection 7a72 and  7#e7 in subsection
 7d71 as so redesignated1 by striking   
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting   
subsection 7a74