,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bice ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ba1 #bjai,mr4 ,markey introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,banning ,in ,government ,oil ,industry ,lobbyists from the ,cabinet ,act or the ,,big ,,oil ,cabinet ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered department head ,the term covered department head means the-- 7,a7 ,chief of ,staff to the ,president2 7,b7 ,chief of ,staff to the ,vice ,president2 7,c7 ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget2 7,d7 ,chairman of the ,council on ,environmental ,quality2 7,e7 ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy2 7,f7 ,executive ,director of the ,united ,states ,global ,change ,research ,program2 7,g7 ,secretary of ,energy2 7,h7 ,administrator of the ,energy ,information ,administration2 7,i7 ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration2 7,j7 ,administrator of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2 7,k7 ,secretary of ,transportation2 7,l7 ,deputy ,administrator of the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration2 7,m7 ,administrator of the ,pipeline and ,hazardous ,materials ,safety ,administration2 7,n7 ,chairman of the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission2 7,o7 ,secretary of ,agriculture2 7,p7 ,secretary of the ,interior2 7,q7 ,secretary of ,defense2 7,r7 ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 and 7,s7 ,secretary of ,state4 7#b7 ,covered political appointee ,the term covered political appointee means a political appointee1 as defined in section #gad7;h7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 at-- 7,a7 the ,department of the ,interior2 7,b7 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 7,c7 the ,department of ,energy2 7,d7 the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission2 7,e7 the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration2 7,f7 the ,council on ,environmental ,quality2 7,g7 the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy2 and 7,h7 the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7#c7 ,executive officer ,the term executive officer-- 7,a7 means1 with respect to an enterprise-- 7i7 the president2 7ii7 any vice president in charge of a principal business unit1 division1 or function1 including sales1 administration1 or finance2 7iii7 any other officer who performs a policy-making function2 or 7iv7 an executive officer of a subsidiary of the enterprise if the executive officer of the subsidiary performs policy-making functions for the enterprise2 and 7,b7 does not include an employee of a fossil fuel entity that works in1 or is in charge of1 a division principally responsible for the research1 development1 or deployment of-- 7i7 wind energy2 7ii7 solar energy2 or 7iii7 any other renewable energy source4 7#d7 ,fossil fuel ,the term fossil fuel means natural gas1 coal1 oil1 gasoline1 diesel fuel1 or jet fuel4 7#e7 ,fossil fuel entity ,the term fossil fuel entity means an entity that is in the business of extracting or producing fossil fuel4 7#f7 ,fossil fuel lobbyist ,the term fossil fuel lobbyist means a lobbyist1 as defined in section #c of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb71 that is registered or is required to register under section #d7;a7 of that ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;a771 who principally lobbies-- 7,a7 for not less than #a fossil fuel entity2 and 7,b7 on issues relating to the extraction or production of fossil fuels4 7#g7 ,fossil fuel trade association ,the term fossil fuel trade association means a trade association that principally represents one or more fossil fuel entities on issues relating to the extraction or production of fossil fuels4 #c4 ,prohibition of appointment of fossil fuel executives and lobbyists ,no individual that has served as an executive officer of a fossil fuel entity1 a fossil fuel lobbyist1 or an employee of a fossil fuel trade association for any period of time during the #aj-year period preceding the date of appointment or service shall-- 7#a7 be appointed to serve as a covered department head or a covered political appointee2 or 7#b7 perform the functions and duties of a covered department head or a covered political appointee in an acting capacity4