,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bd1         
#bjba,mr4 ,pflug] 7= himself & ,mr4     
,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic     
,au?orities ,act ( #aief to provide =   
en]gy security & diplomacy1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,diplomacy ,act4    
#b4 ,en]gy security & diplomacy ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,section #a7;c7 ( !   
,/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 ,if ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate  
e/abli%es an ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 = ,en]gy ,res\rces 9 accordance ) !    
au?orization provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all ensure !re are
 suffici5t p]sonnel d$icat$ to en]gy    
matt]s )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ^:                
responsibilities %all include-- 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 relations2  7ii7 
ensur+ t analyses ( ! national security 
implications ( global en]gy &           
environm5tal developm5ts are reflect$ 9 
! decision-mak+ process )9 ! ,dep>tm5t2 
7iii7 incorporat+ en]gy security        
priorities into ! activities ( !        
,dep>tm5t2  7iv7 coord9at+ en]gy        
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) relevant     
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies2  7v7        
coord9at+ ) ! ,(fice ( ,sanctions       
,coord9ation on economic sanctions      
p]ta9+ to ! int]national en]gy sector2 &

  7vi7 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  7,,vi7 lead+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
commitm5t to ! ,extractive ,indu/ries   
,transp>5cy ,initiative2 &  7,,vii7     
coord9at+ en]gy security & o!r relevant 
functions )9 ! ,dep>tm5t curr5tly       
und]tak5 by-- 7aa7 ! ,bureau ( ,economic

 & ,bus9ess ,affairs2  7bb7 ! ,bureau ( 
,oceans & ,int]national ,environm5tal & 
,sci5tific ,affairs2 &  7cc7 o!r (fices 
)9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  4