,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hddh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,lawler 7for himself and ,mr4          
,gottheimer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish an ,office of     
,energy ,affordability within the       
,department of ,energy1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,energy             
,affordability and ,reliability ,act of 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,establishment of ,office of
 ,energy ,affordability  7a7            
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall  
establish within the ,office of ,policy 
of the ,department of ,energy an office 
to be known as the ,office of ,energy   
,affordability 7in this section referred
 to as the ,office74  7b7 ,duties ,the  
duties of the ,office shall be to-- 7#a7
 review each proposed regulation or     

policy of the ,department of ,energy    
that would require1 or otherwise relates
 to1 a transition between types of      
energy or sources of energy1 to         
determine whether such regulation or    
policy--  7,a7 incorporates transparent 
and rigorous analysis of the short-term 
and long-term effects of such regulation
 or policy on energy affordability and  
on related economic costs2  7,b7        
includes strategies to ensure that such 
regulation or policy does not negatively
 affect energy affordability and that   
related economic costs are mitigated2   
and  7,c7 supports reliable access to   
energy by consumers and promotes        
cost-effective energy solutions2 and    
7#b7 provide advice and guidance based  
on the results of such review4  7c7     
,timely review2 no prevention of        
issuance ,in carrying out the duties    
under subsection 7b71 the ,office-- 7#a7
 shall complete the review of each      
proposed regulation or policy pursuant  
to such subsection by not later than #cj

 days after the date on which the       
,office receives notice of such proposed
 regulation or policy2 and  7#b7 may not
 prevent the issuance of any regulation 
or policy4  7d7 ,annual reports ,on an  
annual basis1 the ,office shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report containing1 with    
respect to any regulation or policy     
specified in subsection 7b7 proposed to 
be issued or issued during the year     
covered by such report--  7#a7 an       
analysis of the effects specified in    
subsection 7b77#a77;,a72 and  7#b7      
recommendations for the strategies      
specified in subsection 7b77#a77;,b74   
7e7 ,report on effectiveness of ,office 
,not later than #e years after the date 
on which the ,office is established     
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
,energy shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the
 effectiveness of the ,office4  7f7     
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
,appropriate congressional committees   

,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce and the        
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate4  7#b7   
,energy affordability ,the term energy  
affordability means the cost of energy  
transmitted to a residential1           
commercial1 or industrial consumer      
proportional to the income or           
operational costs of such consumer4