,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hddh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,lawl] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,got!im]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,en]gy  
,af=dability )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,af=dability
 & ,reliability ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4      
,e/abli%m5t ( ,(fice ( ,en]gy           
,af=dability  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all    
e/abli% )9 ! ,(fice ( ,policy ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy an (fice to be kn[n z
 ! ,(fice ( ,en]gy ,af=dability 79 ?is  
section ref]r$ to z ! ,(fice74  7b7     
,duties ,! duties ( ! ,(fice %all be    
to-- 7#a7 review ea* propos$ regulation 
or policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy t w\ld 
require1 or o!rwise relates to1 a       
transition betwe5 types ( en]gy or      
s\rces ( en]gy1 to det]m9e :e!r su*     

regulation or policy--  7,a7            
incorporates transp>5t & rigor\s        
analysis ( ! %ort-t]m & long-t]m effects
 ( su* regulation or policy on en]gy    
af=dability & on relat$ economic co/s2  
7,b7 includes /rategies to ensure t su* 
regulation or policy does n negatively  
affect en]gy af=dability & t relat$     
economic co/s are mitigat$2 &  7,c7     
supports reliable access to en]gy by    
consum]s & promotes co/-effective en]gy 
solutions2 &  7#b7 provide advice &     
guidance bas$ on ! results ( su* review4
  7c7 ,timely review2 no prev5tion (    
issuance ,9 c>ry+ out ! duties "u       
subsection 7b71 ! ,(fice-- 7#a7 %all    
complete ! review ( ea* propos$         
regulation or policy pursuant to su*    
subsection by n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date on :i* ! ,(fice receives notice ( 
su* propos$ regulation or policy2 &     
7#b7 may n prev5t ! issuance ( any      
regulation or policy4  7d7 ,annual      
reports ,on an annual basis1 ! ,(fice   
%all submit to ! appropriate            

congressional committees a report       
conta9+1 ) respect to any regulation or 
policy specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 propos$
 to be issu$ or issu$ dur+ ! ye> cov]$  
by su* report--  7#a7 an analysis ( !   
effects specifi$ 9 subsection           
7b77#a77;,a72 &  7#b7 recomm5dations = !
 /rategies specifi$ 9 subsection        
7b77#a77;,b74  7e7 ,report on           
effectiv5ess ( ,(fice ,n lat] ?an #e    
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! ,(fice is     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy %all submit to ! appropriate   
congressional committees a report on !  
effectiv5ess ( ! ,(fice4  7f7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7      
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,comm]ce & ! ,committee on     
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces & !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,en]gy af=dability ,! t]m 

en]gy af=dability means ! co/ ( en]gy   
transmitt$ to a resid5tial1 comm]cial1  
or indu/rial consum] proportional to !  
income or op]ational co/s ( su* consum]4