II 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1703 

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to require a 

Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 13, 2011 

Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. BINGAMAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. BURR, and Mr. TESTER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to 

require a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quadrennial Energy 

5 Review Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the President’s Council of Advisors on 

9 Science and Technology recommends that the United 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•S 1703 IS

1 States develop a Government wide Federal energy 

2 policy and update the policy regularly with strategic 

3 Quadrennial Energy Reviews similar to the reviews 

4 conducted by the Department of Defense; 

5 (2) as the lead agency in support of energy 

6 science and technology innovation, the Department 

7 of Energy has conducted a Quadrennial Technology 

8 Review of the energy technology policies and pro9 grams of the Department; 

10 (3) the Quadrennial Technology Review of the 

11 Department of Energy serves as the basis for coordi12 nation with other agencies and on other programs 

13 for which the Department has a key role; 

14 (4) a Quadrennial Energy Review would— 

15 (A) establish integrated, Government wide 

16 national energy objectives in the context of eco17 nomic, environmental, and security priorities; 

18 (B) coordinate actions across Federal 

19 agencies; 

20 (C) identify the resources needed for the 

21 invention, adoption, and diffusion of energy 

22 technologies; and 

23 (D) provide a strong analytical base for 

24 Federal energy policy decisions; 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•S 1703 IS

1 (5) the development of an energy policy result2 ing from a Quadrennial Energy Review would— 

3 (A) enhance the energy security of the 

4 United States; 

5 (B) create jobs; and 

6 (C) mitigate environmental harm; and 

7 (6) while a Quadrennial Energy Review will be 

8 a product of the executive branch, the review will 

9 have substantial input from— 

10 (A) Congress; 

11 (B) the energy industry; 

12 (C) academia; 

13 (D) nongovernmental organizations; and 

14 (E) the public. 

15 SEC. 3. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW. 

16 Section 801 of the Department of Energy Organiza17 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7321) is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 801. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW. 

19 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 

21 the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

22 Policy. 

23 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL LABORATORY.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Federal 

25 Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
4 

•S 1703 IS

1 ‘laboratory’ in section 12(d) of the Stevenson2 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

3 U.S.C. 3710a(d)). 

4 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘Federal Lab5 oratory’ includes a federally funded research 

6 and development center sponsored by a Federal 

7 agency. 

8 ‘‘(3) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The 

9 term ‘interagency working group’ means a working 

10 group established under subsection (b)(1). 

11 ‘‘(4) QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW.—The 

12 term ‘Quadrennial Energy Review’ means a com13 prehensive multiyear examination of the energy pro14 grams and technologies of the Federal Government 

15 conducted under this section. 

16 ‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY WORK18 ING GROUP.—Beginning on February 1, 2013, and 

19 every 4 years thereafter, the President shall estab20 lish an interagency working group to coordinate the 

21 Quadrennial Energy Review. 

22 ‘‘(2) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Secretary and 

23 the Director shall be co-chairpersons of the inter24 agency working group. 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
5 

•S 1703 IS

1 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The interagency working 

2 group shall be comprised of representatives at level 

3 I or II of the Executive Schedule of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Department of Commerce; 

5 ‘‘(B) the Department of Defense; 

6 ‘‘(C) the Department of State; 

7 ‘‘(D) the Department of the Interior; 

8 ‘‘(E) the Department of Agriculture; 

9 ‘‘(F) the Department of the Treasury; 

10 ‘‘(G) the Department of Transportation; 

11 ‘‘(H) the Office of Management and Budg12 et; 

13 ‘‘(I) the National Science Foundation; 

14 ‘‘(J) the Environmental Protection Agency; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(K) such other Federal organizations, de17 partments, and agencies that the President con18 siders to be appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(c) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—Each Quadrennial En20 ergy Review shall be conducted to provide an integrated 

21 view of national energy objectives and Federal energy pol22 icy, including alignment of research programs, incentives, 

23 regulations, and partnerships. 

24 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION OF QUADRENNIAL ENERGY RE25 VIEW TO CONGRESS.— 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
6 

•S 1703 IS

1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 

2 2014, and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in 

3 cooperation with the Director, shall publish and sub4 mit to Congress a report on the Quadrennial Energy 

5 Review. 

6 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report described in 

7 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum— 

8 ‘‘(A) an integrated view of short-, inter9 mediate-, and long-term objectives for Federal 

10 energy policy in the context of economic, envi11 ronmental, and security priorities; 

12 ‘‘(B) anticipated Federal actions (including 

13 programmatic, regulatory, and fiscal actions) 

14 and resource requirements— 

15 ‘‘(i) to achieve the objectives described 

16 in subparagraph (A); and 

17 ‘‘(ii) to be coordinated across multiple 

18 agencies; 

19 ‘‘(C) an analysis of the prospective roles of 

20 parties (including academia, industry, con21 sumers, the public, and Federal agencies) in 

22 achieving the objectives described in subpara23 graph (A), including— 

24 ‘‘(i) an analysis, by energy use sector, 

25 of— 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
7 

•S 1703 IS

1 ‘‘(I) commercial and residential 

2 buildings; 

3 ‘‘(II) industry; 

4 ‘‘(III) transportation; 

5 ‘‘(IV) electric power; and 

6 ‘‘(V) agriculture; 

7 ‘‘(ii) requirements for invention, adop8 tion, development, and diffusion of energy 

9 technologies that are mapped onto each of 

10 the energy use sectors; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) other research that inform strat12 egies to incentivize desired actions; 

13 ‘‘(D) an assessment of policy options to in14 crease domestic energy supplies; 

15 ‘‘(E) an evaluation of energy storage, 

16 transmission, and distribution requirements, in17 cluding requirements for renewable energy; 

18 ‘‘(F) an integrated plan for the involve19 ment of the Federal Laboratories in energy pro20 grams; 

21 ‘‘(G) portfolio assessments that describe 

22 the optimal deployment of resources, including 

23 prioritizing financial resources for energy pro24 grams; 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
8 

•S 1703 IS

1 ‘‘(H) a mapping of the linkages among 

2 basic research and applied programs, dem3 onstration programs, and other innovation 

4 mechanisms across the Federal agencies; 

5 ‘‘(I) an identification of, and projections 

6 for, demonstration projects, including time7 frames, milestones, sources of funding, and 

8 management; 

9 ‘‘(J) an identification of public and private 

10 funding needs for various energy technologies, 

11 systems, and infrastructure, including consider12 ation of public-private partnerships, loans, and 

13 loan guarantees; 

14 ‘‘(K) an assessment of global competitors 

15 and an identification of programs that can be 

16 enhanced with international cooperation; 

17 ‘‘(L) an identification of policy gaps that 

18 need to be filled to accelerate the adoption and 

19 diffusion of energy technologies, including— 

20 ‘‘(i) Federal tax policies; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the role of Federal agencies as 

22 early adopters and purchasers of new en23 ergy technologies; 

24 ‘‘(M) an analysis of— 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
9 

•S 1703 IS

1 ‘‘(i) points of maximum leverage for 

2 policy intervention to achieve outcomes; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) areas of energy policy that can 

5 be most effective in meeting national goals 

6 for the energy sector; and 

7 ‘‘(N) recommendations for executive 

8 branch organization changes to facilitate the 

9 development and implementation of Federal en10 ergy policies. 

11 ‘‘(e) EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

13 the Executive Secretariat with the necessary analyt14 ical, financial, and administrative support for the 

15 conduct of each Quadrennial Energy Review re16 quired under this section. 

17 ‘‘(2) COOPERATION.—The heads of applicable 

18 Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary 

19 and provide such assistance, information, and re20 sources as the Secretary may require to assist in 

21 carrying out this section.’’. 

Æ 


jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS