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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1220 

To improve the distribution of energy in the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 6, 2015 

Ms. MURKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To improve the distribution of energy in the United States. 

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 ‘‘Energy Distribution 

5 Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENERGY SECURITY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (referred 

8 to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’)— 

9 (1) shall collaborate with the heads of other 

10 Federal agencies to improve the conceptual develop11 ment of energy security; and 


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1 (2) may consult with allies and key trading 

2 partners of the United States with respect to energy 

3 security issues resulting from changes in the energy 

4 marketplace. 

5 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—At a minimum, the Secretary 

6 shall ensure that, as part of the collaboration required 

7 under subsection (a)(1), the following are considered: 

8 (1) The development of flexible, transparent, 

9 and competitive energy markets, including natural 

10 gas and oil markets; 

11 (2) The diversification of energy fuels, sources, 

12 and routes; and 

13 (3) The encouragement of indigenous sources of 

14 energy supply. 

15 SEC. 3. SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE. 

16 The Secretary shall lead an interagency effort to im17 prove and coordinate data collection and analytical and 

18 modeling capabilities for energy distribution on shared en19 ergy infrastructure. 

20 SEC. 4. ENERGY MARKET INTEGRATION. 

21 The Secretary shall coordinate the training of, and 

22 enhanced dialogue among, technical staff in applicable 

23 Federal agencies that are responsible for evaluating and 

24 implementing cross-border energy projects. 


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1 SEC. 5. ENERGY DATA COLLABORATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Energy 

3 Information Administration (referred to in this Act as the 

4 ‘‘Administrator’’) shall collaborate with the appropriate 

5 officials in Canada and Mexico, as determined by the Ad6 ministrator, to improve— 

7 (1) the quality and transparency of North 

8 American energy data through reconciliation of data 

9 on energy trade flows among the United States, 

10 Canada, and Mexico; 

11 (2) the extension of energy mapping capabilities 

12 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and 

13 (3) the development of common energy data 

14 terminology among the United States, Canada, and 

15 Mexico. 

16 (b) PERIODIC UPDATES.—The Administrator shall 

17 periodically inform the Committee on Energy and Natural 

18 Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 

19 and Commerce of the House of Representatives regard20 ing— 

21 (1) the extent to which energy data is being 

22 shared under subsection (a); and 

23 (2) whether forward-looking projections for re24 gional energy flows are improving in accuracy as a 


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1 result of the energy data sharing under that sub2 section. 

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