(1) enhance the energy security of the United 
States; 
(2) create jobs; and 
(3) mitigate environmental harm. 
SEC. 3. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801 of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 801. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) 
QUADRENNIAL
ENERGY
REVIEW
TASK 
FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Once every 4 years 
after the date of enactment of the Quadrennial En-
ergy Review Act of 2017, the President shall estab-
lish a Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force (re-
ferred to in this section as a ‘Task Force’) to con-
duct and coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review. 
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall be 
the chairperson of a Task Force. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—A Task Force shall be 
comprised of the Secretary and representatives, at 
level I or II of the Executive Schedule, of other ap-
propriate Federal agencies. Such agencies may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) the Department of Commerce; 
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‘‘(B) the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(C) the Department of State; 
‘‘(D) the Department of the Interior; 
‘‘(E) the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(F) the Department of the Treasury; 
‘‘(G) the Department of Transportation; 
‘‘(H) the Office of Management and Budg-
et; 
‘‘(I) the National Science Foundation; 
‘‘(J) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
and 
‘‘(K) such other Federal agencies, includ-
ing entities within the Executive Office of the 
President, as the President considers to be ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Quadrennial Energy 
Review shall be conducted to— 
‘‘(A) provide an integrated view of impor-
tant national energy objectives and Federal en-
ergy policy; and 
‘‘(B) identify the maximum practicable 
alignment of programs, incentives, regulations, 
and partnerships. 
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‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting a Quadrennial 
Energy Review, a Task Force shall— 
‘‘(A) establish integrated, governmentwide 
national energy objectives in the context of eco-
nomic, environmental, and security priorities; 
‘‘(B) 
recommend 
coordinated 
actions 
across Federal agencies; 
‘‘(C) provide a strong analytical base for 
Federal energy policy decisions; 
‘‘(D) provide an analysis of reasonable es-
timates of future Federal budgetary resources 
when making recommendations; and 
‘‘(E) conduct such Quadrennial Energy 
Review with substantial input from— 
‘‘(i) Congress; 
‘‘(ii) the energy industry; 
‘‘(iii) academia; 
‘‘(iv) State, local, and tribal govern-
ments; 
‘‘(v) nongovernmental organizations; 
and 
‘‘(vi) the public. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF QUADRENNIAL ENERGY RE-
VIEW TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President— 
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‘‘(A) not later than 4 years after estab-
lishing each Task Force under subsection 
(a)(1), shall publish and submit to Congress a 
report on the Quadrennial Energy Review con-
ducted by such Task Force; and 
‘‘(B) more frequently than once every 4 
years, as the President determines to be appro-
priate, may prepare and publish interim reports 
as part of the Quadrennial Energy Review. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The reports described in 
paragraph (1) shall include, address, or consider, as 
appropriate— 
‘‘(A) an integrated view of short-term, in-
termediate-term, and long-term objectives for 
Federal energy policy in the context of eco-
nomic, environmental, and security priorities; 
‘‘(B) potential executive actions (including 
programmatic, regulatory, and fiscal actions) 
and resource requirements— 
‘‘(i) to achieve the objectives described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) to be coordinated across multiple 
agencies; 
‘‘(C) analysis of the existing and prospec-
tive roles of parties (including academia, indus-
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try, consumers, the public, and Federal agen-
cies) in achieving the objectives described in 
subparagraph (A), including— 
‘‘(i) an analysis by energy use sector, 
including— 
‘‘(I) commercial and residential 
buildings; 
‘‘(II) the industrial sector; 
‘‘(III) transportation; and 
‘‘(IV) electric power; and 
‘‘(ii) other research that informs 
strategies to incentivize desired actions; 
‘‘(D) assessment of policy options to in-
crease domestic energy supplies and energy effi-
ciency; 
‘‘(E) evaluation of national and regional 
energy storage, transmission, and distribution 
requirements, including requirements for renew-
able energy; 
‘‘(F) portfolio assessments that describe 
the optimal deployment of resources, including 
prioritizing financial resources for energy-rel-
evant programs; 
‘‘(G) identification of, and projections for, 
energy demonstration projects, including time-
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frames, milestones, sources of funding, and 
management; 
‘‘(H) identification of public and private 
funding needs for various energy technologies, 
systems, and infrastructure, including consider-
ation of public-private partnerships, loans, and 
loan guarantees; 
‘‘(I) assessment of global energy competi-
tors and an identification of energy programs 
that can be enhanced with international co-
operation; 
‘‘(J) identification of policy gaps that need 
to be filled to accelerate the adoption and diffu-
sion of energy technologies, including consider-
ation of— 
‘‘(i) Federal tax policies; and 
‘‘(ii) the role of Federal agencies as 
early adopters and purchasers of new en-
ergy technologies; 
‘‘(K) priority listing for implementation of 
energy objectives and actions taking into ac-
count estimated Federal budgetary resources; 
‘‘(L) analysis of— 
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