963 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as are necessary. 
SEC. 1004. INTERAGENCY ENERGY AND ECONOMIC TRANSI-
TION TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall convene 
regularly a task force, to be known as the Interagency En-
ergy and Economic Transition Task Force, to enhance the 
coordination of relevant programs and activities intended 
to support adversely affected workers and adversely af-
fected communities, with an emphasis on economic devel-
opment and diversification activities in adversely affected 
communities. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
prised of the following (or a designee): 
(1) The Secretary of Energy. 
(2) The Secretary of Labor. 
(3) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(4) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(6) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
(7) The Secretary of the Interior. 
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(8) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(9) The Secretary of the Treasury. 
(10) The Secretary of Education. 
(11) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
(12) The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration. 
(13) The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
(14) The Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality. 
(15) The Chairman of the Appalachian Re-
gional Commission. 
(16) Such other Federal officials as determined 
appropriate by the Director. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Task Force shall— 
(1) report to the President through the Direc-
tor; 
(2) seek to enhance coordination and implemen-
tation of programs and activities related to the du-
ties of the Office of Energy and Economic Transi-
tion in order to ensure that the administration of 
programs, activities, and policies across Federal de-
partments and agencies are carried out in a con-
sistent and complementary manner; 
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(3) utilize, to the fullest extent possible, the 
services, facilities and information (including statis-
tical information) of public and private agencies and 
organizations, and individuals, in order that duplica-
tion of effort and expense may be avoided; and 
(4) identify, based in part on recommendations 
from the Stakeholder Advisory Committee estab-
lished under section 1005 and the public, opportuni-
ties to improve support for adversely affected work-
ers and adversely affected communities for relevant 
Federal departments and agencies to take into con-
sideration and address. 
(d) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Task Force 
shall— 
(1) hold public meetings or otherwise solicit 
public participation for the purposes of developing 
and coordinating policies and programs of the Fed-
eral Government related to adversely affected work-
ers and adversely affected communities in the Na-
tion’s transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse 
gas emissions; and 
(2) publish a summary of any comments and 
recommendations provided pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
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SEC. 1005. STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 
a committee, to be known as the Stakeholder Advisory 
Committee, to consult with representatives of adversely af-
fected communities, adversely affected workers, industry, 
labor unions, economic development experts, State, local, 
and Tribal governments, and other organizations and indi-
viduals, as determined appropriate by the Director, to ad-
dress the needs of workers and communities affected by 
the Nation’s energy transition to net-zero greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Stakeholder Advisory Com-
mittee shall be comprised of members who have knowledge 
of, or experience relating to, workers and communities ad-
versely affected by the Nation’s energy transition to net- 
zero greenhouse gas emissions, with an emphasis on eco-
nomic development and diversification activities in ad-
versely affected communities, and shall include— 
(1) representatives from labor unions, including 
at least one representative from— 
(A) the mining sector; 
(B) the electricity generation sector; 
(C) the manufacturing sector; and 
(D) the transportation sector; 
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(2) community leaders from adversely affected 
communities, including community leaders from 
Tribal and indigenous communities; 
(3) representatives from State, Tribal, and local 
governments; 
(4) experts in economic development; 
(5) experts in workforce development; 
(6) representatives from nongovernmental orga-
nizations, including environmental organizations; 
and 
(7) representatives from the private sector. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Stakeholder Advisory 
Committee shall provide independent advice and rec-
ommendations to the Director with respect to issues relat-
ing to the duties of the Office of Energy and Economic 
Transition, including— 
(1) improving participation, cooperation, and 
communication between the Office and adversely af-
fected communities; 
(2) recommending lessons learned and best 
practices from communities, regions, and countries 
that have gone through, are going through, or are 
planning for an energy-related economic transition; 
(3) supporting community-based public meet-
ings, as described in subsection (f); 
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