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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8159 
To require the Secretary of Energy to review and report periodically on 
measures and recommendations to improve general management of the 
Department of Energy, to implement reforms to ensure continuous im-
provement in such management, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 
Mr. WALDEN (for himself and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to review and report 
periodically on measures and recommendations to im-
prove general management of the Department of Energy, 
to implement reforms to ensure continuous improvement 
in such management, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy 
Organization and Management Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EVALUATION AND REPORTING ON IMPROVING MAN-
AGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part C of title VI of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7251 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 664. EVALUATION AND REPORTING TO IMPROVE GEN-
ERAL MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report con-
taining— 
‘‘(1) an evaluation of the general management 
of the Department, including management and mis-
sion support functional programs that have Depart-
ment-wide responsibility for legal services, adminis-
tration, accounting, budgeting, contract and project 
management, human resources management, and 
such other staff support offices the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; 
‘‘(2) a description of impediments to effective 
Departmental management; 
‘‘(3) a description of recommended measures to 
improve Departmental management, including statu-
tory changes to address such impediments; 
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‘‘(4) a strategic plan, to be implemented by the 
Office of the Secretary, for continuous improvement 
in the management of the Department; and 
‘‘(5) an evaluation of the status of the improve-
ment of Departmental management.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Department of Energy Organization Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
663 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 664. Evaluation and reporting to improve general management.’’. 
SEC. 3. UPDATING ORDERS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY MANAGEMENT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) a description of the status of all orders 
issued by the Department of Energy relating to 
management of the Department; and 
(2) a schedule for updating such orders to en-
sure effective management of the Department, in-
cluding personnel of the Department and budget for-
mulation. 
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SEC. 4. INTEGRATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY MISSION-SUPPORT PERSONNEL. 
Section 3220 of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2410) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) STATUS OF ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL.— 
Each officer or employee of the Administration shall be 
responsible to and subject to the authority, direction, and 
control of the Secretary consistent with section 202(c)(3) 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7132(c)(3)).’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Subsections (a) and (b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subsection (a)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
Æ 
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