Coal Council Certainty Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-3430
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2021-12-16
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Coal Council Certainty Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to reinstate the National Coal Council (NCC), which provided DOE with advice and guidance about policies concerning coal until its charter expired in November 2021. The bill permanently extends the NCC's original charter and thus prevents the reinstated council from expiring.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3430 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 16, 2021 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Daines , Mr. Lankford , and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To maintain the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coal Council Certainty Act of 2021 . 2. National Coal Council (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall maintain the National Coal Council, in accordance with the charter for the National Coal Council (as filed with Congress on November 19, 2021). (b) Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coal Council. (2) Termination Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the National Coal Council.