In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Regulatory Transparency, Patient
Access, and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. SCHEDULING OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDED IN NEW FDA-APPROVED DRUGS.

Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is
amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
''(i) Within 45 days of receiving a recommendation from the
Secretary to add a drug or substance that has never been marketed in
the United States to a schedule under this title, the Attorney General
shall, without regard to the findings required by subsection (a) of
this section or section 202(b), issue an interim final rule, under the
exception for good cause described in subparagraph (B) of section
553(b) of title 5, United States Code, placing the drug or substance
into the schedule recommended by the Secretary. The interim final rule
shall be made immediately effective under section 553(d)(3) of title 5,
United States Code.''.

SEC. 3. ENHANCING NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT.

Section 302 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822) is
amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
''(h)(1) A person who submits an application for registration to
manufacture or distribute a controlled substance in accordance with
this section may indicate on the registration application that the
substance will be used only in connection with clinical trials of a
drug in accordance with section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act.
''(2) When an application for registration to manufacture or
distribute a controlled substance includes an indication that the
controlled substance will be used only in connection with clinical
trials of a drug in accordance with section 505(i) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Attorney General shall--
''(A) make a final decision on the application for
registration within 180 days; or
''(B) provide notice to the applicant in writing of--
''(i) the outstanding issues that must be resolved
in order to reach a final decision on the application;
and
''(ii) the estimated date on which a final decision
on the application will be made.''.

SEC. 4. REGISTRATION PROCESS UNDER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

(a) Definitions.--
(1) Factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the
public health and safety.--Section 303 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
''(i) In this section, the phrase 'factors as may be relevant to
and consistent with the public health and safety' means factors that
are relevant to and consistent with the findings contained in section
101.''.
(2) Imminent danger to the public health or safety.--
Section 304(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
824(d)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''(d) The Attorney General'' and
inserting ''(d)(1) The Attorney General''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
''(2) In this subsection, the phrase 'imminent danger to the public
health or safety' means that, in the absence of an immediate suspension
order, controlled substances will continue to be distributed or
dispensed by a registrant who knows or should know through fulfilling
the obligations of the registrant under this Act, or has reason to
believe that--
''(A) the dispensing is outside the usual course of
professional practice;
''(B) the distribution or dispensing poses a present or
foreseeable risk of adverse health consequences or death due to
the abuse or misuse of the controlled substances; or
''(C) the controlled substances will continue to be
diverted outside of legitimate distribution channels.''.
(b) Opportunity To Submit Corrective Action Plan Prior to
Revocation or Suspension.--Subsection (c) of section 304 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 824) is amended--
(1) by striking the last two sentences;
(2) by striking ''(c) Before'' and inserting ''(c)(1)
Before''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(2) An order to show cause under paragraph (1) shall--
''(A) contain a statement of the basis for the denial,
revocation, or suspension, including specific citations to any
laws or regulations alleged to be violated by the applicant or
registrant;
''(B) direct the applicant or registrant to appear before
the Attorney General at a time and place stated in the order,
but not less than 30 days after the date of receipt of the
order; and
''(C) notify the applicant or registrant of the opportunity
to submit a corrective action plan on or before the date of
appearance.
''(3) Upon review of any corrective action plan submitted by an
applicant or registrant pursuant to paragraph (2), the Attorney General
shall determine whether denial, revocation or suspension proceedings
should be discontinued, or deferred for the purposes of modification,
amendment, or clarification to such plan.
''(4) Proceedings to deny, revoke, or suspend shall be conducted
pursuant to this section in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5
of title 5, United States Code. Such proceedings shall be independent
of, and not in lieu of, criminal prosecutions or other proceedings
under this title or any other law of the United States.
''(5) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to the
issuance of an immediate suspension order under subsection (d).''.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EFFECTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES ON
PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Director
of National Drug Control Policy, shall submit a report to the
Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate identifying--
(1) obstacles to legitimate patient access to controlled
substances;
(2) issues with diversion of controlled substances; and
(3) how collaboration between Federal, State, local, and
tribal law enforcement agencies and the pharmaceutical industry
can benefit patients and prevent diversion and abuse of
controlled substances.
(b) Consultation.--The report under subsection (a) shall
incorporate feedback and recommendations from the following:
(1) Patient groups.
(2) Pharmacies.
(3) Drug manufacturers.
(4) Common or contract carriers and warehousemen.
(5) Hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers.
(6) State attorneys general.
(7) Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement
agencies.
(8) Health insurance providers and entities that provide
pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of a health
insurance provider.
(9) Wholesale drug distributors.
Regulatory Transparency, Patient Access, and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Attorney General, within 45 days of receiving a recommendation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to add a drug or substance that has never been marketed in the United States to a schedule of controlled substances, to issue an interim final rule under the exception for good cause, placing it into the schedule recommended, effective immediately. Allows a person who submits an application for registration to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance to indicate on the registration application that the substance will be used only in connection with clinical trials of a drug. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) make a final decision on such application within 180 days, or (2) provide written notice to the applicant of the outstanding issues that must be resolved to reach a final decision and the estimated date on which such decision will be made. Defines: (1) "factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety," and (2) "imminent danger to the public health or safety." Requires an order to show cause as to why a registration should not be denied, revoked, or suspended to notify the registrant of the opportunity to submit a corrective action plan on or before the date of appearance before the Attorney General. Requires the Attorney General, upon review of any such plan, to determine whether denial, revocation, or suspension proceedings should be discontinued or deferred for purposes of modification or clarification of such plan. Makes these requirements inapplicable to the issuance of an immediate suspension order. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to identify: (1) obstacles to legitimate patient access to controlled substances; (2) issues with diversion of controlled substances; and (3) how collaboration between federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and the pharmaceutical industry can benefit patients and prevent diversion and abuse of controlled substances.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Ocean Acidification Research
And Monitoring Act of 2009'' or the ''FOARAM Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to provide for--
(1) development and coordination of a comprehensive
interagency plan to--
(A) monitor and conduct research on the processes
and consequences of ocean acidification on marine
organisms and ecosystems; and
(B) establish an interagency research and
monitoring program on ocean acidification;
(2) establishment of an ocean acidification program within
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(3) assessment and consideration of regional and national
ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean
acidification; and
(4) research adaptation strategies and techniques for
effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with
increased ocean acidification.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Ocean acidification.--The term ''ocean acidification''
means the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in
ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere,
including carbon dioxide.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(3) Subcommittee.--The term ''Subcommittee'' means the
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the
National Science and Technology Council.

SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY SUBCOMMITTEE.

(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science
and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council
shall coordinate Federal activities on ocean acidification and
establish an interagency working group.
(2) Membership.--The interagency working group on ocean
acidification shall be comprised of senior representatives from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the United States Geological Survey, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and such other Federal
agencies as appropriate.
(3) Chairman.--The interagency working group shall be
chaired by the representative from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(b) Duties.--The Subcommittee shall--
(1) develop the strategic research and monitoring plan to
guide Federal research on ocean acidification required under
section 5 of this Act and oversee the implementation of the
plan;
(2) oversee the development of--
(A) an assessment of the potential impacts of ocean
acidification on marine organisms and marine
ecosystems; and
(B) adaptation and mitigation strategies to
conserve marine organisms and ecosystems exposed to
ocean acidification;
(3) facilitate communication and outreach opportunities
with nongovernmental organizations and members of the
stakeholder community with interests in marine resources;
(4) coordinate the United States Federal research and
monitoring program with research and monitoring programs and
scientists from other nations; and
(5) establish or designate an Ocean Acidification
Information Exchange to make information on ocean acidification
developed through or utilized by the interagency ocean
acidification program accessible through electronic means,
including information which would be useful to policymakers,
researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or adapting
to the impacts of ocean acidification.
(c) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall transmit a
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and
Technology and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives that--
(A) includes a summary of federally funded ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities,
including the budget for each of these activities; and
(B) describes the progress in developing the plan
required under section 5 of this Act.
(2) Biennial report.--Not later than 2 years after the
delivery of the initial report under paragraph (1) and every 2
years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall transmit a report to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
that includes--
(A) a summary of federally funded ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities,
including the budget for each of these activities; and
(B) an analysis of the progress made toward
achieving the goals and priorities for the interagency
research plan developed by the Subcommittee under
section 5.
(3) Strategic research plan.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall
transmit the strategic research plan developed under section 5
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
A revised plan shall be submitted at least once every 5 years
thereafter.

SEC. 5. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Subcommittee shall develop a strategic plan for
Federal research and monitoring on ocean acidification that will
provide for an assessment of the impacts of ocean acidification on
marine organisms and marine ecosystems and the development of
adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine organisms and
marine ecosystems. In developing the plan, the Subcommittee shall
consider and use information, reports, and studies of ocean
acidification that have identified research and monitoring needed to
better understand ocean acidification and its potential impacts, and
recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences in the review
of the plan required under subsection (d).
(b) Contents of the Plan.--The plan shall--
(1) provide for interdisciplinary research among the ocean
sciences, and coordinated research and activities to improve
the understanding of ocean chemistry that will affect marine
ecosystems;
(2) establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year
the plan is submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal
research and monitoring which will--
(A) advance understanding of ocean acidification
and its physical, chemical, and biological impacts on
marine organisms and marine ecosystems;
(B) improve the ability to assess the socioeconomic
impacts of ocean acidification; and
(C) provide information for the development of
adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine
organisms and marine ecosystems;
(3) describe specific activities, including--
(A) efforts to determine user needs;
(B) research activities;
(C) monitoring activities;
(D) technology and methods development;
(E) data collection;
(F) database development;
(G) modeling activities;
(H) assessment of ocean acidification impacts; and
(I) participation in international research
efforts;
(4) identify relevant programs and activities of the
Federal agencies that contribute to the interagency program
directly and indirectly and set forth the role of each Federal
agency in implementing the plan;
(5) consider and utilize, as appropriate, reports and
studies conducted by Federal agencies, the National Research
Council, or other entities;
(6) make recommendations for the coordination of the ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities of the United
States with such activities of other nations and international
organizations;
(7) outline budget requirements for Federal ocean
acidification research and monitoring and assessment activities
to be conducted by each agency under the plan;
(8) identify the monitoring systems and sampling programs
currently employed in collecting data relevant to ocean
acidification and prioritize additional monitoring systems that
may be needed to ensure adequate data collection and monitoring
of ocean acidification and its impacts; and
(9) describe specific activities designed to facilitate
outreach and data and information exchange with stakeholder
communities.
(c) Program Elements.--The plan shall include at a minimum the
following program elements:
(1) Monitoring of ocean chemistry and biological impacts
associated with ocean acidification at selected coastal and
open-ocean monitoring stations, including satellite-based
monitoring to characterize--
(A) marine ecosystems;
(B) changes in marine productivity; and
(C) changes in surface ocean chemistry.
(2) Research to understand the species specific
physiological responses of marine organisms to ocean
acidification, impacts on marine food webs of ocean
acidification, and to develop environmental and ecological
indices that track marine ecosystem responses to ocean
acidification.
(3) Modeling to predict changes in the ocean carbon cycle
as a function of carbon dioxide and atmosphere-induced changes
in temperature, ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, ecosystem
and terrestrial input, and modeling to determine impacts on
marine ecosystems and individual marine organisms.
(4) Technology development and standardization of carbonate
chemistry measurements on moorings and autonomous floats.
(5) Assessment of socioeconomic impacts of ocean
acidification and development of adaptation and mitigation
strategies to conserve marine organisms and marine ecosystems.
(d) National Academy of Sciences Evaluation.--The Secretary shall
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to review
the plan.
(e) Public Participation.--In developing the plan, the Subcommittee
shall consult with representatives of academic, State, industry and
environmental groups. Not later than 90 days before the plan, or any
revision thereof, is submitted to the Congress, the plan shall be
published in the Federal Register for a public comment period of not
less than 60 days.

SEC. 6. NOAA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain an
ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities
consistent with the strategic research and implementation plan
developed by the Subcommittee under section 5 that--
(1) includes--
(A) interdisciplinary research among the ocean and
atmospheric sciences, and coordinated research and
activities to improve understanding of ocean
acidification;
(B) the establishment of a long-term monitoring
program of ocean acidification utilizing existing
global and national ocean observing assets, and adding
instrumentation and sampling stations as appropriate to
the aims of the research program;
(C) research to identify and develop adaptation
strategies and techniques for effectively conserving
marine ecosystems as they cope with increased ocean
acidification;
(D) as an integral part of the research programs
described in this Act, educational opportunities that
encourage an interdisciplinary and international
approach to exploring the impacts of ocean
acidification;
(E) as an integral part of the research programs
described in this Act, national public outreach
activities to improve the understanding of current
scientific knowledge of ocean acidification and its
impacts on marine resources; and
(F) coordination of ocean acidification monitoring
and impacts research with other appropriate
international ocean science bodies such as the
International Oceanographic Commission, the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea,
the North Pacific Marine Science Organization, and
others;
(2) provides grants for critical research projects that
explore the effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems and
the socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification that
are relevant to the goals and priorities of the strategic
research plan; and
(3) incorporates a competitive merit-based process for
awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other
participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic
Partnership Program under section 7901 of title 10, United
States Code.
(b) Additional Authority.--In conducting the Program, the Secretary
may enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or
cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Act on such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 7. NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Research Activities.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall continue to carry out research activities on ocean
acidification which shall support competitive, merit-based, peer-
reviewed proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification
and its impacts, including--
(1) impacts on marine organisms and marine ecosystems;
(2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine
biogeochemistry; and
(3) the development of methodologies and technologies to
evaluate ocean acidification and its impacts.
(b) Consistency.--The research activities shall be consistent with
the strategic research plan developed by the Subcommittee under section
5.
(c) Coordination.--The Director shall encourage coordination of the
Foundation's ocean acidification activities with such activities of
other nations and international organizations.

SEC. 8. NASA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Ocean Acidification Activities.--The Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with
other relevant agencies, shall ensure that space-based monitoring
assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for monitoring of
ocean acidification and its impacts.
(b) Program Consistency.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
Agency's research and monitoring activities on ocean acidification are
carried out in a manner consistent with the strategic research plan
developed by the Subcommittee under section 5.
(c) Coordination.--The Administrator shall encourage coordination
of the Agency's ocean acidification activities with such activities of
other nations and international organizations.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) NOAA.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the purposes of
this Act--
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
(b) NSF.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation to carry out the purposes of this Act--
(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 or FOARAM Act - Defines "ocean acidification," for this Act, as the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.

Requires that the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council coordinate federal activities on ocean acidification and establish an interagency working group.

Requires the Subcommittee to develop a strategic plan for federal ocean acidification research and monitoring that provides, among other things, for the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the plan.

Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain an ocean acidification program in NOAA to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities, including: (1) providing grants for critical research projects exploring the ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification; and (2) incorporating a competitive merit-based process for awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.

Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) director to continue to carry out ocean acidification research supporting competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.

Requires the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ensure that space-based monitoring assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for the monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Natural Gas Strategy Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND GOALS.

It is the purpose of this Act to facilitate the achievement of the
following Congressional goals:
(1) Conducting a study relating to natural gas
infrastructure, including natural gas pipelines and natural gas
storage infrastructure, and liquefied natural gas
infrastructure in the United States, which shall include an
examination of roles, authorities, and methods of assessing
risks and benefits employed by United States Government
agencies that regulate natural gas infrastructure sitings,
taking into account considerations that are beyond the
regulatory scope of the current siting agencies and an
examination of the extent that reviews of proposed natural gas
infrastructure projects by United States Government agencies
are conducted in a complementary and effectively coordinated
manner.
(2) Identifying factors that are in the public interest
that natural gas infrastructure developers may not take into
account in proposing specific projects, and that may not be
adequately assessed by United States Government agencies
reviewing natural gas infrastructure development proposals due
to a lack of technical expertise or oversight authority,
including--
(A) regional environmental impacts;
(B) relationship of proposed natural gas
infrastructure developments to United States policies
to address climate change;
(C) relationship of proposed natural gas
infrastructure developments with other national
infrastructure development priorities, especially in
the electric power sector; and
(D) relationship of proposed natural gas
infrastructure developments with national safety and
security priorities.
(3) Examining--
(A) Federal, State, and local expenditures for
water-side and land-based security for natural gas
infrastructure protection, including the extent of such
expenditures relative to the protection of other
critical infrastructure (such as chemical facilities
and chemical tankers); and
(B) the ability of existing and traditional
security missions of agencies involved, including the
United States Coast Guard and State and local law
enforcement agencies, to ensure adequate security and
safety of liquefied natural gas operations.
(4) Understanding--
(A) the linkages among natural gas supplies, carbon
dioxide emissions, electricity supply, and electricity
reliability, including the extent that United States
carbon dioxide policies will influence the existing and
anticipated demand for natural gas; and
(B) the national and regional requirements for
natural gas supply infrastructure in light of other
Federal policies related to carbon dioxide control,
electricity reliability, and development of domestic
natural gas resources.
(5) Identifying criteria for the selection of appropriate
natural gas infrastructure facility locations that will meet
national energy policy goals, ensure adequate natural gas
supplies, can be adequately secured given existing constraints
on water-side and land-based security measures, and are
environmentally sound.

SEC. 3. COMMISSION.

(a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on
Comprehensive Strategies for the Placement of Natural Gas
Infrastructure (in this Act referred to as the ''Commission'').
(b) Purpose.--The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review
of United States natural gas policy for the following purposes:
(1) Review.--Reviewing relevant analyses of the current and
long-term natural gas policy and conditions in the United
States.
(2) Identifying problems.--Identifying problems that may
threaten the security of natural gas infrastructure, assessing
regional versus national economic impacts of natural gas
infrastructure placement, and ensuring the protection of the
environment.
(3) Analyzing potential solutions.--Analyzing potential
solutions to problems that threaten the security of natural gas
infrastructure, regional economic security, and protection of
the environment.
(4) Providing recommendations.--Providing recommendations
that will ensure that the United States natural gas policy
goals, including the goals described in section 2, are met.
(c) Report and Recommendations.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall transmit to
Congress a report on the progress of United States natural gas
policy toward meeting its long-term goals of natural gas
infrastructure, including a detailed statement of the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission.
(2) Legislative language.--If a recommendation submitted
under paragraph (1) involves legislative action, the report
shall include proposed legislative language to carry out such
action.
(d) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 20 members of
whom--
(1) 2 shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Transportation, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the
Maritime Administration;
(2) 2 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the United
States Coast Guard;
(3) 2 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy, 1 of
whom shall be a representative of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission;
(4) 2 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, 1 of
whom shall be a representative of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration;
(5) 6 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives--
(A) 3 of whom shall be appointed in consultation
with the majority leader; and
(B) 3 of whom shall be appointed in consultation
with the minority leader; and
(6) 6 members shall be appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate--
(A) 3 of whom shall be appointed in consultation
with the majority leader of the Senate; and
(B) 3 of whom shall be appointed in consultation
with the minority leader of the Senate.
(e) Chairperson.--The members of the Commission shall designate a
Chairperson from among its members.
(f) Date.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed by not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(g) Period of Appointment.--Members shall be appointed for the life
of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(h) Staff.--
(1) Director.--The Commission shall have a staff headed by
an Executive Director.
(2) Staff appointment.--The Executive Director may appoint
such personnel as the Executive Director and the Commission
determine to be appropriate.
(3) Experts and consultants.--With the approval of the
Commission, the Executive Director may procure temporary and
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(4) Federal agencies.--
(A) Detail of government employees.--Upon the
request of the Commission, the head of any Federal
agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the
personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist in
carrying out the duties of the Commission. Any such
detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the
civil service status or privileges of the Federal
employee.
(B) Technical assistance.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the head of a Federal agency shall provide
such technical assistance to the Commission as the
Commission determines to be necessary to carry out its
duties.
(5) Resources.--The Commission shall have reasonable access
to materials, resources, statistical data, and other
information the Commission determines to be necessary to carry
out its duties from all relevant Federal agencies. The
Chairperson shall make requests for such access in writing when
necessary.
Natural Gas Strategy - Establishes the Commission on Comprehensive Strategies for the Placement of Natural Gas Infrastructure to conduct a comprehensive review of U.S. natural gas policy to identify problems and make recommendations that will ensure that specified goals of such policy are met.