Energy Emergency Leadership Act in plain language
1: Short title
This section would let the Act be called the Energy Emergency Leadership Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Emergency Leadership Act .
2: Functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries
This section would add a new function to the list of functions assigned under section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)), which assigns functions to be carried out through the Department's Assistant Secretaries. The new function would be energy emergency and energy security functions, covering: responsibilities for energy infrastructure, security and resilience, emerging threats, cybersecurity, supply, and emergency planning and preparedness, coordination, response, and restoration, as appropriate; and, when a State, local, or Tribal government or an energy sector entity requests it, and in coordination with other federal agencies as appropriate, providing technical assistance and support to protect against, detect, and respond to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. This section would also require the Secretary of Energy to make sure these new functions are carried out in coordination with the relevant federal agencies.
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2. Functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, including— (A) responsibilities with respect to energy infrastructure, security and resilience, emerging threats, cybersecurity, supply, and emergency planning and preparedness, coordination, response, and restoration, as appropriate; and (B) upon request of a State, local, or Tribal government or energy sector entity, and in coordination with other Federal agencies as appropriate, provision of technical assistance and support to protect against, detect, and respond to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. . (b) Coordination The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the functions of the Secretary described in section 203(a)(12) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (as added by this Act) are performed in coordination with relevant Federal agencies.