S.Amdt. 2302

SA 2302. Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Crapo)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title XII of division D,
insert the following:

SEC. 412__. ENERGY EMERGENCY AND ENERGY SECURITY FUNCTIONS
ASSIGNED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF ENERGY.

(a) In General.--Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second
sentence, by striking ``, but are not limited to,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) Energy emergency and energy security functions,
including--
``(A) responsibilities with respect to infrastructure,
cybersecurity, emerging threats, supply, and emergency
planning, coordination, response, and restoration; and
``(B) on request of a State, local, or Tribal government or
energy sector entity, and in consultation with other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, provision of technical assistance,
support, and response capabilities with respect to energy
security threats, risks, and incidents.''.
(b) Coordination.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure
that the functions of the Secretary of Energy described in
paragraph (12) of section 203(a) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) are performed in
coordination with relevant Federal agencies.
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