Energy Emergency Leadership Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7258 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7258

  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to
  functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2026

    Ms. Lee of Florida (for herself and Mr. Walberg) introduced the
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to
  functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Emergency Leadership Act''.

SEC. 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.
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