text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 
  2011''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds that--
              (1) the President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
          Technology recommends that the United States develop a 
          Government wide Federal energy policy and update the policy 
          regularly with strategic Quadrennial Energy Reviews similar to 
          the reviews conducted by the Department of Defense;
              (2) as the lead agency in support of energy science and 
          technology innovation, the Department of Energy has conducted a 
          Quadrennial Technology Review of the energy technology policies 
          and programs of the Department;
              (3) the Quadrennial Technology Review of the Department of 
          Energy serves as the basis for coordination with other agencies 
          and on other programs for which the Department has a key role;
              (4) a Quadrennial Energy Review would--
                      (A) establish integrated, Government wide national 
                  energy objectives in the context of economic, 
                  environmental, and security priorities;
                      (B) coordinate actions across Federal agencies;
                      (C) identify the resources needed for the 
                  invention, adoption, and diffusion of energy 
                  technologies; and
                      (D) provide a strong analytical base for Federal 
                  energy policy decisions;
              (5) the development of an energy policy resulting from a 
          Quadrennial Energy Review would--
                      (A) enhance the energy security of the United 
                  States;
                      (B) create jobs; and
                      (C) mitigate environmental harm; and
              (6) while a Quadrennial Energy Review will be a product of 
          the executive branch, the review will have substantial input 
          from--
                      (A) Congress;
                      (B) the energy industry;
                      (C) academia;
                      (D) nongovernmental organizations; and
                      (E) the public.
  
  SEC. 3. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW.
  
      Section 801 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
  7321) is amended to read as follows:
  
  ``SEC. 801. QUADRENNIAL ENERGY REVIEW.
  
      ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
              ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
          the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
              ``(2) Federal laboratory.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The term `Federal Laboratory' 
                  has the meaning given the term `laboratory' in section 
                  12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
                  of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)).
                      ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `Federal Laboratory' 
                  includes a federally funded research and development 
                  center sponsored by a Federal agency.
              ``(3) Interagency working group.--The term `interagency 
          working group' means a working group established under 
          subsection (b)(1).
              ``(4) Quadrennial energy review.--The term `Quadrennial 
          Energy Review' means a comprehensive multiyear examination of 
          the energy programs and technologies of the Federal Government 
          conducted under this section.
      ``(b) Interagency Working Group.--
              ``(1) Establishment of interagency working group.--
          Beginning on February 1, 2013, and every 4 years thereafter, 
          the President shall establish an interagency working group to 
          coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review.
              ``(2) Co-chairpersons.--The Secretary and the Director 
          shall be co-chairpersons of the interagency working group.
              ``(3) Membership.--The interagency working group shall be 
          comprised of representatives at level I or II of the Executive 
          Schedule of--
                      ``(A) the Department of Commerce;
                      ``(B) the Department of Defense;
                      ``(C) the Department of State;
                      ``(D) the Department of the Interior;
                      ``(E) the Department of Agriculture;
                      ``(F) the Department of the Treasury;
                      ``(G) the Department of Transportation;
                      ``(H) the Office of Management and Budget;
                      ``(I) the National Science Foundation;
                      ``(J) the Environmental Protection Agency; and
                      ``(K) such other Federal organizations, 
                  departments, and agencies that the President considers 
                  to be appropriate.
      ``(c) Conduct of Review.--Each Quadrennial Energy Review shall be 
  conducted to provide an integrated view of national energy objectives 
  and Federal energy policy, including alignment of research programs, 
  incentives, regulations, and partnerships.
      ``(d) Submission of Quadrennial Energy Review to Congress.--
              ``(1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2014, and 
          every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
          the Director, shall publish and submit to Congress a report on 
          the Quadrennial Energy Review.
              ``(2) Inclusions.--The report described in paragraph (1) 
          shall include, at a minimum--
                      ``(A) an integrated view of short-, intermediate-, 
                  and long-term objectives for Federal energy policy in 
                  the context of economic, environmental, and security 
                  priorities;
                      ``(B) anticipated Federal actions (including 
                  programmatic, regulatory, and fiscal actions) and 
                  resource requirements--
                              ``(i) to achieve the objectives described 
                          in subparagraph (A); and
                              ``(ii) to be coordinated across multiple 
                          agencies;
                      ``(C) an analysis of the prospective roles of 
                  parties (including academia, industry, consumers, the 
                  public, and Federal agencies) in achieving the 
                  objectives described in subparagraph (A), including--
                              ``(i) an analysis, by energy use sector, 
                          of--
                                      ``(I) commercial and residential 
                                  buildings;
                                      ``(II) industry;
                                      ``(III) transportation;
                                      ``(IV) electric power; and
                                      ``(V) agriculture;
                              ``(ii) requirements for invention, 
                          adoption, development, and diffusion of energy 
                          technologies that are mapped onto each of the 
                          energy use sectors; and
                              ``(iii) other research that inform 
                          strategies to incentivize desired actions;
                      ``(D) an assessment of policy options to increase 
                  domestic energy supplies;
                      ``(E) an evaluation of energy storage, 
                  transmission, and distribution requirements, including 
                  requirements for renewable energy;
                      ``(F) an integrated plan for the involvement of the 
                  Federal Laboratories in energy programs;
                      ``(G) portfolio assessments that describe the 
                  optimal deployment of resources, including prioritizing 
                  financial resources for energy programs;
                      ``(H) a mapping of the linkages among basic 
                  research and applied programs, demonstration programs, 
                  and other innovation mechanisms across the Federal 
                  agencies;
                      ``(I) an identification of, and projections for, 
                  demonstration projects, including timeframes, 
                  milestones, sources of funding, and management;
                      ``(J) an identification of public and private 
                  funding needs for various energy technologies, systems, 
                  and infrastructure, including consideration of public-
                  private partnerships, loans, and loan guarantees;
                      ``(K) an assessment of global competitors and an 
                  identification of programs that can be enhanced with 
                  international cooperation;
                      ``(L) an identification of policy gaps that need to 
                  be filled to accelerate the adoption and diffusion of 
                  energy technologies, including--
                              ``(i) Federal tax policies; and
                              ``(ii) the role of Federal agencies as 
                          early adopters and purchasers of new energy 
                          technologies;
                      ``(M) an analysis of--
                              ``(i) points of maximum leverage for policy 
                          intervention to achieve outcomes; and
                              ``(ii) areas of energy policy that can be 
                          most effective in meeting national goals for 
                          the energy sector; and
                      ``(N) recommendations for executive branch 
                  organization changes to facilitate the development and 
                  implementation of Federal energy policies.
      ``(e) Executive Secretariat.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide the 
          Executive Secretariat with the necessary analytical, financial, 
          and administrative support for the conduct of each Quadrennial 
          Energy Review required under this section.
              ``(2) Cooperation.--The heads of applicable Federal 
          agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary and provide such 
          assistance, information, and resources as the Secretary may 
          require to assist in carrying out this section.''.
target: Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to direct the President to establish an interagency working group to coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review to provide an integrated view of national energy objectives and federal energy policy, including alignment of research programs, incentives, regulations, and partnerships.
  
   Requires the Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to report to Congress on the Quadrennial Energy Review, including an integrated view of short-, intermediate-, and long-term objectives for federal energy policy in the context of economic, environmental, and security priorities.
  
  Requires the Secretary to provide the Executive Secretariat with the necessary analytical, financial, and administrative support for the conduct of each Quadrennial Energy Review.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to require a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes.