This amendment expands the Department of Energy's responsibilities to include managing energy emergencies, cybersecurity, and infrastructure resilience, with provisions for assisting state and local governments. The Secretary of Energy must coordinate these functions with other federal agencies. The bill aims to enhance the government's ability to address energy security threats, risks, and incidents.
Energy Emergency Leadership Act
This bill expands the list of functions that the Secretary of Energy must assign to assistant secretaries under the Department of Energy Organization Act to include energy emergency and energy security functions, such as responsibilities with respect to energy infrastructure and cybersecurity.
The Department of Energy must ensure that such functions are performed in coordination with relevant federal agencies.
