[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3121 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3121
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a council to conduct a
survey and analysis of the employment figures and demographics in the
energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United
States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 28, 2021
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a council to conduct a
survey and analysis of the employment figures and demographics in the
energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United
States, 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 ``Promoting American Energy Jobs Act
of 2021''.
SEC. 2. SURVEY, ANALYSIS, AND REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT AND DEMOGRAPHICS IN
THE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE SECTORS
OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Energy Jobs Council.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a council,
to be known as the ``Energy Jobs Council'' (referred to in this
section as the ``Council'').
(2) Membership.--The Council shall be comprised of--
(A) to be appointed by the Secretary--
(i) 1 or more representatives of the Energy
Information Administration; and
(ii) 1 or more representatives of a State
energy office that are serving as members of
the State Energy Advisory Board established by
section 365(g) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(g));
(B) to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce--
(i) 1 or more representatives of the
Department of Commerce; and
(ii) 1 or more representatives of the
Bureau of the Census;
(C) 1 or more representatives of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, to be appointed by the Secretary of
Labor; and
(D) 1 or more representatives of any other Federal
agency the assistance of which is required to carry out
this Act, as determined by the Secretary, to be
appointed by the head of the applicable agency.
(b) Survey and Analysis.--
(1) In general.--The Council shall--
(A) conduct a survey of employers in the energy,
energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the
economy of the United States; and
(B) perform an analysis of the employment figures
and demographics in those sectors.
(2) Methodology.--In conducting the survey and analysis
under paragraph (1), the Council shall employ a methodology
that--
(A) was approved in 2016 by the Office of
Management and Budget for use in the document entitled
``OMB Control Number 1910-5179'';
(B) uses a representative, stratified sampling of
businesses in the United States; and
(C) is designed to elicit a comparable number of
responses from businesses in each State and with the
same North American Industry Classification System
codes as were received for the 2016 and 2017 reports
entitled ``U.S. Energy and Employment Report''.
(3) Consultation.--In conducting the survey and analysis
under paragraph (1), the Council shall consult with key
stakeholders, including--
(A) as the Council determines to be appropriate,
the heads of relevant Federal agencies and offices,
including--
(i) the Secretary of Commerce;
(ii) the Secretary of Transportation;
(iii) the Director of the Bureau of the
Census;
(iv) the Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics; and
(v) the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
(B) States;
(C) the State Energy Advisory Board established by
section 365(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(g)); and
(D) energy industry trade associations.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall--
(A) make publicly available on the website of the
Department of Energy a report, to be entitled the
``U.S. Energy and Employment Report'', describing the
employment figures and demographics in the energy,
energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the
United States based on the survey and analysis
conducted under subsection (b); and
(B) subject to the requirements of parts A through
C of subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code, make the data collected by the Council
publicly available on the website of the Department of
Energy.
(2) Contents.--
(A) In general.--The report under paragraph (1)
shall include employment figures and demographic data
for--
(i) the energy sector of the economy of the
United States, including--
(I) the electric power generation
and fuels sector; and
(II) the transmission, storage, and
distribution sector;
(ii) the energy efficiency sector of the
economy of the United States; and
(iii) the motor vehicle sector of the
economy of the United States.
(B) Inclusion.--With respect to each sector
described in subparagraph (A), the report under
paragraph (1) shall include employment figures and
demographic data sorted by--
(i) each technology, subtechnology, and
fuel type of those sectors; and
(ii) subject to the requirements of parts A
through C of subchapter III of chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code--
(I) each State;
(II) each territory of the United
States;
(III) the District of Columbia; and
(IV) each county (or equivalent
jurisdiction) in the United States.
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