42 U.S.C. § 7144d — Office of Arctic Energy

Page 7063 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 7151 2024], and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit- tees a report, which shall include— ‘‘(1) the number of covered visitors or covered as- signees permitted to access the premises, informa- tion, or technology of each National Laboratory dur- ing the previous quarter; ‘‘(2) the number of instances in which the Director provided advice to a National Laboratory in accord- ance with subsection (c) during the previous quarter; and ‘‘(3) the number of instances in which a National Laboratory took action inconsistent with advice pro- vided by the Director in accordance with subsection (c) during the previous quarter. ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Energy may expend such sums as are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes detailed in this section.’’ § 7144c. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXIV, § 6421(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2199 Section, Pub. L. 95–91, title II, § 216, as added Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3204(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 956; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. C, title XXXI, § 3117(f), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2508, established the Of- fice of Intelligence. § 7144d. Office of Arctic Energy (a) Establishment The Secretary of Energy may establish within the Department of Energy an Office of Arctic Energy. (b) Purposes The purposes of such office shall be as follows: (1) To promote research, development, and deployment of electric power technology that is cost-effective and especially well suited to meet the needs of rural and remote regions of the United States, especially where perma- frost is present or located nearby. (2) To promote research, development, and deployment in such regions of— (A) enhanced oil recovery technology, in- cluding heavy oil recovery, reinjection of carbon, and extended reach drilling tech- nologies; (B) gas-to-liquids technology and liquified natural gas (including associated transpor- tation systems); (C) small hydroelectric facilities, river turbines, and tidal power; (D) natural gas hydrates, coal bed meth- ane, and shallow bed natural gas; and (E) alternative energy, including wind, geothermal, and fuel cells. (c) Location The Secretary shall locate such office at a uni- versity with expertise and experience in the matters specified in subsection (b). (Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3197], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–482.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, and not as part of the Department of Energy Orga- nization Act which comprises this chapter. § 7144e. Office of Indian Energy Policy and Pro- grams (a) Establishment There is established within the Department an Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’). The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and compensated at a rate equal to that of level IV of the Execu- tive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5. (b) Duties of Director The Director, in accordance with Federal poli- cies promoting Indian self-determination and the purposes of this chapter, shall provide, di- rect, foster, coordinate, and implement energy planning, education, management, conservation, and delivery programs of the Department that— (1) promote Indian tribal energy develop- ment, efficiency, and use; (2) reduce or stabilize energy costs; (3) enhance and strengthen Indian tribal en- ergy and economic infrastructure relating to natural resource development and electrifica- tion; and (4) bring electrical power and service to In- dian land and the homes of tribal members lo- cated on Indian lands or acquired, con- structed, or improved (in whole or in part) with Federal funds. (Pub. L. 95–91, title II, § 217, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title V, § 502(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 763.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 565, known as the Department of Energy Orga- nization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables. SUBCHAPTER III—TRANSFERS OF FUNCTIONS § 7151. General transfers (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chap- ter, there are transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary all of the functions vested by law in the Administrator of the Federal Energy Admin- istration or the Federal Energy Administration, the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration or the Energy Re- search and Development Administration; and the functions vested by law in the officers and components of either such Administration. (b) Except as provided in subchapter IV, there are transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary the function of the Federal Power Commission, or of the members, officers, or components thereof. The Secretary may exercise any power described in section 7172(a)(2) of this title to the extent the Secretary determines such power to be necessary to the exercise of any function within his jurisdiction pursuant to the pre- ceding sentence. (Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577.)