Introduced in House
America First Energy Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the America First Energy Act.
SEC. 2. FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYTrack this section →
Section 10691 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19281; enacted as part of division B of Public Law 117–167) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (I) to read as follows: (I) Restrictions on membership (i) Employees No employee of the Department may be appointed as a voting member of the Board. (ii) Status Each voting member of the Board shall be— (I) a citizen of the United States; (II) a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); (III) an alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); or (IV) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.; and (B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (M) Restrictions (i) Executive Director The Executive Director shall be— (I) a citizen of the United States; (II) a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); (III) an alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); or (IV) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. (ii) Officers and employees Each officer or employee of the Foundation shall be— (I) a citizen of the United States; (II) a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); (III) an alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); or (IV) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Security This section shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of subtitle D of this title and section 223 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (42 U.S.C. 6605)..