Development of energy productivity and cost task force
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(a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish an advisory group, to be known as the Energy Productivity Task Force, which shall be led by the Secretary of Energy. (b) Membership (1) Federal agencies The Task Force shall include representatives from the following: (A) The Department of Energy. (B) The Department of Commerce. (C) The Environmental Protection Agency. (D) The Energy Information Administration. (E) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (F) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (G) The United States Geological Survey. (H) The Department of Health and Human Services. (I) The Office of Science and Technology Policy. (2) Independent experts In addition to the representatives from Federal agencies described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall appoint independent technical experts and stakeholders from industry, academia, and public-interest organizations, which shall consist of stakeholders that represent— (A) the electric power sector; (B) the renewable energy sector; (C) the nonrenewable energy sector; (D) consumer advocacy groups; (E) energy-intensive industries; (F) environmental and public interest advocacy organizations; (G) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; (H) academic- and National Laboratory-based researchers with expertise in— (i) energy and economics; (ii) climate and economics; or (iii) environmental systems and economics; and (I) any other sector or organization the Secretary of Energy determines relevant for the purposes of this Act. (c) Termination Notwithstanding section 1013 of title 5, United States Code, the Task Force shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this section.