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To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to place certain restrictions on members and activities of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill restricts the membership and staffing of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation within the Department of Energy. It prohibits Department of Energy employees from serving as voting members of the Foundation's Board and requires all voting Board members, the Executive Director, and all Foundation officers and employees to be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, refugees admitted under federal law, or lawfully admitted permanent residents. The bill also requires the Foundation to comply with security provisions from other federal statutes related to research security and oversight.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Daniel Webster’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- LEE PROPERTIES, INC. $13,200
- FRONTLINE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE $13,200
- FRONTLINE INSURANCE $12,471
- FLORIDA CRYSTALS $11,600
- FRONTLINE INSURANCE CO. $10,900
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Actions (2)
- Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Feb 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2025
Mr. Webster of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to place certain restrictions on members and activities of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation of the Department of Energy, 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 “America First Energy Act”.
SEC. 2. FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
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).”. <all>
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