Sec. 204. Interagency Energy and Economic Transition Task Force
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall convene regularly a task force, to be known as the Interagency Energy and Economic Transition Task Force, to enhance the coordination of relevant programs and activities intended to support adversely affected workers and adversely affected communities, with an emphasis on economic development and diversification activities in adversely affected communities. The Task Force shall be comprised of the following (or a designee):
The Secretary of Energy. The Secretary of Labor. The Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of Education. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. The Chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Such other Federal officials as determined appropriate by the Director. The Task Force shall— report to the President through the Director; seek to enhance coordination and implementation of programs and activities related to the duties of the Office of Energy and Economic Transition in order to ensure that the administration of programs, activities, and policies across Federal departments and agencies is carried out in a consistent and complementary manner; utilize, to the fullest extent possible, the services, facilities, and information (including statistical information) of public and private agencies and organizations, and individuals, in order that duplication of effort and expense may be avoided; and identify, based in part on recommendations from the Stakeholder Advisory Committee established under section 205 and the public, opportunities to improve support for adversely affected workers and adversely affected communities for relevant Federal departments and agencies to take into consideration and address.
The Task Force shall— hold public meetings or otherwise solicit public participation for the purposes of developing and coordinating policies and programs of the Federal Government related to adversely affected workers and adversely affected communities in the United States transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions; and publish a summary of any comments and recommendations provided pursuant to paragraph (1).