Sec. 1815. INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF COMPETITION IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MARKETS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY

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## SEC. 1815 INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF COMPETITION IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MARKETS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY ###

(a)Task Force There is established an inter-agency task force, to be known as the “Electric Energy Market Competition Task Force” (referred to in this section as the “task force”), consisting of five members— ####

(1)one of whom shall be an employee of the Department of Justice, to be appointed by the Attorney General of the United States; ####

(2)one of whom shall be an employee of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to be appointed by the Chairperson of that Commission; ####

(3)one of whom shall be an employee of the Federal Trade Commission, to be appointed by the Chairperson of that Commission; ####

(4)one of whom shall be an employee of the Department, to be appointed by the Secretary; and ####

(5)one of whom shall be an employee of the Rural Utilities Service, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. ###

(b)Study and Report ####

(1)Study The task force shall conduct a study and analysis of competition within the wholesale and retail market for electric energy in the United States. ####

(2)Report #####

(A)Final report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit to Congress a final report on the findings of the task force under paragraph (1). #####

(B)Public comment Not later than the date that is 60 days before a final report is submitted to Congress under subparagraph (A), the task force shall— ######

(i)publish in the Federal Register a draft of the report; and ######

(ii)provide an opportunity for public comment on the report. ###

(c)Consultation In conducting the study under subsection (b), the task force shall consult with and solicit comments from any advisory entity of the task force, the States, representatives of the electric power industry, and the public.