2 3 34 ical working groups as are necessary to carry out the duties of the Interagency Task Force. "(e) PROVISION OF SUPPORT STAFF.-In accordance 4 with procedures established by the Chairperson of the 5 Interagency Task Force, the Federal agencies represented 6 on the Interagency Task Force shall provide staff from 7 the agencies to support information, data collection, and 8 analyses required by the Interagency Task Force. 9 “(f) HEARINGS.-On request of the Chairperson, the 10 Interagency Task Force may hold such hearings, meet and 11 act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 12 receive such evidence as the Interagency Task Force con13 siders to be appropriate. 14 "SEC. 1624. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM IMPLE 15 MENTED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF CARBON 16 17 18 MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EN ERGY AND THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC CLI MATE CHANGE RESPONSE. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CARBON MAN 20 AGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 21 2 23 "(1) IN GENERAL.-There is established, within the Department, the Office of Carbon Management. “(2) DUTIES.—The Department Office shall— 35 “(A) manage an energy technology research and development program that directly supports the Strategy by "(i) focusing on high-risk, bold, break through technologies that "(I) are critical to the long-term stabilization of greenhouse gas con centrations; "(II) are not significantly addressed by other Federal programs; and "(III) move technology substantially beyond the state of usual innovation; "(ii) forging fundamentally new research and development partnerships among various Departments, other Federal, and State programs, particularly between basic science and energy technology programs, in cases in which such partnerships have significant potential to affect the ability of the United States to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations at the lowest possible cost; 36 "(iii) forging international research and development partnerships that are in the interests of the United States and make progress on stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations; "(iv) making available, through monitoring, experimentation, and analysis, data that are essential to proving the technical and economic viability of technology central to addressing climate change; and "(v) transitioning research and development programs to other program offices of the Department once such a research and development program crosses the threshold of high-risk research and moves into the realm of more conventional tech (b)(5)(C), prepare a 10-year program plan for the activities of the Department Office and up date the plan biennially; "(C) prepare annual reports in accordance with subsection (b)(6); 37 "(D) identify the total contribution of all Department programs to climate change re sponse; "(E) provide substantial analytical support to the White House Office, particularly support in the development of the Strategy and associ ated progress reporting; and “(F) advise the Secretary on climate change-related issues, including necessary changes in Departinent organization, management, budgeting, and personnel allocation in the programs involved in climate change responserelated activities. “(b) DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.— "(1) IN GENERAL.-The Department Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall report directly to the Secretary. “(2) APPOINTMENT.-The Director of the Department Office shall be an employee of the Federal Government who is a qualified individual appointed by the President. "(3) TERM.-The Director of the Department Office shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. “(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the position of the Director of the Department Office shall be filled 38 1 in the same manner as the original appointment was "(5) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DE PARTMENT OFFICE. "(A) STRATEGY.-The Director of the Department Office shall support development of the Strategy through the provision of staff and analytical support. Through active participation in the Interagency "(i) based on the analytical capabilities of the Department Office and the Center, share analyses of alternative climate change response strategies with other members of the Interagency Task Force to assist all members in understanding— "(I) the scale of the climate change response challenge; and "(II) how the actions of the Fed eral agencies of the members posi tively or negatively contribute to cli mate change solutions; and 75-474 D-01--7 |