H.R. 1365

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1365 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1365

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.

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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

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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).''.
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