§8820 Office of Alcohol Fuels

Summary

Creates an Office of Alcohol Fuels inside the Department of Energy. The Office is led by a Director who the President appoints with the Senate’s approval. The Director is paid at the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315). The Director must run the alcohol-related programs and handle rules for financial help and who gets grants, and reports directly to the Secretary of Energy. Each year the Secretary must show how much of the budget is for the Office and include a statement from the Office listing its requested amount to the Secretary and the Office of Management and Budget and explaining its budget needs. When the Office sends formal legislative recommendations, testimony, or comments to the Secretary, the President, or OMB for Congress, it must also send copies at the same time to the proper Congressional committees. After talking with the Director, the Secretary must consult with the Treasury, Agriculture, Transportation, Commerce, Community Services Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency officials to coordinate alcohol production programs.