§8820 Office of Alcohol Fuels

Summary

Creates an Office of Alcohol Fuels inside the Department of Energy. The President picks a Director who must be approved by the Senate. The Director is paid at Executive Schedule level IV under section 5315 of title 5. The Director carries out the Secretary of Energy’s alcohol-related duties under the subchapter, including setting terms for financial help and choosing who gets it, and reports directly to the Secretary. Each year, when seeking authorization and funding, the Secretary must show how much is for the Office and include a statement from the Office showing the amount it requested to the Secretary and the Office of Management and Budget and its budget needs. When the Office sends formal legislative recommendations or testimony for Congress to the Secretary, the President, or OMB, it must also send copies to the proper Congressional committees. After consulting the Director, the Secretary must coordinate alcohol-production programs with agencies such as Treasury, Agriculture, Transportation, Commerce, the Community Services Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency.