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Makes chapter 10 of title 5 (the Federal Advisory Committee Act) applicable to the National Coal Council.
States that section 552b(c) of title 5 shall apply to the National Coal Council.
Provides that section 1013 of title 5 shall not apply to the National Coal Council.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to reestablish the National Coal Council inside the Department of Energy using the council charter that was in effect on November 19, 2021. Most provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act will apply to the Council, except that section 1013 of title 5 will not apply.
The text sets organizational and legal rules for the Council but does not provide funding, timelines, new duties, or detailed membership rules beyond the charter reference and the limited FACA exemption.
Introduced April 24, 2025 by Michael A. Rulli · Last progress September 19, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 278). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4428)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 278). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4428: 1)