National Coal Council Reestablishment Act

H.R. 3015, the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act, would reestablish the National Coal Council (NCC) within the Department of Energy (DOE) to advise the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry. The reestablishment would follow the NCC charter that was in effect on November 19, 2021. The act makes the NCC subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and related open-meeting and recordkeeping requirements, with one key exception: Section 1013 of title 5, U.S.C., would not apply to the NCC. In short, the bill creates a formal, DOE-based advisory council guided by the prior 2021 charter and subject to standard advisory committee governance, while removing a potential automatic termination constraint. The bill has passed the House and, as of the text provided, has been introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. It aims to operationalize ongoing official DOE engagement with coal interests through a federally recognized advisory body.