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This bill, titled the "Powering Productivity Act," aims to improve how the United States measures and uses its energy resources more efficiently by establishing a framework for understanding and tracking "energy productivity," which is defined as how effectively an economy, region, or industry uses energy to create economic value. To achieve this, the bill mandates the Secretary of Energy to publish a national baseline assessment of energy productivity within 18 months, detailing current performance, identifying barriers, and highlighting opportunities for improvement. Following this, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release quarterly reports, known as "Energy Productivity Indicators Quarterly" or "Energy Productivity-IQ," which will measure energy productivity using economic output data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to ensure consistency with labor productivity measures. Furthermore, the Secretary of Energy will conduct comprehensive assessments every three years to quantify the impacts of improved energy productivity on the economy, environment, and public health, analyzing policy options and risks associated with inaction. The bill also establishes an "Energy Productivity Task Force," composed of representatives from various federal agencies and independent experts from industry, academia, and public interest groups, to advise on these efforts, with the task force set to terminate three years after its establishment.

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