▁Energy , ▁and ▁the ▁Environment ▁succeed s ▁the ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Econom ic , ▁Energy , ▁and ▁Agricult ural ▁Affairs ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁new ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Energy ▁Resources . ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁legisl ation ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sen ators ▁John ▁Ker ry , ▁Ben ▁Card in , ▁and ▁Marco ▁Rub io ▁introduced ▁the ▁Qu ad ren n ial ▁Diplom acy ▁and ▁Development ▁Review ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁proposed ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁would ▁▁▁ ▁update ▁U . S . ▁foreign ▁policy ▁and ▁assistance ▁programs ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁on going ▁challeng es ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁setting ▁clear ▁diplom atic ▁and ▁development ▁prior ities , ▁ass uring ▁that ▁U . S . ▁efforts ▁would ▁be ▁effective ▁and ▁efficient , ▁and ▁clar ifying ▁the ▁way ▁progress ▁is ▁evaluated . ▁ ▁It ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Ker ry ▁ten ure ▁Once ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁became ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State , ▁spec ulation ▁began ▁on ▁whether ▁the ▁department ▁would ▁conduct ▁a ▁second ▁Q DD R ▁review . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ker ry ▁appointed ▁Thomas ▁Per ri ello ▁to ▁be ▁Special ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁the ▁Qu ad ren n ial ▁Diplom acy ▁and ▁Development ▁Review , ▁and ▁then ▁Ker ry ▁announced ▁the ▁public ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁review ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁being ▁to ▁" ident ify ▁emer ging ▁policy ▁and ▁management ▁prior ities ▁and ▁the ▁organiz ational ▁capabilities ▁needed ▁to