▁the ▁Department ▁and ▁ass ists ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Energy ▁in ▁the ▁super vision ▁and ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Department . ▁The ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁succeed s ▁the ▁Secretary ▁in ▁his ▁absence , ▁sick ness , ▁or ▁un av ail ability . ▁ ▁The ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁with ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁to ▁serve ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁President . ▁Dan ▁Br ou illet te ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁office ▁is ▁currently ▁vac ant . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Energy ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁when ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁signed ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁Organ ization ▁Act . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁Energy ▁▁ ▁* act ing ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Energy <0x0A> </s> ▁Q im mat g ul ▁Kh ud ober d iev na ▁Ali ber di ye va ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁T aj ik ist ani ▁politician . ▁ ▁Ali ber de ye va ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Family ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁Affairs ▁of ▁T aj ik istan ▁under ▁Kh ay rin is so ▁Y us uf i , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁the ▁upper ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁T aj ik istan , ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the