[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5062 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5062

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domestic natural gas 
           research and development, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2010

Mr. Teague (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domestic natural gas 
           research and development, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas 
Research and Development Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM.

    Section 999A(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16371(a)) is amended--
     (a) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary''; and
    (b) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Name.--The program established under this section 
        shall be known as the `Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas 
        Research and Development Program'.''.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    Section 999A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Purposes.--In carrying out the program authorized by this 
subtitle, the Secretary shall seek to establish partnerships with 
research performers in institutions of higher education and the private 
sector to undertake research and development not likely otherwise to be 
undertaken in the absence of support from the program.''.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL PLAN.

    (a) Section 999B(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16372(e)(3)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
``Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary''.
    (b) Section 999B(e) is amended by adding after paragraph (5) the 
following:
            ``(6) National energy technology laboratory annual plan.--
        The National Energy Technology Laboratory shall submit to the 
        Secretary its complementary annual research plan for inclusion 
        as a component of the President's annual budget request to 
        Congress.''.

SEC. 5. FORM OF AWARD.

    Section 999B(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16372(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Form of award.--The program consortium may make 
        awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative 
        agreements, or other transactions.''.

SEC. 6. PROGRAM REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT.

    Section 999B(j) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16372(j)) is amended by striking ``The National Energy Technology 
Laboratory, on behalf of the Secretary, shall'' and inserting ``The 
Secretary shall''.

SEC. 7. EXTENSION.

    Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16376) is 
amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2017''.

SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS.

    Section 999G(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16377(3)) is amended by inserting ``the greater of $4,000,000 or'' 
after ``not to exceed''.

SEC. 9. FUNDING.

    (a) Section 999H(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16378(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$150,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional 
        Natural Gas and Other Petroleum'' and inserting 
        ``Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas''.
    (b) Section 999H(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16378(f)) is amended by striking ``Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional 
Natural Gas and Other Petroleum'' and inserting ``Unconventional 
Domestic Natural Gas''.
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