[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5863 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5863

  To clarify section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include 
          penalties for violations of title XVII of that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 30, 2012

 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
    Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To clarify section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include 
          penalties for violations of title XVII of that Act.

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

SECTION 1. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEES.

    Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Civil Penalties.--Any official of the Federal Government who 
is responsible for the issuance of a loan guarantee under this title in 
a manner that violates the requirements of this title shall be 
personally liable for a civil penalty in an amount of at least $10,000 
but not more than $50,000 for each violation.''.
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