[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2002 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2002

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a motor and motor-driven 
 systems market assessment and public awareness program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2014

  Mr. Pryor (for himself and Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a motor and motor-driven 
 systems market assessment and public awareness program, 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 ``Motor Systems Market Awareness Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) motors and motor-driven systems account for a 
        significant quantity of the electricity used in the United 
        States;
            (2) motor electrical energy use is determined by the 
        efficiency of the motor and the design of the motor-driven 
        system in which the motor and the drive operate;
            (3) Federal Government research on commercial and 
        industrial motors and motor-driven system use and efficiency is 
        outdated;
            (4) the Bureau of the Census has discontinued collection of 
        data on motor and generator importation, manufacture, shipment, 
        and sales;
            (5) the last Department of Energy motor market assessment 
        was conducted in 2002;
            (6) motor and motor-driven systems have changed 
        dramatically during the 12-year period ending on the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (7) a new motor and motor-driven system market assessment 
        will help United States manufacturers better understand the 
        commercial marketplace and become more globally competitive.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Energy.
            (2) Interested parties.--The term ``interested parties'' 
        includes--
                    (A) trade associations;
                    (B) motor manufacturers;
                    (C) manufacturers of variable speed drives, 
                including variable frequency drives;
                    (D) motor end users, including original equipment 
                manufacturers that use motors to drive machinery;
                    (E) permanent magnetic material manufacturers;
                    (F) electric utilities; and
                    (G) individuals and entities that conduct energy 
                efficiency programs.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.

SEC. 4. MOTOR MARKET ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with interested 
parties, shall conduct a market assessment of motors and motor-driven 
systems used in the United States.
    (b) Assessment.--In conducting the assessment under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) develop a detailed profile of the stock of motors and 
        motor-driven systems in commercial and industrial facilities of 
        the United States (as of the date of enactment of this Act);
            (2) develop a profile of commercial and industrial motor 
        and motor-driven system purchase and maintenance practices;
            (3) analyze the opportunities (by market segment) for 
        improved energy efficiency and cost savings available through--
                    (A) the use of energy efficient motors, variable 
                speed drives, servo drives, and other control 
                technologies;
                    (B) optimization of motor-driven systems; and
                    (C) substitution of existing motor designs with new 
                and future advanced motor and motor-driven system 
                designs, including--
                            (i) electronically commutated permanent 
                        magnet motors;
                            (ii) interior permanent magnet motors;
                            (iii) switched reluctance motors;
                            (iv) synchronous reluctance motors; and
                            (v) variable speed drives; and
            (4) evaluate the state of the global supply chain that 
        supports motor and drive technologies (as of the date of 
        enactment of this Act), including--
                    (A) the accessibility and sustainability of key 
                materials;
                    (B) the progress of research and development 
                directed at decreasing the quantity of heavy rare earth 
                materials required in high energy density permanent 
                magnets; and
                    (C) factors that may lead to an increase in 
                domestic manufacturing of motor and drive technologies.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall publish and make available on the website 
of the Department a report on the assessment conducted under this 
section.
    (d) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall use the assessment and 
report required under this section--
            (1) to develop recommendations to update the detailed motor 
        and motor-driven system profile on a periodic basis using 
        readily available market information; and
            (2) to identify technology and research needs that could be 
        met through joint industry and government partnership.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, in consultation with interested parties, shall establish a 
program targeted at motor end-users to increase the awareness of the 
end-users of--
            (1) the energy efficiency and cost saving opportunities 
        available to commercial and industrial facilities from using 
        higher efficiency motors and motor-driven system technologies;
            (2) motor and motor-driven system procurement and 
        management procedures; and
            (3) criteria for making decisions for new, replacement, or 
        repair of motor and motor-driven system components.
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