[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2495 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2495
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the
commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at
Department of Energy facilities with promising commercial potential.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2019
Ms. Haaland (for herself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the
commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at
Department of Energy facilities with promising commercial potential.
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 ``Energy Technology Maturation Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1012. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Department facility.--The term `Department facility'
includes--
``(A) a National Laboratory;
``(B) any plant or site of the Department (such as
the Kansas City National Security Campus, the Nevada
National Security Site, the Pantex Plant, and the Y-12
National Security Complex); and
``(C) any partnership of entities described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
``(2) Program.--The term `program' means the Energy
Technology Maturation Program established under subsection (b).
``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program, to
be known as the `Energy Technology Maturation Program', under which the
Secretary shall provide funding to Department facilities to facilitate
the commercialization of energy and related technologies that--
``(1) exhibit promising commercial potential; and
``(2) are developed at Department facilities.
``(c) Use of Funds.--A Department facility shall use funding
provided under the program--
``(1) to carry out additional development activities on any
technology developed at the Department facility to advance the
state of the technology to the degree that a private sector
partner would be interested in supporting commercialization of
the technology; or
``(2) in any case in which a private sector partner has
been identified and the identified private sector partner has
executed or will execute a technology partnership agreement, to
support cooperative development of a technology developed at
the Department facility for a specific commercial application
of the technology.
``(d) Applications.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive funding under
the program, a Department facility shall submit to the
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Inclusions.--An application under this subsection
shall--
``(A) include a description of--
``(i) the potential impact on markets if
the applicable technology is successfully
commercialized;
``(ii) the intended accomplishments of the
project proposed to be carried out using the
funding with respect to advancing the maturity
and commercial potential of the applicable
technology; and
``(iii) a project plan, including a
description of each activity required to be
carried out to accomplish the specific
objectives of the project; and
``(B) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Secretary that each Department facility and private
sector partner involved in the proposed project, and
any other resource required to carry out the project,
is qualified and capable of successfully completing,
and is available to complete, the project, including a
description of the roles and responsibilities proposed
to be carried out.
``(3) Multiple projects.--A Department facility may submit
to the Secretary an application for one or more technology
maturation projects under the program.
``(4) Approval by secretary.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop
criteria for evaluating applications under this
subsection, which may include--
``(i) the potential that a proposed
technology will result in a commercially
successful product within a reasonable
timeframe;
``(ii) the relative maturity of a proposed
technology for commercial application; and
``(iii) the proposed technical approach and
capability of the Department facilities and
private sector partners to successfully
implement a project.
``(B) Priority.--In selecting applicants to receive
funding under the program, the Secretary shall give
priority to an application submitted by a partnership
between--
``(i) a Department facility; and
``(ii) a small business concern.
``(e) Amount of Funding.--The amount provided to a recipient for a
technology maturation project funded under the program shall be not
more than--
``(1) $150,000 for an activity described in subsection
(c)(1); and
``(2) $750,000 for an activity described in subsection
(c)(2).
``(f) Cost-Sharing Requirements.--The cost-sharing requirements of
the program, including requirements relating to in-kind contributions,
shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with section 988.
``(g) Funding.--The Secretary may use to carry out the program--
``(1) amounts in the Energy Technology Commercialization
Fund established under section 1001(e); or
``(2) any other amounts made available to support
technology transfer within the Department.
``(h) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall include in the annual
report required under section 1001(g)(2) a description of the results
of the technology maturation projects carried out under the program.''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594) is amended by adding at
the end of the items relating to title X the following:
``Sec. 1012. Energy Technology Maturation Program.''.
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