[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2688 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2688
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish an Office of
Technology Transitions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 23, 2019
Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) 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 amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish an Office of
Technology Transitions, 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 ``Technology Transitions Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS.
Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and all that follows through
``The Coordinator'' in subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Office of Technology Transitions.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the
Department an Office of Technology Transitions (referred to in
this section as the `Office').
``(2) Mission.--The mission of the Office shall be--
``(A) to expand the commercial impact of the
research investments of the Department; and
``(B) to focus on commercializing technologies that
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and technologies that
support other missions of the Department.
``(3) Goals.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out the mission and
activities of the Office, the Chief Commercialization
Officer appointed under paragraph (4) shall, with
respect to commercialization activities, meet not less
than two of the goals described in subparagraph (B)
and, to the maximum extent practicable, meet all of the
goals described in that subparagraph.
``(B) Goals described.--The goals referred to in
subparagraph (A) are the following:
``(i) Reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions.
``(ii) Ensuring economic competitiveness.
``(iii) Enhancement of domestic energy
security and national security.
``(iv) Enhancement of domestic jobs.
``(4) Chief commercialization officer.--
``(A) In general.--The Office shall be headed by an
officer, who shall be known as the `Chief
Commercialization Officer', and who shall report
directly to, and be appointed by, the Secretary.
``(B) Principal advisor.--The Chief
Commercialization Officer shall be the principal
advisor to the Secretary on all matters relating to
technology transfer and commercialization.
``(C) Qualifications.--The Chief Commercialization
Officer'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection
(d)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting
appropriately; and
(C) by striking the subsection designation and
heading and all that follows through ``The
Coordinator'' in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so
redesignated) and inserting the following:
``(D) Duties.--The Chief Commercialization
Officer'';
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) (as amended by
paragraph (2)(C)) the following:
``(5) Coordination.--In carrying out the mission and
activities of the Office, the Chief Commercialization Officer
shall coordinate with the senior leadership of the Department,
other relevant offices of the Department, National
Laboratories, the Technology Transfer Working Group established
under subsection (b), the Technology Transfer Policy Board, and
other stakeholders (including private industry).'';
(4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as
subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and
(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking
``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''.
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Energy shall conduct a review of all emission reduction
research and development programs under the Department of Energy--
(1) to identify each program the mission of which is to
develop technologies that reduce emissions;
(2) to examine the extent to which the programs identified
under paragraph (1) overlap or are duplicative;
(3) to identify the technologies available to reduce
emissions that are not covered by any of the programs
identified under paragraph (1); and
(4) to develop recommendations as to how overlapping or
duplicative programs under paragraph (2) may be combined or
restructured to be more efficient.
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