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                                                       Calendar No. 359
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, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Tillis) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                           December 17, 2019

               Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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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.
                            ``(v) Any other missions of the Department, 
                        as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(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 program 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)''.

<DELETED>SEC. 3. REVIEW OF EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to identify each program the mission of which 
        is to develop technologies that reduce emissions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to examine the extent to which the programs 
        identified under paragraph (1) overlap or are 
        duplicative;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to identify the technologies available to 
        reduce emissions that are not covered by any of the programs 
        identified under paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to develop recommendations as to how 
        overlapping or duplicative programs under paragraph (2) may be 
        combined or restructured to be more efficient.</DELETED>

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF APPLIED ENERGY PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as 
the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a review of all applied energy 
research and development programs under the Department of Energy 
(referred to in this section as the ``Department'') that focus on 
researching and developing technologies that reduce emissions.
    (b) Requirements.--In conducting the review under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) identify each program described in that subsection the 
        mission of which is to research and develop technologies that 
        reduce emissions;
            (2) determine the type of services provided by each program 
        identified under paragraph (1), such as grants and technical 
        assistance;
            (3) determine whether there are written program goals for 
        each program identified under paragraph (1);
            (4) examine the extent to which the programs identified 
        under paragraph (1) overlap or are duplicative; and
            (5) develop recommendations--
                    (A) as to how any overlapping or duplicative 
                programs identified under paragraph (4) should be 
                restructured or consolidated, including by any 
                necessary legislation;
                    (B) as to how to identify technologies described in 
                paragraph (1) that--
                            (i) are not served by a single program 
                        office at the Department; or
                            (ii) the research and development of which 
                        may require collaboration with other Federal 
                        agencies; and
                    (C) for methods to improve the programs identified 
                under paragraph (1), including by establishing program 
                goals, assessing workforce considerations and technical 
                skills, or increasing collaboration with other Federal 
                agencies and stakeholders (including private industry).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the Secretary completes 
the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report describing the results of and the 
recommendations developed under the review.
                                                       Calendar No. 359

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2688

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish an Office of 
            Technology Transitions, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 17, 2019

                        Reported with amendments