[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2714
To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 28, 2019
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Alexander) 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 America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E 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 ``ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. ARPA-E AMENDMENTS.
(a) Goals.--Section 5012(c) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C.
16538(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) to enhance the economic and energy security
of the United States through the development of energy
technologies that--
``(i) reduce imports of energy from foreign
sources;
``(ii) reduce energy-related emissions,
including greenhouse gases;
``(iii) improve the energy efficiency of
all economic sectors; and
``(iv) improve the resilience, reliability,
and security of infrastructure to produce,
deliver, and store energy; and''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``energy'' and inserting ``advanced''.
(b) Responsibilities.--Section 5012(e)(3)(A) of the America
COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking
``energy''.
(c) Reports and Roadmaps.--Section 5012(h) of the America COMPETES
Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``describing projects'' and
inserting the following: ``describing--
``(A) projects'';
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``,
including projects that examine topics and technologies
closely relating to other activities funded by the
Department;'' and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) an analysis of whether the Director is in
compliance with subsection (i)(1)(A) in supporting
projects that examine the topics and technologies
described in subparagraph (A); and
``(C) current, proposed, and planned projects to be
carried out pursuant to subsection (e)(3)(D).''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``October 1, 2010, and October 1,
2013'' and inserting ``October 1, 2021, and every 4
years thereafter''; and
(B) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``4''.
(d) Coordination and Nonduplication.--Section 5012(i)(1) of the
America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(i)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``that the activities'' and inserting the
following: ``that--
``(A) the activities'';
(2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) an award is not provided for a project unless
the prospective award recipient demonstrates that--
``(i) the prospective award recipient has
made a sufficient attempt to secure private
financing, as determined by the Director; or
``(ii) the project is not independently
commercially viable.''.
(e) Evaluation.--Section 5012(l) of the America COMPETES Act (42
U.S.C. 16538(l)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``After'' and all that
follows through ``years'' and inserting ``Not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of the ARPA-E Reauthorization
Act of 2019''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences''
and inserting ``a recommendation''.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5012(o)(2) of the
America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(o)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``paragraphs (4) and (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
(2) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting
the following:
``(A) $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
``(B) $497,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(C) $567,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(D) $651,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
``(E) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
(g) Technical Amendments.--Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act
(42 U.S.C. 16538) is amended--
(1) in subsection (g)(3)(A)(iii), by striking ``subpart''
each place it appears and inserting ``subparagraph''; and
(2) in subsection (o)(4)(B), by striking ``(c)(2)(D)'' and
inserting ``(c)(2)(C)''.
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