[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3047 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3047

  To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of 
   Energy to establish a carbon technologies program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 12, 2019

Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Manchin) 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 require the Secretary of 
   Energy to establish a carbon technologies 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 ``Creating Opportunities And 
Leveraging Technologies for Coal Carbon Act of 2019'' or the ``COAL 
TeCC Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. CARBON TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 969. CARBON TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program of 
research, development, and demonstration for carbon engineering 
solutions to enable new uses for coal-derived carbon, including the use 
and conversion of raw coal and processed coal products in all phases, 
for--
            ``(1) commercial purposes;
            ``(2) industrial purposes;
            ``(3) defense and military purposes;
            ``(4) agricultural purposes, including soil amendments and 
        fertilizers;
            ``(5) medical and pharmaceutical applications;
            ``(6) construction and building applications;
            ``(7) energy applications; and
            ``(8) production of critical minerals.
    ``(b) Study.--The Secretary, acting jointly with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct 
a study to determine the feasibility of, and opportunities for, the 
commercialization of coal-derived carbon products.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
funds are first disbursed under the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
            ``(1) describes the progress and results of the program;
            ``(2) includes an analysis of the feasibility of the new 
        uses for coal-derived carbon researched, developed, and 
        demonstrated under subsection (a); and
            ``(3) makes recommendations for the establishment of a 
        coal-carbon products center of excellence in the 2 major coal-
        producing regions of the United States.
    ``(d) Funding.--Out of amounts made available to the Secretary and 
not otherwise obligated, the Secretary shall use to carry out this 
section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600) is amended by 
adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle F of title IX the 
following:

``Sec. 969. Carbon technologies program.''.

SEC. 3. PILOT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 
              COMMERCIALIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a 2-year 
pilot and demonstration program in each of the 2 major coal-producing 
regions of the United States for the purpose of partnering with private 
institutions in coal mining regions to accelerate the commercial 
deployment of coal-carbon products.
    (b) Funding.--Out of amounts made available to the Secretary and 
not otherwise obligated, the Secretary shall use to carry out 
subsection (a) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025, 
to be split equally between the 2 pilot and demonstration programs 
established under subsection (a).
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