[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1522-S1591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     ADVANCED GEOTHERMAL INNOVATION LEADERSHIP ACT OF 2019--Resumed

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.


                      Amendment No. 1419 Withdrawn

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I withdraw amendment No. 1419.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.
  The amendment is withdrawn.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.


                    Amendment No. 1407, as Modified

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I modify the substitute amendment No. 
1407, with the changes at the desk. For the information of the Senate, 
this modification includes, among other things, acceptance of amendment 
No. 1419 offered by the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. McConnell, for the 
Senator from Iowa, Ms. Ernst.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.
  The amendment, as modified, is as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American 
     Energy Innovation Act of 2020''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                          TITLE I--INNOVATION

                         Subtitle A--Efficiency

         PART I--Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness

                          subpart a--buildings

                     Chapter 1--Building Efficiency

Sec. 1001. Commercial building energy consumption information sharing.
Sec. 1002. Energy efficiency materials pilot program.
Sec. 1003. Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools.
Sec. 1004. Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable 
              energy improvements at public school facilities.
Sec. 1005. Smart Building Acceleration.

            Chapter 2--Worker Training and Capacity Building

Sec. 1011. Building training and assessment centers.
Sec. 1012. Career skills training.

          subpart b--industrial efficiency and competitiveness

Sec. 1021. Purposes.
Sec. 1022. Future of Industry program and industrial research and 
              assessment centers.
Sec. 1023. CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program.
Sec. 1024. Sustainable manufacturing initiative.
Sec. 1025. High efficiency gas turbines.
Sec. 1026. Conforming amendments.

              subpart c--federal agency energy efficiency

Sec. 1031. Energy and water performance requirements for Federal 
              buildings.
Sec. 1032. Federal Energy Management Program.
Sec. 1033. Use of energy and water efficiency measures in Federal 
              buildings.
Sec. 1034. Federal building energy efficiency performance standards; 
              certification system and level for green buildings.
Sec. 1035. Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.
Sec. 1036. High-performance green Federal buildings.
Sec. 1037. Energy efficient data centers.

                 subpart d--rebates and certifications

Sec. 1041. Third-Party Certification Under Energy Star Program.
Sec. 1042. Extended Product System Rebate Program.
Sec. 1043. Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program.

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                        subpart e--miscellaneous

Sec. 1051. State energy conservation plans.
Sec. 1052. Report on electrochromic glass.
Sec. 1053. Advance appropriations required.

                        PART II--Weatherization

Sec. 1101. Weatherization Assistance Program.

                      Subtitle B--Renewable Energy

Sec. 1201. Hydroelectric production incentives and efficiency 
              improvements.
Sec. 1202. Marine energy research and development.
Sec. 1203. Advanced geothermal innovation leadership.
Sec. 1204. Wind energy research and development.
Sec. 1205. Solar energy research and development.

                       Subtitle C--Energy Storage

Sec. 1301. Better energy storage technology.
Sec. 1302. Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage hydropower development.

          Subtitle D--Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Sec. 1401. Fossil energy.
Sec. 1402. Establishment of coal and natural gas technology program.
Sec. 1403. Carbon storage validation and testing.
Sec. 1404. Carbon utilization program.
Sec. 1405. Carbon removal.

                          Subtitle E--Nuclear

Sec. 1501. Light water reactor sustainability program.
Sec. 1502. Nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration.
Sec. 1503. Advanced fuels development.
Sec. 1504. Nuclear science and engineering support.
Sec. 1505. University Nuclear Leadership Program.
Sec. 1506. Versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source.
Sec. 1507. Advanced nuclear reactor research and development goals.
Sec. 1508. Nuclear energy strategic plan.
Sec. 1509. Advanced nuclear fuel security program.
Sec. 1510. International nuclear energy cooperation.
Sec. 1511. Integrated Energy Systems Program.

                  Subtitle F--Industrial Technologies

                           PART I--Innovation

Sec. 1601. Purpose.
Sec. 1602. Coordination of research and development of energy efficient 
              technologies for industry.
Sec. 1603. Industrial emissions reduction technology development 
              program.
Sec. 1604. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee.
Sec. 1605. Technical assistance program to implement industrial 
              emissions reduction.

                      PART II--Smart Manufacturing

Sec. 1611. Definitions.
Sec. 1612. Development of national smart manufacturing plan.
Sec. 1613. Leveraging existing agency programs to assist small and 
              medium manufacturers.
Sec. 1614. Leveraging smart manufacturing infrastructure at National 
              Laboratories.
Sec. 1615. State manufacturing leadership.
Sec. 1616. Report.

                          Subtitle G--Vehicles

Sec. 1701. Objectives.
Sec. 1702. Coordination and nonduplication.
Sec. 1703. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1704. Reporting.
Sec. 1705. Vehicle research and development.
Sec. 1706. Medium- and heavy-duty commercial and transit vehicles 
              program.
Sec. 1707. Class 8 truck and trailer systems demonstration.
Sec. 1708. Technology testing and metrics.
Sec. 1709. Nonroad systems pilot program.
Sec. 1710. Repeal of existing authorities.

                    Subtitle H--Department of Energy

Sec. 1801. Veterans' health initiative.
Sec. 1802. Small scale LNG access.
Sec. 1803. Appalachian energy for national security.
Sec. 1804. Energy and water for sustainability.
Sec. 1805. Technology transitions.
Sec. 1806. Energy Technology Commercialization Fund cost-sharing.
Sec. 1807. State loan eligibility.
Sec. 1808. ARPA-E reauthorization.
Sec. 1809. Adjusting strategic petroleum reserve mandated drawdowns.
Sec. 1810. Western Area Power Administration pilot project.
Sec. 1811. Timing for distribution of financial assistance under the 
              State energy program.
Sec. 1812. Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 1813. Bakken and Three Forks natural gas liquids report.
Sec. 1814. Wind Blade Recycling Prize Competition.

                    TITLE II--SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY

                      Subtitle A--Mineral Security

Sec. 2101. Mineral security.
Sec. 2102. Rare earth element advanced coal technologies.
Sec. 2103. Monitoring mineral investments under Belt and Road 
              Initiative of People's Republic of China.

     Subtitle B--Cybersecurity and Grid Security and Modernization

                PART I--Cybersecurity and Grid Security

Sec. 2201. Incentives for advanced cybersecurity technology investment.
Sec. 2202. Rural and municipal utility advanced cybersecurity grant and 
              technical assistance program.
Sec. 2203. State energy security plans.
Sec. 2204. Enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships.
Sec. 2205. Enhanced grid security.

                      PART II--Grid Modernization

Sec. 2210. Grid storage program.
Sec. 2211. Technology demonstration on the distribution system.
Sec. 2212. Micro-grid and hybrid micro-grid systems program.
Sec. 2213. Electric grid architecture, scenario development, and 
              modeling.
Sec. 2214. Voluntary model pathways.
Sec. 2215. Performance metrics for electricity infrastructure 
              providers.
Sec. 2216. Voluntary State, regional, and local electricity 
              distribution planning.
Sec. 2217. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2218. Study on the implementation of microgrids in wildfire risk 
              areas.
Sec. 2219. Net metering study and evaluation.

                   Subtitle C--Workforce Development

Sec. 2301. Definitions.
Sec. 2302. Addressing insufficient compensation of employees and other 
              personnel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Sec. 2303. Report on the authority of the Secretary to implement 
              flexible compensation models.
Sec. 2304. 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board.
Sec. 2305. National Laboratory jobs access pilot program.
Sec. 2306. Clean energy workforce pilot program.
Sec. 2307. Energy-Ready Vets Program.
Sec. 2308. Wind workforce training grant program.
Sec. 2309. Veterans in wind energy.
Sec. 2310. Study and report on wind workforce.

                      TITLE III--CODE MAINTENANCE

Sec. 3001. Repeal of off-highway motor vehicles study.
Sec. 3002. Repeal of methanol study.
Sec. 3003. Repeal of state utility regulatory assistance.
Sec. 3004. Repeal of authorization of appropriations provision.
Sec. 3005. Repeal of residential energy efficiency standards study.
Sec. 3006. Repeal of weatherization study.
Sec. 3007. Repeal of report to Congress.
Sec. 3008. Repeal of survey of energy saving potential.
Sec. 3009. Repeal of report by General Services Administration.
Sec. 3010. Repeal of intergovernmental energy management planning and 
              coordination workshops.
Sec. 3011. Repeal of Inspector General audit survey and President's 
              Council on Integrity and Efficiency report to Congress.
Sec. 3012. Repeal of procurement and identification of energy efficient 
              products program.
Sec. 3013. Repeal of photovoltaic energy program.
Sec. 3014. Repeal of national action plan for demand response.
Sec. 3015. Repeal of energy auditor training and certification.
Sec. 3016. Repeal of national coal policy study.
Sec. 3017. Repeal of study on compliance problem of small electric 
              utility systems.
Sec. 3018. Repeal of study of socioeconomic impacts of increased coal 
              production and other energy development.
Sec. 3019. Repeal of study of the use of petroleum and natural gas in 
              combustors.
Sec. 3020. Repeal of authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3021. Repeal of submission of reports.
Sec. 3022. Repeal of electric utility conservation plan.
Sec. 3023. Emergency Energy Conservation repeals.
Sec. 3024. Energy Security Act repeals.
Sec. 3025. Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration Act 
              of 1980 repeals.
Sec. 3026. Repeal of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology 
              Competitiveness Act of 1989.
Sec. 3027. Repeal of hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
              program.
Sec. 3028. Repeal of study on alternative fuel use in nonroad vehicles 
              and engines.
Sec. 3029. Repeal of low interest loan program for small business fleet 
              purchases.
Sec. 3030. Repeal of technical and policy analysis for replacement fuel 
              demand and supply information.
Sec. 3031. Repeal of 1992 Report on Climate Change.
Sec. 3032. Repeal of Director of Climate Protector establishment.

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Sec. 3033. Repeal of 1994 report on global climate change emissions.
Sec. 3034. Repeal of telecommuting study.
Sec. 3035. Repeal of advanced buildings for 2005 program.
Sec. 3036. Repeal of Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
              Commercial Application Advisory Board.
Sec. 3037. Repeal of study on use of energy futures for fuel purchase.
Sec. 3038. Repeal of energy subsidy study.
Sec. 3039. Elimination and consolidation of certain America COMPETES 
              programs.
Sec. 3040. Repeal of prior limitation on compensation of the Secretary 
              of the Interior.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Energy.
       (2) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       (3) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

                          TITLE I--INNOVATION

                         Subtitle A--Efficiency

         PART I--ENERGY SAVINGS AND INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS

                          Subpart A--Buildings

                     CHAPTER 1--BUILDING EFFICIENCY

     SEC. 1001. COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION INFORMATION 
                   SHARING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Energy 
     Information Administration (referred to in this section as 
     the ``Administrator'') and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall sign, and submit to 
     Congress, an information sharing agreement (referred to in 
     this section as the ``agreement'') relating to commercial 
     building energy consumption data.
       (b) Content of Agreement.--The agreement shall--
       (1) provide that the Administrator shall have access to 
     building-specific data in the Portfolio Manager database of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (2) describe the manner in which the Administrator shall 
     incorporate appropriate data (including the data described in 
     subsection (c)) into any Commercial Buildings Energy 
     Consumption Survey (referred to in this section as ``CBECS'') 
     published after the date of enactment of this Act for the 
     purpose of analyzing and estimating building population, 
     size, location, activity, energy usage, and any other 
     relevant building characteristic; and
       (3) describe and compare--
       (A) the methodologies that the Energy Information 
     Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
     State and local government managers use to maximize the 
     quality, reliability, and integrity of data collected through 
     CBECS, the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, and State and local building energy 
     disclosure laws (including regulations), respectively, and 
     the manner in which those methodologies can be improved; and
       (B) consistencies and variations in data for buildings that 
     were captured in the 2012 CBECS cycle and in the Portfolio 
     Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (c) Data.--The data referred in subsection (b)(2) includes 
     data that--
       (1) is collected through the Portfolio Manager database of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (2) is required to be publicly available on the internet 
     under State and local government building energy disclosure 
     laws (including regulations); and
       (3) includes information on private sector buildings that 
     are not less than 250,000 square feet.
       (d) Protection of Information.--In carrying out the 
     agreement, the Administrator and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall protect information in 
     accordance with--
       (1) section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the `Freedom of Information Act');
       (2) subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code; and
       (3) any other applicable law (including regulations).

     SEC. 1002. ENERGY EFFICIENCY MATERIALS PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means a nonprofit 
     organization that applies for a grant under this section.
       (2) Energy-efficiency material.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``energy-efficiency material'' 
     means a material (including a product, equipment, or system) 
     the installation of which results in a reduction in use by a 
     nonprofit organization of energy or fuel.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``energy-efficiency material'' 
     includes--
       (i) a roof or lighting system or component of the system;
       (ii) a window;
       (iii) a door, including a security door;
       (iv) a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system or 
     component of the system (including insulation and wiring and 
     plumbing improvements needed to serve a more efficient 
     system); and
       (v) a renewable energy generation or heating system, 
     including a solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass 
     (including wood pellet) system or component of the system.
       (3) Nonprofit building.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``nonprofit building'' means a 
     building operated and owned by an organization that is 
     described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
     Code.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``nonprofit building'' includes a 
     building described in subparagraph (A) that is--
       (i) a hospital;
       (ii) a youth center;
       (iii) a school;
       (iv) a social-welfare program facility;
       (v) a faith-based organization; or
       (vi) any other nonresidential and noncommercial structure.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program to award grants for the purpose of providing 
     nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency materials.
       (c) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants under the 
     program established under subsection (b).
       (2) Application.--The Secretary may award a grant under 
     paragraph (1) if an applicant submits to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such form, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may prescribe.
       (3) Criteria for grant.--In determining whether to award a 
     grant under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall apply 
     performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to 
     applicants based on--
       (A) the energy savings achieved;
       (B) the cost-effectiveness of the use of energy-efficiency 
     materials;
       (C) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and 
     verification of energy savings; and
       (D) the financial need of the applicant.
       (4) Limitation on individual grant amount.--Each grant 
     awarded under this section shall not exceed $200,000.
       (d) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2023, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program 
     established under subsection (b) that describes--
       (1) the net reduction in energy use and energy costs under 
     the pilot program; and
       (2) for each recipient of a grant under the pilot program--
       (A) the geographic location of the recipient; and
       (B) the size of the organization of the recipient.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 1003. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   SCHOOLS.

       (a) Definition of School.--In this section, the term 
     ``school'' means--
       (1) an elementary school or secondary school (as defined in 
     section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801));
       (2) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1002(a)));
       (3) a school of the defense dependents' education system 
     under the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 
     U.S.C. 921 et seq.) or established under section 2164 of 
     title 10, United States Code;
       (4) a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education;
       (5) a tribally controlled school (as defined in section 
     5212 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 
     U.S.C. 2511)); and
       (6) a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
     316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c(b))).
       (b) Designation of Lead Agency.--The Secretary, acting 
     through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
     shall act as the lead Federal agency for coordinating and 
     disseminating information on existing Federal programs and 
     assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and 
     finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy 
     retrofitting projects for schools.
       (c) Requirements.--In carrying out coordination and 
     outreach under subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
       (1) in consultation and coordination with the appropriate 
     Federal agencies, carry out a review of existing programs and 
     financing mechanisms (including revolving loan funds and loan 
     guarantees) available in or from the Department of 
     Agriculture, the Department, the Department of Education, the 
     Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate 
     Federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and 
     facilitation that are currently used or may be used to help 
     initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable 
     energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools;
       (2) establish a Federal cross-departmental collaborative 
     coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline 
     communication and promote available Federal opportunities and 
     assistance described in paragraph (1), for energy efficiency, 
     renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects that 
     enables States, local educational agencies, and schools--
       (A) to use existing Federal opportunities more effectively; 
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       (B) to form partnerships with Governors, State energy 
     programs, local educational, financial, and energy officials, 
     State and local government officials, nonprofit 
     organizations, and other appropriate entities, to support the 
     initiation of the projects;
       (3) provide technical assistance for States, local 
     educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance 
     energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting 
     projects--
       (A) to increase the energy efficiency of buildings or 
     facilities;
       (B) to install systems that individually generate energy 
     from renewable energy resources;
       (C) to establish partnerships to leverage economies of 
     scale and additional financing mechanisms available to larger 
     clean energy initiatives; or
       (D) to promote--
       (i) the maintenance of health, environmental quality, and 
     safety in schools, including the ambient air quality, through 
     energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofit 
     projects; and
       (ii) the achievement of expected energy savings and 
     renewable energy production through proper operations and 
     maintenance practices;
       (4) develop and maintain a single online resource website 
     with contact information for relevant technical assistance 
     and support staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
     Renewable Energy for States, local educational agencies, and 
     schools to effectively access and use Federal opportunities 
     and assistance described in paragraph (1) to develop energy 
     efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting 
     projects; and
       (5) establish a process for recognition of schools that--
       (A) have successfully implemented energy efficiency, 
     renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and
       (B) are willing to serve as resources for other local 
     educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of 
     similar efforts.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report describing the implementation of this section.

     SEC. 1004. GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND 
                   RENEWABLE ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
     consortium of--
       (A) 1 local educational agency; and
       (B) 1 or more--
       (i) schools;
       (ii) nonprofit organizations;
       (iii) for-profit organizations; or
       (iv) community partners that have the knowledge and 
     capacity to partner and assist with energy improvements.
       (2) Energy improvement.--The term ``energy improvement'' 
     means--
       (A) any improvement, repair, renovation, or installation to 
     a school, including school grounds, that will result in a 
     direct reduction in school energy costs, including 
     improvements to building envelope, air conditioning, 
     ventilation, heating system, domestic hot water heating, 
     compressed air systems, distribution systems, lighting, power 
     systems, and controls;
       (B) any improvement, repair, renovation, or installation 
     that--
       (i) leads to an improvement in teacher and student health, 
     including indoor air quality, daylighting, ventilation, 
     electrical lighting, green roofs, outdoor gardens, and 
     acoustics; and
       (ii) results in a reduction in school energy costs as 
     described in subparagraph (A);
       (C) the installation of renewable energy technologies (such 
     as wind power, photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, 
     geothermal energy, hydrogen-fueled systems, biomass-based 
     systems, biofuels, anaerobic digesters, and hydropower) that 
     provide power to a school;
       (D) the installation of zero-emissions vehicle 
     infrastructure on school grounds for exclusive use of school 
     buses, school fleets, or students, or for the general public; 
     and
       (E) the purchase or lease of zero-emissions vehicles, 
     including school buses, fleet vehicles, and other operational 
     vehicles.
       (3) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
     agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7801).
       (4) Partnering local educational agency.--The term 
     ``partnering local educational agency'', when used with 
     respect to an eligible entity, means the local educational 
     agency participating in the eligible entity.
       (5) Zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure.--The term 
     ``zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure'' means 
     infrastructure used to charge or fuel--
       (A) a zero-emission vehicle (as defined in section 88.102-
     94 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulation)); or
       (B) a vehicle that does not produce exhaust emissions of 
     any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse 
     gas under any possible operational modes or conditions.
       (b) Authority.--From amounts made available for grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall award competitive 
     grants to eligible entities to make energy improvements 
     authorized by this section.
       (c) Applications.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under 
     this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require.
       (2) Contents.--The application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include each of the following:
       (A) A needs assessment of the current condition of the 
     school and facilities that are to receive the energy 
     improvements.
       (B) A draft work plan of what the eligible entity proposes 
     to achieve at the school and a description of the energy 
     improvements to be carried out.
       (C) A description of the capacity of the eligible entity to 
     provide services and comprehensive support to make the energy 
     improvements.
       (D) An assessment of the applicant's expected needs of the 
     eligible entity for operation and maintenance training funds, 
     and a plan for use of those funds, if any.
       (E) An assessment of the expected energy, safety, and 
     health benefits of the energy improvements.
       (F) A lifecycle cost estimate of the proposed energy 
     improvements.
       (G) An identification of other resources that are available 
     to carry out the activities for which funds are requested 
     under this section, including the availability of utility 
     programs and public benefit funds.
       (d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give a priority to eligible entities--
       (1) that have renovation, repair, and improvement funding 
     needs; and
       (2)(A) that serve a high percentage, as determined by the 
     Secretary, of students who are eligible for a free or reduced 
     price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) (which may be calculated 
     for students in a high school (as defined by section 8101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7801)) using data from the schools that feed into the high 
     school); or
       (B) with a participating local educational agency 
     designated with a school district locale code of 41, 42, or 
     43, as determined by the National Center for Education 
     Statistics in consultation with the Bureau of the Census.
       (e) Competitive Criteria.--The competitive criteria used by 
     the Secretary to award grants under this section shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The difference between the fiscal capacity of the 
     eligible entity to carry out, and the needs of the partnering 
     local educational agency for, energy improvements at school 
     facilities, including--
       (A) the current and historic ability of the partnering 
     local educational agency to raise funds for construction, 
     renovation, modernization, and major repair projects for 
     schools;
       (B) whether the partnering local educational agency has 
     been able to issue bonds or receive other funds to support 
     current infrastructure needs of the partnering local 
     educational agency; and
       (C) the bond rating of the partnering local educational 
     agency.
       (2) The likelihood that the partnering local educational 
     agency or eligible entity will maintain in good condition, 
     and operate, the energy improvements at any facility the 
     improvement of which is assisted.
       (3) The potential energy, health, and safety benefits from 
     the proposed energy improvements, considering factors 
     including the degree of efficiency, energy savings, and 
     renewable energy generation in proportion to school facility 
     size and usage.
       (f) Use of Grant Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under 
     this section shall use the grant amounts only to make the 
     energy improvements described in the application, subject to 
     the other provisions of this subsection.
       (2) Operation and maintenance training.--An eligible entity 
     receiving a grant under this section may use not more than 5 
     percent of the grant amounts for operation and maintenance 
     training for energy efficiency and renewable energy 
     improvements (such as maintenance staff and teacher training, 
     education, and preventative maintenance training).
       (3) Audit.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under this 
     section may use funds under the grant for a third-party 
     investigation and analysis for energy improvements (such as 
     energy audits and existing building commissioning).
       (4) Continuing education.--An eligible entity receiving a 
     grant under this section may use not more than 3 percent of 
     the grant amounts to develop a continuing education 
     curriculum relating to energy improvements.
       (g) Contracting Requirements.--
       (1) Davis-bacon.--Any laborer or mechanic employed by any 
     contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on any 
     energy improvements funded by a grant under this section 
     shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing 
     on similar construction in the locality as determined by the 
     Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
     40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-
     Bacon Act'').
       (2) Competition.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this section shall ensure that, if the eligible entity 
     uses grant funds to carry out repair or renovation through a 
     contract, any such contract process--
       (A) ensures the maximum number of qualified bidders, 
     including small, minority, and

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     women-owned businesses, through full and open competition; 
     and
       (B) gives priority to businesses located in, or resources 
     common to, the State or the geographical area in which the 
     project is carried out.
       (h) Reporting.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Secretary, at such 
     time as the Secretary may require, a report describing the 
     use of such funds for energy improvements, the estimated cost 
     savings realized by those energy improvements, the results of 
     any audit, the use of any utility programs and public benefit 
     funds, and the use of performance tracking for energy 
     improvements.
       (i) Best Practices.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and publish 
     guidelines and best practices for activities carried out 
     under this section.
       (2) Development.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) establish minimum technical requirements for the 
     conduct of energy audits and indoor environmental quality 
     assessments; and
       (B) make publicly accessible on the website of the 
     Department a brief annual report on the implementation of 
     this section.
       (3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to eligible entities to implement the 
     guidelines and best practices developed under paragraph (1).
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

     SEC. 1005. SMART BUILDING ACCELERATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Federal Smart 
     Building Program established under subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Smart building.--The term ``smart building'' means a 
     building, or collection of buildings, with an energy system 
     that--
       (A) is flexible and automated;
       (B) has extensive operational monitoring and communication 
     connectivity, allowing remote monitoring and analysis of all 
     building functions;
       (C) takes a systems-based approach in integrating the 
     overall building operations for control of energy generation, 
     consumption, and storage;
       (D) communicates with utilities and other third-party 
     commercial entities, if appropriate;
       (E) protects the health and safety of occupants and 
     workers; and
       (F) is cybersecure.
       (3) Smart building accelerator.--The term ``smart building 
     accelerator'' means an initiative that is designed to 
     demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches--
       (A) with clear goals and a clear timeline; and
       (B) that, on successful demonstration, would accelerate 
     investment in energy efficiency.
       (b) Federal Smart Building Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation 
     with the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, as appropriate, establish a program to 
     be known as the ``Federal Smart Building Program''--
       (A) to implement smart building technology; and
       (B) to demonstrate the costs and benefits of smart 
     buildings.
       (2) Selection.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     selection of not fewer than 1 building from among each of 
     several key Federal agencies, as described in paragraph (4), 
     to compose an appropriately diverse set of smart buildings 
     based on size, type, and geographic location.
       (B) Inclusion of commercially operated buildings.--In 
     making selections under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
     include buildings that are owned by the Federal Government 
     but are commercially operated.
       (C) Inclusion of multifamily buildings participating in 
     federal assistance or loan guarantee programs.--In making 
     selections under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
     include--
       (i) a multifamily building in a public housing project;
       (ii) a multifamily building in a multifamily housing 
     project receiving rental assistance under subsection (b) of 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) that is attached to the structure pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(2) of such section 8; and
       (iii) a multifamily building for which the mortgage secured 
     by the building is guaranteed by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development.
       (3) Targets.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish targets 
     for the number of smart buildings to be commissioned and 
     evaluated by key Federal agencies by 3 years and 6 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (4) Federal agency described.--The key Federal agencies 
     referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall include buildings 
     operated by--
       (A) the Department of the Army;
       (B) the Department of the Navy;
       (C) the Department of the Air Force;
       (D) the Department;
       (E) the Department of the Interior;
       (F) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
       (G) the General Services Administration; and
       (H) the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       (5) Requirement.--In implementing the program, the 
     Secretary shall leverage existing financing mechanisms 
     including energy savings performance contracts, utility 
     energy service contracts, and annual appropriations.
       (6) Evaluation.--Using the guidelines of the Federal Energy 
     Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, 
     measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall evaluate 
     the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under 
     paragraph (2), including an identification of--
       (A) which advanced building technologies--
       (i) are most cost-effective; and
       (ii) show the most promise for--

       (I) increasing building energy savings;
       (II) increasing service performance to building occupants;
       (III) reducing environmental impacts; and
       (IV) establishing cybersecurity; and

       (B) any other information the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (7) Awards.--The Secretary may expand awards made under the 
     Federal Energy Management Program and the Better Building 
     Challenge to recognize specific agency achievements in 
     accelerating the adoption of smart building technologies.
       (c) Survey of Private Sector Smart Buildings.--
       (1) Survey.--The Secretary shall conduct a survey of 
     privately owned smart buildings throughout the United States, 
     including commercial buildings, laboratory facilities, 
     hospitals, multifamily residential buildings, and buildings 
     owned by nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher 
     education.
       (2) Selection.--From among the smart buildings surveyed 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select not fewer 
     than 1 building each from an appropriate range of building 
     sizes, types, and geographic locations.
       (3) Evaluation.--Using the guidelines of the Federal Energy 
     Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, 
     measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall evaluate 
     the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under 
     paragraph (1), including an identification of--
       (A) which advanced building technologies and systems--
       (i) are most cost-effective; and
       (ii) show the most promise for--

       (I) increasing building energy savings;
       (II) increasing service performance to building occupants;
       (III) reducing environmental impacts; and
       (IV) establishing cybersecurity; and

       (B) any other information the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (d) Leveraging Existing Programs.--
       (1) Better building challenge.--As part of the Better 
     Building Challenge of the Department, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with major private sector property owners, shall 
     develop smart building accelerators to demonstrate innovative 
     policies and approaches that will accelerate the transition 
     to smart buildings in the public, institutional, and 
     commercial buildings sectors.
       (2) Research and development.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research and 
     development to address key barriers to the integration of 
     advanced building technologies and to accelerate the 
     transition to smart buildings.
       (B) Inclusion.--The research and development conducted 
     under subparagraph (A) shall include research and development 
     on--
       (i) achieving whole-building, systems-level efficiency 
     through smart system and component integration;
       (ii) improving physical components, such as sensors and 
     controls, to be adaptive, anticipatory, and networked;
       (iii) reducing the cost of key components to accelerate the 
     adoption of smart building technologies;
       (iv) data management, including the capture and analysis of 
     data and the interoperability of the energy systems;
       (v) in consultation with the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, protecting against cybersecurity threats and 
     addressing security vulnerabilities of building systems or 
     equipment;
       (vi) business models, including how business models may 
     limit the adoption of smart building technologies and how to 
     support transactive energy;
       (vii) integration and application of combined heat and 
     power systems and energy storage for resiliency;
       (viii) characterization of buildings and components;
       (ix) consumer and utility protections;
       (x) continuous management, including the challenges of 
     managing multiple energy systems and optimizing systems for 
     disparate stakeholders; and
       (xi) other areas of research and development, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until a 
     total of 3 reports have been made, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources, Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation, and Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, and 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     on--

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       (1) the establishment of the Federal Smart Building Program 
     and the evaluation of Federal smart buildings under 
     subsection (b);
       (2) the survey and evaluation of private sector smart 
     buildings under subsection (c); and
       (3) any recommendations of the Secretary to further 
     accelerate the transition to smart buildings.

            CHAPTER 2--WORKER TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

     SEC. 1011. BUILDING TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants to 
     institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) and 
     Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 316(b) 
     of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))) to establish building 
     training and assessment centers--
       (1) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy 
     efficiency and environmental performance in buildings;
       (2) to promote the application of emerging concepts and 
     technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;
       (3) to train engineers, architects, building scientists, 
     building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and 
     building technicians in energy-efficient design and 
     operation;
       (4) to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal 
     Colleges or Universities in training building technicians;
       (5) to promote research and development for the use of 
     alternative energy sources and distributed generation to 
     supply heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-
     intensive buildings; and
       (6) to coordinate with and assist State-accredited 
     technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal 
     Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture and ensure appropriate 
     services are provided under this section to each region of 
     the United States.
       (b) Coordination and Nonduplication.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate the program 
     with the industrial research and assessment centers program 
     and with other Federal programs to avoid duplication of 
     effort.
       (2) Collocation.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
     building, training, and assessment centers established under 
     this section shall be collocated with Industrial Assessment 
     Centers.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

     SEC. 1012. CAREER SKILLS TRAINING.

       (a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the 
     term ``eligible entity'' means a nonprofit partnership that--
       (1) includes the equal participation of industry, including 
     public or private employers, and labor organizations, 
     including joint labor-management training programs;
       (2) may include workforce investment boards, community-
     based organizations, qualified service and conservation 
     corps, educational institutions, small businesses, 
     cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies, and veterans 
     service organizations; and
       (3) demonstrates--
       (A) experience in implementing and operating worker skills 
     training and education programs;
       (B) the ability to identify and involve in training 
     programs carried out under this section, target populations 
     of individuals who would benefit from training and be 
     actively involved in activities relating to energy efficiency 
     and renewable energy industries; and
       (C) the ability to help individuals achieve economic self-
     sufficiency.
       (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
     eligible entities to pay the Federal share of associated 
     career skills training programs under which students 
     concurrently receive classroom instruction and on-the-job 
     training for the purpose of obtaining an industry-related 
     certification to install energy efficient buildings 
     technologies.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     carrying out a career skills training program described in 
     subsection (a) shall be 50 percent.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

          Subpart B--Industrial Efficiency and Competitiveness

     SEC. 1021. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this subpart are--
       (1) to establish a clear and consistent authority for 
     industrial efficiency programs of the Department;
       (2) to accelerate the deployment of technologies and 
     practices that will increase industrial energy efficiency and 
     improve productivity;
       (3) to accelerate the development and demonstration of 
     technologies that will assist the deployment goals of the 
     industrial efficiency programs of the Department and increase 
     manufacturing efficiency;
       (4) to stimulate domestic economic growth and improve 
     industrial productivity and competitiveness;
       (5) to meet the future workforce needs of industry; and
       (6) to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State 
     governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.

     SEC. 1022. FUTURE OF INDUSTRY PROGRAM AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH 
                   AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS.

       (a) Future of Industry Program.--Section 452 of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following: ``future of industry program'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) water and wastewater treatment facilities, including 
     systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural 
     waste; and'';
       (3) by striking subsection (e); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (b) Industrial Research and Assessment Centers.--Subtitle D 
     of title IV of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 454. INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Energy service provider.--The term `energy service 
     provider' means--
       ``(A) any business providing technology or services to 
     improve the energy efficiency, water efficiency, power 
     factor, or load management of a manufacturing site or other 
     industrial process in an energy-intensive industry (as 
     defined in section 452(a)); and
       ``(B) any utility operating under a utility energy service 
     project.
       ``(2) Industrial research and assessment center.--The term 
     `industrial research and assessment center' means--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education-based industrial 
     research and assessment center that is funded by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b); and
       ``(B) an industrial research and assessment center at a 
     trade school, community college, or union training program 
     that is funded by the Secretary under subsection (f).
       ``(b) Institution of Higher Education-Based Industrial 
     Research and Assessment Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide funding to 
     institution of higher education-based industrial research and 
     assessment centers.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of each institution of higher 
     education-based industrial research and assessment center 
     shall be--
       ``(A) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy 
     efficiency and environmental performance, including 
     implementation of--
       ``(i) smart manufacturing;
       ``(ii) energy management systems;
       ``(iii) sustainable manufacturing; and
       ``(iv) information technology advancements for supply chain 
     analysis, logistics, system monitoring, industrial and 
     manufacturing processes, and other purposes;
       ``(B) to promote applications of emerging concepts and 
     technologies in small- and medium-sized manufacturers 
     (including water and wastewater treatment facilities and 
     federally owned manufacturing facilities);
       ``(C) to promote research and development for the use of 
     alternative energy sources to supply heat, power, and new 
     feedstocks for energy-intensive industries;
       ``(D) to coordinate with appropriate Federal and State 
     research offices;
       ``(E) to provide a clearinghouse for industrial process and 
     energy efficiency technical assistance resources; and
       ``(F) to coordinate with State-accredited technical 
     training centers and community colleges, while ensuring 
     appropriate services to all regions of the United States.
       ``(c) Coordination.--To increase the value and capabilities 
     of the industrial research and assessment centers, the 
     centers shall--
       ``(1) coordinate with Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
     Centers of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology;
       ``(2) coordinate with the Federal Energy Management Program 
     and the Building Technologies Program of the Department of 
     Energy to provide building assessment services to 
     manufacturers;
       ``(3) increase partnerships with the National Laboratories 
     of the Department of Energy to leverage the expertise, 
     technologies, and research and development capabilities of 
     the National Laboratories for national industrial and 
     manufacturing needs;
       ``(4) increase partnerships with energy service providers 
     and technology providers to leverage private sector expertise 
     and accelerate deployment of new and existing technologies 
     and processes for energy efficiency, power factor, and load 
     management;
       ``(5) identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas 
     emissions and other air emissions; and
       ``(6) promote sustainable manufacturing practices for 
     small- and medium-sized manufacturers.
       ``(d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall provide funding for--
       ``(1) outreach activities by the industrial research and 
     assessment centers to inform small- and medium-sized 
     manufacturers of the information, technologies, and services 
     available; and
       ``(2) coordination activities by each industrial research 
     and assessment center to leverage efforts with--
       ``(A) Federal and State efforts;
       ``(B) the efforts of utilities and energy service 
     providers;
       ``(C) the efforts of regional energy efficiency 
     organizations; and
       ``(D) the efforts of other industrial research and 
     assessment centers.

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       ``(e) Centers of Excellence.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     Center of Excellence at not more than 5 of the highest-
     performing industrial research and assessment centers, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Duties.--A Center of Excellence shall coordinate with 
     and advise the industrial research and assessment centers 
     located in the region of the Center of Excellence, 
     including--
       ``(A) by mentoring new directors and staff of the 
     industrial research and assessment centers with respect to--
       ``(i) the availability of resources; and
       ``(ii) best practices for carrying out assessments, 
     including through the participation of the staff of the 
     Center of Excellence in assessments carried out by new 
     industrial research and assessment centers;
       ``(B) by providing training to staff and students at the 
     industrial research and assessment centers on new 
     technologies, practices, and tools to expand the scope and 
     impact of the assessments carried out by the centers;
       ``(C) by assisting the industrial research and assessment 
     centers with specialized technical opportunities, including 
     by providing a clearinghouse of available expertise and tools 
     to assist the centers and clients of the centers in assessing 
     and implementing those opportunities;
       ``(D) by identifying and coordinating with regional, State, 
     local, and utility energy efficiency programs for the purpose 
     of facilitating efforts by industrial research and assessment 
     centers to connect industrial facilities receiving 
     assessments from those centers with regional, State, local, 
     and utility energy efficiency programs that could aid the 
     industrial facilities in implementing any recommendations 
     resulting from the assessments;
       ``(E) by facilitating coordination between the industrial 
     research and assessment centers and other Federal programs 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c); 
     and
       ``(F) by coordinating the outreach activities of the 
     industrial research and assessment centers under subsection 
     (d)(1).
       ``(3) Funding.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, for each fiscal year, out of any amounts made 
     available to carry out this section under subsection (i), the 
     Secretary shall use not less than $500,000 to support each 
     Center of Excellence.
       ``(f) Expansion of Industrial Research and Assessment 
     Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide funding to 
     establish additional industrial research and assessment 
     centers at trade schools, community colleges, and union 
     training programs.
       ``(2) Purpose.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), to the 
     maximum extent practicable, an industrial research and 
     assessment center established under paragraph (1) shall have 
     the same purpose as an institution of higher education-based 
     industrial research center that is funded by the Secretary 
     under subsection (b)(1).
       ``(B) Consideration of capabilities.--In evaluating or 
     establishing the purpose of an industrial research and 
     assessment center established under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration the varying 
     capabilities of trade schools, community colleges, and union 
     training programs.
       ``(g) Workforce Training.--
       ``(1) Internships.--The Secretary shall pay the Federal 
     share of associated internship programs under which students 
     work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy 
     service providers to implement the recommendations of 
     industrial research and assessment centers.
       ``(2) Apprenticeships.--The Secretary shall pay the Federal 
     share of associated apprenticeship programs under which--
       ``(A) students work with or for industries, manufacturers, 
     and energy service providers to implement the recommendations 
     of industrial research and assessment centers; and
       ``(B) employees of facilities that have received an 
     assessment from an industrial research and assessment center 
     work with or for an industrial research and assessment center 
     to gain knowledge on engineering practices and processes to 
     improve productivity and energy savings.
       ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     carrying out internship programs described in paragraph (1) 
     and apprenticeship programs described in paragraph (2) shall 
     be 50 percent.
       ``(h) Small Business Loans.--The Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, expedite consideration of applications from 
     eligible small business concerns for loans under the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) to implement 
     recommendations developed by the industrial research and 
     assessment centers.
       ``(i) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each 
     fiscal year, to remain available until expended.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. prec. 
     17001) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating 
     to subtitle D of title IV the following:

``Sec. 454. Industrial research and assessment centers.''.

     SEC. 1023. CHP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 375 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6345) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 375. CHP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Renaming.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Clean Energy Application Centers of 
     the Department of Energy are redesignated as the CHP 
     Technical Assistance Partnership Program (referred to in this 
     section as the `Program').
       ``(2) Program description.--The Program shall consist of--
       ``(A) the 10 regional CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships 
     in existence on the date of enactment of the American Energy 
     Innovation Act of 2020;
       ``(B) any other regional CHP Technical Assistance 
     Partnerships as the Secretary may establish; and
       ``(C) any supporting technical activities under the 
     Technical Partnership Program of the Advanced Manufacturing 
     Office of the Department of Energy.
       ``(3) References.--Any reference in any law, rule, 
     regulation, or publication to a Combined Heat and Power 
     Application Center or a Clean Energy Application Center shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the Program.
       ``(b) CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Program shall--
       ``(A) operate programs to encourage deployment of combined 
     heat and power, waste heat to power, and efficient district 
     energy (collectively referred to in this subsection as `CHP') 
     technologies by providing education and outreach--
       ``(i) to building, industrial, and electric and natural gas 
     utility professionals;
       ``(ii) to State and local policymakers; and
       ``(iii) to other individuals and organizations with an 
     interest in efficient energy use, local or opportunity fuel 
     use, resiliency, energy security, microgrids, and district 
     energy; and
       ``(B) provide project-specific support to building and 
     industrial professionals through economic and engineering 
     assessments and advisory activities.
       ``(2) Funding for certain activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Program shall make funds available 
     to institutions of higher education, research centers, and 
     other appropriate institutions to ensure the continued 
     operation and effectiveness of regional CHP Technical 
     Assistance Partnerships.
       ``(B) Use of funds.--Funds made available under 
     subparagraph (A) may be used--
       ``(i) to research, develop, and distribute informational 
     materials relevant to manufacturers, commercial buildings, 
     institutional facilities, and Federal sites;
       ``(ii) to support the mission goals of the Department of 
     Defense relating to CHP and microgrid technologies;
       ``(iii) to continuously maintain and update--

       ``(I) the CHP installation database;
       ``(II) CHP technology potential analyses;
       ``(III) State CHP resource websites; and
       ``(IV) CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships websites;

       ``(iv) to research, develop, and conduct workshops, 
     reports, seminars, internet programs, CHP resiliency 
     resources, and other activities to provide education to end 
     users, regulators, and stakeholders in a manner that leads to 
     the deployment of CHP technologies;
       ``(v) to provide or coordinate onsite assessments for sites 
     and enterprises that may consider deployment of CHP 
     technology;
       ``(vi) to identify candidates for deployment of CHP 
     technologies, hybrid renewable-CHP technologies, microgrids, 
     and clean energy;
       ``(vii) to provide nonbiased engineering support to sites 
     considering deployment of CHP technologies;
       ``(viii) to assist organizations developing clean energy 
     technologies and policies in overcoming barriers to 
     deployment; and
       ``(ix) to assist with field validation and performance 
     evaluations of CHP and other clean energy technologies 
     implemented.
       ``(C) Duration.--The Program shall make funds available 
     under subparagraph (A) for a period of 5 years.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 372(g) of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6342(g)) is amended by 
     striking ``Clean Energy Applications Center operated by the 
     Secretary of Energy'' and inserting ``regional CHP Technical 
     Assistance Partnerships''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 89 
     Stat. 872; 92 Stat. 3272) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 375 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 375. CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program.''.

     SEC. 1024. SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Part E of title III of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6341 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 376. SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE.

       ``(a) In General.--As part of the Office of Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy, 
     the Secretary, on the request of a manufacturer, shall carry 
     out onsite technical assessments to identify opportunities 
     for--

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       ``(1) maximizing the energy efficiency of industrial 
     processes and cross-cutting systems;
       ``(2) preventing pollution and minimizing waste;
       ``(3) improving efficient use of water in manufacturing 
     processes;
       ``(4) conserving natural resources; and
       ``(5) achieving such other goals as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(b) Coordination.--To implement any recommendations 
     resulting from an onsite technical assessment carried out 
     under subsection (a) and to accelerate the adoption of new 
     and existing technologies and processes that improve energy 
     efficiency, the Secretary shall coordinate with--
       ``(1) the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department 
     of Energy;
       ``(2) the Building Technologies Office of the Department of 
     Energy;
       ``(3) the Federal Energy Management Program of the 
     Department of Energy; and
       ``(4) the private sector and other appropriate agencies, 
     including the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       ``(c) Research and Development Program for Sustainable 
     Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies and Processes.--As 
     part of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department 
     of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a joint industry-
     government partnership program to research, develop, and 
     demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial 
     technologies and processes that maximize the energy 
     efficiency of industrial plants, reduce pollution, and 
     conserve natural resources.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is 
     amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part E 
     of title III the following:

``Sec. 376. Sustainable manufacturing initiative.''.

     SEC. 1025. HIGH EFFICIENCY GAS TURBINES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Secretary''), shall carry out a multiyear, 
     multiphase program (referred to in this section as the 
     ``program'') of research, development, and technology 
     demonstration to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used 
     in power generation systems and aviation.
       (b) Program Elements.--The program shall--
       (1) support first-of-a-kind engineering and detailed gas 
     turbine design for small-scale and utility-scale electric 
     power generation, including--
       (A) high temperature materials, including superalloys, 
     coatings, and ceramics;
       (B) improved heat transfer capability;
       (C) manufacturing technology required to construct complex 
     3-dimensional geometry parts with improved aerodynamic 
     capability;
       (D) combustion technology to produce higher firing 
     temperature while lowering nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide 
     emissions per unit of output;
       (E) advanced controls and systems integration;
       (F) advanced high performance compressor technology; and
       (G) validation facilities for the testing of components and 
     subsystems;
       (2) include technology demonstration through component 
     testing, subscale testing, and full-scale testing in existing 
     fleets;
       (3) include field demonstrations of the developed 
     technology elements to demonstrate technical and economic 
     feasibility;
       (4) assess overall combined cycle and simple cycle system 
     performance;
       (5) increase fuel flexibility by enabling gas turbines to 
     operate with high proportions of hydrogen or other renewable 
     gas fuels;
       (6) enhance foundational knowledge needed for low-emission 
     combustion systems that can work in high-pressure, high-
     temperature environments required for high-efficiency cycles;
       (7) increase operational flexibility by reducing turbine 
     start-up times and improving the ability to accommodate 
     flexible power demand; and
       (8) include any other elements necessary to achieve the 
     goals described in subsection (c), as determined by the 
     Secretary in consultation with private industry.
       (c) Program Goals.--
       (1) In general.--The goals of the program shall be--
       (A) in phase I, to develop a conceptual design of, and to 
     develop and demonstrate the technology required for--
       (i) advanced high efficiency gas turbines to achieve, on a 
     lower heating value basis--

       (I) a combined cycle efficiency of not less than 65 
     percent; or
       (II) a simple cycle efficiency of not less than 47 percent; 
     and

       (ii) aviation gas turbines to achieve a 25 percent 
     reduction in fuel burn by improving fuel efficiency to 
     existing best-in-class turbo-fan engines; and
       (B) in phase II, to develop a conceptual design of advanced 
     high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve, on a lower 
     heating value basis--
       (i) a combined cycle efficiency of not less than 67 
     percent; or
       (ii) a simple cycle efficiency of not less than 50 percent.
       (2) Additional goals.--If a goal described in paragraph (1) 
     has been achieved, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     private industry and the National Academy of Sciences, may 
     develop additional goals or phases for advanced gas turbine 
     research and development.
       (d) Financial Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide financial 
     assistance, including grants, to carry out the program.
       (2) Proposals.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit proposals 
     from industry, small businesses, universities, and other 
     appropriate parties for conducting activities under this 
     section.
       (3) Considerations.--In selecting proposed projects to 
     receive financial assistance under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give special consideration to the extent to 
     which the proposed project will--
       (A) stimulate the creation or increased retention of jobs 
     in the United States; and
       (B) promote and enhance technology leadership in the United 
     States.
       (4) Competitive awards.--The Secretary shall provide 
     financial assistance under this section on a competitive 
     basis, with an emphasis on technical merit.
       (5) Cost sharing.--Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to financial assistance 
     provided under this section.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

     SEC. 1026. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15811) is repealed.
       (b) Sections 131, 132, 133, 2103, and 2107 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6348, 6349, 6350, 13453, 13456) 
     are repealed.
       (c) Section 2101(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13451(a)) is amended in the third sentence by striking 
     ``sections 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, and 2108'' and 
     inserting ``sections 2102, 2104, 2105, 2106, and 2108 of this 
     Act and section 376 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act,''.

              Subpart C--Federal Agency Energy Efficiency

     SEC. 1031. ENERGY AND WATER PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 543 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and water'' 
     after ``energy'';
       (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Energy and Water Performance Requirements for Federal 
     Buildings.--
       ``(1) Energy requirements.--Subject to paragraph (3), to 
     the maximum extent life cycle cost-effective (as defined in 
     subsection (f)(1)), each agency shall apply energy 
     conservation measures to, and shall improve the design for 
     the construction of, the Federal buildings of the agency 
     (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that 
     the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal 
     buildings of the agency in fiscal years 2021 through 2028 is 
     reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross 
     square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal 
     year 2018, by the percentage specified in the following 
     table:

                                                             Percentage
``Fiscal Year                                                 Reduction
  2021.............................................................2.5 
  2022.............................................................. 5 
  2023.............................................................7.5 
  2024..............................................................10 
  2025............................................................12.5 
  2026..............................................................15 
  2027............................................................17.5 
  2028..............................................................20.

       ``(2) Water requirements.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     head of each Federal agency shall, for each of fiscal years 
     2021 through 2030, improve water use efficiency and 
     management, including stormwater management, at facilities of 
     the agency by reducing agency potable water consumption 
     intensity--
       ``(A) by reducing potable water consumption by 54 percent 
     by fiscal year 2030, relative to the potable water 
     consumption of the agency in fiscal year 2007, through 
     reductions of 2 percent each fiscal year (as measured in 
     gallons per gross square foot);
       ``(B) by reducing the industrial, landscaping, and 
     agricultural water consumption of the agency, as compared to 
     a baseline of that consumption by the agency in fiscal year 
     2010, through reductions of 2 percent each fiscal year (as 
     measured in gallons); and
       ``(C) by installing appropriate infrastructure features on 
     federally owned property to improve stormwater and wastewater 
     management.
       ``(3) Energy and water intensive building exclusion.--
       ``(A) In general.--An agency may exclude from the 
     requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) any building 
     (including the associated energy consumption and gross square 
     footage of the building) in which energy and water intensive 
     activities are carried out.
       ``(B) Reports.--Each agency shall identify and include in 
     each report under section 548(a) each building designated by 
     the agency for exclusion under subparagraph (A) during the 
     period covered by the report.
       ``(4) Recommendations.--Not later than December 31, 2026, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) review the results of the implementation of the 
     energy and water performance requirements established under 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) submit to Congress recommendations concerning energy 
     performance requirements for fiscal years 2029 through 2038; 
     and
       ``(C) submit to Congress recommendations concerning water 
     performance requirements for fiscal years 2031 through 
     2040.'';

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       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Water'' 
     after ``Energy''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Each agency shall--
       ``(A) not later than October 1, 2022, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, begin installing in Federal buildings owned by 
     the United States all energy and water conservation measures 
     determined by the Secretary to be life cycle cost-effective 
     (as defined in subsection (f)(1)); and
       ``(B) complete the installation described in subparagraph 
     (A) as soon as practicable after the date referred to in that 
     subparagraph.
       ``(2) Explanation of noncompliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an agency fails to comply with 
     paragraph (1), the agency shall submit to the Secretary, 
     using guidelines developed by the Secretary, an explanation 
     of the reasons for the failure.
       ``(B) Report to congress.--Not later than October 1, 2021, 
     and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report that describes any noncompliance by an 
     agency with the requirements of paragraph (1).'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``An 
     agency'' and inserting ``The head of each agency''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or water'' after ``energy'' each place 
     it appears; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``or water'' after 
     ``energy'';
       (5) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``and water'' after 
     ``energy'';
       (6) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Water'' 
     after ``Energy'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence--

       (I) by striking ``October 1, 2012'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 2022'';
       (II) by inserting ``and water'' after ``energy''; and
       (III) by inserting ``and water'' after ``electricity'';

       (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ``and water'' 
     after ``electricity''; and
       (iii) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ``and water'' 
     after ``energy'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``and'' before ``Federal''; and
       (II) by inserting ``and any other person the Secretary 
     deems necessary,'' before ``shall'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ``and water'' after 
     ``energy'' each place it appears;
       (II) in clause (ii), by inserting ``and water'' after 
     ``energy''; and
       (III) in clause (iv), by inserting ``and water'' after 
     ``energy''; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Update.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall update 
     the guidelines established under subparagraph (A) to take 
     into account water efficiency requirements under this 
     section.'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``established under paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``updated under paragraph (2)(C)''; and
       (E) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting ``the 
     American Energy Innovation Act of 2020''; and
       (II) by inserting ``and water'' before ``use in''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), in the matter preceding 
     clause (I), by inserting ``and water'' after ``energy''; and
       (7) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) Ongoing commissioning.--The term `ongoing 
     commissioning' means an ongoing process of commissioning 
     using monitored data, the primary goal of which is to ensure 
     continuous optimum performance of a facility, in accordance 
     with design or operating needs, over the useful life of the 
     facility, while meeting facility occupancy requirements.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and water'' before 
     ``use'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``energy'' before ``efficiency''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or water'' before ``use''; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Energy management system.--An energy manager 
     designated for a facility under subparagraph (A) shall take 
     into consideration--
       ``(i) the use of a system to manage energy and water use at 
     the facility; and
       ``(ii) the applicability of the certification of the 
     facility in accordance with the International Organization 
     for Standardization standard numbered 50001 and entitled 
     `Energy Management Systems'.'';
       (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Energy and water evaluations and commissioning.--
       ``(A) Evaluations.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, and 
     annually thereafter, each energy manager shall complete, for 
     the preceding calendar year, a comprehensive energy and water 
     evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning for 
     approximately 25 percent of the facilities of the applicable 
     agency that meet the criteria under paragraph (2)(B) in a 
     manner that ensures that an evaluation of each facility is 
     completed not less frequently than once every 4 years.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--An evaluation and recommissioning or 
     retrocommissioning shall not be required under subparagraph 
     (A) with respect to a facility that, as of the date on which 
     the evaluation and recommissioning or retrocommissioning 
     would occur--
       ``(i) has had a comprehensive energy and water evaluation 
     during the preceding 8-year period;
       ``(ii)(I) has been commissioned, recommissioned, or 
     retrocommissioned during the preceding 10-year period; or
       ``(II) is under ongoing commissioning, recommissioning, or 
     retrocomissioning;
       ``(iii) has not had a major change in function or use since 
     the previous evaluation and recommissioning or 
     retrocommissioning;
       ``(iv) has been benchmarked with public disclosure under 
     paragraph (8) during the preceding calendar year; and
       ``(v)(I) based on the benchmarking described in clause 
     (iv), has achieved at a facility level the most recent 
     cumulative energy savings target under subsection (a) 
     compared to the earlier of--

       ``(aa) the date of the most recent evaluation; or
       ``(bb) the date--

       ``(AA) of the most recent commissioning, recommissioning, 
     or retrocommissioning; or
       ``(BB) on which ongoing commissioning began; or
       ``(II) has a long-term contract in place guaranteeing 
     energy savings at least as great as the energy savings target 
     under subclause (I).
       ``(4) Implementation of identified energy and water 
     efficiency measures.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     completion of each evaluation under paragraph (3), each 
     energy manager shall implement any energy- or water-saving 
     measure that--
       ``(i) the Federal agency identified in the evaluation; and
       ``(ii) is life cycle cost-effective, as determined by 
     evaluating an individual measure or a bundle of measures with 
     varying paybacks.
       ``(B) Performance contracting.--Each Federal agency shall 
     use performance contracting to address at least 50 percent of 
     the measures identified under subparagraph (A)(i).'';
       (D) in paragraph (7)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting ``and water'' 
     after ``energy''; and
       (E) in paragraph (9)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``and water'' after ``energy''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619; 
     92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 543 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 543. Energy and water management requirements.''.

     SEC. 1032. FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Federal Energy Management Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program, 
     to be known as the `Federal Energy Management Program' 
     (referred to in this subsection as the `Program'), to 
     facilitate the implementation by the Federal Government of 
     cost-effective energy and water management and energy-related 
     investment practices--
       ``(A) to coordinate and strengthen Federal energy and water 
     resilience; and
       ``(B) to promote environmental stewardship.
       ``(2) Program activities.--
       ``(A) Strategic planning and technical assistance.--Under 
     the Program, the Federal Director appointed under paragraph 
     (3)(A) (referred to in this subsection as the `Federal 
     Director') shall--
       ``(i) provide technical assistance and project 
     implementation support and guidance to Federal agencies to 
     identify, implement, procure, and track energy and water 
     conservation measures required under this Act and under other 
     provisions of law (including regulations);
       ``(ii) in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration, establish appropriate 
     procedures, methods, and best practices for use by Federal 
     agencies to select, monitor, and terminate contracts entered 
     into under section 546 with utilities;
       ``(iii) in coordination with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council, establish appropriate procedures, 
     methods, and best practices for use by Federal agencies to 
     select, monitor, and terminate contracts entered into under 
     section 801 with energy service contractors and utilities;
       ``(iv) establish and maintain internet-based information 
     resources and project tracking systems and tools for energy 
     and water management;
       ``(v) coordinate comprehensive and strategic approaches to 
     energy and water resilience planning for Federal agencies; 
     and
       ``(vi) establish a recognition program for Federal 
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     management, energy-related investment practices, 
     environmental stewardship, and other relevant areas, through 
     events such as individual recognition award ceremonies and 
     public announcements.
       ``(B) Energy and water management and reporting.--Under the 
     Program, the Federal Director shall--
       ``(i) track and report on the progress of Federal agencies 
     in meeting the requirements of the agency under this section;
       ``(ii) make publicly available annual Federal agency 
     performance data required under--

       ``(I) this section and sections 544 through 548; and
       ``(II) section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15852);

       ``(iii)(I) collect energy and water use and consumption 
     data from each Federal agency; and
       ``(II) based on that data, submit to each Federal agency a 
     report that will facilitate the energy and water management, 
     energy-related investment practices, and environmental 
     stewardship of the agency in support of Federal goals under 
     this Act and under other provisions of law (including 
     regulations);
       ``(iv)(I) establish new Federal building energy efficiency 
     standards; and
       ``(II) in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration, acting through the head of 
     the Office of High-Performance Green Buildings, establish and 
     implement Federal building sustainable design principles for 
     Federal facilities;
       ``(v) manage the implementation of Federal building energy 
     efficiency standards established under section 305 of the 
     Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834); and
       ``(vi) designate products that meet the highest energy 
     conservation standards for categories not covered under the 
     Energy Star program established under section 324A of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a).
       ``(C) Federal policy coordination.--Under the Program, the 
     Federal Director shall--
       ``(i) develop and implement accredited training consistent 
     with existing Federal programs and activities--

       ``(I) relating to energy and water use, management, and 
     resilience in Federal buildings, energy-related investment 
     practices, and environmental stewardship; and
       ``(II) that includes in-person training, internet-based 
     programs, and national in-person training events;

       ``(ii) coordinate and facilitate energy and water 
     management, energy-related investment practices, and 
     environmental stewardship through the Interagency Energy 
     Management Task Force established under section 547; and
       ``(iii) report on the implementation of the priorities of 
     the President, including Executive orders, relating to energy 
     and water use in Federal buildings, in coordination with--

       ``(I) the Office of Management and Budget;
       ``(II) the Council on Environmental Quality; and
       ``(III) any other entity, as considered necessary by the 
     Federal Director.

       ``(D) Facility and fleet optimization.--Under the Program, 
     the Federal Director shall develop guidance, supply 
     assistance to, and track the progress of Federal agencies--
       ``(i) in conducting portfolio-wide facility energy and 
     water resilience planning and project integration;
       ``(ii) in building new construction and major renovations 
     to meet the sustainable design and energy and water 
     performance standards required under this section;
       ``(iii) in developing guidelines for--

       ``(I) building commissioning; and
       ``(II) facility operations and maintenance; and

       ``(iv) in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration, in meeting statutory and 
     agency goals for Federal fleet vehicles.
       ``(3) Federal director.--
       ``(A) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint an 
     individual to serve as Federal Director of the Program, which 
     shall be a career position in the Senior Executive service, 
     to manage the Program and carry out the activities of the 
     Program described in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Duties.--The Federal Director shall--
       ``(i) oversee, manage, and administer the Program;
       ``(ii) provide leadership in energy and water management, 
     energy-related investment practices, and environmental 
     stewardship through coordination with Federal agencies and 
     other appropriate entities; and
       ``(iii) establish a management council to advise the 
     Federal Director that shall--

       ``(I) convene not less frequently than once every quarter; 
     and
       ``(II) consist of representatives from--

       ``(aa) the Council on Environmental Quality;
       ``(bb) the Office of Management and Budget; and
       ``(cc) the Office of Federal High-Performance Green 
     Buildings in the General Services Administration.
       ``(4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection impedes, 
     supersedes, or alters the authority of the Secretary to carry 
     out the remainder of this section or section 305 of the 
     Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834).
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
     subsection $36,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
     2031.''.

     SEC. 1033. USE OF ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN 
                   FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

       (a) Reports.--Section 548(b) of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) the status of the energy savings performance 
     contracts and utility energy service contracts of each 
     agency, to the extent that the information is not duplicative 
     of information provided to the Secretary under a separate 
     authority;
       ``(B) the quantity and investment value of the contracts 
     for the previous year;
       ``(C) the guaranteed energy savings, or for contracts 
     without a guarantee, the estimated energy savings, for the 
     previous year, as compared to the measured energy savings for 
     the previous year;
       ``(D) a forecast of the estimated quantity and investment 
     value of contracts anticipated in the following year for each 
     agency; and
       ``(E)(i) a comparison of the information described in 
     subparagraph (B) and the forecast described in subparagraph 
     (D) in the report of the previous year; and
       ``(ii) if applicable, the reasons for any differences in 
     the data compared under clause (i).''.
       (b) Definition of Energy Conservation Measures.--Section 
     551(4) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 
     U.S.C. 8259(4)) is amended by striking ``or retrofit 
     activities'' and inserting ``retrofit activities, or energy 
     consuming devices and required support structures''.
       (c) Authority to Enter Into Contracts.--Section 
     801(a)(2)(F) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(F)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) limit the recognition of operation and maintenance 
     savings associated with systems modernized or replaced with 
     the implementation of energy conservation measures, water 
     conservation measures, or any combination of energy 
     conservation measures and water conservation measures.''.
       (d) Miscellaneous Authority; Excluded Contracts.--Section 
     801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 
     U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(H) Miscellaneous authority.--Notwithstanding subtitle I 
     of title 40, United States Code, a Federal agency may accept, 
     retain, sell, or transfer, and apply the proceeds of the sale 
     or transfer of, any energy and water incentive, rebate, grid 
     services revenue, or credit (including a renewable energy 
     certificate) to fund a contract under this title.
       ``(I) Excluded contracts.--A contract entered into under 
     this title may not be for work performed--
       ``(i) at a Federal hydroelectric facility that provides 
     power marketed by a Power Marketing Administration; or
       ``(ii) at a hydroelectric facility owned and operated by 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority established under the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et 
     seq.).''.
       (e) Payment of Costs.--Section 802 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287a) is amended by 
     striking ``(and related operation and maintenance expenses)'' 
     and inserting ``, including related operations and 
     maintenance expenses''.
       (f) Definition of Energy Savings.--Section 804(2) of the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``federally owned 
     building or buildings or other federally owned facilities'' 
     and inserting ``Federal building (as defined in section 
     551)'' each place it appears;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) the use, sale, or transfer of any energy and water 
     incentive, rebate, grid services revenue, or credit 
     (including a renewable energy certificate); and
       ``(F) any revenue generated from a reduction in energy or 
     water use, more efficient waste recycling, or additional 
     energy generated from more efficient equipment.''.

     SEC. 1034. FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE 
                   STANDARDS; CERTIFICATION SYSTEM AND LEVEL FOR 
                   GREEN BUILDINGS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 303 of the Energy Conservation 
     and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6832) is amended--
       (1) in each of paragraphs (1) through (16), by inserting a 
     paragraph heading, the text of which is comprised of the term 
     defined in that paragraph;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (16) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (10), (12), (13), (14), 
     (15), (16), (9), (17), (5), and (2), respectively, and moving 
     the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:

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       ``(11) Major renovation.--The term `major renovation' means 
     a modification of the energy systems of a building that is 
     sufficiently extensive to ensure that the entire building can 
     achieve compliance with applicable energy standards for new 
     buildings, as established by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Federal Building Efficiency Standards.--Section 305 of 
     the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``the 2004 
     International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of 
     residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004 (in the 
     case of commercial buildings)'' and inserting ``the most 
     recently published edition of the International Energy 
     Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or 
     ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (in the case of commercial buildings) on 
     the date of enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act 
     of 2020''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``(3)(A) Not later than'' and all that 
     follows through subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Revised federal building energy efficiency 
     performance standards; certification for green buildings.--
       ``(A) Revised federal building energy efficiency 
     performance standards.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, the 
     Secretary shall establish, by regulation, revised Federal 
     building energy efficiency performance standards that require 
     that--

       ``(I) subject to clause (ii), new Federal buildings and 
     Federal buildings with major renovations--

       ``(aa) meet or exceed the most recently published version 
     of the International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of 
     residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (in the case 
     of commercial buildings) as of the date of enactment of the 
     American Energy Innovation Act of 2020; and
       ``(bb) meet or exceed the energy provisions of the State 
     and local building codes applicable to the building if the 
     codes are more stringent than the most recently published 
     version of the International Energy Conservation Code or 
     ASHRAE Standard 90.1 as of the date of enactment of the 
     American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, as applicable;

       ``(II) unless demonstrated not to be life cycle cost-
     effective for new Federal buildings and Federal buildings 
     with major renovations--

       ``(aa) the buildings shall be designed to achieve energy 
     consumption levels that are not less than 30 percent below 
     the levels established in the most recently published version 
     of the International Energy Conservation Code or the ASHRAE 
     Standard, as of the date of enactment of the American Energy 
     Innovation Act of 2020, as appropriate, unless the Secretary 
     determines, pursuant to subparagraph (B), that a subsequent 
     version of such a standard or code shall apply; and
       ``(bb) sustainable design principles are applied to the 
     location, siting, design, and construction of all new Federal 
     buildings and replacement Federal buildings;

       ``(III) if water is used to achieve energy efficiency, 
     water conservation technologies shall be applied to the 
     extent that the technologies are life-cycle cost effective; 
     and
       ``(IV) if life-cycle cost effective, as compared to other 
     reasonably available technologies, not less than 30 percent 
     of the hot water demand for each new Federal building or 
     Federal building undergoing a major renovation be met through 
     the installation and use of solar hot water heaters.

       ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i)(I) shall not apply to the 
     unaltered portions of Federal buildings and systems that have 
     undergone major renovations.
       ``(B) Updates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     approval of each subsequent revision of the ASHRAE Standard 
     or the International Energy Conservation Code, as 
     appropriate, the Secretary shall determine whether the 
     revised standards established under subclauses (I) and (II) 
     of subparagraph (A)(i) should be updated to reflect the 
     revisions, based on the energy savings and life cycle cost-
     effectiveness of the revisions.'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by striking ``(C) In the budget request'' and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(C) Budget request.--In the budget request''; and

       (II) by indenting clauses (i) and (ii) appropriately; and

       (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) Certification for green buildings.--
       ``(i) Sustainable design principles.--Sustainable design 
     principles shall be applied to the siting, design, and 
     construction of buildings covered by this subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Selection of certification systems.--The Secretary, 
     after reviewing the findings of the Federal Director under 
     section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (42 U.S.C. 17092(h)), in consultation with the 
     Administrator of General Services, and in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense relating to those facilities under 
     the custody and control of the Department of Defense, shall 
     determine those certification systems for green commercial 
     and residential buildings that the Secretary determines to be 
     the most likely to encourage a comprehensive and 
     environmentally sound approach to certification of green 
     buildings.
       ``(iii) Basis for selection.--The determination of the 
     certification systems under clause (ii) shall be based on 
     ongoing review of the findings of the Federal Director under 
     section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (42 U.S.C. 17092(h)) and the criteria described in 
     clause (v).
       ``(iv) Administration.--In determining certification 
     systems under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall--

       ``(I) make a separate determination for all or part of each 
     system; and
       ``(II) confirm that the criteria used to support the 
     selection of building products, materials, brands, and 
     technologies--

       ``(aa) are based on relevant technical data;
       ``(bb) use and reward evaluation of health, safety, and 
     environmental risks and impacts across the lifecycle of the 
     building product, material, brand, or technology, including 
     methodologies generally accepted by the applicable scientific 
     disciplines;
       ``(cc) as practicable, give preference to performance 
     standards instead of prescriptive measures; and
       ``(dd) reward continual improvements in the lifecycle 
     management of health, safety, and environmental risks and 
     impacts.
       ``(v) Considerations.--In determining the green building 
     certification systems under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
     shall take into consideration--

       ``(I) the ability and availability of assessors and 
     auditors to independently verify the criteria and measurement 
     of metrics at the scale necessary to implement this 
     subparagraph;
       ``(II) the ability of the applicable certification 
     organization to collect and reflect public comment;
       ``(III) the ability of the standard to be developed and 
     revised through a consensus-based process;
       ``(IV) an evaluation of the robustness of the criteria for 
     a high-performance green building, which shall give credit 
     for promoting--

       ``(aa) efficient and sustainable use of water, energy, and 
     other natural resources;
       ``(bb) use of renewable energy sources;
       ``(cc) improved indoor environmental quality through 
     enhanced indoor air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, day 
     lighting, pollutant source control, and use of low-emission 
     materials and building system controls;
       ``(dd)(AA) the sourcing of grown, harvested, or mined 
     materials; and
       ``(BB) certifications of responsible sourcing, such as 
     certifications provided by the Forest Stewardship Council, 
     the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm 
     System, or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest 
     Certification; and
       ``(ee) such other criteria as the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate; and

       ``(V) national recognition within the building industry.

       ``(vi) Review.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall conduct an ongoing review to evaluate and 
     compare private sector green building certification systems, 
     taking into account--

       ``(I) the criteria described in clause (v); and
       ``(II) the identification made by the Federal Director 
     under section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security 
     Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17092(h)).

       ``(vii) Exclusions.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), if a 
     certification system fails to meet the review requirements of 
     clause (v), the Secretary shall--

       ``(aa) identify the portions of the system, whether 
     prerequisites, credits, points, or otherwise, that meet the 
     review criteria of clause (v);
       ``(bb) determine the portions of the system that are 
     suitable for use; and
       ``(cc) exclude all other portions of the system from 
     identification and use.

       ``(II) Entire systems.--The Secretary shall exclude an 
     entire system from use if an exclusion under subclause (I)--

       ``(aa) impedes the integrated use of the system;
       ``(bb) creates disparate review criteria or unequal point 
     access for competing materials; or
       ``(cc) increases agency costs of the use.
       ``(viii) Internal certification processes.--The Secretary 
     may by rule allow Federal agencies to develop internal 
     certification processes, using certified professionals, in 
     lieu of certification by certification entities identified 
     under clause (ii).
       ``(ix) Privatized military housing.--With respect to 
     privatized military housing, the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the Secretary may, through rulemaking, 
     develop alternative certification systems and levels than the 
     systems and levels identified under clause (ii) that achieve 
     an equivalent result in terms of energy savings, sustainable 
     design, and green building performance.
       ``(x) Water conservation technologies.--In addition to any 
     use of water conservation technologies otherwise required by 
     this section, water conservation technologies shall be 
     applied to the extent that the technologies are life-cycle 
     cost-effective.
       ``(xi) Effective date.--

       ``(I) Determinations made after december 31, 2020.--This 
     subparagraph shall apply to any determination made by a 
     Federal agency after December 31, 2020.
       ``(II) Determinations made on or before december 31, 
     2020.--This subparagraph (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of the American Energy Innovation

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     Act of 2020) shall apply to any use of a certification system 
     for green commercial and residential buildings by a Federal 
     agency on or before December 31, 2020.''; and

       (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Periodic Review.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) once every 5 years, review the Federal building 
     energy standards established under this section; and
       ``(2) on completion of a review under paragraph (1), if the 
     Secretary determines that significant energy savings would 
     result, upgrade the standards to include all new energy 
     efficiency and renewable energy measures that are 
     technologically feasible and economically justified.''.
       (c) Federal Compliance.--Section 306 of the Energy 
     Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6835) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(1) The head'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The head''; and
       (ii) by striking ``assure that new Federal buildings'' and 
     inserting ``ensure that new Federal buildings and Federal 
     buildings with major renovations''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Procedures.--The Architect of the Capitol shall adopt 
     procedures necessary to ensure that the buildings referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) meet or exceed the standards described in 
     that subparagraph.''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence--

       (I) by inserting ``and Federal buildings with major 
     renovations'' after ``new buildings''; and
       (II) by striking ``(2) The Federal'' and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(2) Applicability.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``Expenditures''; and
       (B) by striking ``new Federal building'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting ``new 
     Federal building or a Federal building with major 
     renovations.''.

     SEC. 1035. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8253) (as amended by section 1032) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Federal Implementation Strategy for Energy-Efficient 
     and Energy-Saving Information Technologies.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(B) Information technology.--The term `information 
     technology' has the meaning given that term in section 11101 
     of title 40, United States Code.
       ``(2) Development of implementation strategy.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of the American 
     Energy Innovation Act of 2020, each Federal agency shall 
     coordinate with the Director, the Secretary, and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     develop an implementation strategy (including best-practices 
     and measurement and verification techniques) for the 
     maintenance, purchase, and use by the Federal agency of 
     energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies 
     at or for facilities owned and operated by the Federal 
     agency, taking into consideration the performance goals 
     established under paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Administration.--In developing an implementation 
     strategy under paragraph (2), each Federal agency shall 
     consider--
       ``(A) advanced metering infrastructure;
       ``(B) energy efficient data center strategies and methods 
     of increasing asset and infrastructure utilization;
       ``(C) advanced power management tools;
       ``(D) building information modeling, including building 
     energy management;
       ``(E) secure telework and travel substitution tools; and
       ``(F) mechanisms to ensure that the agency realizes the 
     energy cost savings of increased efficiency and utilization.
       ``(4) Performance goals.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, 
     the Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
     establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of 
     Federal agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase, and 
     use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information 
     technology at or for facilities owned and operated by the 
     Federal agencies.
       ``(B) Best practices.--The Chief Information Officers 
     Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United 
     States Code, shall recommend best practices for the 
     attainment of the performance goals established under 
     subparagraph (A), which shall include, to the extent 
     applicable by law, consideration by a Federal agency of the 
     use of--
       ``(i) energy savings performance contracting; and
       ``(ii) utility energy services contracting.
       ``(5) Reports.--
       ``(A) Agency reports.--Each Federal agency shall include in 
     the report of the agency under section 527 of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17143) a 
     description of the efforts and results of the agency under 
     this subsection.
       ``(B) OMB government efficiency reports and scorecards.--
     Effective beginning not later than October 1, 2022, the 
     Director shall include in the annual report and scorecard of 
     the Director required under section 528 of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17144) a 
     description of the efforts and results of Federal agencies 
     under this subsection.
       ``(C) Use of existing reporting structures.--The Director 
     may require Federal agencies to submit any information 
     required to be submitted under this subsection though 
     reporting structures in use as of the date of enactment of 
     the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020.''.

     SEC. 1036. HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

       Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
     of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17092(h)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``System'' and 
     inserting ``Systems'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Based on an ongoing review, the Federal 
     Director shall identify and shall provide to the Secretary 
     pursuant to section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation 
     and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)) a list of those 
     certification systems that the Director identifies as the 
     most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally 
     sound approach to certification of green buildings.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``system'' and inserting ``systems'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) an ongoing review provided to the Secretary pursuant 
     to section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)), which shall--
       ``(i) be carried out by the Federal Director to compare and 
     evaluate standards; and
       ``(ii) allow any developer or administrator of a rating 
     system or certification system to be included in the 
     review;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (E)(v), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (D) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) a finding that, for all credits addressing the 
     sourcing of grown, harvested, or mined materials, the system 
     rewards the use of products that have obtained certifications 
     of responsible sourcing, such as certifications provided by 
     the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the Forest Stewardship 
     Council, the American Tree Farm System, or the Programme for 
     the Endorsement of Forest Certification; and
       ``(H) a finding that the system incorporates life-cycle 
     assessment as a credit pathway.''.

     SEC. 1037. ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTERS.

       Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking ``determined by 
     the organization'' and inserting ``proposed by the 
     stakeholders''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by striking subsections (c) through (g) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(c) Stakeholder Involvement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator 
     shall carry out subsection (b) in collaboration with the 
     information technology industry and other key stakeholders, 
     with the goal of producing results that accurately reflect 
     the most relevant and useful information.
       ``(2) Considerations.--In carrying out the collaboration 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the 
     Administrator shall pay particular attention to organizations 
     that--
       ``(A) have members with expertise in energy efficiency and 
     in the development, operation, and functionality of data 
     centers, information technology equipment, and software, 
     including representatives of hardware manufacturers, data 
     center operators, and facility managers;
       ``(B) obtain and address input from the National 
     Laboratories (as that term is defined in section 2 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) or any 
     institution of higher education, research institution, 
     industry association, company, or public interest group with 
     applicable expertise;
       ``(C) follow--
       ``(i) commonly accepted procedures for the development of 
     specifications; and
       ``(ii) accredited standards development processes; or
       ``(D) have a mission to promote energy efficiency for data 
     centers and information technology.
       ``(d) Measurements and Specifications.--The Secretary and 
     the Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of 
     the specifications, measurements, best practices, and 
     benchmarks described in subsection (b) for use by the Federal 
     Energy Management Program, the Energy Star Program, and other 
     efficiency programs of the Department of Energy or the 
     Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(e) Study.--
       ``(1) Definition of report.--In this subsection, the term 
     `report' means the report of the Lawrence Berkeley National 
     Laboratory entitled `United States Data Center Energy Usage 
     Report' and dated June 2016,

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     which was prepared as an update to the `Report to Congress on 
     Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency', published on 
     August 2, 2007, pursuant to section 1 of Public Law 109-431 
     (120 Stat. 2920).
       ``(2) Study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, the 
     Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator, shall 
     make available to the public an update to the report that 
     provides--
       ``(A) a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates and 
     projections contained in the report with new data regarding 
     the period from 2015 through 2019;
       ``(B) an analysis considering the impact of information 
     technologies, including virtualization and cloud computing, 
     in the public and private sectors;
       ``(C) an evaluation of the impact of the combination of 
     cloud platforms, mobile devices, social media, and big data 
     on data center energy usage;
       ``(D) an evaluation of water usage in data centers and 
     recommendations for reductions in that water usage; and
       ``(E) updated projections and recommendations for best 
     practices through fiscal year 2025.
       ``(f) Data Center Energy Practitioner Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in collaboration with key 
     stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner 
     program that provides for the certification of energy 
     practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and 
     efficiency opportunities in federally owned and operated data 
     centers.
       ``(2) Evaluations.--Each Federal agency shall consider 
     having the data centers of the agency evaluated once every 4 
     years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the 
     program, whenever practicable using certified practitioners 
     employed by the agency.
       ``(g) Open Data Initiative.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in collaboration with key 
     stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, shall establish an open data initiative relating to 
     energy usage at federally owned and operated data centers, 
     with the purpose of making the data available and accessible 
     in a manner that encourages further data center innovation, 
     optimization, and consolidation.
       ``(2) Consideration.--In establishing the initiative under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider using the online 
     Data Center Maturity Model.
       ``(h) International Specifications and Metrics.--The 
     Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall 
     actively participate in efforts to harmonize global 
     specifications and metrics for data center energy and water 
     efficiency.
       ``(i) Data Center Utilization Metric.--The Secretary, in 
     collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facilitate in the 
     development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy 
     efficiency of a data center (including equipment and 
     facilities).
       ``(j) Protection of Proprietary Information.--The Secretary 
     and the Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary 
     information or trade secrets provided by any individual or 
     company for the purposes of carrying out this section or the 
     programs and initiatives established under this section.''.

                 Subpart D--Rebates and Certifications

     SEC. 1041. THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION UNDER ENERGY STAR 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6294a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Third-Party Certification.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
     Administrator shall revise the certification requirements for 
     the labeling of consumer, home, and office electronic 
     products for program partners that have complied with all 
     requirements of the Energy Star program for a period of at 
     least 18 months.
       ``(2) Administration.--In the case of a program partner 
     described in paragraph (1), the new requirements under 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not require third-party certification for a 
     product to be listed; but
       ``(B) may require that test data and other product 
     information be submitted to facilitate product listing and 
     performance verification for a sample of products.
       ``(3) Third parties.--Nothing in this subsection prevents 
     the Administrator from using third parties in the course of 
     the administration of the Energy Star program.
       ``(4) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an 
     exemption from third-party certification provided to a 
     program partner under paragraph (1) shall terminate if the 
     program partner is found to have violated program 
     requirements with respect to at least 2 separate models 
     during a 2-year period.
       ``(B) Resumption.--A termination for a program partner 
     under subparagraph (A) shall cease if the program partner 
     complies with all Energy Star program requirements for a 
     period of at least 3 years.''.

     SEC. 1042. EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM REBATE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Electric motor.--The term ``electric motor'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 431.12 of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act).
       (2) Electronic control.--The term ``electronic control'' 
     means--
       (A) a power converter; or
       (B) a combination of a power circuit and control circuit 
     included on 1 chassis.
       (3) Extended product system.--The term ``extended product 
     system'' means an electric motor and any required associated 
     electronic control and driven load that--
       (A) offers variable speed or multispeed operation;
       (B) offers partial load control that reduces input energy 
     requirements (as measured in kilowatt-hours) as compared to 
     identified base levels set by the Secretary; and
       (C)(i) has greater than 1 horsepower; and
       (ii) uses an extended product system technology, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (4) Qualified extended product system.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``qualified extended product 
     system'' means an extended product system that--
       (i) includes an electric motor and an electronic control; 
     and
       (ii) reduces the input energy (as measured in kilowatt-
     hours) required to operate the extended product system by not 
     less than 5 percent, as compared to identified base levels 
     set by the Secretary.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``qualified extended product 
     system'' includes commercial or industrial machinery or 
     equipment that--
       (i)(I) did not previously make use of the extended product 
     system prior to the redesign described in subclause (II); and
       (II) incorporates an extended product system that has 
     greater than 1 horsepower into redesigned machinery or 
     equipment; and
       (ii) was previously used prior to, and was placed back into 
     service during, calendar year 2021 or 2022.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to provide rebates for expenditures made by qualified 
     entities for the purchase or installation of a qualified 
     extended product system.
       (c) Qualified Entities.--
       (1) Eligibility requirements.--A qualified entity under 
     this section shall be--
       (A) in the case of a qualified extended product system 
     described in subsection (a)(4)(A), the purchaser of the 
     qualified extended product that is installed; and
       (B) in the case of a qualified extended product system 
     described in subsection (a)(4)(B), the manufacturer of the 
     commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that 
     incorporated the extended product system into that machinery 
     or equipment.
       (2) Application.--To be eligible to receive a rebate under 
     this section, a qualified entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary--
       (A) an application in such form, at such time, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require; and
       (B) a certification that includes demonstrated evidence--
       (i) that the entity is a qualified entity; and
       (ii)(I) in the case of a qualified entity described in 
     paragraph (1)(A)--

       (aa) that the qualified entity installed the qualified 
     extended product system during the 2 fiscal years following 
     the date of enactment of this Act;
       (bb) that the qualified extended product system meets the 
     requirements of subsection (a)(4)(A); and
       (cc) showing the serial number, manufacturer, and model 
     number from the nameplate of the installed motor of the 
     qualified entity on which the qualified extended product 
     system was installed; or

       (II) in the case of a qualified entity described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), demonstrated evidence--

       (aa) that the qualified extended product system meets the 
     requirements of subsection (a)(4)(B); and
       (bb) showing the serial number, manufacturer, and model 
     number from the nameplate of the installed motor of the 
     qualified entity with which the extended product system is 
     integrated.

       (d) Authorized Amount of Rebate.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide to a qualified 
     entity a rebate in an amount equal to the product obtained by 
     multiplying--
       (A) an amount equal to the sum of the nameplate rated 
     horsepower of--
       (i) the electric motor to which the qualified extended 
     product system is attached; and
       (ii) the electronic control; and
       (B) $25.
       (2) Maximum aggregate amount.--A qualified entity shall not 
     be entitled to aggregate rebates under this section in excess 
     of $25,000 per calendar year.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     each of the first 2 full fiscal years following the date of 
     enactment of this Act, to remain available until expended.

     SEC. 1043. ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER REBATE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Qualified energy efficient transformer.--The term 
     ``qualified energy efficient transformer'' means a 
     transformer that meets or exceeds the applicable energy 
     conservation standards described in the tables in subsection 
     (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of 
     section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
     in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
       (2) Qualified energy inefficient transformer.--The term 
     ``qualified energy inefficient transformer'' means a 
     transformer with an equal number of phases and capacity

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     to a transformer described in any of the tables in subsection 
     (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of 
     section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
     in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) that--
       (A) does not meet or exceed the applicable energy 
     conservation standards described in paragraph (1); and
       (B)(i) was manufactured between January 1, 1987, and 
     December 31, 2008, for a transformer with an equal number of 
     phases and capacity as a transformer described in the table 
     in subsection (b)(2) of section 431.196 of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act); or
       (ii) was manufactured between January 1, 1992, and December 
     31, 2011, for a transformer with an equal number of phases 
     and capacity as a transformer described in the table in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of that section (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
       (3) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means 
     an owner of industrial or manufacturing facilities, 
     commercial buildings, or multifamily residential buildings, a 
     utility, or an energy service company that fulfills the 
     requirements of subsection (d).
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to provide rebates to qualified entities for 
     expenditures made by the qualified entity for the replacement 
     of a qualified energy inefficient transformer with a 
     qualified energy efficient transformer.
       (c) Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a rebate under 
     this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application in such form, at such time, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require, including 
     demonstrated evidence--
       (1) that the entity purchased a qualified energy efficient 
     transformer;
       (2) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
     efficient transformer;
       (3) of the age of the qualified energy inefficient 
     transformer being replaced;
       (4) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
     inefficient transformer being replaced--
       (A) as measured by a qualified professional or verified by 
     the equipment manufacturer, as applicable; or
       (B) for transformers described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), 
     as selected from a table of default values as determined by 
     the Secretary in consultation with applicable industry; and
       (5) that the qualified energy inefficient transformer has 
     been permanently decommissioned and scrapped.
       (d) Authorized Amount of Rebate.--The amount of a rebate 
     provided under this section shall be--
       (1) for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer with a 
     capacity of not less than 10 and not greater than 2,500 
     kilovolt-amperes, twice the amount equal to the difference in 
     Watts between the core loss value (as measured in accordance 
     with paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c)) of--
       (A) the qualified energy inefficient transformer; and
       (B) the qualified energy efficient transformer; or
       (2) for a transformer described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), 
     the amount determined using a table of default rebate values 
     by rated transformer output, as measured in kilovolt-amperes, 
     as determined by the Secretary in consultation with 
     applicable industry.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, to remain available until 
     expended.
       (f) Termination of Effectiveness.--The authority provided 
     by this section terminates on December 31, 2022.

                        Subpart E--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 1051. STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.

       Section 362(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6322(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) programs to increase transportation energy 
     efficiency, including programs to help reduce carbon 
     emissions in the transportation sector and accelerate the use 
     of alternative transportation fuels for and electrification 
     of State government vehicles, fleet vehicles, taxis and 
     ridesharing services, mass transit, school buses, and 
     privately owned passenger and medium- and heavy-duty 
     vehicles;''.

     SEC. 1052. REPORT ON ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS.

       (a) Definition of Electrochromic Glass.--In this section, 
     the term ``electrochromic glass'' means glass that uses 
     electricity to change the light transmittance properties of 
     the glass to heat or cool a structure.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in collaboration with 
     the heads of other relevant agencies, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report that addresses the benefits of 
     electrochromic glass, including the following:
       (1) Reductions in energy consumption in commercial 
     buildings, especially peak cooling load reduction and annual 
     energy bill savings.
       (2) Benefits in the workplace, especially visual comfort 
     and employee health.
       (3) Benefits of natural light in hospitals for patients and 
     staff, especially accelerated patient healing and recovery 
     time.

     SEC. 1053. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED.

       The authorization of amounts under this part and the 
     amendments made by this part shall be effective for any 
     fiscal year only to the extent and in the amount provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts.

                        PART II--WEATHERIZATION

     SEC. 1101. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition of Weatherization Materials.--Section 
     412(9)(J) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6862(9)(J)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, including renewable energy 
     technologies and other advanced technologies,'' after 
     ``technologies''; and
       (2) by striking ``Development,'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``Development and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture.''.
       (b) Allowance for Health and Safety Benefits.--Section 
     413(b) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6863(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (6)'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``and with the 
     Director of the Community Services Administration''; and
       (B) in the first sentence of the undesignated matter 
     following subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``part,'' and inserting ``part and by''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``, and the Director'' and all that 
     follows through ``1964'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) In carrying out paragraph (3), the Secretary may take 
     into consideration evidence-based values for improvements in 
     the health and safety of occupants of weatherized homes, and 
     other non-energy benefits, as determined by the Secretary.''.
       (c) Contractor Optimization.--
       (1) Technical transfer grants.--Section 414B(a)(4) of the 
     Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6864b(a)(4)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``for persons'' and inserting the 
     following: ``for--
       ``(A) persons''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting the following: ``; and
       ``(B) private entities that are contracted to provide 
     weatherization assistance under this part, in accordance with 
     rules determined by the Secretary.''.
       (2) Contractor optimization.--The Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act is amended by inserting after section 414B (42 
     U.S.C. 6864b) the following:

     ``SEC. 414C. CONTRACTOR OPTIMIZATION.

       ``The Secretary may request that entities receiving funding 
     from the Federal Government or from a State through a 
     weatherization assistance program under section 413 or 414--
       ``(1) perform periodic reviews of the use of private 
     contractors in the provision of weatherization assistance, if 
     applicable; and
       ``(2) encourage an increased use and expanded role of 
     contractors as appropriate.''.
       (3) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents for 
     the Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94-
     385; 90 Stat. 1125) is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 414B the following:

``Sec. 414C. Contractor optimization.''.
       (d) Financial Assistance for WAP Enhancement and 
     Innovation.--
       (1) In general.--The Energy Conservation and Production Act 
     (Public Law 94-385; 90 Stat. 1125) is amended by inserting 
     after section 414C (as added by subsection (c)(2)) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 414D. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR WAP ENHANCEMENT AND 
                   INNOVATION.

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       ``(1) to expand the number of dwelling units that are 
     occupied by low-income persons that receive weatherization 
     assistance under this section by making those dwelling units 
     weatherization-ready;
       ``(2) to promote the deployment of renewable energy in 
     dwelling units that are occupied by low-income persons;
       ``(3) to ensure healthy indoor environments by enhancing or 
     expanding health and safety measures and resources available 
     to dwellings that are occupied by low-income persons;
       ``(4) to disseminate new methods and best practices among 
     eligible entities providing weatherization assistance under 
     this section; and
       ``(5) to encourage eligible entities providing 
     weatherization assistance to hire and retain employees who 
     are individuals--
       ``(A) from the community in which the assistance is 
     provided; and
       ``(B) from communities or groups underrepresented in the 
     home energy performance workforce.
       ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the 
     term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) an entity receiving funding from the Federal 
     Government or from a State, Tribal,

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     or local government through a weatherization assistance 
     program under section 413 or 414; and
       ``(2) a nonprofit organization.
       ``(c) Financial Assistance Awards.--The Secretary shall, to 
     the extent funds are made available, award financial 
     assistance on an annual basis through a competitive process 
     to an eligible entity--
       ``(1) with respect to dwelling units that are occupied by 
     low-income persons--
       ``(A) to implement measures to make those dwelling units 
     weatherization-ready, including by addressing structural, 
     plumbing, roofing, and electrical issues, environmental 
     hazards, and other issues that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate;
       ``(B) to install energy efficiency technologies, including 
     home energy management systems, smart devices, and other 
     technologies the Secretary determines to be appropriate;
       ``(C) to install renewable energy systems (as defined in 
     section 415(c)(6)(A)); and
       ``(D) to implement measures to ensure healthy indoor 
     environments by improving indoor air quality, accessibility, 
     and other healthy home measures, as determined by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(2) to improve the capability of the eligible entity--
       ``(A) to significantly increase the number of energy 
     retrofits performed by the eligible entity;
       ``(B) to replicate best practices for work performed under 
     this section on a larger scale;
       ``(C) to leverage additional funds to sustain the provision 
     of weatherization assistance and other work performed under 
     this section after the financial assistance awarded under 
     this section is expended; and
       ``(D) to hire and retain employees described in subsection 
     (a)(5);
       ``(3) for innovative outreach and education regarding the 
     benefits and availability of weatherization assistance and 
     other assistance available under this section;
       ``(4) for quality control of work performed under this 
     section;
       ``(5) for data collection, measurement, and verification 
     with respect to that work;
       ``(6) for program monitoring, oversight, evaluation, and 
     reporting of that work;
       ``(7) for labor, training, and technical assistance 
     relating to that work;
       ``(8) subject to subsection (g)(2), for planning, 
     management, and administration of that work; and
       ``(9) for any other appropriate activity, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(d) Applications.--To be eligible for an award of 
     financial assistance under this section, an eligible entity 
     shall submit to the Secretary an application in such manner 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(e) Award Factors.--In awarding financial assistance 
     under this section, the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(1) the record of the eligible entity, using the most 
     recent year for which data are available, in constructing, 
     renovating, repairing, and making energy efficient single-
     family, multifamily, or manufactured homes that are occupied 
     by low-income persons, either directly or through affiliates, 
     chapters, or other partners;
       ``(2) the number of dwelling units occupied by low-income 
     persons that the eligible entity has built, renovated, 
     repaired, weatherized, and made more energy efficient in the 
     5 years immediately preceding the date on which the eligible 
     entity submits an application under subsection (d);
       ``(3) the qualifications, experience, and past performance 
     of the eligible entity, including experience successfully 
     managing and administering Federal funds;
       ``(4) the strength of the proposal of the eligible entity 
     to achieve one or more of the purposes described in 
     subsection (a);
       ``(5) the extent to which the eligible entity will use 
     partnerships and regional coordination to achieve one or more 
     of the purposes described in subsection (a);
       ``(6) regional and climate zone diversity;
       ``(7) urban, suburban, and rural localities; and
       ``(8) any other appropriate factor, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(f) First Award.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make a first 
     award of financial assistance under this section.
       ``(g) Amount and Term.--
       ``(1) Maximum amount.--The total amount of financial 
     assistance awarded to an eligible entity under this section 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000.
       ``(2) Planning, management, and administration.--Of the 
     amount awarded to an eligible entity under this section, not 
     more than 15 percent may be used by the eligible entity for 
     the purpose described in subsection (c)(8).
       ``(3) Technical and training assistance.--The total amount 
     of financial assistance awarded to an entity under this 
     section shall be reduced by the cost of any technical and 
     training assistance provided by the Secretary under this 
     section that relates to that financial assistance.
       ``(4) Term.--The term of an award of financial assistance 
     under this section shall not exceed 3 years.
       ``(5) Relationship to formula grants.--An eligible entity 
     may use financial assistance awarded under this section in 
     conjunction with other financial assistance provided to the 
     eligible entity under this part.
       ``(h) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue guidance 
     on implementing this section, which shall include, with 
     respect to eligible entities awarded financial assistance 
     under this section--
       ``(1) standards for allowable expenditures;
       ``(2) a minimum saving-to-investment ratio; and
       ``(3) standards for--
       ``(A) training programs;
       ``(B) energy audits;
       ``(C) the provision of technical assistance;
       ``(D) monitoring activities carried out using the financial 
     assistance;
       ``(E) verification of energy and cost savings;
       ``(F) liability insurance requirements; and
       ``(G) recordkeeping and reporting requirements, which shall 
     include reporting to the Office of Weatherization and 
     Intergovernmental Programs of the Department of Energy 
     applicable data on each dwelling unit retrofitted or 
     otherwise assisted by the eligible entity using the financial 
     assistance.
       ``(i) Compliance With State and Local Law.--Nothing in this 
     section supersedes or modifies any State or local law to the 
     extent that the State or local law is more stringent than 
     this section.
       ``(j) Review and Evaluation.--The Secretary shall review 
     and evaluate the performance of each eligible entity that 
     receives an award of financial assistance under this section, 
     which may include an audit.
       ``(k) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     relevant committees of Congress an annual report that 
     describes--
       ``(1) the actions taken by the Secretary and eligible 
     entities awarded financial assistance under this section to 
     achieve the purposes of this section during the year covered 
     by the report; and
       ``(2) the energy and cost savings, and any other 
     accomplishments, achieved under this section during the year 
     covered by the report.
       ``(l) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of the amount 
     appropriated under section 422--
       ``(A) if the amount is not more than $225,000,000, no funds 
     shall be used to carry out this section;
       ``(B) if the amount is not more than $260,000,000, not more 
     than 2 percent of that amount may be used to carry out this 
     section;
       ``(C) if the amount is not more than $300,000,000, not more 
     than 4 percent of that amount may be used to carry out this 
     section; and
       ``(D) if the amount is more than $300,000,000, not more 
     than 6 percent of that amount may be used to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(2) Amounts excluded.--Each amount described in paragraph 
     (1) shall not include the amount made available for 
     Department of Energy headquarters training or technical 
     assistance.
       ``(3) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount used to carry out 
     this section in each fiscal year shall not exceed 
     $25,000,000.''.
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94-385; 90 
     Stat. 1125) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 414C (as added by subsection (c)(3)) the 
     following:

``Sec. 414D. Financial assistance for WAP enhancement and 
              innovation.''.
       (e) Increase in Administrative Funds.--Section 415(a)(1) of 
     the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6865(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``10 percent'' and 
     inserting ``15 percent''.
       (f) Reweatherization Date.--Section 415(c) of the Energy 
     Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865(c)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Further assistance.--
       ``(A) Definition of interim service.--
       ``(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term `interim 
     service' means an energy service that takes place between 
     instances of weatherization or partial weatherization of a 
     dwelling unit, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Inclusion.--In this paragraph, the term `interim 
     service' includes--

       ``(I) the provision of energy information and education to 
     assist with energy management;
       ``(II) an evaluation of the effectiveness of installed 
     weatherization measures; and
       ``(III) the provision of services, equipment, or other 
     measures funded by non-Federal funds, as determined by the 
     Secretary.

       ``(B) Further assistance.--Dwelling units weatherized or 
     partially weatherized under this part, or under other Federal 
     programs--
       ``(i) may not receive further financial assistance for 
     weatherization under this part until the date that is 15 
     years after the date on which the previous weatherization was 
     completed; and
       ``(ii) may receive further financial assistance for 
     weatherization under this part for the purpose of providing 
     an interim service.''.
       (g) Timing for Distribution of Financial Assistance.--
     Section 417(d) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6867(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) Payments'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Method and Timing of Payments.--

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       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any 
     payments''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Timing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including regulations), not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which funds have been made available to provide 
     assistance under this part, the Secretary shall distribute to 
     the applicable recipient the full amount of assistance to be 
     provided to the recipient under this part for the fiscal 
     year.''.
       (h) Annual Report.--Section 421 of the Energy Conservation 
     and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6871) is amended in the second 
     sentence by inserting ``the number of multifamily buildings 
     in which individual dwelling units were weatherized during 
     the previous year, the number of individual dwelling units in 
     multifamily buildings weatherized during the previous year,'' 
     after ``the average size of the dwellings being 
     weatherized,''.
       (i) Reauthorization of WAP.--Section 422 of the Energy 
     Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended 
     in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``appropriated'' and all that follows through ``2012..'' in 
     paragraph (5) and inserting ``appropriated $350,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.
       (j) Waiver Study.--
       (1) In general.--It is the sense of Congress that, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, the Secretary should coordinate 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
     grant waivers of requirements under section 200.313 of title 
     2, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to 
     better leverage private sector funds for the purposes of 
     using funding awarded under the Weatherization Assistance 
     Program for Low-Income Persons established under part A of 
     title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6861 et seq.).
       (2) Study.--Not more than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     relevant committees of Congress a report that describes--
       (A) each waiver that has been requested under paragraph (1) 
     after September 30, 2010; and
       (B) the determination of the Secretary and the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget regarding each waiver 
     described in subparagraph (A).

                      Subtitle B--Renewable Energy

     SEC. 1201. HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION INCENTIVES AND EFFICIENCY 
                   IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Hydroelectric Production Incentives.--Section 242 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15881) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Qualified hydroelectric facility.--The term 
     `qualified hydroelectric facility' means a turbine or other 
     generating device owned or solely operated by a non-Federal 
     entity--
       ``(A) that generates hydroelectric energy for sale; and
       ``(B)(i) that is added to an existing dam or conduit; or
       ``(ii)(I) that has a generating capacity of not more than 
     20 megawatts;
       ``(II) for which the non-Federal entity has received a 
     construction authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, if applicable; and
       ``(III) that is constructed in an area in which there is 
     inadequate electric service, as determined by the Secretary, 
     including by taking into consideration--
       ``(aa) access to the electric grid;
       ``(bb) the frequency of electric outages; or
       ``(cc) the affordability of electricity.'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
     ``22'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``section 
     29(d)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``section 45K(d)(2)(B)'';
       (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``20'' and inserting 
     ``32''; and
       (5) in subsection (g), by striking ``each of the fiscal 
     years 2006 through 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal 
     years 2021 through 2036''.
       (b) Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement.--Section 243(c) 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15882(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``each of the fiscal years 2006 through 
     2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2021 through 
     2036''.

     SEC. 1202. MARINE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support 
     marine energy programs that--
       (1) promote research on, and the development of, increased 
     energy generation and capacity at reduced costs;
       (2) promote research and development activities that 
     improve environmental outcomes of marine energy technologies;
       (3) provide grid stability and create new market 
     opportunities; and
       (4) promote job creation in the energy sector.
       (b) Definition of Marine Energy.--
       (1) In general.--Section 632 of the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17211) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 632. DEFINITION OF MARINE ENERGY.

       ``In this subtitle, the term `marine energy' means energy 
     from--
       ``(1) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estuaries, and 
     tidal areas;
       ``(2) free-flowing hydrokinetic water in rivers, lakes, and 
     streams;
       ``(3) free-flowing hydrokinetic water in man-made channels; 
     and
       ``(4) differentials in ocean temperature or ocean thermal 
     energy conversion.''.
       (2) Conforming edits.--
       (A) The subtitle heading for subtitle C of title VI of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
     440; 121 Stat. 1686) is amended by striking ``and 
     Hydrokinetic Renewable''.
       (B) Section 631 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
     of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17001 note; 121 Stat. 1686) is amended by 
     striking ``and Hydrokinetic Renewable''.
       (c) Marine Energy Research and Development.--Section 633 of 
     the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
     17212) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 633. MARINE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director of the Water Power Technologies Office, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, shall carry out a program to accelerate the 
     introduction of marine energy production into the United 
     States energy supply, giving priority to technologies most 
     likely to lead to commercial utilization, while fostering 
     accelerated research, development, demonstration, and 
     commercial application of technology, including programs--
       ``(1) to assist technology development on a variety of 
     scales, including full-scale prototypes, to improve the 
     components, processes, and systems used for power generation 
     from marine energy resources;
       ``(2) to establish and expand critical testing 
     infrastructure and facilities necessary--
       ``(A) to cost-effectively and efficiently test and prove 
     marine energy devices; and
       ``(B) to accelerate the technological readiness and 
     commercialization of those devices;
       ``(3) to support efforts to increase the efficiency of 
     energy conversion, lower the cost, increase the use, improve 
     the reliability, and demonstrate the applicability of marine 
     energy technologies by participating in demonstration 
     projects;
       ``(4) to investigate variability issues and the efficient 
     and reliable integration of marine energy with the utility 
     grid;
       ``(5) to identify and study critical short- and long-term 
     needs to create a sustainable marine energy supply chain 
     based in the United States;
       ``(6) to increase the reliability and survivability of 
     marine energy technologies;
       ``(7) to verify the performance, reliability, 
     maintainability, and cost of new marine energy device designs 
     and system components in an operating environment;
       ``(8) to consider the protection of critical 
     infrastructure, such as adequate separation between marine 
     energy devices and projects and submarine telecommunications 
     cables, including consideration of established industry 
     standards;
       ``(9)(A) to coordinate the programs carried out under this 
     section with, and avoid duplication of activities across, 
     programs of the Department and other applicable Federal 
     agencies, including National Laboratories; and
       ``(B) to coordinate public-private collaboration in 
     carrying out the programs under this section;
       ``(10) to identify opportunities for joint research and 
     development programs and the development of economies of 
     scale between--
       ``(A) marine energy technologies; and
       ``(B) other renewable energy and fossil energy programs, 
     offshore oil and gas production activities, and activities of 
     the Department of Defense;
       ``(11) to identify, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Oceans and Atmosphere, and other relevant Federal agencies as 
     appropriate, the potential environmental impacts, including 
     potential impacts on fisheries and other marine resources, of 
     marine energy technologies, measures to prevent adverse 
     impacts, and technologies and other means available for 
     monitoring and determining environmental impacts;
       ``(12) to identify, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is 
     operating, acting through the Commandant of the United States 
     Coast Guard, the potential navigational impacts of marine 
     energy technologies and measures to prevent adverse impacts 
     on navigation;
       ``(13) to support in-water technology development with 
     international partners using existing cooperative procedures 
     (including memoranda of understanding)--
       ``(A) to allow cooperative funding and other support of 
     value to be exchanged and leveraged; and
       ``(B) to encourage international research centers and 
     international companies to participate in the development of 
     marine energy technology in the United States and to 
     encourage United States research centers and companies to 
     participate in marine energy projects abroad; and
       ``(14) to assist in the development of technology necessary 
     to support the use of marine energy--
       ``(A) for the generation and storage of power at sea, 
     including in applications relating to--
       ``(i) ocean observation and navigation;
       ``(ii) underwater vehicle charging;
       ``(iii) marine aquaculture;
       ``(iv) production of marine algae; and
       ``(v) extraction of critical minerals and gasses from 
     seawater;

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       ``(B) for the generation and storage of power to promote 
     the resilience of coastal communities, including in 
     applications relating to--
       ``(i) desalination;
       ``(ii) disaster recovery and resilience; and
       ``(iii) community microgrids in isolated power systems; and
       ``(C) in any other applications, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Cost Sharing and Merit Review.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out the program under this section in accordance with 
     sections 988 and 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 16352, 16353).''.
       (d) National Marine Energy Centers.--Section 634 of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
     17213) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``renewable energy 
     research, development, and demonstration'' and inserting 
     ``energy'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
     institutions of higher education for--
       ``(A) the continuation and expansion of research, 
     development, and testing activities at National Marine Energy 
     Centers established as of January 1, 2019; and
       ``(B) the establishment of new National Marine Energy 
     Centers.
       ``(2) Criteria.--In selecting locations for new National 
     Marine Energy Centers to be established under paragraph 
     (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider sites that meet one of 
     the following criteria:
       ``(A) The new Center hosts an existing marine energy 
     research and development program in coordination with an 
     engineering program at an institution of higher education.
       ``(B) The new Center has proven expertise to support 
     environmental and policy-related issues associated with the 
     harnessing of energy in the marine environment.
       ``(C) The new Center has access to and uses marine 
     resources.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The National Marine Energy Centers shall 
     coordinate with other National Marine Energy Centers, the 
     Department, and the National Laboratories--
       ``(1) to advance research, development, and demonstration 
     of marine energy technologies;
       ``(2) to support in-water testing and demonstration of 
     marine energy technologies, including facilities capable of 
     testing--
       ``(A) marine energy systems of various technology readiness 
     levels and scales;
       ``(B) a variety of technologies in multiple test berths at 
     a single location; and
       ``(C) arrays of technology devices; and
       ``(3) to serve as information clearinghouses for the marine 
     energy industry by collecting and disseminating information 
     on best practices in all areas relating to developing and 
     managing marine energy resources and energy systems.
       ``(c) Cost Sharing.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     program under this section in accordance with section 
     988(b)(4) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16352(b)(4)).''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 636 of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
     17215) is amended by striking ``$50,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 2008 through 2012'' and inserting ``$160,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''.
       (f) Study of Energy Innovation in Marine Transportation and 
     Infrastructure Resilience.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce, 
     shall conduct a study to examine opportunities for research 
     and development in advanced marine energy technologies--
       (A) to support the maritime transportation sector to 
     enhance job creation, economic development, and 
     competitiveness;
       (B) to support associated maritime energy infrastructure, 
     including infrastructure that serves ports, to improve system 
     resilience and disaster recovery; and
       (C) to enable scientific missions at sea and in extreme 
     environments, including the Arctic.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
     of Representatives a report that describes the results of the 
     study conducted under paragraph (1).
       (g) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat. 1495) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to subtitle C of title VI 
     and inserting the following:

       ``Subtitle C--Marine Renewable Energy Technologies''; and

       (2) by striking the items relating to sections 632, 633, 
     and 634 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 632. Definition of marine energy.
``Sec. 633. Marine energy research and development.
``Sec. 634. National Marine Energy Centers.''.

     SEC. 1203. ADVANCED GEOTHERMAL INNOVATION LEADERSHIP.

       (a) Update to Geothermal Resource Assessment.--Section 2501 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (30 U.S.C. 1028) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
     (b) and (d), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(a) Definition of Enhanced Geothermal Systems.--In this 
     section, the term `enhanced geothermal systems' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 612 of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17191).'';
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(c) Update to Geothermal Resource Assessment.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States 
     Geological Survey, and in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Energy, shall update the 2008 United States geothermal 
     resource assessment carried out by the United States 
     Geological Survey, including--
       ``(1) with respect to areas previously identified by the 
     Department of Energy or the United States Geological Survey 
     as having significant potential for hydrothermal energy or 
     enhanced geothermal systems energy, by focusing on--
       ``(A) improving the resolution of resource potential at 
     systematic temperatures and depths, including temperatures 
     and depths appropriate for power generation and direct use 
     applications;
       ``(B) quantifying the total potential to coproduce 
     geothermal energy and minerals;
       ``(C) incorporating data relevant to underground thermal 
     energy storage and exchange, such as aquifer and soil 
     properties; and
       ``(D) producing high resolution maps, including--
       ``(i) maps that indicate key subsurface parameters for 
     electric and direct use resources; and
       ``(ii) risk maps for induced seismicity based on geologic, 
     geographic, and operational parameters; and
       ``(2) to the maximum extent practicable, by coordinating 
     with relevant State officials and institutions of higher 
     education to expand geothermal assessments, including 
     enhanced geothermal systems assessments, to include 
     assessments for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 
     States of Alaska and Hawaii.''; and
       (4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``necesary'' and inserting ``necessary''.
       (b) General Geothermal Research and Development Programs.--
     Section 614 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (42 U.S.C. 17193) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Oil and Gas Technology Transfer Initiative.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall support an 
     initiative among the Office of Fossil Energy, the Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the private 
     sector to modify, improve, and demonstrate the use in 
     geothermal energy development of relevant advanced 
     technologies and operation techniques used in the oil and gas 
     sector.
       ``(2) Priorities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall prioritize technologies with the greatest 
     potential to significantly increase the use and lower the 
     cost of geothermal energy in the United States, including the 
     cost and speed of small- and large-scale geothermal drilling.
       ``(e) Coproduction of Geothermal Energy and Minerals 
     Production Prize Competition.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a prize 
     competition under which the Secretary shall award prizes to 
     demonstrate the coproduction of critical minerals (as defined 
     by the Secretary of the Interior on the date of enactment of 
     the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020) from geothermal 
     resources.
       ``(2) Requirements.--A demonstration awarded a prize under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) improve the cost-effectiveness of removing minerals 
     from geothermal brines as part of the coproduction process;
       ``(B) increase recovery rates of the targeted mineral 
     commodity;
       ``(C) decrease water use and other environmental impacts, 
     as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(D) demonstrate a path to commercial viability.
       ``(3) Maximum prize amount.--The maximum amount of a prize 
     awarded under paragraph (1) shall be $10,000,000.
       ``(f) Drilling Data Repository.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Interior, establish and operate a 
     voluntary, industry-wide repository of geothermal drilling 
     information to lower the cost of future geothermal drilling.
       ``(2) Repository.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall collaborate with geothermally significant 
     countries, such as Iceland, Switzerland, Kenya, Australia, 
     the Philippines, and any other relevant country, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Data system.--The repository established under 
     paragraph (1) shall be integrated with the National 
     Geothermal Data System.''.
       (c) Enhanced Geothermal Research and Development.--
       (1) Definition of engineered.--Section 612(1) of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17191(1)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)

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     by striking ``subjected to intervention, including 
     intervention'' and inserting ``designed to access subsurface 
     heat, including nonstimulation technologies,''.
       (2) Programs.--Section 615(b) of the Energy Independence 
     and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17194(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``mapping'' and 
     inserting ``and fracture mapping, including real-time 
     modeling'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 
     (K); and
       (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) well placement and orientation;
       ``(G) long-term reservoir management;
       ``(H) drilling technologies, methods, and tools;
       ``(I) improved exploration tools;
       ``(J) zonal isolation; and''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Frontier observatories for research in geothermal 
     energy.--
       ``(A) Program.--The Secretary shall support 2 field 
     research sites, which shall each be known as a `Frontier 
     Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy' or `FORGE' 
     site, to develop, test, and enhance techniques and tools for 
     enhanced geothermal energy.
       ``(B) Site selection.--Of the FORGE sites referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) 1 shall be the existing research site in Milford, 
     Utah; and
       ``(ii) 1 shall be--

       ``(I) selected by the Secretary through a competitive 
     selection process; and
       ``(II) located in a different geologic type than the 
     existing research site described in clause (i).

       ``(C) Site operation.--
       ``(i) Initial duration.--The FORGE site selected under 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) shall operate for an initial term of not 
     more than 7 years after the date on which site preparation is 
     complete.
       ``(ii) Performance metrics.--The Secretary shall establish 
     performance metrics for each FORGE site supported under this 
     paragraph, which may be used by the Secretary to determine 
     whether a FORGE site should continue to receive funding.
       ``(D) Additional terms.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the end of an operational term 
     described in clause (ii), a FORGE site may--

       ``(I) be transferred to other public or private entities 
     for further enhanced geothermal testing; or
       ``(II) subject to appropriations and a merit review by the 
     Secretary, operate for an additional term of not more than 7 
     years.

       ``(ii) Operational term described.--An operational term 
     referred to in clause (i)--

       ``(I) in the case of the FORGE site designated under 
     subparagraph (B)(i), is the existing operational term; and
       ``(II) in the case of the FORGE site selected under 
     subparagraph (B)(ii), is the initial term under subparagraph 
     (C) or an additional term under clause (i)(II).

       ``(3) Enhanced geothermal systems demonstrations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
     the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, the Secretary, in 
     collaboration with industry partners and institutions of 
     higher education, shall support an initiative for 
     demonstration of enhanced geothermal systems for power 
     production or direct use.
       ``(B) Projects.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under the initiative described in 
     subparagraph (A), not less than 4 demonstration projects 
     shall be carried out in locations that are potentially 
     commercially viable for enhanced geothermal systems 
     development, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Requirements.--Demonstration projects under clause 
     (i) shall--

       ``(I) collectively demonstrate--

       ``(aa) different geologic settings, such as hot sedimentary 
     aquifers, layered geologic systems, supercritical systems, 
     and basement rock systems; and
       ``(bb) a variety of development techniques, including open 
     hole and cased hole completions, differing well orientations, 
     and stimulation mechanisms;

       ``(II) to the extent practicable, use existing sites where 
     subsurface characterization or geothermal energy integration 
     analysis has been conducted; and
       ``(III) each be carried out in accordance with section 988 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).

       ``(iii) Eastern demonstration.--Not less than 1 
     demonstration project under clause (i) shall be located in an 
     area east of the Mississippi River that is suitable for 
     enhanced geothermal demonstration for power, heat, or a 
     combination of power and heat.
       ``(C) Optional program structure.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may, pursuant to section 
     646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7256(g)), structure the initiative described in 
     subparagraph (A) as a public-private cost-shared 
     demonstration initiative with specific design milestones 
     required to be met by a participant before costs are 
     reimbursed by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Requirements.--If the Secretary elects to carry out 
     clause (i) for a demonstration project, the Secretary shall--

       ``(I) request proposals from eligible entities, as 
     determined by the Secretary, that include--

       ``(aa) a business plan;
       ``(bb) technical details; and
       ``(cc) proposed milestones and associated payments; and

       ``(II) select projects--

       ``(aa) based on the demonstrated ability of the eligible 
     entity to meet the milestones and associated payments 
     described in the proposal of that eligible entity; and
       ``(bb) that have the greatest potential commercial 
     applicability.
       ``(iii) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 646(g)(10) of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7256(g)(10)), the Secretary shall have the authority to carry 
     out clause (i) until the completion of the initiative 
     described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (d) Geothermal Heat Pumps and Direct Use.--
       (1) In general.--Title VI of the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 
     616 (42 U.S.C. 17195) the following:

     ``SEC. 616A. GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS AND DIRECT USE RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       ``(1) to improve the components, processes, and systems 
     used for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of 
     geothermal energy; and
       ``(2) to increase the energy efficiency, lower the cost, 
     increase the use, and improve and demonstrate the 
     applicability of geothermal heat pumps to, and the direct use 
     of geothermal energy in, large buildings, commercial 
     districts, residential communities, and large municipal, 
     agricultural, or industrial projects.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Direct use of geothermal energy.--The term `direct 
     use of geothermal energy' means geothermal systems that use 
     water directly or through a heat exchanger to provide--
       ``(A) heating to buildings; or
       ``(B) heat required for industrial processes, agriculture, 
     aquaculture, and other facilities.
       ``(2) Economically distressed area.--The term `economically 
     distressed area' means an area described in section 301(a) of 
     the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3161(a)).
       ``(3) Geothermal heat pump.--The term `geothermal heat 
     pump' means a system that provides heating and cooling by 
     exchanging heat from shallow ground or surface water using--
       ``(A) a closed loop system, which transfers heat by way of 
     buried or immersed pipes that contain a mix of water and 
     working fluid; or
       ``(B) an open loop system, which circulates ground or 
     surface water directly into the building and returns the 
     water to the same aquifer or surface water source.
       ``(c) Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall support within the 
     Geothermal Technologies Office a program of research, 
     development, and demonstration for geothermal heat pumps and 
     the direct use of geothermal energy.
       ``(2) Areas.--The program under paragraph (1) may include 
     research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
     application of--
       ``(A) geothermal ground loop efficiency improvements, cost 
     reductions, and improved installation and operations methods;
       ``(B) the use of geothermal energy for building-scale 
     energy storage;
       ``(C) the use of geothermal energy as a grid management 
     resource or seasonal energy storage;
       ``(D) geothermal heat pump efficiency improvements;
       ``(E) the use of alternative fluids as a heat exchange 
     medium, such as hot water found in mines and mine shafts, 
     graywater, or other fluids that may improve the economics of 
     geothermal heat pumps;
       ``(F) heating of districts, neighborhoods, communities, 
     large commercial or public buildings, and industrial and 
     manufacturing facilities;
       ``(G) the use of water sources at a temperature of less 
     than 150 degrees Celsius for direct use; and
       ``(H) system integration of direct use with geothermal 
     electricity production.
       ``(3) Environmental impacts.--In carrying out the program, 
     the Secretary shall identify and mitigate potential 
     environmental impacts in accordance with section 614(c).
       ``(d) Financial Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make financial 
     assistance available to State, local, and Tribal governments, 
     institutions of higher education, nonprofit entities, 
     National Laboratories, utilities, and for-profit companies to 
     promote the development of geothermal heat pumps and the 
     direct use of geothermal energy.
       ``(2) Priority.--In providing financial assistance under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     proposals that apply to large buildings, commercial 
     districts, and residential communities that are located in 
     economically distressed areas.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat. 1495) is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 616 the following:

``Sec. 616A. Geothermal heat pumps and direct use research and 
              development.''.
       (e) Modifying the Definition of Renewable Energy to Include 
     Thermal Energy.--

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       (1) In general.--Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``generated'' and 
     inserting ``produced''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Separate calculation.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining compliance 
     with the requirement of this section, any energy consumption 
     that is avoided through the use of geothermal energy shall be 
     considered to be renewable energy produced.
       ``(B) Efficiency accounting.--Energy consumption that is 
     avoided through the use of geothermal energy that is 
     considered to be renewable energy under this section shall 
     not be considered energy efficiency for the purpose of 
     compliance with Federal energy efficiency goals, targets, and 
     incentives.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2410q(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 
     203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15852(b)(2))'' and inserting ``section 203(b) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b))''.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 623 of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
     17202) is amended by striking ``$90,000,000'' in the first 
     sentence and all that follows through the period at the end 
     of the second sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``$165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of 
     which--
       ``(1) $5,000,000 each fiscal year shall be for the prize 
     competition under section 614(e); and
       ``(2) $1,000,000 each fiscal year shall be for the drilling 
     data repository under section 614(f).''.
       (g) Reauthorization of High Cost Region Geothermal Energy 
     Grant Program.--Section 625 of the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17204) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``or heat'' after 
     ``electrical power''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.
       (h) National Goals for Production on Federal Land.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall, in consultation with the 
     Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and other heads of 
     relevant Federal agencies, establish national goals for 
     geothermal energy capacity on public land.
       (2) Geothermal energy development.--The Director of the 
     Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with other 
     appropriate Federal officials, shall take any actions that 
     the Director of the Bureau of Land Management determines 
     necessary to facilitate geothermal energy development, 
     consistent with applicable laws.
       (i) Facilitation of Coproduction of Geothermal Energy on 
     Oil and Gas Leases.--Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act 
     of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4) Land subject to oil and gas lease.--Land under an oil 
     and gas lease issued pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired 
     Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) that is subject to an approved 
     application for permit to drill and from which oil and gas 
     production is occurring may be available for noncompetitive 
     leasing under this section to the holder of the oil and gas 
     lease--
       ``(A) on a determination that--
       ``(i) geothermal energy will be produced from a well 
     producing or capable of producing oil and gas; and
       ``(ii) national energy security will be improved by the 
     issuance of such a lease; and
       ``(B) to provide for the coproduction of geothermal energy 
     with oil and gas.''.
       (j) Geothermal Resource Confirmation Test Projects.--
       (1) In general.--The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 
     U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 30. GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE CONFIRMATION TEST PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Extraordinary circumstances.--The term `extraordinary 
     circumstances' has the same meaning given the term in the 
     Department of the Interior Departmental Manual, 516 DM 
     2.3A(3) and 516 DM 2, Appendix 2 (or successor provisions).
       ``(2) Geothermal resource confirmation test project.--The 
     term `geothermal resource confirmation test project' means a 
     project of drilling not more than 3 wells into a reservoir to 
     test or explore for geothermal resources--
       ``(A) on land for which the Secretary has issued a lease 
     under this Act; and
       ``(B) that--
       ``(i) is carried out by the holder of the lease;
       ``(ii) allows for well testing, such as to confirm 
     temperature, pressure, chemistry, flow rate, and near-
     wellbore and overall reservoir permeability;
       ``(iii) causes--

       ``(I) less than 2.5 acres of soil or vegetation disruption 
     at the location of each geothermal exploration well; and
       ``(II) not more than an additional 5 acres of soil or 
     vegetation disruption during access to or egress from the 
     test site;

       ``(iv) is less than 9 inches in bottom-hole diameter;
       ``(v) is developed--

       ``(I) in a manner that does not require off-road motorized 
     access other than to and from the well site along an 
     identified off-road route; and
       ``(II) without the use of high-pressure well stimulation;

       ``(vi) includes the removal of any surface infrastructure 
     other than the wellhead from the site not later than 90 days 
     after the project is completed; and
       ``(vii) requires, not later than 42 months after the date 
     on which the first exploration drilling began, the 
     restoration of the project site to approximately the 
     condition that existed at the time the project begins, unless 
     the site is subsequently used as part of an energy 
     development under the lease.
       ``(b) Categorical Exclusion.--Unless extraordinary 
     circumstances exist, a project that the Secretary determines 
     under subsection (c) is a geothermal resource confirmation 
     test project shall be categorically excluded from the 
     requirements for an environmental assessment or an 
     environmental impact statement under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or 
     section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation).
       ``(c) Process.--
       ``(1) Requirement to provide notice.--A leaseholder shall 
     provide notice to the Secretary of the intent of the 
     leaseholder to carry out a geothermal resource confirmation 
     test project at least 30 days before the start of drilling 
     under the project.
       ``(2) Review and determination.--Not later than 30 days 
     after receipt of a notice of intent under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall, with respect to the project described in the 
     notice of intent--
       ``(A) determine if the project is a geothermal resource 
     confirmation test project;
       ``(B) notify the leaseholder of such determination; and
       ``(C) provide public notice of the determination.
       ``(3) Opportunity to remedy.--If the Secretary determines 
     under paragraph (2)(A) that the project is not a geothermal 
     resource confirmation test project, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) include in such notice clear and detailed findings on 
     any deficiencies in the project that resulted in such 
     determination; and
       ``(B) allow the leaseholder to remedy any such deficiencies 
     and resubmit the notice of intent under paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Repeal.--The Geothermal Energy Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (k) Program to Improve Federal Geothermal Permit 
     Coordination.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Geothermal 
     Energy Permitting Coordination Program established under 
     paragraph (2).
       (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (2) Establishment of program.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish a program, to be known as the ``Geothermal Energy 
     Permitting Coordination Program'', to improve Federal permit 
     coordination and reduce regulatory timelines with respect to 
     geothermal energy projects on Federal land by increasing the 
     expertise of officials administering and approving permits.
       (3) Establishment of program offices.--To carry out the 
     Program, the Secretary shall establish 1 or more Program 
     offices at State or district offices of the Department of the 
     Interior.
       (4) Memorandum of understanding.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding for purposes of this subsection 
     with--
       (i) the Secretary of Agriculture;
       (ii) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency; and
       (iii) the Secretary of Defense.
       (B) State participation.--The Secretary may request that 
     the Governor of any State be a signatory to the memorandum of 
     understanding under subparagraph (A).
       (5) Designation of qualified staff.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the memorandum of understanding under paragraph (4) is 
     executed, all Federal signatories, as appropriate, shall 
     assign to each Program office established under paragraph (3) 
     1 or more employees who have expertise in the regulatory 
     issues relating to the office or agency in which the employee 
     is employed, including, as applicable, particular expertise 
     in--
       (i) consultation regarding, and preparation of, biological 
     opinions under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536);
       (ii) permits under section 404 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344);
       (iii) regulatory matters under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.);
       (iv) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);

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       (v) planning under section 14 of the National Forest 
     Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a);
       (vi) developing geothermal resources under the Geothermal 
     Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
       (vii) the preparation of analyses under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (B) Duties.--Each employee assigned under subparagraph (A) 
     shall--
       (i) not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     employee is assigned, report to the State Director of the 
     Bureau of Land Management for the State in which the office 
     to which the employee is assigned is located;
       (ii) be responsible for all issues relating to the 
     jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the employee; 
     and
       (iii) participate as part of the team of personnel working 
     on proposed energy projects, planning, and environmental 
     analyses.
       (6) Additional personnel.--The Secretary shall assign to 
     each Program office any additional personnel that are 
     necessary to ensure the effective implementation of--
       (A) the Program; and
       (B) any program administered by the Program office, 
     including inspection and enforcement relating to energy 
     development on Federal land, in accordance with the multiple 
     use mandate of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (7) Transfer of funds.--To facilitate the coordination and 
     processing of geothermal permits on Federal land under the 
     administration of a Program office, the Secretary may 
     authorize the expenditure or transfer of any funds that are 
     necessary to--
       (A) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
       (B) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
       (C) the Forest Service;
       (D) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (E) the Corps of Engineers;
       (F) the Department of Defense; or
       (G) any State in which a geothermal project is located.
       (8) Reports.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report that describes--
       (A) the progress of the Program; and
       (B) any problems relating to leasing, permitting, or siting 
     with respect to geothermal energy development on Federal 
     land.
       (9) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection affects--
       (A) the operation of any Federal or State law; or
       (B) any delegation of authority made by the head of a 
     Federal agency any employee of which is participating in the 
     Program.

     SEC. 1204. WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Economically distressed area.--The term ``economically 
     distressed area'' means an area described in section 301(a) 
     of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3161(a)).
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) an institution of higher education;
       (B) a National Laboratory;
       (C) a Federal research agency;
       (D) a State research agency;
       (E) a research agency associated with a territory or freely 
     associated state;
       (F) a tribal energy development organization;
       (G) an Indian tribe;
       (H) a tribal organization;
       (I) a Native Hawaiian community-based organization;
       (J) a nonprofit research organization;
       (K) an industrial entity;
       (L) any other entity, as determined by the Secretary; and
       (M) a consortium of 2 or more entities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (L).
       (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (5) Native Hawaiian community-based organization.--The term 
     ``Native Hawaiian community-based organization'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
       (6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program 
     established under subsection (b)(1).
       (7) Territory or freely associated state.--The term 
     ``territory or freely associated state'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``insular area'' in section 1404 of the Food 
     and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103).
       (8) Tribal energy development organization.--The term 
     ``tribal energy development organization'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501).
       (9) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304).
       (b) Wind Energy Technology Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
     conduct research, development, testing, evaluation, 
     demonstration, and commercialization of wind energy 
     technologies in accordance with this subsection.
       (B) Purposes.--The purposes of the program are the 
     following:
       (i) To improve the energy efficiency, cost effectiveness, 
     reliability, resilience, security, integration, 
     manufacturability, and recyclability of wind energy 
     technologies.
       (ii) To optimize the performance and operation of wind 
     energy components, turbines, and systems, including through 
     the development of new materials, hardware, and software.
       (iii) To optimize the design and adaptability of wind 
     energy technologies to the broadest practical range of 
     geographic, atmospheric, offshore, and other site conditions, 
     including--

       (I) at varying hub heights; and
       (II) through the use of computer modeling.

       (iv) To support the integration of wind energy technologies 
     with--

       (I) the electric grid, including transmission, 
     distribution, microgrids, and distributed energy systems; and
       (II) other energy technologies and systems, such as--

       (aa) other generation sources;
       (bb) demand response technologies;
       (cc) energy storage technologies; and
       (dd) hybrid systems.
       (v) To reduce the cost and risk across the lifespan of wind 
     energy technologies, including--

       (I) manufacturing, permitting, construction, operations, 
     maintenance, and recycling; and
       (II) through the development of solutions to transportation 
     barriers to wind components.

       (vi) To reduce and mitigate any potential negative impacts 
     of wind energy technologies on--

       (I) human communities;
       (II) military operations;
       (III) aviation;
       (IV) radar; and
       (V) wildlife and wildlife habitats.

       (vii) To address barriers to the commercialization and 
     export of wind energy technologies.
       (viii) To support the domestic wind industry, workforce, 
     and supply chain.
       (C) Targets.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish targets 
     for the program relating to near-term (up to 2 years), mid-
     term (up to 7 years), and long-term (up to 15 years) 
     challenges to the advancement of wind energy technologies, 
     including onshore, offshore, distributed, and off-grid 
     technologies.
       (2) Activities.--
       (A) Types of activities.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall carry out research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercialization activities, including--
       (i) awarding grants and awards, on a competitive, merit-
     reviewed basis;
       (ii) performing precompetitive research and development;
       (iii) establishing or maintaining demonstration facilities 
     and projects, including through stewardship of existing 
     facilities such as the National Wind Test Center;
       (iv) providing technical assistance;
       (v) entering into contracts and cooperative agreements;
       (vi) providing small business vouchers;
       (vii) conducting education and outreach activities;
       (viii) conducting workforce development activities; and
       (ix) conducting analyses, studies, and reports.
       (B) Subject areas.--The Secretary shall carry out research, 
     development, testing, evaluation, demonstration, and 
     commercialization activities in the following subject areas:
       (i) Wind power plant performance, operations, and security.
       (ii) New materials and designs relating to all hardware, 
     software, and components of wind energy technologies, 
     including alternatives to minerals and other commodities from 
     foreign sources that are determined to be vulnerable to 
     disruption.
       (iii) Advanced wind energy manufacturing technologies and 
     practices, including materials, processes, and design.
       (iv) Offshore wind-specific projects and plants, 
     including--

       (I) the deep water floating systems, materials, components, 
     and operation of offshore facilities; and
       (II) the monitoring and analysis of site and environmental 
     considerations unique to offshore sites.

       (v) Integration of wind energy technologies with--

       (I) the electric grid, including transmission, 
     distribution, microgrids, and distributed energy systems; and
       (II) other energy technologies, including--

       (aa) other generation sources;
       (bb) demand response technologies; and
       (cc) energy storage technologies.
       (vi) Methods to improve the lifetime, maintenance, 
     recycling, and reuse of wind energy components and systems.
       (vii) Wind power forecasting and atmospheric measurement 
     systems, including for turbines and plant systems of varying 
     height.
       (viii) Hybrid wind energy systems, grid-connected and off-
     grid, that incorporate diverse--

       (I) generation sources;
       (II) loads; and
       (III) storage technologies.

       (ix) Reducing, including through education and outreach 
     activities, market barriers to the adoption of wind energy 
     technologies,

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     such as impacts on, or challenges relating to--

       (I) distributed wind technologies, including the 
     development of best practices, models, and voluntary 
     streamlined processes for local permitting of distributed 
     wind energy systems to reduce costs;
       (II) airspace;
       (III) military uses;
       (IV) radar;
       (V) local communities;
       (VI) wildlife and wildlife habitats; and
       (VII) any other appropriate matter, as determined by the 
     Secretary.

       (x) Advanced physics-based and data analysis computational 
     tools, in coordination with the high-performance computing 
     programs of the Department.
       (xi) Technologies for distributed wind, including micro, 
     small, and medium turbines and the components of those 
     turbines.
       (xii) Transformational technologies for harnessing wind 
     energy.
       (xiii) Other research areas that advance the purposes of 
     the program, as determined by the Secretary.
       (C) Prioritization.--In carrying out activities under the 
     program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       (i) are located in geographically diverse regions of the 
     United States;
       (ii) support the development or demonstration of projects--

       (I) in collaboration with tribal energy development 
     organizations, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Native 
     Hawaiian community-based organizations, or territories or 
     freely associated states; or
       (II) in economically distressed areas;

       (iii) can be replicated in a variety of regions and 
     climates; and
       (iv) include business commercialization plans that have the 
     potential for--

       (I) domestic manufacturing and production of wind energy 
     technologies; or
       (II) exports of wind energy technologies.

       (D) Coordination.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall coordinate activities under the program with 
     other relevant programs and capabilities of the Department 
     and other Federal research programs.
       (3) Wind technician training grant program.--The Secretary 
     may award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
     entities to purchase large pieces of wind component 
     equipment, such as nacelles, towers, and blades, for use in 
     training wind technician students in onshore or offshore wind 
     applications.
       (4) Wages.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
     laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
     subcontractors on projects funded by grants under this 
     subsection shall be paid wages at rates not less than those 
     prevailing on projects of a similar character in the 
     locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, in 
     accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
     United States Code.
       (5) Wind energy program strategic vision.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than September 1, 2022, and 
     every 6 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the strategic vision, progress, goals, 
     and targets of the program, including assessments of wind 
     energy markets and manufacturing.
       (B) Preparation.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     preparation of the report under subparagraph (A) with--
       (i) existing peer review processes;
       (ii) studies conducted by the National Laboratories; and
       (iii) the multiyear program planning required under section 
     994 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16358).
       (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
     $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4 of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 
     Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 12003) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the section heading by striking ``wind,'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``wind,'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively; and
       (C) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``the Wind Energy Research Program,''.
       (2) Section 931(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively.
       (3) Section 636 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
     of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17215) is amended by striking ``section 
     931(a)(2)(E)(i)'' and all that follows through the period at 
     the end and inserting ``subparagraph (D)(i) of section 
     931(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16231(a)(2)).''.

     SEC. 1205. SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Economically distressed area.--The term ``economically 
     distressed area'' means an area described in section 301(a) 
     of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3161(a)).
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) an institution of higher education;
       (B) a National Laboratory;
       (C) a Federal research agency;
       (D) a State research agency;
       (E) a research agency associated with a territory or freely 
     associated state;
       (F) a tribal energy development organization;
       (G) an Indian tribe;
       (H) a tribal organization;
       (I) a Native Hawaiian community-based organization;
       (J) a nonprofit research organization;
       (K) an industrial entity;
       (L) any other entity, as determined by the Secretary; and
       (M) a consortium of 2 or more entities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (L).
       (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (5) Native Hawaiian community-based organization.--The term 
     ``Native Hawaiian community-based organization'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
       (6) Photovoltaic device.--The term ``photovoltaic device'' 
     means--
       (A) a device that converts light directly into electricity 
     through a solid-state, semiconductor process;
       (B) the photovoltaic cells of a device described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the electronic and electrical components of a device 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (7) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program 
     established under subsection (b)(1)(A).
       (8) Solar energy.--The term ``solar energy'' means--
       (A) thermal or electric energy derived from radiation from 
     the Sun; or
       (B) energy resulting from a chemical reaction caused by 
     radiation recently originated in the Sun.
       (9) Territory or freely associated state.--The term 
     ``territory or freely associated state'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``insular area'' in section 1404 of the Food 
     and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103).
       (10) Tribal energy development organization.--The term 
     ``tribal energy development organization'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501).
       (11) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304).
       (b) Solar Energy Technology Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
     conduct research, development, testing, evaluation, 
     demonstration, and commercialization of solar energy 
     technologies in accordance with this subsection.
       (B) Purposes.--The purposes of the program are the 
     following:
       (i) To improve the energy efficiency, cost effectiveness, 
     reliability, resilience, security, integration, 
     manufacturability, and recyclability of solar energy 
     technologies.
       (ii) To optimize the performance and operation of solar 
     energy components, cells, and systems, and enabling 
     technologies, including through the development of new 
     materials, hardware, and software.
       (iii) To optimize the design and adaptability of solar 
     energy systems to the broadest practical range of geographic 
     and atmospheric conditions.
       (iv) To support the integration of solar energy 
     technologies with the electric grid and complementary energy 
     technologies.
       (v) To create and improve the conversion of solar energy to 
     other useful forms of energy or other products.
       (vi) To reduce and mitigate any potential negative impacts 
     of solar energy technologies on humans, wildlife, and 
     wildlife habitats.
       (vii) To address barriers to the commercialization and 
     export of solar energy technologies.
       (viii) To support the domestic solar industry, workforce, 
     and supply chain.
       (C) Targets.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish targets 
     for the program to address near-term (up to 2 years), mid-
     term (up to 7 years), and long-term (up to 15 years) 
     challenges to the advancement of solar energy systems.
       (2) Activities.--
       (A) Types of activities.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall carry out research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercialization activities, including--
       (i) awarding grants and awards, on a competitive, merit-
     reviewed basis;
       (ii) performing precompetitive research and development;
       (iii) establishing or maintaining demonstration facilities 
     and projects, including through stewardship of existing 
     facilities;
       (iv) providing technical assistance;
       (v) entering into contracts and cooperative agreements;
       (vi) providing small business vouchers;
       (vii) establishing prize competitions;
       (viii) conducting education and outreach activities; and

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       (ix) conducting analyses, studies, and reports.
       (B) Subject areas.--The Secretary shall carry out research, 
     development, testing, evaluation, demonstration, and 
     commercialization activities in the following subject areas:
       (i) Advanced solar energy technologies, including--

       (I) new materials, components, designs, and systems, 
     including perovskites;
       (II) advanced photovoltaic and thin-film devices;
       (III) concentrated solar power;
       (IV) solar heating and cooling; and
       (V) enabling technologies for solar energy systems, 
     including hardware and software.

       (ii) Solar energy technology performance, operations, and 
     security.
       (iii) Integration of solar energy technologies with--

       (I) the electric grid, including transmission, 
     distribution, microgrids, and distributed energy systems;
       (II) other energy technologies, including--

       (aa) other generation sources;
       (bb) demand response technologies; and
       (cc) energy storage technologies; and

       (III) other nonelectric applications, such as in the 
     agriculture, transportation, industrial, and fuels sectors.

       (iv) Advanced solar energy manufacturing technologies and 
     practices, including materials, processes, and design.
       (v) Methods to improve the lifetime, maintenance, 
     recycling, and reuse of solar energy components and systems.
       (vi) Solar energy forecasting, modeling, and atmospheric 
     measurement systems, including for small-scale, large-scale, 
     and aggregated systems.
       (vii) Hybrid solar energy systems that incorporate 
     diverse--

       (I) generation sources;
       (II) loads; and
       (III) storage technologies.

       (viii) Reducing market barriers to the adoption of solar 
     energy technologies, including impacts on, or challenges 
     relating to--

       (I) distributed solar technologies, including the 
     development of best practices, models, and voluntary 
     streamlined processes for local permitting of distributed 
     solar energy systems to reduce costs;
       (II) local communities;
       (III) wildlife and wildlife habitats; and
       (IV) any other appropriate matter, as determined by the 
     Secretary.

       (ix) Transformational technologies for harnessing solar 
     energy.
       (x) Other research areas that advance the purposes of the 
     program, as determined by the Secretary.
       (C) Prioritization.--In carrying out activities under the 
     program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       (i) are located in a geographically diverse range of 
     eligible entities;
       (ii) support the development or demonstration of projects--

       (I) in collaboration with tribal energy development 
     organizations, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Native 
     Hawaiian community-based organizations, or territories or 
     freely associated states; or
       (II) in economically distressed areas;

       (iii) can be replicated in a variety of regions and 
     climates; and
       (iv) include business commercialization plans that have the 
     potential for--

       (I) domestic manufacturing and production of solar energy 
     technologies; or
       (II) exports of solar energy technologies.

       (D) Coordination.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall coordinate activities under the program with 
     other relevant programs and capabilities of the Department 
     and other Federal research programs.
       (E) Use of funds.--To the extent that funding is not 
     otherwise available through other Federal programs or power 
     purchase agreements, funding awarded under this paragraph may 
     be used for additional nontechnology costs, as determined to 
     be appropriate by the Secretary, such as engineering or 
     feasibility studies.
       (3) Advanced solar energy manufacturing initiative.--
       (A) Grants.--In addition to the program activities 
     described in paragraph (2), in carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall award multiyear grants to eligible entities 
     for research, development, and demonstration projects to 
     advance new solar energy manufacturing technologies and 
     techniques.
       (B) Priority.--In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), 
     to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall give priority 
     to solar energy manufacturing projects that--
       (i) increase efficiency and cost effectiveness in--

       (I) the manufacturing process; and
       (II) the use of resources.

       (ii) support domestic supply chains for materials and 
     components;
       (iii) identify and incorporate nonhazardous alternative 
     materials for components and devices;
       (iv) operate in partnership with tribal energy development 
     organizations, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Native 
     Hawaiian community-based organizations, or territories or 
     freely associated states; or
       (v) are located in economically distressed areas.
       (C) Evaluation.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall conduct, and make available to the public and 
     the relevant committees of Congress, an independent review of 
     the progress of the grants awarded under subparagraph (A).
       (4) Solar energy technology recycling research, 
     development, and demonstration program.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to the program activities 
     described in paragraph (2), in carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall award multiyear grants to eligible entities 
     for research, development, and demonstration projects to 
     create innovative and practical approaches to increase the 
     reuse and recycling of solar energy technologies, including--
       (i) by increasing the efficiency and cost effectiveness of 
     the recovery of raw materials from solar energy technology 
     components and systems, including enabling technologies such 
     as inverters;
       (ii) by minimizing environmental impacts from the recovery 
     and disposal processes;
       (iii) by addressing any barriers to the research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercialization of 
     technologies and processes for the disassembly and recycling 
     of solar energy devices;
       (iv) by developing alternative materials, designs, 
     manufacturing processes, and other aspects of solar energy 
     technologies and the disassembly and resource recovery 
     process that enable efficient, cost effective, and 
     environmentally responsible disassembly of, and resource 
     recovery from, solar energy technologies; and
       (v) strategies to increase consumer acceptance of, and 
     participation in, the recycling of photovoltaic devices.
       (B) Dissemination of results.--The Secretary shall make 
     available to the public and the relevant committees of 
     Congress the results of the projects carried out through 
     grants awarded under subparagraph (A), including any 
     educational and outreach materials.
       (5) Solar energy technology materials physical property 
     database.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than September 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary shall establish a comprehensive physical property 
     database of materials for use in solar energy technologies, 
     which shall identify the type, quantity, country of origin, 
     source, significant uses, and physical properties of 
     materials used in solar energy technologies.
       (B) Coordination.--In establishing the database described 
     in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall coordinate with--
       (i) the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology;
       (ii) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency;
       (iii) the Secretary of the Interior; and
       (iv) relevant industry stakeholders, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (6) Solar energy technology program strategic vision.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than September 1, 2022, and 
     every 6 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the strategic vision, progress, goals, 
     and targets of the program, including assessments of solar 
     energy markets and manufacturing.
       (B) Preparation.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     preparation of the report under subparagraph (A) with--
       (i) existing peer review processes;
       (ii) studies conducted by the National Laboratories; and
       (iii) the multiyear program planning required under section 
     994 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16358).
       (7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
     $270,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The Solar Energy Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5551 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Section 6(b)(3) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
     Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5905(b)(3)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (L); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (M) through (S) as 
     subparagraphs (L) through (R), respectively.
       (3) The Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5581 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (4) Section 4 of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 
     Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 12003) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``photovoltaics, 
     and solar thermal'' and inserting ``alcohol from biomass and 
     other technology'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) (as redesignated 
     by section 1204(c)(1)(B)(iii)), by striking ``photovoltaics, 
     and solar thermal energy'' and inserting ``alcohol from 
     biomass and other energy technology'';
       (ii) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) (as redesignated by 
     section 1204(c)(1)(B)(iii)); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) (as 
     redesignated by section 1204(c)(1)(B)(iii)) as paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), respectively; and
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``the Photovoltaic Energy Systems Program, the Solar Thermal 
     Energy Systems Program,'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and

       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking subparagraph (A); and

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       (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.

       (5) Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16231) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) (as 
     redesignated by section 1204(c)(2)(B)) as subparagraphs (A) 
     through (C), respectively;
       (B) by striking subsection (d); and
       (C) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as 
     subsections (d) through (f), respectively.
       (6)(A) Sections 606 and 607 of the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17174, 17175) are repealed.
       (B) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 
     121 Stat. 1495) is amended by striking the items relating to 
     sections 606 and 607.
       (d) Savings Provision.--The repeal of the Solar Energy 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5551 et seq.) under subsection (c)(1) shall not affect 
     the authority of the Secretary to conduct research and 
     development on solar energy.

                       Subtitle C--Energy Storage

     SEC. 1301. BETTER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Energy storage system.--The term ``energy storage 
     system'' means any system, equipment, facility, or technology 
     that--
       (A) is capable of absorbing or converting energy, storing 
     the energy for a period of time, and dispatching the energy; 
     and
       (B)(i) uses mechanical, electrochemical, thermal, 
     electrolysis, or other processes to convert and store 
     electric energy that was generated at an earlier time for use 
     at a later time; or
       (ii) stores energy in an electric, thermal, or gaseous 
     state for direct use for heating or cooling at a later time 
     in a manner that avoids the need to use electricity or other 
     fuel sources at that later time, such as a grid-enabled water 
     heater.
       (2) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Energy Storage 
     System Research, Development, and Deployment Program 
     established under subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Energy Storage System Research, Development, and 
     Deployment Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program, to be known as the ``Energy Storage System Research, 
     Development, and Deployment Program''.
       (2) Initial program objectives.--The program shall focus on 
     research, development, and deployment of--
       (A) energy storage systems designed to further the 
     development of technologies--
       (i) for large-scale commercial deployment;
       (ii) for deployment at cost targets established by the 
     Secretary;
       (iii) for hourly and subhourly durations required to 
     provide reliability services to the grid;
       (iv) for daily durations, which have--

       (I) the capacity to discharge energy for a minimum of 6 
     hours; and
       (II) a system lifetime of at least 20 years under regular 
     operation;

       (v) for weekly or monthly durations, which have--

       (I) the capacity to discharge energy for 10 to 100 hours, 
     at a minimum; and
       (II) a system lifetime of at least 20 years under regular 
     operation; and

       (vi) for seasonal durations, which have--

       (I) the capability to address seasonal variations in supply 
     and demand; and
       (II) a system lifetime of at least 20 years under regular 
     operation;

       (B) distributed energy storage technologies and 
     applications, including building-grid integration;
       (C) transportation energy storage technologies and 
     applications, including vehicle-grid integration;
       (D) cost-effective systems and methods for--
       (i) the reclamation, recycling, and disposal of energy 
     storage materials, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, and 
     graphite; and
       (ii) the reuse and repurposing of energy storage system 
     technologies;
       (E) advanced control methods for energy storage systems;
       (F) pumped hydroelectric energy storage systems to 
     advance--
       (i) adoption of innovative technologies, including--

       (I) adjustable-speed, ternary, and other new pumping and 
     generating equipment designs;
       (II) modular systems;
       (III) closed-loop systems, including mines and quarries; 
     and
       (IV) other critical equipment and materials for pumped 
     hydroelectric energy storage, as determined by the Secretary; 
     and

       (ii) reductions of equipment costs, civil works costs, and 
     construction times for pumped hydroelectric energy storage 
     projects, with the goal of reducing those costs by 50 
     percent;
       (G) models and tools to demonstrate the benefits of energy 
     storage to--
       (i) power and water supply systems;
       (ii) electric generation portfolio optimization; and
       (iii) expanded deployment of other renewable energy 
     technologies, including in hybrid energy storage systems; and
       (H) energy storage use cases from individual and 
     combination technology applications, including value from 
     various-use cases and energy storage services.
       (3) Testing and validation.--In coordination with 1 or more 
     National Laboratories, the Secretary shall accelerate the 
     development, standardized testing, and validation of energy 
     storage systems under the program by developing testing and 
     evaluation methodologies for--
       (A) storage technologies, controls, and power electronics 
     for energy storage systems under a variety of operating 
     conditions;
       (B) standardized and grid performance testing for energy 
     storage systems, materials, and technologies during each 
     stage of development, beginning with the research stage and 
     ending with the deployment stage;
       (C) reliability, safety, and durability testing under 
     standard and evolving duty cycles; and
       (D) accelerated life testing protocols to predict estimated 
     lifetime metrics with accuracy.
       (4) Periodic evaluation of program objectives.--Not less 
     frequently than once every calendar year, the Secretary shall 
     evaluate and, if necessary, update the program objectives to 
     ensure that the program continues to advance energy storage 
     systems toward widespread commercial deployment by lowering 
     the costs and increasing the duration of energy storage 
     resources.
       (5) Energy storage strategic plan.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a 10-year 
     strategic plan for the program, and update the plan, in 
     accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Contents.--The strategic plan developed under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) be coordinated with and integrated across other 
     relevant offices in the Department;
       (ii) to the extent practicable, include metrics that can be 
     used to evaluate storage technologies;
       (iii) identify Department programs that--

       (I) support the research and development activities 
     described in paragraph (2) and the demonstration projects 
     under subsection (c); and
       (II)(aa) do not support the activities or projects 
     described in subclause (I); but
       (bb) are important to the development of energy storage 
     systems and the mission of the Department, as determined by 
     the Secretary;

       (iv) include expected timelines for--

       (I) the accomplishment of relevant objectives under current 
     programs of the Department relating to energy storage 
     systems; and
       (II) the commencement of any new initiatives within the 
     Department relating to energy storage systems to accomplish 
     those objectives; and

       (v) incorporate relevant activities described in the Grid 
     Modernization Initiative Multi-Year Program Plan.
       (C) Submission to congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, 
     Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives the 
     strategic plan developed under subparagraph (A).
       (D) Updates to plan.--The Secretary--
       (i) shall annually review the strategic plan developed 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) may periodically revise the strategic plan as 
     appropriate.
       (6) Leveraging of resources.--The program may be led by a 
     specific office of the Department, but shall be cross-cutting 
     in nature, so that in carrying out activities under the 
     program, the Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary 
     charged with leading the program) shall leverage existing 
     Federal resources, including, at a minimum, the expertise and 
     resources of--
       (A) the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
     Reliability;
       (B) the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
     including the Water Power Technologies Office; and
       (C) the Office of Science, including--
       (i) the Basic Energy Sciences Program;
       (ii) the Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program;
       (iii) the Biological and Environmental Research Program; 
     and
       (D) the Electricity Storage Research Initiative established 
     under section 975 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16315).
       (7) Protecting privacy and security.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall identify, incorporate, and 
     follow best practices for protecting the privacy of 
     individuals and businesses and the respective sensitive data 
     of the individuals and businesses, including by managing 
     privacy risk and implementing the Fair Information Practice 
     Principles of the Federal Trade Commission for the 
     collection, use, disclosure, and retention of individual 
     electric consumer information in accordance with the Office 
     of Management and Budget Circular A-130 (or successor 
     circulars).
       (c) Energy Storage Demonstration Projects; Pilot Grant 
     Program.--
       (1) Demonstration projects.--Not later than September 30, 
     2023, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     enter into agreements to carry out not fewer than 5 energy 
     storage system demonstration projects, including at least 1 
     energy storage system demonstration project designed to

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     further the development of technologies described in clause 
     (v) or (vi) of subsection (b)(2)(A).
       (2) Energy storage pilot grant program.--
       (A) Definition of eligible entity.--In this paragraph, the 
     term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (i) a State energy office (as defined in section 124(a) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15821(a)));
       (ii) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103);
       (iii) a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765 of 
     title 38, United States Code);
       (iv) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001));
       (v) an electric utility, including--

       (I) an electric cooperative;
       (II) a political subdivision of a State, such as a 
     municipally owned electric utility, or any agency, authority, 
     corporation, or instrumentality of a State political 
     subdivision; and
       (III) an investor-owned utility; and

       (vi) a private energy storage company.
       (B) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     competitive grant program under which the Secretary shall 
     award grants to eligible entities to carry out demonstration 
     projects for pilot energy storage systems.
       (C) Selection requirements.--In selecting eligible entities 
     to receive a grant under subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
       (i) ensure regional diversity among eligible entities 
     awarded grants, including ensuring participation of eligible 
     entities that are rural States and States with high energy 
     costs;
       (ii) ensure that grants are awarded for demonstration 
     projects that--

       (I) expand on the existing technology demonstration 
     programs of the Department;
       (II) are designed to achieve 1 or more of the objectives 
     described in subparagraph (D); and
       (III) inject or withdraw energy from the bulk power system, 
     electric distribution system, building energy system, or 
     microgrid (grid-connected or islanded mode) where the project 
     is located; and

       (iii) give consideration to proposals from eligible 
     entities for securing energy storage through competitive 
     procurement or contract for service.
       (D) Objectives.--Each demonstration project carried out by 
     a grant awarded under subparagraph (B) shall have 1 or more 
     of the following objectives:
       (i) To improve the security of critical infrastructure and 
     emergency response systems.
       (ii) To improve the reliability of transmission and 
     distribution systems, particularly in rural areas, including 
     high-energy-cost rural areas.
       (iii) To optimize transmission or distribution system 
     operation and power quality to defer or avoid costs of 
     replacing or upgrading electric grid infrastructure, 
     including transformers and substations.
       (iv) To supply energy at peak periods of demand on the 
     electric grid or during periods of significant variation of 
     electric grid supply.
       (v) To reduce peak loads of homes and businesses.
       (vi) To improve and advance power conversion systems.
       (vii) To provide ancillary services for grid stability and 
     management.
       (viii) To integrate renewable energy resource production.
       (ix) To increase the feasibility of microgrids (grid-
     connected or islanded mode).
       (x) To enable the use of stored energy in forms other than 
     electricity to support the natural gas system and other 
     industrial processes.
       (xi) To integrate fast charging of electric vehicles.
       (xii) To improve energy efficiency.
       (3) Reports.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years 
     for the duration of the programs under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly 
     available a report describing the performance of those 
     programs.
       (4) No project ownership interest.--The Federal Government 
     shall not hold any equity or other ownership interest in any 
     energy storage system that is part of a project under this 
     subsection unless the holding is agreed to by each 
     participant of the project.
       (d) Long-duration Demonstration Initiative and Joint 
     Program.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Director of arpa-e.--The term ``Director of ARPA-E'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 5012(a) of the 
     America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(a)).
       (B) Director of estcp.--The term ``Director of ESTCP'' 
     means the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director 
     of the Environmental Security Technology Certification 
     Program of the Department of Defense.
       (C) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the 
     demonstration initiative established under paragraph (2).
       (D) Joint Program.--The term ``Joint Program'' means the 
     joint program established under paragraph (4).
       (E) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary, 
     acting through the Director of ARPA-E.
       (2) Establishment of initiative.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish a demonstration initiative composed of 
     demonstration projects focused on the development of long-
     duration energy storage technologies.
       (3) Selection of projects.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, in selecting demonstration projects to 
     participate in the Initiative, the Secretary shall--
       (A) ensure a range of technology types;
       (B) ensure regional diversity among projects; and
       (C) consider bulk power level, distribution power level, 
     behind-the-meter, microgrid (grid-connected or islanded 
     mode), and off-grid applications.
       (4) Joint program.--
       (A) Establishment.--As part of the Initiative, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Director of ESTCP, shall 
     establish within the Department a joint program to carry out 
     projects--
       (i) to demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage 
     technologies at different scales; and
       (ii) to help new, innovative long-duration energy storage 
     technologies become commercially viable.
       (B) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 200 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Director of 
     ESTCP to administer the Joint Program.
       (C) Infrastructure.--In carrying out the Joint Program, the 
     Secretary and the Director of ESTCP shall--
       (i) use existing test-bed infrastructure at--

       (I) Department facilities; and
       (II) Department of Defense installations; and

       (ii) develop new infrastructure for identified projects, if 
     appropriate.
       (D) Goals and metrics.--The Secretary and the Director of 
     ESTCP shall develop goals and metrics for technological 
     progress under the Joint Program consistent with energy 
     resilience and energy security policies.
       (E) Selection of projects.--
       (i) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, in 
     selecting projects to participate in the Joint Program, the 
     Secretary and the Director of ESTCP shall--

       (I) ensure that projects are carried out under conditions 
     that represent a variety of environments with different 
     physical conditions and market constraints; and
       (II) ensure an appropriate balance of--

       (aa) larger, higher-cost projects; and
       (bb) smaller, lower-cost projects.
       (ii) Priority.--In carrying out the Joint Program, the 
     Secretary and the Director of ESTCP shall give priority to 
     demonstration projects that--

       (I) make available to the public project information that 
     will accelerate deployment of long-duration energy storage 
     technologies; and
       (II) will be carried out in the field.

       (e) Technical and Planning Assistance Program.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (i) an electric cooperative;
       (ii) a political subdivision of a State, such as a 
     municipally owned electric utility, or any agency, authority, 
     corporation, or instrumentality of a State political 
     subdivision;
       (iii) a not-for-profit entity that is in a partnership with 
     not less than 6 entities described in clause (i) or (ii); and
       (iv) an investor-owned utility.
       (B) Program.--The term ``program'' means the technical and 
     planning assistance program established under paragraph 
     (2)(A).
       (2) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a technical 
     and planning assistance program to assist eligible entities 
     in identifying, evaluating, planning, designing, and 
     developing processes to procure energy storage systems.
       (B) Assistance and grants.--Under the program, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (i) provide technical and planning assistance, including 
     disseminating information, directly to eligible entities; and
       (ii) award grants to eligible entities to contract to 
     obtain technical and planning assistance from outside 
     experts.
       (C) Focus.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall focus on energy storage system projects that have the 
     greatest potential for--
       (i) strengthening the reliability and resiliency of energy 
     infrastructure;
       (ii) reducing the cost of energy storage systems;
       (iii) improving the feasibility of microgrids (grid-
     connected or islanded mode), particularly in rural areas, 
     including high energy cost rural areas;
       (iv) reducing consumer electricity costs; or
       (v) maximizing local job creation.
       (3) Technical and planning assistance.--
       (A) In general.--Technical and planning assistance provided 
     under the program shall include assistance with 1 or more of 
     the following activities relating to energy storage systems:
       (i) Identification of opportunities to use energy storage 
     systems.
       (ii) Feasibility studies to assess the potential for 
     development of new energy storage systems or improvement of 
     existing energy storage systems.

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       (iii) Assessment of technical and economic characteristics, 
     including a cost-benefit analysis.
       (iv) Utility interconnection.
       (v) Permitting and siting issues.
       (vi) Business planning and financial analysis.
       (vii) Engineering design.
       (viii) Resource adequacy planning.
       (ix) Resilience planning and valuation.
       (B) Exclusion.--Technical and planning assistance provided 
     under the program shall not be used to pay any person for 
     influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee 
     of any Federal, State, or local agency, a Member of Congress, 
     an employee of a Member of Congress, a State or local 
     legislative body, or an employee of a State or local 
     legislative body.
       (4) Information dissemination.--The information 
     disseminated under paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall include--
       (A) information relating to the topics described in 
     paragraph (3)(A), including case studies of successful 
     examples;
       (B) computational tools or software for assessment, design, 
     and operation and maintenance of energy storage systems;
       (C) public databases that track existing and planned energy 
     storage systems;
       (D) best practices for the utility and grid operator 
     business processes associated with the topics described in 
     paragraph (3)(A); and
       (E) relevant State policies or regulations associated with 
     the topics described in paragraph (3)(A).
       (5) Applications.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall seek applications for 
     the program--
       (i) on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis; and
       (ii) on a periodic basis, but not less frequently than once 
     every 12 months.
       (B) Application.--An eligible entity desiring to apply for 
     the program shall submit to the Secretary an application at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require, including whether the eligible 
     entity is applying for--
       (i) direct technical or planning assistance under paragraph 
     (2)(B)(i); or
       (ii) a grant under paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
       (C) Priorities.--In selecting eligible entities for 
     technical and planning assistance under the program, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A).
       (6) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress and 
     make available to the public--
       (A) not less frequently than once every 2 years, a report 
     describing the performance of the program, including a 
     synthesis and analysis of any information the Secretary 
     requires grant recipients to provide to the Secretary as a 
     condition of receiving a grant; and
       (B) on termination of the program, an assessment of the 
     success of, and education provided by, the measures carried 
     out by eligible entities under the program.
       (7) Cost-sharing.--Activities under this subsection shall 
     be subject to the cost-sharing requirements under section 988 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).
       (f) Energy Storage Materials Recycling Prize Competition.--
     Section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16396) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Energy Storage Materials Recycling Prize 
     Competition.--
       ``(1) Definition of critical energy storage materials.--In 
     this subsection, the term `critical energy storage materials' 
     includes--
       ``(A) lithium;
       ``(B) cobalt;
       ``(C) nickel;
       ``(D) graphite; and
       ``(E) any other material determined by the Secretary to be 
     critical to the continued growing supply of energy storage 
     resources.
       ``(2) Prize authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--As part of the program established under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish an award 
     program, to be known as the `Energy Storage Materials 
     Recycling Prize Competition' (referred to in this subsection 
     as the `program'), under which the Secretary shall carry out 
     prize competitions and make awards to advance the recycling 
     of critical energy storage materials.
       ``(B) Frequency.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall carry out a competition under the program not 
     less frequently than once every calendar year.
       ``(3) Eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to win a prize under the 
     program, an individual or entity--
       ``(i) shall have complied with the requirements of the 
     competition as described in the announcement for that 
     competition published in the Federal Register by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (6);
       ``(ii) in the case of a private entity, shall be 
     incorporated in the United States and maintain a primary 
     place of business in the United States;
       ``(iii) in the case of an individual, whether participating 
     singly or in a group, shall be a citizen of, or an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Exclusions.--The following entities and individuals 
     shall not be eligible to win a prize under the program:
       ``(i) A Federal entity.
       ``(ii) A Federal employee (including an employee of a 
     National Laboratory) acting within the scope of employment.
       ``(4) Awards.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall award cash prizes, in amounts to be determined by the 
     Secretary, to each individual or entity selected through a 
     competitive process to develop advanced methods or 
     technologies to recycle critical energy storage materials 
     from energy storage systems.
       ``(5) Criteria.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish objective, 
     merit-based criteria for awarding the prizes in each 
     competition carried out under the program.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The criteria established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall prioritize advancements in methods or 
     technologies that present the greatest potential for large-
     scale commercial deployment.
       ``(C) Consultation.--In establishing criteria under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with 
     appropriate members of private industry involved in the 
     commercial deployment of energy storage systems.
       ``(6) Advertising and solicitation of competitors.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall announce each prize 
     competition under the program by publishing a notice in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(B) Requirements.--Each notice published under 
     subparagraph (A) shall describe the essential elements of the 
     competition, such as--
       ``(i) the subject of the competition;
       ``(ii) the duration of the competition;
       ``(iii) the eligibility requirements for participation in 
     the competition;
       ``(iv) the process for participants to register for the 
     competition;
       ``(v) the amount of the prize; and
       ``(vi) the criteria for awarding the prize.
       ``(7) Judges.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each prize competition under the 
     program, the Secretary shall assemble a panel of qualified 
     judges to select the winner or winners of the competition on 
     the basis of the criteria established under paragraph (5).
       ``(B) Selection.--The judges for each competition shall 
     include appropriate members of private industry involved in 
     the commercial deployment of energy storage systems.
       ``(C) Conflicts.--An individual may not serve as a judge in 
     a prize competition under the program if the individual, the 
     spouse of the individual, any child of the individual, or any 
     other member of the household of the individual--
       ``(i) has a personal or financial interest in, or is an 
     employee, officer, director, or agent of, any entity that is 
     a registered participant in the prize competition for which 
     the individual will serve as a judge; or
       ``(ii) has a familial or financial relationship with a 
     registered participant in the prize competition for which the 
     individual will serve as a judge.
       ``(8) Report to congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which the first prize is awarded under the program, 
     and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       ``(A) identifies each award recipient;
       ``(B) describes the advanced methods or technologies 
     developed by each award recipient; and
       ``(C) specifies actions being taken by the Department 
     toward commercial application of all methods or technologies 
     with respect to which a prize has been awarded under the 
     program.
       ``(9) Anti-deficiency act.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     the program in accordance with section 1341 of title 31, 
     United States Code (commonly referred to as the `Anti-
     Deficiency Act').
       ``(10) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, to 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (g) Regulatory Actions to Encourage Energy Storage 
     Deployment.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission.
       (B) Electric storage resource.--The term ``electric storage 
     resource'' means a resource capable of receiving electric 
     energy from the grid and storing that electric energy for 
     later injection back into the grid.
       (2) Regulatory action.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a 
     regulation to identify the eligibility of, and process for, 
     electric storage resources--
       (i) to receive cost recovery through Commission-regulated 
     rates for the transmission of electric energy in interstate 
     commerce; and
       (ii) that receive cost recovery under clause (i) to receive 
     compensation for other services (such as the sale of energy, 
     capacity, or ancillary services) without regard to whether 
     those services are provided concurrently with the 
     transmission service described in clause (i).
       (B) Prohibition of duplicate recovery.--Any regulation 
     issued under subparagraph (A) shall preclude the receipt of 
     unjust and unreasonable double recovery for electric storage 
     resources providing services described in clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of that subparagraph.
       (3) Electric storage resources technical conference.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall convene a 
     technical conference on the potential for electric storage 
     resources to improve the operation of electric systems.

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       (B) Requirements.--The technical conference under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) identify opportunities for further consideration of 
     electric storage resources in regional and interregional 
     transmission planning processes within the jurisdiction of 
     the Commission;
       (ii) identify all energy, capacity, and ancillary service 
     products, market designs, or rules that--

       (I) are within the jurisdiction of the Commission; and
       (II) enable and compensate for the use of electric storage 
     resources that improve the operation of electric systems;

       (iii) examine additional products, market designs, or rules 
     that would enable and compensate for the use of electric 
     storage resources for improving the operation of electric 
     systems; and
       (iv) examine the functional value of electric storage 
     resources at the transmission and distribution system 
     interface for purposes of providing electric system 
     reliability.
       (h) Coordination.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall coordinate the activities under this section 
     (including activities conducted pursuant to the amendments 
     made by this section) among the offices and employees of the 
     Department, other Federal agencies, and other relevant 
     entities--
       (1) to ensure appropriate collaboration; and
       (2) to avoid unnecessary duplication of those activities.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated--
       (1) to carry out subsection (b), $100,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to remain available until 
     expended;
       (2) to carry out subsection (c), $100,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to remain available until 
     expended;
       (3) to carry out subsection (d), $50,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to remain available until 
     expended; and
       (4) to carry out subsection (e), $20,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 1302. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Authority for Pumped Storage Hydropower Development 
     Using Multiple Bureau of Reclamation Reservoirs.--Section 
     9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 
     485h(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the fourth sentence, by striking 
     ``, including small conduit hydropower development'' and 
     inserting ``and reserve to the Secretary the exclusive 
     authority to develop small conduit hydropower using Bureau of 
     Reclamation facilities and pumped storage hydropower 
     exclusively using Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``has been filed with the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the 
     enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit 
     Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act'' and inserting 
     ``was filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     before August 9, 2013, and is still pending''.
       (b) Limitations on Issuance of Certain Leases of Power 
     Privilege.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission.
       (B) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Hearings and Appeals.
       (C) Office of hearings and appeals.--The term ``Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals'' means the Office of Hearings and 
     Appeals of the Department of the Interior.
       (D) Party.--The term ``party'', with respect to a study 
     plan agreement, means each of the following parties to the 
     study plan agreement:
       (i) The proposed lessee.
       (ii) The Tribes.
       (E) Project.--The term ``project'' means a proposed pumped 
     storage facility that--
       (i) would use multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs; 
     and
       (ii) as of June 1, 2017, was subject to a preliminary 
     permit issued by the Commission pursuant to section 4(f) of 
     the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(f)).
       (F) Proposed lessee.--The term ``proposed lessee'' means 
     the proposed lessee of a project.
       (G) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (H) Study plan.--The term ``study plan'' means the plan 
     described in paragraph (4)(A).
       (I) Study plan agreement.--The term ``study plan 
     agreement'' means an agreement entered into under paragraph 
     (2)(A) and described in paragraph (3).
       (J) Tribes.--The term ``Tribes'' means--
       (i) the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; 
     and
       (ii) the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane 
     Reservation.
       (2) Requirement for issuance of leases of power 
     privilege.--The Secretary shall not issue a lease of power 
     privilege pursuant to section 9(c)(1) of the Reclamation 
     Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)(1)) (as amended by 
     subsection (a)) for a project unless--
       (A) the proposed lessee and the Tribes have entered into a 
     study plan agreement; or
       (B) the Secretary or the Director, as applicable, makes a 
     final determination for--
       (i) a study plan agreement under paragraph (3)(B); or
       (ii) a study plan under paragraph (4).
       (3) Study plan agreement requirements.--
       (A) In general.--A study plan agreement shall--
       (i) establish the deadlines for the proposed lessee to 
     formally respond in writing to comments and study requests 
     about the project previously submitted to the Commission;
       (ii) allow for the parties to submit additional comments 
     and study requests if any aspect of the project, as proposed, 
     differs from an aspect of the project, as described in a 
     preapplication document provided to the Commission;
       (iii) except as expressly agreed to by the parties or as 
     provided in subparagraph (B) or paragraph (4), require that 
     the proposed lessee conduct each study described in--

       (I) a study request about the project previously submitted 
     to the Commission; or
       (II) any additional study request submitted in accordance 
     with the study plan agreement;

       (iv) require that the proposed lessee study any potential 
     adverse economic effects of the project on the Tribes, 
     including effects on--

       (I) annual payments to the Confederated Tribes of the 
     Colville Reservation under section 5(b) of the Confederated 
     Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee Dam 
     Settlement Act (Public Law 103-436; 108 Stat. 4579); and
       (II) annual payments to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
     Spokane Reservation authorized after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the amount of which derives from the annual 
     payments described in subclause (I);

       (v) establish a protocol for communication and consultation 
     between the parties;
       (vi) provide mechanisms for resolving disputes between the 
     parties regarding implementation and enforcement of the study 
     plan agreement; and
       (vii) contain other provisions determined to be appropriate 
     by the parties.
       (B) Disputes.--
       (i) In general.--If the parties cannot agree to the terms 
     of a study plan agreement or implementation of those terms, 
     the parties shall submit to the Director, for final 
     determination on the terms or implementation of the study 
     plan agreement, notice of the dispute, consistent with 
     subparagraph (A)(vi), to the extent the parties have agreed 
     to a study plan agreement.
       (ii) Inclusion.--A dispute covered by clause (i) may 
     include the view of a proposed lessee that an additional 
     study request submitted in accordance with subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) is not reasonably calculated to assist the Secretary 
     in evaluating the potential impacts of the project.
       (iii) Timing.--The Director shall issue a determination 
     regarding a dispute under clause (i) not later than 120 days 
     after the date on which the Director receives notice of the 
     dispute under that clause.
       (4) Study plan.--
       (A) In general.--The proposed lessee shall submit to the 
     Secretary for approval a study plan that details the proposed 
     methodology for performing each of the studies--
       (i) identified in the study plan agreement of the proposed 
     lessee; or
       (ii) determined by the Director in a final determination 
     regarding a dispute under paragraph (3)(B).
       (B) Initial determination.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary receives the study plan under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make an initial 
     determination that--
       (i) approves the study plan;
       (ii) rejects the study plan on the grounds that the study 
     plan--

       (I) lacks sufficient detail on a proposed methodology for a 
     study identified in the study plan agreement; or
       (II) is inconsistent with the study plan agreement; or

       (iii) imposes additional study plan requirements that the 
     Secretary determines are necessary to adequately define the 
     potential effects of the project on--

       (I) the exercise of the paramount hunting, fishing, and 
     boating rights of the Tribes reserved pursuant to the Act of 
     June 29, 1940 (54 Stat. 703, chapter 460; 16 U.S.C. 835d et 
     seq.);
       (II) the annual payments described in subclauses (I) and 
     (II) of paragraph (3)(A)(iv);
       (III) the Columbia Basin project (as defined in section 1 
     of the Act of May 27, 1937 (50 Stat. 208, chapter 269; 57 
     Stat. 14, chapter 14; 16 U.S.C. 835));
       (IV) historic properties and cultural or spiritually 
     significant resources; and
       (V) the environment.

       (C) Objections.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary makes an initial determination under 
     subparagraph (B), the Tribes or the proposed lessee may 
     submit to the Director an objection to the initial 
     determination.
       (ii) Final determination.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date on which the Director receives an objection under 
     clause (i), the Director shall--

       (I) hold a hearing on the record regarding the objection; 
     and
       (II) make a final determination that establishes the study 
     plan, including a description of studies the proposed lessee 
     is required to perform.

       (D) No objections.--If no objections are submitted by the 
     deadline described in subparagraph (C)(i), the initial 
     determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (B) shall 
     be final.
       (5) Conditions of lease.--

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       (A) Consistency with rights of tribes; protection, 
     mitigation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife.--
       (i) In general.--Any lease of power privilege issued by the 
     Secretary for a project under paragraph (2) shall contain 
     conditions--

       (I) to ensure that the project is consistent with, and will 
     not interfere with, the exercise of the paramount hunting, 
     fishing, and boating rights of the Tribes reserved pursuant 
     to the Act of June 29, 1940 (54 Stat. 703, chapter 460; 16 
     U.S.C. 835d et seq.); and
       (II) to adequately and equitably protect, mitigate damages 
     to, and enhance fish and wildlife, including related spawning 
     grounds and habitat, affected by the development, operation, 
     and management of the project.

       (ii) Recommendations of the tribes.--The conditions 
     required under clause (i) shall be based on joint 
     recommendations of the Tribes.
       (iii) Resolving inconsistencies.--

       (I) In general.--If the Secretary determines that any 
     recommendation of the Tribes under clause (ii) is not 
     reasonably calculated to ensure the project is consistent 
     with clause (i) or is inconsistent with the requirements of 
     the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.), 
     the Secretary shall attempt to resolve any such inconsistency 
     with the Tribes, giving due weight to the recommendations and 
     expertise of the Tribes.
       (II) Publication of findings.--If, after an attempt to 
     resolve an inconsistency under subclause (I), the Secretary 
     does not adopt in whole or in part a recommendation of the 
     Tribes under clause (ii), the Secretary shall issue each of 
     the following findings, including a statement of the basis 
     for each of the findings:

       (aa) A finding that adoption of the recommendation is 
     inconsistent with the requirements of the Reclamation Project 
     Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.).
       (bb) A finding that the conditions selected by the 
     Secretary to be contained in the lease of power privilege 
     under clause (i) comply with the requirements of subclauses 
     (I) and (II) of that clause.
       (B) Annual charges payable by licensee.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), any lease of power 
     privilege issued by the Secretary for a project under 
     paragraph (2) shall contain conditions that require the 
     lessee of the project to make direct payments to the Tribes 
     through reasonable annual charges in an amount that 
     recompenses the Tribes for any adverse economic effect of the 
     project identified in a study performed pursuant to the study 
     plan agreement for the project.
       (ii) Agreement.--

       (I) In general.--The amount of the annual charges described 
     in clause (i) shall be established through agreement between 
     the proposed lessee and the Tribes.
       (II) Condition.--The agreement under subclause (I), 
     including any modification of the agreement, shall be deemed 
     to be a condition to the lease of power privilege issued by 
     the Secretary for a project under paragraph (2).

       (iii) Dispute resolution.--

       (I) In general.--If the proposed lessee and the Tribes 
     cannot agree to the terms of an agreement under clause 
     (ii)(I), the proposed lessee and the Tribes shall submit 
     notice of the dispute to the Director.
       (II) Resolution.--The Director shall resolve the dispute 
     described in subclause (I) not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which the Director receives notice of the dispute 
     under that subclause.

       (C) Additional conditions.--The Secretary may include in 
     any lease of power privilege issued by the Secretary for a 
     project under paragraph (2) other conditions determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary, on the condition that the 
     conditions shall be consistent with the Reclamation Project 
     Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.).
       (D) Consultation.--In establishing conditions under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with the Tribes.
       (6) Deadlines.--The Secretary or any officer of the Office 
     of Hearing and Appeals before whom a proceeding is pending 
     under this subsection may extend any deadline or enlarge any 
     timeframe described in this subsection--
       (A) at the discretion of the Secretary or the officer; or
       (B) on a showing of good cause by any party.
       (7) Judicial review.--Any final action of the Secretary or 
     the Director made pursuant to this subsection shall be 
     subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 7 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (8) Effect on other projects.--Nothing in this subsection 
     establishes any precedent or is binding on any Bureau of 
     Reclamation lease of power privilege, other than for a 
     project.

          Subtitle D--Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

     SEC. 1401. FOSSIL ENERGY.

       Section 961(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16291(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, including technology 
     development to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and 
     associated emissions of heavy metals within coal combustion 
     residues and gas streams resulting from fossil fuel use and 
     production'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) Increasing the export of fossil energy-related 
     equipment, technology, including emissions control 
     technologies, and services from the United States.
       ``(8) Developing carbon removal and utilization 
     technologies, products, and methods that result in net 
     reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including direct air 
     capture and storage, and carbon use and reuse for commercial 
     application.
       ``(9) Improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon 
     dioxide produced from fossil fuels.''.

     SEC. 1402. ESTABLISHMENT OF COAL AND NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended 
     by striking section 962 (42 U.S.C. 16292) and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 962. COAL AND NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Large-scale pilot project.--The term `large-scale 
     pilot project' means a pilot project that--
       ``(A) represents the scale of technology development beyond 
     laboratory development and bench scale testing, but not yet 
     advanced to the point of being tested under real operational 
     conditions at commercial scale;
       ``(B) represents the scale of technology necessary to gain 
     the operational data needed to understand the technical and 
     performance risks of the technology before the application of 
     that technology at commercial scale or in commercial-scale 
     demonstration; and
       ``(C) is large enough--
       ``(i) to validate scaling factors; and
       ``(ii) to demonstrate the interaction between major 
     components so that control philosophies for a new process can 
     be developed and enable the technology to advance from large-
     scale pilot plant application to commercial-scale 
     demonstration or application.
       ``(2) Natural gas.--The term `natural gas' means any fuel 
     consisting in whole or in part of--
       ``(A) natural gas;
       ``(B) liquid petroleum gas;
       ``(C) synthetic gas derived from petroleum or natural gas 
     liquids;
       ``(D) any mixture of natural gas and synthetic gas; or
       ``(E) biomethane.
       ``(3) Natural gas electric generation facility.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `natural gas electric 
     generation facility' means a facility that generates electric 
     energy using natural gas as the fuel.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `natural gas electric 
     generation facility' includes a new or existing--
       ``(i) simple cycle plant;
       ``(ii) combined cycle plant;
       ``(iii) combined heat and power plant; or
       ``(iv) steam methane reformer that produces hydrogen from 
     natural gas for use in the production of electric energy.
       ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the program 
     established under subsection (b)(1).
       ``(5) Transformational technology.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `transformational technology' 
     means a power generation technology that represents a 
     significant change in the methods used to convert energy that 
     will enable a step change in performance, efficiency, and 
     cost of electricity as compared to the technology in 
     existence on the date of enactment of the American Energy 
     Innovation Act of 2020.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `transformational technology' 
     includes a broad range of technology improvements, 
     including--
       ``(i) thermodynamic improvements in energy conversion and 
     heat transfer, including--

       ``(I) advanced combustion systems, including oxygen 
     combustion systems and chemical looping; and
       ``(II) the replacement of steam cycles with supercritical 
     carbon dioxide cycles;

       ``(ii) improvements in steam or carbon dioxide turbine 
     technology;
       ``(iii) improvements in carbon capture, utilization, and 
     storage systems technology;
       ``(iv) improvements in small-scale and modular coal-fired 
     technologies with reduced carbon output or carbon capture 
     that can support incremental power generation capacity 
     additions;
       ``(v) fuel cell technologies for low-cost, high-efficiency 
     modular power systems;
       ``(vi) advanced gasification systems;
       ``(vii) thermal cycling technologies; and
       ``(viii) any other technology the Secretary recognizes as 
     transformational technology.
       ``(b) Coal and Natural Gas Technology Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a coal and 
     natural gas technology program to ensure the continued use of 
     the abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources of the 
     United States through the development of transformational 
     technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, 
     effectiveness, costs, and environmental performance of coal 
     and natural gas use.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The program shall include--
       ``(A) a research and development program;
       ``(B) large-scale pilot projects;
       ``(C) demonstration projects, in accordance with paragraph 
     (4); and
       ``(D) a front-end engineering and design program.
       ``(3) Program goals and objectives.--In consultation with 
     the interested entities described in paragraph (6)(C), the 
     Secretary

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     shall develop goals and objectives for the program to be 
     applied to the transformational technologies developed within 
     the program, taking into consideration the following:
       ``(A) Increasing the performance of coal and natural gas 
     electric generation facilities, including by--
       ``(i) ensuring reliable, low-cost power from new and 
     existing coal and natural gas electric generation facilities;
       ``(ii) achieving high conversion efficiencies;
       ``(iii) addressing emissions of carbon dioxide through 
     high-efficiency platforms;
       ``(iv) developing small-scale and modular technologies to 
     support incremental capacity additions and load following 
     generation, in addition to large-scale generation 
     technologies;
       ``(v) supporting dispatchable operations for new and 
     existing applications of coal and natural gas generation; and
       ``(vi) accelerating the development of technologies that 
     have transformational energy conversion characteristics.
       ``(B) Using carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
     technologies to decrease the carbon dioxide emissions, and 
     the environmental impact from carbon dioxide emissions, from 
     new and existing coal and natural gas electric generation 
     facilities, including by--
       ``(i) accelerating the development, deployment, and 
     commercialization of technologies to capture and sequester 
     carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing coal and 
     natural gas electric generation facilities;
       ``(ii) supporting sites for safe geological storage of 
     large volumes of anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide and 
     the development of the infrastructure needed to support a 
     carbon dioxide utilization and storage industry;
       ``(iii) improving the conversion, utilization, and storage 
     of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels and other 
     anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide;
       ``(iv) lowering greenhouse gas emissions for all fossil 
     fuel production, generation, delivery, and use, to the 
     maximum extent practicable;
       ``(v) developing carbon utilization technologies, products, 
     and methods, including carbon use and reuse for commercial 
     application;
       ``(vi) developing net-negative carbon dioxide emissions 
     technologies; and
       ``(vii) developing technologies for the capture of carbon 
     dioxide produced during the production of hydrogen from 
     natural gas.
       ``(C) Decreasing the non-carbon dioxide relevant 
     environmental impacts of coal and natural gas production, 
     including by--
       ``(i) further reducing non-carbon dioxide air emissions; 
     and
       ``(ii) reducing the use, and managing the discharge, of 
     water in power plant operations.
       ``(D) Accelerating the development of technologies to 
     capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities, 
     including--
       ``(i) nontraditional fuel manufacturing facilities, 
     including ethanol or other biofuel production plants or 
     hydrogen production plants; and
       ``(ii) energy-intensive manufacturing facilities that 
     produce carbon dioxide as a byproduct of operations.
       ``(E) Examining methods of converting coal and natural gas 
     to other valuable products and commodities in addition to 
     electricity, including hydrogen.
       ``(F) Entering into cooperative agreements to carry out and 
     expedite demonstration projects (including pilot projects) to 
     demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of 
     technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions released from 
     coal and natural gas electric generation facilities for 
     commercial deployment; and
       ``(G) Identifying any barriers to the commercial deployment 
     of any technologies under development for the capture of 
     carbon dioxide produced by coal and natural gas electric 
     generation facilities.
       ``(4) Demonstration projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall establish a demonstration program under which 
     the Secretary shall enter into agreements by not later than 
     September 30, 2025, for demonstration projects to demonstrate 
     the construction and operation of not fewer than 5 facilities 
     to capture carbon dioxide from coal and natural gas electric 
     generation facilities.
       ``(B) Requirement.--Of the demonstration projects carried 
     out under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) not fewer than 2 shall be designed to capture carbon 
     dioxide from a natural gas electric generation facility; and
       ``(ii) not fewer than 2 shall be designed to capture carbon 
     dioxide from a coal electric generation facility.
       ``(C) Goals.--Each demonstration project under the 
     demonstration program shall be designed to further the 
     development, deployment, and commercialization of 
     technologies to capture and sequester carbon dioxide 
     emissions from new and existing coal and natural gas electric 
     generation facilities.
       ``(D) Applications.--
       ``(i) In general.--To be eligible to enter into an 
     agreement with the Secretary for a demonstration project 
     under subparagraph (A), an entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(ii) Review of applications.--In reviewing applications 
     submitted under clause (i), the Secretary, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, shall--

       ``(I) ensure a broad geographic distribution of project 
     sites;
       ``(II) ensure that a broad selection of electric generation 
     facilities are represented;
       ``(III) ensure that a broad selection of technologies are 
     represented; and
       ``(IV) leverage existing public-private partnerships and 
     Federal resources.

       ``(5) Intraagency coordination for carbon capture, 
     utilization, and sequestration activities.--The carbon 
     capture, utilization, and sequestration activities described 
     in paragraph (3)(B) shall be carried out by the Assistant 
     Secretary for Fossil Energy, in coordination with the heads 
     of other relevant offices of the Department and the National 
     Laboratories.
       ``(6) Consultations required.--In carrying out the program, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) undertake international collaborations, taking into 
     consideration the recommendations of the National Coal 
     Council and the National Petroleum Council;
       ``(B) use existing authorities to encourage international 
     cooperation; and
       ``(C) consult with interested entities, including--
       ``(i) coal and natural gas producers;
       ``(ii) industries that use coal and natural gas;
       ``(iii) organizations that promote coal, advanced coal, and 
     natural gas technologies;
       ``(iv) environmental organizations;
       ``(v) organizations representing workers; and
       ``(vi) organizations representing consumers.
       ``(c) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing 
     the program goals and objectives adopted under subsection 
     (b)(3).
       ``(2) Update.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years 
     after the initial report is submitted under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing 
     the progress made towards achieving the program goals and 
     objectives adopted under subsection (b)(3).
       ``(d) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section, to remain available until expended--
       ``(A) for activities under the research and development 
     program component described in subsection (b)(2)(A)--
       ``(i) $230,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022; 
     and
       ``(ii) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2025;
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), for activities under the 
     large-scale pilot projects program component described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(B)--
       ``(i) $347,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022;
       ``(ii) $272,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024; 
     and
       ``(iii) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
       ``(C) for activities under the demonstration projects 
     program component described in subsection (b)(2)(C)--
       ``(i) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022; 
     and
       ``(ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2025; and
       ``(D) for activities under the front-end engineering and 
     design program described in subsection (b)(2)(D), $50,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.
       ``(2) Cost sharing for large-scale pilot projects.--
     Activities under subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be subject to the 
     cost-sharing requirements of section 988(b).''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600) 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 962 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 962. Coal and natural gas technology program.''.

     SEC. 1403. CARBON STORAGE VALIDATION AND TESTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section--
       ``(1) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(2) $110,250,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(3) $115,763,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(4) $121,551,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(5) $127,628,000 for fiscal year 2025.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Cost Sharing.--Activities carried out under this 
     section shall be subject to the cost-sharing requirements of 
     section 988.''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as subsection (e) and 
     indenting appropriately;
       (3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section''; and
       (4) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
     that follows through the end of subsection (c)(3) and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 963. CARBON STORAGE VALIDATION AND TESTING.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:

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       ``(1) Large-scale carbon sequestration.--The term `large-
     scale carbon sequestration' means a scale that--
       ``(A) demonstrates the ability to inject into geologic 
     formations and sequester carbon dioxide; and
       ``(B) has a goal of sequestering not less than 50 million 
     metric tons of carbon dioxide over a 10-year period.
       ``(2) Program.--The term `program' means the program 
     established under subsection (b)(1).
       ``(b) Carbon Storage Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     of research, development, and demonstration for carbon 
     storage.
       ``(2) Program activities.--Activities under the program 
     shall include--
       ``(A) in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, 
     developing and maintaining mapping tools and resources that 
     assess the capacity of geologic storage formation in the 
     United States;
       ``(B) developing monitoring tools, modeling of geologic 
     formations, and analyses--
       ``(i) to predict carbon dioxide containment; and
       ``(ii) to account for sequestered carbon dioxide in 
     geologic storage sites;
       ``(C) researching--
       ``(i) potential environmental, safety, and health impacts 
     in the event of a leak into the atmosphere or to an aquifer; 
     and
       ``(ii) any corresponding mitigation actions or responses to 
     limit harmful consequences of such a leak;
       ``(D) evaluating the interactions of carbon dioxide with 
     formation solids and fluids, including the propensity of 
     injections to induce seismic activity;
       ``(E) assessing and ensuring the safety of operations 
     relating to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide;
       ``(F) determining the fate of carbon dioxide concurrent 
     with and following injection into geologic formations; and
       ``(G) supporting cost and business model assessments to 
     examine the economic viability of technologies and systems 
     developed under the program.
       ``(3) Geologic settings.--In carrying out research 
     activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     consider a variety of candidate onshore and offshore geologic 
     settings, including--
       ``(A) operating oil and gas fields;
       ``(B) depleted oil and gas fields;
       ``(C) residual oil zones;
       ``(D) unconventional reservoirs and rock types;
       ``(E) unmineable coal seams;
       ``(F) saline formations in both sedimentary and basaltic 
     geologies;
       ``(G) geologic systems that may be used as engineered 
     reservoirs to extract economical quantities of brine from 
     geothermal resources of low permeability or porosity; and
       ``(H) geologic systems containing in situ carbon dioxide 
     mineralization formations.
       ``(c) Large-scale Carbon Sequestration Demonstration 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     demonstration program under which the Secretary shall provide 
     funding for demonstration projects to collect and validate 
     information on the cost and feasibility of commercial 
     deployment of large-scale carbon sequestration technologies.
       ``(2) Existing regional carbon sequestration 
     partnerships.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     may provide additional funding to regional carbon 
     sequestration partnerships that are carrying out or have 
     completed a large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration 
     project under this section (as in effect on the day before 
     the date of enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act 
     of 2020) for additional work on that project.
       ``(3) Demonstration components.--Each demonstration project 
     carried out under this subsection shall include longitudinal 
     tests involving carbon dioxide injection and monitoring, 
     mitigation, and verification operations.
       ``(4) Clearinghouse.--The National Energy Technology 
     Laboratory shall act as a clearinghouse of shared information 
     and resources for--
       ``(A) existing or completed demonstration projects 
     receiving additional funding under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) any new demonstration projects funded under this 
     subsection.
       ``(5) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology of the House of Representatives a report 
     that--
       ``(A) assesses the progress of all regional carbon 
     sequestration partnerships carrying out a demonstration 
     project under this subsection;
       ``(B) identifies the remaining challenges in achieving 
     large-scale carbon sequestration that is reliable and safe 
     for the environment and public health; and
       ``(C) creates a roadmap for carbon storage research and 
     development activities of the Department through 2025, with 
     the goal of reducing economic and policy barriers to 
     commercial carbon sequestration.
       ``(d) Integrated Storage.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may transition large-scale 
     carbon sequestration demonstration projects under subsection 
     (c) into integrated commercial storage complexes.
       ``(2) Goals and objectives.--The goals and objectives of 
     the Secretary in seeking to transition large-scale carbon 
     sequestration demonstration projects into integrated 
     commercial storage complexes under paragraph (1) shall be--
       ``(A) to identify geologic storage sites that are able to 
     accept large volumes of carbon dioxide acceptable for 
     commercial contracts;
       ``(B) to understand the technical and commercial viability 
     of carbon dioxide geologic storage sites; and
       ``(C) to carry out any other activities necessary to 
     transition the large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration 
     projects under subsection (c) into integrated commercial 
     storage complexes.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600; 
     121 Stat. 1708) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 963 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 963. Carbon storage validation and testing.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 703(a)(3) of the Department of Energy Carbon 
     Capture and Sequestration Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17251(a)(3)) is amended, 
     in the first sentence of the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``section 963(c)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``section 963(c)''.
       (2) Section 704 of the Department of Energy Carbon Capture 
     and Sequestration Research, Development, and Demonstration 
     Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17252) is amended, in the first 
     sentence, by striking ``section 963(c)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``section 963(c)''.

     SEC. 1404. CARBON UTILIZATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Carbon Utilization Program.--
       (1) 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 UTILIZATION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     of research, development, and demonstration for carbon 
     utilization--
       ``(1) to assess and monitor--
       ``(A) potential changes in lifecycle carbon dioxide and 
     other greenhouse gas emissions; and
       ``(B) other environmental safety indicators of new 
     technologies, practices, processes, or methods used in 
     enhanced hydrocarbon recovery as part of the activities 
     authorized under section 963;
       ``(2) to identify and assess novel uses for carbon, 
     including the conversion of carbon and carbon oxides for 
     commercial and industrial products and other products with 
     potential market value;
       ``(3) to identify and assess carbon capture technologies 
     for industrial systems; and
       ``(4) to identify and assess alternative uses for raw coal 
     and processed coal products in all phases, including products 
     derived from carbon engineering, carbon fiber, and coal 
     conversion methods.
       ``(b) Demonstration Programs for the Purpose of 
     Commercialization.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
     2-year 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.
       ``(2) Cost sharing.--Activities under paragraph (1) shall 
     be subject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 988.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section--
       ``(1) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(2) $30,250,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(3) $31,562,500 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(4) $32,940,625 for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(5) $34,387,656 for fiscal year 2025.''.
       (2) Technical 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 utilization program.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies 
     of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall conduct a study 
     to assess any barriers and opportunities relating to 
     commercializing carbon, coal-derived carbon, and carbon 
     dioxide in the United States.
       (2) Requirements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) analyze challenges to commercializing carbon dioxide, 
     including--
       (i) expanding carbon dioxide pipeline capacity;
       (ii) mitigating environmental impacts;
       (iii) access to capital;
       (iv) geographic barriers; and
       (v) regional economic challenges and opportunities;
       (B) identify potential markets, industries, or sectors that 
     may benefit from greater access to commercial carbon dioxide;
       (C) determine the feasibility of, and opportunities for, 
     the commercialization of coal-derived carbon products, 
     including for--
       (i) commercial purposes;
       (ii) industrial purposes;
       (iii) defense and military purposes;
       (iv) agricultural purposes, including soil amendments and 
     fertilizers;
       (v) medical and pharmaceutical applications;

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       (vi) construction and building applications;
       (vii) energy applications; and
       (viii) production of critical minerals;
       (D) assess--
       (i) the state of infrastructure as of the date of the 
     study; and
       (ii) any necessary updates to infrastructure to allow for 
     the integration of safe and reliable carbon dioxide 
     transportation, use, and storage;
       (E) describe the economic, climate, and environmental 
     impacts of any well-integrated national carbon dioxide 
     pipeline system, including suggestions for policies that 
     could--
       (i) improve the economic impact of the system; and
       (ii) mitigate impacts of the system;
       (F) assess the global status and progress of chemical and 
     biological carbon utilization technologies in practice as of 
     the date of the study that utilize anthropogenic carbon, 
     including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, and 
     biogas, from power generation, biofuels production, and other 
     industrial processes;
       (G) identify emerging technologies and approaches for 
     carbon utilization that show promise for scale-up, 
     demonstration, deployment, and commercialization;
       (H) analyze the factors associated with making carbon 
     utilization technologies viable at a commercial scale, 
     including carbon waste stream availability, economics, market 
     capacity, energy, and lifecycle requirements;
       (I)(i) assess the major technical challenges associated 
     with increasing the commercial viability of carbon reuse 
     technologies; and
       (ii) identify the research and development questions that 
     will address the challenges described in clause (i);
       (J)(i) assess research efforts being carried out as of the 
     date of the study, including basic, applied, engineering, and 
     computational research efforts, that are addressing the 
     challenges described in subparagraph (I)(i); and
       (ii) identify gaps in the research efforts under clause 
     (i);
       (K) develop a comprehensive research agenda that addresses 
     long- and short-term research needs and opportunities; and
       (L)(i) identify appropriate Federal agencies with 
     capabilities to support small business entities; and
       (ii) determine what assistance the Federal agencies 
     identified under clause (i) could provide to small business 
     entities to further the development and commercial deployment 
     of carbon dioxide-based products.
       (3) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine shall submit to the Secretary a 
     report describing the results of the study under paragraph 
     (1).

     SEC. 1405. CARBON REMOVAL.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) (as amended by 
     section 1404(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 969A. CARBON REMOVAL.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in coordination with 
     the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish a research, 
     development, and demonstration program (referred to in this 
     section as the `program') to test, validate, or improve 
     technologies and strategies to remove carbon dioxide from the 
     atmosphere on a large scale.
       ``(b) Intraagency Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the program includes the coordinated participation of 
     the Office of Fossil Energy, the Office of Science, and the 
     Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
       ``(c) Program Activities.--The program may include 
     research, development, and demonstration activities relating 
     to--
       ``(1) direct air capture and storage technologies;
       ``(2) bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration;
       ``(3) enhanced geological weathering;
       ``(4) agricultural practices;
       ``(5) forest management and afforestation; and
       ``(6) planned or managed carbon sinks, including natural 
     and artificial.
       ``(d) Requirements.--In developing and identifying carbon 
     removal technologies and strategies under the program, the 
     Secretary shall consider--
       ``(1) land use changes, including impacts on natural and 
     managed ecosystems;
       ``(2) ocean acidification;
       ``(3) net greenhouse gas emissions;
       ``(4) commercial viability;
       ``(5) potential for near-term impact;
       ``(6) potential for carbon reductions on a gigaton scale; 
     and
       ``(7) economic cobenefits.
       ``(e) Air Capture Technology Prize Competition.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Dilute media.--The term `dilute media' means media in 
     which the concentration of carbon dioxide is less than 1 
     percent by volume.
       ``(B) Prize competition.--The term `prize competition' 
     means the competitive technology prize competition 
     established under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, shall establish as part of the program a competitive 
     technology prize competition to award prizes for carbon 
     dioxide capture from dilute media.
       ``(3) Requirements.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Secretary, in accordance with section 24 of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), 
     shall develop requirements for--
       ``(A) the prize competition process; and
       ``(B) monitoring and verification procedures for projects 
     selected to receive a prize under the prize competition.
       ``(4) Eligible projects.--To be eligible to be awarded a 
     prize under the prize competition, a project shall--
       ``(A) meet minimum performance standards set by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(B) meet minimum levels set by the Secretary for the 
     capture of carbon dioxide from dilute media; and
       ``(C) demonstrate in the application of the project for a 
     prize--
       ``(i) a design for a promising carbon capture technology 
     that will--

       ``(I) be operated on a demonstration scale; and
       ``(II) have the potential to achieve significant reduction 
     in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere;

       ``(ii) a successful bench-scale demonstration of a carbon 
     capture technology; or
       ``(iii) an operational carbon capture technology on a 
     commercial scale.
       ``(f) Direct Air Capture Test Center.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall award grants 
     to 1 or more entities for the operation of 1 or more test 
     centers (referred to in this subsection as a `Center') to 
     provide unique testing capabilities for innovative direct air 
     capture and storage technologies.
       ``(2) Purpose.--Each Center shall--
       ``(A) advance research, development, demonstration, and 
     commercial application of direct air capture and storage 
     technologies;
       ``(B) support large-scale pilot and demonstration projects 
     and test direct air capture and storage technologies;
       ``(C) develop front-end engineering design and economic 
     analysis; and
       ``(D) maintain a public record of pilot and full-scale 
     plant performance.
       ``(3) Selection.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall select entities to 
     receive grants under this subsection according to such 
     criteria as the Secretary may develop.
       ``(B) Competitive basis.--The Secretary shall select 
     entities to receive grants under this subsection on a 
     competitive basis.
       ``(C) Priority criteria.--In selecting entities to receive 
     grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize 
     applicants that--
       ``(i) have access to existing or planned research 
     facilities for direct air capture and storage technologies;
       ``(ii) are institutions of higher education with 
     established expertise in engineering for direct air capture 
     and storage technologies, or partnerships with such 
     institutions of higher education; or
       ``(iii) have access to existing research and test 
     facilities for bulk materials design and testing, component 
     design and testing, or professional engineering design.
       ``(4) Formula for awarding grants.--The Secretary may 
     develop a formula for awarding grants under this subsection.
       ``(5) Schedule.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each grant awarded under this subsection 
     shall be for a term of not more than 5 years, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations.
       ``(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant for 1 or 
     more additional 5-year terms, subject to a competitive merit 
     review and the availability of appropriations.
       ``(6) Termination.--To the extent otherwise authorized by 
     law, the Secretary may eliminate, and terminate grant funding 
     under this subsection for, a Center during any 5-year term 
     described in paragraph (5) if the Secretary determines that 
     the Center is underperforming.
       ``(g) Pilot and Demonstration Projects.--In supporting the 
     technology development activities under this section, the 
     Secretary is encouraged to support carbon removal pilot and 
     demonstration projects, including--
       ``(1) pilot projects that test direct air capture systems 
     capable of capturing 10 to 100 tonnes of carbon oxides per 
     year to provide data for demonstration-scale projects; and
       ``(2) direct air capture demonstration projects capable of 
     capturing greater than 1,000 tonnes of carbon oxides per 
     year.
       ``(h) Intraagency Coordination.--The direct air capture 
     activities carried out under subsections (c)(1) and (e) shall 
     be carried out in coordination with, and leveraging lessons 
     learned from, the coal and natural gas technology program 
     established under section 962(b)(1).
       ``(i) Accounting.--The Secretary shall collaborate with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     heads of other relevant Federal agencies to develop and 
     improve accounting frameworks and tools to accurately measure 
     carbon removal and sequestration methods and technologies 
     across the Federal Government.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section--
       ``(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, of which 
     $15,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (e);
       ``(2) $63,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(3) $66,150,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(4) $69,458,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(5) $72,930,000 for fiscal year 2025.''.

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       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600) 
     (as amended by section 1404(a)(2)) is amended by adding at 
     the end of the items relating to subtitle F of title IX the 
     following:

``Sec. 969A. Carbon removal.''.

                          Subtitle E--Nuclear

     SEC. 1501. LIGHT WATER REACTOR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.

       Section 952 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16272) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(b) Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program.--The 
     Secretary shall carry out a light water reactor 
     sustainability program--
       ``(1) to ensure the achievement of maximum benefits from 
     existing nuclear generation;
       ``(2) to accommodate the increase in applications for 
     nuclear power plant license renewals expected as of the date 
     of enactment of this subsection;
       ``(3) to enable the continued operation of existing nuclear 
     power plants through technology development;
       ``(4) to improve the performance and reduce the operation 
     and maintenance costs of nuclear power plants;
       ``(5) to promote the use of high-performance computing to 
     simulate nuclear reactor processes;
       ``(6) to coordinate with other research and development 
     programs of the Office of Nuclear Energy to ensure that 
     developed technologies and capabilities are part of an 
     integrated investment strategy, the overall focus of which is 
     improving the safety, security, reliability, and economics of 
     operating nuclear power plants; and
       ``(7) to focus on--
       ``(A) new capabilities relating to nuclear energy research 
     and development;
       ``(B) enabling technologies beyond individual programs;
       ``(C) coordinating capabilities among the research and 
     development programs of the Office of Nuclear Energy;
       ``(D) examining new classes of materials not considered for 
     nuclear applications;
       ``(E) high-risk research, which could potentially overcome 
     technological limitations; and
       ``(F) the potential for industry partnerships to develop 
     technologies relating to storage, hydrogen production, high-
     temperature process heat, and other relevant areas.''.

     SEC. 1502. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                   DEMONSTRATION.

       Section 952 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16272) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Advanced Reactor Technologies Development Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
     under which the Secretary shall conduct research relating to 
     the development of innovative nuclear reactor technologies 
     that may offer improved safety, functionality, and 
     affordability.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The program under this subsection 
     shall--
       ``(A) support efforts to reduce long-term technical 
     barriers for advanced nuclear energy systems; and
       ``(B) be carried out in consultation with the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission to ensure identification of any 
     relevant concerns.''.

     SEC. 1503. ADVANCED FUELS DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 953 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16273) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as 
     paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and 
     indenting appropriately;
       (2) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection'';
       (B) by striking ``minimize environmental'' and inserting 
     ``improve fuel cycle performance while minimizing the cost 
     and complexity of processing, environmental impacts,''; and
       (C) by striking ``the Generation IV'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(2) Considerations.--In carrying out activities under the 
     program, the Secretary shall consider the potential benefits 
     of those activities for civilian nuclear applications, 
     environmental remediation, and national security.'';
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
     $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.'';
       (5) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(a) Material Recovery and Waste Form Development.--''; 
     and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Advanced Fuels.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
     to conduct research relating to--
       ``(A) next-generation light water reactor fuels that 
     demonstrate improved--
       ``(i) performance; and
       ``(ii) accident tolerance; and
       ``(B) advanced reactor fuels that demonstrate improved--
       ``(i) proliferation resistance; and
       ``(ii) use of resources.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out the program under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) focus on the development of accident-tolerant fuel 
     and cladding concepts that are capable of achieving initial 
     commercialization by December 31, 2025;
       ``(B) conduct studies regarding the means by which those 
     concepts would impact reactor economics, the fuel cycle, 
     operations, safety, and the environment;
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (3), publish the results of the 
     studies conducted under subparagraph (B); and
       ``(D) cooperate with institutions of higher education 
     through the Nuclear Energy University and Integrated Research 
     Projects programs of the Department.
       ``(3) Sensitive information.--The Secretary shall not 
     publish any information under paragraph (2)(C) that is 
     detrimental to national security, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
     under this subsection $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2021 through 2025.''.

     SEC. 1504. NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Section 954 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 16274) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``University 
     nuclear'' and inserting ``Nuclear'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``this section'' and inserting ``this subsection''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (3) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``this section'' and inserting ``this subsection''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (5) in subsection (e), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``this subsection'';
       (6) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)(B)'';
       (7) by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7), respectively, 
     and indenting appropriately;
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(5) Radiological facilities management.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
     under which the Secretary shall provide project management, 
     technical support, quality engineering and inspection, and 
     nuclear material support to research reactors located at 
     universities.
       ``(B) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to any 
     amounts appropriated to carry out the program under this 
     subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary to carry out the program under this paragraph 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.'';
       (9) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(a) University Nuclear Science and Engineering Support.--
     ''; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Nuclear Energy Apprenticeship Subprogram.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--In carrying out the program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a nuclear 
     energy apprenticeship subprogram under which the Secretary 
     shall establish competitively awarded traineeships and 
     apprenticeships in industries that are represented by skilled 
     labor unions and with universities to provide focused, 
     graduate-level training to meet highly focused needs through 
     a tailored academic graduate program that delivers a 
     curriculum with a rigorous thesis or dissertation research 
     requirement aligned with the critical needs of the Department 
     with respect to mission-driven workforce.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out the subprogram under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) encourage appropriate partnerships among National 
     Laboratories, affected universities, and industry; and
       ``(B) on an annual basis, evaluate the needs of the nuclear 
     energy community to implement traineeships for focused 
     topical areas addressing mission-specific workforce needs.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the 
     subprogram under this subsection $5,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600) 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 954 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 954. Nuclear science and engineering support.''.

     SEC. 1505. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

       Section 313 of the Energy and Water Development and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (42 U.S.C. 16274a), is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 313. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:

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       ``(1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term `advanced nuclear 
     reactor' means--
       ``(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a prototype 
     plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 of title 10, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), with 
     significant improvements compared to the most recent 
     generation of fission reactors, including improvements such 
     as--
       ``(i) additional inherent safety features;
       ``(ii) lower waste yields;
       ``(iii) improved fuel performance;
       ``(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel cooling;
       ``(v) enhanced reliability;
       ``(vi) increased proliferation resistance;
       ``(vii) increased thermal efficiency;
       ``(viii) reduced consumption of cooling water;
       ``(ix) the ability to integrate into electric applications 
     and nonelectric applications;
       ``(x) modular sizes to allow for deployment that 
     corresponds with the demand for electricity; or
       ``(xi) operational flexibility to respond to changes in 
     demand for electricity and to complement integration with 
     intermittent renewable energy; and
       ``(B) a fusion reactor.
       ``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       ``(3) Program.--The term `Program' means the University 
     Nuclear Leadership Program established under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, the 
     Administrator of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration, and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission shall jointly establish a program, to be known as 
     the `University Nuclear Leadership Program'.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     amounts made available to carry out the Program shall be used 
     to provide financial assistance for scholarships, 
     fellowships, and research and development projects at 
     institutions of higher education in areas relevant to the 
     programmatic mission of the applicable Federal agency 
     providing the financial assistance with respect to research, 
     development, demonstration, and deployment activities for 
     technologies relevant to advanced nuclear reactors, including 
     relevant fuel cycle technologies.
       ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), amounts 
     made available to carry out the Program may be used to 
     provide financial assistance for a scholarship, fellowship, 
     or multiyear research and development project that does not 
     align directly with a programmatic mission of the applicable 
     Federal agency providing the financial assistance, if the 
     activity for which assistance is provided would facilitate 
     the maintenance of the discipline of nuclear science or 
     nuclear engineering.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program for 
     fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter--
       ``(1) $30,000,000 to the Secretary of Energy, of which 
     $15,000,000 shall be for use by the Administrator of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration; and
       ``(2) $15,000,000 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.''.

     SEC. 1506. VERSATILE, REACTOR-BASED FAST NEUTRON SOURCE.

       Section 955(c)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 16275(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Mission need'' 
     and inserting ``Authorization''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``determine the 
     mission need'' and inserting ``provide''.

     SEC. 1507. ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   GOALS.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 959A. ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term `advanced nuclear 
     reactor' means--
       ``(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a prototype 
     plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 of title 10, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), with 
     significant improvements compared to the most recent 
     generation of fission reactors, including improvements such 
     as--
       ``(i) additional inherent safety features;
       ``(ii) lower waste yields;
       ``(iii) improved fuel performance;
       ``(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel cooling;
       ``(v) enhanced reliability;
       ``(vi) increased proliferation resistance;
       ``(vii) increased thermal efficiency;
       ``(viii) reduced consumption of cooling water;
       ``(ix) the ability to integrate into electric applications 
     and nonelectric applications;
       ``(x) modular sizes to allow for deployment that 
     corresponds with the demand for electricity; or
       ``(xi) operational flexibility to respond to changes in 
     demand for electricity and to complement integration with 
     intermittent renewable energy; and
       ``(B) a fusion reactor.
       ``(2) Demonstration project.--The term `demonstration 
     project' means an advanced nuclear reactor operated in any 
     manner, including as part of the power generation facilities 
     of an electric utility system, for the purpose of 
     demonstrating the suitability for commercial application of 
     the advanced nuclear reactor.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to direct 
     the Secretary, as soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this section, to advance the research and 
     development of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean 
     nuclear energy by--
       ``(1) demonstrating different advanced nuclear reactor 
     technologies that could be used by the private sector to 
     produce--
       ``(A) emission-free power at a levelized cost of 
     electricity of $60 per megawatt-hour or less;
       ``(B) heat for community heating, industrial purposes, or 
     synthetic fuel production;
       ``(C) remote or off-grid energy supply; or
       ``(D) backup or mission-critical power supplies;
       ``(2) developing subgoals for nuclear energy research 
     programs that would accomplish the goals of the demonstration 
     projects carried out under subsection (c);
       ``(3) identifying research areas that the private sector is 
     unable or unwilling to undertake due to the cost of, or risks 
     associated with, the research; and
       ``(4) facilitating the access of the private sector--
       ``(A) to Federal research facilities and personnel; and
       ``(B) to the results of research relating to civil nuclear 
     technology funded by the Federal Government.
       ``(c) Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--
       ``(A) enter into agreements to complete not fewer than 2 
     demonstration projects by not later than December 31, 2025; 
     and
       ``(B) establish a program to enter into agreements to 
     complete 1 additional operational demonstration project by 
     not later than December 31, 2035.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out demonstration projects 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) include diversity in designs for the advanced nuclear 
     reactors demonstrated under this section, including designs 
     using various--
       ``(i) primary coolants;
       ``(ii) fuel types and compositions; and
       ``(iii) neutron spectra;
       ``(B) seek to ensure that--
       ``(i) the long-term cost of electricity or heat for each 
     design to be demonstrated under this subsection is cost-
     competitive in the applicable market;
       ``(ii) the selected projects can meet the deadline 
     established in paragraph (1) to demonstrate first-of-a-kind 
     advanced nuclear reactor technologies, for which additional 
     information shall be considered, including--

       ``(I) the technology readiness level of a proposed advanced 
     nuclear reactor technology;
       ``(II) the technical abilities and qualifications of teams 
     desiring to demonstrate a proposed advanced nuclear reactor 
     technology; and
       ``(III) the capacity to meet cost-share requirements of the 
     Department;

       ``(C) ensure that each evaluation of candidate technologies 
     for the demonstration projects is completed through an 
     external review of proposed designs, which review shall--
       ``(i) be conducted by a panel that includes not fewer than 
     1 representative of each of--

       ``(I) an electric utility; and
       ``(II) an entity that uses high-temperature process heat 
     for manufacturing or industrial processing, such as a 
     petrochemical company, a manufacturer of metals, or a 
     manufacturer of concrete;

       ``(ii) include a review of cost-competitiveness and other 
     value streams, together with the technology readiness level, 
     of each design to be demonstrated under this subsection; and
       ``(iii) not be required for a demonstration project that 
     receives no financial assistance from the Department for 
     construction costs;
       ``(D) for federally funded demonstration projects, enter 
     into cost-sharing agreements with private sector partners in 
     accordance with section 988 for the conduct of activities 
     relating to the research, development, and demonstration of 
     private-sector advanced nuclear reactor designs under the 
     program;
       ``(E) work with private sector partners to identify 
     potential sites, including Department-owned sites, for 
     demonstrations, as appropriate;
       ``(F) align specific activities carried out under 
     demonstration projects carried out under this subsection with 
     priorities identified through direct consultations between--
       ``(i) the Department;
       ``(ii) National Laboratories;
       ``(iii) institutions of higher education;
       ``(iv) traditional end-users (such as electric utilities);
       ``(v) potential end-users of new technologies (such as 
     users of high-temperature process heat for manufacturing 
     processing, including petrochemical companies, manufacturers 
     of metals, or manufacturers of concrete); and
       ``(vi) developers of advanced nuclear reactor technology; 
     and
       ``(G) seek to ensure that the demonstration projects 
     carried out under paragraph (1) do not cause any delay in a 
     deployment of an advanced reactor by private industry and the 
     Department that is underway as of the date of enactment of 
     this section.

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       ``(3) Additional requirements.--In carrying out 
     demonstration projects under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) identify candidate technologies that--
       ``(i) are not developed sufficiently for demonstration 
     within the initial required timeframe described in paragraph 
     (1)(A); but
       ``(ii) could be demonstrated within the timeframe described 
     in paragraph (1)(B);
       ``(B) identify technical challenges to the candidate 
     technologies identified in subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) support near-term research and development to address 
     the highest-risk technical challenges to the successful 
     demonstration of a selected advanced reactor technology, in 
     accordance with--
       ``(i) subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) the research and development activities under 
     sections 952 and 958;
       ``(D) establish such technology advisory working groups as 
     the Secretary determines to be appropriate to advise the 
     Secretary regarding the technical challenges identified under 
     subparagraph (B) and the scope of research and development 
     programs to address the challenges, in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C), to be comprised of--
       ``(i) private-sector advanced nuclear reactor technology 
     developers;
       ``(ii) technical experts with respect to the relevant 
     technologies at institutions of higher education; and
       ``(iii) technical experts at the National Laboratories.
       ``(d) Goals.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish goals for 
     research relating to advanced nuclear reactors facilitated by 
     the Department that support the objectives of the program for 
     demonstration projects established under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Coordination.--In developing the goals under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate, on an ongoing 
     basis, with members of private industry to advance the 
     demonstration of various designs of advanced nuclear 
     reactors.
       ``(3) Requirements.--In developing the goals under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that--
       ``(A) research activities facilitated by the Department to 
     meet the goals developed under this subsection are focused on 
     key areas of nuclear research and deployment ranging from 
     basic science to full-design development, safety evaluation, 
     and licensing;
       ``(B) research programs designed to meet the goals 
     emphasize--
       ``(i) resolving materials challenges relating to extreme 
     environments, including extremely high levels of--

       ``(I) radiation fluence;
       ``(II) temperature;
       ``(III) pressure; and
       ``(IV) corrosion; and

       ``(ii) qualification of advanced fuels;
       ``(C) activities are carried out that address near-term 
     challenges in modeling and simulation to enable accelerated 
     design and licensing;
       ``(D) related technologies, such as technologies to manage, 
     reduce, or reuse nuclear waste, are developed;
       ``(E) nuclear research infrastructure is maintained or 
     constructed, such as--
       ``(i) currently operational research reactors at the 
     National Laboratories and institutions of higher education;
       ``(ii) hot cell research facilities;
       ``(iii) a versatile fast neutron source; and
       ``(iv) a molten salt testing facility;
       ``(F) basic knowledge of non-light water coolant physics 
     and chemistry is improved;
       ``(G) advanced sensors and control systems are developed; 
     and
       ``(H) advanced manufacturing and advanced construction 
     techniques and materials are investigated to reduce the cost 
     of advanced nuclear reactors.''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594; 132 
     Stat. 3160) is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to section 917, by striking 
     ``Efficiency'';
       (2) in the items relating to each of sections 957, 958, and 
     959 by inserting ``Sec.'' before the item number; and
       (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 959 the 
     following:

``Sec. 959A. Advanced nuclear reactor research and development 
              goals.''.

     SEC. 1508. NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) (as amended by 
     section 1507(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 959B. NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
     and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, 
     and Technology of the House of Representatives a 10-year 
     strategic plan for the Office of Nuclear Energy of the 
     Department, in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Requirements.--
       ``(1) Components.--The strategic plan under this section 
     shall designate--
       ``(A) programs that support the planned accomplishment of--
       ``(i) the goals established under section 959A; and
       ``(ii) the demonstration programs identified under 
     subsection (c) of that section; and
       ``(B) programs that--
       ``(i) do not support the planned accomplishment of 
     demonstration programs, or the goals, referred to in 
     subparagraph (A); but
       ``(ii) are important to the mission of the Office of 
     Nuclear Energy, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Program planning.--In developing the strategic plan 
     under this section, the Secretary shall specify expected 
     timelines for, as applicable--
       ``(A) the accomplishment of relevant objectives under 
     current programs of the Department; or
       ``(B) the commencement of new programs to accomplish those 
     objectives.
       ``(c) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 2 
     years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives an updated 10-year strategic plan in 
     accordance with subsection (b), which shall identify, and 
     provide a justification for, any major deviation from a 
     previous strategic plan submitted under this section.''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594; 132 
     Stat. 3160) (as amended by section 1507(b)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 959A the 
     following:

``Sec. 959B. Nuclear energy strategic plan.''.

     SEC. 1509. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) (as amended by 
     section 1508(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 960. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) HALEU transportation package.--The term `HALEU 
     transportation package' means a transportation package that 
     is suitable for transporting high-assay, low-enriched 
     uranium.
       ``(2) High-assay, low-enriched uranium.--The term `high-
     assay, low-enriched uranium' means uranium with an assay 
     greater than 5 weight percent, but less than 20 weight 
     percent, of the uranium-235 isotope.
       ``(3) High-enriched uranium.--The term `high-enriched 
     uranium' means uranium with an assay of 20 weight percent or 
     more of the uranium-235 isotope.
       ``(b) High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium Program for Advanced 
     Reactors.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium, 
     through contracts for sale, resale, transfer, or lease, for 
     use in commercial or noncommercial advanced nuclear reactors.
       ``(2) Nuclear fuel ownership.--Each lease under this 
     subsection shall include a provision establishing that the 
     high-assay, low-enriched uranium that is the subject of the 
     lease shall remain the property of the Department, including 
     with respect to responsibility for the storage, use, or final 
     disposition of all radioactive waste created by the 
     irradiation, processing, or purification of any leased high-
     assay, low-enriched uranium.
       ``(3) Quantity.--In carrying out the program under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall make available--
       ``(A) by December 31, 2022, high-assay, low-enriched 
     uranium containing not less than 2 metric tons of the 
     uranium-235 isotope; and
       ``(B) by December 31, 2025, high-assay, low-enriched 
     uranium containing not less than 10 metric tons of the 
     uranium-235 isotope (as determined including the quantities 
     of the uranium-235 isotope made available before December 31, 
     2022).
       ``(4) Factors for consideration.--In carrying out the 
     program under this subsection, the Secretary shall take into 
     consideration--
       ``(A) options for providing the high-assay, low-enriched 
     uranium under this subsection from a stockpile of uranium 
     owned by the Department (including the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration), including--
       ``(i) fuel that--

       ``(I) directly meets the needs of an end-user; but
       ``(II) has been previously used or fabricated for another 
     purpose;

       ``(ii) fuel that can meet the needs of an end-user after 
     removing radioactive or other contaminants that resulted from 
     a previous use or fabrication of the fuel for research, 
     development, demonstration, or deployment activities of the 
     Department (including activities of the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration); and
       ``(iii) fuel from a high-enriched uranium stockpile, which 
     can be blended with lower-assay uranium to become high-assay, 
     low-enriched uranium to meet the needs of an end-user; and
       ``(B) requirements to support molybdenum-99 production 
     under the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2012 
     (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2211).
       ``(5) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not barter or 
     otherwise sell or transfer uranium in any form in exchange 
     for services relating to the final disposition of radioactive 
     waste from uranium that is the subject of a lease under this 
     subsection.
       ``(6) Sunset.--The program under this subsection shall 
     terminate on the earlier of--
       ``(A) January 1, 2035; and
       ``(B) the date on which uranium enriched up to, but not 
     equal to, 20 weight percent can be obtained in the commercial 
     market from domestic suppliers.
       ``(c) Report.--

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       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 
     describes actions proposed to be carried out by the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) under the program under subsection (b); or
       ``(B) otherwise to enable the commercial use of high-assay, 
     low-enriched uranium.
       ``(2) Coordination and stakeholder input.--In developing 
     the report under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek 
     input from--
       ``(A) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
       ``(B) the National Laboratories;
       ``(C) institutions of higher education;
       ``(D) producers of medical isotopes;
       ``(E) a diverse group of entities operating in the nuclear 
     energy industry; and
       ``(F) a diverse group of technology developers.
       ``(3) Cost and schedule estimates.--The report under this 
     subsection shall include estimated costs, budgets, and 
     timeframes for enabling the use of high-assay, low-enriched 
     uranium.
       ``(4) Required evaluations.--The report under this 
     subsection shall evaluate--
       ``(A) the costs and actions required to establish and carry 
     out the program under subsection (b), including with respect 
     to--
       ``(i) proposed preliminary terms for the sale, resale, 
     transfer, and leasing of high-assay, low-enriched uranium 
     (including guidelines defining the roles and responsibilities 
     between the Department and the purchaser, transfer recipient, 
     or lessee); and
       ``(ii) the potential to coordinate with purchasers, 
     transfer recipients, and lessees regarding--

       ``(I) fuel fabrication; and
       ``(II) fuel transport;

       ``(B) the potential sources and fuel forms available to 
     provide uranium for the program under subsection (b);
       ``(C) options to coordinate the program under subsection 
     (b) with the operation of the versatile, reactor-based fast 
     neutron source under section 959A;
       ``(D) the ability of the domestic uranium market to provide 
     materials for advanced nuclear reactor fuel; and
       ``(E) any associated legal, regulatory, and policy issues 
     that should be addressed to enable--
       ``(i) the program under subsection (b); and
       ``(ii) the establishment of a domestic industry capable of 
     providing high-assay, low-enriched uranium for commercial and 
     noncommercial purposes, including with respect to the needs 
     of--

       ``(I) the Department;
       ``(II) the Department of Defense; and
       ``(III) the National Nuclear Security Administration.

       ``(d) HALEU Transportation Package Research Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
     research, development, and demonstration program under which 
     the Secretary shall provide financial assistance, on a 
     competitive basis, to establish the capability to transport 
     high-assay, low-enriched uranium.
       ``(2) Requirement.--The focus of the program under this 
     subsection shall be to establish 1 or more HALEU 
     transportation packages that can be certified by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission to transport high-assay, low-enriched 
     uranium to the various facilities involved in producing or 
     using nuclear fuel containing high-assay, low-enriched 
     uranium, such as--
       ``(A) enrichment facilities;
       ``(B) fuel processing facilities;
       ``(C) fuel fabrication facilities; and
       ``(D) nuclear reactors.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594; 
     132 Stat. 3160) (as amended by section 1508(b)) is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 959B the 
     following:

``Sec. 960. Advanced nuclear fuel security program.''.

     SEC. 1510. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle H of Title IX of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16341 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 986B. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
     to develop bilateral collaboration initiatives with a variety 
     of countries through--
       ``(1) research and development agreements;
       ``(2) other relevant arrangements and action plan updates; 
     and
       ``(3) maintaining existing multilateral cooperation 
     commitments of--
       ``(A) the International Framework for Nuclear Energy 
     Cooperation;
       ``(B) the Generation IV International Forum;
       ``(C) the International Atomic Energy Agency; and
       ``(D) any other international collaborative effort with 
     respect to advanced nuclear reactor operations and safety.
       ``(b) Subprogram.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a subprogram 
     that shall--
       ``(A) support diplomatic, nonproliferation, climate, and 
     international economic objectives for the safe, secure, and 
     peaceful use of nuclear technology in countries developing 
     nuclear energy programs, with a focus on countries that have 
     increased civil nuclear cooperation with Russia and China; 
     and
       ``(B) be modeled after the International Military Education 
     and Training program of the Department of State.
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the 
     subprogram under this subsection $5,500,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
       ``(c) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall 
     be carried out--
       ``(1) to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     workshops and expert-based exchanges to engage industry, 
     stakeholders, and foreign governments regarding international 
     civil nuclear issues, such as training, financing, safety, 
     and options for multinational cooperation on used nuclear 
     fuel disposal; and
       ``(2) in coordination with--
       ``(A) the National Security Council;
       ``(B) the Secretary of State;
       ``(C) the Secretary of Commerce; and
       ``(D) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600) 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     986A the following:

``Sec. 986B. International nuclear energy cooperation.''.

     SEC. 1511. INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEMS PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program, 
     to be known as the ``Integrated Energy Systems Program'' 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``program'')--
       (i) to maximize energy production and efficiency;
       (ii) to develop energy systems involving the integration of 
     nuclear energy with renewable energy, fossil energy, and 
     energy storage; and
       (iii) to expand the use of emissions-reducing energy 
     technologies into nonelectric sectors to achieve significant 
     reductions in environmental emissions.
       (B) Program administration; partners.--The program shall be 
     carried out by the Under Secretary of Energy, in partnership 
     with--
       (i) relevant offices within the Department;
       (ii) National Laboratories;
       (iii) institutions of higher education; and
       (iv) the private sector.
       (C) Goals and milestones.--The Secretary shall establish 
     quantitative goals and milestones for the program.
       (2) Research areas.--Research areas under the program may 
     include--
       (A) technology innovation to further the expansion of 
     emissions-reducing energy technologies to accommodate a 
     modern, resilient grid system by--
       (i) effectively leveraging multiple energy sources;
       (ii) enhancing and streamlining engineering design;
       (iii) carrying out process demonstrations to optimize 
     performance; and
       (iv) streamlining regulatory review;
       (B) advanced power cycles, energy extraction, and 
     processing of complex hydrocarbons to produce high-value 
     chemicals;
       (C) efficient use of emissions-reducing energy technologies 
     for hydrogen production to support transportation and 
     industrial needs;
       (D) enhancement and acceleration of domestic manufacturing 
     and desalinization technologies and processes by optimally 
     using clean energy sources;
       (E) more effective thermal energy use, transport, and 
     storage;
       (F) the demonstration of nuclear energy for--
       (i) the production of chemicals, metals, and fuels;
       (ii) the capture, use, and storage of carbon;
       (iii) renewable integration with an integrated energy 
     system;
       (iv) conversion of carbon feedstock, such as coal, biomass, 
     natural gas, and refuse waste, to higher value nonelectric 
     commodities; and
       (v) the generation of heat used, directly or through an 
     energy storage system, in a variety of processes that may 
     include electricity, hydrogen, or other industrial 
     applications;
       (G) the development of new analysis capabilities to 
     identify the best ways--
       (i) to leverage multiple energy sources in a given region; 
     and
       (ii) to quantify the benefits of integrated energy systems; 
     and
       (H) any other area that, as determined by the Secretary, 
     meets the purpose and goals of the program.
       (3) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants under the 
     program to support the goals of the program.
       (b) Report on Duplicative Programs.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     identifying any program that is duplicative of the program 
     established under subsection (a)(1)(A).

                  Subtitle F--Industrial Technologies

                           PART I--INNOVATION

     SEC. 1601. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this part and the amendments made by this 
     part is to encourage the development and evaluation of 
     innovative technologies aimed at increasing--

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       (1) the technological and economic competitiveness of 
     industry and manufacturing in the United States; and
       (2) the emissions reduction of nonpower industrial sectors.

     SEC. 1602. COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY 
                   EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRY.

       Section 6(a) of the American Energy Manufacturing Technical 
     Corrections Act (42 U.S.C. 6351(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Industrial Technologies Program'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Advanced Manufacturing 
     Office''; and
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Office of Energy'' and all that follows through ``Office of 
     Science'' and inserting ``Department of Energy''.

     SEC. 1603. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY 
                   DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Energy Independence and Security Act 
     of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 454 (as added 
     by section 1022(b)) the following:

     ``SEC. 455. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY 
                   DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a scientist or other individual with knowledge and 
     expertise in emissions reduction;
       ``(B) an institution of higher education;
       ``(C) a nongovernmental organization;
       ``(D) a National Laboratory;
       ``(E) a private entity; and
       ``(F) a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities 
     described in subparagraphs (B) through (E).
       ``(3) Emissions reduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `emissions reduction' means the 
     reduction, to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater 
     greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere by energy services 
     and industrial processes.
       ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `emissions reduction' does not 
     include the elimination of carbon embodied in the principal 
     products of industrial manufacturing.
       ``(4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       ``(5) Program.--The term `program' means the program 
     established under subsection (b)(1).
       ``(b) Industrial Emissions Reduction Technology Development 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Director, the heads of 
     relevant Federal agencies, National Laboratories, industry, 
     and institutions of higher education, shall establish a 
     crosscutting industrial emissions reduction technology 
     development program of research, development, demonstration, 
     and commercial application to further the development and 
     commercialization of innovative technologies that--
       ``(A) increase the technological and economic 
     competitiveness of industry and manufacturing in the United 
     States;
       ``(B) increase the viability and competitiveness of United 
     States industrial technology exports; and
       ``(C) achieve emissions reduction in nonpower industrial 
     sectors.
       ``(2) Coordination.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) coordinate with each relevant office in the 
     Department and any other Federal agency;
       ``(B) coordinate and collaborate with the Industrial 
     Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established under 
     section 456; and
       ``(C) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication with the 
     energy-intensive industries program established under section 
     452.
       ``(3) Leverage of existing resources.--In carrying out the 
     program, the Secretary shall leverage, to the maximum extent 
     practicable--
       ``(A) existing resources and programs of the Department and 
     other relevant Federal agencies; and
       ``(B) public-private partnerships.
       ``(c) Focus Areas.--The program shall focus on--
       ``(1) industrial production processes, including 
     technologies and processes that--
       ``(A) achieve emissions reduction in high-emissions 
     industrial materials production processes, including 
     production processes for iron, steel, steel mill products, 
     aluminum, cement, glass, pulp, paper, and industrial 
     ceramics;
       ``(B) achieve emissions reduction in medium- and high-
     temperature heat generation, including--
       ``(i) through electrification of heating processes;
       ``(ii) through renewable heat generation technology;
       ``(iii) through combined heat and power; and
       ``(iv) by switching to alternative fuels, including 
     hydrogen and nuclear energy;
       ``(C) achieve emissions reduction in chemical production 
     processes, including by incorporating, if appropriate and 
     practicable, principles, practices, and methodologies of 
     sustainable, green chemistry and engineering;
       ``(D) leverage smart manufacturing technologies and 
     principles, digital manufacturing technologies, and advanced 
     data analytics to develop advanced technologies and practices 
     in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, 
     modeling, and networking to--
       ``(i) model and simulate manufacturing production lines;
       ``(ii) monitor and communicate production line status;
       ``(iii) manage and optimize energy productivity and cost 
     throughout production; and
       ``(iv) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency 
     of manufacturing processes;
       ``(E) leverage the principles of sustainable manufacturing 
     and sustainable chemistry to minimize the negative 
     environmental impacts of manufacturing while conserving 
     energy and resources, including--
       ``(i) by designing products that enable reuse, 
     refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling;
       ``(ii) by minimizing waste from industrial processes, 
     including through the reuse of waste as other resources in 
     other industrial processes for mutual benefit; and
       ``(iii) by increasing resource efficiency; and
       ``(F) increase the energy efficiency of industrial 
     processes;
       ``(2) alternative materials that produce fewer emissions 
     during production and result in fewer emissions during use;
       ``(3) development of net-zero emissions liquid and gaseous 
     fuels;
       ``(4) emissions reduction in shipping, aviation, and long 
     distance transportation;
       ``(5) carbon capture technologies for industrial processes;
       ``(6) other technologies that achieve net-zero emissions in 
     nonpower industrial sectors, as determined by the Secretary, 
     in consultation with the Director; and
       ``(7) high-performance computing to develop advanced 
     materials and manufacturing processes contributing to the 
     focus areas described in paragraphs (1) through (6), 
     including--
       ``(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization of the design 
     of energy efficient and sustainable products; and
       ``(B) the use of digital prototyping and additive 
     manufacturing to enhance product design.
       ``(d) Grants, Contracts, Cooperative Agreements, and 
     Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) Grants.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible 
     entities for projects that the Secretary determines would 
     best achieve the goals of the program.
       ``(2) Contracts and cooperative agreements.--In carrying 
     out the program, the Secretary may enter into contracts and 
     cooperative agreements with eligible entities and Federal 
     agencies for projects that the Secretary determines would 
     further the purposes of the program.
       ``(3) Demonstration projects.--In supporting technologies 
     developed under this section, the Secretary shall fund 
     demonstration projects that test and validate technologies 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(4) Application.--An entity seeking funding or a contract 
     or agreement under this subsection shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(5) Cost sharing.--In awarding funds under this section, 
     the Secretary shall require cost sharing in accordance with 
     section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16352).''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
     140; 121 Stat. 1494) (as amended by section 1022(c)) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 454 
     the following:

``Sec. 455. Industrial emissions reduction technology development 
              program.''.

     SEC. 1604. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) In General.--The Energy Independence and Security Act 
     of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 455 (as added 
     by section 1603(a)) the following:

     ``SEC. 456. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Committee.--The term `Committee' means the Industrial 
     Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       ``(3) Emissions reduction.--The term `emissions reduction' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 455(a).
       ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the industrial 
     emissions reduction technology development program 
     established under section 455(b)(1).
       ``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 
     2020, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall 
     establish an advisory committee, to be known as the 
     `Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee'.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Committee shall be comprised of not 
     fewer than 14 members and not more than 18 members, who shall 
     be appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Director.

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       ``(2) Representation.--Members appointed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) not less than 1 representative of each relevant 
     Federal agency, as determined by the Secretary;
       ``(B) the Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, 
     if that position is filled;
       ``(C) not less than 2 representatives of labor groups;
       ``(D) not less than 3 representatives of the research 
     community, which shall include academia and National 
     Laboratories;
       ``(E) not less than 2 representatives of nongovernmental 
     organizations;
       ``(F) not less than 6 representatives of small- and large-
     scale industry, the collective expertise of which shall cover 
     every focus area described in section 455(c); and
       ``(G) any other individuals the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Director, determines to be necessary to ensure that 
     the Committee is comprised of a diverse group of 
     representatives of industry, academia, independent 
     researchers, and public and private entities.
       ``(3) Chair.--The Secretary shall designate a member of the 
     Committee to serve as Chair.
       ``(d) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall--
       ``(A) in consultation with the Secretary and the Director, 
     propose missions and goals for the program, which shall be 
     consistent with the purposes of the program described in 
     section 455(b)(1); and
       ``(B) advise the Secretary with respect to the program--
       ``(i) by identifying and evaluating any technologies being 
     developed by the private sector relating to the focus areas 
     described in section 455(c);
       ``(ii) by identifying technology gaps in the private sector 
     in those focus areas, and making recommendations to address 
     those gaps;
       ``(iii) by surveying and analyzing factors that prevent the 
     adoption of emissions reduction technologies by the private 
     sector; and
       ``(iv) by recommending technology screening criteria for 
     technology developed under the program to encourage adoption 
     of the technology by the private sector; and
       ``(C) develop the strategic plan described in paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Strategic plan.--
       ``(A) Purpose.--The purpose of the strategic plan developed 
     under paragraph (1)(C) is to achieve the goals of the program 
     in the focus areas described in section 455(c).
       ``(B) Contents.--The strategic plan developed under 
     paragraph (1)(C) shall--
       ``(i) specify near-term and long-term qualitative and 
     quantitative objectives relating to each focus area described 
     in section 455(c), including research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application objectives;
       ``(ii) specify the anticipated timeframe for achieving the 
     objectives specified under clause (i);
       ``(iii) include plans for developing emissions reduction 
     technologies that are globally cost-competitive;
       ``(iv) identify the public and private costs of achieving 
     the objectives specified under clause (i); and
       ``(v) estimate the economic and employment impact in the 
     United States of achieving those objectives.
       ``(e) Meetings.--
       ``(1) Frequency.--The Committee shall meet not less 
     frequently than 2 times per year, at the call of the Chair.
       ``(2) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the members are appointed under subsection (b), 
     the Committee shall hold its first meeting.
       ``(f) Committee Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, and 
     not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the 
     Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the 
     progress of achieving the purposes of the program.
       ``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a description of any technology innovation 
     opportunities identified by the Committee;
       ``(B) a description of any technology gaps identified by 
     the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii);
       ``(C) recommendations for improving technology screening 
     criteria and management of the program;
       ``(D) an evaluation of the progress of the program and the 
     research and development funded under the program;
       ``(E) any recommended changes to the focus areas of the 
     program described in section 455(c);
       ``(F) a description of the manner in which the Committee 
     has carried out the duties described in subsection (d)(1) and 
     any relevant findings as a result of carrying out those 
     duties;
       ``(G) if necessary, an update to the strategic plan 
     developed by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(C);
       ``(H) the progress made in achieving the goals set out in 
     that strategic plan;
       ``(I) a review of the management, coordination, and 
     industry utility of the program;
       ``(J) an assessment of the extent to which progress has 
     been made under the program in developing commercial, cost-
     competitive technologies in each focus area described in 
     section 455(c); and
       ``(K) an assessment of the effectiveness of the program in 
     coordinating efforts within the Department and with other 
     Federal agencies to achieve the purposes of the program.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after 
     receiving a report from the Committee under subsection (f), 
     the Secretary shall submit a copy of that report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Science, Space, and 
     Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate, and any other relevant Committee of Congress.
       ``(h) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the 
     Committee.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
     140; 121 Stat. 1494) (as amended by section 1603(b)) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 455 
     the following:

``Sec. 456. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee.''.

     SEC. 1605. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT 
                   INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--The Energy Independence and Security Act 
     of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 456 (as added 
     by section 1604(a)) the following:

     ``SEC. 457. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT 
                   INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a State;
       ``(B) a unit of local government;
       ``(C) a territory or possession of the United States;
       ``(D) a relevant State or local office, including an energy 
     office;
       ``(E) a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765 of 
     title 38, United States Code);
       ``(F) an institution of higher education; and
       ``(G) a private entity.
       ``(2) Emissions reduction.--The term `emissions reduction' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 455(a).
       ``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the program 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 
     2020, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide 
     technical assistance to eligible entities to carry out an 
     activity described in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Activities Described.--An activity referred to in 
     subsection (b) is any of the following activities carried out 
     for the purpose of achieving emissions reduction in nonpower 
     industrial sectors:
       ``(1) Adopting emissions reduction technologies.
       ``(2) Establishing goals and priorities to accelerate the 
     development and evaluation of relevant technologies.
       ``(3) Developing collaborations across States, local 
     governments, and territories and possessions of the United 
     States.
       ``(4) Reviewing the appropriate emissions reduction 
     technologies available for a particular eligible entity.
       ``(5) Developing a roadmap for implementing emissions 
     reduction technologies for a particular eligible entity.
       ``(6) Any other activity determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring technical 
     assistance under the program shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Application process.--The Secretary shall seek 
     applications for technical assistance under the program on a 
     periodic basis, but not less frequently than once every 12 
     months.
       ``(3) Factors for consideration.--In selecting eligible 
     entities for technical assistance under the program, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) give priority to--
       ``(i) activities carried out with technical assistance 
     under the program that have the greatest potential for 
     achieving emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors;
       ``(ii) activities carried out in a State in which there are 
     active or inactive industrial facilities that may be used or 
     retrofitted to carry out activities under the focus areas 
     described in section 455(c); and
       ``(iii) activities carried out in an economically 
     distressed area (as described in section 301(a) of the Public 
     Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3161(a))); and
       ``(B) ensure that--
       ``(i) there is geographic diversity among the eligible 
     entities selected; and
       ``(ii) the activities carried out with technical assistance 
     under the program reflect a majority of the focus areas 
     described in section 455(c).''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
     140; 121 Stat. 1494) (as amended by section 1604(b)) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 456 
     the following:


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``Sec. 457. Technical assistance program to implement industrial 
              emissions reduction.''.

                      PART II--SMART MANUFACTURING

     SEC. 1611. DEFINITIONS.

       In this part:
       (1) Energy management system.--The term ``energy management 
     system'' means a business management process based on 
     standards of the American National Standards Institute that 
     enables an organization to follow a systematic approach in 
     achieving continual improvement of energy performance, 
     including energy efficiency, security, use, and consumption.
       (2) Industrial assessment center.--The term ``industrial 
     assessment center'' means a center located at an institution 
     of higher education that--
       (A) receives funding from the Department;
       (B) provides an in-depth assessment of small- and medium-
     size manufacturer plant sites to evaluate the facilities, 
     services, and manufacturing operations of the plant site; and
       (C) identifies opportunities for potential savings for 
     small- and medium-size manufacturer plant sites from energy 
     efficiency improvements, waste minimization, pollution 
     prevention, and productivity improvement.
       (3) Information and communication technology.--The term 
     ``information and communication technology'' means any 
     electronic system or equipment (including the content 
     contained in the system or equipment) used to create, 
     convert, communicate, or duplicate data or information, 
     including computer hardware, firmware, software, 
     communication protocols, networks, and data interfaces.
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       (5) North american industry classification system.--The 
     term ``North American Industry Classification System'' means 
     the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in 
     classifying business establishments for the purpose of 
     collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data 
     relating to the business economy of the United States.
       (6) Small and medium manufacturers.--The term ``small and 
     medium manufacturers'' means manufacturing firms--
       (A) classified in the North American Industry 
     Classification System as any of sectors 31 through 33;
       (B) with gross annual sales of less than $100,000,000;
       (C) with fewer than 500 employees at the plant site; and
       (D) with annual energy bills totaling more than $100,000 
     and less than $2,500,000.
       (7) Smart manufacturing.--The term ``smart manufacturing'' 
     means advanced technologies in information, automation, 
     monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, artificial 
     intelligence, analytics, and networking that--
       (A) digitally--
       (i) simulate manufacturing production lines;
       (ii) operate computer-controlled manufacturing equipment;
       (iii) monitor and communicate production line status; and
       (iv) manage and optimize energy productivity and cost 
     throughout production;
       (B) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of 
     a factory building;
       (C) monitor and optimize building energy performance;
       (D) model, simulate, and optimize the design of energy 
     efficient and sustainable products, including the use of 
     digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance 
     product design;
       (E) connect manufactured products in networks to monitor 
     and optimize the performance of the networks, including 
     automated network operations; and
       (F) digitally connect the supply chain network.

     SEC. 1612. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL SMART MANUFACTURING PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the National Academies, shall develop and complete a national 
     plan for smart manufacturing technology development and 
     deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency 
     of the manufacturing sector of the United States.
       (b) Content.--
       (1) In general.--The plan developed under subsection (a) 
     shall identify areas in which agency actions by the Secretary 
     and other heads of relevant Federal agencies would--
       (A) facilitate quicker development, deployment, and 
     adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and processes;
       (B) result in greater energy efficiency and lower 
     environmental impacts for all American manufacturers; and
       (C) enhance competitiveness and strengthen the 
     manufacturing sectors of the United States.
       (2) Inclusions.--Agency actions identified under paragraph 
     (1) shall include--
       (A) an assessment of previous and current actions of the 
     Department relating to smart manufacturing;
       (B) the establishment of voluntary interconnection 
     protocols and performance standards;
       (C) the use of smart manufacturing to improve energy 
     efficiency and reduce emissions in supply chains across 
     multiple companies;
       (D) actions to increase cybersecurity in smart 
     manufacturing infrastructure;
       (E) deployment of existing research results;
       (F) the leveraging of existing high-performance computing 
     infrastructure; and
       (G) consideration of the impact of smart manufacturing on 
     existing manufacturing jobs and future manufacturing jobs.
       (c) Biennial Revisions.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date on which the Secretary completes the plan under 
     subsection (a), and not less frequently than once every 2 
     years thereafter, the Secretary shall revise the plan to 
     account for advancements in information and communication 
     technology and manufacturing needs.
       (d) Report.--Annually until the completion of the plan 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the progress made in developing the plan.
       (e) Funding.--The Secretary shall use unobligated funds of 
     the Department to carry out this section.

     SEC. 1613. LEVERAGING EXISTING AGENCY PROGRAMS TO ASSIST 
                   SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURERS.

       (a) Expansion of Technical Assistance Programs.--The 
     Secretary shall expand the scope of technologies covered by 
     the Industrial Assessment Centers of the Department--
       (1) to include smart manufacturing technologies and 
     practices; and
       (2) to equip the directors of the Industrial Assessment 
     Centers with the training and tools necessary to provide 
     technical assistance in smart manufacturing technologies and 
     practices, including energy management systems, to 
     manufacturers.
       (b) Funding.--The Secretary shall use unobligated funds of 
     the Department to carry out this section.

     SEC. 1614. LEVERAGING SMART MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE AT 
                   NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on 
     how the Department can increase access to existing high-
     performance computing resources in the National Laboratories, 
     particularly for small and medium manufacturers.
       (2) Inclusions.--In identifying ways to increase access to 
     National Laboratories under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) focus on increasing access to the computing facilities 
     of the National Laboratories; and
       (B) ensure that--
       (i) the information from the manufacturer is protected; and
       (ii) the security of the National Laboratory facility is 
     maintained.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report describing the results of the study.
       (b) Actions for Increased Access.--The Secretary shall 
     facilitate access to the National Laboratories studied under 
     subsection (a) for small and medium manufacturers so that 
     small and medium manufacturers can fully use the high-
     performance computing resources of the National Laboratories 
     to enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 1615. STATE MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP.

       (a) Financial Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary may 
     provide financial assistance on a competitive basis to States 
     for the establishment of programs to be used as models for 
     supporting the implementation of smart manufacturing 
     technologies.
       (b) Applications.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive financial 
     assistance under this section, a State shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       (2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall evaluate an application 
     for financial assistance under this section on the basis of 
     merit using criteria identified by the Secretary, including--
       (A) technical merit, innovation, and impact;
       (B) research approach, workplan, and deliverables;
       (C) academic and private sector partners; and
       (D) alternate sources of funding.
       (c) Requirements.--
       (1) Term.--The term of an award of financial assistance 
     under this section shall not exceed 3 years.
       (2) Maximum amount.--The amount of an award of financial 
     assistance under this section shall be not more than 
     $2,000,000.
       (3) Matching requirement.--Each State that receives 
     financial assistance under this section shall contribute 
     matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 30 percent 
     of the amount of the financial assistance.
       (d) Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--A State may use financial assistance 
     provided under this section--
       (A) to facilitate access to high-performance computing 
     resources for small and medium manufacturers; and
       (B) to provide assistance to small and medium manufacturers 
     to implement smart manufacturing technologies and practices.
       (e) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct semiannual 
     evaluations of each award of financial assistance under this 
     section--
       (1) to determine the impact and effectiveness of programs 
     funded with the financial assistance; and
       (2) to provide guidance to States on ways to better execute 
     the program of the State.

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       (f) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

     SEC. 1616. REPORT.

       The Secretary annually shall submit to Congress and make 
     publicly available a report on the progress made in advancing 
     smart manufacturing in the United States.

                          Subtitle G--Vehicles

     SEC. 1701. OBJECTIVES.

       The objectives of this subtitle are--
       (1) to establish a consistent and consolidated authority 
     for the vehicle technology program at the Department;
       (2) to develop United States technologies and practices 
     that--
       (A) improve the fuel efficiency and emissions of all 
     vehicles produced in the United States; and
       (B) reduce vehicle reliance on petroleum-based fuels;
       (3) to support domestic research, development, engineering, 
     demonstration, and commercial application and manufacturing 
     of advanced vehicles, engines, and components;
       (4) to enable vehicles to move larger volumes of goods and 
     more passengers with less energy and emissions;
       (5) to develop cost-effective advanced technologies for 
     wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, commercial, 
     government, and transit vehicle sectors;
       (6) to allow for greater consumer choice of vehicle 
     technologies and fuels;
       (7) shorten technology development and integration cycles 
     in the vehicle industry;
       (8) to ensure a proper balance and diversity of Federal 
     investment in vehicle technologies; and
       (9) to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State 
     governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.

     SEC. 1702. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.

       The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, that the activities authorized by this subtitle 
     do not duplicate those of other programs within the 
     Department or other relevant research agencies.

     SEC. 1703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for research, development, engineering, demonstration, and 
     commercial application of vehicles and related technologies 
     in the United States, including activities authorized under 
     this subtitle--
       (1) for fiscal year 2021, $313,567,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2022, $326,109,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2023, $339,154,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2024, $352,720,000; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2025, $366,829,000.

     SEC. 1704. REPORTING.

       (a) Technologies Developed.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
     through 2025, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     regarding the technologies developed as a result of the 
     activities authorized by this subtitle, with a particular 
     emphasis on whether the technologies were successfully 
     adopted for commercial applications, and if so, whether 
     products relying on those technologies are manufactured in 
     the United States.
       (b) Additional Matters.--At the end of each fiscal year 
     through 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant 
     Congressional committees of jurisdiction an annual report 
     describing activities undertaken in the previous year under 
     this subtitle, active industry participants, the status of 
     public-private partnerships, progress of the program in 
     meeting goals and timelines, and a strategic plan for funding 
     of activities across agencies.

     SEC. 1705. VEHICLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Program.--
       (1) Activities.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of 
     basic and applied research, development, engineering, 
     demonstration, and commercial application activities on 
     materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to 
     substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the 
     emissions of the passenger and commercial vehicles of the 
     United States, including activities in the areas of--
       (A) electrification of vehicle systems;
       (B) batteries, ultracapacitors, and other energy storage 
     devices;
       (C) power electronics;
       (D) vehicle, component, and subsystem manufacturing 
     technologies and processes;
       (E) engine efficiency and combustion optimization;
       (F) waste heat recovery;
       (G) transmission and drivetrains;
       (H) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel cells and 
     internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure, 
     including hydrogen energy storage to enable renewables and 
     provide hydrogen for fuel and power;
       (I) natural gas vehicle technologies;
       (J) aerodynamics, rolling resistance (including tires and 
     wheel assemblies), and accessory power loads of vehicles and 
     associated equipment;
       (K) vehicle weight reduction, including lightweighting 
     materials and the development of manufacturing processes to 
     fabricate, assemble, and use dissimilar materials;
       (L) friction and wear reduction;
       (M) engine and component durability;
       (N) innovative propulsion systems;
       (O) advanced boosting systems;
       (P) hydraulic hybrid technologies;
       (Q) engine compatibility with and optimization for a 
     variety of transportation fuels including natural gas and 
     other liquid and gaseous fuels;
       (R) predictive engineering, modeling, and simulation of 
     vehicle and transportation systems;
       (S) refueling and charging infrastructure for alternative 
     fueled and electric or plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, 
     including the unique challenges facing rural areas;
       (T) gaseous fuels storage systems and system integration 
     and optimization;
       (U) sensing, communications, and actuation technologies for 
     vehicle, electrical grid, and infrastructure;
       (V) efficient use, substitution, and recycling of 
     potentially critical materials in vehicles, including rare 
     earth elements and precious metals, at risk of supply 
     disruption;
       (W) aftertreatment technologies;
       (X) thermal management of battery systems;
       (Y) retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies to existing 
     vehicles;
       (Z) development of common standards, specifications, and 
     architectures for both transportation and stationary battery 
     applications;
       (AA) advanced internal combustion engines;
       (BB) mild hybrid;
       (CC) engine down speeding;
       (DD) vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-pedestrian, and 
     vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies; and
       (EE) other research areas as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Transformational technology.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that the Department continues to support research, 
     development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial 
     application activities and maintains competency in mid- to 
     long-term transformational vehicle technologies with 
     potential to achieve reductions in emissions, including 
     activities in the areas of--
       (A) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel cells, 
     hydrogen storage, infrastructure, and activities in hydrogen 
     technology validation and safety codes and standards;
       (B) multiple battery chemistries and novel energy storage 
     devices, including nonchemical batteries and 
     electromechanical storage technologies such as hydraulics, 
     flywheels, and compressed air storage;
       (C) communication and connectivity among vehicles, 
     infrastructure, and the electrical grid; and
       (D) other innovative technologies research and development, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (3) Industry participation.--
       (A) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
     activities under this subtitle shall be carried out in 
     partnership or collaboration with automotive manufacturers, 
     heavy commercial, vocational, and transit vehicle 
     manufacturers, qualified plug-in electric vehicle 
     manufacturers, compressed natural gas vehicle manufacturers, 
     vehicle and engine equipment and component manufacturers, 
     manufacturing equipment manufacturers, advanced vehicle 
     service providers, fuel producers and energy suppliers, 
     electric utilities, universities, National Laboratories, and 
     independent research laboratories.
       (B) Requirements.--In carrying out this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (i) determine whether a wide range of companies that 
     manufacture or assemble vehicles or components in the United 
     States are represented in ongoing public-private partnership 
     activities, including firms that have not traditionally 
     participated in federally sponsored research and development 
     activities, and where possible, partner with such firms that 
     conduct significant and relevant research and development 
     activities in the United States;
       (ii) leverage the capabilities and resources of, and 
     formalize partnerships with, industry-led stakeholder 
     organizations, nonprofit organizations, industry consortia, 
     and trade associations with expertise in the research and 
     development of, and education and outreach activities in, 
     advanced automotive and commercial vehicle technologies;
       (iii) develop more effective processes for transferring 
     research findings and technologies to industry;
       (iv) support public-private partnerships, dedicated to 
     overcoming barriers in commercial application of 
     transformational vehicle technologies, that use such 
     industry-led technology development facilities of entities 
     with demonstrated expertise in successfully designing and 
     engineering pre-commercial generations of such 
     transformational technology; and
       (v) promote efforts to ensure that technology research, 
     development, engineering, and commercial application 
     activities funded under this subtitle are carried out in the 
     United States.
       (4) Interagency and intraagency coordination.--To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate 
     research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
     application activities among--
       (A) relevant programs within the Department, including--
       (i) the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;
       (ii) the Office of Science;
       (iii) the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
     Reliability;
       (iv) the Office of Fossil Energy;
       (v) the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy; and
       (vi) other offices as determined by the Secretary; and

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       (B) relevant technology research and development programs 
     within other Federal agencies, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (5) Federal demonstration of technologies.--The Secretary 
     shall make information available to procurement programs of 
     Federal agencies regarding the potential to demonstrate 
     technologies resulting from activities funded through 
     programs under this subtitle.
       (6) Intergovernmental coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     seek opportunities to leverage resources and support 
     initiatives of State and local governments in developing and 
     promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manufacturing, and 
     infrastructure.
       (7) Criteria.--In awarding grants under the program under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to those 
     technologies (either individually or as part of a system) 
     that--
       (A) provide the greatest aggregate fuel savings based on 
     the reasonable projected sales volumes of the technology; and
       (B) provide the greatest increase in United States 
     employment.
       (8) Secondary use applications.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a research, 
     development, and demonstration program that--
       (i) builds on any work carried out under section 915 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16195);
       (ii) identifies possible uses of a vehicle battery after 
     the useful life of the battery in a vehicle has been 
     exhausted;
       (iii) conducts long-term testing to verify performance and 
     degradation predictions and lifetime valuations for secondary 
     uses;
       (iv) evaluates innovative approaches to recycling materials 
     from plug-in electric drive vehicles and the batteries used 
     in plug-in electric drive vehicles;
       (v)(I) assesses the potential for markets for uses 
     described in clause (ii) to develop; and
       (II) identifies any barriers to the development of those 
     markets; and
       (vi) identifies the potential uses of a vehicle battery--

       (I) with the most promise for market development; and
       (II) for which market development would be aided by a 
     demonstration project.

       (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress an initial report on the 
     findings of the program described in subparagraph (A), 
     including recommendations for stationary energy storage and 
     other potential applications for batteries used in plug-in 
     electric drive vehicles.
       (C) Secondary use demonstration.--
       (i) In general.--Based on the results of the program 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall develop 
     guidelines for projects that demonstrate the secondary uses 
     and innovative recycling of vehicle batteries.
       (ii) Publication of guidelines.--Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--

       (I) publish the guidelines described in clause (i); and
       (II) solicit applications for funding for demonstration 
     projects.

       (iii) Pilot demonstration program.--Not later than 21 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall select proposals for grant funding under this 
     subsection, based on an assessment of which proposals are 
     mostly likely to contribute to the development of a secondary 
     market for batteries.
       (b) Manufacturing.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     research, development, engineering, demonstration, and 
     commercial application program of advanced vehicle 
     manufacturing technologies and practices, including 
     innovative processes--
       (1) to increase the production rate and decrease the cost 
     of advanced battery and fuel cell manufacturing;
       (2) to vary the capability of individual manufacturing 
     facilities to accommodate different battery chemistries and 
     configurations;
       (3) to reduce waste streams, emissions, and energy 
     intensity of vehicle, engine, advanced battery, and component 
     manufacturing processes;
       (4) to recycle and remanufacture used batteries and other 
     vehicle components for reuse in vehicles or stationary 
     applications;
       (5) to develop manufacturing processes to effectively 
     fabricate, assemble, and produce cost-effective lightweight 
     materials such as advanced aluminum and other metal alloys, 
     polymeric composites, and carbon fiber for use in vehicles;
       (6) to produce lightweight high pressure storage systems 
     for gaseous fuels;
       (7) to design and manufacture purpose-built hydrogen fuel 
     cell vehicles and components;
       (8) to improve the calendar life and cycle life of advanced 
     batteries; and
       (9) to produce permanent magnets for advanced vehicles.

     SEC. 1706. MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY COMMERCIAL AND TRANSIT 
                   VEHICLES PROGRAM.

       The Secretary, in partnership with relevant research and 
     development programs in other Federal agencies, and a range 
     of appropriate industry stakeholders, shall carry out a 
     program of cooperative research, development, demonstration, 
     and commercial application activities on advanced 
     technologies for medium- to heavy-duty commercial, 
     vocational, recreational, and transit vehicles, including 
     activities in the areas of--
       (1) engine efficiency and combustion research;
       (2) onboard storage technologies for compressed and 
     liquefied natural gas;
       (3) development and integration of engine technologies 
     designed for natural gas operation of a variety of vehicle 
     platforms;
       (4) waste heat recovery and conversion;
       (5) improved aerodynamics and tire rolling resistance;
       (6) energy and space-efficient emissions control systems;
       (7) mild hybrid, heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in 
     hybrid, and electric platforms, and energy storage 
     technologies;
       (8) drivetrain optimization;
       (9) friction and wear reduction;
       (10) engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduction;
       (11) electrification of accessory loads;
       (12) onboard sensing and communications technologies;
       (13) advanced lightweighting materials and vehicle designs;
       (14) increasing load capacity per vehicle;
       (15) thermal management of battery systems;
       (16) recharging infrastructure;
       (17) compressed natural gas infrastructure;
       (18) advanced internal combustion engines;
       (19) complete vehicle and power pack modeling, simulation, 
     and testing;
       (20) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel cells 
     and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure, 
     including hydrogen energy storage to enable renewables and 
     provide hydrogen for fuel and power;
       (21) retrofitting advanced technologies onto existing truck 
     fleets;
       (22) advanced boosting systems;
       (23) engine down speeding; and
       (24) integration of these and other advanced systems onto a 
     single truck and trailer platform.

     SEC. 1707. CLASS 8 TRUCK AND TRAILER SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a competitive 
     grant program to demonstrate the integration of multiple 
     advanced technologies on Class 8 truck and trailer platforms, 
     including a combination of technologies listed in section 
     1706.
       (b) Applicant Teams.--Applicant teams may be comprised of 
     truck and trailer manufacturers, engine and component 
     manufacturers, fleet customers, university researchers, and 
     other applicants as appropriate for the development and 
     demonstration of integrated Class 8 truck and trailer 
     systems.

     SEC. 1708. TECHNOLOGY TESTING AND METRICS.

       The Secretary, in coordination with the partners of the 
     interagency research program described in section 1706--
       (1) shall develop standard testing procedures and 
     technologies for evaluating the performance of advanced heavy 
     vehicle technologies under a range of representative duty 
     cycles and operating conditions, including for heavy hybrid 
     propulsion systems;
       (2) shall evaluate heavy vehicle performance using work 
     performance-based metrics other than those based on miles per 
     gallon, including those based on units of volume and weight 
     transported for freight applications, and appropriate metrics 
     based on the work performed by nonroad systems; and
       (3) may construct heavy duty truck and bus testing 
     facilities.

     SEC. 1709. NONROAD SYSTEMS PILOT PROGRAM.

       The Secretary shall undertake a pilot program of research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial applications of 
     technologies to improve total machine or system efficiency 
     for nonroad mobile equipment including agricultural, 
     construction, air, and sea port equipment, and shall seek 
     opportunities to transfer relevant research findings and 
     technologies between the nonroad and on-highway equipment and 
     vehicle sectors.

     SEC. 1710. REPEAL OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.

       (a) In General.--Sections 706, 711, 712, and 933 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16051, 16061, 16062, 
     16233) are repealed.
       (b) Energy Efficiency.--Section 911 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16191) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``vehicles, 
     buildings,'' and inserting ``buildings''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``(a)(2)(D)'' and inserting ``(a)(2)(C)''.

                    Subtitle H--Department of Energy

     SEC. 1801. VETERANS' HEALTH INITIATIVE.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to advance 
     Department expertise in artificial intelligence and high-
     performance computing in order to improve health outcomes for 
     veteran populations by--
       (1) supporting basic research through the application of 
     artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, modeling 
     and simulation, machine learning, and large-scale data 
     analytics to identify and solve outcome-defined challenges in 
     the health sciences;
       (2) maximizing the impact of the Department of Veterans 
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     genomics data housed at the National Laboratories, as well as 
     data from other sources, on science, innovation, and health 
     care outcomes through the use and advancement of artificial 
     intelligence and high-performance computing capabilities of 
     the Department;
       (3) promoting collaborative research through the 
     establishment of partnerships to improve data sharing between 
     Federal agencies, National Laboratories, institutions of 
     higher education, and nonprofit institutions;
       (4) establishing multiple scientific computing user 
     facilities to house and provision available data to foster 
     transformational outcomes; and
       (5) driving the development of technology to improve 
     artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and 
     networking relevant to mission applications of the 
     Department, including modeling, simulation, machine learning, 
     and advanced data analytics.
       (b) Veterans Health Research and Development.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a research program in artificial intelligence and high-
     performance computing, focused on the development of tools to 
     solve large-scale data analytics and management challenges 
     associated with veteran's healthcare, and to support the 
     efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to identify 
     potential health risks and challenges utilizing data on long-
     term healthcare, health risks, and genomic data collected 
     from veteran populations. The Secretary shall carry out this 
     program through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and 
     consider applications from National Laboratories, 
     institutions of higher education, multi-institutional 
     collaborations, and other appropriate entities.
       (2) Program components.--In carrying out the program 
     established under paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
       (A) conduct basic research in modeling and simulation, 
     machine learning, large-scale data analytics, and predictive 
     analysis in order to develop novel or optimized algorithms 
     for prediction of disease treatment and recovery;
       (B) develop methods to accommodate large data sets with 
     variable quality and scale, and to provide insight and models 
     for complex systems;
       (C) develop new approaches and maximize the use of 
     algorithms developed through artificial intelligence, machine 
     learning, data analytics, natural language processing, 
     modeling and simulation, and develop new algorithms suitable 
     for high-performance computing systems and large biomedical 
     data sets;
       (D) advance existing and construct new data enclaves 
     capable of securely storing data sets provided by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and 
     other sources; and
       (E) promote collaboration and data sharing between National 
     Laboratories, research entities, and user facilities of the 
     Department by providing the necessary access and secure data 
     transfer capabilities.
       (3) Coordination.--In carrying out the program established 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized--
       (A) to enter into memoranda of understanding in order to 
     carry out reimbursable agreements with the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and other entities in order to maximize the 
     effectiveness of Department research and development to 
     improve veterans' healthcare;
       (B) to consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     other Federal agencies as appropriate; and
       (C) to ensure that data storage meets all privacy and 
     security requirements established by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and that access to data is provided in 
     accordance with relevant Department of Veterans Affairs data 
     access policies, including informed consent.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report detailing 
     the effectiveness of--
       (A) the interagency coordination between each Federal 
     agency involved in the research program carried out under 
     this subsection;
       (B) collaborative research achievements of the program; and
       (C) potential opportunities to expand the technical 
     capabilities of the Department.
       (5) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out this subsection 
     $27,000,000 during the period of fiscal years 2021 through 
     2025.
       (c) Interagency Collaboration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out 
     research, development, and demonstration activities to 
     develop tools to apply to big data that enable Federal 
     agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit 
     research organizations, and industry to better leverage the 
     capabilities of the Department to solve complex, big data 
     challenges. The Secretary shall carry out these activities 
     through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and consider 
     applications from National Laboratories, institutions of 
     higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and 
     other appropriate entities.
       (2) Activities.--In carrying out the research, development, 
     and demonstration activities authorized under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary may--
       (A) utilize all available mechanisms to prevent duplication 
     and coordinate research efforts across the Department;
       (B) establish multiple user facilities to serve as data 
     enclaves capable of securely storing data sets created by 
     Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit 
     organizations, or industry at National Laboratories; and
       (C) promote collaboration and data sharing between National 
     Laboratories, research entities, and user facilities of the 
     Department by providing the necessary access and secure data 
     transfer capabilities.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
     of Representatives a report evaluating the effectiveness of 
     the activities authorized under paragraph (1).
       (4) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

     SEC. 1802. SMALL SCALE LNG ACCESS.

       Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     following shall be deemed to be consistent with the public 
     interest, and applications for such importation or 
     exportation shall be granted without modification or delay:
       ``(A) The importation of the natural gas referred to in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(B) Subject to the last sentence of subsection (a), the 
     exportation of natural gas in a volume up to and including 
     51,750,000,000 cubic feet per year.
       ``(C) The exportation of natural gas to a nation with which 
     there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national 
     treatment for trade in natural gas.
       ``(2) Exclusion.--Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any nation subject to sanctions 
     imposed by the United States.''.

     SEC. 1803. APPALACHIAN ENERGY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.

       (a) Study on Building Ethane and Other Natural-gas-liquids-
     related Petrochemical Infrastructure.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
     the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies 
     and stakeholders, shall conduct a study assessing the 
     potential national and economic security impacts of building 
     ethane and other natural-gas-liquids-related petrochemical 
     infrastructure in the geographical vicinity of the Marcellus, 
     Utica, and Rogersville shale plays in the United States.
       (2) Contents.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) the identification of potential benefits of the 
     proposed infrastructure to national and economic security, 
     including the identification of potential risks to national 
     and economic security of significant foreign ownership and 
     control of United States domestic petrochemical resources; 
     and
       (B) an examination of, with respect to the proposed 
     infrastructure--
       (i) types of additional infrastructure needed to fully 
     optimize the potential national security benefits;
       (ii) whether geopolitical diversity in areas to which the 
     ethane and other natural gas liquids will be exported from 
     the producing region would undermine or bolster national 
     security;
       (iii) the necessity of evaluating the public interest with 
     respect to exports of ethane, propane, butane, and other 
     natural gas liquids, to ensure the potential strategic 
     national and economic security benefits are preserved within 
     the United States; and
       (iv) the potential benefits, with respect to significant 
     weather impacts, compared to other regions, of locating the 
     proposed infrastructure in the geographical vicinity of the 
     Marcellus, Utica, and Rogersville shale plays.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Status reports.--Prior to completion of the study under 
     subsection (a), the Committees on Energy and Natural 
     Resources and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives, from time to time, may request and receive 
     from the Secretary status reports with respect to the study, 
     including any findings.
       (2) Submission and publication of report.--On completion of 
     the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (A) submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural 
     Resources and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees 
     on Energy and Commerce and Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the results of the study; 
     and
       (B) publish the report on the website of the Department.

     SEC. 1804. ENERGY AND WATER FOR SUSTAINABILITY.

       (a) Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Energy-water nexus.--The term ``energy-water nexus'' 
     means the links between--
       (i) the water needed to produce fuels, electricity, and 
     other forms of energy; and

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       (ii) the energy needed to transport, reclaim, and treat 
     water and wastewater.
       (B) Interagency coordination committee.--The term 
     ``Interagency Coordination Committee'' means the Committee on 
     the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (or the 
     ``NEWS Committee'') established under paragraph (2)(A).
       (C) Nexus of energy and water sustainability office; news 
     office.--The term ``Nexus of Energy and Water Sustainability 
     Office'' or the ``NEWS Office'' means an office located at 
     the Department and managed in cooperation with the Department 
     of the Interior pursuant to an agreement between the 2 
     agencies to carry out leadership and administrative functions 
     for the Interagency Coordination Committee.
       (D) RD&D.--The term ``RD&D'' means research, development, 
     and demonstration.
       (2) Interagency coordination committee.--
       (A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall establish the joint NEWS Office and 
     Interagency Coordination Committee on the Nexus of Energy and 
     Water for Sustainability (or the ``NEWS Committee'') to carry 
     out the duties described in subparagraph (C).
       (B) Administration.--
       (i) Chairs.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall jointly manage the NEWS Office and serve as 
     co-chairs of the Interagency Coordination Committee.
       (ii) Membership; staffing.--Membership and staffing shall 
     be determined by the co-chairs.
       (C) Duties.--The Interagency Coordination Committee shall--
       (i) serve as a forum for developing common Federal goals 
     and plans on energy-water nexus RD&D activities in 
     coordination with the National Science and Technology 
     Council;
       (ii) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and biennially thereafter, issue a strategic plan 
     on energy-water nexus RD&D activities priorities and 
     objectives;
       (iii) convene and promote coordination of the activities of 
     Federal departments and agencies on energy-water nexus RD&D 
     activities, including the activities of--

       (I) the Department;
       (II) the Department of the Interior;
       (III) the Corps of Engineers;
       (IV) the Department of Agriculture;
       (V) the Department of Defense;
       (VI) the Department of State;
       (VII) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (VIII) the Council on Environmental Quality;
       (IX) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
       (X) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
       (XI) the National Science Foundation;
       (XII) the Office of Management and Budget;
       (XIII) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
       (XIV) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
     and
       (XV) such other Federal departments and agencies as the 
     Interagency Coordination Committee considers appropriate;

       (iv)(I) coordinate and develop capabilities and 
     methodologies for data collection, management, and 
     dissemination of information related to energy-water nexus 
     RD&D activities from and to other Federal departments and 
     agencies; and

       (II) promote information exchange between Federal 
     departments and agencies--

       (aa) to identify and document Federal and non-Federal 
     programs and funding opportunities that support basic and 
     applied RD&D proposals to advance energy-water nexus related 
     science and technologies;
       (bb) to leverage existing programs by encouraging joint 
     solicitations, block grants, and matching programs with non-
     Federal entities; and
       (cc) to identify opportunities for domestic and 
     international public-private partnerships, innovative 
     financing mechanisms, and information and data exchange;
       (v) promote the integration of energy-water nexus 
     considerations into existing Federal water, energy, and other 
     natural resource, infrastructure, and science programs at the 
     national and regional levels and with programs administered 
     in partnership with non-Federal entities; and
       (vi) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, issue a report on the potential benefits and 
     feasibility of establishing an energy-water center of 
     excellence within the National Laboratories.
       (D) No regulation.--Nothing in this paragraph grants to the 
     Interagency Coordination Committee the authority to 
     promulgate regulations or set standards.
       (E) Additional participation.--In developing the strategic 
     plan described in subparagraph (C)(ii), the Secretary shall 
     consult and coordinate with a diverse group of 
     representatives from research and academic institutions, 
     industry, public utility commissions, and State and local 
     governments that have expertise in technologies and practices 
     relating to the energy-water nexus.
       (F) Review; report.--At the end of the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date on which the Interagency Coordination 
     Committee and NEWS Office are established, the NEWS Office 
     shall--
       (i) review the activities, relevance, and effectiveness of 
     the Interagency Coordination Committee; and
       (ii) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Science, Space, 
     and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report that--

       (I) describes the results of the review conducted under 
     clause (i); and
       (II) includes a recommendation on whether the Interagency 
     Coordination Committee should continue.

       (3) Crosscut budget.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     President submits the budget of the United States Government 
     under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the co-
     chairs of the Interagency Coordination Committee (acting 
     through the NEWS Office) shall submit to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees 
     on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and 
     Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, an 
     interagency budget crosscut report that displays at the 
     program-, project-, and activity-level for each of the 
     Federal agencies that carry out or support (including through 
     grants, contracts, interagency and intraagency transfers, and 
     multiyear and no-year funds) basic and applied RD&D 
     activities to advance the energy-water nexus related science 
     and technologies--
       (A) the budget proposed in the budget request of the 
     President for the upcoming fiscal year;
       (B) expenditures and obligations for the prior fiscal year; 
     and
       (C) estimated expenditures and obligations for the current 
     fiscal year.
       (4) Termination.--
       (A) In general.--The authority provided to the NEWS Office 
     and NEWS Committee under this subsection shall terminate on 
     the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (B) Effect.--The termination of authority under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not affect ongoing interagency 
     planning, coordination, or other activities relating to the 
     energy-water nexus.
       (b) Integrating Energy and Water Research.--The Secretary 
     shall integrate water considerations into energy research, 
     development, and demonstration programs and projects of the 
     Department by--
       (1) advancing energy and energy efficiency technologies and 
     practices that meet the objectives of--
       (A) minimizing freshwater withdrawal and consumption;
       (B) increasing water use efficiency; and
       (C) utilizing nontraditional water sources;
       (2) considering the effects climate variability may have on 
     water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel 
     production; and
       (3) improving understanding of the energy-water nexus (as 
     defined in subsection (a)(1)).
       (c) Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Subtitle A of title IX of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16191 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 918. SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY PILOT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a utility;
       ``(B) a municipality;
       ``(C) a water district;
       ``(D) an Indian tribe or Alaska Native village; and
       ``(E) any other authority that provides water, wastewater, 
     or water reuse services.
       ``(2) Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program.--The 
     term `smart energy and water efficiency pilot program' or 
     `pilot program' means the pilot program established under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a smart energy and water efficiency pilot program in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the smart energy and water 
     efficiency pilot program is to award grants to eligible 
     entities to demonstrate unique, advanced, or innovative 
     technology-based solutions that will--
       ``(A) improve the net energy balance of water, wastewater, 
     and water reuse systems;
       ``(B) improve the net energy balance of water, wastewater, 
     and water reuse systems to help communities across the United 
     States make measurable progress in conserving water, saving 
     energy, and reducing costs;
       ``(C) support the implementation of innovative and unique 
     processes and the installation of established advanced 
     automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and 
     water; and
       ``(D) improve energy-water conservation and quality and 
     predictive maintenance through technologies that utilize 
     internet connected technologies, including sensors, 
     intelligent gateways, and security embedded in hardware.
       ``(3) Project selection.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make competitive, 
     merit-reviewed grants under the pilot program to not less 
     than 3, but not more than 5, eligible entities.
       ``(B) Selection criteria.--In selecting an eligible entity 
     to receive a grant under the pilot program, the Secretary 
     shall consider--
       ``(i) energy and cost savings;
       ``(ii) the uniqueness, commercial viability, and 
     reliability of the technology to be used;

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       ``(iii) the degree to which the project integrates next-
     generation sensors software, analytics, and management tools;
       ``(iv) the anticipated cost-effectiveness of the pilot 
     project through measurable energy savings, water savings or 
     reuse, and infrastructure costs averted;
       ``(v) whether the technology can be deployed in a variety 
     of geographic regions and the degree to which the technology 
     can be implemented in a wide range of applications ranging in 
     scale from small towns to large cities, including tribal 
     communities;
       ``(vi) whether the technology has been successfully 
     deployed elsewhere;
       ``(vii) whether the technology was sourced from a 
     manufacturer based in the United States; and
       ``(viii) whether the project will be completed in 5 years 
     or less.
       ``(C) Applications.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), an eligible 
     entity seeking a grant under the pilot program shall submit 
     to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary determines 
     to be necessary.
       ``(ii) Contents.--An application under clause (i) shall, at 
     a minimum, include--

       ``(I) a description of the project;
       ``(II) a description of the technology to be used in the 
     project;
       ``(III) the anticipated results, including energy and water 
     savings, of the project;
       ``(IV) a comprehensive budget for the project;
       ``(V) the names of the project lead organization and any 
     partners;
       ``(VI) the number of users to be served by the project;
       ``(VII) a description of the ways in which the proposal 
     would meet performance measures established by the Secretary; 
     and
       ``(VIII) any other information that the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary to complete the review and 
     selection of a grant recipient.

       ``(4) Administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall select grant 
     recipients under this section.
       ``(B) Evaluations.--
       ``(i) Annual evaluations.--The Secretary shall annually 
     carry out an evaluation of each project for which a grant is 
     provided under this section that meets performance measures 
     and benchmarks developed by the Secretary, consistent with 
     the purposes of this section.
       ``(ii) Requirements.--Consistent with the performance 
     measures and benchmarks developed under clause (i), in 
     carrying out an evaluation under that clause, the Secretary 
     shall--

       ``(I) evaluate the progress and impact of the project; and
       ``(II) assesses the degree to which the project is meeting 
     the goals of the pilot program.

       ``(C) Technical and policy assistance.--On the request of a 
     grant recipient, the Secretary shall provide technical and 
     policy assistance.
       ``(D) Best practices.--The Secretary shall make available 
     to the public through the Internet and other means the 
     Secretary considers to be appropriate--
       ``(i) a copy of each evaluation carried out under 
     subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) a description of any best practices identified by 
     the Secretary as a result of those evaluations.
       ``(E) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of each evaluation 
     carried out under subparagraph (B).
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594) 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     917 the following:

``Sec. 918. Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program.''.

     SEC. 1805. TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS.

       (a) 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)''.
       (b) Review of Applied Energy Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review 
     of all applied energy research and development programs under 
     the Department that focus on researching and developing 
     technologies that reduce emissions.
       (2) Requirements.--In conducting the review under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) identify each program described in that paragraph the 
     mission of which is to research and develop technologies that 
     reduce emissions;
       (B) determine the type of services provided by each program 
     identified under subparagraph (A), such as grants and 
     technical assistance;
       (C) determine whether there are written program goals for 
     each program identified under subparagraph (A);
       (D) examine the extent to which the programs identified 
     under subparagraph (A) overlap or are duplicative; and
       (E) develop recommendations--
       (i) as to how any overlapping or duplicative programs 
     identified under subparagraph (D) should be restructured or 
     consolidated, including by any necessary legislation;
       (ii) as to how to identify technologies described in 
     subparagraph (A) 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

       (iii) for methods to improve the programs identified under 
     subparagraph (A), including by establishing program goals, 
     assessing workforce considerations and technical skills, or 
     increasing collaboration with other Federal agencies and 
     stakeholders (including private industry).
       (3) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the Secretary 
     completes the review under paragraph (1), 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.

     SEC. 1806. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FUND COST-
                   SHARING.

       Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16391) is amended in subsection (c) (as redesignated by 
     section 1805(a)(4))--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Energy'' 
     before ``Technology''; and
       (2) by striking ``matching funds with private partners'' 
     and inserting ``, in accordance with the cost-sharing 
     requirements under section 988, funds to private partners, 
     including National Laboratories,''.

     SEC. 1807. STATE LOAN ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 1701 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 202 of the Energy Conservation and Production 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6802).

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       ``(7) State energy financing institution.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `State energy financing 
     institution' means a quasi-independent entity or an entity 
     within a State agency or financing authority established by a 
     State--
       ``(i) to provide financing support or credit enhancements, 
     including loan guarantees and loan loss reserves, for 
     eligible projects; and
       ``(ii) to create liquid markets for eligible projects, 
     including warehousing and securitization, or take other steps 
     to reduce financial barriers to the deployment of existing 
     and new eligible projects.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `State energy financing 
     institution' includes an entity or organization established 
     to achieve the purposes described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     subparagraph (A) by an Indian Tribal entity or an Alaska 
     Native Corporation.''.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Section 1702 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, including projects 
     receiving financial support or credit enhancements from a 
     State energy financing institution,'' after ``for projects'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``, including a 
     guarantee for a project receiving financial support or credit 
     enhancements from a State energy financing institution,'' 
     after ``No guarantee''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) State Energy Financing Institutions.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a guarantee under 
     this title, a project receiving financial support or credit 
     enhancements from a State energy financing institution--
       ``(A) shall meet the requirements of section 1703(a)(1); 
     and
       ``(B) shall not be required to meet the requirements of 
     section 1703(a)(2).
       ``(2) Partnerships authorized.--In carrying out a project 
     receiving a loan guarantee under this title, State energy 
     financing institutions may enter into partnerships with 
     private entities, Tribal entities, and Alaska Native 
     corporations.
       ``(3) Prohibition on use of appropriated funds.--Amounts 
     appropriated to the Department before the date of enactment 
     of this subsection shall not be available to be used for the 
     cost of loan guarantees made to State energy financing 
     institutions under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 1808. ARPA-E REAUTHORIZATION.

       (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) Awards.--Section 5012(f) of the America COMPETES Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 16538(f)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In carrying'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Consideration of prior grants.--In awarding a grant 
     under paragraph (1), the Director shall take into account the 
     satisfactory completion of any project carried out by the 
     entity applying for the grant using any prior grant funds 
     awarded to that entity by the Director.''.
       (d) 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''.
       (e) 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.''.
       (f) 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 American Energy 
     Innovation Act of 2020''; 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''.
       (g) 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 2021;
       ``(B) $497,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(C) $567,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(D) $651,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(E) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.''.
       (h) 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)''.

     SEC. 1809. ADJUSTING STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE MANDATED 
                   DRAWDOWNS.

       (a) America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.--Section 
     3009(a)(1) of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 
     (42 U.S.C. 6241 note; Public Law 115-270) is amended by 
     striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2030.''
       (b) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.--Section 30204(a)(1) of 
     the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 6241 note; 
     Public Law 115-123) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2026'' and inserting 
     ``2029''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2027'' and inserting 
     ``2030''.
       (c) Reconciliation on the Budget for 2018.--Section 
     20003(a)(1) of Public Law 115-97 (42 U.S.C. 6241 note) is 
     amended by striking ``2026 through 2027'' and inserting 
     ``2029 through 2030.''.

     SEC. 1810. WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION PILOT PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Western Area 
     Power Administration (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall--
       (1) establish a pilot project, as part of the continuous 
     process improvement program and to provide increased 
     transparency for customers--
       (A) to make available a database of information relating to 
     the Western Area Power Administration in accordance with 
     paragraph (2); and
       (B) to provide annual updates to the database in accordance 
     with subsection (b); and
       (2) publish on a publicly available website of the Western 
     Area Power Administration, a database of the following 
     information, beginning with fiscal year 2008, relating to the 
     Western Area Power Administration:
       (A) By power system and in a consistent format, rates 
     charged to customers for power and transmission service.
       (B) By power system, the amount of capacity or energy sold.
       (C) By region, an accounting, at the task level, budget 
     activity level, organizational code level, and object class 
     level, of all expenditures, including--
       (i) indirect costs, including overhead costs;
       (ii) direct charges and direct allocations;
       (iii) costs related to contract staff;
       (iv) costs related to independent consultants;
       (v) the number of full-time equivalents;
       (vi) charges to the region from the headquarters office of 
     the Western Area Power Administration for all annual and 
     capital costs; and
       (vii) expenses incurred on behalf of other Federal agencies 
     or programs or third parties for the administration of 
     programs not related to the marketing, transmission, or 
     wheeling of Federal hydropower resources within the Western 
     Area Power Administration marketing area, including--

       (I) indirect costs, including overhead costs;
       (II) direct charges and allocations;
       (III) costs related to contract staff; and
       (IV) the number of full-time equivalents.

       (D) For the headquarters office of the Western Area Power 
     Administration, an accounting, at the task level, budget 
     activity level, organizational code level, and object class 
     level, of all expenditures, including--
       (i) indirect costs, including overhead costs;
       (ii) direct charges and direct allocations;
       (iii) costs related to contract staff;
       (iv) costs related to independent consultants;
       (v) the number of full-time equivalents;
       (vi) a summary of any expenditures described in this 
     paragraph, with the total

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     amount paid by each region and power system; and
       (vii) expenses incurred on behalf of other Federal agencies 
     or programs or third parties for the administration of 
     programs not related to the marketing, transmission, or 
     wheeling of Federal hydropower resources within the Western 
     Area Power Administration marketing area, including--

       (I) indirect costs, including overhead costs;
       (II) direct charges and allocations;
       (III) costs related to contract staff; and
       (IV) the number of full-time equivalents.

       (E) Capital expenditures for each project, including--
       (i) capital investments delineated by the year in which 
     each investment is placed into service; and
       (ii) the sources of capital for each investment.
       (b) Annual Summary.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year in which the pilot project is being carried 
     out under this section, the Administrator shall make 
     available on a publicly available website--
       (A) updates to documents made available on the date of the 
     initial publication of the information on the website under 
     subsection (a)(2);
       (B) an identification of the annual changes in the 
     information published on the website under subsection (a)(2);
       (C) the reasons for the changes identified under 
     subparagraph (B);
       (D) subject to paragraph (2), the total amount of the 
     unobligated balances retained by the Western Area Power 
     Administration at the end of the prior fiscal year within 
     each project and headquarters by--
       (i) purpose or function;
       (ii) source of funding;
       (iii) anticipated program allotment; and
       (iv) underlying authority for each source of funding; and
       (E) the anticipated level of unobligated balances that the 
     Western Area Power Administration expects to retain at the 
     end of the fiscal year in which the annual summary is 
     published, as delineated by each of the categories described 
     in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (D).
       (2) Limitation.--Amounts in the Upper Colorado River Basin 
     Fund established by section 5(a) of the Act of April 11, 1956 
     (commonly known as the ``Colorado River Storage Project 
     Act'') (43 U.S.C. 620d(a)), shall not be considered to be an 
     unobligated balance retained by the Western Area Power 
     Administration for purposes of paragraph (1)(D).
       (c) Termination.--The pilot project under this section 
     shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1811. TIMING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
                   UNDER THE STATE ENERGY PROGRAM.

       Section 363 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6323) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Timing for Distribution of Financial Assistance.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
     regulations), not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     funds have been made available to provide financial 
     assistance under this section, the Secretary shall distribute 
     to the applicable State the full amount of assistance to be 
     provided to the State under this section for the fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 1812. ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE 
                   RESEARCH.

       Section 2203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
     13503(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(3) Established program to stimulate competitive 
     research.--
       ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an 
     institution of higher education located in an eligible 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(ii) Eligible jurisdiction.--The term `eligible 
     jurisdiction' means a State that, as determined by the 
     Secretary--

       ``(I)(aa) historically has received relatively little 
     Federal research and development funding; and
       ``(bb) has demonstrated a commitment--

       ``(AA) to develop the research bases in the State; and
       ``(BB) to improve science and engineering research and 
     education programs at institutions of higher education in the 
     State; and

       ``(II) is an eligible jurisdiction under the criteria used 
     by the Secretary to make awards under this paragraph on the 
     day before the date of enactment of the American Energy 
     Innovation Act of 2020.

       ``(iii) EPSCoR.--The term `EPSCoR' means the Established 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Research operated under 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(iv) National laboratory.--The term `National Laboratory' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       ``(v) State.--The term `State' means--

       ``(I) a State;
       ``(II) the District of Columbia;
       ``(III) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       ``(IV) Guam;
       ``(V) the United States Virgin Islands;
       ``(VI) American Samoa; and
       ``(VII) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

       ``(B) Program operation.--The Secretary shall operate an 
     Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
       ``(C) Objectives.--The objectives of EPSCoR shall be--
       ``(i) to increase the number of researchers at institutions 
     of higher education in eligible jurisdictions capable of 
     performing nationally competitive science and engineering 
     research in support of the mission of the Department of 
     Energy in the areas of applied energy research, environmental 
     management, and basic science;
       ``(ii) to enhance the capabilities of institutions of 
     higher education in eligible jurisdictions to develop, plan, 
     and execute research that is competitive in the peer-review 
     process; and
       ``(iii) to increase the probability of long-term growth of 
     competitive funding to institutions of higher education in 
     eligible jurisdictions.
       ``(D) Grants in areas of applied energy research, 
     environmental management, and basic science.--
       ``(i) In general.--EPSCoR shall make grants to eligible 
     entities to carry out and support applied energy research and 
     research in all areas of environmental management and basic 
     science sponsored by the Department of Energy, including--

       ``(I) energy efficiency, fossil energy, renewable energy, 
     and other applied energy research;
       ``(II) electricity delivery research;
       ``(III) cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency 
     response;
       ``(IV) environmental management; and
       ``(V) basic science research.

       ``(ii) Activities.--EPSCOR may make grants under this 
     subparagraph for any activities consistent with the 
     objectives described in subparagraph (C) in the areas of 
     applied energy research, environmental management, and basic 
     science described in clause (i), including--

       ``(I) to support research at eligible entities that is 
     carried out in partnership with the National Laboratories;
       ``(II) to provide for graduate traineeships;
       ``(III) to support research by early career faculty; and
       ``(IV) to improve research capabilities at eligible 
     entities through biennial implementation grants.

       ``(iii) No cost sharing.--EPSCoR shall not impose any cost-
     sharing requirement with respect to a grant made under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(E) Other activities.--EPSCoR may carry out such 
     activities as may be necessary to meet the objectives 
     described in subparagraph (C) in the areas of applied energy 
     research, environmental management, and basic science 
     described in subparagraph (D)(i).
       ``(F) Program implementation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date 
     of enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Energy and 
     Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives a plan describing how the Secretary 
     shall implement EPSCoR.
       ``(ii) Contents of plan.--The plan described in clause (i) 
     shall include a description of--

       ``(I) the management structure of EPSCoR, which shall 
     ensure that all research areas and activities described in 
     this paragraph are incorporated into EPSCoR;
       ``(II) efforts to conduct outreach to inform eligible 
     entities and faculty of changes to, and opportunities under, 
     EPSCoR;
       ``(III) how EPSCoR plans to increase engagement with 
     eligible entities, faculty, and State committees, including 
     by holding regular workshops, to increase participation in 
     EPSCoR; and
       ``(IV) any other issues relating to EPSCoR that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.

       ``(G) Program evaluation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, the 
     Secretary shall contract with a federally funded research and 
     development center, the National Academy of Sciences, or a 
     similar organization to carry out an assessment of the 
     effectiveness of EPSCoR, including an assessment of--

       ``(I) the tangible progress made towards achieving the 
     objectives described in subparagraph (C);
       ``(II) the impact of research supported by EPSCoR on the 
     mission of the Department of Energy; and
       ``(III) any other issues relating to EPSCoR that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.

       ``(ii) Limitation.--The organization with which the 
     Secretary contracts under clause (i) shall not be a National 
     Laboratory.
       ``(iii) Report.--Not later than 6 years after the date of 
     enactment of the American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Energy and 
     Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives a report describing the results of 
     the assessment carried out under clause (i), including 
     recommendations for improvements that would enable the 
     Secretary to achieve the objectives described in subparagraph 
     (C).''.

     SEC. 1813. BAKKEN AND THREE FORKS NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS REPORT.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report that assesses the 
     feasibility of establishing a storage and distribution hub 
     for natural gas liquids or any natural gas liquids component 
     (including propane) in the vicinity of the Bakken and Three 
     Forks shale plays in order

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     to address supply chain constraints in the Midwest and other 
     opportunities as a result of the increased production of 
     natural gas liquids from shale developments.
       (b) Components.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include, with respect to the proposed storage and 
     distribution hub, an examination of--
       (1) potential locations;
       (2) economic feasibility;
       (3) geologic and aboveground storage capabilities;
       (4) infrastructure needs; and
       (5) any economic benefits or benefits to energy security.

     SEC. 1814. WIND BLADE RECYCLING PRIZE COMPETITION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an award 
     program, to be known as the ``Wind Blade Recycling Prize 
     Competition'' (referred to in this section as the 
     ``program''), under which the Secretary shall carry out prize 
     competitions and make awards to advance the recycling of wind 
     blade materials.
       (b) Frequency.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall carry out a competition under the program not 
     less frequently than once every calendar year.
       (c) Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to win a prize under the 
     program, an individual or entity--
       (A) shall have complied with the requirements of the 
     competition as described in the announcement for that 
     competition published in the Federal Register by the 
     Secretary under subsection (f);
       (B) in the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated 
     in the United States and maintain a primary place of business 
     in the United States; and
       (C) in the case of an individual, whether participating 
     singly or in a group, shall be a citizen of, or an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United 
     States.
       (2) Exclusions.--The following entities and individuals 
     shall not be eligible to win a prize under the program:
       (A) A Federal entity.
       (B) A Federal employee (including an employee of a National 
     Laboratory) acting within the scope of employment.
       (d) Awards.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall award cash prizes, in amounts to be determined by the 
     Secretary, to each individual or entity selected through a 
     competitive process to develop methods or technologies to 
     recycle or reuse wind blade materials from domestic wind 
     energy facilities.
       (e) Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish objective, 
     merit-based criteria for awarding the prizes in each 
     competition carried out under the program.
       (2) Requirements.--The criteria established under paragraph 
     (1) shall prioritize advancements in methods or technologies 
     that present the greatest potential for large-scale 
     commercial deployment.
       (3) Consultation.--In establishing criteria under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate members of 
     private industry involved in the commercial deployment of 
     wind energy facilities.
       (f) Advertising and Solicitation of Competitors.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall announce each prize 
     competition under the program by publishing a notice in the 
     Federal Register.
       (2) Requirements.--Each notice published under paragraph 
     (1) shall describe the essential elements of the competition, 
     such as--
       (A) the subject of the competition;
       (B) the duration of the competition;
       (C) the eligibility requirements for participation in the 
     competition;
       (D) the process for participants to register for the 
     competition;
       (E) the amount of the prize; and
       (F) the criteria for awarding the prize.
       (g) Judges.--
       (1) In general.--For each prize competition under the 
     program, the Secretary shall assemble a panel of qualified 
     judges to select the winner or winners of the competition on 
     the basis of the criteria established under subsection (e).
       (2) Selection.--The judges for each competition shall 
     include appropriate members of private industry involved in 
     the commercial production and deployment of wind blades.
       (3) Conflicts.--An individual may not serve as a judge in a 
     prize competition under the program if the individual, the 
     spouse of the individual, any child of the individual, or any 
     other member of the household of the individual--
       (A) has a personal or financial interest in, or is an 
     employee, officer, director, or agent of, any entity that is 
     a registered participant in the prize competition for which 
     the individual will serve as a judge; or
       (B) has a familial or financial relationship with a 
     registered participant in the prize competition for which the 
     individual will serve as a judge.
       (h) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which the first prize is awarded under the program, 
     and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) identifies each award recipient;
       (2) describes the advanced methods or technologies 
     developed by each award recipient; and
       (3) specifies actions being taken by the Department toward 
     commercial application of all methods or technologies with 
     respect to which a prize has been awarded under the program.
       (i) Anti-deficiency Act.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     program in accordance with section 1341 of title 31, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Anti-Deficiency 
     Act'').
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                    TITLE II--SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY

                      Subtitle A--Mineral Security

     SEC. 2101. MINERAL SECURITY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Byproduct.--The term ``byproduct'' means a critical 
     mineral--
       (A) the recovery of which depends on the production of a 
     host mineral that is not designated as a critical mineral; 
     and
       (B) that exists in sufficient quantities to be recovered 
     during processing or refining.
       (2) Critical mineral.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any 
     mineral, element, substance, or material designated as 
     critical by the Secretary under subsection (c).
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``critical mineral'' does not 
     include--
       (i) fuel minerals, including oil, natural gas, or any other 
     fossil fuels; or
       (ii) water, ice, or snow.
       (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (D) Guam;
       (E) American Samoa;
       (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and
       (G) the United States Virgin Islands.
       (b) Policy.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3 of the National Materials and 
     Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 
     U.S.C. 1602) is amended in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) establish an analytical and forecasting capability 
     for identifying critical mineral demand, supply, and other 
     factors to allow informed actions to be taken to avoid supply 
     shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand 
     growth and other market shifts;'';
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) facilitate the availability, development, and 
     environmentally responsible production of domestic resources 
     to meet national material or critical mineral needs;
       ``(8) avoid duplication of effort, prevent unnecessary 
     paperwork, and minimize delays in the administration of 
     applicable laws (including regulations) and the issuance of 
     permits and authorizations necessary to explore for, develop, 
     and produce critical minerals and to construct critical 
     mineral manufacturing facilities in accordance with 
     applicable environmental and land management laws;
       ``(9) strengthen--
       ``(A) educational and research capabilities at not lower 
     than the secondary school level; and
       ``(B) workforce training for exploration and development of 
     critical minerals and critical mineral manufacturing;
       ``(10) bolster international cooperation through technology 
     transfer, information sharing, and other means;
       ``(11) promote the efficient production, use, and recycling 
     of critical minerals;
       ``(12) develop alternatives to critical minerals; and
       ``(13) establish contingencies for the production of, or 
     access to, critical minerals for which viable sources do not 
     exist within the United States.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2(b) of the National 
     Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act 
     of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601(b)) is amended by striking ``(b) As 
     used in this Act, the term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
       ``(1) Critical mineral.--The term `critical mineral' means 
     any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as 
     critical by the Secretary under section 2101(c) of the 
     American Energy Innovation Act of 2020.
       ``(2) Materials.--The term''.
       (c) Critical Mineral Designations.--
       (1) Draft methodology and list.--The Secretary, acting 
     through the Director of the United States Geological Survey 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``Secretary''), shall 
     publish in the Federal Register for public comment--
       (A) a description of the draft methodology used to identify 
     a draft list of critical minerals;
       (B) a draft list of minerals, elements, substances, and 
     materials that qualify as critical minerals; and
       (C) a draft list of critical minerals recovered as 
     byproducts.
       (2) Availability of data.--If available data is 
     insufficient to provide a quantitative basis for the 
     methodology developed under this subsection, qualitative 
     evidence may be used to the extent necessary.
       (3) Final methodology and list.--After reviewing public 
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     methodology and the draft lists published under paragraph (1) 
     and updating the methodology and lists as appropriate, not 
     later than 45 days after the date on which the public comment 
     period with respect to the draft methodology and draft lists 
     closes, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register--
       (A) a description of the final methodology for determining 
     which minerals, elements, substances, and materials qualify 
     as critical minerals;
       (B) the final list of critical minerals; and
       (C) the final list of critical minerals recovered as 
     byproducts.
       (4) Designations.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall maintain a list of minerals, 
     elements, substances, and materials designated as critical, 
     pursuant to the final methodology published under paragraph 
     (3), that the Secretary determines--
       (i) are essential to the economic or national security of 
     the United States;
       (ii) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption 
     (including restrictions associated with foreign political 
     risk, abrupt demand growth, military conflict, violent 
     unrest, anti-competitive or protectionist behaviors, and 
     other risks throughout the supply chain); and
       (iii) serve an essential function in the manufacturing of a 
     product (including energy technology-, defense-, currency-, 
     agriculture-, consumer electronics-, and health care-related 
     applications), the absence of which would have significant 
     consequences for the economic or national security of the 
     United States.
       (B) Inclusions.--Notwithstanding the criteria under 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary may designate and include on the 
     list any mineral, element, substance, or material determined 
     by another Federal agency to be strategic and critical to the 
     defense or national security of the United States.
       (C) Required consultation.--The Secretary shall consult 
     with the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, and 
     Energy and the United States Trade Representative in 
     designating minerals, elements, substances, and materials as 
     critical under this paragraph.
       (5) Subsequent review.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, and Energy and 
     the United States Trade Representative, shall review the 
     methodology and list under paragraph (3) and the designations 
     under paragraph (4) at least every 3 years, or more 
     frequently as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
       (B) Revisions.--Subject to paragraph (4)(A), the Secretary 
     may--
       (i) revise the methodology described in this subsection;
       (ii) determine that minerals, elements, substances, and 
     materials previously determined to be critical minerals are 
     no longer critical minerals; and
       (iii) designate additional minerals, elements, substances, 
     or materials as critical minerals.
       (6) Notice.--On finalization of the methodology and the 
     list under paragraph (3), or any revision to the methodology 
     or list under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress written notice of the action.
       (d) Resource Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, in consultation with applicable State 
     (including geological surveys), local, academic, industry, 
     and other entities, the Secretary (acting through the 
     Director of the United States Geological Survey) or a 
     designee of the Secretary, shall complete a comprehensive 
     national assessment of each critical mineral that--
       (A) identifies and quantifies known critical mineral 
     resources, using all available public and private information 
     and datasets, including exploration histories; and
       (B) provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of 
     undiscovered critical mineral resources throughout the United 
     States, including probability estimates of tonnage and grade, 
     using all available public and private information and 
     datasets, including exploration histories.
       (2) Supplementary information.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary may carry out surveys and field 
     work (including drilling, remote sensing, geophysical 
     surveys, topographical and geological mapping, and 
     geochemical sampling and analysis) to supplement existing 
     information and datasets available for determining the 
     existence of critical minerals in the United States.
       (3) Public access.--Subject to applicable law, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall make all data 
     and metadata collected from the comprehensive national 
     assessment carried out under paragraph (1) publically and 
     electronically accessible.
       (4) Technical assistance.--At the request of the Governor 
     of a State or the head of an Indian tribe, the Secretary may 
     provide technical assistance to State governments and Indian 
     tribes conducting critical mineral resource assessments on 
     non-Federal land.
       (5) Prioritization.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may sequence the completion 
     of resource assessments for each critical mineral such that 
     critical minerals considered to be most critical under the 
     methodology established under subsection (c) are completed 
     first.
       (B) Reporting.--During the period beginning not later than 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
     the date of completion of all of the assessments required 
     under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     on an annual basis an interim report that--
       (i) identifies the sequence and schedule for completion of 
     the assessments if the Secretary sequences the assessments; 
     or
       (ii) describes the progress of the assessments if the 
     Secretary does not sequence the assessments.
       (6) Updates.--The Secretary may periodically update the 
     assessments conducted under this subsection based on--
       (A) the generation of new information or datasets by the 
     Federal Government; or
       (B) the receipt of new information or datasets from 
     critical mineral producers, State geological surveys, 
     academic institutions, trade associations, or other persons.
       (7) Additional surveys.--The Secretary shall complete a 
     resource assessment for each additional mineral or element 
     subsequently designated as a critical mineral under 
     subsection (c)(5)(B) not later than 2 years after the 
     designation of the mineral or element.
       (8) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report describing the status of geological surveying of 
     Federal land for any mineral commodity--
       (A) for which the United States was dependent on a foreign 
     country for more than 25 percent of the United States supply, 
     as depicted in the report issued by the United States 
     Geological Survey entitled ``Mineral Commodity Summaries 
     2020''; but
       (B) that is not designated as a critical mineral under 
     subsection (c).
       (e) Permitting.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) critical minerals are fundamental to the economy, 
     competitiveness, and security of the United States;
       (B) to the maximum extent practicable, the critical mineral 
     needs of the United States should be satisfied by minerals 
     responsibly produced and recycled in the United States; and
       (C) the Federal permitting process has been identified as 
     an impediment to mineral production and the mineral security 
     of the United States.
       (2) Performance improvements.--To improve the quality and 
     timeliness of decisions, the Secretary (acting through the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management) and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest 
     Service) (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Secretaries'') shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     with respect to critical mineral production on Federal land, 
     complete Federal permitting and review processes with maximum 
     efficiency and effectiveness, while supporting vital economic 
     growth, by--
       (A) establishing and adhering to timelines and schedules 
     for the consideration of, and final decisions regarding, 
     applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, and 
     other use authorizations for mineral-related activities on 
     Federal land;
       (B) establishing clear, quantifiable, and temporal 
     permitting performance goals and tracking progress against 
     those goals;
       (C) engaging in early collaboration among agencies, project 
     sponsors, and affected stakeholders--
       (i) to incorporate and address the interests of those 
     parties; and
       (ii) to minimize delays;
       (D) ensuring transparency and accountability by using cost-
     effective information technology to collect and disseminate 
     information regarding individual projects and agency 
     performance;
       (E) engaging in early and active consultation with State, 
     local, and Indian tribal governments to avoid conflicts or 
     duplication of effort, resolve concerns, and allow for 
     concurrent, rather than sequential, reviews;
       (F) providing demonstrable improvements in the performance 
     of Federal permitting and review processes, including lower 
     costs and more timely decisions;
       (G) expanding and institutionalizing permitting and review 
     process improvements that have proven effective;
       (H) developing mechanisms to better communicate priorities 
     and resolve disputes among agencies at the national, 
     regional, State, and local levels; and
       (I) developing other practices, such as preapplication 
     procedures.
       (3) Review and report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit 
     to Congress a report that--
       (A) identifies additional measures (including regulatory 
     and legislative proposals, as appropriate) that would 
     increase the timeliness of permitting activities for the 
     exploration and development of domestic critical minerals;
       (B) identifies options (including cost recovery paid by 
     permit applicants) for ensuring adequate staffing and 
     training of Federal entities and personnel responsible for 
     the consideration of applications, operating plans, leases, 
     licenses, permits, and other use authorizations for critical 
     mineral-related activities on Federal land;
       (C) quantifies the amount of time typically required 
     (including range derived from minimum and maximum durations, 
     mean, median, variance, and other statistical measures or 
     representations) to complete each step (including those 
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     control of the executive branch, such as judicial review, 
     applicant decisions, or State and local government 
     involvement) associated with the development and processing 
     of applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, 
     and other use authorizations for critical mineral-related 
     activities on Federal land, which shall serve as a baseline 
     for the performance metric under paragraph (4); and
       (D) describes actions carried out pursuant to paragraph 
     (2).
       (4) Performance metric.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of submission of the report under paragraph (3), the 
     Secretaries, after providing public notice and an opportunity 
     to comment, shall develop and publish a performance metric 
     for evaluating the progress made by the executive branch to 
     expedite the permitting of activities that will increase 
     exploration for, and development of, domestic critical 
     minerals, while maintaining environmental standards.
       (5) Annual reports.--Beginning with the first budget 
     submission by the President under section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, after publication of the performance 
     metric required under paragraph (4), and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (A) summarizes the implementation of recommendations, 
     measures, and options identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of paragraph (3);
       (B) using the performance metric under paragraph (4), 
     describes progress made by the executive branch, as compared 
     to the baseline established pursuant to paragraph (3)(C), on 
     expediting the permitting of activities that will increase 
     exploration for, and development of, domestic critical 
     minerals; and
       (C) compares the United States to other countries in terms 
     of permitting efficiency and any other criteria relevant to 
     the globally competitive critical minerals industry.
       (6) Individual projects.--Using data from the Secretaries 
     generated under paragraph (5), the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall prioritize inclusion of 
     individual critical mineral projects on the website operated 
     by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with 
     section 1122 of title 31, United States Code.
       (7) Report of small business administration.--Not later 
     than 1 year and 300 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     shall submit to the applicable committees of Congress a 
     report that assesses the performance of Federal agencies with 
     respect to--
       (A) complying with chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Regulatory Flexibility Act''), in 
     promulgating regulations applicable to the critical minerals 
     industry; and
       (B) performing an analysis of regulations applicable to the 
     critical minerals industry that may be outmoded, inefficient, 
     duplicative, or excessively burdensome.
       (f) Federal Register Process.--
       (1) Departmental review.--Absent any extraordinary 
     circumstance, and except as otherwise required by law, the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that 
     each Federal Register notice described in paragraph (2) shall 
     be--
       (A) subject to any required reviews within the Department 
     of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and
       (B) published in final form in the Federal Register not 
     later than 45 days after the date of initial preparation of 
     the notice.
       (2) Preparation.--The preparation of Federal Register 
     notices required by law associated with the issuance of a 
     critical mineral exploration or mine permit shall be 
     delegated to the organizational level within the agency 
     responsible for issuing the critical mineral exploration or 
     mine permit.
       (3) Transmission.--All Federal Register notices regarding 
     official document availability, announcements of meetings, or 
     notices of intent to undertake an action shall be originated 
     in, and transmitted to the Federal Register from, the office 
     in which, as applicable--
       (A) the documents or meetings are held; or
       (B) the activity is initiated.
       (g) Recycling, Efficiency, and Alternatives.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in 
     this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a program 
     of research and development--
       (A) to promote the efficient production, use, and recycling 
     of critical minerals throughout the supply chain; and
       (B) to develop alternatives to critical minerals that do 
     not occur in significant abundance in the United States.
       (2) Cooperation.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall cooperate with appropriate--
       (A) Federal agencies and National Laboratories;
       (B) critical mineral producers;
       (C) critical mineral processors;
       (D) critical mineral manufacturers;
       (E) trade associations;
       (F) academic institutions;
       (G) small businesses; and
       (H) other relevant entities or individuals.
       (3) Activities.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     carry out activities that include the identification and 
     development of--
       (A) advanced critical mineral extraction, production, 
     separation, alloying, or processing technologies that 
     decrease the energy consumption, environmental impact, and 
     costs of those activities, including--
       (i) efficient water and wastewater management strategies;
       (ii) technologies and management strategies to control the 
     environmental impacts of radionuclides in ore tailings;
       (iii) technologies for separation and processing; and
       (iv) technologies for increasing the recovery rates of 
     byproducts from host metal ores;
       (B) technologies or process improvements that minimize the 
     use, or lead to more efficient use, of critical minerals 
     across the full supply chain;
       (C) technologies, process improvements, or design 
     optimizations that facilitate the recycling of critical 
     minerals, and options for improving the rates of collection 
     of products and scrap containing critical minerals from post-
     consumer, industrial, or other waste streams;
       (D) commercial markets, advanced storage methods, energy 
     applications, and other beneficial uses of critical minerals 
     processing byproducts;
       (E) alternative minerals, metals, and materials, 
     particularly those available in abundance within the United 
     States and not subject to potential supply restrictions, that 
     lessen the need for critical minerals; and
       (F) alternative energy technologies or alternative designs 
     of existing energy technologies, particularly those that use 
     minerals that--
       (i) occur in abundance in the United States; and
       (ii) are not subject to potential supply restrictions.
       (4) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the activities, 
     findings, and progress of the program.
       (h) Analysis and Forecasting.--
       (1) Capabilities.--In order to evaluate existing critical 
     mineral policies and inform future actions that may be taken 
     to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility, and 
     prepare for demand growth and other market shifts, the 
     Secretary (acting through the Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey) or a designee of the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Energy Information Administration, 
     academic institutions, and others in order to maximize the 
     application of existing competencies related to developing 
     and maintaining computer-models and similar analytical tools, 
     shall conduct and publish the results of an annual report 
     that includes--
       (A) as part of the annually published Mineral Commodity 
     Summaries from the United States Geological Survey, a 
     comprehensive review of critical mineral production, 
     consumption, and recycling patterns, including--
       (i) the quantity of each critical mineral domestically 
     produced during the preceding year;
       (ii) the quantity of each critical mineral domestically 
     consumed during the preceding year;
       (iii) market price data or other price data for each 
     critical mineral;
       (iv) an assessment of--

       (I) critical mineral requirements to meet the national 
     security, energy, economic, industrial, technological, and 
     other needs of the United States during the preceding year;
       (II) the reliance of the United States on foreign sources 
     to meet those needs during the preceding year; and
       (III) the implications of any supply shortages, 
     restrictions, or disruptions during the preceding year;

       (v) the quantity of each critical mineral domestically 
     recycled during the preceding year;
       (vi) the market penetration during the preceding year of 
     alternatives to each critical mineral;
       (vii) a discussion of international trends associated with 
     the discovery, production, consumption, use, costs of 
     production, prices, and recycling of each critical mineral as 
     well as the development of alternatives to critical minerals; 
     and
       (viii) such other data, analyses, and evaluations as the 
     Secretary finds are necessary to achieve the purposes of this 
     subsection; and
       (B) a comprehensive forecast, entitled the ``Annual 
     Critical Minerals Outlook'', of projected critical mineral 
     production, consumption, and recycling patterns, including--
       (i) the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be 
     domestically produced over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 
     10-year periods;
       (ii) the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be 
     domestically consumed over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 
     10-year periods;
       (iii) an assessment of--

       (I) critical mineral requirements to meet projected 
     national security, energy, economic, industrial, 
     technological, and other needs of the United States;
       (II) the projected reliance of the United States on foreign 
     sources to meet those needs; and
       (III) the projected implications of potential supply 
     shortages, restrictions, or disruptions;

       (iv) the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be 
     domestically recycled over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 
     10-year periods;
       (v) the market penetration of alternatives to each critical 
     mineral projected to take place over the subsequent 1-year, 
     5-year, and 10-year periods;

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       (vi) a discussion of reasonably foreseeable international 
     trends associated with the discovery, production, 
     consumption, use, costs of production, and recycling of each 
     critical mineral as well as the development of alternatives 
     to critical minerals; and
       (vii) such other projections relating to each critical 
     mineral as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     achieve the purposes of this subsection.
       (2) Proprietary information.--In preparing a report 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure, 
     consistent with section 5(f) of the National Materials and 
     Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 
     U.S.C. 1604(f)), that--
       (A) no person uses the information and data collected for 
     the report for a purpose other than the development of or 
     reporting of aggregate data in a manner such that the 
     identity of the person or firm who supplied the information 
     is not discernible and is not material to the intended uses 
     of the information;
       (B) no person discloses any information or data collected 
     for the report unless the information or data has been 
     transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does 
     not allow the identification of the person or firm who 
     supplied particular information; and
       (C) procedures are established to require the withholding 
     of any information or data collected for the report if the 
     Secretary determines that withholding is necessary to protect 
     proprietary information, including any trade secrets or other 
     confidential information.
       (i) Education and Workforce.--
       (1) Workforce assessment.--Not later than 1 year and 300 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of Labor (in consultation with the Secretary, the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation, institutions of higher 
     education with substantial expertise in mining, institutions 
     of higher education with significant expertise in minerals 
     research, including fundamental research into alternatives, 
     and employers in the critical minerals sector) shall submit 
     to Congress an assessment of the domestic availability of 
     technically trained personnel necessary for critical mineral 
     exploration, development, assessment, production, 
     manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, education, 
     and research, including an analysis of--
       (A) skills that are in the shortest supply as of the date 
     of the assessment;
       (B) skills that are projected to be in short supply in the 
     future;
       (C) the demographics of the critical minerals industry and 
     how the demographics will evolve under the influence of 
     factors such as an aging workforce;
       (D) the effectiveness of training and education programs in 
     addressing skills shortages;
       (E) opportunities to hire locally for new and existing 
     critical mineral activities;
       (F) the sufficiency of personnel within relevant areas of 
     the Federal Government for achieving the policies described 
     in section 3 of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, 
     Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1602); and
       (G) the potential need for new training programs to have a 
     measurable effect on the supply of trained workers in the 
     critical minerals industry.
       (2) Curriculum study.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor 
     shall jointly enter into an arrangement with the National 
     Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering 
     under which the Academies shall coordinate with the National 
     Science Foundation on conducting a study--
       (i) to design an interdisciplinary program on critical 
     minerals that will support the critical mineral supply chain 
     and improve the ability of the United States to increase 
     domestic, critical mineral exploration, development, 
     production, manufacturing, research, including fundamental 
     research into alternatives, and recycling;
       (ii) to address undergraduate and graduate education, 
     especially to assist in the development of graduate level 
     programs of research and instruction that lead to advanced 
     degrees with an emphasis on the critical mineral supply chain 
     or other positions that will increase domestic, critical 
     mineral exploration, development, production, manufacturing, 
     research, including fundamental research into alternatives, 
     and recycling;
       (iii) to develop guidelines for proposals from institutions 
     of higher education with substantial capabilities in the 
     required disciplines for activities to improve the critical 
     mineral supply chain and advance the capacity of the United 
     States to increase domestic, critical mineral exploration, 
     research, development, production, manufacturing, and 
     recycling; and
       (iv) to outline criteria for evaluating performance and 
     recommendations for the amount of funding that will be 
     necessary to establish and carry out the program described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a description of the results of the study required under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (3) Program.--
       (A) Establishment.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Labor shall jointly conduct a competitive grant program under 
     which institutions of higher education may apply for and 
     receive 4-year grants for--
       (i) startup costs for newly designated faculty positions in 
     integrated critical mineral education, research, innovation, 
     training, and workforce development programs consistent with 
     paragraph (2);
       (ii) internships, scholarships, and fellowships for 
     students enrolled in programs related to critical minerals;
       (iii) equipment necessary for integrated critical mineral 
     innovation, training, and workforce development programs; and
       (iv) research of critical minerals and their applications, 
     particularly concerning the manufacture of critical 
     components vital to national security.
       (B) Renewal.--A grant under this paragraph shall be 
     renewable for up to 2 additional 3-year terms based on 
     performance criteria outlined under paragraph (2)(A)(iv).
       (j) National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation 
     Program.--Section 351(k) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15908(k)) is amended by striking ``$30,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010'' and inserting 
     ``$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2029, to 
     remain available until expended''.
       (k) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The National Critical Materials Act of 
     1984 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3(d) of the National 
     Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
     5202(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``, 
     with the assistance of the National Critical Materials 
     Council as specified in the National Critical Materials Act 
     of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),''.
       (3) Savings clauses.--
       (A) In general.--Nothing in this section or an amendment 
     made by this section modifies any requirement or authority 
     provided by--
       (i) the matter under the heading ``geological survey'' of 
     the first section of the Act of March 3, 1879 (43 U.S.C. 
     31(a)); or
       (ii) the first section of Public Law 87-626 (43 U.S.C. 
     31(b)).
       (B) Effect on department of defense.--Nothing in this 
     section or an amendment made by this section affects the 
     authority of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the 
     work of the Department of Defense on critical material 
     supplies in furtherance of the national defense mission of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (C) Secretarial order not affected.--This section shall not 
     apply to any mineral described in Secretarial Order No. 3324, 
     issued by the Secretary on December 3, 2012, in any area to 
     which the order applies.
       (4) Application of certain provisions.--
       (A) In general.--Subsections (e) and (f) shall apply to--
       (i) an exploration project in which the presence of a 
     byproduct is reasonably expected, based on known mineral 
     companionality, geologic formation, mineralogy, or other 
     factors; and
       (ii) a project that demonstrates that the byproduct is of 
     sufficient grade that, when combined with the production of a 
     host mineral, the byproduct is economic to recover, as 
     determined by the applicable Secretary in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Requirement.--In making the determination under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the applicable Secretary shall consider 
     the cost effectiveness of the byproducts recovery.
       (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2029.

     SEC. 2102. RARE EARTH ELEMENT ADVANCED COAL TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Program for Extraction and Recovery of Rare Earth 
     Elements and Minerals From Coal and Coal Byproducts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through 
     the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary''), shall carry out a program 
     under which the Secretary shall develop advanced separation 
     technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth 
     elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
     described in paragraph (1) $23,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2021 through 2027.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report evaluating the development of 
     advanced separation technologies for the extraction and 
     recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and 
     coal byproducts, including acid mine drainage from coal mines 
     and coal mine refuse and tailings.

     SEC. 2103. MONITORING MINERAL INVESTMENTS UNDER BELT AND ROAD 
                   INITIATIVE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Interior, 
     the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of Defense, and the United States Trade 
     Representative, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on investments in minerals under the Belt 
     and Road Initiative of the People's Republic of China that 
     includes an assessment of--
       (1) notable past mineral investments;
       (2) whether and how such investments have increased the 
     extent of control of minerals by the People's Republic of 
     China;

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       (3) any efforts by the People's Republic of China to 
     counter or interfere with the goals of the Energy Resource 
     Governance Initiative of the Department of State; and
       (4) the strategy of the People's Republic of China with 
     respect to mineral investments.
       (b) Monitoring Mechanism.--In conjunction with each report 
     required by subsection (a), the Director shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a list of any minerals 
     with respect to which--
       (1) the People's Republic of China, directly or through the 
     Belt and Road Initiative--
       (A) is increasing its concentration of extraction and 
     processing;
       (B) is acquiring significant mining and processing 
     facilities;
       (C) is maintaining or increasing export restrictions; or
       (D) has achieved substantial control of the supply of 
     minerals used within an industry or related minerals; or
       (2) there is a significant difference between domestic 
     prices in the People's Republic of China as compared to 
     prices on international markets; or
       (3) there is a significant increase or volatility in price 
     as a result of the Belt and Road Initiative of the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (c) Critical Mineral Evaluation.--For any mineral included 
     on the list required by subsection (b) that is not already 
     designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior 
     pursuant to section 2101, the Director shall--
       (1) determine, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior, the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the United 
     States Trade Representative, whether the mineral is strategic 
     and critical to the defense or national security of the 
     United States; and
       (2) make a recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior 
     regarding the designation of the mineral under section 2101.
       (d) Annual Updates.--The Director shall update the report 
     required by subsection (a) and list required by subsection 
     (b) not less frequently than annually.
       (e) Form.--Each report or list required by this section 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

     Subtitle B--Cybersecurity and Grid Security and Modernization

                PART I--CYBERSECURITY AND GRID SECURITY

     SEC. 2201. INCENTIVES FOR ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGY 
                   INVESTMENT.

       Part II of the Federal Power Act is amended by inserting 
     after section 219 (16 U.S.C. 824s) the following:

     ``SEC. 219A. INCENTIVES FOR CYBERSECURITY INVESTMENTS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Advanced cybersecurity technology.--The term 
     `advanced cybersecurity technology' means any technology, 
     operational capability, or service, including computer 
     hardware, software, or a related asset, that enhances the 
     security posture of public utilities through improvements in 
     the ability to protect against, detect, respond to, or 
     recover from a cybersecurity threat (as defined in section 
     102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)).
       ``(2) Advanced cybersecurity technology information.--The 
     term `advanced cybersecurity technology information' means 
     information relating to advanced cybersecurity technology or 
     proposed advanced cybersecurity technology that is generated 
     by or provided to the Commission or another Federal agency.
       ``(b) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Commission, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Energy, the North American Electric 
     Reliability Corporation, the Electricity Subsector 
     Coordinating Council, and the National Association of 
     Regulatory Utility Commissioners, shall conduct a study to 
     identify incentive-based, including performance-based, rate 
     treatments for the transmission and sale of electric energy 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission that could be 
     used to encourage--
       ``(1) investment by public utilities in advanced 
     cybersecurity technology; and
       ``(2) participation by public utilities in cybersecurity 
     threat information sharing programs.
       ``(c) Incentive-Based Rate Treatment.--Not later than 1 
     year after the completion of the study under subsection (b), 
     the Commission shall establish, by rule, incentive-based, 
     including performance-based, rate treatments for the 
     transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce and 
     the sale of electric energy at wholesale in interstate 
     commerce by public utilities for the purpose of benefitting 
     consumers by encouraging--
       ``(1) investments by public utilities in advanced 
     cybersecurity technology; and
       ``(2) participation by public utilities in cybersecurity 
     threat information sharing programs.
       ``(d) Factors for Consideration.--In issuing a rule 
     pursuant to this section, the Commission may provide 
     additional incentives beyond those identified in subsection 
     (c) in any case in which the Commission determines that an 
     investment in advanced cybersecurity technology or 
     information sharing program costs will reduce cybersecurity 
     risks to--
       ``(1) defense critical electric infrastructure (as defined 
     in section 215A(a)) and other facilities subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Commission that are critical to public 
     safety, national defense, or homeland security, as determined 
     by the Commission in consultation with--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Energy;
       ``(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and
       ``(C) other appropriate Federal agencies; and
       ``(2) facilities of small or medium-sized public utilities 
     with limited cybersecurity resources, as determined by the 
     Commission.
       ``(e) Ratepayer Protection.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any rate approved under a rule issued 
     pursuant to this section, including any revisions to that 
     rule, shall be subject to the requirements of sections 205 
     and 206 that all rates, charges, terms, and conditions--
       ``(A) shall be just and reasonable; and
       ``(B) shall not be unduly discriminatory or preferential.
       ``(2) Prohibition of duplicate recovery.--Any rule issued 
     pursuant to this section shall preclude rate treatments that 
     allow unjust and unreasonable double recovery for advanced 
     cybersecurity technology.
       ``(f) Single-Issue Rate Filings.--The Commission shall 
     permit public utilities to apply for incentive-based rate 
     treatment under a rule issued under this section on a single-
     issue basis by submitting to the Commission a tariff schedule 
     under section 205 that permits recovery of costs and 
     incentives over the depreciable life of the applicable 
     assets, without regard to changes in receipts or other costs 
     of the public utility.
       ``(g) Protection of Information.--Advanced cybersecurity 
     technology information that is provided to, generated by, or 
     collected by the Federal Government under subsection (b), 
     (c), or (f) shall be considered to be critical electric 
     infrastructure information under section 215A.''.

     SEC. 2202. RURAL AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY 
                   GRANT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced cybersecurity technology.--The term ``advanced 
     cybersecurity technology'' means any technology, operational 
     capability, or service, including computer hardware, 
     software, or a related asset, that enhances the security 
     posture of electric utilities through improvements in the 
     ability to protect against, detect, respond to, or recover 
     from a cybersecurity threat (as defined in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)).
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a rural electric cooperative;
       (B) a utility owned by a political subdivision of a State, 
     such as a municipally owned electric utility;
       (C) a utility owned by any agency, authority, corporation, 
     or instrumentality of 1 or more political subdivisions of a 
     State;
       (D) a not-for-profit entity that is in a partnership with 
     not fewer than 6 entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
     or (C); and
       (E) an investor-owned electric utility that sells less than 
     4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year.
       (3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Rural and 
     Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical 
     Assistance Program established under subsection (b).
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric 
     Reliability Corporation, and the Electricity Subsector 
     Coordinating Council, shall establish a program, to be known 
     as the ``Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity 
     Grant and Technical Assistance Program'', to provide grants 
     and technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative 
     agreements with, eligible entities to protect against, 
     detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats.
       (c) Objectives.--The objectives of the Program shall be--
       (1) to deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies for 
     electric utility systems; and
       (2) to increase the participation of eligible entities in 
     cybersecurity threat information sharing programs.
       (d) Awards.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary--
       (A) shall award grants and provide technical assistance 
     under the Program to eligible entities on a competitive 
     basis;
       (B) shall develop criteria and a formula for awarding 
     grants and providing technical assistance under the Program;
       (C) may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible 
     entities that can facilitate the objectives described in 
     subsection (c); and
       (D) shall establish a process to ensure that all eligible 
     entities are informed about and

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     can become aware of opportunities to receive grants or 
     technical assistance under the Program.
       (2) Priority for grants and technical assistance.--In 
     awarding grants and providing technical assistance under the 
     Program, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible 
     entity that, as determined by the Secretary--
       (A) has limited cybersecurity resources;
       (B) owns assets critical to the reliability of the bulk 
     power system; or
       (C) owns defense critical electric infrastructure (as 
     defined in section 215A(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 
     U.S.C. 824o-1(a))).
       (e) Protection of Information.--Information provided to, or 
     collected by, the Federal Government under this section--
       (1) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) 
     of title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) shall not be made available by any Federal agency, 
     State, political subdivision of a State, or Tribal authority 
     under any applicable law requiring public disclosure of 
     information or records.
       (f) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2021 through 2025, to remain available until expended.

     SEC. 2203. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Part D of title III of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--Federal financial assistance made 
     available to a State under this part may be used for the 
     development, implementation, review, and revision of a State 
     energy security plan that assesses the State's existing 
     circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability 
     of the State, in consultation with owners and operators of 
     energy infrastructure in such State, to--
       ``(1) secure the energy infrastructure of the State against 
     all physical and cybersecurity threats;
       ``(2) mitigate the risk of energy supply disruptions to the 
     State and enhance the response to, and recovery from, energy 
     disruptions; and
       ``(3) ensure the State has a reliable, secure, and 
     resilient energy infrastructure.
       ``(b) Contents of Plan.--A State energy security plan 
     described in subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) address all energy sources and regulated and 
     unregulated energy providers;
       ``(2) provide a State energy profile, including an 
     assessment of energy production, distribution, and end-use;
       ``(3) address potential hazards to each energy sector or 
     system, including physical threats and cybersecurity threats 
     and vulnerabilities;
       ``(4) provide a risk assessment of energy infrastructure 
     and cross-sector interdependencies;
       ``(5) provide a risk mitigation approach to enhance 
     reliability and end-use resilience; and
       ``(6) address multi-State, Indian Tribe, and regional 
     coordination planning and response, and to the extent 
     practicable, encourage mutual assistance in cyber and 
     physical response plans.
       ``(c) Coordination.--In developing or revising a State 
     energy security plan under this section, the energy office of 
     the State shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate with--
       ``(1) the public utility or service commission of the 
     State;
       ``(2) energy providers from the private and public sectors; 
     and
       ``(3) other entities responsible for maintaining fuel or 
     electric reliability and securing energy infrastructure.
       ``(d) Financial Assistance.--A State is not eligible to 
     receive Federal financial assistance under this part, for any 
     purpose, for a fiscal year unless the Governor of such State 
     submits to the Secretary, with respect to such fiscal year--
       ``(1) a State energy security plan described in subsection 
     (a) that meets the requirements of subsection (b); or
       ``(2) after an annual review of the State energy security 
     plan by the Governor--
       ``(A) any necessary revisions to such plan; or
       ``(B) a certification that no revisions to such plan are 
     necessary.
       ``(e) Technical Assistance.--Upon request of the Governor 
     of a State, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, may provide information and technical 
     assistance, and other assistance, in the development, 
     implementation, or revision of a State energy security plan.
       ``(f) Requirement.--Each State receiving Federal financial 
     assistance under this part shall provide reasonable assurance 
     to the Secretary that the State has established policies and 
     procedures designed to assure that the financial assistance 
     will be used--
       ``(1) to supplement, and not to supplant, State and local 
     funds; and
       ``(2) to the maximum extent practicable, to increase the 
     amount of State and local funds that otherwise would be 
     available, in the absence of the financial assistance, for 
     the implementation of the State energy security plan under 
     this section.
       ``(g) Protection of Information.--Information provided to, 
     or collected by, the Federal Government under this section--
       ``(1) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(2) shall not be made available by any Federal agency, 
     State, political subdivision of a State, or Tribal authority 
     pursuant to any Federal, State, or Tribal law, as applicable, 
     requiring public disclosure of information or records.
       ``(h) Sunset.--This section shall expire on October 31, 
     2024.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 365(f) of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$125,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$90,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``2007 through 2012'' and inserting ``2021 
     through 2025''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Conforming amendments.--Section 363 of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6323) (as amended by 
     section 1811) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (e); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Section 366(3)(B)(i) of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6326(3)(B)(i)) 
     is amended by striking ``approved under section 367''.
       (3) Reference.--The matter under the heading ``energy 
     conservation'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'' in 
     title II of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985 (42 U.S.C. 6323a) is 
     amended by striking ``sections 361 through 366'' and 
     inserting ``sections 361 through 367''.
       (4) Table of contents.--The table of contents for part D of 
     title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public 
     Law 94-163; 89 Stat. 872; 92 Stat. 3272; 104 Stat. 1006) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 367. State energy security plans.''.

     SEC. 2204. ENHANCING GRID SECURITY THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Electric reliability organization.--The term ``Electric 
     Reliability Organization'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
       (2) Electric utility; state regulatory authority.--The 
     terms ``electric utility'' and ``State regulatory authority'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the 
     Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
       (b) Program to Promote and Advance Physical Security and 
     Cybersecurity of Electric Utilities.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, State regulatory authorities, 
     industry stakeholders, the Electric Reliability Organization, 
     and any other Federal agencies that the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate, shall carry out a program--
       (A) to develop, and provide for voluntary implementation 
     of, maturity models, self-assessments, and auditing methods 
     for assessing the physical security and cybersecurity of 
     electric utilities;
       (B) to assist with threat assessment and cybersecurity 
     training for electric utilities;
       (C) to provide technical assistance for electric utilities 
     subject to the program;
       (D) to provide training to electric utilities to address 
     and mitigate cybersecurity supply chain management risks;
       (E) to advance the cybersecurity of third-party vendors in 
     partnerships with electric utilities; and
       (F) to increase opportunities for sharing best practices 
     and data collection within the electric sector.
       (2) Scope.--In carrying out the program under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) take into consideration--
       (i) the different sizes of electric utilities; and
       (ii) the regions that electric utilities serve;
       (B) prioritize electric utilities with fewer available 
     resources due to size or region; and
       (C) to the maximum extent practicable, use and leverage--
       (i) existing Department programs; and
       (ii) existing programs of the Federal agencies determined 
     to be appropriate under paragraph (1).
       (3) Protection of information.--Information provided to, or 
     collected by, the Federal Government pursuant to this 
     subsection--
       (A) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) 
     of title 5, United States Code; and
       (B) shall not be made available by any Federal agency, 
     State, political subdivision of a State, or Tribal authority 
     pursuant to any Federal, State, political subdivision of a 
     State, or Tribal law, respectively, requiring public 
     disclosure of information or records.
       (c) Report on Cybersecurity and Distribution Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, State regulatory 
     authorities, industry stakeholders, and any other Federal 
     agencies that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 
     shall submit to Congress a report that assesses--
       (A) priorities, policies, procedures, and actions for 
     enhancing the physical security and cybersecurity of 
     electricity distribution systems, including behind-the-meter 
     generation, storage, and load management devices, to address 
     threats to, and vulnerabilities of, electricity distribution 
     systems; and
       (B) the implementation of the priorities, policies, 
     procedures, and actions assessed under subparagraph (A), 
     including--

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       (i) an estimate of potential costs and benefits of the 
     implementation; and
       (ii) an assessment of any public-private cost-sharing 
     opportunities.
       (2) Protection of information.--Information provided to, or 
     collected by, the Federal Government under this subsection--
       (A) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) 
     of title 5, United States Code; and
       (B) shall not be made available by any Federal agency, 
     State, political subdivision of a State, or Tribal authority 
     pursuant to any Federal, State, political subdivision of a 
     State, or Tribal law, respectively, requiring public 
     disclosure of information or records.

     SEC. 2205. ENHANCED GRID SECURITY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Electric utility.--The term ``electric utility'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
       (2) E-ISAC.--The term ``E-ISAC'' means the Electricity 
     Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
       (b) Cybersecurity for the Energy Sector Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security and, as determined 
     appropriate, other Federal agencies, the energy sector, the 
     States, and other stakeholders, shall carry out a program--
       (A) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and 
     technologies for the energy sector--
       (i) to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, including--

       (I) dependencies on other critical infrastructure; and
       (II) impacts from weather and fuel supply; and

       (ii) to advance the security of field devices and third-
     party control systems, including--

       (I) systems for generation, transmission, distribution, end 
     use, and market functions;
       (II) specific electric grid elements including advanced 
     metering, demand response, distributed generation, and 
     electricity storage;
       (III) forensic analysis of infected systems; and
       (IV) secure communications;

       (B) to leverage electric grid architecture as a means to 
     assess risks to the energy sector, including by implementing 
     an all-hazards approach to communications infrastructure, 
     control systems architecture, and power systems architecture;
       (C) to perform pilot demonstration projects with the energy 
     sector to gain experience with new technologies; and
       (D) to develop workforce development curricula for energy 
     sector-related cybersecurity.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $65,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2029.
       (c) Energy Sector Component Testing for Cyberresilience 
     Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Federal Acquisition Security Council, shall carry out a 
     program--
       (A) to establish a cybertesting and mitigation program to 
     identify vulnerabilities of energy sector supply chain 
     products to known threats;
       (B) to oversee third-party cybertesting; and
       (C) to develop procurement guidelines for energy sector 
     supply chain components.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2029.
       (d) Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyberresilience 
     Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out a program--
       (A) to enhance and periodically test--
       (i) the emergency response capabilities of the Department; 
     and
       (ii) the coordination of the Department with other 
     agencies, the National Laboratories, and private industry;
       (B) to expand cooperation of the Department with the 
     intelligence communities for energy sector-related threat 
     collection and analysis;
       (C) to enhance the tools of the Department and E-ISAC for 
     monitoring the status of the energy sector;
       (D) to expand industry participation in E-ISAC; and
       (E) to provide, in coordination with the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, technical assistance to small electric utilities 
     for purposes of assessing cybermaturity level.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2029.
       (e) Modeling and Assessing Energy Infrastructure Risk.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop an advanced 
     energy security program to secure energy networks, including 
     electric, natural gas, and oil exploration, transmission, and 
     delivery.
       (2) Security and resiliency objective.--The objective of 
     the program developed under paragraph (1) is to increase the 
     functional preservation of the electric grid operations or 
     natural gas and oil operations in the face of natural and 
     human-made threats and hazards, including electric magnetic 
     pulse and geomagnetic disturbances.
       (3) Eligible activities.--In carrying out the program 
     developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
       (A) develop capabilities to identify vulnerabilities and 
     critical components that pose major risks to grid security if 
     destroyed or impaired;
       (B) provide modeling at the national level to predict 
     impacts from natural or human-made events;
       (C) develop a maturity model for physical security and 
     cybersecurity;
       (D) conduct exercises and assessments to identify and 
     mitigate vulnerabilities to the electric grid, including 
     providing mitigation recommendations;
       (E) conduct research hardening solutions for critical 
     components of the electric grid;
       (F) conduct research mitigation and recovery solutions for 
     critical components of the electric grid; and
       (G) provide technical assistance to States and other 
     entities for standards and risk analysis.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2029.
       (f) Leveraging Existing Programs.--The programs established 
     under this section shall be carried out consistent with--
       (1) the report of the Department entitled ``Roadmap to 
     Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity'' and dated 
     2011;
       (2) existing programs of the Department; and
       (3) any associated strategic framework that links together 
     academic and National Laboratory researchers, electric 
     utilities, manufacturers, and any other relevant private 
     industry organizations, including the Electricity Sub-sector 
     Coordinating Council.

                      PART II--GRID MODERNIZATION

     SEC. 2210. GRID STORAGE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of 
     research, development, and demonstration of electric grid 
     energy storage that addresses the principal challenges 
     identified in the 2013 Department of Energy Strategic Plan 
     for Grid Energy Storage.
       (b) Areas of Focus.--The program under this section shall 
     focus on--
       (1) materials, electric thermal, electromechanical, and 
     electrochemical systems research;
       (2) power conversion technologies research;
       (3) developing--
       (A) empirical and science-based industry standards to 
     compare the storage capacity, cycle length and capabilities, 
     and reliability of different types of electricity storage; 
     and
       (B) validation and testing techniques;
       (4) other fundamental and applied research critical to 
     widespread deployment of electricity storage;
       (5) device development that builds on results from research 
     described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), including 
     combinations of power electronics, advanced optimizing 
     controls, and energy storage as a general purpose element of 
     the electric grid;
       (6) grid-scale testing and analysis of storage devices, 
     including test-beds and field trials;
       (7) cost-benefit analyses that inform capital expenditure 
     planning for regulators and owners and operators of 
     components of the electric grid;
       (8) electricity storage device safety and reliability, 
     including potential failure modes, mitigation measures, and 
     operational guidelines;
       (9) standards for storage device performance, control 
     interface, grid interconnection, and interoperability; and
       (10) maintaining a public database of energy storage 
     projects, policies, codes, standards, and regulations.
       (c) Assistance to States.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical and financial assistance to States, Indian Tribes, 
     or units of local government to participate in or use 
     research, development, or demonstration of technology 
     developed under this section.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2029.
       (e) No Effect on Other Provisions of Law.--Nothing in this 
     Act or an amendment made by this Act authorizes regulatory 
     actions that would duplicate or conflict with regulatory 
     requirements, mandatory standards, or related processes under 
     section 215 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o).
       (f) Use of Funds.--To the maximum extent practicable, in 
     carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     the use of funds to carry out this section is coordinated 
     among different offices within the Grid Modernization 
     Initiative of the Department and other programs conducting 
     energy storage research.

     SEC. 2211. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
     program to carry out eligible projects related to the 
     modernization of the electric grid, including the application 
     of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, 
     and prediction of system performance on the distribution 
     system.
       (b) Eligible Projects.--To be eligible for a grant under 
     subsection (a), a project shall--
       (1) be designed to improve the performance and efficiency 
     of the future electric grid, while ensuring the continued 
     provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power;

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       (2) demonstrate--
       (A) secure integration and management of two or more energy 
     resources, including distributed energy generation, combined 
     heat and power, micro-grids, energy storage, electric 
     vehicles, energy efficiency, demand response, and intelligent 
     loads; and
       (B) secure integration and interoperability of 
     communications and information technologies; and
       (3) be subject to the requirements of section 545(a) of the 
     Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
     17155(a)).

     SEC. 2212. MICRO-GRID AND HYBRID MICRO-GRID SYSTEMS PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Hybrid micro-grid system.--The term ``hybrid micro-grid 
     system'' means a micro-grid system that--
       (A) comprises generation from both conventional and 
     renewable energy resources; and
       (B) may use grid-scale energy storage.
       (2) Isolated community.--The term ``isolated community'' 
     means a community that is powered by a stand-alone electric 
     generation and distribution system without the economic and 
     reliability benefits of connection to a regional electric 
     grid.
       (3) Micro-grid system.--The term ``micro-grid system'' 
     means a localized grid that operates autonomously, regardless 
     of whether the grid can operate in connection with another 
     grid.
       (4) Strategy.--The term ``strategy'' means the strategy 
     developed pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B).
       (b) Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     to promote the development of--
       (A) hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities; and
       (B) micro-grid systems to increase the resilience of 
     critical infrastructure.
       (2) Phases.--The program established under paragraph (1) 
     shall be divided into the following phases:
       (A) Phase I, which shall consist of the development of a 
     feasibility assessment for--
       (i) hybrid micro-grid systems in isolated communities; and
       (ii) micro-grid systems to enhance the resilience of 
     critical infrastructure.
       (B) Phase II, which shall consist of the development of an 
     implementation strategy, in accordance with paragraph (3), to 
     promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for 
     isolated communities, particularly for those communities 
     exposed to extreme weather conditions and high energy costs, 
     including electricity, space heating and cooling, and 
     transportation.
       (C) Phase III, which shall be carried out in parallel with 
     Phase II and consist of the development of an implementation 
     strategy to promote the development of micro-grid systems 
     that increase the resilience of critical infrastructure.
       (D) Phase IV, which shall consist of cost-shared 
     demonstration projects, based upon the strategies developed 
     under subparagraph (B) that include the development of 
     physical and cybersecurity plans to take appropriate measures 
     to protect and secure the electric grid.
       (E) Phase V, which shall establish a benefits analysis plan 
     to help inform regulators, policymakers, and industry 
     stakeholders about the affordability, environmental and 
     resilience benefits associated with Phases II, III, and IV.
       (3) Requirements for strategy.--In developing the strategy 
     under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall consider--
       (A) establishing future targets for the economic 
     displacement of conventional generation using hybrid micro-
     grid systems, including displacement of conventional 
     generation used for electric power generation, heating and 
     cooling, and transportation;
       (B) the potential for renewable resources, including wind, 
     solar, and hydropower, to be integrated into a hybrid micro-
     grid system;
       (C) opportunities for improving the efficiency of existing 
     hybrid micro-grid systems;
       (D) the capacity of the local workforce to operate, 
     maintain, and repair a hybrid micro-grid system;
       (E) opportunities to develop the capacity of the local 
     workforce to operate, maintain, and repair a hybrid micro-
     grid system;
       (F) leveraging existing capacity within local or regional 
     research organizations, such as organizations based at 
     institutions of higher education, to support development of 
     hybrid micro-grid systems, including by testing novel 
     components and systems prior to field deployment;
       (G) the need for basic infrastructure to develop, deploy, 
     and sustain a hybrid micro-grid system;
       (H) input of traditional knowledge from local leaders of 
     isolated communities in the development of a hybrid micro-
     grid system;
       (I) the impact of hybrid micro-grid systems on defense, 
     homeland security, economic development, and environmental 
     interests;
       (J) opportunities to leverage existing interagency 
     coordination efforts and recommendations for new interagency 
     coordination efforts to minimize unnecessary overhead, 
     mobilization, and other project costs; and
       (K) any other criteria the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (c) Collaboration.--The program established under 
     subsection (b)(1) shall be carried out in collaboration with 
     relevant stakeholders, including, as appropriate--
       (1) States;
       (2) Indian Tribes;
       (3) regional entities and regulators;
       (4) units of local government;
       (5) institutions of higher education; and
       (6) private sector entities.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until calendar 
     year 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the efforts to implement the program established 
     under subsection (b)(1) and the status of the strategy 
     developed under subsection (b)(2)(B).
       (e) Municipal Micro-grid Systems.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the benefits of, and barriers to, 
     implementing resilient micro-grid systems that are--
       (A)(i) owned or operated by isolated communities or 
     municipal governments; or
       (ii) operated on behalf of municipal governments; and
       (B) designed to maximize the use of--
       (i) energy-generation facilities owned or operated by 
     isolated communities; or
       (ii) municipal energy-generation facilities.
       (2) Grants to overcome barriers.--The Secretary shall award 
     grants of not more than $500,000 to not fewer than 10 
     municipal governments or isolated communities each year to 
     assist those municipal governments and isolated communities 
     in overcoming the barriers identified in the report under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 2213. ELECTRIC GRID ARCHITECTURE, SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT, 
                   AND MODELING.

       (a) Grid Architecture and Scenario Development.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall establish and facilitate a collaborative process to 
     develop model grid architecture and a set of future scenarios 
     for the electric grid to examine the impacts of different 
     combinations of resources (including different quantities of 
     distributed energy resources and large-scale, central 
     generation) on the electric grid.
       (2) Market structure.--The grid architecture and scenarios 
     developed under paragraph (1) shall account for differences 
     in market structure, including an examination of the 
     potential for stranded costs in each type of market 
     structure.
       (3) Findings.--
       (A) In general.--Based on the findings of grid architecture 
     developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (i) determine whether any additional standards are 
     necessary to ensure the interoperability of grid systems and 
     associated communications networks; and
       (ii) if the Secretary makes a determination that additional 
     standards are necessary under subparagraph (A), make 
     recommendations for additional standards, including, as may 
     be appropriate, to the Electric Reliability Organization 
     under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o).
       (B) Consideration.--The Electric Reliability Organization 
     shall not be under any obligation to establish any process to 
     consider the recommendations described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii).
       (b) Modeling.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) conduct modeling based on the scenarios developed under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) analyze and evaluate the technical and financial 
     impacts of the models to assist States, utilities, and other 
     stakeholders in--
       (A) enhancing strategic planning efforts;
       (B) avoiding stranded costs; and
       (C) maximizing the cost-effectiveness of future grid-
     related investments.
       (c) Input.--The Secretary shall develop the scenarios and 
     conduct the modeling and analysis under subsections (a) and 
     (b) with participation or input, as appropriate, from--
       (1) the National Laboratories;
       (2) States;
       (3) State regulatory authorities;
       (4) transmission organizations;
       (5) representatives of all sectors of the electric power 
     industry;
       (6) academic institutions;
       (7) independent research institutes; and
       (8) other entities.
       (d) Effect.--Nothing in this section grants any person a 
     right to receive or review confidential, proprietary, or 
     otherwise protected information concerning grid architecture 
     or scenarios.

     SEC. 2214. VOLUNTARY MODEL PATHWAYS.

       (a) Establishment of Voluntary Model Pathways.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the steering committee established under paragraph (3), shall 
     initiate the development of voluntary model pathways for 
     modernizing the electric grid through a collaborative, 
     public-private effort that--
       (A) produces illustrative policy pathways encompassing a 
     diverse range of technologies that can be adapted for State 
     and regional applications by regulators and policymakers;
       (B) facilitates the modernization of the electric grid and 
     associated communications networks to achieve the objectives 
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       (C) ensures a reliable, resilient, affordable, safe, and 
     secure electric grid; and
       (D) acknowledges and accounts for different priorities, 
     electric systems, and rate structures across States and 
     regions.
       (2) Objectives.--The pathways established under paragraph 
     (1) shall facilitate achievement of as many of the following 
     objectives as practicable:
       (A) Near real-time situational awareness of the electric 
     system.
       (B) Data visualization.
       (C) Advanced monitoring and control of the advanced 
     electric grid.
       (D) Enhanced certainty of policies for investment in the 
     electric grid.
       (E) Increased innovation.
       (F) Greater consumer empowerment.
       (G) Enhanced grid resilience, reliability, and robustness.
       (H) Improved--
       (i) integration of distributed energy resources;
       (ii) interoperability of the electric system; and
       (iii) predictive modeling and capacity forecasting.
       (I) Reduced cost of service for consumers.
       (J) Diversification of generation sources.
       (3) Steering committee.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
     a steering committee to help develop the pathways under 
     paragraph (1), to be composed of members appointed by the 
     Secretary, consisting of persons with appropriate expertise 
     representing a diverse range of interests in the public, 
     private, and academic sectors, including representatives of--
       (A) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
       (B) the National Laboratories;
       (C) States;
       (D) State regulatory authorities;
       (E) transmission organizations;
       (F) representatives of all sectors of the electric power 
     industry;
       (G) institutions of higher education;
       (H) independent research institutes; and
       (I) other entities.
       (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance to States, Indian Tribes, or units of 
     local government to adopt or implement one or more elements 
     of the pathways developed under subsection (a)(1), including 
     on a pilot basis.

     SEC. 2215. PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the steering committee established under section 2214(a)(3), 
     shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives a report that includes--
       (1) an evaluation of the performance of the electric grid 
     as of the date of the report; and
       (2) a description of the projected range of measurable 
     costs and benefits associated with the changes evaluated 
     under the scenarios developed under section 2213.
       (b) Considerations for Development of Metrics.--In 
     developing metrics for the evaluation and projections under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) standard methodologies for calculating improvements or 
     deteriorations in the performance metrics, such as 
     reliability, grid efficiency, power quality, consumer 
     satisfaction, sustainability, and financial incentives;
       (2) standard methodologies for calculating potential costs 
     and measurable benefits value to ratepayers, applying the 
     performance metrics developed under paragraph (1);
       (3) identification of tools, resources, and deployment 
     models that may enable improved performance through the 
     adoption of emerging, commercially available or advanced grid 
     technologies or solutions, including--
       (A) multicustomer micro-grids;
       (B) distributed energy resources;
       (C) energy storage;
       (D) electric vehicles;
       (E) electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
       (F) integrated information and communications systems;
       (G) transactive energy systems; and
       (H) advanced demand management systems; and
       (4) the role of States and local regulatory authorities in 
     enabling a robust future electric grid to ensure that--
       (A) electric utilities remain financially viable;
       (B) electric utilities make the needed investments that 
     ensure a reliable, secure, and resilient grid; and
       (C) costs incurred to transform to an integrated grid are 
     allocated and recovered responsibly, efficiently, and 
     equitably.

     SEC. 2216. VOLUNTARY STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL ELECTRICITY 
                   DISTRIBUTION PLANNING.

       (a) In General.--On the request of a State, regional 
     organization, or electric utility, the Secretary shall 
     provide assistance to States, regional organizations, and 
     electric utilities to facilitate the development of State, 
     regional, and local electricity distribution plans by--
       (1) conducting a resource assessment and analysis of future 
     demand and distribution requirements; and
       (2) developing open source tools for State, regional, and 
     local planning and operations.
       (b) Risk and Security Analysis.--The assessment under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall include--
       (1) the evaluation of the physical security, cybersecurity, 
     and associated communications needs of an advanced 
     distribution management system and the integration of 
     distributed energy resources; and
       (2) advanced use of grid architecture to analyze risks in 
     an all-hazards approach that includes communications 
     infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power 
     systems architecture.
       (c) Designation.--The information collected for the 
     assessment and analysis under subsection (a)(1)--
       (1) shall be considered to be critical electric 
     infrastructure information under section 215A of the Federal 
     Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1); and
       (2) shall only be released in compliance with regulations 
     implementing that section.
       (d) Technical Assistance.--For the purpose of assisting in 
     the development of State and regional electricity 
     distribution plans, the Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance to--
       (1) States;
       (2) regional reliability entities; and
       (3) other distribution asset owners and operators.
       (e) Withdrawal.--A State or any entity that has requested 
     technical assistance under this section may withdraw the 
     request for technical assistance at any time, and on such 
     withdrawal, the Secretary shall terminate all assistance 
     efforts.
       (f) Effect.--Nothing in this section authorizes the 
     Secretary to require any State, regional organization, 
     regional reliability entity, asset owner, or asset operator 
     to adopt any model, tool, plan, analysis, or assessment.

     SEC. 2217. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
     carry out sections 2211 through 2216 $200,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2029.

     SEC. 2218. STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROGRIDS IN 
                   WILDFIRE RISK AREAS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct a study relating to the implementation of 
     microgrids in wildfire risk areas, including assessments of--
       (A) the means by which utilities can better plan for that 
     implementation;
       (B) any permitting changes at the local, State, or Federal 
     level that are necessary for that implementation; and
       (C) any other barriers to that implementation; and
       (2) make publicly available the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 2219. NET METERING STUDY AND EVALUATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into 
     an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this section as the 
     ``National Academies'') under which the National Academies 
     shall--
       (1) study the opportunities and challenges associated with 
     net metering; and
       (2) evaluate the expected medium- and long-term impacts of 
     net metering.
       (b) Elements.--The study and evaluation conducted pursuant 
     to the agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall 
     address--
       (1) developments in net metering, including the emergence 
     of new technologies;
       (2) alternatives to existing metering systems that--
       (A) provide for transactions that--
       (i) measure electric energy consumption by an electric 
     consumer at the home or facility of that electric consumer; 
     and
       (ii) are capable of sending electric energy usage 
     information through a communications network to an electric 
     utility;
       (B) promote equitable distribution of resources and costs; 
     and
       (C) provide incentives for the use of distributed renewable 
     generation;
       (3) net metering planning and operating techniques;
       (4) effective architecture for net metering;
       (5) successful net metering business models;
       (6) consumer and industry incentives for net metering;
       (7) the role of renewable resources in the electric grid;
       (8) the role of net metering in developing future models 
     for renewable infrastructure; and
       (9) the use of battery storage with net metering.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--The agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) shall require the National Academies to submit 
     to the Secretary, not later than 2 years after entering into 
     the agreement, a report that describes the results of the 
     study and evaluation conducted pursuant to the agreement.
       (2) Public availability.--The report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public through 
     electronic means, including the internet.

                   Subtitle C--Workforce Development

     SEC. 2301. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) WIOA terms.--The terms ``community-based 
     organization'', ``economic development agency'', ``recognized 
     postsecondary credential'', and ``State'' have the meanings 
     given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).

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       (2) Apprenticeship program.--The term ``apprenticeship 
     program'' means an apprenticeship registered under the Act of 
     August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National 
     Apprenticeship Act'') (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 
     50 et seq.), including, as in effect on December 30, 2019, 
     any requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under that 
     Act.
       (3) Area career and technical education school.--The term 
     ``area career and technical education school'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
       (4) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the 21st Century 
     Energy Workforce Advisory Board established under section 
     2304(a).
       (5) Covered facility of the national nuclear security 
     administration.--The term ``covered facility of the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration'' means a national security 
     laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility (as those 
     terms are defined in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy 
     Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)).
       (6) Eligible sponsor.--The term ``eligible sponsor'' means 
     a public organization or an organization described in section 
     501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
     tax under section 501(a) of that Code, that--
       (A) with respect to an apprenticeship program, administers 
     such program through a partnership that may include--
       (i) a business;
       (ii) an employer or industry association;
       (iii) a labor-management organization;
       (iv) a local workforce development board or State workforce 
     development board;
       (v) a 2- or 4-year institution of higher education that 
     offers an educational program leading to an associate's or 
     bachelor's degree in conjunction with a certificate of 
     completion of apprenticeship;
       (vi) the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and 
     Reserves);
       (vii) a community-based organization;
       (viii) a labor organization with significant energy 
     experience; or
       (ix) an economic development agency; and
       (B) with respect to a preapprenticeship program, is a local 
     educational agency, a secondary school, an area career and 
     technical education school, a State workforce development 
     board, a local workforce development board, a labor 
     organization, or a community-based organization, that 
     administers such program with any required coordination and 
     necessary approvals from the Secretary of Labor or a State 
     department of labor.
       (7) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (8) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001, 1002(a)(1)).
       (9) Labor organization.--The term ``labor organization'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the National 
     Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).
       (10) Local educational agency.--The term ``local 
     educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (11) Local workforce development board.--The term ``local 
     workforce development board'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``local board'' in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       (12) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means an institution of higher 
     education eligible to receive funds under section 320 or 
     371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g, 
     1067q(a)).
       (13) Preapprenticeship.--The term ``preapprenticeship'', 
     used with respect to a program, means an initiative or set of 
     strategies that--
       (A) is designed to prepare participants to enter an 
     apprenticeship program;
       (B) is carried out by an eligible sponsor that has a 
     documented partnership with 1 or more sponsors of 
     apprenticeship programs; and
       (C) includes each of the following:
       (i) Training (including a curriculum for the training) 
     aligned with industry standards related to an apprenticeship 
     program and reviewed and approved annually by sponsors of the 
     apprenticeship program within the documented partnership that 
     will prepare participants by teaching the skills and 
     competencies needed to enter 1 or more apprenticeship 
     programs.
       (ii) Hands-on training and theoretical education for 
     participants that does not displace a paid employee.
       (iii) A formal agreement with a sponsor of an 
     apprenticeship program that would enable participants who 
     successfully complete the preapprenticeship program--

       (I) to enter directly into the apprenticeship program if a 
     place in the program is available and if the participant 
     meets the qualifications of the apprenticeship program; and
       (II) to earn credits towards the apprenticeship program.

       (14) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (15) State workforce development board.--The term ``State 
     workforce development board'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``State board'' in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       (16) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 3765 of title 38, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 2302. ADDRESSING INSUFFICIENT COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES 
                   AND OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY 
                   REGULATORY COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 401 of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7171) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(k) Addressing Insufficient Compensation of Employees and 
     Other Personnel of the Commission.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, if the Chairman publicly certifies that compensation for 
     a category of employees or other personnel of the Commission 
     is insufficient to retain or attract employees and other 
     personnel to allow the Commission to carry out the functions 
     of the Commission in a timely, efficient, and effective 
     manner, the Chairman may fix the compensation for the 
     category of employees or other personnel without regard to 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, or any other civil service law.
       ``(2) Certification requirements.--A certification issued 
     under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) apply with respect to a category of employees or 
     other personnel responsible for conducting work of a 
     scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical 
     nature;
       ``(B) specify a maximum amount of reasonable compensation 
     for the category of employees or other personnel;
       ``(C) be valid for a 5-year period beginning on the date on 
     which the certification is issued;
       ``(D) be no broader than necessary to achieve the objective 
     of retaining or attracting employees and other personnel to 
     allow the Commission to carry out the functions of the 
     Commission in a timely, efficient, and effective manner; and
       ``(E) include an explanation for why the other approaches 
     available to the Chairman for retaining and attracting 
     employees and other personnel are inadequate.
       ``(3) Renewal.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days before the date 
     of expiration of a certification issued under paragraph (1), 
     the Chairman shall determine whether the certification should 
     be renewed for a subsequent 5-year period. 
       ``(B) Requirement.--If the Chairman determines that a 
     certification should be renewed under subparagraph (A), the 
     Chairman may renew the certification, subject to the 
     certification requirements under paragraph (2) that were 
     applicable to the initial certification.
       ``(4) New hires.--
       ``(A) In general.--An employee or other personnel that is a 
     member of a category of employees or other personnel that 
     would have been covered by a certification issued under 
     paragraph (1), but was hired during a period in which the 
     certification has expired and has not been renewed under 
     paragraph (3) shall not be eligible for compensation at the 
     level that would have applied to the employee or other 
     personnel if the certification had been in effect on the date 
     on which the employee or other personnel was hired.
       ``(B) Compensation of new hires on renewal.--On renewal of 
     a certification under paragraph (3), the Chairman may fix the 
     compensation of the employees or other personnel described in 
     subparagraph (A) at the level established for the category of 
     employees or other personnel in the certification.
       ``(5) Retention of level of fixed compensation.--A category 
     of employees or other personnel, the compensation of which 
     was fixed by the Chairman in accordance with paragraph (1), 
     may, at the discretion of the Chairman, have the level of 
     fixed compensation for the category of employees or other 
     personnel retained, regardless of whether a certification 
     described under that paragraph is in effect with respect to 
     the compensation of the category of employees or other 
     personnel.
       ``(6) Consultation required.--The Chairman shall consult 
     with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management in 
     implementing this subsection, including in the determination 
     of the amount of compensation with respect to each category 
     of employees or other personnel.
       ``(7) Experts and consultants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Chairman may--
       ``(i) obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(ii) compensate those experts and consultants for each 
     day (including travel time) at rates not in excess of the 
     rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of that title; and
       ``(iii) pay to the experts and consultants serving away 
     from the homes or regular places of business of the experts 
     and consultants travel expenses and per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence at rates authorized by sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     that title for persons in Government service employed 
     intermittently.
       ``(B) Limitations.--The Chairman shall--

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       ``(i) to the maximum extent practicable, limit the use of 
     experts and consultants pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) ensure that the employment contract of each expert 
     and consultant employed pursuant to subparagraph (A) is 
     subject to renewal not less frequently than annually.''.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter for 10 
     years, the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on 
     information relating to hiring, vacancies, and compensation 
     at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
       (2) Inclusions.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) an analysis of any trends with respect to hiring, 
     vacancies, and compensation at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission; and
       (B) a description of the efforts to retain and attract 
     employees or other personnel responsible for conducting work 
     of a scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical 
     nature at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
       (c) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply beginning on the date that is 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2303. REPORT ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY TO 
                   IMPLEMENT FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION MODELS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     examining the full scope of the hiring authority made 
     available to the Secretary by the Office of Personnel 
     Management to implement flexible compensation models, 
     including pay for performance and pay banding, throughout the 
     Department, including at the National Laboratories, for the 
     purposes of hiring, recruiting, and retaining employees 
     responsible for conducting work of a scientific, 
     technological, engineering, or mathematical nature.

     SEC. 2304. 21ST CENTURY ENERGY WORKFORCE ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a board, 
     to be known as the ``21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory 
     Board'', to develop a strategy for the Department that, with 
     respect to the role of the Department in the support and 
     development of a skilled energy workforce--
       (1) meets the current and future industry and labor needs 
     of the energy sector;
       (2) provides opportunities for students to become qualified 
     for placement in traditional energy sector and clean energy 
     sector jobs;
       (3) identifies areas in which the Department can 
     effectively utilize the technical expertise of the Department 
     to support the workforce activities of other Federal 
     agencies;
       (4) strengthens and engages the workforce training programs 
     of the Department and the National Laboratories in carrying 
     out the Minorities in Energy Initiative of the Department and 
     other Department workforce priorities;
       (5) develops plans to support and retrain displaced and 
     unemployed energy sector workers; and
       (6) prioritizes education and job training for 
     underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic 
     minorities, Indian tribes, women, veterans, and 
     socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer 
     than 10 and not more than 15 members, with the initial 
     members of the Board to be appointed by the Secretary not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Requirement.--The Board shall include not fewer than 1 
     representative of a labor organization with significant 
     energy experience who has been nominated by a national labor 
     federation.
       (3) Qualifications.--Each individual appointed to the Board 
     under paragraph (1) shall have expertise in--
       (A) the field of economics or workforce development;
       (B) relevant traditional energy industries or clean energy 
     industries;
       (C) secondary or postsecondary education;
       (D) energy workforce development or apprenticeship programs 
     of States or units of local government;
       (E) relevant organized labor organizations; or
       (F) bringing underrepresented groups, including racial and 
     ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and socioeconomically 
     disadvantaged individuals, into the workforce.
       (4) Limitation.--No individual shall be appointed to the 
     Board who is an employee or a board member of an entity 
     applying for a grant under section 2305 or 2306.
       (c) Advisory Board Review and Recommendations.--
       (1) Determination by board.--In developing the strategy 
     required under subsection (a), the Board shall--
       (A) determine whether there are opportunities to more 
     effectively and efficiently use the capabilities of the 
     Department in the development of a skilled energy workforce;
       (B) identify ways in which the Department could work with 
     other relevant Federal agencies, States, units of local 
     government, institutions of higher education, labor 
     organizations, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and 
     industry in the development of a skilled energy workforce;
       (C) identify ways in which the Department and National 
     Laboratories can--
       (i) increase outreach to minority-serving institutions; and
       (ii) make resources available to increase the number of 
     skilled minorities and women trained to go into the energy- 
     and manufacturing-related sectors;
       (iii) increase outreach to displaced and unemployed energy 
     sector workers; and
       (iv) make resources available to provide training to 
     displaced and unemployed energy sector workers to reenter the 
     energy workforce; and
       (D)(i) identify the energy sectors in greatest need of 
     workforce training; and
       (ii) in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, develop 
     guidelines for the skills necessary to develop a workforce 
     trained to work in those energy sectors.
       (2) Required analysis.--In developing the strategy required 
     under subsection (a), the Board shall analyze the 
     effectiveness of--
       (A) existing Department-directed support; and
       (B) developing energy workforce training programs.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Board is established under this section, and 
     biennially thereafter until the date on which the Board is 
     terminated under subsection (g), the Board shall submit to 
     the Secretary a report containing, with respect to the 
     strategy required under subsection (a)--
       (i) the findings of the Board; and
       (ii) the proposed energy workforce strategy of the Board.
       (B) Response of the secretary.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date on which a report is submitted to the 
     Secretary under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
       (i) submit to the Board a response to the report that--

       (I) describes whether the Secretary approves or disapproves 
     of each recommendation of the Board under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       (II) if the Secretary approves of a recommendation, 
     provides an implementation plan for the recommendation; and

       (ii) submit to Congress--

       (I) the report of the Board under subparagraph (A); and
       (II) the response of the Secretary under clause (i).

       (C) Public availability of report.--
       (i) In general.--The Board shall make each report under 
     subparagraph (A) available to the public on the earlier of--

       (I) the date on which the Board receives the response of 
     the Secretary under subparagraph (B)(i); and
       (II) the date that is 90 days after the date on which the 
     Board submitted the report to the Secretary.

       (ii) Requirement.--If the Board has received a response to 
     a report from the Secretary under subparagraph (B)(i), the 
     Board shall make that response publicly available with the 
     applicable report.
       (d) Energy Jobs Survey and Analysis.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, 
     shall--
       (A) conduct a voluntary survey of employers in the energy, 
     energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the economy 
     of the United States; and
       (B) perform an analysis of the employment figures and 
     demographics in those sectors, including the number of 
     personnel in each sector who devote a substantial portion of 
     working hours, as determined by the Secretary, to compliance 
     matters.
       (2) Methodology.--In conducting the survey and analysis 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall employ a methodology 
     that--
       (A) was approved in 2016 by the Office of Management and 
     Budget for use in the document entitled ``OMB Control Number 
     1910-5179'';
       (B) uses a representative, stratified sampling of 
     businesses in the United States; and
       (C) is designed to elicit a comparable number of responses 
     from businesses in each State and with the same North 
     American Industry Classification System codes as were 
     received for the 2016 and 2017 reports entitled ``U.S. Energy 
     and Employment Report''.
       (3) Consultation.--In conducting the survey and analysis 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with key 
     stakeholders, including--
       (A) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 
     heads of relevant Federal agencies and offices, including--
       (i) the Secretary of Commerce;
       (ii) the Secretary of Transportation;
       (iii) the Director of the Bureau of the Census;
       (iv) the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; 
     and
       (v) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency;
       (B) officials of State agencies responsible for maintaining 
     State employment data;
       (C) the State Energy Advisory Board established by section 
     365(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6325(g));
       (D) energy industry trade associations; and
       (E) labor organizations with significant energy experience.
       (e) Reports by the Secretary.--
       (1) Report on workforce board.--Not later than 180 days 
     before the date of expiration of a term of the Board under 
     subsection

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     (g), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Energy 
     and Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives a report that--
       (A) describes the effectiveness and accomplishments of the 
     Board during the applicable term;
       (B) contains a determination of the Secretary as to whether 
     the Board should be renewed; and
       (C) if the Secretary determines that the Board should be 
     renewed, any recommendations as to whether and how the scope 
     and functions of the Board should be modified.
       (2) Energy and employment report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (i) make publicly available on the website of the 
     Department a report, to be entitled the ``U.S. Energy and 
     Employment Report'', describing the employment figures and 
     demographics in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor 
     vehicle sectors of the United States based on the survey and 
     analysis conducted under subsection (d); and
       (ii) subject to the requirements of the Confidential 
     Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 
     (44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107-347), make the data 
     collected under subsection (d) publicly available on the 
     website of the Department.
       (B) Contents.--
       (i) In general.--The report under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include employment figures and demographic data for--

       (I) the energy sector of the economy of the United States, 
     including--

       (aa) the electric power generation and fuels sectors; and
       (bb) the transmission, storage, and distribution sectors;

       (II) the energy efficiency sector of the economy of the 
     United States; and
       (III) the motor vehicle sector of the economy of the United 
     States.

       (ii) Inclusion.--With respect to each sector described in 
     clause (i), the report under subparagraph (A) shall include 
     employment figures and demographic data sorted by--

       (I) each technology, subtechnology, and fuel type of those 
     sectors; and
       (II) subject to the requirements of the Confidential 
     Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 
     (44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107-347)--

       (aa) each State;
       (bb) each territory of the United States;
       (cc) the District of Columbia; and
       (dd) to the maximum extent practicable, each county (or 
     equivalent jurisdiction) in the United States.
       (f) Outreach to Minority-Serving Institutions, Veterans, 
     and Displaced and Unemployed Energy Workers.--In developing 
     the strategy under subsection (a), the Board shall--
       (1) give special consideration to increasing outreach to 
     minority-serving institutions, veterans, and displaced and 
     unemployed energy workers;
       (2) make resources available to--
       (A) minority-serving institutions, with the objective of 
     increasing the number of skilled minorities and women trained 
     to go into the energy and manufacturing sectors;
       (B) institutions that serve veterans, with the objective of 
     increasing the number veterans in the energy industry by 
     ensuring that veterans have the credentials and training 
     necessary to secure careers in the energy industry; and
       (C) institutions that serve displaced and unemployed energy 
     workers to increase the number of individuals trained for 
     jobs in the energy industry;
       (3) encourage the energy industry to improve the 
     opportunities for students of minority-serving institutions, 
     veterans, and displaced and unemployed energy workers to 
     participate in internships, preapprenticeships, and 
     cooperative work-study programs in the energy industry; and
       (4) work with the National Laboratories to increase the 
     participation of underrepresented groups, veterans, and 
     displaced and unemployed energy workers in internships, 
     fellowships, training programs, and employment at the 
     National Laboratories.
       (g) Term.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Board shall 
     terminate on September 30, 2025.
       (2) Extensions.--The Secretary may renew the Board for 1 or 
     more 5-year periods by submitting, not later than the date 
     described in subsection (e)(1), a report described in that 
     subsection that contains a determination by the Secretary 
     that the Board should be renewed.

     SEC. 2305. NATIONAL LABORATORY JOBS ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a pilot program to 
     award, on a competitive basis, grants to eligible entities 
     described in subsection (c) for the Federal share of the 
     costs of technical, skills-based preapprenticeship and 
     apprenticeship programs that provide employer-driven or 
     recognized postsecondary credentials.
       (b) Requirements.--A program funded by a grant awarded 
     under this section shall develop and deliver customized and 
     competency-based training that--
       (1) is focused on skills and qualifications needed to meet 
     the immediate and on-going needs of traditional and emerging 
     technician positions (including machinists and cyber security 
     technicians) at the National Laboratories and covered 
     facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration;
       (2) creates an apprenticeship program or preapprenticeship 
     partnership with a National Laboratory or covered facility of 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration; and
       (3) creates an apprenticeship program or preapprenticeship 
     program with the Secretary of Labor or a State department of 
     labor in coordination with a National Laboratory or covered 
     facility of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
       (c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity shall be an eligible sponsor 
     that--
       (1) demonstrates experience in implementing and operating 
     apprenticeship programs or preapprenticeship programs;
       (2)(A) has a relationship with a National Laboratory or 
     covered facility of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration;
       (B) has knowledge of technician workforce needs of such 
     laboratory or facility and the associated security 
     requirements of such laboratory or facility; and
       (C) is eligible to enter into an agreement with such 
     laboratory or facility that would be paid for in part or 
     entirely from grant funds received under this section;
       (3) demonstrates the ability to recruit and support 
     individuals who plan to work in the energy industry in the 
     successful completion of relevant job training and education 
     programs;
       (4) provides students who complete a program funded by a 
     grant awarded under this section with a recognized 
     postsecondary credential; and
       (5) demonstrates successful outcomes connecting graduates 
     of preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs to careers 
     relevant to such programs.
       (d) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       (e) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to receive 
     grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize 
     applicants that--
       (1) house the preapprenticeship or apprenticeship programs 
     in an institution of higher education that includes basic 
     science and math education in the curriculum of the 
     institution of higher education;
       (2) work with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs or veteran service organizations recognized 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5902 of 
     title 38, United States Code, to transition members of the 
     Armed Forces and veterans to careers in the energy sector;
       (3) work with--
       (A) Indian tribes;
       (B) tribal organizations; and
       (C) Native American veterans (as defined in section 3765 of 
     title 38, United States Code), including veterans who are 
     descendants of Natives (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602));
       (4) apply as a State or regional consortia to leverage best 
     practices already available in the State or region in which 
     an institution of higher education is located;
       (5) have a State-supported entity included in the 
     consortium applying for the grant;
       (6) provide support services and career coaching;
       (7) provide introductory energy workforce development 
     training;
       (8) work with minority-serving institutions to provide job 
     training to increase the number of skilled minorities and 
     women in the energy sector; or
       (9) provide job training for displaced and unemployed 
     workers in the energy sector.
       (f) Additional Consideration.--In making grants under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider regional diversity.
       (g) Limitation on Applications.--An eligible entity may not 
     submit, either individually or as part of a joint 
     application, more than 1 application for a grant under this 
     section during any 1 fiscal year.
       (h) Limitations on Amount of Grant.--The amount of an 
     individual grant for any 24-month period shall not exceed 
     $500,000.
       (i) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     preapprenticeship or apprenticeship program carried out using 
     a grant under this section shall be not greater than 50 
     percent.
       (j) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
     the first grant is awarded under this section, and annually 
     thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress and make publicly available on the website of the 
     Department a report on the pilot program established under 
     this section, including a description of--
       (1) the entities receiving grants;
       (2) the activities carried out using the grants;
       (3) best practices used to leverage the investment of the 
     Federal Government; and
       (4) an assessment of the results achieved by the pilot 
     program, including the rate of employment at the National 
     Laboratories for participants after completing a 
     preapprenticeship or apprenticeship program carried out using 
     a grant awarded under this section.
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

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     SEC. 2306. CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Community partnership.--The term ``community 
     partnership'' includes a nonprofit organization or qualified 
     youth or conservation corps that provides training to 
     individuals to work for an eligible entity that is a 
     business, or works on behalf of an eligible entity that is a 
     business.
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
     business, labor organization, or community partnership that--
       (A)(i) is directly involved with energy efficiency, 
     renewable energy technology, or reduction in greenhouse gas 
     emissions, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
     consultation with the Secretary; or
       (ii) works on behalf of a business or community partnership 
     that is directly involved with energy efficiency, renewable 
     energy technology, or reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, 
     as determined by the Secretary of Labor in consultation with 
     the Secretary; or
       (B) provides services related to--
       (i) energy efficiency and renewable energy technology 
     deployment and maintenance;
       (ii) grid modernization; or
       (iii) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through the use 
     of other low-carbon technologies.
       (3) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the 
     pilot program established under subsection (b).
       (b) Establishment.--The Secretary of Labor, in consultation 
     with the Secretary and in accordance with section 169(b) of 
     the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3224(b)), shall establish a pilot program to provide 
     competitively awarded cost-shared grants to eligible entities 
     to pay for--
       (1) on-the-job training of a new or existing employee to 
     work--
       (A) in renewable energy, energy efficiency, or grid 
     modernization; or
       (B) on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; or
       (2) preapprenticeship programs that provide a direct 
     pathway to a career working--
       (A) in renewable energy, energy efficiency, or grid 
     modernization; or
       (B) on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
       (c) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under 
     the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary of Labor an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary of Labor may require.
       (2) Priority for targeted communities.--In providing grants 
     under the pilot program, the Secretary of Labor, in 
     consultation with the Secretary shall give priority to an 
     eligible entity that--
       (A) recruits employees--
       (i) from the 1 or more communities that are served by the 
     eligible entity; and
       (ii) that are minorities, women, veterans, or individuals 
     who are transitioning from fossil energy sector jobs;
       (B) provides trainees with the opportunity to obtain real-
     world experience;
       (C) has fewer than 100 employees; and
       (D) in the case of a preapprenticeship program, 
     demonstrates--
       (i) a multi-year record of--

       (I) successfully recruiting minorities, women, and veterans 
     for training; and
       (II) supporting those individuals in the successful 
     completion of the preapprenticeship program; and

       (ii) a successful multi-year record of placing the majority 
     of the graduates of the preapprenticeship program into 
     apprenticeship programs.
       (3) Use of grant for federal share.--
       (A) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a grant 
     received under the pilot program to pay the Federal share of 
     the cost of--
       (i) providing on-the-job training for an employee, in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B); or
       (ii) in the case of a preapprenticeship program--

       (I) recruiting minorities, women, and veterans for 
     training;
       (II) supporting those individuals in the successful 
     completion of the preapprenticeship program; and
       (III) carrying out any other activity of the 
     preapprenticeship program, as determined to be appropriate by 
     the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary.

       (B) Federal share amount.--The Federal share described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall not exceed--
       (i) for activities described in clause (i) of that 
     subparagraph--

       (I) in the case of an eligible entity with 20 or fewer 
     employees, 45 percent of the cost of on-the-job-training for 
     an employee;
       (II) in the case of an eligible entity with not fewer than 
     21 employees and not more than 99 employees, 37.5 percent of 
     the cost of on-the-job-training for an employee; and
       (III) in the case of an eligible entity with not fewer than 
     100 employees, 25 percent of the cost of on-the-job-training 
     for an employee; and

       (ii) for activities described in clause (ii) of that 
     subparagraph, 50 percent.
       (4) Employer payment of non-federal share.--
       (A) In general.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     providing on-the-job training for an employee under a grant 
     received under the pilot program shall be paid in cash or in 
     kind by the employer of the employee receiving the training.
       (B) Inclusions.--The non-Federal share described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) may include the amount of wages paid by 
     the employer to the employee during the time that the 
     employee is receiving on-the-job training, as fairly 
     evaluated by the Secretary of Labor.
       (5) Grant amount.--An eligible entity may not receive more 
     than $100,000 per fiscal year in grant funds under the pilot 
     program.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023.

     SEC. 2307. ENERGY-READY VETS PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Active military, naval, or air service.--The term 
     ``active military, naval, or air service'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Eligible participant.--The term ``eligible 
     participant'' means a veteran who--
       (A) was discharged or released from service in the active 
     military, naval, or air service during the most recent 1-year 
     period; or
       (B)(i) was discharged or released from service in the 
     active military, naval, or air service during the 2-year 
     period immediately preceding the most recent 1-year period; 
     and
       (ii) receives the approval of the Secretary to participate 
     in the program.
       (3) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Energy-Ready 
     Vets Program established under subsection (b)(1).
       (4) Uniformed services.--The term ``uniformed services'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 10(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (5) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (b) Establishment; Implementation.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program, to be known as the ``Energy-Ready Vets Program'', to 
     prepare eligible participants for careers in the energy 
     industry.
       (2) Implementation.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     program is implemented by an administrator, to be appointed 
     by the Secretary from among individuals with experience 
     relating to military service.
       (c) Administration of Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in partnership with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall carry out the program through the 
     SkillBridge program of the Department of Defense, under which 
     the Secretary shall provide standardized training courses, 
     based, to the maximum extent practicable, on existing 
     industry-recognized certification and training programs, to 
     prepare eligible participants in the program for careers in 
     the energy industry, including--
       (A) careers in low-carbon emissions sectors of the energy 
     industry, including the solar sector, the wind sector, and 
     other sectors identified by the Secretary;
       (B) careers in the cybersecurity sector of the energy 
     industry, including careers in--
       (i) cybersecurity preparedness;
       (ii) cyber incident response and recovery;
       (iii) grid modernization, security, and maintenance; and
       (iv) resilience planning; and
       (C) careers in sectors that plan, develop, construct, 
     maintain, and expand energy industry infrastructure.
       (2) Program requirements.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall ensure that the courses described in paragraph (1)--
       (i) provide--

       (I) job training;
       (II) employment skills training, including providing 
     comprehensive wraparound support services to eligible 
     participants that--

       (aa) enhance the training experience and promote the 
     professional development of eligible participants; and
       (bb) help eligible participants transition into the 
     workforce; and

       (III) opportunities for internships of not longer than 180 
     days; and

       (ii) are carried out primarily through--

       (I) internships; or
       (II) applied, work-based training.

       (B) Exam requirement.--As a requirement for completing a 
     course described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     require each eligible participant in the course to earn an 
     applicable industry-recognized entry-level certificate or 
     other credential.

     SEC. 2308. WIND WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
     (42 U.S.C. 16411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 1107. WIND WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the 
     term `eligible entity' means a community college, technical 
     school, institution of higher education, or labor 
     organization that offers an onshore or offshore wind training 
     program.
       ``(b) Grant Program.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program under which the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to eligible entities--
       ``(1) to purchase large pieces of wind component equipment 
     (such as nacelles, towers, and blades) or installation 
     equipment for use in training wind industry students;
       ``(2) to conduct occupational skills training, including 
     on-the-job training, safety and health training, and 
     classroom training;
       ``(3) for incumbent worker and career ladder training and 
     retraining, including skill upgrading;
       ``(4) for individual referral and tuition assistance for a 
     training program offered by a

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     nonprofit organization through which an individual may attain 
     a recognized postsecondary credential (as defined in section 
     3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3102));
       ``(5) for customized training in conjunction with an 
     existing registered apprenticeship program, internship, or 
     labor-management partnership; and
       ``(6) for other activities that the Secretary determines 
     meet the purposes of this section.
       ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that--
       ``(1) have formed partnerships with other eligible 
     entities;
       ``(2) have entered into a memorandum of understanding with 
     an employer in the onshore or offshore wind industry to 
     foster workforce development; or
       ``(3) will use the grant funds to assist individuals who 
     are--
       ``(A) dislocated workers, with a focus on workers displaced 
     from the offshore oil and gas, onshore fossil fuel, nuclear 
     energy, or fishing industry; or
       ``(B) individuals with a barrier to employment.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 601) 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1106 the following:

``Sec. 1107. Wind workforce training grant program.''.

     SEC. 2309. VETERANS IN WIND ENERGY.

       (a) In General.--Title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
     (42 U.S.C. 16411 et seq.) (as amended by section 2308(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1108. VETERANS IN WIND ENERGY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     to prepare veterans for careers in the wind energy industry 
     that shall be modeled off of the Solar Ready Vets pilot 
     program formerly administered by the Department of Energy and 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 601) 
     (as amended by section 2308(b)) is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1107 the following:

``Sec. 1108. Veterans in wind energy.''.

     SEC. 2310. STUDY AND REPORT ON WIND WORKFORCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall convene a task force 
     comprised of 1 or more representatives of each of the 
     stakeholders described in subsection (b) that shall--
       (1) conduct a study to assess the needs of the offshore and 
     onshore wind industry workforce, including supply chain and 
     support vessels; and
       (2) create a comprehensive list that--
       (A) lists each type of position related to the onshore and 
     offshore wind energy industry available in the United States;
       (B) identifies existing gaps in the offshore and onshore 
     wind industry workforce, including supply chain and support 
     vessels; and
       (C) describes the skill sets required for each type of 
     position listed under subparagraph (A).
       (b) Stakeholders Described.--The stakeholders referred to 
     in subsection (a) are representatives of--
       (1) the Department of Defense;
       (2) the Department of Education;
       (3) the Department;
       (4) the Department of Labor;
       (5) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
       (6) technical schools, community colleges, and institutions 
     of higher education that have wind workforce training 
     programs;
       (7) State and local governments;
       (8) ports;
       (9) vessel operators;
       (10) labor organizations;
       (11) nonprofit organizations; and
       (12) the wind industry.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly 
     available and submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) describes the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a)(1);
       (2) includes the comprehensive list described in subsection 
     (a)(2); and
       (3) provides recommendations--
       (A) for creating a credentialing program that may be 
     administered by community colleges, technical schools, and 
     other training institutions or organizations; and
       (B) that reflect best practices for wind workforce training 
     programs, as identified by the stakeholders described in 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
     subsection $500,000.

                      TITLE III--CODE MAINTENANCE

     SEC. 3001. REPEAL OF OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES STUDY.

       (a) Repeal.--Part I of title III of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6373) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 89 
     Stat. 871) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to part I of title III; 
     and
       (2) by striking the item relating to section 385.

     SEC. 3002. REPEAL OF METHANOL STUDY.

       Section 400EE of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6374d) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively.

     SEC. 3003. REPEAL OF STATE UTILITY REGULATORY ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 207 of the Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6807) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94-385; 90 
     Stat. 1126) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 207.

     SEC. 3004. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
                   PROVISION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 208 of the Energy Conservation and 
     Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6808) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94-385; 90 
     Stat. 1126) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 208.

     SEC. 3005. REPEAL OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS 
                   STUDY.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 253 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8232) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619; 
     92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 253.

     SEC. 3006. REPEAL OF WEATHERIZATION STUDY.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 254 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8233) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619; 
     92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 254.

     SEC. 3007. REPEAL OF REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 273 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8236b) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619; 
     92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 273.

     SEC. 3008. REPEAL OF SURVEY OF ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 550 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258b) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619; 92 Stat. 3206; 
     106 Stat. 2851) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 550.
       (2) Section 543(d)(2) of the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``, 
     incorporating any relevant information obtained from the 
     survey conducted pursuant to section 550''.

     SEC. 3009. REPEAL OF REPORT BY GENERAL SERVICES 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 154 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 8262a) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 154.
       (2) Section 159 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
     8262e) is amended by striking subsection (c).

     SEC. 3010. REPEAL OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
                   PLANNING AND COORDINATION WORKSHOPS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 156 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 8262b) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     156.

     SEC. 3011. REPEAL OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT SURVEY AND 
                   PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY 
                   REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 160 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 8262f) is amended by striking the section 
     designation and heading and all that follows through ``(c) 
     Inspector General Review.--Each Inspector General'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 160. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.

       ``Each Inspector General''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 160 
     and inserting the following:

``Sec. 160. Inspector General review.''.

     SEC. 3012. REPEAL OF PROCUREMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY 
                   EFFICIENT PRODUCTS PROGRAM.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 161 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 8262g) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 161.
       (2) Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) (as amended by section 
     1033(a)) is amended--

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       (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (B) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

     SEC. 3013. REPEAL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Repeal.--Part 4 of title V of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8271 et seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619; 
     92 Stat. 3206) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to part 4 of title V; and
       (2) by striking the items relating to sections 561 through 
     570.

     SEC. 3014. REPEAL OF NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR DEMAND 
                   RESPONSE.

       (a) Repeal.--Part 5 of title V of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8279) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619; 
     92 Stat. 3206; 121 Stat. 1665) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to part 5 of title V; and
       (2) by striking the item relating to section 571.

     SEC. 3015. REPEAL OF ENERGY AUDITOR TRAINING AND 
                   CERTIFICATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Subtitle F of title V of the Energy Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 8285 et seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Security Act (Public Law 96-294; 94 Stat. 611) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to subtitle F of title V; 
     and
       (2) by striking the items relating to sections 581 through 
     584.

     SEC. 3016. REPEAL OF NATIONAL COAL POLICY STUDY.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 741 of the Powerplant and Industrial 
     Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8451) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (Public Law 
     95-620; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 741.

     SEC. 3017. REPEAL OF STUDY ON COMPLIANCE PROBLEM OF SMALL 
                   ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 744 of the Powerplant and Industrial 
     Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8454) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (Public Law 
     95-620; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 744.

     SEC. 3018. REPEAL OF STUDY OF SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF 
                   INCREASED COAL PRODUCTION AND OTHER ENERGY 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 746 of the Powerplant and Industrial 
     Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8456) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (Public Law 
     95-620; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 746.

     SEC. 3019. REPEAL OF STUDY OF THE USE OF PETROLEUM AND 
                   NATURAL GAS IN COMBUSTORS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 747 of the Powerplant and Industrial 
     Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8457) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (Public Law 
     95-620; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 747.

     SEC. 3020. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Repeal.--Subtitle F of title VII of the Powerplant and 
     Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8461) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (Public Law 
     95-620; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to subtitle F of title 
     VII; and
       (2) by striking the item relating to section 751.

     SEC. 3021. REPEAL OF SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 807 of the Powerplant and Industrial 
     Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8483) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (Public Law 
     95-620; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 807.

     SEC. 3022. REPEAL OF ELECTRIC UTILITY CONSERVATION PLAN.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 808 of the Powerplant and Industrial 
     Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8484) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Table of contents.--The table of contents for the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (Public Law 
     95-620; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 808.
       (2) Report on implementation.--Section 712 of the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
     8422) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) Generally.--''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 3023. EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION REPEALS.

       (a) Repeals.--
       (1) Section 201 of the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 
     1979 (42 U.S.C. 8501) is amended by striking the section 
     designation and heading and all that follows through ``(b) 
     Purposes.--The purposes'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 201. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes''.
       (2) Part B of title II of the Emergency Energy Conservation 
     Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8521 et seq.) is repealed.
       (3) Section 241 of the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 
     1979 (42 U.S.C. 8531) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the Emergency Energy 
     Conservation Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-102; 93 Stat. 749) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 201 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 201. Purposes.'';
       (B) by striking the item relating to part B of title II; 
     and
       (C) by striking the items relating to sections 221, 222, 
     and 241.
       (2) Section 251(b) of the Emergency Energy Conservation Act 
     of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8541(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or 221'' each place it appears; and
       (B) by striking ``(as the case may be)''.

     SEC. 3024. ENERGY SECURITY ACT REPEALS.

       (a) Biomass Energy Development Plans.--Subtitle A of title 
     II of the Energy Security Act (42 U.S.C. 8811 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Municipal Waste Biomass Energy.--Subtitle B of title II 
     of the Energy Security Act (42 U.S.C. 8831 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Use of Gasohol in Federal Motor Vehicles.--Section 271 
     of the Energy Security Act (42 U.S.C. 8871) is repealed.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the Energy Security Act 
     (Public Law 96-294; 94 Stat. 611) is amended--
       (A) by striking the items relating to subtitle A of title 
     II;
       (B) by striking the items relating to subtitle B of title 
     II;
       (C) by striking the item relating to section 204 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 204. Funding.'';
     and
       (D) by striking the item relating to section 271.
       (2) Section 203 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act 
     of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 8802) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (16); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (17) through (19) as 
     paragraphs (16) through (18), respectively.
       (3) Section 204 of the Energy Security Act (42 U.S.C. 8803) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``for subtitles a 
     and b''; and
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon 
     at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 3025. NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                   DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1980 REPEALS.

       Sections 5 and 6 of the Nuclear Safety Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9704, 
     9705) are repealed.

     SEC. 3026. REPEAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
                   TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 1989.

       (a) Repeal.--The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 
     Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 12001 et 
     seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6(b)(3) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
     Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5905(b)(3)) 
     (as amended by section 1205(c)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (P), by adding ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by striking subparagraph (Q); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (R) as subparagraph (Q).
       (2) Section 1204 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13313) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), in the first sentence, by striking ``, in consultation 
     with'' and all that follows through ``under section 6 of the 
     Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology 
     Competitiveness Act of 1989,''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``, in consultation with 
     the Advisory Committee,''.

     SEC. 3027. REPEAL OF HYDROGEN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       The Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12401 et seq.) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 3028. REPEAL OF STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE IN NONROAD 
                   VEHICLES AND ENGINES.

       (a) In General.--Section 412 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13238) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     412.

     SEC. 3029. REPEAL OF LOW INTEREST LOAN PROGRAM FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS FLEET PURCHASES.

       (a) In General.--Section 414 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13239) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992

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     (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 414.

     SEC. 3030. REPEAL OF TECHNICAL AND POLICY ANALYSIS FOR 
                   REPLACEMENT FUEL DEMAND AND SUPPLY INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 506 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13256) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 506.
       (2) Section 507(m) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13257(m)) is amended by striking ``and section 506''.

     SEC. 3031. REPEAL OF 1992 REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1601 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13381) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 1601.
       (2) Section 1602(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13382(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1), in the third sentence, by striking ``the 
     report required under section 1601 and''.

     SEC. 3032. REPEAL OF DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE PROTECTOR 
                   ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 1603 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13383) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     1603.

     SEC. 3033. REPEAL OF 1994 REPORT ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE 
                   EMISSIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1604 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13384) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     1604.

     SEC. 3034. REPEAL OF TELECOMMUTING STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Section 2028 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13438) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     2028.

     SEC. 3035. REPEAL OF ADVANCED BUILDINGS FOR 2005 PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 2104 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13454) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     2104.

     SEC. 3036. REPEAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
                   DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION 
                   ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) In General.--Section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13522) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 2302.
       (2) Section 6 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and 
     Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5905) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), in the first sentence, by striking ``, in consultation 
     with the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992,'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under 
     section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under 
     section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,''; and
       (C) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under 
     section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,''.
       (3) Section 2011(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13411(c)) is amended, in the second sentence, by 
     striking ``, and with the Advisory Board established under 
     section 2302''.
       (4) Section 2304 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13523), is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``, in consultation with 
     the Advisory Board established under section 2302,''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), in the first sentence, by striking ``, with the advice 
     of the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of this 
     Act,''.

     SEC. 3037. REPEAL OF STUDY ON USE OF ENERGY FUTURES FOR FUEL 
                   PURCHASE.

       (a) In General.--Section 3014 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13552) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     3014.

     SEC. 3038. REPEAL OF ENERGY SUBSIDY STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Section 3015 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13553) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 106 Stat. 
     2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     3015.

     SEC. 3039. ELIMINATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN AMERICA 
                   COMPETES PROGRAMS.

       (a) Elimination of Program Authorities.--
       (1) Nuclear science talent expansion program for 
     institutions of higher education.--Section 5004 of the 
     America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16532) is repealed.
       (2) Hydrocarbon systems science talent expansion program 
     for institutions of higher education.--Section 5005 of the 
     America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16533) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (e); and
       (B) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
     all that follows through ``There are'' in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are''; and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately.
       (3) Discovery science and engineering innovation 
     institutes.--Section 5008 of the America COMPETES Act (42 
     U.S.C. 16535) is repealed.
       (4) Elimination of duplicative authority for education 
     programs.--Sections 3181 and 3185 of the Department of Energy 
     Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381l, 42 U.S.C. 
     7381n) are repealed.
       (5) Mentoring program.--Section 3195 of the Department of 
     Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381r) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Authorizations.--
       (1) Department of energy early career awards for science, 
     engineering, and mathematics researchers.--Section 5006 of 
     the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16534) is amended by 
     striking subsection (h).
       (2) Protecting america's competitive edge (pace) graduate 
     fellowship program.--Section 5009 of the America COMPETES Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 16536) is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (3) Distinguished scientist program.--Section 5011 of the 
     America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16537) is amended by striking 
     subsection (j).
       (c) Consolidation of Duplicative Program Authorities.--
       (1) University nuclear science and engineering support.--
     Section 954 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16274) (as amended by section 1504(a)) is amended in 
     subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``nuclear chemistry,'' 
     after ``nuclear engineering,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) award grants, not to exceed 5 years in duration, to 
     institutions of higher education with existing academic 
     degree programs in nuclear sciences and related fields--
       ``(i) to increase the number of graduates in nuclear 
     science and related fields;
       ``(ii) to enhance the teaching and research of advanced 
     nuclear technologies;
       ``(iii) to undertake collaboration with industry and 
     National Laboratories; and
       ``(iv) to bolster or sustain nuclear infrastructure and 
     research facilities of institutions of higher education, such 
     as research and training reactors and laboratories;''.
       (2) Consolidation of department of energy early career 
     awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers 
     program and distinguished scientist program.--
       (A) Funding.--Section 971(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 16311(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(8) For the Department of Energy early career awards for 
     science, engineering, and mathematics researchers program 
     under section 5006 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 
     16534) and the distinguished scientist program under section 
     5011 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 16537), $150,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2018 through 2022, of which not more than 65 
     percent of the amount made available for a fiscal year under 
     this paragraph may be used to carry out section 5006 or 5011 
     of that Act.''.
       (B) Department of energy early career awards for science, 
     engineering, and mathematics researchers.--Section 5006 of 
     the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16534) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(1)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) by inserting ``average'' before ``amount''; and
       (bb) by inserting ``for each year'' before ``shall'';

       (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$80,000'' and 
     inserting ``$190,000''; and
       (III) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$125,000'' and 
     inserting ``$490,000'';

       (ii) in subsection (c)(1)(C)--

       (I) in clause (i)--

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       (aa) by striking ``assistant professor or equivalent 
     title'' and inserting ``untenured assistant or associate 
     professor''; and
       (bb) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end;

       (II) by striking clause (ii); and
       (III) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii);

       (iii) in subsection (d), by striking ``on a competitive, 
     merit-reviewed basis'' and inserting ``through a competitive 
     process using merit-based peer review'';
       (iv) in subsection (e)--

       (I) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
     all that follows through ``To be eligible'' in paragraph (1) 
     and inserting the following:

       ``(e) Selection Process and Criteria.--To be eligible''; 
     and

       (II) by striking paragraph (2); and

       (v) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``nonprofit, 
     nondegree-granting research organizations'' and inserting 
     ``National Laboratories''.
       (3) Science education programs.--Section 3164 of the 
     Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7381a) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Science 
     (referred to in this subsection as the `Director') shall 
     provide for appropriate coordination of science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics education programs across all 
     functions of the Department.
       ``(2) Administration.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Director shall--
       ``(A) consult with--
       ``(i) the Assistant Secretary of Energy with responsibility 
     for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs; and
       ``(ii) the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration; and
       ``(B) seek to increase the participation and advancement of 
     women and underrepresented minorities at every level of 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     education.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (II) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (III) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

       ``(E) represent the Department as the principal interagency 
     liaison for all coordination activities under the President 
     for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     education programs; and''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall submit a 
     report describing the impact of the activities assisted with 
     the Fund established under paragraph (1) to--
       ``(A) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
     the House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate.''.
       (4) Protecting america's competitive edge (pace) graduate 
     fellowship program.--Section 5009 of the America COMPETES Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 16536) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``, involving'' and all 
     that follows through ``Secretary''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) to demonstrate excellent academic performance and 
     understanding of scientific or technical subjects; and'';
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(i), by inserting ``full or 
     partial'' before ``graduate tuition''; and
       (C) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``Director of Science, Engineering, and 
     Mathematics Education'' and inserting ``Director of the 
     Office of Science.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents for the 
     America COMPETES ACT (Public Law 110-69; 121 Stat. 573) is 
     amended by striking the items relating to sections 5004 and 
     5008.

     SEC. 3040. REPEAL OF PRIOR LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION OF THE 
                   SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

       (a) In General.--The Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint 
     Resolution ensuring that the compensation and other 
     emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of the 
     Interior are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005'', 
     approved January 16, 2009 (5 U.S.C. 5312 note; Public Law 
     111-1), is repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as 
     though enacted on March 2, 2017.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk for 
the substitute amendment No. 1407.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the standing rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the amendment 
     No. 1407, as modified, to Calendar No. 357, S. 2657, a bill 
     to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and 
     development, and for other purposes.
         Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, John Barrasso, John 
           Thune, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mike Braun, Lindsey Graham, 
           Shelley Moore Capito, Lamar Alexander, Thom Tillis, 
           Mike Crapo, James E. Risch, Lisa Murkowski, John 
           Hoeven, John Boozman, Steve Daines, Richard C. Shelby.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk 
with the underlying bill, S. 2657.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the standing rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on Calendar No. 
     357, S. 2657, a bill to support innovation in advanced 
     geothermal research and development, and for other purposes.
         Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, John Barrasso, John 
           Thune, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mike Braun, Lindsey Graham, 
           Shelley Moore Capito, Lamar Alexander, Thom Tillis, 
           Mike Crapo, James E. Risch, Lisa Murkowski, John 
           Hoeven, John Boozman, Steve Daines, Richard C. Shelby.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.


                           Amendment No. 1514

  (Purpose: To establish greater energy efficiency and cost-
effectiveness in building codes.)
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up 
amendment No. 1514 and ask that it be reported by number.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Portman] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 1514.

  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, Senator Shaheen and I are here today to 
report this amendment. This is simply language that is being reinserted 
back into the Energy bill that was taken out. I will say that it is 
clarifying language. We made some slight changes to clarify that there 
are no mandates in this legislation, and it has to do with ensuring 
that we have encouragement of energy efficiency in the single largest 
use of energy in our country, which are our residential homes and 
commercial buildings. So I appreciate the fact that Senator Shaheen is 
here on the floor. I yield to the Senator.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.
  Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, Senator Portman and I have been working 
on this legislation for about 10 years now. It has gone through 
committee multiple times. It has gone through the floor of the Senate 
multiple times, and we hope that we have it in a position now where we 
can actually get this done as part of the overall energy package, which 
is significant and a tribute to the work of Senators Murkowski and 
Manchin and so many people in this Chamber.
  As Senator Portman said, energy use in buildings is about 40 percent 
of our energy use. It is the biggest single sector in our economy. 
Energy efficiency is the cheapest, fastest way to deal with our energy 
needs. So what these provisions would do--they are voluntary. What they 
would do is provide significant savings to consumers. They would be the 
equivalent of taking every car and light truck off the road for a year, 
so significant emission savings and significant energy savings. This is 
a win-win. I hope that the amendment can be called up and passed.
  Mr. PORTMAN. I thank my colleague, and I yield back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.


Tribute to Christopher Johnson, Frank Johnson, Ethan Camille, and Trey 
                                Camille

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, it is Thursday afternoon, and it is the 
time I love to come down to the floor. It is one of my favorite times 
of the week

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because I get to talk about an Alaskan who has done something really, 
really important for their community, for their State, and for their 
country. I know the pages like the speech because I talk about stories 
in Alaska--the great State of Alaska and what is happening in the State 
right now. Sometimes I call this person the Alaskan of the Week. 
Usually, it is one person. Sometimes we fudge a little and recognize 
more than one person. Today we are going to recognize our Alaskans of 
the Week.
  In any case, these are people who help their communities, help their 
country, and oftentimes do something that is unheralded, nobody knows 
about, very few know about, so I like to come down and tell the country 
about what they are doing. As you know, Alaska is a big State. It holds 
a lot of imagination for our Nation--the last frontier, with good 
reason, because we are filled with resilient people, some who have 
lived in Alaska for thousands and thousands of years, building 
communities in some of the most extreme weather environments on the 
planet, and they are tough, my constituents. They are also kind, and 
they make it through our tough winters.
  It is below zero in many, many parts of the State--well below zero. 
We make it through these winters through toughness, ingenuity, and, 
importantly, looking out for one another.
  Last week, I highlighted a heroic Coast Guard rescuer, Evan Grills, 
in a real epic story for those who listened to it--what this young 
scout swimmer--rescue swimmer did in his first mission ever in the 
Coast Guard, something that people should remember for a long, long 
time.
  This week, I am going to talk about another rescue mission--an only-
in-Alaska mission--and I am going to recognize four extraordinary young 
Alaskans who stuck together, toughed it out, looked out for one 
another, and were rescued in another perilous situation. They are 
Christopher Johnson, age 14; Frank Johnson, age 8; Ethan Camille, age 
7; and Trey Camille, 2 years old. All of them are alive and recovering 
because of their own ingenuity, determination, toughness, and looking 
out for one another. These four boys are from Nunam Iqua, a Yupik 
village 495 miles northwest of Anchorage.
  Home to about 200 people, this village is a close-knit Yupik 
community on the south fork of the Yukon River. A 2005 mission 
statement, written by community leaders and elders, describes the 
village like this: ``a small quiet community of family, relatives, and 
friends working together [to pursue] our Yupik way of lifestyle with 
respect to our surrounding land and waters for subsistence.''
  Like many places in Alaska, temperatures there can be extreme, as 
they would be on February 2, when these four boys were rambunctiously 
playing in the house. Irene, the grandmother of three and mother of 
one, was watching them that day. It was her birthday. As boys do, they 
were getting restless. They wanted to get outside. Irene, wanting to 
have them get some exercise and play, rightly encouraged them to get 
outside in the great outdoors, but the weather was turning a little bit 
ugly. Storms were in the forecast.
  Irene later said:

       They have to know how to be outside. They are tough Alaskan 
     kids. There's always going to be a storm coming. Besides, 
     their elders and their grandfather taught them to be prepared 
     for the weather.

  This is teaching from their grandparents and mothers and fathers.
  So the four boys--Christopher, Frank, Ethan, and Trey--trudged 
outside to partake in one of the most popular winter hobbies we have in 
Alaska, snowmachining. Snowmachining is often referred to as 
snowmobiling by many Americans, but I am going to call it by its proper 
name, snowmachining. Due to a lack of road systems in our State, it 
also happens to be a primary mode of transportation during the winter 
months across dozens and dozens of villages throughout Alaska.
  After they went riding around the small village, the boys were going 
to call it a day, when they spotted a fox. They spotted a fox. Like 
curious young boys do, the irresistible urge to trace this fox began, 
and they chased it out onto the tundra. Before they knew it, they lost 
the fox. The snowmachine was now stuck in the snow, and they were lost 
in a white blizzard. They were lost.
  Chris, the 14-year-old--the oldest of the group, the leader--was 
determined to lift the snowmachine free of the snow. He lifted it so 
hard that it was later discovered he suffered a hernia. This is one 
tough kid.
  Eventually, the machine unfortunately ran out of gas, and the young 
boys were miles and miles away from their village and lost. They began 
tracking through the deep snow in whiteout conditions in a direction 
they thought was the way back home.
  At one point, one of the boys briefly took off his glove, which the 
wind promptly took away in the storm. Yet they continued walking and 
walking into winds as high as 60 miles per hour and wind chills way, 
way below zero.
  After fighting the deep snow and whiteout conditions for 4 miles, 
Chris decided it was time to try to build a snow cave for shelter. That 
is a smart young man, knowing how to survive.
  They did it. They built a shelter out of snow--a hole for them to 
crawl into and escape some of these most brutal wind gusts.
  Now, a snow cave is only used as a last resort, but this was the last 
resort, and these young boys knew it. So they crawled in, and they 
huddled, and they waited for a rescue.
  Back in the village, as you can imagine, the boys' family was getting 
frantic. They called out to the community to help search for them, and 
that is what people did. All throughout the community, they couldn't be 
found. And then, as often happens in our State, the Coast Guard, the 
National Guard, and local search and rescue groups from neighboring 
villages were all activated--Alaskans throughout the State going to 
look for these four boys. It was all hands on deck.
  Irene and Karen, one of the mothers, of three of them, were 
heartsick. Hours and hours went by. The whole State was holding its 
breath. It had been over 24 hours. The cold night fell. Around 2 a.m., 
the search and rescue was called off.
  In the snow cave, however, these young, tough Alaskan boys continued 
to protect each other. Almost 20 miles away from home, they huddled. 
They tried to keep each other warm to keep each other alive.
  Ethan didn't have a glove. Christopher was only wearing sweatpants, 
and they were particularly concerned for the 2-year-old, Trey. First, 
one of them crawled on top of Trey, but they were afraid that might be 
too much for him, so they created a kind of crisscross barrier to keep 
this young 2-year-old alive and warm as best they could.
  The 8-year-old, Frank, refused to close his eyes throughout the night 
for fear of falling asleep and really never waking up. So he 
continuously stayed awake and poked the other boys throughout the night 
to keep them awake, which was successful.
  The next morning, the storm had cleared, the sun started to come up, 
and the search throughout the State, with all of these other Alaskans 
looking for these four boys, continued. For hours and hours, the search 
team kept their eyes peeled for anything unusual on the tundra.
  About 1 hour before the sun was going to go down again the next day, 
the search party from Scammon Bay--about 50 miles south--saw something. 
They knew how to read the tundra. They knew what a snow drift would 
look like, and this one looked different. Then they saw movement.
  The search party investigated and came upon the four missing boys 
huddled and bundled together. Because it looked like one big mass, at 
first they didn't think any of the boys were alive, and then they 
realized what was going on. They were protecting the baby.
  One of the rescuers, Herschel Sundown, told a reporter they were 
protecting Trey. The rescue team immediately got to work warming the 
boys up, and within 15 minutes, a Coast Guard helicopter--our brave men 
and women of the Coast Guard, always on the scene--quickly transported 
these boys, after picking them up, to a local hospital.
  Ethan, the 7-year-old, is now recovering from severe frostbite on his 
hands, but all the kids are back at school and doing well.

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  The rescuer, Herschel Sundown said:

       [Honestly], I don't know how they survived. The will to 
     survive in these young boys is amazing. I have never seen 
     anything like [it].

  Irene, the grandmother of the three and mother of one, is so very 
proud of them. She said: If I were to get lost in Alaska in the 
wilderness, I would want to be with these four boys. So would I.
  She also asked for the prayers of the country for Ethan and for his 
hand to heal. And that is starting to happen.
  These are the kind of young men and boys in Alaska who make us so 
unique, tough, and resourceful. They uplift us, and they make us proud. 
They are the protectors of their lands, their homes, and, importantly, 
each other.
  To the rescue crews, thank you again for your hard work and 
perseverance and for risking your own lives for these young boys.
  To Christopher, Frank, Ethan, and little 2-year-old Trey, thank you 
for your inspiration, for your ingenuity, for your toughness, and for 
being able to survive in the elements and looking out for each other. 
Thank you for staying alive and staying safe, and congratulations on 
being our Alaskans of the Week.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida.
  Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, first, I want to thank the 
Senator from Alaska for his ``Alaskans of the Week'' each week. I have 
had the opportunity to preside a few times when he recognizes the 
Alaskan of the Week, and the stories are unbelievable. The story last 
week of what the young man from the great State of Florida did up in 
Alaska was just remarkable.
  So I say to the Senator, thank you for what you do.
  Mr. SULLIVAN. Thank you.


                         Secure U.S. Bases Act

  Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, I speak today in honor of the 
three victims of the tragic terrorist attack that took place at Naval 
Air Station Pensacola on December 6, 2019.
  Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham, known to friends and family as ``Mo,'' 
just 19 years old, from St. Petersburg, FL, was a great athlete who 
loved to make others laugh.
  Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson of Enterprise, AL, a 23-year-old natural-
born leader and selfless volunteer, who lifted others up, died a hero 
after giving first responders information on the shooter's location 
while he was mortally wounded.
  Airman Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters of Richmond Hill, GA, was 
just 21 years old, with a contagious smile, whose dream was to serve 
his country.
  Our sailors and law enforcement officials showed heroism and bravery 
in the face of evil, as they ran toward the shooter that day, saving 
lives, and our first responders came to the first aid of those in need.
  Following this attack, I promised to do everything possible to 
prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. I called for a hard 
reset of the entire foreign national's training program and for all 
Saudi nationals training in the United States to be sent home until the 
U.S. Department of Defense completed a thorough review.
  We now know that 21 of the foreign military students were withdrawn 
from the program and returned to Saudi Arabia after an investigation 
found that they were engaged in dangerous activities, including 
accessing anti-American jihadists websites and child pornography.
  Withdrawing these students was a positive step, but there are still 
more than 850 military students from Saudi Arabia who remain in the 
United States at 38 military installations in 17 States, and there are 
thousands of additional foreign nationals from countries around the 
world training at U.S. military basis across our great Nation.
  I am not calling for an end to these programs. Our alliances around 
the world, including our longstanding relationship with Saudi Arabia, 
are invaluable in defending American national securities and our 
interests abroad. These programs play an important role, but we cannot 
put the lives of our military men and women at risk.
  We need to make sure that our men and women in uniform are safe at 
all times, especially when they are training right here in the United 
States.
  Today, I am proud to join with my colleague Senator Joni Ernst to 
introduce the Secure U.S. Bases Act, to make sure these programs are 
operated with American interests first and that our men and women in 
uniform are protected.
  The Secure U.S. Bases Act does three things. First, it creates a new 
visa category for foreign military students training on U.S. bases, 
with restrictions on their travel and actions while they are in our 
country. Individuals who receive the new visa will be prohibited from 
possessing, acquiring, or using firearms, except for uses specifically 
required by their training program, and they will be under the 
continual oversight of their commander.
  Second, the bill changes the application process and vetting 
requirements for foreign military students.
  The application to train on U.S. bases will now require an official 
endorsement letter from the chief of intelligence of their home 
country, additional personal information, an in-person interview, and 
an extensive background check that will include a review of social 
media activity. The U.S. Director of National Intelligence will also be 
responsible for the final decision on whether to admit an applicant 
into this program.
  Finally, the Secretary of Defense must develop a method for 
classifying relative risks by country and consider the overall risk 
profile of each country when making determinations of an applicant's 
eligibility. If a program could be implemented in another country 
instead of the United States, the Department should consider that when 
appropriate.
  This terrorist should have never been allowed into our country, let 
alone on any American military base with easy access to military men 
and women. The Secure U.S. Bases Act makes sure foreign military 
students training at U.S. bases are thoroughly vetted and monitored and 
that our troops are protected and never have to experience a tragedy 
like this again.
  I had the opportunity to serve in the U.S. Navy and can't imagine our 
military men and women feeling unsafe on their post. It is a place 
where they train and serve, where their families live--some on base and 
some off--and where they deserve to feel safe and secure.
  I hope all my colleagues join me in this effort and keep our U.S. 
bases secure.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.


                             Supreme Court

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, yesterday our colleague, the senior 
Senator from New York, headed across the street to join a pro-abortion 
rally outside the Supreme Court Building, where he made deeply 
disturbing comments about two of the Justices sitting on the Supreme 
Court. He said these words:

       I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. 
     You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. 
     You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these 
     awful decisions.

  He certainly didn't mince words. The minority leader of the U.S. 
Senate threatened two sitting Supreme Court Justices based on the 
potential outcome of a case they are considering. That is the only way 
to interpret what he said.
  It is no surprise to any of us that the Senator from New York is no 
fan of the two most recent additions on the Court, but a fiery floor 
speech and a downright threat of violence are two very different 
things.
  We have heard some of our Democratic colleagues voice their 
misgivings about the Court, but no one, to my knowledge, has sunk so 
low as to threaten sitting Justices. As you would expect, the shock and 
outrage were immediate. Liberal legal scholar Laurence Tribe denounced 
Senator Schumer. Even Chief Justice Roberts issued a rare public 
rebuke, calling the comments not only inappropriate but dangerous.
  The simple end to this story would be that our colleague would 
apologize to Justice Gorsuch, Justice Kavanaugh, and to the American 
people, but instead of doing that, he has doubled down. His office has 
accused the Chief Justice somehow of bias and said Senator Schumer was 
referring to Republican lawmakers, not the Associate Justices, as if 
inciting violence against Republican lawmakers is somehow acceptable, 
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Members of Congress just a short time previously. But the minority 
leader did not fumble over words. He clearly named Justices Gorsuch and 
Kavanaugh in his threat, and when it caught the inevitable firestorm, 
his office deliberately tried to mislead the American people about what 
he said.
  ``[P]ay the price. You won't know what hit you''--those are not the 
types of statements we need from any elected official, let alone one of 
the highest ranking Democrats in the country, nor are they a good 
example because others--maybe vulnerable persons--who hear words like 
that may become incited to take things into their own hands in 
innumerable ways that we can't anticipate.
  Unfortunately, some of our colleagues on the other side, including 
the junior Senator from Rhode Island, fell in line and chose to echo 
the minority leader in criticizing the Chief Justice.
  It doesn't matter what case is before the Supreme Court or what 
ruling is ultimately handed down; congressional leaders must set an 
example for the American people and respect the independence of the 
judiciary and the three coequal branches of government. We have had 
innumerable discussions about hate speech and threats of violence 
against our leaders and politicians. The last thing we need is one of 
the most powerful men in the country making a threat against Supreme 
Court Justices. It doesn't matter whether you are a fourth grader on 
the playground or a U.S. Senator--our lesson should be that violence is 
never the answer and that words matter.
  The simple end of this would be for Senator Schumer to apologize to 
the Justices for his attacks, by name: Justice Gorsuch, Justice 
Kavanaugh, and Chief Justice Roberts.


                              Coronavirus

  Mr. President, on another matter, at the beginning of February, the 
Air Force announced that my hometown, San Antonio, would be one of the 
quarantine sites for Americans evacuated from China due to the 
coronavirus. Lackland Air Force Base is home to an incredibly dedicated 
and talented group of airmen, and I thank the Air Force for their 
assistance in housing these American evacuates during their quarantine 
period. Also, the State of Texas and the city of San Antonio have many 
hard-working medical professionals, and I have no doubt that these 
patients who developed symptoms have received top-notch care while at 
Methodist Hospital and the Texas Center for Infectious Disease.
  But there was and still is serious concern about the larger public 
health impact this virus could have. A couple of weeks ago, I brought 
together the city of San Antonio officials, like the mayor and two 
members of city council, for meetings with the Department of Health and 
Human Services and the Defense Department to discuss the ongoing 
mission concerns and challenges. The mayor and the city council had 
some legitimate questions and concerns they needed answered.
  I felt like, at the time, the meeting was a positive step to help 
encourage coordination between local officials and their Federal 
partners, but now there is even higher concern after we learned one 
patient was released only to later find out the test result indicated 
her virus was still active. At the end of her treatment, in accordance 
with CDC guidelines, the patient was tested on two occasions with a 24-
hour intervening period, which was protocol at the time, and she was 
ultimately released. Following her release, though, a test that the CDC 
was unaware was conducted returned results indicating the patient was 
still a weak positive for the virus. At that point, she was returned to 
isolation, after spending about 12 hours in the broader San Antonio 
community, including time at a shopping mall and a hotel.
  While I am glad this mistake was caught and corrected, it raises 
serious questions that need to be answered to ensure the continued 
protection of the American people.
  Earlier this week, Senator Cruz and I sent a letter to the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Robert Redfield, asking him to 
explain how this incident happened and how it could be avoided in the 
future. Now that the majority of the individuals who had been evacuated 
from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, as well as from Wuhan Province--
repatriated Americans--have been released from quarantine, what steps 
is the Centers for Disease Control taking to ensure they are truly 
clear of the virus? How are they monitoring those released from 
quarantine, and what public health risks does the larger population 
face after their release?
  After a lot of conversations, we also asked Director Redfield if 
additional evacuees will be brought to Texas for quarantine and what 
will happen if San Antonio's health resources reach their maximum 
capacity.
  I think it is fair to say that my hometown is carrying more than its 
fair share of this international outbreak, and its residents deserve 
answers. As we continue to see headlines about the spread of the virus 
in Washington State, New York, California, and others, it is clear that 
time is of the essence.
  As we seek those answers, I encourage all of my constituents and all 
Americans to read the best guidance on how to keep themselves and their 
families safe. While this is a new virus, the same old techniques that 
your mother taught you while you were growing up apply: Wash your 
hands, disinfect commonly touched household surfaces, and avoid contact 
with those who are sick. That is just common sense. Try to avoid 
touching your face, be sure to cover your cough or sneeze, and stay 
home if you are not feeling well. Those are the commonsense ways we can 
protect ourselves.
  I am incredibly grateful to the healthcare workers around the world 
who are battling this virus and the dedicated scientists who are 
working hard to develop a vaccine.
  In the past few days, I have spoken with President Trump, Secretary 
Azar, and my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee--who did good 
work on this supplemental appropriations we just voted on--about the 
need for additional coordination and resources, and I thank each of 
them for their commitment in keeping Americans and Texans safe.
  In this supplemental appropriations bill that we just voted on, I 
requested funding for State and local communities--including San 
Antonio--which have been at the forefront of this battle, and today we 
delivered a big win for them. The supplemental funding bill we just 
passed will make $950 million available for reimbursement for the costs 
Texas and other States across the country have incurred while 
monitoring and treating individuals exposed to the coronavirus.
  I want to thank Senator Shelby and the ranking member, Senator Leahy, 
for their work on this, and I am glad this much needed relief is now on 
the way.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott of Florida). Without objection, it 
is so ordered.
  Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, one thing that is on everybody's mind 
right now is this: How do we prepare to address the coronavirus? I 
speak not just as a Senator but, perhaps even more particularly, as a 
physician who has done public health in my previous practice, working 
with immunizations, looking at all those issues as to who is vulnerable 
and who needs to be protected.
  There are a couple of things that are quite apparent from what we 
have already learned from this epidemic. Let me compliment the Chinese. 
They have come in for some criticism that was well deserved, but in 
other things they have helped determine a lot of things that will 
benefit the rest of the world in terms of the natural history of 
coronavirus.
  By the way, the theme of this talk is that we have to make sure that 
coronavirus medications are going to be available and affordable for 
senior citizens. Why do I emphasize senior citizens? One thing we have 
learned from the Chinese is that those who are 50 and above--and 65 and 
above, in particular--are the ones who are most likely to die from 
being exposed to and infected with coronavirus. That is our Medicare 
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have a chronic illness--and chronic illness can be hypertension, high 
blood pressure--again, you are particularly susceptible. If we know 
that our Medicare population is most vulnerable, let us focus 
particularly upon them.
  First, science is working. There are at least six vaccines that are 
being developed to attempt to address the coronavirus. Hopefully, one 
of them will work. There are other therapies being developed. Some of 
them are medications. Four different medicines are now being tested to 
see if they are the ones that absolutely prevent coronavirus. We know 
whatever drug that is could end up being quite expensive. For the 
Medicare Part D beneficiary, that leads into this discussion: How do we 
make sure those drugs are effective?
  Let me show you the current situation. This is the Medicare Part D 
standard benefit parameter under current law. In the orange is that 
which the beneficiary pays, the Medicare Part D beneficiary. The blue 
is what the insurance plan pays. The green is what the manufacturer 
pays. The dark blue is what the taxpayer pays, the Medicare system.
  What you see is, initially, beneath the deductible, the Part D 
beneficiary--the senior citizen on Medicare Part D--pays 100 percent. 
Then, you go into what is called the initial coverage phase, 25 
percent; the coverage gap phase, 25 percent; and then above the 
catastrophic coverage, the senior citizen pays 5 percent, no matter how 
much that drug costs. That drug could cost $1 million, and they are 
going to pay 5 percent under current law.
  By the way, that is the list price. Even if the manufacturer and the 
pharmacy benefit manager have a deal where the drug might be priced at 
$100,000 but the rebate is $50,000 that goes back to the manufacturer--
so your net price is $50,000--the beneficiary is paying 5 percent of 
the list price. She is paying 5 percent of $100,000. She does not 
benefit from any rebates. This is current law.
  We can imagine if a drug that is quickly developed, expensive to 
develop, and expensive to produce--and it is the only one that works 
against the coronavirus--it is going to be an expensive drug. We can 
also imagine if it is an old drug that happens to work, there might be 
somebody who buys it, closes down all the competition, and then charges 
an arm and a leg for this one old medicine--off patent for decades--
that happens to be the one medicine that actually works to prevent the 
progression of coronavirus infection.
  How do we protect the senior citizen? Right now, one more time, she 
is exposed to 5 percent of the cost, no matter how expensive it is, 
under current law. There are a couple of proposals out there right now. 
One of them is on the House side, called H.R. 3, and the other 
principal bill on the Senate side is called Grassley-Wyden. I am going 
to rename it in a second. But let me just say those are the two bills.
  Mr. President, you know this, but for the folks watching, I will 
explain the tension. Whatever we do to control the cost of medication 
has to preserve the incentive for industry--for pharmaceutical 
companies and vaccine manufacturers--to continue to innovate. If you 
take away all their profits, they will just go home. Why invest 
billions of dollars if you don't make a profit? On the other hand, if 
they are able to charge so much that no one can afford it, no matter 
how innovative they are, it is as if the innovation never occurred.
  If the theme of this discussion is ``How do we make sure that 
coronavirus medications are available and affordable for the senior 
citizen?'' we have to strike that balance. It has to be the balance 
between encouraging innovation by allowing a profit but not so much 
profit that the senior citizen cannot afford it, and it is as if the 
innovation never occurred.
  So far there are two options. There is a bill on the House side 
called H.R. 3. A lot of what they have is very similar to that which 
was passed in the Senate, which I personally think is a very good bill. 
But they have one provision that says the Federal Government can 
dictate to the pharmaceutical company: This is how much you charge. And 
if you don't accept our price, ultimately, we will take 95 percent of 
your profits.
  If we are going to try to incentivize companies to come up with new 
medications to fight cancer, to fight coronavirus, to fight Alzheimer's 
disease, we can't go to them at the get-go and say: If you don't accept 
the price we dictate, we are going to take 95 percent of your profit.
  That is the way you end up with no innovation whatsoever. Even though 
there is a fair part of that bill that is constructed, that one is a 
deal breaker, and I can tell you that this doctor, who has seen a 
tremendous amount of innovation that has saved so many lives, will not 
agree to a provision that kills innovation.
  But then we go to the other side. What about the bill that we have 
here in Senate Finance? It came out of the Senate Finance Committee on 
a bipartisan basis, and on that bipartisan basis, it saves taxpayers 
$80 to $100 billion over 10 years. Drug companies still make their 
profit. They still have the incentive to innovate, but taxpayers also 
save.
  Most importantly, for the sake of this talk--which is how we make 
coronavirus medications affordable to the senior citizen when they 
become available--we cap the amount of money the senior citizen has to 
pay for her drugs. They no longer pay 5 percent of this price, even if 
the list price is $1 million. We are going to cap that so the senior 
citizen can afford it. One thing we also do is protect the taxpayer 
from having to pay so much and, instead, ask the manufacturers and the 
pharmacy benefit managers to pay their fair share.
  But for the purposes of this talk, instead of current law where it is 
5 percent no matter how much it is, what the senior citizen has to pay 
is capped, so however much that coronavirus drug costs, the senior can 
afford it. She will not die because she can't afford to pay 5 percent 
of a list price no matter how high that list price is.
  This so-called Grassley-Wyden bill has passed out of the Senate 
Finance Committee. It needs to come to the floor of the Senate. We need 
to have a vote on it because as we prepare to fight the coronavirus--to 
literally put in policies that will save lives of our senior citizens--
one of those has to be this: How do we make sure the drug is 
affordable?
  I am renaming Grassley-Wyden. I am now calling Grassley-Wyden the 
``Making Coronavirus Drugs Affordable.'' It caps out-of-pocket 
expenses; it lets patients pay over time, not all at once in January 
and February; it protects patients from price gouging; it preserves the 
innovation that does bring us these new drugs.
  We have lots of stuff coming through this Congress to address our 
Nation's vulnerability to coronavirus. We need to focus on those who 
are most vulnerable, those who are 65 and above. We applaud industry, 
pharmaceutical companies, researchers, and vaccine manufacturers for 
the effort they are putting in to find those drugs. We thank the 
Chinese for running many of these clinical trials that will hopefully 
establish that one of these drugs is actually effective. Yet what we 
must do is continue to allow innovation and, at the same time, make 
sure that coronavirus drugs are affordable. This bill will pass the 
Senate if it comes to the floor. I ask that it be brought to the floor.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                                S. 2657

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I appreciate the strong vote that we 
had yesterday, 90 to 4, to advance and continue debate on S. 2657.
  Just after that vote was concluded, I laid down a substitute 
amendment that contains the full text of the bipartisan American Energy 
Innovation Act. Having done that, we would normally begin the process 
of voting on amendments, whether by voice or by rollcall in this so-
called regular order. We certainly have no shortage of options. We have 
some 200 amendments that have now been filed to the bill. What we are 
missing is a little bit of cooperation so that we can actually reach 
consent and move to votes.
  We could not reach agreement to have votes throughout the course of

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this week from Monday until, effectively, now. It has been frustrating. 
Both Senator Manchin and I have been working to try to facilitate that. 
We want to take amendments. The leader wants us to take amendments. We 
have a good bill. We think we have a pretty strong bill, but we know 
that it is always possible to make it better by gathering those ideas 
from colleagues who have not been part of the process on the Energy and 
Natural Resources Committee. We want to address those priorities from 
as many Members as we can.
  While we were blocked on votes this week, our staffs have been 
working together--Senator Manchin's and mine--to develop a modified 
substitute that will add to the original text. We now have a total of 
18 filed amendments that will be included as part of the underlying 
text. We have been working this week--maybe not actively out on the 
floor with a process where folks are voting--but we have been able to 
take some of these consensus areas, bring them together, and put them 
into a modified text.
  This is not my preferred approach. If we could do it the good old-
fashioned way, if you will, through individual votes or a managers' 
amendment--a managers' package--that is great. But a modified 
substitute was the only option that was available to us, recognizing 
that we have limited time on the floor, and we were still not able to 
form that path forward.
  I want to speak quickly about what is very much a highlight. Our 
modified substitute includes an even number of priorities from both 
sides, some with amendments, some with modifications. We have been able 
to take provisions from the Senator from Arizona, the Senator from 
Rhode Island, Senator Ernst of Iowa, Feinstein of California, Tillis of 
North Carolina, from New Hampshire, South Dakota, Senator Hassan, 
Senator Shaheen, Senator Enzi of Wyoming, Duckworth of Illinois, Cramer 
of North Dakota, Casey of Pennsylvania, Romney of Utah, Brown of Ohio, 
Wicker of Mississippi, Stabenow of Michigan, Risch of Idaho, Senator 
Markey of Massachusetts--18 different provisions, which added to what 
we had done previously.
  We have priorities from nearly 70 Members of the Senate. That makes a 
good, strong bipartisan bill even better and stronger.
  We now need to move to our final steps. Just a bit ago, the majority 
leader filed cloture on our modified substitute amendment, which will 
allow us to hold that vote on Monday evening. As we look to complete 
our work on this bipartisan innovation package, know that we are going 
to be doing that throughout today, tomorrow, and through the weekend.
  I want to address very quickly now some of the support that the 
American Energy Innovation Act has received. We have focused on the 
priorities that it contains for Members here in the Senate, but we have 
also drawn strong support from many stakeholders outside. A group of 39 
major trade associations, think tanks, advocacy groups, and 
environmental groups wrote us to express their strong support for our 
energy innovation package. The signatories include the U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Environmental 
Defense Fund, and the Nature Conservancy--just to name a few of the 
many.
  Here are some of the comments that we have heard.
  They wrote:

       Our diverse organizations recognize and agree that climate 
     change is an important national priority that demands 
     Congressional attention. While we may not agree on 
     everything, we believe there is much common ground upon which 
     all sides of the debate can come together to begin to address 
     climate change, promote American technological leadership, 
     and foster continued economic growth. In particular, there is 
     a growing consensus that the development and 
     commercialization of new technologies are important factors 
     that will determine how quickly and at what cost greenhouse 
     gas emissions can be reduced.
       The American Energy Innovation Act will help do just that . 
     . . [It] will accelerate these breakthroughs and enable 
     adoption of lower emitting and more efficient technologies . 
     . . Congress now has its best opportunity in more than a 
     decade to enact significant energy legislation.

  That is a pretty strong statement from those organizations.
  The National Mining Association wrote to us, whose members understand 
as well as anyone that clean technologies rely on raw materials.
  It wrote: ``This forward-looking legislation takes steps to address 
the nation's alarming mineral import reliance and brings the United 
States to the forefront of research and development efforts in carbon 
capture technologies.''
  The Consumer Energy Alliance wrote that our American Energy 
Innovation Act ``provides opportunities to make real progress on the 
energy issues and environmental protections that all Americans 
support.''
  The Bipartisan Policy Center wrote that our bill is ``a landmark 
piece of legislation representing a down payment on the innovation 
necessary to decarbonize our energy sector and modernize our nation's 
energy policies.''
  The Business Council for Sustainable Energy wrote: ``The bipartisan 
introduction of the American Energy Innovation Act demonstrates 
Congress' commitment to innovation in the U.S. energy sector.''
  All told, we have received support from more than 200 groups, 
companies, and organizations for this legislation. These are groups 
that are really involved in keeping the lights on in big cities, in 
small communities, and all across the Nation. These involve folks from 
Edison Electric Institute, the American Public Power Association, and 
the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
  These are groups whose members are working to keep energy affordable, 
like the American Petroleum Institute and the National Ocean Industries 
Association. We appreciate all of them--ClearPath Action, Citizens for 
Responsible Energy Solutions, the Corps Network, the American Wind 
Energy Association, the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Clean Air Task 
Force, Third Way, the Energy Storage Association, and so many more that 
have contacted us and have shared their support.
  We are hearing a lot from Alaskans as well. As the Alaska Power 
Association wrote in a letter we received this week:

       APA and our member electric utilities throughout the State 
     reiterate our support for the many energy law modernization 
     elements that comprise your American Energy Innovation Act . 
     . . AEIA will help Alaska's far-flung electricity providers 
     and their consumers.

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute wrote: ``We 
urge the Senate to seize this opportunity to fuel American innovation 
and promote climate action by passing this legislation without delay.''
  Those are some pretty good words coming from them. We certainly would 
agree.
  We had an opportunity this morning, in the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, to hear from the head of the IEA, the International 
Energy Agency, which is based out of Paris, France. Dr. Fatih Birol 
heads up the member countries that are part of the IEA, and they track 
trends in energy markets. We do an annual update with Dr. Birol, and, 
as usual, his words were important, telling, and resounding.
  As we reflect on what Dr. Birol highlighted as areas of opportunity 
for the United States to be a global energy leader, what we have put in 
the American Energy Innovation Act is exactly the recipe that we should 
be pursuing to continue being a leader in the energy sector, to being a 
strong leader from an economic perspective, and to being a strong 
leader in energy security, in national security, and in environmental 
security.
  We are doing the right thing, and we have it within this legislation. 
We will be moving forward more aggressively with it next week so that 
we can get to a good and positive conclusion for the Senate and for the 
country.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.


                              Coronavirus

  Mrs. LOEFFLER. Mr. President, I was sworn in 2 months ago and left 
behind a nearly three-decade business career to serve the people of 
Georgia in our Nation's Capital. It is truly my honor to support and 
defend the Constitution.
  I arrived as impeachment began, one of the most divided and partisan 
times in the history of Congress. Now, with impeachment behind us and 
the President's having been acquitted, ongoing partisanship is 
undermining the American people's access to facts during a public 
health emergency.

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  What I have seen in the last few weeks has been alarming. Day after 
day, I witness exactly why the American people are fed up with 
Washington--the partisan rhetoric, the media's sensationalism, the 
negative political news--all while America is facing a public health 
emergency.
  The government at all levels must carry out the responsibility to 
keep Americans safe. Federal agencies and the Vice President and our 
President are working relentlessly to do just that. We need to be 
united in our efforts to protect the health and safety of all 
Americans. This is not a time to score political points through 
baseless commentary. It is a time for facts.
  I hope my colleagues, the media, and political leaders across America 
will continue to put Americans first and put politics aside while we 
prepare to combat this outbreak.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Tennessee Tornadoes

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, as I begin my remarks today, I express 
my thanks to my colleagues here in this Chamber and, certainly, all 
across Capitol Hill who have extended their thoughts and their prayers 
and have asked ``How are you doing?'' when it comes to talking about 
Tennessee and our citizens and those who have been so adversely 
impacted by the tornadoes this week.
  The damage is absolutely indescribable. Even though, on early Tuesday 
morning, when the news broke and I started watching some of the local 
TV stations that had put drones up there around Nashville and Putnam 
County and over in Wilson County, I could not appreciate the extent of 
this damage until I walked these neighborhoods. That is something I did 
yesterday.
  You can see the damage. Communities are now debris fields. It is just 
indescribable the power of this storm--an F-2, an F-3, and an F-4. 
These tornadoes ripped through Tennessee--through Carroll County, 
Gibson County, Humphreys County, Benton County, Davidson County, Wilson 
County, and Putnam County. The damage that they have seen on the ground 
is sometimes for 50 miles. It is just absolutely indescribable.
  What we have seen are many families who have been left homeless. 
Their homes are now piles of rubble. We have seen over 100,000 
Tennesseans initially without electricity, but because of the good work 
of the TVA, which is the power generator, and our local power 
distributors, we have that number worked down to 23,550. So that is 
beginning to improve, and the lights are, indeed, coming back on. Yet 
the damage is still there and the loss of property. It is going to be 
in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Those estimates are beginning 
to take place, but there is a lot of work to do.
  The loss of life is, indeed, the most tender as 24 individuals have 
lost their lives--18 in Putnam County. We have children who have lost 
their lives. We have dozens who have been injured and who have been 
hospitalized. We still have some individuals who are unaccounted for 
and are missing. So there is a long way back to normalcy as we look at 
this situation.
  I will tell you that I give a lot of credit to our Governor and the 
leadership that he has shown as we have worked through this. He did get 
a formal request submitted to FEMA today. He has asked for President 
Trump to issue a major disaster declaration. This is going to include 
individual assistance for Davidson, Putnam, and Wilson Counties; public 
assistance for Benton, Carroll, Davidson, Gibson, Putnam, and Wilson 
Counties; and hazard mitigation statewide. He has also requested Small 
Business Administration loans for several counties.
  This is catastrophic damage. As our teams worked together to assess 
the situation and as I worked yesterday with our State's insurance 
commissioner; with Director Sheehan of TEMA, the Tennessee Emergency 
Management Agency; with General Holmes, our Adjutant General for the 
National Guard; and FEMA, with its regional Director, one of the things 
that was so significant was that the debris field went on for miles and 
miles and miles outside of the areas that were hit. So we know this is 
going to take a little while.
  I do have some information that I want to share. The Tennessee 
Emergency Management Agency has taken the lead in organizing the 
shelters and the command centers on the ground in order to get this 
information out to individuals in the State and to the individuals 
around the country who have family who live in these areas.
  There are three contact points that I want to bring attention to: the 
home and property cleanup hotline, the statewide crisis phone line, and 
then, for individuals who are trying to figure out how to access help 
for recovery, the website TN.gov/TEMA. There is a resource directory--
an aggregation--of where to go to find help and information.
  The crisis phone line is a mental health phone line because the 
impact of this kind of tragedy just cannot be understated.
  So, as I said, two important phone numbers--one can help you if you 
need emergency cleanup, and another will connect you to trained mental 
health professionals. Individuals should be encouraged to call if they 
have need there.
  On the website, you will find shelter locations, emergency 
accommodations and transportation, and just some practical information 
on that cleanup and then kind of next steps as you go about filing 
claims and rebuilding.
  So we do look forward to individuals having access to this 
information and using it because we know that we want to be there and 
help them to recover during this terrible time.
  Tennessee is a State that is known for its volunteer spirit, and as 
you look through some of the social media posts that were coming out 
during this storm and after the storm and you see the horror of what 
was transpiring with the tornadoes, you also see hope, and you see how 
the elected officials--those local officials in these communities--have 
stepped up and have taken the lead. Our mayors and our sheriffs are to 
be commended for the work they are doing and also our emergency 
response personnel, all of our first responders, for the way they have 
shown up and they have worked through. Some of them worked through 36, 
40 hours without a break in order to respond to this.
  I was at the State Emergency Operations Center, and in Tennessee we 
have, at our National Guard facility, the TEMA response facility, and 
individuals would be so encouraged to see this working because you have 
representatives from the highway patrol and from the TBI and from the 
Red Cross and from so many different State agencies, and they are 
working there together to meet the needs of Tennesseans.
  On Tuesday evening, when I landed, I went straight over to the 
operations center, and there was one gentleman, and he had his puppy 
there. So of course that was the first thing I wanted to do, was meet 
his pet. He was there working with him. And I found out that this 
employee, Brandon Ward, actually had slept on a cot there at the 
facility because he had lost his home. So what did he do? The storm 
hits. His home gets hit. He heads over to work. He has his pet with 
him. He was staying there, helping others even though he had 
experienced loss.
  We were at a shelter, and there was a nurse, a paramedic, who was 
there, and I found out she was from Bowling Green, KY. I asked why she 
had chosen to come. She said: We knew you needed help. So she came from 
Bowling Green to fill in until someone could get there and handle a 
shift. Helping people. Meeting their needs.
  We have seen Tennesseans by the thousands show up. Big smiles. They 
have got water. They have got food. They have brought along chainsaws 
and tractors and bulldozers and four wheelers--everything needed to 
clear these debris fields, to move into these communities where houses 
once stood, and to help these individuals who are seeking to push 
forward in rebuilding their lives, cleaning up the damage that has been 
left by this storm, sifting through what was once their home and 
finding those precious mementos. That is what is happening in Tennessee 
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  We know this is going to be a long road back, but we also know we are 
getting special attention with FEMA being on the ground.
  Tomorrow, we are going to welcome President Trump to the State, and 
he will be able to see firsthand what has happened by an unprecedented 
storm that swept through this State on the ground for 50 miles--an F-4 
tornado--and he is also going to see Tennesseans working together.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.


                         Defense Appropriations

  Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I rise today to talk about what turns into 
a perennial topic, and that is how we fund our military.
  We are in a situation that in the last 45 years, we have only funded 
the Federal Government four times on time. Yet we see a situation where 
the world is more dangerous than at any time in my lifetime. We face 
five threats across five domains--this has increased over the last 15 
or 20 years--and at the same time, we have been at work for 20 years 
against terrorism. That war has not abated. It has not gone away. It is 
still there.
  We now face five threats--primarily, China, Russia, Iran, North 
Korea, and terrorism--across five domains: air, land, sea, cyber, and 
now space. Yet, with that backdrop, the world being more dangerous than 
at any time in my lifetime--and I remember the Cold War. I remember the 
Cuban missile crisis. These are things that, in my childhood, really 
imprinted on my brain how dangerous the world can be. Yet, today, I say 
with some qualification, the world is more dangerous than at any time 
in my lifetime. Yet, three times in the last 50 years--the last three 
Democratic Presidents cut spending in our military by 25 percent. That 
was in the late 1970s, in the mid-1990s, and just in the last decade. 
This is devastating. We saw that in readiness in January of 2017. Two-
thirds of our F/A-18s couldn't fly. We had only 3 Army brigades ready 
to fight out of 59.
  This was a devastating thing we did to the U.S. military, and it 
hasn't gone away today. Today--even today--under Republican leadership 
in this Senate, this is something that has been going on for decades; 
that is, we use something called continuing resolutions.
  Let me describe where we are today. The reason I am here speaking to 
the body is that we are beginning the authorization process for defense 
and other authorizing functions within committees, leading to the 
appropriations process, which was supposed to be completed by September 
30 this year, the end of our fiscal year. Well, we are in the sixth 
fiscal month of this fiscal year, which ends September 30, and we are 
just now beginning this process--for a lot of reasons, impeachment 
being one. There are several other reasons contributing to the fact 
that we are late in this process. So we are staring down the barrel of 
another continuing resolution, which we now know costs the U.S. 
military $5 billion per quarter.
  For 12 of the last 13 years, the Congress has put a continuing 
resolution in place for the first quarter of each new fiscal year. Only 
in 2018, when this body stayed here in August and wrestled this issue 
to the ground, did we fund the military by the end of the fiscal year--
only one time in the last 13 years. As a matter of fact, in 2018 when 
we got 75 percent of the budget funded, that was the first time in 22 
years we had gotten that much funded.
  This is ridiculous. It is broken. We have to fix it. The victim of 
that has been the U.S. military. This is devastating on their operation 
of rebuilding readiness and now on the recapitalization program we are 
beginning in earnest.
  Over the last 20 years, shipbuilding has been devastated. We have 
lost some 20,000 vendors across all of the DOD, most of those in 
shipbuilding. Almost 14,000 primary vendors have been lost in the 
supply chain.
  Now, even if we were to fund a recapitalization effort that would get 
us back to being on par with some of our peer competitors, I question 
whether we even have the supply chain today to do that. This is a major 
challenge for us right now.
  Technology is building, our lethality is building, the way we fight 
our fleet is building, but we have to be serious about maintaining 
continuity of funding across decades with regard to this capability we 
have. We are the 800-pound gorilla beneath the sea today, but today we 
are outgunned and outsticked by one of our ``near peer competitors,'' 
and that is China.
  We have a 2016 shipbuilding plan that was done prior to the 2017 
national defense strategy, the NDS. In the shipbuilding plan of 2016, 
it called for 355 ships by 2034. These are submarines, amphibious 
ships, heavy combatant ships, aircraft carriers--over the next 15 
years.
  Well, the NDS was done in 2017. We still don't know what that 
shipbuilding plan is to support the NDS. The new plan is on the desk of 
the Secretary of Defense. I understand he is taking his time to make 
sure he understands the requirements. He has a particular problem 
because of the budget. I get that.
  But I want to highlight today what we are up against. Today, China 
has 355 ships in their navy; we have 296. That is a 54-ship 
disadvantage that we already have today in 2020. That is devastating. 
Most people in America don't think that. They don't know that.
  Oh, by the way, they really have only one area of operations--the 
Indo-Pacific region, although that is changing. But we have multiple 
areas of operation around the world. So this is a huge disadvantage we 
already have today.
  If you look at the next 15 years to 2034, they are projected to go to 
435 ships; we are hoping to get to 355 under the current plan of 2016. 
That may change when we see this new shipbuilding plan, which, by the 
way, was due when the budget was submitted to Congress. That is an 80-
ship delta--80-ship disadvantage that we have to China. That doesn't 
count what Russia is investing in its new technology, submarine, and 
surface fleet.
  We also know what China is doing with the Belt and Road Initiative on 
the back of this incremental capability they have in the naval power 
that they have been developing for the last 30 years. That is the Belt 
and Road Initiative where they go into more than 30 ports in Africa, 
over 50 ports in Latin America--that is South America and Central 
America--where they make these proprietary loans. They have already 
foreclosed on two of those proprietary loans--one in Colombo, Sri 
Lanka, and the other in Karachi, Pakistan, where they have actually 
taken possession and they are now building military naval bases in 
those ports.
  Add to that what we see them doing and have done in the South China 
Sea. I actually was blessed to be able to go with the Navy on a 
flyover--part of a Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China 
Sea--to see exactly what China has done there. We saw Coast Guard ships 
1,000 kilometers off the coast of China down in the South China Sea, 
patrolling the waters, as if they were within the 12-mile legal limit 
of China.
  We believe that we can compete. Today we are still the 800-pound 
gorilla. Our technology and our sailors and pilots in the Navy and our 
marines are the best in the world. We can stand up to the threat today.
  My question and caution today, as we are looking at this 
authorization for our defense and for the budgeting therein, we have to 
make sure that over the next 15 years that we do this shipbuilding 
plan, we maintain a more consistent and better funding for that plan so 
we can rebuild the supply chain in order to build this capability.
  Let me state one other thing. The number of ships is a function of 
the distribution of those ships--how many small ships, large ships, 
carriers, submarines, and so forth. I get that. But the other is also a 
function of how the Navy will fight that. There are new doctrines being 
put in place. The Advanced Battle Management System is going in, and we 
are increasing dramatically the lethality of the weapons and the 
munitions on these vessels. That is the encouraging part. The 
discouraging part is that China has the lead right now with regard to 
range and speed and a few other things in terms of their munitions. I 
am confident we will catch up with that.
  We have the first ever--thanks to President Trump, we have the first-
ever audit of the DOD. It came to us 1 year ago. We have been looking 
at it. It identified $4 billion of obsolete programs they wanted to get 
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that is going to be wasted this year alone, if we end up with another 
CR in the October, November, December timeframe, that is $9 billion. 
That is almost 40 percent of 1 year's shipbuilding plan. That is 
serious money, and it is up to us to get that taken care of and to find 
that money and to rebuild this Navy.
  Let me close with this. The next 50 to 100 years will be determined 
in the next 3 to 5 years, in terms of our relationship not only with 
China but with Russia, Iran, North Korea, and the other threats we have 
around the world. We have to establish with our allies, particularly 
our NATO allies and also Japan--to make sure that they get their 
investments moving in the right direction so that, collectively, we can 
stand up to this growing threat around the world.
  With that, I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.


                                Taliban

  Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, in the fall of 2001--it seems like 
forever ago--Trae Young, the great OU point guard and now Atlanta Hawks 
phenom, was just 3 years old. Darius Bazley, a player for the Thunder 
right now, one of the young guys, he was just barely 1 year old in the 
fall of 2001.
  At that same time period now, almost 20 years ago, there was a man 
named Osama bin Laden working with a small group of people in a country 
called Afghanistan that most Americans could not even find on a map at 
the time. He was meeting privately with them to organize an attack on 
Americans that we could have never imagined. He was training 
individuals and sneaking individuals into the United States, training 
them further to be pilots and preparing them for an attack that 
happened September 11, 2001.
  There is not a soul who was alive during that time period who doesn't 
remember where they were and what was happening on September 11, 2001. 
All of us, we were locked to our TVs watching an airplane fly into a 
side of a building and kill thousands of our friends and neighbors.
  On September 14, the U.S. Congress passed an authorization for the 
use of military force for those individuals who carried out this 
attack, 3 days after that attack. By October 7, the first troops had 
landed in Afghanistan. They were organizing an effort to find Osama bin 
Laden and to eliminate the threat of them carrying that out again.
  The very clear mandate at the time was to work with the government at 
that time in Afghanistan, the Taliban, who were a ruthless 
dictatorship. They had spread their hatred across Afghanistan, but they 
had also made a deal with al-Qaida to hide them inside of Afghanistan. 
And the Taliban, who willingly allowed Osama bin Laden and the 
terrorist group they knew was a terrorist group to remain there, became 
the spark for us to go to the Taliban and say: Either turn Osama bin 
Laden over to the United States for trial and those who were with him 
in al-Qaida or we will come get them. And the Taliban's choice was to 
say: Come and get him, which we did.
  Over the years, 775,000 American troops have deployed to Afghanistan 
at least once--775,000. There were 40 different nations that 
participated with us in Operation Enduring Freedom to remove the threat 
from that region of al-Qaida attacking us. Our twofold purpose was: 
Remove Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida's leadership organization and their 
ability to attack the United States and our allies, and No. 2, remove 
the Taliban from leadership in Afghanistan because they allowed al-
Qaida to function and to operate in their country, and they would 
willingly do it again, so they could not be allowed to remain in 
Afghanistan as leaders. Those were our two agendas going into 
Afghanistan.
  I am proud to say that the United States has won this war with 
Afghanistan. Al-Qaida has been decimated. We hunted down Osama bin 
Laden until, in 2011, we found him and took him and his core leadership 
out at his facility in Pakistan. We continue to drive al-Qaida into 
chaos and oblivion. We continue to hunt down the Taliban and their 
leadership, pushing them out of any semblance of leadership in 
Afghanistan and isolating them in every area we can. They have 
sanctions from all over the world against them, and their name has 
become synonymous with those who allow terrorism.
  Since the time period that we moved in and we won this war, four 
Presidential elections have happened in Afghanistan. As they have seen 
the peaceful transition of power, as messy as it is in many other parts 
of the world--including us--they have seen four elections happen there. 
Previously, under the Taliban's ruthless thumb, women could not work or 
attend school. Now, 36 percent of the country's workforce is female, 40 
percent of elementary students are female, and 33 percent of university 
students are female. There has been a tremendous transition in what is 
happening in Afghanistan.
  They are still a Third World country and still struggling in many 
areas. We have seen Afghanistan begin to start to get some traction 
there. Their military training has partnered with American leadership--
generals all the way down to the infantry level--to meet with Americans 
and learn how to have a professional fighting force there.
  Now, are there issues that still remain in Afghanistan? Absolutely. 
Afghanistan has a long history of being a tribal region, with tribal 
leaders in multiple areas, and a difficulty in uniting a very large 
country. But after four Presidential elections and through multiple 
areas of peaceful growth, it is time to bring this war to an end.
  To answer the question: Why did we go to Afghanistan in the first 
place and has that been accomplished, the answer is, we went to remove 
the Taliban from the leadership there so they would not allow al-Qaida 
to thrive. Al-Qaida is decimated; Osama bin Laden is dead; and the 
Taliban have been removed from power.

  Now, is everything perfect in Afghanistan? Far from it. The goal was 
not peace and daisies when we left. The goal was to accomplish what we 
chose to accomplish, to establish a functioning government so they 
would not have to go back to the Taliban, and then to leave.
  The President's team has been negotiating an agreement with the 
leadership of the Taliban and with the leadership of Afghanistan to 
determine: Can we begin the process of a peaceful transition out? That 
conversation has gone on for 2 years. Obviously, the Afghan leadership 
likes our forces to be there. It is a stabilizing force for their 
country, but we have no intention to remain in Afghanistan forever. Our 
intention is to accomplish what we need to accomplish and then to 
withdraw.
  Now, I think it entirely likely that we will have a long-term 
agreement with Afghanistan and to have troops remain in the region, 
much like we do in Honduras right now. We are not fighting a war in 
Honduras, but we do have a base in Honduras so when there are disasters 
in that area or in order to fight drug trafficking that comes through 
that area, we have a base of operations.
  I am one of those who believes long term we should have a base of 
operations in Afghanistan. It would be wise to do that. What is called 
ISIS-K or ISIS in the Khorasan--they are thriving in that region, and 
it would be wise for us to keep our eyes on other terrorist 
organizations that may try to rise.
  We have no intention to stay long term and forever or to control, 
manage, or be the security forces for the Afghan Government. We are the 
United States of America. We have issues we want to take care of at 
home, and we want our sons and daughters to live life with their sons 
and daughters.
  Now, in the last 48 hours, since this peace treaty, this 
organization, this reduction of hostilities--whatever you want to call 
it--since this has kicked into place in the last 40 hours, we found out 
just how fragile things are. The Taliban reached out and conducted 
several attacks at some security checkpoints in Helmand--not against 
our forces but against some Afghan forces.
  They actually reached out just yesterday and brought a defensive 
attack against the Taliban in that region. It is the first violence we 
have had in 11 days. We fully expect there will be moments like that, 
and there is no expectation that everything is going to be perfect when 
we leave Afghanistan.
  Quite frankly, the United States does not operate in every location 
and expects there to be peace and harmony in every location across the 
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is not our standard. Right now, in Venezuela, that government is in 
great chaos, but we don't have troops on the ground trying to manage 
that situation. We are diplomatically working to engage and bring a 
peaceful resolution to what is happening in Venezuela. We are putting 
aggressive economic sanctions in that place to do what we can to help.
  We will continue to stay engaged with Afghanistan. We have many 
friends there. We have people whom we worked with for a very long time, 
side by side. We will stay engaged with Afghanistan, but it is not our 
intent to stay and remain forever. Our sons and daughters need the 
ability to come home and live their lives.
  There are folks like Terry Hill--Terry Hill, from Kellyville, OK. He 
enlisted in the Army in 2003, right in the heat of the war with 
Afghanistan. He served as an engineer and then later became an officer 
and a pilot of a helicopter. He flew 750 combat missions in 
Afghanistan--750. After 13 years of serving in the Army and after some 
very hard landings, including one final hard landing for him, Terry 
came back home. He is back home in Oklahoma, where he runs the Rapid 
Application Group. It is a 3D printing company. It is a really 
remarkable place. It started at his house and has now grown into a 
thriving company, and that 3D printing company does some really 
remarkable work for a lot of great customers. He hires a lot of 
veterans. He loves to hire other veterans, in fact, and knows the 
unique needs and issues there.
  Every Friday, Terry and a whole bunch of others across the area and 
all the folks there all will wear shirts--what they call RAGFriday. It 
is to recognize and bring awareness to veteran suicide because he has 
way too many friends he wishes he had back.
  Terry is one of the 775,000 people who served in Afghanistan from the 
United States. We are glad to have Terry home. We are proud of his 
company and what he is doing and the leadership they have. We are proud 
of his continued engagement in the veterans community, continuing to 
make a difference.
  We want all of these folks to be able to come home and to be our 
neighbors again and for us to hang out with them. So in the days ahead, 
I look forward to a peaceful resolution and, after winning this war in 
Afghanistan, to be able to come home, to have continued diplomatic 
engagement with them, with a small military footprint, just to be able 
to help them in the region when needed.
  I am grateful that we are directing our Nation and directing our 
military toward home. I could not be more grateful for folks like Terry 
and the 775,000 others who have done everything their country has asked 
them to do--to push back on al-Qaida and their ruthless attacks on the 
United States and to make sure that that does not happen again. I am 
proud of them for what they did.
  Our family lives in safety and freedom, and millions of Americans 
live in gratitude because of those 775,000 folks who went there to keep 
the war from coming here again.
  With that, I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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