[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3711-S3712]
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SA 2262. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 10__. 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)''.
SEC. 10__. REVIEW OF APPLIED ENERGY PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (referred to
in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a review
of all applied energy research and development programs under
the Department of Energy (referred to in this section as the
``Department'') that focus on researching and developing
technologies that reduce emissions.
(b) Requirements.--In conducting the review under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) identify each program described in that subsection the
mission of which is to research and develop technologies that
reduce emissions;
(2) determine the type of services provided by each program
identified under paragraph (1), such as grants and technical
assistance;
(3) determine whether there are written program goals for
each program identified under paragraph (1);
(4) examine the extent to which the programs identified
under paragraph (1) overlap or are duplicative; and
(5) develop recommendations--
(A) as to how any overlapping or duplicative programs
identified under paragraph (4) should be restructured or
consolidated, including by any necessary legislation;
(B) as to how to identify technologies described in
paragraph (1) that--
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(i) are not served by a single program office at the
Department; or
(ii) the research and development of which may require
collaboration with other Federal agencies; and
(C) for methods to improve the programs identified under
paragraph (1), including by establishing program goals,
assessing workforce considerations and technical skills, or
increasing collaboration with other Federal agencies and
stakeholders (including private industry).
(c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the Secretary
completes the review under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committees on Science, Space, and
Technology and Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report describing the results of and the
recommendations developed under the review.
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