S 2300 — CIT Act of 2019

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Committee.--The term `Committee' means the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established under subsection (b).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) Emissions reduction.--The term `emissions reduction' has the meaning given the term in section 454(a).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the industrial emissions reduction technology development program established under section 454(b)(1).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director, shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the `Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee'.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(c) Membership.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Appointment.--The Committee shall be comprised of not fewer than 14 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary, in coordination with the Director.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Representation.--Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) not less than 1 representative of each relevant Federal agency, as determined by the Secretary;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) not less than 2 representatives of labor groups;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) not less than 3 representatives of the research community, which shall include academia and National Laboratories;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(D) not less than 2 representatives of nongovernmental organizations;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(E) not less than 6 representatives of industry, the collective expertise of which shall cover every focus area described in section 454(c);

and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(F) any other individual whom 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.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) Chair.--The Secretary shall designate a member of the Committee to serve as Chair.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(d) Duties.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) in consultation with the Secretary and the Director, develop the missions and goals of the program, which shall be consistent with the purposes of the program described in section 454(b)(1);

and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) advise the Secretary and the Director with respect to the program--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) by identifying and evaluating any technologies being developed by the private sector relating to the focus areas described in section 454(c);</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) by identifying technology gaps in the private sector in those focus areas, and making recommendations to address those gaps;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iii) by surveying and analyzing factors that prevent the adoption of emissions reduction technologies by the private sector;

and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iv) by recommending technology screening criteria for technology developed under the program to encourage adoption of the technology by the private sector;

and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) develop the roadmap described in paragraph (2).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Emissions reduction roadmap.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) Purpose.--The purpose of the roadmap developed under paragraph (1)(C) is to achieve the goals of the program in the focus areas described in section 454(c).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) Contents.--The roadmap developed under paragraph (1)(C) shall--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) specify near-term and long- term qualitative and quantitative objectives relating to each focus area described in section 454(c), including research, development, demonstration, and commercial application objectives;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) specify the anticipated timeframe for achieving the objectives specified under clause (i);</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iii) include plans for developing emissions reduction technologies that are globally cost-competitive;

and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iv) identify the appropriate role for investment by the Federal Government, in coordination with the private sector, to achieve the objectives specified under clause (i).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(e) Meetings.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Frequency.--The Committee shall meet not less frequently than 2 times per year, at the call of the Chair.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(f) Committee Report.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, 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.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) a description of any technology innovation opportunities identified by the Committee;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) a description of any technology gaps identified by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii);</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) recommendations for improving technology screening criteria and management of the program;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(D) an evaluation of the progress of the program and the research and development funded under the program;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(E) any recommended changes to the focus areas of the program described in section 454(c);</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(G) the roadmap developed by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(C);</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(H) the progress made in achieving the goals set out in that roadmap;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(I) a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the program;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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 454(c);

and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and any other relevant Committee of Congress.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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.''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140;

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1494) (as amended by section 3(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 454 the following:</DELETED> <DELETED>``Sec.

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Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee.''.

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 455 (as added by section 4(a)) the following:</DELETED> <DELETED>``SEC.

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) a State;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) a unit of local government;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) a territory or possession of the United States;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(D) a relevant State or local office, including an energy office;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(E) a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765 of title 38, United States Code);</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(F) an institution of higher education;

and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(G) a private entity.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Emissions reduction.--The term `emissions reduction' has the meaning given the term in section 454(a).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the program established under subsection (b).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide technical assistance to eligible entities to carry out an activity described in subsection (c).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Adopting emissions reduction technologies.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Establishing goals and priorities to accelerate the development and evaluation of relevant technologies.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) Developing collaborations across States, local governments, and territories and possessions of the United States.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(4) Reviewing the appropriate emissions reduction options for a particular eligible entity.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(5) Developing a roadmap for emissions reduction for a particular eligible entity.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(6) Any other activity determined appropriate by the Secretary.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(d) Applications.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) Priorities.--In selecting eligible entities for technical assistance under the program, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) carrying out an activity that has the greatest potential for achieving emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) located in a State that has historically relied on industrial sectors for a substantial portion of the State economy, as determined by the Secretary, taking into account employment data, per capita income, and other indicators of economic output in the State;

or</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) located in a State that has experienced significant decline in the economic contribution of industry to the State.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year during which the program is in effect.''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (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 4(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 455 the following:</DELETED> <DELETED>``Sec.

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Technical assistance program to implement industrial emissions reduction.''.

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COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRY.</DELETED> <DELETED> Section 6(a) of the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act (42 U.S.C.

6351(a)) is amended--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) by striking ``Industrial Technologies Program'' each place it appears and inserting ``Advanced Manufacturing Office'';

and</DELETED> <DELETED> (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''.</DELETED> SECTION 1.

and ``(F) a partnership or consortium of two2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (B) through (E).

``(b) Industrial Emissions Reduction Technology Development Program.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, the Secretary, in coordinationconsultation with the DirectorDirector, and in consultation with 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;

and ``(B) achieveincrease emissionsthe reductionviability inand nonpowercompetitiveness of United States industrial sectors.technology exports;

and ``(C) achieve emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors.

and ``(C) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication with the energy-intensive industries program established under section 452.

and ``(iv) by switching to alternative fuels, including hydrogen;hydrogen and nuclear energy;

``(C) achieve emissions reduction in chemical production processes;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 that--to-- ``(i) model and simulate manufacturing production lines;

``(E) leverage the principles of sustainable manufacturing to minimize the negative environmental impacts of manufacturing and sustainable chemistry while conserving energy and resources, including-- ``(i) by designing products that enable reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling;

``(ii) by minimizing waste from industrial processes;processes, including through the reuse of waste as other resources in other industrial processes for mutual benefit;

and ``(iii) by reducingincreasing resource intensity;efficiency;

``(3) development of net-zero emissionemissions liquid and gaseous fuels;

``(4) emissions reduction in shipping, aviation, and long distance transportation,transportation; including through the use of alternative fuels;

``(6) high-performanceother computingtechnologies tothat developachieve advancednet-zero materialsemissions andin manufacturingnonpower processesindustrial contributingsectors, toas thedetermined focusby areasthe describedSecretary, in paragraphsconsultation (1)with through (5), including-- ``(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization of the designDirector; of energy efficient and sustainable products;

and ``(B)``(7) thehigh-performance usecomputing ofto digitaldevelop prototypingadvanced materials and additive manufacturing processes contributing to enhancethe productfocus design;areas described in paragraphs (1) through (6), including-- ``(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization of the design of energy efficient and sustainable products;

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16352).16352).''.

``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.-- ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year during which the program is in effect.

``(2) Demonstration projects.--Subject to the amount appropriated under paragraph (1), not more than $650,000,000 shall be used to carry out demonstration projects under subsection (d)(3).''.

``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, the Secretary, in coordinationconsultation 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 coordinationconsultation with the Director.

``(B) notthe lessChair thanof 2the representativesSecretary of laborEnergy groups;Advisory Board, if that position is filled;

``(C) not less than 32 representatives of thelabor researchgroups; community, which shall include academia and National Laboratories;

``(D) not less than 23 representatives of nongovernmentalthe organizations;research community, which shall include academia and National Laboratories;

``(E) not less than 62 representatives of industry,nongovernmental theorganizations; collective expertise of which shall cover every focus area described in section 454(c);

and ``(F) anynot otherless individualthan whom6 therepresentatives Secretary,of insmall- coordinationand withlarge-scale theindustry, Director, determines to be necessary to ensure that the Committeecollective isexpertise comprised of awhich diverseshall groupcover ofevery representativesfocus ofarea industry,described academia,in independentsection researchers,454(c); and public and private entities.

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.

``(d) Duties.-- ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall-- ``(A) in consultation with the Secretary and the Director, developpropose the missions and goals offor the program, which shall be consistent with the purposes of the program described in section 454(b)(1);

and ``(B) advise the Secretary and the Director 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 454(c);

and ``(C) develop the roadmapstrategic plan described in paragraph (2).

``(2) EmissionsStrategic reductionplan.-- roadmap.-- ``(A) Purpose.--The purpose of the roadmapstrategic plan developed under paragraph (1)(C) is to achieve the goals of the program in the focus areas described in section 454(c).

``(B) Contents.--The roadmapstrategic 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 454(c), including research, development, demonstration, and commercial application objectives;

and ``(iv) identify the appropriatepublic roleand for investment by the Federal Government, in coordination with the private sector,costs toof achieveachieving the objectives specified under clause (i).(i);

and ``(v) estimate the economic and employment impact in the United States of achieving those objectives.

``(G) if necessary, an update to the roadmapstrategic plan developed by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(C);

``(H) the progress made in achieving the goals set out in that roadmap;strategic plan;

``(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 CommitteeCommittees on Appropriations and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the CommitteeCommittees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and any other relevant Committee of Congress.

``(4) Reviewing the appropriate emissions reduction optionstechnologies available for a particular eligible entity.

``(5) Developing a roadmap for implementing emissions reduction technologies for a particular eligible entity.

``(3) Priorities.--InFactors for consideration.--In selecting eligible entities for technical assistance under the program, the Secretary shallshall-- ``(A) give priority toto-- an``(i) eligibleactivities entity--carried ``(A)out carryingwith outtechnical anassistance activityunder the program that hashave the greatest potential for achieving emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors;

``(B)``(ii) locatedactivities carried out in a State thatin haswhich historicallythere reliedare onactive or inactive industrial sectorsfacilities forthat amay substantialbe portionused ofor theretrofitted Stateto economy,carry asout determinedactivities byunder the Secretary,focus takingareas intodescribed account employment data, per capita income, and other indicators of economic output in thesection State;454(c);

orand ``(C)``(iii) locatedactivities incarried aout Statein thatan haseconomically experienceddistressed significantarea decline(as described in section 301(a) of the economicPublic contributionWorks ofand industryEconomic toDevelopment theAct State.of 1965 (42 U.S.C.

``(e)3161(a))); Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year during which the program is in effect.''.

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 454(c).''.

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269 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.

2300 [Report No.

116-148] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance the industrial competitiveness of the United States by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________ October 24, 2019 Reported with an amendment