ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019

IB Union Calendar No. 346 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4091 [Report No. 116–432] To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA–E program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 30, 2019 Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. LAMB) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology JUNE 18, 2020 Additional sponsors: Mr. MAST, Mr. BEYER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. ROUDA, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. CASE, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. KATKO, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CROW, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BACON, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HIMES, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. HURD of Texas, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. KEATING, Ms. WILD, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. PORTER, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DESAULNIER, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, and Mr. GALLAGHER VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4091 RH JUNE 18, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 30, 2019] A BILL To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA–E program, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4091 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ARPA–E Reauthoriza- 4 tion Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. ARPA–E AMENDMENTS. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 5012(b) of the America 7 COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(b)) is amended by strik- 8 ing ‘‘development of energy technologies’’ and inserting ‘‘de- 9 velopment of transformative science and technology solu- 10 tions to address the energy and environmental missions of 11 the Department’’. 12 (b) GOALS.—Section 5012(c) of the America COM- 13 PETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(c)) is amended— 14 (1) by striking paragraph (1)(A) and inserting 15 the following: 16 ‘‘(A) to enhance the economic and energy se- 17 curity of the United States through the develop- 18 ment of energy technologies that— 19 ‘‘(i) reduce imports of energy from for- 20 eign sources; 21 ‘‘(ii) reduce energy-related emissions, 22 including greenhouse gases; 23 ‘‘(iii) improve the energy efficiency of 24 all economic sectors; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4091 RH ‘‘(iv) provide transformative solutions 1 to improve the management, clean-up, and 2 disposal of radioactive waste and spent nu- 3 clear fuel; and 4 ‘‘(v) improve the resilience, reliability, 5 and security of infrastructure to produce, 6 deliver, and store energy; and’’; and 7 (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 8 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘energy technology 9 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘advanced technology 10 projects’’. 11 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 5012(e)(3)(A) of the 12 America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(e)(3)(A)) is 13 amended by striking ‘‘energy’’. 14 (d) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.—Section 5012(h) of the 15 America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(h)) is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 ‘‘(h) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.— 18 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—As part of the annual 19 budget request submitted for each fiscal year, the Di- 20 rector shall provide to the relevant authorizing and 21 appropriations committees of Congress a report 22 that— 23 ‘‘(A) describes projects supported by ARPA– 24 E during the previous fiscal year; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 4091 RH ‘‘(B) describes projects supported by ARPA– 1 E during the previous fiscal year that examine 2 topics and technologies closely related to other 3 activities funded by the Department, and in- 4 cludes an analysis of whether in supporting such 5 projects, the Director is in compliance with sub- 6 section (i)(1)(A); and 7 ‘‘(C) describes current, proposed, and 8 planned projects to be carried out pursuant to 9 subsection (e)(3)(D). 10 ‘‘(2) STRATEGIC VISION ROADMAP.—Not later 11 than October 1, 2021, and every four years thereafter, 12 the Director shall provide to the relevant authorizing 13 and appropriations committees of Congress a road- 14 map describing the strategic vision that ARPA–E 15 will use to guide the choices of ARPA–E for future 16 technology investments over the following 4 fiscal 17 years.’’. 18 (e) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.—Section 19 5012(i)(1) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 20 16538(i)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 22 practicable, the Director shall ensure that— 23 ‘‘(A) the activities of ARPA–E are coordi- 24 nated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 4091 RH programs and laboratories within the Depart- 1 ment and other relevant research agencies; and 2 ‘‘(B) ARPA–E does not provide funding for 3 a project unless the prospective grantee dem- 4 onstrates sufficient attempts to secure private fi- 5 nancing or indicates that the project is not inde- 6 pendently commercially viable.’’. 7 (f) EVALUATION.—Section 5012(l) of the America 8 COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(l)) is amended— 9 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 10 following: 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 12 the date of enactment of the ARPA–E Reauthoriza- 13 tion Act of 2019, the Secretary is authorized to enter 14 into a contract with the National Academy of 15 Sciences under which the National Academy shall 16 conduct an evaluation of how well ARPA–E is 17 achieving the goals and mission of ARPA–E.’’; and 18 (2) in paragraph (2)— 19 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 20 (A), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 21 and 22 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 23 recommendation of the National Academy of 24 Sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘a recommendation’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 4091 RH (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Para- 1 graph (2) of section 5012(o) of the America COMPETES 2 Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(o)) is amended to read as follows: 3 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 4 Subject to paragraph (4), there are authorized to be 5 appropriated to the Director for deposit in the Fund, 6 without fiscal year limitation— 7 ‘‘(A) $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 8 ‘‘(B) $497,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 9 ‘‘(C) $567,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 10 ‘‘(D) $651,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 11 ‘‘(E) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 12 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 5012 of the 13 America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) is amended— 14 (1) in subsection (g)(3)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘sub- 15 part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subpara- 16 graph’’; and 17 (2) in subsection (o)(4)(B), by striking 18 ‘‘(c)(2)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(2)(C)’’. 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 346 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4091 [Report No. 116–432] A BILL To amend the America COMPETES Act to reau- thorize the ARPA–E program, and for other pur- poses. JUNE 18, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:20 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4091.RH H4091 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS