Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019

IB Union Calendar No. 383 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4230 [Report No. 116–477] To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance the industrial com- petitiveness of the United States by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology AUGUST 14, 2020 Additional sponsors: Mrs. LURIA, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. REED, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. BACON, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. CASE, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SIRES, Ms. WILD, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. NORTON, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KIM, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCADAMS, Mr. ROONEY of Flor- ida, and Ms. HAALAND AUGUST 14, 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 September 6, 2019] VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:41 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4230 RH 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 emis- sions of nonpower industrial sectors, and for other pur- poses. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4230 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 ‘‘Clean Industrial Tech- 4 nology Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘CIT Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 6 The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by 7 this Act is to encourage the development and evaluation of 8 innovative technologies aimed at increasing— 9 (1) the technological and economic competitive- 10 ness of industry and manufacturing in the United 11 States; and 12 (2) the emissions reduction of nonpower indus- 13 trial sectors. 14 SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY 15 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Independence and Se- 17 curity Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 18 453 (42 U.S.C. 17112) the following: 19 ‘‘SEC. 454. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECH- 20 NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 21 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 23 Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol- 24 icy. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti- 1 ty’ means— 2 ‘‘(A) a scientist or other individual with 3 knowledge and expertise in emissions reduction; 4 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education; 5 ‘‘(C) a nongovernmental organization; 6 ‘‘(D) a National Laboratory; 7 ‘‘(E) a private entity; and 8 ‘‘(F) a partnership or consortium of 2 or 9 more entities described in subparagraphs (B) 10 through (E). 11 ‘‘(3) EMISSIONS REDUCTION.— 12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘emissions re- 13 duction’ means the reduction, to the maximum 14 extent practicable, of net nonwater greenhouse 15 gas emissions to the atmosphere by energy serv- 16 ices and industrial processes. 17 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘emissions re- 18 duction’ does not include the elimination of car- 19 bon embodied in the principal products of indus- 20 trial manufacturing. 21 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 22 term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 23 given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education 24 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 1 program established under subsection (b)(1). 2 ‘‘(b) INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECH- 3 NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 5 the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, the Sec- 6 retary, in coordination with the Director and in con- 7 sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, 8 National Laboratories, industry, and institutions of 9 higher education, shall establish a crosscutting re- 10 search, development, and demonstration program to 11 further the development and commercial application 12 of innovative industrial emissions reduction tech- 13 nologies that— 14 ‘‘(A) increase the technological and eco- 15 nomic competitiveness of industry and manufac- 16 turing in the United States; and 17 ‘‘(B) achieve emissions reduction in 18 nonpower industrial sectors. 19 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro- 20 gram, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 21 practicable— 22 ‘‘(A) coordinate with each relevant office in 23 the Department and any other Federal agency; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(B) coordinate and collaborate with the In- 1 dustrial Technology Innovation Advisory Com- 2 mittee established under section 455; and 3 ‘‘(C) coordinate with the energy-intensive 4 industries program established under section 5 452. 6 ‘‘(3) LEVERAGE OF EXISTING RESOURCES.—In 7 carrying out the program, the Secretary shall lever- 8 age, to the maximum extent practicable— 9 ‘‘(A) existing resources and programs of the 10 Department and other relevant Federal agencies; 11 and 12 ‘‘(B) public-private partnerships. 13 ‘‘(c) FOCUS AREAS.—The program shall focus on, to 14 the maximum extent practicable,— 15 ‘‘(1) industrial production processes, including 16 technologies and processes that— 17 ‘‘(A) achieve emissions reduction in high- 18 emissions industrial materials production proc- 19 esses, including production processes for iron, 20 steel, steel mill products, aluminum, cement, con- 21 crete, glass, pulp, paper, and industrial ceram- 22 ics; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(B) achieve emissions reduction in 1 medium- and high-temperature heat generation, 2 including— 3 ‘‘(i) through electrification of heating 4 processes; 5 ‘‘(ii) through renewable heat generation 6 technology; 7 ‘‘(iii) through combined heat and 8 power; and 9 ‘‘(iv) by switching to alternative fuels, 10 including hydrogen; 11 ‘‘(C) achieve emissions reduction in chem- 12 ical production processes; 13 ‘‘(D) leverage smart manufacturing tech- 14 nologies and principles, digital manufacturing 15 technologies, and advanced data analytics to de- 16 velop advanced technologies and practices in in- 17 formation, automation, monitoring, computa- 18 tion, sensing, modeling, and networking that— 19 ‘‘(i) simulate manufacturing produc- 20 tion lines; 21 ‘‘(ii) monitor and communicate pro- 22 duction line status; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(iii) manage and optimize energy 1 productivity and cost throughout produc- 2 tion; and 3 ‘‘(iv) model, simulate, and optimize the 4 energy efficiency of manufacturing proc- 5 esses; 6 ‘‘(E) leverage the principles of sustainable 7 manufacturing and sustainable chemistry to 8 minimize the negative environmental impacts of 9 manufacturing while conserving energy and re- 10 sources, including— 11 ‘‘(i) by designing products that enable 12 reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and 13 recycling; 14 ‘‘(ii) by minimizing waste from indus- 15 trial processes; and 16 ‘‘(iii) by reducing resource intensity; 17 and 18 ‘‘(F) increase the energy efficiency of indus- 19 trial processes; 20 ‘‘(2) alternative materials that produce fewer 21 emissions during production and result in fewer emis- 22 sions during use, including— 23 ‘‘(A) high-performance lightweight mate- 24 rials; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(B) substitutions for critical materials and 1 minerals; 2 ‘‘(3) development of net-zero emissions liquid 3 and gaseous fuels; 4 ‘‘(4) emissions reduction in shipping, aviation, 5 and long distance transportation, including through 6 the use of alternative fuels; 7 ‘‘(5) carbon capture technologies for industrial 8 processes; 9 ‘‘(6) high-performance computing to develop ad- 10 vanced materials and manufacturing processes con- 11 tributing to the focus areas described in paragraphs 12 (1) through (5), including— 13 ‘‘(A) modeling, simulation, and optimiza- 14 tion to design energy efficient and sustainable 15 products; and 16 ‘‘(B) the use of digital prototyping and ad- 17 ditive manufacturing to enhance product design; 18 ‘‘(7) other technologies that achieve net-zero 19 emissions in nonpower industrial sectors as deter- 20 mined by Secretary in coordination with the Direc- 21 tor; 22 ‘‘(8) incorporation of sustainable and green 23 chemistry and engineering principles, practices, and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 4230 RH methodologies, as the Secretary determines appro- 1 priate; and 2 ‘‘(9) other research or technology areas identified 3 in the Emissions Reduction Roadmap authorized in 4 section 455. 5 ‘‘(d) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE AGREE- 6 MENTS, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 7 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the 8 Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis 9 to eligible entities for projects that the Secretary de- 10 termines would best achieve the goals of the program. 11 ‘‘(2) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE- 12 MENTS.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary 13 may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements 14 with eligible entities and Federal agencies for projects 15 that the Secretary determines would further the pur- 16 poses of the program. 17 ‘‘(3) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In sup- 18 porting technologies developed under this section, the 19 Secretary shall fund demonstration projects that test 20 and validate technologies described in subsection (c). 21 ‘‘(4) COST SHARING.—In awarding funds under 22 this section, the Secretary shall require cost sharing 23 in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy 24 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 1 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 2 the demonstration projects authorized in subsection 3 (d)(3)— 4 ‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 5 ‘‘(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 6 ‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 7 ‘‘(4) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 8 ‘‘(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 9 ‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 10 the activities authorized in this section in accordance with 11 section 203 of the Department of Energy Research and In- 12 novation Act (42 U.S.C. 18631).’’. 13 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 14 the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public 15 Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1494) is amended by inserting 16 after the item relating to section 453 the following: 17 ‘‘Sec. 454. Industrial emissions reduction technology development program.’’. SEC. 4. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVISORY 18 COMMITTEE. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Independence and Se- 20 curity Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 21 454 (as added by section 3(a)) the following: 22 ‘‘SEC. 455. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVI- 23 SORY COMMITTEE. 24 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Committee’ means 1 the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Com- 2 mittee established under subsection (b). 3 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 4 Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol- 5 icy. 6 ‘‘(3) EMISSIONS REDUCTION.—The term ‘emis- 7 sions reduction’ has the meaning given the term in 8 section 454(a). 9 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 10 industrial emissions reduction technology development 11 program established under section 454(b)(1). 12 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 13 the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, the Secretary, 14 in coordination with the Director, shall establish an advi- 15 sory committee, to be known as the ‘Industrial Technology 16 Innovation Advisory Committee’. 17 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 18 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Committee shall be 19 comprised of not fewer than 15 members, who shall be 20 appointed by the Secretary, in coordination with the 21 Director. 22 ‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION.—Members appointed 23 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:00 Aug 14, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4230.RH H4230 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 4230 RH ‘‘(A) not less than 1 representative of each 1 relevant Federal agency, as determined by the 2 Secretary; 3 ‘‘(B) not less than 2 representatives of labor 4 groups; 5 ‘‘(C) not less than 3 representatives of the 6 research community, which shall include aca- 7 demia and National Laboratories; 8 ‘‘(D) not less than 2 representatives of non- 9 governmental organizations; 10 ‘‘(E) not less than 6 representatives of in- 11 dustry, the collective expertise o [Text truncated for display. 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