[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 3978 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3978
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2019
Mr. Casten of Illinois (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Ms. Johnson of
Texas, and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Industrial Technology Act of
2019'' or the ``CIT Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to
encourage the development and evaluation of innovative technologies
aimed at increasing--
(1) the technological and economic competitiveness of
industry and manufacturing in the United States; and
(2) the emissions reduction of nonpower industrial sectors.
SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
is amended by inserting after section 453 (42 U.S.C. 17112) the
following:
``SEC. 454. 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 two 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 CIT Act of 2019, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Director 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) 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 455; and
``(C) coordinate 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;
``(C) achieve emissions reduction in chemical
production processes;
``(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--
``(i) 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 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; and
``(iii) by reducing resource intensity; 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,
including--
``(A) innovative building materials;
``(B) high-performance lightweight materials; and
``(C) substitutions for critical materials and
minerals;
``(3) development of net-zero emissions liquid and gaseous
fuels;
``(4) emissions reduction in shipping, aviation, and long
distance transportation, including through the use of
alternative fuels;
``(5) carbon capture technologies for industrial processes;
``(6) high-performance computing to develop advanced
materials and manufacturing processes contributing to the focus
areas described in paragraphs (1) through (5), 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; and
``(7) other technologies that achieve net-zero emissions in
nonpower industrial sectors as determined by Secretary in
coordination with the Director.
``(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).
``(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.--Of 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) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat.
1494) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 453
the following:
``Sec. 454. Industrial emissions reduction technology development
program.''.
SEC. 4. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
is amended by inserting after section 454 (as added by section 3(a))
the following:
``SEC. 455. 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 454(a).
``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the industrial
emissions reduction technology development program established
under section 454(b)(1).
``(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'.
``(c) Membership.--
``(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.
``(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) not less than 2 representatives of labor
groups;
``(C) not less than 3 representatives of the
research community, which shall include academia and
National Laboratories;
``(D) not less than 2 representatives of
nongovernmental organizations;
``(E) not less than 6 representatives of industry,
the collective expertise of which shall cover every
focus area described in section 454(c); and
``(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.
``(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, 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
``(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);
``(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 roadmap described in paragraph
(2).
``(2) Emissions reduction roadmap.--
``(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).
``(B) Contents.--The roadmap 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;
``(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; and
``(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).
``(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 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.
``(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 454(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) the roadmap developed by the Committee under
subsection (d)(1)(C);
``(H) the progress made in achieving the goals set
out in that roadmap;
``(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 454(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 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.
``(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 3(b)) is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 454 the following:
``Sec. 455. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee.''.
SEC. 5. 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 455 (as added by section 4(a))
the following:
``SEC. 456. 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 454(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 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).
``(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 options
for a particular eligible entity.
``(5) Developing a roadmap for emissions reduction 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) Priorities.--In selecting eligible entities for
technical assistance under the program, the Secretary shall
give priority to an eligible entity--
``(A) carrying out an activity that has the
greatest potential for achieving emissions reduction in
nonpower industrial sectors;
``(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
``(C) located in a State that has experienced
significant decline in the economic contribution of
industry to the State.
``(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.''.
(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:
``Sec. 456. Technical assistance program to implement industrial
emissions reduction.''.
SEC. 6. 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''.
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CIT Act of 2019
#3978 | HR Congress #116
Policy Area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionChemistryClimate change and greenhouse gasesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental technologyHigher educationIndustrial facilitiesIndustrial policy and productivityLighting, heating, coolingMaterials
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (7/26/2019)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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