,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #deec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjad ,mr4   
,mc,kinley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rahall1    
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 ,murphy (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,doyle1 ,mr4 ,eny>t1
 & ,mr4 ,cram]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to au?orize appropriations = fossil  
en]gy rese>* & developm5t programs at ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fossil ,en]gy ,enc\ragem5t &         
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,! ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$   
,/ates dep5ds on fossil res\rces = ov]  
#hj p]c5t ( its en]gy ne$s2  7#b7 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy's ,fossil ,en]gy     
,rese>* & ,developm5t program focuses on
 develop+ af=dable1 safe1 & clean       
me*anisms to enhance & utilize dome/ic  
fossil en]gy res\rces 9 ! mo/ effici5t  
mann]2  7#c7 ! inve/m5t 9 ?is program   
supports an exi/+ rese>* & developm5t   

portfolio ( ov] #a1jjj projects t       
includes ne>ly #g billion 9 private     
sector-contribut$ co/s & t repres5ts ov]
 #ee1jjj job ye>s2  7#d7 ! ,fossil      
,en]gy ,rese>* & ,developm5t program is 
responsible = develop+ innovative       
control te*nologies t are n[ 9 op]ation 
on ?ree out ( e f\r coal-burn+ p[]      
plants 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7 z a     
result ( ^! te*nology innovations1      
emissions ( crit]ion pollutants su* z   
sulphur dioxide & nitrog5 oxide h       
decreas$ by an av]age ( #he p]c5t1 :i*  
elim9at$ problems associat$ ) acid ra92 
7#f7 hydraulic fractur+ ( natural gas   
%ale is a product ( rese>* &            
te*nological innovations initiat$ "u !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy's ,fossil ,en]gy     
,rese>* & ,developm5t program2  7#g7 !  
,fossil ,en]gy ,rese>* & ,developm5t    
program is curr5tly develop+ advanc$    
te*nologies to support a competitive    
future = our l[-co/ coal & gas res\rces 
= use 9 p[] g5]ation & indu/rial        
applications2  7#h7 ^! advanc$          

te*nologies w support new p[] plat=ms ( 
! future t w be highly effici5t1 includ+
 te*nologies su* z ultra sup]critical   
mat]ials production1 advanc$ gas        
turb9es1 gasification plat=ms t c also  
enable ! expansion ( dome/ic fuels1 !   
liquids & *emical indu/ry1 & advanc$    
en]gy plat=ms includ+ pressur$ oxycoal  
combu/ion & *emical loop+2 &  7#i7 x is 
important t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy cont9ue
 to develop ^! te*nologies & h suffici5t
 funds to ensure t a div]se portfolio ( 
options are available to ensure t !     
,unit$ ,/ates c compete 9 a clean en]gy 
future1 "o :i* w include significant    
fossil fuel res\rces4  #c4 ,fossil en]gy
 rese>* & developm5t ,!re are au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy = fiscal ye> #bjae = fossil en]gy
 rese>* & developm5t #gcd1jjj1jjj1 (    
:i*--  7#a7 #dce1jjj1jjj %all be = coal 
rese>* & developm5t2  7#b7 #aga1jjj1jjj 
%all be = program direction2  7#c7      
#ajj1jjj1jjj %all be = natural gas & oil
 rese>* & developm5t2  7#d7 #ag1jjj1jjj 

%all be = plant & capital equipm5t2 &   
7#e7 #aa1jjj1jjj %all be = environm5tal 
re/oration4  #d4 ,national ,en]gy       
,te*nology ,laboratory ,none ( ! funds  
au?oriz$ by section #b may be us$ to--  
7#a7 trans=m any elem5t ( ! ,national   
,en]gy ,te*nology ,laboratory into a    
gov]nm5t-own$1 contractor-op]at$        
laboratory1 or to consid] or plan = any 
su* trans=mation2  7#b7 consolidate or  
close any elem5t ( ! ,national ,en]gy   
,te*nology ,laboratory2 or  7#c7 transf]
 ,national ,en]gy ,te*nology ,laboratory
 human res\rces functions f any         
laboratory4