,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ac1 
#bjac,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
provide for the establishment of clean  
technology consortia to enhance the     
economic1 environmental1 and energy     
security of the ,united ,states by      
promoting domestic development1         
manufacture1 and deployment of clean    
technologies4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,consortia-,led
 ,energy and ,advanced ,manufacturing   
,networks ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,clean technology ,the  
term clean technology means a           
technology1 production process1 or      
methodology that-- 7,a7 produces energy 
from solar1 wind1 geothermal1 biomass1  
tidal1 wave1 ocean1 and other renewable 
energy sources 7as defined in section   
#fji of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory

 ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#iah;c772  7,b7 more efficiently        
transmits1 distributes1 or stores       
energy2  7,c7 enhances energy efficiency
 for buildings and industry1 including  
combined heat and power2  7,d7 enables  
the development of a ,smart ,grid 7as   
described in section #acja of the       
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcha771      
including integration of renewable      
energy sources and distributed          
generation1 demand response1 demand side
 management1 and systems analysis2  7,e7
 produces an advanced or sustainable    
material with energy or energy          
efficiency applications2  7,f7 improves 
energy efficiency for transportation1   
including electric vehicles2  7,g7      
enhances water security through improved
 water management1 conservation1        
distribution1 and end use applications2 
or  7,h7 addresses challenges in        
advanced manufacturing and supply chain 
integration4  7#b7 ,cluster ,the term   

cluster means a network of entities     
directly involved in the research1      
development1 finance1 and commercial    
application of clean technologies whose 
geographic proximity facilitates the use
 and sharing of skilled human resources1
 infrastructure1 research facilities1   
educational and training institutions1  
venture capital1 and input suppliers4   
7#c7 ,consortium ,the term consortium   
means a clean technology consortium     
established in accordance with this     
,act4  7#d7 ,project ,the term project  
means an activity with respect to which 
a consortium provides support under this
 ,act4  7#e7 ,qualifying entity ,the    
term qualifying entity means-- 7,a7 a   
research university2  7,b7 a ,federal or
 ,state institution with a focus on     
developing clean technologies or        
clusters2 and  7,c7 a nongovernmental   
organization with expertise in          
translational research1 clean           
technology1 or cluster development4     
7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    

means the ,secretary of ,commerce4  7#g7
 ,translational research ,the term      
translational research means the        
coordination of basic or applied        
research with technical applications to 
enable promising discoveries or         
inventions to achieve commercial        
application4  #c4 ,establishment of     
clean technology consortia program  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
establish and carry out a program to    
establish clean technology consortia to 
enhance the economic1 environmental1 and
 energy security of the ,united ,states 
by promoting domestic development1      
manufacture1 and deployment of clean1   
state-of-the-art technologies4  7b7     
,program ,the ,secretary shall carry out
 the program described in subsection 7a7
 by leveraging the expertise and        
resources of private research           
communities1 institutions of higher     
education1 industry1 venture capital1   
,national ,laboratories 7as defined in  
section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act  

of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771 and   
other participants in technology        
innovation-- 7#a7 to support            
collaborative1 cross-disciplinary       
research and development in areas not   
being served by the private sector2 and 
7#b7 to develop and accelerate the      
commercial application of innovative    
clean technologies4  7c7 ,role of the   
,secretary ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 
carry out and oversee all aspects of the
 program described in subsection 7a72   
7#b7 select recipients of grants for the
 establishment and operation of         
consortia through a competitive         
selection process2 and  7#c7 coordinate 
the innovation activities of consortia  
with activities carried out by the      
,secretary of ,energy1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 other ,federal agency heads1 
private industry1 and academia1         
including by annually-- 7,a7 issuing    
guidance regarding national clean       
technology and development priorities   
and strategic objectives2 and  7,b7     

convening a conference relating to clean
 technology1 which shall bring together 
representatives of ,federal agencies1   
private industry1 academia1 and other   
entities to share research and          
commercialization results1 program      
plans1 and opportunities for            
collaboration4  #d4 ,applications  7a7  
,in general ,to receive support under   
this ,act1 a consortium shall submit to 
the ,secretary an application in such   
manner1 at such time1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary      
determines to be necessary4  7b7        
,eligibility ,a consortium shall be     
eligible to receive support under this  
,act if-- 7#a7 the consortium consists  
of-- 7,a7 #a or more research           
universities that can demonstrate a     
significant annual clean technology     
research budget1 entrepreneurial support
 programs1 and technology licensing     
expertise2 and  7,b7 a total of #e or   
more qualifying entities that can       
demonstrate expertise in translational  

research1 clean technology1 and cluster 
development2  7#b7 the members of the   
consortium have established a binding   
agreement that documents-- 7,a7 the     
structure of the partnership agreement2 
7,b7 a governance and management        
structure that enables cost-effective   
implementation of the program2  7,c7 a  
conflicts of interest policy2  7,d7 an  
accounting structure that meets the     
requirements of the ,secretary and that 
may be audited under this ,act2 and     
7,e7 the existence of an external       
advisory committee2  7#c7 the consortium
 receives funding from non-,federal     
sources1 such as a ,state and           
participants of the consortium1 that may
 be used to support projects2  7#d7 the 
consortium is part of an existing       
cluster or demonstrates high potential  
to develop a new cluster2 and  7#e7 the 
consortium operates as a nonprofit      
organization or as a public-private     
partnership under an operating agreement
 led by a nonprofit organization4  7c7  

,selection ,the ,secretary may          
disqualify an application from a        
consortium under this ,act if the       
,secretary determines that the conflicts
 of interest policy of the consortium is
 inadequate4  7d7 ,external advisory    
committees  7#a7 ,in general ,to be     
eligible to receive a grant under this  
,act1 a consortium shall establish an   
external advisory committee1 the members
 of which shall have extensive and      
relevant scientific1 technical1         
industry1 financial1 or research        
management expertise4  7#b7 ,duties ,an 
external advisory committee shall-- 7,a7
 review the proposed plans1 programs1   
project selection criteria1 and projects
 of the consortium2 and  7,b7 ensure    
that projects selected by the consortium
 meet the applicable conflicts of       
interest policy of the consortium4  7#c7
 ,members ,an external advisory         
committee shall consist of-- 7,a7 the   
,secretary2  7,b7 representatives of the
 members of the consortium2 and  7,c7   

such representatives of private         
industry1 including entrepreneurs and   
venture capitalists1 as the ,secretary  
and members of the consortium determine 
to be necessary4  #e4 ,grants  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall award     
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to #f or
 more consortia4  7b7 ,terms  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the initial term of a grant    
awarded under this ,act shall not exceed
 #e years4  7#b7 ,extension ,the        
,secretary may extend the term of a     
grant awarded under this ,act for a     
period of not more than #e additional   
years4  7c7 ,amounts  7#a7 ,in general  
,a grant awarded to a consortium under  
this ,act shall not exceed-- 7,a7       
#cj1jjj1jjj per fiscal year2 or  7,b7   
the collective contributions of         
non-,federal entities to the consortium1
 as described in section #d7;b77#c74    
7#b7 ,flexibility ,in determining the   
amount of a grant under this section1   
the ,secretary shall consider-- 7,a7 the
 translational research capacity of the 

consortium2  7,b7 the financial1 human1 
and facility resources of the qualifying
 entities2 and  7,c7 the cluster of     
which the consortium is a part4  7#c7   
,increases in amounts ,subject to       
paragraph 7#a71 a consortium may request
 an increase in the amount of a grant   
awarded under this ,act at the time the 
consortium requests an extension of an  
initial grant4  7d7 ,use of amounts     
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph  
7#c71 a consortium awarded a grant under
 this ,act shall use the amounts to     
support translational research1         
technology development1 manufacturing   
innovation1 and commercialization       
activities relating to clean technology4
  7#b7 ,project selection ,as a         
condition of receiving a grant under    
this ,act1 a consortium shall-- 7,a7    
develop and make available to the public
 on the website of the ,department of   
,commerce proposed plans1 programs1     
project selection criteria1 and terms   
for individual project awards2  7,b7    

establish conflicts of interest         
procedures1 consistent with those of the
 ,department of ,commerce1 to ensure    
that employees and designees for        
consortium activities who are in        
decisionmaking capacities disclose all  
material conflicts of interest1         
including financial1 organizational1 and
 personal conflicts of interest2  7,c7  
establish policies-- 7i7 to prevent     
resources provided to the consortium    
from being used to displace private     
sector investment otherwise likely to   
occur1 including investment from private
 sector entities that are members of the
 consortium2  7ii7 to facilitate the    
participation of private entities that  
invest in clean technologies to perform 
due diligence on award proposals1 to    
participate in the award review process1
 and to provide guidance to projects    
supported by the consortium2 and  7iii7 
to facilitate the participation of      
parties with a demonstrated history of  
commercial application of clean         

technologies in the development of      
consortium projects2  7,d7 oversee      
project solicitations1 review proposed  
projects1 and select projects for       
awards2 and  7,e7 monitor project       
implementation4  7#c7 ,limitations  7,a7
 ,administrative expenses ,a consortium 
may use not more than #aj percent of the
 amounts awarded to the consortium for  
administrative expenses4  7,b7          
,prohibition on use ,a consortium shall 
not use any amounts awarded to the      
consortium under this ,act to construct 
a new building or facility4  7e7 ,audits
  7#a7 ,in general ,a consortium that   
receives a grant under this ,act shall  
carry out1 in accordance with such      
requirements as the ,secretary may      
prescribe1 an annual audit to determine 
whether the grant has been used in      
accordance with this ,act4  7#b7 ,report
 ,the consortium shall submit a copy of 
each audit under paragraph 7#a7 to the  
,secretary and the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,,gao    

review ,as a condition of receiving a   
grant under this ,act1 a consortium     
shall allow the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states1 on the request of 
the ,comptroller ,general1 full access  
to the books1 records1 and personnel of 
consortium4  7#d7 ,reports to ,congress 
,the ,secretary shall submit to         
,congress annually a report that        
includes-- 7,a7 a copy of the audit     
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7  
any recommendations of the ,secretary   
relating to the clean technology        
consortia program4  7f7 ,revocation of  
awards ,the ,secretary shall have the   
authority-- 7#a7 to review grants       
awarded under this ,act2 and  7#b7 to   
revoke a grant awarded under this ,act  
if the ,secretary determines that a     
consortium has used the grant in a      
manner that is not consistent with this 
,act4  7g7 ,authorization of            
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out this section    

#ajj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,rescission ,there  
is hereby rescinded1 from appropriated  
discretionary funds that remain         
available to the ,secretary for         
obligation as of the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 #ajj1jjj1jjj4