,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjae,mr4    
,man*9 7= himself & ,ms4 ,heitkamp7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje to   
use exi/+ fund+ available to fur!r      
projects t w\ld improve en]gy effici5cy 
& r$uce emissions4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce
 ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 9 #bjjh1        
,congress au?oriz$ #h1jjj1jjj1jjj 9     
au?ority to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to     
issue loan gu>antees = qualify+ advanc$ 
fossil en]gy projects2  7#b7 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,en]gy has issu$ #b reque/s =        
proposals "u ! loan gu>antee au?ority = 
:i* applicants h appli$ = loan          
gu>antees2  7#c7 no loan gu>antee has   
be5 issu$ to a fossil en]gy project by !
 ,secret>y ( ,en]gy "u a loan gu>antee2 
7#d7 advanc$ fossil en]gy te*nologies   

c\ld significantly improve ! effici5cy (
 ! conv]sion ( coal to useful en]gy2    
7#e7 ! use ( advanc$ fossil en]gy       
te*nologies c\ld result 9 dramatic      
r$uctions ( gre5h\se gases & o!r        
emissions f coal use2 &  7#f7 a report  
issu$ by ! ,national ,coal ,c\ncil 9    
,janu>y #bjae concludes t-- 7,a7 fund+ =
 c>bon capture & /orage projects is a   
major *all5ge2 &  7,b7 z ( ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* l>ge-scale     
c>bon capture & /orage project "u       
developm5t has bo? public & private     
fund+ s z to m9imize ! risk exposure ( !
 project4  #c4 ,program /udy  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy %all c>ry out1 & submit to       
,congress a report describ+ ! results (1
 a /udy on ! effectiv5ess ( ! advanc$   
fossil loan gu>antee inc5tive program & 
o!r inc5tive programs = advanc$ fossil  
en]gy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7b7      
,cont5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u         
subsection 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy   

%all-- 7#a7 solicit indu/ry & /akehold] 
input2  7#b7 evaluate ! effectiv5ess ( !
 advanc$ fossil loan gu>antee inc5tive  
program1 alone or 9 comb9ation ) o!r    
inc5tives1 9 advanc+ c>bon capture &    
/orage te*nology2  7#c7 review ea*      
,f$]al inc5tive provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies = c>bon    
capture & /orage demon/ration projects  
to det]m9e ! adequacy & effectiv5ess ( !
 comb9$ ,f$]al inc5tives 9 advanc+ c>bon
 capture & /orage & advanc$ fossil en]gy
 te*nologies2  7#d7 assess :e!r         
comb9ations ( ! inc5tive programs 9     
exi/5ce z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 c\ld be effective to advance c>bon     
capture & /orage & advanc$ fossil en]gy 
te*nologies2 &  7#e7 evaluate ! impact (
 implem5t+ ! recomm5dations describ$ 9 !
 ,janu>y #bjae ,national ,coal ,c\ncil  
report entitl$ ,fossil ,=w>d3           
,revitaliz+ ,,ccs1 ,br++ ,scale & ,spe$ 
to ,,ccs ,deploym5t on ! effectiv5ess ( 
! advanc$ fossil loan gu>antee program4