,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #b1 #bjag,mr4   
,mc,kinley 7for himself and ,mr4        
,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in        
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to increase accountability  
with respect to ,department of ,energy  
carbon capture1 utilization1 and        
sequestration projects1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,advancing ,,ccus   
,technology ,act4  #b4 ,carbon capture1 
utilization1 and sequestration          
technologies  7a7 ,amendments to the    
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje  7#a7     
,fossil energy ,section #ifa7;a7 of the 

,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afbia7;a77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#h7  
,improving the conversion1 use1 and     
storage of carbon dioxide produced from 
fossil fuels4  4  7#b7 ,coal and related
 technologies program ,section          
#ifb7;b77#a7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act
 of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afbib7;b77#a77
 is amended--  7,a7 by striking during  
each of calendar years #bjjh1 #bjaj1    
#bjab1 and #bjaf1 and during each fiscal
 year beginning after ,september #cj1   
#bjba1 and inserting during each fiscal 
year beginning after ,september #cj1    
#bjag12  7,b7 by inserting allow for    
large scale demonstration and after     
technologies that would2 and  7,c7 by   
inserting commercial use1 after use of  
coal for4  7b7 ,increased accountability
 with respect to carbon capture1        
utilization1 and sequestration projects 
7#a7 ,,doe evaluation  7,a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary of ,energy 7in this     
subsection referred to as the           

,secretary7 shall1 in accordance with   
this subsection1 annually conduct an    
evaluation1 and make recommendations1   
with respect to each project conducted  
by the ,secretary for research1         
development1 demonstration1 or          
deployment of carbon capture1           
utilization1 and sequestration          
technologies 7also known as carbon      
capture and storage and utilization     
technologies74  7,b7 ,scope ,for        
purposes of this subsection1 a project  
includes any contract1 lease1           
cooperative agreement1 or other similar 
transaction with a public agency or     
private organization or person1 entered 
into or performed1 or any payment made1 
by the ,secretary for research1         
development1 demonstration1 or          
deployment of carbon capture1           
utilization1 and sequestration          
technologies4  7#b7 ,requirements for   
evaluation ,in conducting an evaluation 
of a project under this subsection1 the 
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 examine if the  

project will allow a carbon capture1    
utilization1 and sequestration          
technology to advance and achieve any   
specific goal of the project2 and  7,b7 
evaluate and determine if the project   
has made significant progress in        
advancing a carbon capture1 utilization1
 and sequestration technology4  7#c7    
,recommendations ,for each evaluation of
 a project conducted under this         
subsection1 if the ,secretary determines
 that-- 7,a7 significant progress in    
advancing a carbon capture1 utilization1
 and sequestration technology has been  
made1 the ,secretary shall assess the   
funding of the project and make a       
recommendation as to whether increased  
funding is necessary to advance the     
project2 or  7,b7 significant progress  
in advancing a carbon capture1          
utilization1 and sequestration          
technology has not been made1 the       
,secretary shall--  7i7 assess the      
funding of the project and make a       
recommendation as to whether increased  

funding is necessary to advance the     
project2  7ii7 assess and determine if  
the project has reached its full        
potential2 and  7iii7 make a            
recommendation as to whether the project
 should continue4  7#d7 ,reports  7,a7  
,report on evaluations and              
recommendations ,not later than #b years
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the
 ,secretary shall--  7i7 issue a report 
on the evaluations conducted and        
recommendations made during the previous
 year pursuant to this subsection2 and  
7ii7 make each such report available on 
the ,internet ,web site of the          
,department of ,energy4  7,b7 ,report   
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 and every #c 
years thereafter1 the ,secretary shall  
submit to the ,subcommittee on ,energy  
of the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  

,senate a report on--  7i7 the          
evaluations conducted and               
recommendations made during the previous
 #c years pursuant to this subsection2  
and  7ii7 the progress of the           
,department of ,energy in advancing     
carbon capture1 utilization1 and        
sequestration technologies1 including   
progress in achieving the ,department of
 ,energy's goal of having an array of   
advanced carbon capture and             
sequestration technologies ready by     
#bjbj for large-scale demonstration4