,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4   
,veasey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,curbelo (     
,florida1 & ,mr4 ,ma/7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize     
me?ane leak detection & mitigation      
rese>* activities by ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,en]gy4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,me?ane ,emissions          
,mitigation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!        
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 me?ane is a    
valuable1 en]gy-d5se fuel s\rce compos+ 
! majority ( natural gas2  7#b7 9 #bjad1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates lo/ m ?an #i4h million 
metric tons ( natural gas1 wor? almo/ #b
 billion1 ?r\gh me?ane leaks &          
int5tional releases ?r\gh\t ! oil & gas 
sy/em2  7#c7 ! comp>ative impact (      
me?ane on climate *ange is m ?an #be    
times great] ?an c>bon dioxide ov] a    
#ajj-ye> p]iod1 & m ?an #hj "t great]   
ov] a #bj ye> p]iod2 &  7#d7 id5tify+ & 

elim9at+ leaks is a necess>y /ep 9      
fight+ climate *ange1 & additional      
rese>* is necess>y to fur!r comm]cialize
 leak detection & mitigation            
te*nologies4  #c4 ,me?ane leak detection
 & mitigation rese>*  7a7 ,requirem5t ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all c>ry out a     
program ( rese>* & developm5t 9 me?ane  
leak detection & mitigation4  7b7       
,program goal ,! ,secret>y %all set a   
goal ( develop+ a v>iety ( te*nologies  
t-- 7#a7 enable ,unit$ ,/ates natural   
gas op]ations to elim9ate me?ane leaks  
by fiscal ye> #bjbe2 &  7#b7 co/ less to
 pur*ase & op]ate ?an ! m>ket value ( ! 
gas t w\ld h leak$ b = su* te*nologies4 
#d4 ,te*nology demon/ration prize       
competition ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all  
c>ry out a me?ane leak detection &      
mitigation te*nology demon/ration prize 
competition "u section #bd ( !          
,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology ,innovation  
,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai74  #e4
 ,te*nology cle>+h\se program  7a7      
,e/abli%m5t ( program ,! ,secret>y (    

,en]gy %all e/abli% & promote a program 
to enc\rage te*nological innovation 9   
developm5t & comm]cialization ( me?ane  
leak detection & mitigation te*nology4  
7b7 ,elem5ts ( program ,! program       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all include--
 7#a7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a c5traliz$ ,f$]al 
cle>+h\se = public access to in=mation  
relat+ to te*nologies & be/ practices = 
me?ane leak detection & mitigation2     
7#b7 ! issuance ( ann\ncem5ts seek+     
unique & innovative te*nologies to      
advance ! mission ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u ?is  
,act2 &  7#c7 ! provision ( in=mation = 
p]sons seek+ guidance on h[ to pursue   
proposals to develop or deploy          
te*nologies t w\ld r$uce me?ane         
emissions1 includ+ in=mation relat+ to  
indu/ry te*nology acquisition practices4
  7c7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y's designat$ (fic]s 
%all coord9ate ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy's 
,(fice ( ,te*nology ,transitions4  #f4  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         

,secret>y ( ,en]gy = c>ry+ out ?is ,act 
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjag   
?r\gh #bjbe4