#aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eijf ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,america ,,competes ,act to establish ,department of ,energy policy for ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency-,energy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,arpa-,e ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency-,energy 7a7 ,establishment ,section #ejab7;b7 of the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;b77 is amended by striking development of energy technologies and inserting development of transformative science and technology solutions to address energy1 environmental1 economic1 and national security challenges4 7b7 ,goals ,section #ejab7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 to enhance the economic and energy security of the ,united ,states through the development of energy technologies that-- 7i7 reduce imports of energy from foreign sources2 7ii7 reduce energy-related emissions1 including greenhouse gases2 7iii7 improve the energy efficiency of all economic sectors2 7iv7 provide transformative solutions to improve the management1 clean-up1 and disposal of-- 7,i7 low-level radioactive waste2 7,,ii7 spent nuclear fuel2 and 7,,iii7 high-level radioactive waste2 7v7 improve efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of all forms of energy production2 7vi7 improve the resiliency1 reliability1 and security of the electric grid2 and 7vii7 address other challenges within the mission of the ,department as determined by the ,secretary2 and 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7 by striking energy technology projects and inserting advanced technology projects4 7c7 ,responsibilities ,section #ejab7;e77#c77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;e77#c77;,a77 is amended by striking energy4 7d7 ,strategic vision roadmap ,section #ejab7;h77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;h77#b77 is amended to read as follows3 7#b7 ,strategic vision roadmap ,in the report required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall include a roadmap describing the strategic vision that ,,arpa-,e will use to guide the choices of ,,arpa-,e for future technology investments over the following #b fiscal years4 4 7e7 ,coordination and nonduplication ,section #ejab7;i77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;i77#a77 is amended to read as follows3 7#a7 ,in general ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the ,director shall ensure that-- 7,a7 the activities of ,,arpa-,e are coordinated with1 and do not duplicate the efforts of1 programs and laboratories within the ,department and other relevant research agencies2 and 7,b7 ,,arpa-,e does not provide funding for a project unless the prospective grantee demonstrates sufficient attempts to secure private financing or indicates that the project is not independently commercially viable4 4 7f7 ,evaluation ,section #ejab7l7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7l77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of the ,,arpa-,e ,act of #bjah1 the ,secretary is authorized to enter into a contract with the ,national ,academy of ,sciences under which the ,national ,academy shall conduct an evaluation of how well ,,arpa-,e is achieving the goals and mission of ,,arpa-,e4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking shall and inserting is authorized to2 and 7,b7 by striking the recommendation of the ,national ,academy of ,sciences and inserting a recommendation4 7g7 ,protection of proprietary information ,section #ejab of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7n7 as subsection 7o72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7m7 the following new subsection3 7n7 ,protection of proprietary information 7#a7 ,in general ,the following categories of information collected by ,,arpa-,e from recipients of awards under this section shall be considered privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code3 7,a7 ,plans for commercialization of technologies developed under the award1 including business plans1 technology-to-market plans1 market studies1 and cost and performance models4 7,b7 ,investments provided to an awardee from third parties 7such as venture capital firms1 hedge funds1 and private equity firms71 including amounts and the percentage of ownership of the awardee provided in return for the investments4 7,c7 ,additional financial support that the awardee-- 7i7 plans to invest1 or has invested1 into the technology developed under the award2 or 7ii7 is seeking from third parties4 7,d7 ,revenue from the licensing or sale of new products or services resulting from research conducted under the award4 7#b7 ,effect of subsection ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect-- 7,a7 the authority of the ,secretary to use information without publicly disclosing such information2 or 7,b7 the responsibility of the ,secretary to transmit information to ,congress as required by law4 4 7h7 ,funding ,section #ejab7o77#d7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7o77#d771 as redesignated by subsection 7g77#a71 is amended by striking during the #e-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act4 7i7 ,technical amendments 7#a7 ,section #ejab7;g77#c77;,a77iii7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;g77#c77;,a77iii77 is amended by striking subpart each place it appears and inserting subparagraph4 7#b7 ,section #ejab7o77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7o77#b771 as redesignated by subsection 7g77#a71 is amended by striking paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 and inserting paragraph 7#d74 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,june #bg1 #bjah4;,clerk4