#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #eijf  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,am]ica  
,,competes ,act to e/abli% ,dep>tm5t (  
,en]gy policy = ,advanc$ ,rese>*        
,projects ,ag5cy-,en]gy1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,arpa-,e ,act ( #bjah4    
#b4 ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects          
,ag5cy-,en]gy  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,section 
#ejab7;b7 ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;b77 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ developm5t ( en]gy te*nologies &  
ins]t+ developm5t ( trans=mative sci5ce 
& te*nology solutions to address en]gy1 
environm5tal1 economic1 & national      
security *all5ges4  7b7 ,goals ,section 
#ejab7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#afech7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 to enhance ! economic & en]gy      
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh !      
developm5t ( en]gy te*nologies t-- 7i7  
r$uce imports ( en]gy f =eign s\rces2   
7ii7 r$uce en]gy-relat$ emissions1      
includ+ gre5h\se gases2  7iii7 improve !

 en]gy effici5cy ( all economic sectors2
  7iv7 provide trans=mative solutions to
 improve ! managem5t1 clean-up1 &       
disposal (-- 7,i7 l[-level radioactive  
wa/e2  7,,ii7 sp5t nucle> fuel2 &       
7,,iii7 high-level radioactive wa/e2    
7v7 improve effici5cy & r$uce !         
environm5tal impact ( all =ms ( en]gy   
production2  7vi7 improve ! resili5cy1  
reliability1 & security ( ! electric    
grid2 &  7vii7 address o!r *all5ges )9 !
 mission ( ! ,dep>tm5t z det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y2 &  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 
by /rik+ en]gy te*nology projects &     
ins]t+ advanc$ te*nology projects4  7c7 
,responsibilities ,section              
#ejab7;e77#c77;,a7 ( su* ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;e77#c77;,a77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ en]gy4  7d7 ,/rategic vision   
roadmap ,section #ejab7;h77#b7 ( su*    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;h77#b77 is  
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#b7 ,/rategic 
vision roadmap ,9 ! report requir$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director %all include 
a roadmap describ+ ! /rategic vision t  

,,arpa-,e w use to guide ! *oices (     
,,arpa-,e = future te*nology inve/m5ts  
ov] ! foll[+ #b fiscal ye>s4  4  7e7    
,coord9ation & nonduplication ,section  
#ejab7;i77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#afech7;i77#a77 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to ! maximum    
ext5t practicable1 ! ,director %all     
ensure t-- 7,a7 ! activities ( ,,arpa-,e
 are coord9at$ )1 & d n duplicate !     
ef=ts (1 programs & laboratories )9 !   
,dep>tm5t & o!r relevant rese>* ag5cies2
 &  7,b7 ,,arpa-,e does n provide fund+ 
= a project unless ! prospective grantee
 demon/rates suffici5t attempts to      
secure private f9anc+ or indicates t !  
project is n indep5d5tly comm]cially    
viable4  4  7f7 ,evaluation ,section    
#ejab7l7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#afech7l77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+    
p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ! ,,arpa-,e ,act ( #bjah1 
! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to ent] into a  
contract ) ! ,national ,academy (       

,sci5ces "u :i* ! ,national ,academy    
%all conduct an evaluation ( h[ well    
,,arpa-,e is a*iev+ ! goals & mission ( 
,,arpa-,e4  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 
7,a7 by /rik+ %all & ins]t+ is au?oriz$ 
to2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ! recomm5dation ( !
 ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces & ins]t+ 
a recomm5dation4  7g7 ,protection (     
propriet>y in=mation ,section #ejab (   
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection  
7n7 z subsection 7o72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7m7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection3  7n7 ,protection (          
propriet>y in=mation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
foll[+ categories ( in=mation collect$  
by ,,arpa-,e f recipi5ts ( aw>ds "u ?is 
section %all be consid]$ privileg$ &    
confid5tial & n subject to disclosure   
pursuant to section #eeb ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code3 7,a7 ,plans =      
comm]cialization ( te*nologies develop$ 
"u ! aw>d1 includ+ bus9ess plans1       
te*nology-to-m>ket plans1 m>ket /udies1 
& co/ & p]=mance models4  7,b7          

,inve/m5ts provid$ to an aw>dee f ?ird  
p>ties 7su* z v5ture capital firms1 h$ge
 funds1 & private equity firms71 includ+
 am\nts & ! p]c5tage ( own]%ip ( !      
aw>dee provid$ 9 return = ! inve/m5ts4  
7,c7 ,additional f9ancial support t !   
aw>dee--  7i7 plans to inve/1 or has    
inve/$1 into ! te*nology develop$ "u !  
aw>d2 or  7ii7 is seek+ f ?ird p>ties4  
7,d7 ,rev5ue f ! lic5s+ or sale ( new   
products or s]vices result+ f rese>*    
conduct$ "u ! aw>d4  7#b7 ,effect (     
subsection ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all  
be con/ru$ to affect--  7,a7 ! au?ority 
( ! ,secret>y to use in=mation )\t      
publicly disclos+ su* in=mation2 or     
7,b7 ! responsibility ( ! ,secret>y to  
transmit in=mation to ,congress z       
requir$ by law4  4  7h7 ,fund+ ,section 
#ejab7o77#d7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#afech7o77#d771 z r$esignat$ by         
subsection 7g77#a71 is am5d$ by /rik+   
dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7i7 ,te*nical     
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section                 

#ejab7;g77#c77;,a77iii7 ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;g77#c77;,a77iii77 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ subp>t ea* place x appe>s
 & ins]t+ subp>agraph4  7#b7 ,section   
#ejab7o77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#afech7o77#b771 z r$esignat$ by         
subsection 7g77#a71 is am5d$ by /rik+   
p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 
7#d74  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
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