,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ae1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,"y 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 provide t c]ta9 coal-fir$ p[] plants 
are eligible = loan gu>antees1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,re9vigorat+ ,am]ican   
,en]gy ,infra/ructure ,act4  #b4        
,expansion ( fossil en]gy loan gu>antees
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #agjc ( ! ,en]gy
 ,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afeac7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection   
7b77#b71 by /rik+ 9 subsection 7d7 &    
ins]t+ "u subsection 7d7 & coal-fir$    
electric g5]at+ units meet+ ! crit]ia "u
 subsection 7e72  7#b7 by r$esignat+    
subsection 7e7 z subsection 7f72 &  7#c7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3
  7e7 ,coal-,fir$ electric g5]at+ units 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may make     
gu>antees = ! foll[+ coal-fir$ electric 

g5]at+ projects3 7,a7 ,l>ge-scale hele  
units ,l>ge-scale high-effici5cy1       
l[-emissions coal-fir$ electric g5]at+  
units--  7i7 n less ?an #fe p]c5t ( !   
annual net en]gy output ( :i* is us$ to 
g5]ate electricity2  7ii7 t h a maximum 
design 7nameplate7 g5]at+ capacity t is 
n less ?an #cej megawatts2  7iii7 t     
d]ive n less ?an #fe p]c5t ( ! annual   
heat input f coal or #a or m coal d]iv$ 
fuels2  7iv7 t h be5 design$ to a*ieve  
an ov]all g5]ation effici5cy ( n less   
?an #dj p]c5t2  7v7 t h ! capability (  
accommodat+ ! equipm5t t might be       
necess>y 9 ! future to capture ! c>bon  
dioxide emissions f ! unit2 &  7vi7 t1  
to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 m9imize 
wat] consumption4  7,b7 ,small-scale    
hele units ,small-scale1 high-effici5cy1
 l[-emissions coal-fir$ electric g5]at+ 
units--  7i7 n less ?an #fe p]c5t ( !   
annual net en]gy output ( :i* is us$ to 
g5]ate electricity2  7ii7 t employ a    
modul> design t maximizes ! b5efits (   
high-quality1 l[-co/ %op fabrication to 

m9imize con/ruction co/s & project cycle
 "t2  7iii7 t h a maximum design        
7nameplate7 g5]at+ capacity t is less   
?an #cej megawatts2  7iv7 t d]ive n less
 ?an #fe p]c5t ( ! annual heat input f  
coal or #a or m coal d]iv$ fuels2  7v7 t
 h be5 design$ to a*ieve an ov]all      
g5]ation effici5cy ( n less ?an #dj     
p]c5t2  7vi7 t h ! capability (         
accommodat+ ! equipm5t t might be       
necess>y 9 ! future to capture ! c>bon  
dioxide emissions f ! unit2  7vii7 t h a
 load foll[+ capability d[n to #be p]c5t
 ( maximum cont9u\s rat+ = ! unit2      
7viii7 t h ! capability to a*ieve high  
ramp rates ( n less ?an #d p]c5t ( !    
maximum cont9u\s rat+ p] m9ute ( ! unit2
 &  7ix7 t1 to ! maximum ext5t          
practicable1 m9imize wat] consumption4  
7#b7 ,fees ,! ,secret>y %all n require )
 respect to a project receiv+ a gu>antee
 "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 any paym5t "u 
section #agjb7;b7 = ! co/ ( ! gu>antee2 
or  7,b7 ! paym5t (--  7i7 any fees to  
cov] adm9i/rative exp5ses "u section    

#agjb7;h72 or  7ii7 any o!r fees "u ?is 
title1 includ+ application fees1        
facility fees1 & ma9t5ance fees4  7#c7  
,/reaml9$ p]mitt+ ,a project receiv+ a  
gu>antee "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be       
consid]$ to be a cov]$ project "u title 
,,xli ( ! ,,fa/ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcgjm et seq474  4  7b7 ,con=m+        
am5dm5ts ,section #agjb ( ! ,en]gy      
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#afeab7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection    
7b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ ! subsection       
designation & head+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh
 ,no gu>antee 9 ! matt] prec$+          
subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7
 ,specific appropriation or contribution
 ,except z provid$ 9 section            
#agjc7;e77#b77;,a71 no gu>antee  2  7,b7
 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh  
7,c7 z p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c71       
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2 & 
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 
7i7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+  
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7ii7 by /rik+         
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#b72

 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7h77#a71 by /rik+ 
,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,except 
z provid$ 9 section #agjc7;e77#b77;,b71 
! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,te*nical correction  
,section #bjcbj7;a7 ( ! ,cont9u+        
,appropriations ,resolution1 #bjjg 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #afeae7;a77 is am5d$1 9 ! fir/
 s5t5ce1 by /rik+ section #agjb7;b77#b7 
& ins]t+ section #agjb7;b74