,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cajj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fortenberry1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 and ,mr4 ,kilmer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,energy to provide for prize competitions relating to climate and energy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,challenges ,prizes for ,climate ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,climate ,solutions ,challenges 7a7 ,authority ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall establish a program to be known as ,climate ,solutions ,challenges for carrying out prize competitions described under subsection 7d7 pursuant to section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7 relating to the climate and energy4 7b7 ,prize committees 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall assemble a prize committee with respect to each prize competition that shall define the scope and detail of1 and provide the requirements for1 the prize competitions under this section4 ,such committee shall be composed of-- 7,a7 members from the ,federal agency1 department1 or office that most appropriately corresponds with the topic of the prize competition1 including-- 7i7 with respect to a prize competition under subsection 7c77#d71 the ,administrator of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration and the ,director of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration2 and 7ii7 with respect to a prize competition under subsection 7c77#e71 the ,director of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration and the ,director of the ,national ,technical ,information ,service2 and 7,b7 representatives of any other entities1 as determined appropriate by the ,secretary1 including ,state and local governments and the private sector4 7#b7 ,defining topic areas ,the prize committee may modify and define the scope of the prize areas described under subsection 7c71 so long as such modification is in accordance with descriptions in such subsection4 7#c7 ,incentive for prize competition ,the prize committee for each prize competition shall determine the incentive for the prize competition4 ,in determining the incentive1 the committee shall consider-- 7,a7 a cash prize2 7,b7 access to ,government facilities1 such as through a lab-embedded entrepreneurship program of the ,department of ,energy1 a cooperative research and development agreement1 or other method2 7,c7 advance market commitments for technologies of use or promise to the ,federal ,government2 and 7,d7 any other incentive provided for by law4 7#d7 ,judging criteria ,the prize committee for each prize competition shall establish judging criteria for the competition that shall include1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 potential for the solution to become a commercial product or service or advance knowledge to further the public good2 7,b7 consideration of how likely the solution is to lead to subsequent research1 development1 or manufacturing in the ,united ,states2 7,c7 the degree to which the solution will lower the climate footprint of the ,united ,states2 and 7,d7 the degree to which the solution will lower the global climate footprint4 7#e7 ,consideration ,in carrying out this section1 the committee shall take into consideration the best practices provided for in the challenges and prizes toolkit made publicly available on ,december #ae1 #bjaf1 by the ,general ,services ,administration4 7#f7 ,definition of advance market commitment ,in this subsection1 the term advance market commitment means a commitment by the ,federal ,government to purchase a set number of units of a product from a private sector entity at an agreed-upon price1 assuming pre-specified criteria are met4 7c7 ,prize competitions ,in carrying out the program1 the ,secretary shall provide for prize competitions1 including at least one prize competition on each of the following3 7#a7 ,carbon capture and beneficial use ,solutions to capture carbon directly from the atmosphere or from sources that would otherwise be emitted to the atmosphere1 and convert it to a beneficial use that does not result in near-term re-release into the atmosphere1 unless such re-release offsets the emission of additional carbon into the atmosphere1 such that the net effect of the solution is to reduce the overall amount of carbon being emitted to the atmosphere4 7#b7 ,energy efficiency ,solutions to achieve transformative increases in energy efficiency1 defined as an increase in energy efficiency of #b times or more over commonly-available technology without a proportional increase in cost4 7#c7 ,energy storage ,solutions to achieve implementation or grid integration of advanced energy storage technology4 7#d7 ,climate resiliency ,solutions to provide new or improved approaches to mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change 7such as floods1 drought1 excessive heat and cold1 and severe weather7 in rural or urban areas4 7#e7 ,data analytics ,solutions to-- 7,a7 provide new or improved tools that use data to better model ,earth's climate at a global1 regional1 or local scale2 7,b7 forecast climate-related phenomena 7such as weather1 seasonal trends1 oceanic and atmospheric circulation72 or 7,c7 provide actionable information on the climate and related phenomena to government1 industry1 and members of the public4 7d7 ,acceptance of funds ,in addition to such sums as may be appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,secretary to award prizes under this section1 the ,secretary may accept funds from other ,federal agencies1 private sector entities1 and ,state and local governments to award prizes under this section4 ,the ,secretary may not give any special consideration relating to the selection of awards under the prize competition to any private sector entity or individual in return for a donation to the ,secretary or prize committee4 7e7 ,eligibility ,notwithstanding section #bd7;g77#c7 of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7;g77#c771 a group may be eligible for an award under this section if one or more members of such group is a citizen or permanent resident of the ,united ,states4 7f7 ,completion of prize competitions ,the prize competitions carried out under this section shall be completed not later than the date that is #e years after the program is established under subsection 7a74 7g7 ,,gao report ,not later than the date of completion under subsection 7f71 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report on the impact and the effectiveness of the program carried out under this section4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #bj1jjj1jjj to carry out this ,act1 to remain available until expended4