,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cajj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4   
,lip9ski 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4
 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 ,rooney 
( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,miss          
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,mrs4    
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 &    
,mr4 ,kilm]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to provide =
 prize competitions relat+ to climate & 
en]gy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,*all5ges  ,prizes = ,climate ,act (    
#bjai4  #b4 ,climate ,solutions         
,*all5ges  7a7 ,au?ority ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all e/abli% 
a program to be kn[n z ,climate         
,solutions ,*all5ges = c>ry+ out prize  
competitions describ$ "u subsection 7d7 
pursuant to section #bd ( !             
,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology ,innovation  

,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7      
relat+ to ! climate & en]gy4  7b7 ,prize
 committees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all assemble a prize committee )       
respect to ea* prize competition t %all 
def9e ! scope & detail (1 & provide !   
requirem5ts =1 ! prize competitions "u  
?is section4 ,su* committee %all be     
compos$ (--  7,a7 memb]s f ! ,f$]al     
ag5cy1 dep>tm5t1 or (fice t mo/         
appropriately corresponds ) ! topic ( ! 
prize competition1 includ+--  7i7 )     
respect to a prize competition "u       
subsection 7c77#d71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration & ! ,director ( !         
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration2 &  7ii7 ) respect to a   
prize competition "u subsection 7c77#e71
 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration & ! ,director 
( ! ,national ,te*nical ,in=mation      
,s]vice2 &  7,b7 repres5tatives ( any   
o!r entities1 z det]m9$ appropriate by !
 ,secret>y1 includ+ ,/ate & local       

gov]nm5ts & ! private sector4  7#b7     
,def9+ topic areas ,! prize committee   
may modify & def9e ! scope ( ! prize    
areas describ$ "u subsection 7c71 s long
 z su* modification is 9 accordance )   
descriptions 9 su* subsection4  7#c7    
,inc5tive = prize competition ,! prize  
committee = ea* prize competition %all  
det]m9e ! inc5tive = ! prize            
competition4 ,9 det]m9+ ! inc5tive1 !   
committee %all consid]--  7,a7 a ca%    
prize2  7,b7 access to ,gov]nm5t        
facilities1 su* z ?r\gh a lab-emb$d$    
entrepr5eur%ip program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,en]gy1 a coop]ative rese>* & developm5t
 agreem5t1 or o!r me?od2  7,c7 advance  
m>ket commitm5ts = te*nologies ( use or 
promise to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7,d7  
any o!r inc5tive provid$ = by law4  7#d7
 ,judg+ crit]ia ,! prize committee = ea*
 prize competition %all e/abli% judg+   
crit]ia = ! competition t %all include1 
at a m9imum--  7,a7 pot5tial = !        
solution to become a comm]cial product  
or s]vice or advance k to fur!r ! public

 good2  7,b7 consid]ation ( h[ likely ! 
solution is to lead to subsequ5t rese>*1
 developm5t1 or manufactur+ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2  7,c7 ! degree to :i* ! solution
 w l[] ! climate footpr9t ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7,d7 ! degree to :i* !       
solution w l[] ! global climate         
footpr9t4  7#e7 ,consid]ation ,9 c>ry+  
out ?is section1 ! committee %all take  
into consid]ation ! be/ practices       
provid$ = 9 ! *all5ges & prizes toolkit 
made publicly available on ,decemb] #ae1
 #bjaf1 by ! ,g5]al ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration4  7#f7 ,def9ition (       
advance m>ket commitm5t ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m advance m>ket         
commitm5t means a commitm5t by ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t to pur*ase a set numb] ( units
 ( a product f a private sector entity  
at an agre$-^u price1 assum+            
pre-specifi$ crit]ia are met4  7c7      
,prize competitions ,9 c>ry+ out !      
program1 ! ,secret>y %all provide =     
prize competitions1 includ+ at lea/ "o  
prize competition on ea* ( ! foll[+3    

7#a7 ,c>bon capture & b5eficial use     
,solutions to capture c>bon directly f !
 atmosph]e or f s\rces t w\ld o!rwise be
 emitt$ to ! atmosph]e1 & conv]t x to a 
b5eficial use t does n result 9 ne>-t]m 
re-release into ! atmosph]e1 unless su* 
re-release (fsets ! emission (          
additional c>bon into ! atmosph]e1 su* t
 ! net effect ( ! solution is to r$uce !
 ov]all am\nt ( c>bon be+ emitt$ to !   
atmosph]e4  7#b7 ,en]gy effici5cy       
,solutions to a*ieve trans=mative       
increases 9 en]gy effici5cy1 def9$ z an 
increase 9 en]gy effici5cy ( #b times or
 m ov] commonly-available te*nology )\t 
a proportional increase 9 co/4  7#c7    
,en]gy /orage ,solutions to a*ieve      
implem5tation or grid integration (     
advanc$ en]gy /orage te*nology4  7#d7   
,climate resili5cy ,solutions to provide
 new or improv$ approa*es to mitigat+ or
 adapt+ to ! effects ( climate *ange    
7su* z floods1 dr\ght1 excessive heat & 
cold1 & sev]e wea!r7 9 rural or urban   
areas4  7#e7 ,data analytics ,solutions 

to-- 7,a7 provide new or improv$ tools t
 use data to bett] model ,e>?'s climate 
at a global1 regional1 or local scale2  
7,b7 =eca/ climate-relat$ ph5om5a 7su* z
 wea!r1 seasonal tr5ds1 oceanic &       
atmosph]ic circulation72 or  7,c7       
provide actionable in=mation on !       
climate & relat$ ph5om5a to gov]nm5t1   
indu/ry1 & memb]s ( ! public4  7d7      
,acceptance ( funds ,9 addition to su*  
sums z may be appropriat$ or o!rwise    
made available to ! ,secret>y to aw>d   
prizes "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may  
accept funds f o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1      
private sector entities1 & ,/ate & local
 gov]nm5ts to aw>d prizes "u ?is        
section4 ,! ,secret>y may n give any    
special consid]ation relat+ to !        
selection ( aw>ds "u ! prize competition
 to any private sector entity or        
individual 9 return = a donation to !   
,secret>y or prize committee4  7e7      
,eligibility ,not)/&+ section           
#bd7;g77#c7 ( ! ,/ev5son-,wydl]         
,te*nology ,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae

 ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7;g77#c771 a gr\p may be
 eligible = an aw>d "u ?is section if "o
 or m memb]s ( su* gr\p is a citiz5 or  
p]man5t resid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7f7 
,completion ( prize competitions ,!     
prize competitions c>ri$ out "u ?is     
section %all be complet$ n lat] ?an !   
date t is #e ye>s aft] ! program is     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7g7 ,,gao  
report ,n lat] ?an ! date ( completion  
"u subsection 7f71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! impact & !      
effectiv5ess ( ! program c>ri$ out "u   
?is section4  7h7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #bj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is 
,act1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4