,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,lucas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,marshall1   
,mr4 ,baird1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of    
,puerto ,rico1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio1 
,mr4 ,bacon1 and ,mr4 ,woodall7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 amend the ,america ,,competes ,act to  
reauthorize the ,advanced ,research     
,projects ,agency-,energy1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,,arpa-,e           
,reauthorization and ,reform ,act of    
#bjai4  #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 the        
,america ,,competes ,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#b71 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking energy   
technology projects and inserting       
advanced technology projects4  7c7      
,responsibilities ,section              
#ejab7;e77#c77;,a7 of the ,america      
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#afech7;e77#c77;,a77 is amended by      
striking energy4  7d7 ,reports and      
roadmaps ,section #ejab7;h7 of the      
,america ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#afech7;h77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7h7 ,annual report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,as part of the annual budget   
request submitted for each fiscal year1 
the ,director shall provide to the      
relevant authorizing and appropriations 
committees of ,congress a report that-- 
7,a7 describes projects supported by    
,,arpa-,e during the previous fiscal    
year2  7,b7 identifies and includes an  
analysis of projects supported by       

,,arpa-,e during the previous fiscal    
year that demonstrate duplication of    
other activities funded by the          
,department2 and  7,c7 describes        
current1 proposed1 and planned projects 
to be carried out pursuant to subsection
 7e77#c77;,d74  7#b7 ,strategic vision  
roadmap ,beginning with the report      
submitted with respect to fiscal year   
#bjbj1 and every #d fiscal years        
thereafter1 the report required under   
paragraph 7#a7 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 #d fiscal
 years4  4  7e7 ,coordination and       
nonduplication ,section #ejab7;i77#a7 of
 the ,america ,,competes ,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 the ,america ,,competes ,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  
,reauthorization and ,reform ,act of    
#bjai1 the ,secretary is authorized to  
enter into a contract with a third party
 entity to 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 may2 and  7,b7 by   
striking the recommendation of the      
,national ,academy of ,sciences and     

inserting a recommendation4  7g7        
,authorization of appropriations        
,paragraph 7#b7 of section #ejab7o7 of  
the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #afech7o77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7#b7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,subject to paragraph    
7#d71 there are authorized to be        
appropriated to the ,director of        
,,arpa-,e-- 7,a7 #cib1hjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjbj2  7,b7 #dai1fjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjba2  7,c7 #ddf1djj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbb2  7,d7            
#dgc1bjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2 and 
7,e7 #ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd4
  4  7h7 ,technical amendments ,section 
#ejab7;g77#c77;,a77iii7 of the ,america 
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#afech7;g77#c77;,a77iii77 is amended by 
striking subpart each place it appears  
and inserting subparagraph4