,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cdf #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djia ,report ,no4 #aaf-dcb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #cj1 #bjai,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas 7for herself and ,mr4 ,lamb7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,june #ah1 #bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,fortenberry1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1 and ,mr4 ,gallagher ,june #ah1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,july #cj1 #bjai ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,america ,,competes ,act to reauthorize the ,,arpa-,e program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,arpa-,e ,reauthorization ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,,arpa-,e amendments 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 the energy and environmental missions of the ,department4 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 radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel2 and 7v7 improve the resilience1 reliability1 and security of infrastructure to produce1 deliver1 and store energy2 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 ,reports and roadmaps 7#a7 ,annual report ,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 describes projects supported by ,,arpa-,e during the previous fiscal year that examine topics and technologies closely related to other activities funded by the ,department1 and includes an analysis of whether in supporting such projects1 the ,director is in compliance with subsection 7i77#a77;,a72 and 7,c7 describes current1 proposed1 and planned projects to be carried out pursuant to subsection 7e77#c77;,d74 7#b7 ,strategic vision roadmap ,not later than ,october #a1 #bjba1 and every four years thereafter1 the ,director shall provide to the relevant authorizing and appropriations committees of ,congress 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 ,act of #bjai1 the ,secretary is authorized to enter into a contract with the ,national ,academy of ,sciences under which the ,national ,academy shall 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 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking shall and inserting may2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 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 for deposit in the ,fund1 without fiscal year limitation-- 7,a7 #dbh1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 7,b7 #dig1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 7,c7 #efg1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2 7,d7 #fea1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2 and 7,e7 #gej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd4 4 7h7 ,technical amendments ,section #ejab of the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7g77#c77;,a77iii71 by striking subpart each place it appears and inserting subparagraph2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7o77#d77;,b71 by striking 7c77#b77;,d7 and inserting 7c77#b77;,c74 ,june #ah1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed