,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,cheney 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,mc,kinley1 and ,mrs4 ,miller7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje
 to require the ,secretary of ,energy to
 establish a carbon technologies        
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,creating ,opportunities ,and       
,leveraging ,technologies for ,coal     
,carbon ,act of #bjbj or the ,,coal     
,te,c,c ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,carbon     
technologies program  7a7 ,in general   
,subtitle ,f of title ,,ix of the       
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afbia et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  #ifi4 
,carbon technologies program  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
a program of research1 development1 and 

demonstration for carbon engineering    
solutions to enable new uses for        
coal-derived carbon1 including the use  
and conversion of raw coal and processed
 coal products in all phases1 for--     
7#a7 commercial purposes2  7#b7         
industrial purposes2  7#c7 defense and  
military purposes2  7#d7 agricultural   
purposes1 including soil amendments and 
fertilizers2  7#e7 medical and          
pharmaceutical applications2  7#f7      
construction and building applications2 
7#g7 energy applications2 and  7#h7     
production of critical minerals4  7b7   
,study ,the ,secretary1 acting jointly  
with the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 the
 ,administrator of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency1 the ,secretary of  
,commerce1 and the ,secretary of        
,defense1 shall conduct a study to      
determine the feasibility of1 and       
opportunities for1 the commercialization
 of coal-derived carbon products4  7c7  
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date on which funds are first       

disbursed under the program established 
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall submit to ,congress a report      
that--  7#a7 describes the progress and 
results of the program2  7#b7 includes  
an analysis of the feasibility of the   
new uses for coal-derived carbon        
researched1 developed1 and demonstrated 
under subsection 7a72 and  7#c7 makes   
recommendations for the establishment of
 a coal-carbon products center of       
excellence in the #b major              
coal-producing regions of the ,united   
,states4  7d7 ,funding ,out of amounts  
made available to the ,secretary and not
 otherwise obligated1 the ,secretary    
shall use to carry out this section     
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjbd4  4  7b7 ,conforming
 amendment ,the table of contents for   
the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje       
7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,stat4 #fjj7
 is amended by adding at the end of the 
items relating to subtitle ,f of title  
,,ix the following3  ,sec4 #ifi4 ,carbon

 technologies program4  4  #c4 ,pilot   
and demonstration programs for the      
purpose of commercialization  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,energy shall establish a 
#b-year pilot and demonstration program 
in each of the #b major coal-producing  
regions of the ,united ,states for the  
purpose of partnering with private      
institutions in coal mining regions to  
accelerate the commercial deployment of 
coal-carbon products4  7b7 ,funding ,out
 of amounts made available to the       
,secretary and not otherwise obligated1 
the ,secretary shall use to carry out   
subsection 7a7 #d1jjj1jjj for each of   
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbe1 to be 
split equally between the #b pilot and  
demonstration programs established under
 subsection 7a74