,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj ,ms4
 ,bonamici introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish an ,office of ,advanced ,clean
 ,energy ,technologies and manage a     
network of ,regional ,energy ,innovation
 and ,development ,institutes to advance
 regional decarbonization strategies4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,regional ,clean ,energy        
,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,office of       
,advanced ,clean ,technologies  7a7     
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,energy shall establish an ,office of   

,advanced ,clean ,energy ,technologies  
within the ,department to manage a      
network of ,regional ,energy ,innovation
 and ,development ,institutes 7in this  
,act1 referred to as ,r,e,i,d,is7 that  
accelerate clean energy innovation in   
the post-research stage to help projects
 overcome obstacles to deployment and   
commercialization1 connect ,federally   
funded research and development with    
,state and regional initiatives1 and    
advance decarbonization strategies4  7b7
 ,office of ,advanced ,clean ,energy    
,technologies ,the purpose of the       
,office of ,advanced ,clean ,energy     
,technologies shall be to-- 7#a7 support
 the creation and development of        
,r,e,i,d,is and covered entities by     
providing incentives to ,states1        
regions1 academic institutions1 ,tribes1
 local governments1 and businesses to   
organize and address a specific targeted
 clean energy technology and market     
intersection2  7#b7 leverage existing   
state1 local1 regional1 ,tribal1 and    

national initiatives to reduce          
greenhouse gas emissions to help        
facilitate an effective transition to   
more clean energy technologies1 and     
improve resilience and environmental    
outcomes1 especially for rural and      
low-income households1 communities of   
color1 and ,tribal communities2  7#c7   
analyze and establish region-specific   
pathways to decarbonization and net-zero
 emissions and use the ,r,e,i,d,is to   
advance these goals2  7#d7 facilitate   
development of clean energy technologies
 from laboratory research stage to      
market by promoting collaboration and   
resource sharing among ,r,e,i,d,is2     
7#e7 provide technical assistance to the
 ,r,e,i,d,is and verify quality of      
projects of ,r,e,i,d,is2  7#f7 assist   
,states1 regions1 ,tribes1 local        
governments1 academic institutions1 and 
businesses in applying for designation  
as a ,,reidi2  7#g7 share best practices
 across the ,r,e,i,d,is network2  7#h7  
support ,r,e,i,d,is in the navigation of

 regulatory processes2  7#i7 disseminate
 ,federal funding to ,r,e,i,d,is and    
provide support for operating           
capabilities2  7#aj7 support ,r,e,i,d,is
 that address environmental justice and 
energy justices issues in geographically
 diverse regions1 including efforts to  
improve public health1 resilience1 and  
environmental outcomes for rural and    
low-income households1 communities of   
color1 ,tribal communities1 and         
communities that are disproportionately 
vulnerable to the effects of climate    
change and greenhouse gas emissions2 and
  7#aa7 work with other ,federal offices
 and programs to complement clean energy
 innovation projects and avoid          
duplication of efforts4  7c7 ,director  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the  
,office of ,advanced ,clean ,energy     
,technologies shall be appointed by the 
,president1 with the advice and consent 
of the ,senate and shall report to the  
,secretary4  7#b7 ,background of        
,director ,the ,director shall have     

professional background and experience  
on clean energy challenges specific to  
regional energy resources1 market needs1
 and innovation capabilities and have   
such qualifications to advise the       
,secretary on1 and manage research      
programs addressing barriers to the     
development of clean energy             
technologies4  7#c7 ,responsibilities   
,the responsibilities of the ,director  
shall include-- 7,a7 assessing existing 
regional capabilities and needs for     
clean energy technologies2  7,b7        
establishing goals for the ,r,e,i,d,is  
and publicizing the goals to relevant   
local and ,state governments1 ,tribes1  
academic institutions1 and the public   
and private sectors2  7,c7 identifying  
cost-sharing arrangements for           
,r,e,i,d,is with ,state1 local1 and     
regional partners2  7,d7 reviewing and  
approving the designation of covered    
entities as ,r,e,i,d,is and initiatives 
within the ,office1 considering an      
appropriate balance of geographical     

interests1 existing innovation          
ecosystems1 national laboratories1 and  
resources1 regional variations in and   
resilience of energy supply and demand1 
and capabilities to support job         
creation2  7,e7 developing funding      
criteria for ,r,e,i,d,is and assessing  
the success of the ,r,e,i,d,is through  
the establishment of technical          
milestones1 including terminating the   
designation of ,r,e,i,d,is that are not 
achieving the goals of the ,office2     
7,f7 establishing and maintaining a     
staff with sufficient qualifications and
 expertise to enable the ,office to     
carry out its responsibilities in       
conjunction with other operations of the
 ,department2 and  7,g7 coordinating    
with other programs and laboratories    
within the ,department and other        
,federal research agencies to avoid     
duplication and working together to     
address dispersed gaps in energy        
innovation and deployment4  7d7         
,r,e,i,d,is  7#a7 ,in general ,the      

,director shall establish a program to  
designate1 fund1 and support ,r,e,i,d,is
 in accordance with this subsection4    
7#b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of a         
,r,e,i,d,is shall be to--  7,a7 increase
 and leverage connectivity of existing  
clean energy research capabilities and  
needs at the regional level to advance  
mid-stage and late-stage innovation2    
7,b7 support clean energy technology    
development1 with a focus on regional   
resources to advance early adoption     
market connections2  7,c7 connect       
regional market needs and innovators to 
address regional variation in energy    
distribution1 use1 risks1 and           
capabilities2  7,d7 support access to   
technical resources1 modeling1 and test 
beds through the ,office of ,advanced   
,clean ,energy ,technologies and        
,department ,national ,laboratories2    
7,e7 create a regional innovation       
ecosystem through mentorship1 business  
development1 education1 and research and
 development investments2  7,f7 identify

 regulatory structures that create      
obstacles for market deployment of clean
 energy technologies2 and  7,g7 design  
and implement initiatives to stimulate  
market demand for clean energy          
technologies that will substantially    
contribute to regional net-zero         
pathways4  7#c7 ,funding ,the ,director 
shall require1 as a condition of        
designation of a ,,reidi and of funding 
under this subsection1 that each ,,reidi
 shall be funded such that not less than
 #ej percent of ,funding shall come from
 sources other than the ,federal        
government4  7#d7 ,applications  7,a7   
,in general ,to apply for designation as
 a ,,reidi1 a local1 ,state1 or ,tribal 
government in coordination with regional
 public and private partners shall      
submit an application to the ,secretary 
containing a description and plan for   
the activities to be carried out by the 
,,reidi with ,federal funds and         
opportunities for regional cost-sharing4
 ,such application shall include a      

description-- 7i7 the local or regional 
partnership that will be supported by   
the ,,reidi1 including the lead         
partners2  7ii7 the clean energy sectors
 that will be served by the ,,reidi1 and
 a description of how such sectors were 
identified in relation to regional      
market needs1 and how the activities of 
the ,,reidi will align with ,state1     
local1 regional1 and ,tribal policies   
and substantially contribute to regional
 net-zero pathways2  7iii7 the potential
 of the planned ,,reidi activities to   
achieve significant reductions in carbon
 emissions at a declining unit cost over
 time and increase market               
competitiveness of the clean energy     
technologies2  7iv7 how the partners in 
the ,,reidi plan to work to support     
clean energy projects at the            
post-research stage to help reach proof 
of concept1 pilot testing1              
demonstration1 and commercial readiness 
to address market need in deployment of 
clean energy technologies2  7v7         

demonstrated relationships between      
research1 job creation1 and technology  
deployment in the clean energy industry2
  7vi7 coordination with nongovernmental
 entities for demonstration of          
technologies and research applications2 
7vii7 mechanisms for commercial         
demonstration and application of        
successful energy technology development
 projects1 including existing           
partnerships with commercial entities2  
7viii7 the services that will be        
supported through ,federal funds and    
funding sources for equal regional cost 
sharing2  7ix7 levels of performance    
with respect to the purposes described  
in section #b7;a72 and  7x7 such other  
subjects as the ,secretary may require4 
7,b7 ,review ,the ,secretary shall      
review applications under this paragraph
 in consultation with the ,director of  
the ,office of ,advanced ,clean ,energy 
,technologies4  7e7 ,reports and        
,evaluation  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        
describing projects supported by each   
,,reidi during the previous fiscal year4
  7#b7 ,strategic ,plan ,not later than 
one year after enactment1 the ,director 
shall provide to the relevant           
authorizing and appropriations          
committees of ,congress a roadmap       
describing the strategic plan that the  
,office will use to guide the choices of
 ,,reidi investments for the following  
five fiscal years including how they    
will contribute to regional net-zero    
pathways4 ,a revised plan shall be      
submitted at least once every #e years  
thereafter4 ,commercial and financial   
information obtained and considered     
privileged or confidential and not      
subject to disclosure1 including3  7,a7 
,plans for commercialization of         
technologies developed by the ,,reidi1  
business plans1 technology-to-market    

plans1 market studies1 and cost and     
performance models4  7,b7 ,investments  
provided to a ,,reidi from third        
parties4  7,c7 ,additional financial    
support that the partner plans to or has
 invested into the technology developed 
under the ,,reidi or is seeking from    
third parties4  7,d7 ,revenue from the  
licensing or sale of new products or    
services resulting from research        
conducted by the ,,reidi4  7f7          
,authorizations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to carry out this      
section #aej1jjj1jjj annually for fiscal
 years #bjba through #bjbe1 which shall 
include-- 7#a7 #abe1jjj1jjj for grants  
to ,r,e,i,d,is per year2 and  7#b7      
#be1jjj1jjj for administration of the   
,office under this section4  7g7        
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,energy4  7#b7       
,director ,the term ,director means the 
,director of the ,office of ,advanced   
,clean ,energy ,technologies4  7#c7     

,office ,the term ,office means the     
,office of ,advanced ,clean ,energy     
,technologies established under         
subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,r,e,i,d,is ,the  
term ,regional ,energy ,innovation and  
,development ,institute or ,,reidi means
 a partnership between local1 ,state1   
regional1 ,tribal governments1 academic 
institutions1 businesses1 ,,doe national
 laboratories1 and other clean energy   
entities that the ,director designates  
under section #b7;d7 to advance the     
development of early-stage innovations  
and support after proof concept to help 
clean energy innovations reach viability
 for commercial demonstration and       
deployment4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4