,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #agh #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abhf ,report ,no4 #aaf-gf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,harris1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,august #af1 #bjai,reported under authority of the order of the ,senate of ,august #a1 #bjai1 by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 without amendment ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at ,department of ,energy facilities with promising commercial potential4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,technology ,maturation ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,energy ,technology ,maturation ,program 7a7 ,in general ,title ,x of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcia et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ajab4 ,energy technology maturation program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,department facility ,the term ,department facility includes-- 7,a7 a ,national ,laboratory2 7,b7 any plant or site of the ,department 7such as the ,kansas ,city ,national ,security ,campus1 the ,nevada ,national ,security ,site1 the ,pantex ,plant1 and the ,y-#ab ,national ,security ,complex72 and 7,c7 any partnership of entities described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74 7#b7 ,program ,the term program means the ,energy ,technology ,maturation ,program established under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a program1 to be known as the ,energy ,technology ,maturation ,program1 under which the ,secretary shall provide funding to ,department facilities to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related technologies that-- 7#a7 exhibit promising commercial potential2 and 7#b7 are developed at ,department facilities4 7c7 ,use of funds ,a ,department facility shall use funding provided under the program-- 7#a7 to carry out additional development activities on any technology developed at the ,department facility to advance the state of the technology to the degree that a private sector partner would be interested in supporting commercialization of the technology2 or 7#b7 in any case in which a private sector partner has been identified and the identified private sector partner has executed or will execute a technology partnership agreement1 to support cooperative development of a technology developed at the ,department facility for a specific commercial application of the technology4 7d7 ,applications 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive funding under the program1 a ,department facility shall submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require4 7#b7 ,inclusions ,an application under this subsection shall-- 7,a7 include a description of-- 7i7 the potential impact on markets if the applicable technology is successfully commercialized2 7ii7 the intended accomplishments of the project proposed to be carried out using the funding with respect to advancing the maturity and commercial potential of the applicable technology2 and 7iii7 a project plan1 including a description of each activity required to be carried out to accomplish the specific objectives of the project2 and 7,b7 demonstrate to the satisfaction of the ,secretary that each ,department facility and private sector partner involved in the proposed project1 and any other resource required to carry out the project1 is qualified and capable of successfully completing1 and is available to complete1 the project1 including a description of the roles and responsibilities proposed to be carried out4 7#c7 ,multiple projects ,a ,department facility may submit to the ,secretary an application for #a or more technology maturation projects under the program4 7#d7 ,approval by secretary 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall develop criteria for evaluating applications under this subsection1 which may include-- 7i7 the potential that a proposed technology will result in a commercially successful product within a reasonable timeframe2 7ii7 the relative maturity of a proposed technology for commercial application2 and 7iii7 the proposed technical approach and capability of the ,department facilities and private sector partners to successfully implement a project4 7,b7 ,priority ,in selecting applicants to receive funding under the program1 the ,secretary shall give priority to an application submitted by a partnership between-- 7i7 a ,department facility2 and 7ii7 a small business concern4 7e7 ,amount of funding ,the amount provided to a recipient for a technology maturation project funded under the program shall be not more than-- 7#a7 #aej1jjj for an activity described in subsection 7c77#a72 and 7#b7 #gej1jjj for an activity described in subsection 7c77#b74 7f7 ,cost-,sharing requirements ,the cost-sharing requirements of the program1 including requirements relating to in-kind contributions1 shall be determined by the ,secretary in accordance with section #ihh4 7g7 ,funding ,the ,secretary may use to carry out the program-- 7#a7 amounts in the ,energy ,technology ,commercialization ,fund established under section #ajja7;e72 or 7#b7 any other amounts made available to support technology transfer within the ,department4 7h7 ,annual report ,the ,secretary shall include in the annual report required under section #ajja7;h77#b7 a description of the results of the technology maturation projects carried out under the program4 4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,stat4 #eid7 is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title ,x the following3 ,sec4 #ajab4 ,energy ,technology ,maturation ,program4 4 ,august #af1 #bjai,reported without amendment