,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfhh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje to establish an ,office of ,technology ,transitions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,technology ,transitions ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,office of ,technology ,transitions ,section #ajja of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcia7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7a7 and all that follows through ,the ,coordinator in subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,office of ,technology ,transitions 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established within the ,department an ,office of ,technology ,transitions 7referred to in this section as the ,office74 7#b7 ,mission ,the mission of the ,office shall be-- 7,a7 to expand the commercial impact of the research investments of the ,department2 and 7,b7 to focus on commercializing technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and technologies that support other missions of the ,department4 7#c7 ,goals 7,a7 ,in general ,in carrying out the mission and activities of the ,office1 the ,chief ,commercialization ,officer appointed under paragraph 7#d7 shall1 with respect to commercialization activities1 meet not less than two of the goals described in subparagraph 7,b7 and1 to the maximum extent practicable1 meet all of the goals described in that subparagraph4 7,b7 ,goals described ,the goals referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 are the following3 7i7 ,reduction of greenhouse gas emissions4 7ii7 ,ensuring economic competitiveness4 7iii7 ,enhancement of domestic energy security and national security4 7iv7 ,enhancement of domestic jobs4 7#d7 ,chief ,commercialization ,officer 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,office shall be headed by an officer1 who shall be known as the ,chief ,commercialization ,officer1 and who shall report directly to1 and be appointed by1 the ,secretary4 7,b7 ,principal advisor ,the ,chief ,commercialization ,officer shall be the principal advisor to the ,secretary on all matters relating to technology transfer and commercialization4 7,c7 ,qualifications ,the ,chief ,commercialization ,officer 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsection 7d7 and inserting subsection 7b72 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 as clauses 7i7 through 7iv71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 and 7,c7 by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through ,the ,coordinator in the matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so redesignated7 and inserting the following3 7,d7 ,duties ,the ,chief ,commercialization ,officer 2 7#c7 by adding at the end of subsection 7a7 7as amended by paragraph 7#b77;,c77 the following3 7#e7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the mission and activities of the ,office1 the ,chief ,commercialization ,officer shall coordinate with the senior leadership of the ,department1 other relevant offices of the ,department1 ,national ,laboratories1 the ,technology ,transfer ,working ,group established under subsection 7b71 the ,technology ,transfer ,policy ,board1 and other stakeholders 7including private industry74 2 7#d7 by redesignating subsections 7d7 through 7h7 as subsections 7b7 through 7f71 respectively2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7f7 7as so redesignated71 by striking subsection 7e7 and inserting subsection 7c74 #c4 ,review of emission reduction technology programs ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall conduct a review of all emission reduction research and development programs under the ,department of ,energy-- 7#a7 to identify each program the mission of which is to develop technologies that reduce emissions2 7#b7 to examine the extent to which the programs identified under paragraph 7#a7 overlap or are duplicative2 7#c7 to identify the technologies available to reduce emissions that are not covered by any of the programs identified under paragraph 7#a72 and 7#d7 to develop recommendations as to how overlapping or duplicative programs under paragraph 7#b7 may be combined or restructured to be more efficient4