,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cei #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfhh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,december #ag1 #bjai,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 with amendments,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,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 7v7 ,any other missions of the ,department1 as determined by the ,secretary4 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 program 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 #c4 ,review of applied energy programs 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall conduct a review of all applied energy research and development programs under the ,department of ,energy 7referred to in this section as the ,department7 that focus on researching and developing technologies that reduce emissions4 7b7 ,requirements ,in conducting the review under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 identify each program described in that subsection the mission of which is to research and develop technologies that reduce emissions2 7#b7 determine the type of services provided by each program identified under paragraph 7#a71 such as grants and technical assistance2 7#c7 determine whether there are written program goals for each program identified under paragraph 7#a72 7#d7 examine the extent to which the programs identified under paragraph 7#a7 overlap or are duplicative2 and 7#e7 develop recommendations-- 7,a7 as to how any overlapping or duplicative programs identified under paragraph 7#d7 should be restructured or consolidated1 including by any necessary legislation2 7,b7 as to how to identify technologies described in paragraph 7#a7 that-- 7i7 are not served by a single program office at the ,department2 or 7ii7 the research and development of which may require collaboration with other ,federal agencies2 and 7,c7 for methods to improve the programs identified under paragraph 7#a71 including by establishing program goals1 assessing workforce considerations and technical skills1 or increasing collaboration with other ,federal agencies and stakeholders 7including private industry74 7c7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the ,secretary completes the review under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committees on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology and ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives a report describing the results of and the recommendations developed under the review4 ,december #ag1 #bjai,reported with amendments