,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bh1  
#bjai,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,alexander7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,america ,,competes ,act to   
reauthorize the ,,arpa-,e program1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,arpa-,e
 ,reauthorization ,act of #bjai4  #b4   
,,arpa-,e amendments  7a7 ,goals        
,section #ejab7;c7 of the ,america      
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#afech7;c77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking subparagraph
 7,a7 and inserting the following3  7,a7
 to enhance the economic and energy     
security of the ,united ,states through 
the development of energy technologies  
that--  7i7 reduce imports of energy    
from foreign sources2  7ii7 reduce      
energy-related emissions1 including     

greenhouse gases2  7iii7 improve the    
energy efficiency of all economic       
sectors2 and  7iv7 improve the          
resilience1 reliability1 and security of
 infrastructure to produce1 deliver1 and
 store energy2 and  2 and  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking energy   
and inserting advanced4  7b7            
,responsibilities ,section              
#ejab7;e77#c77;,a7 of the ,america      
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#afech7;e77#c77;,a77 is amended by      
striking energy4  7c7 ,reports and      
roadmaps ,section #ejab7;h7 of the      
,america ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#afech7;h77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by striking      
describing projects and inserting the   
following3 describing-- 7,a7 projects  2
  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 7as so      
designated71 by striking the period at  
the end and inserting 1 including       
projects that examine topics and        
technologies closely relating to other  

activities funded by the ,department2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,b7 an analysis of whether 
the ,director is in compliance with     
subsection 7i77#a77;,a7 in supporting   
projects that examine the topics and    
technologies described in subparagraph  
7,a72 and  7,c7 current1 proposed1 and  
planned projects to be carried out      
pursuant to subsection 7e77#c77;,d74  2 
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by  
striking ,october #a1 #bjaj1 and        
,october #a1 #bjac and inserting        
,october #a1 #bjba1 and every #d years  
thereafter2 and  7,b7 by striking #c and
 inserting #d4  7d7 ,coordination and   
nonduplication ,section #ejab7;i77#a7 of
 the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;i77#a77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking that the activities and
 inserting the following3  that-- 7,a7  
the activities  2  7#b7 in subparagraph 
7,a7 7as so designated71 by striking the
 period at the end and inserting 2 and2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      

following3  7,b7 an award is not        
provided for a project unless the       
prospective award recipient demonstrates
 that--  7i7 the prospective award      
recipient has made a sufficient attempt 
to secure private financing1 as         
determined by the ,director2 or  7ii7   
the project is not independently        
commercially viable4  4  7e7 ,evaluation
 ,section #ejab7l7 of the ,america      
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#afech7l77 is amended--  7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,after and  
all that follows through years and      
inserting ,not later than #c years after
 the date of enactment of the ,,arpa-,e 
,reauthorization ,act of #bjai2 and     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 in the   
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking shall and inserting may2 and   
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
the recommendation of the ,national     
,academy of ,sciences and inserting a   
recommendation4  7f7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,section #ejab7o77#b7 of 

the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #afech7o77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 and inserting  
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#b7 by striking   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 and     
inserting the following3  7,a7          
#dbh1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2     
7,b7 #dig1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2
  7,c7 #efg1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbb2  7,d7 #fea1jjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjbc2 and  7,e7 #gej1jjj1jjj for  
fiscal year #bjbd4  4  7g7 ,technical   
amendments ,section #ejab of the        
,america ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#afech7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 
7g77#c77;,a77iii71 by striking subpart  
each place it appears and inserting     
subparagraph2 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7o77#d77;,b71 by striking 7c77#b77;,d7  
and inserting 7c77#b77;,c74