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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bh1 #bjai,mr4 
,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,alex&]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,am]ica ,,competes ,act to       
reau?orize ! ,,arpa-,e program1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,arpa-,e ,reau?orization  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,,arpa-,e am5dm5ts   
7a7 ,goals ,section #ejab7;c7 ( !       
,am]ica ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#afech7;c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 to enhance ! economic &
 en]gy security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh 
! developm5t ( en]gy te*nologies t--    
7i7 r$uce imports ( en]gy f =eign       
s\rces2  7ii7 r$uce en]gy-relat$        
emissions1 includ+ gre5h\se gases2      
7iii7 improve ! en]gy effici5cy ( all   
economic sectors2 &  7iv7 improve !     
resili5ce1 reliability1 & security (    

infra/ructure to produce1 deliv]1 & /ore
 en]gy2 &  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 9 
! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by     
/rik+ en]gy & ins]t+ advanc$4  7b7      
,responsibilities ,section              
#ejab7;e77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,am]ica          
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#afech7;e77#c77;,a77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
en]gy4  7c7 ,reports & roadmaps ,section
 #ejab7;h7 ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;h77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by /rik+   
describ+ projects & ins]t+ ! foll[+3    
describ+-- 7,a7 projects  2  7,b7 9     
subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s designat$71 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 1       
includ+ projects t exam9e topics &      
te*nologies closely relat+ to o!r       
activities fund$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 an    
analysis ( :e!r ! ,director is 9        
compliance ) subsection 7i77#a77;,a7 9  
support+ projects t exam9e ! topics &   
te*nologies describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72
 &  7,c7 curr5t1 propos$1 & plann$      

projects to be c>ri$ out pursuant to    
subsection 7e77#c77;,d74  2 &  7#b7 9   
p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,octob]  
#a1 #bjaj1 & ,octob] #a1 #bjac & ins]t+ 
,octob] #a1 #bjba1 & e #d ye>s !reaft]2 
&  7,b7 by /rik+ #c & ins]t+ #d4  7d7   
,coord9ation & nonduplication ,section  
#ejab7;i77#a7 ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7;i77#a77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ t ! activities &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  t-- 7,a7 ! activities 
2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s         
designat$71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & 
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7,b7 an aw>d is n provid$ = a  
project unless ! prospective aw>d       
recipi5t demon/rates t--  7i7 !         
prospective aw>d recipi5t has made a    
suffici5t attempt to secure private     
f9anc+1 z det]m9$ by ! ,director2 or    
7ii7 ! project is n indep5d5tly         
comm]cially viable4  4  7e7 ,evaluation 
,section #ejab7l7 ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7l77 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 

,aft] & all t foll[s ?r\gh ye>s & ins]t+
 ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ! ,,arpa-,e ,reau?orization  
,act ( #bjai2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 
7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 
by /rik+ %all & ins]t+ may2 &  7,b7 9   
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ !            
recomm5dation ( ! ,national ,academy (  
,sci5ces & ins]t+ a recomm5dation4  7f7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#ejab7o77#b7 ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7o77#b77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+           
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ p>agraphs    
7#d7 & 7#e7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#d72 &   
7#b7 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh   
7,e7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7           
#dbh1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj2  7,b7  
#dig1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba2  7,c7  
#efg1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb2  7,d7  
#fea1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc2 &  7,e7
 #gej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbd4  4    
7g7 ,te*nical am5dm5ts ,section #ejab ( 
! ,am]ica ,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #afech7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection   

7g77#c77;,a77iii71 by /rik+ subp>t ea*  
place x appe>s & ins]t+ subp>agraph2 &  
7#b7 9 subsection 7o77#d77;,b71 by /rik+
 7c77#b77;,d7 & ins]t+ 7c77#b77;,c74