,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fghj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ah1       
#bjbb,mrs4 ,lesko introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
identify barriers to the deployment of  
hydrogen as a fuel source1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,advancing ,hydrogen
 ,power ,research and ,development ,act4
  #b4 ,identifying and removing market  
and regulatory barriers to hydrogen     
energy  7a7 ,report on hydrogen energy  
barriers  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #bgj days after the date of        
enactment of this section1 the          
,department of ,energy and the ,federal 

,energy ,regulatory ,commission 7in this
 section referred to as the ,commission7
 shall submit to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report-- 7,a7        
describing any barriers to the          
development1 deployment1 and use of     
hydrogen as a fuel source for           
residential1 commercial1 industrial1 and
 electric power uses1 including barriers
 to the development and deployment of   
hydrogen transportation and storage     
infrastructure1 caused by-- 7i7 the     
rules of a ,transmission ,organization  
7as defined in section #c of the        
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#gif772  7ii7 any order1 regulation1 or 
policy-- 7,i7 of the ,commission2 and   
7,,ii7 issued pursuant to the ,federal  
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gia;a et    
seq47 or the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #gag et seq472 and  7iii7 any 
other ,federal or ,state law1           

regulation1 or policy2  7,b7 containing 
recommendations of the ,commission for  
reducing the barriers described in      
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7 identifying
 any regulatory1 market1 procurement1 or
 cost recovery mechanisms that would    
encourage the development1 deployment1  
and use of hydrogen as a fuel source for
 residential1 commercial1 industrial1   
and electric power uses4  7#b7 ,public  
input and technical conference ,in      
preparing the report under paragraph    
7#a71 the ,commission shall solicit     
public input1 including by convening a  
technical conference and providing an   
opportunity for public submission of    
written comments on a draft report4  7b7
 ,hydrogen blending pilot program  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,commission shall      
establish and carry out a pilot program 
for hydrogen blending projects in       
accordance with the ,natural ,gas ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag et seq474  7#b7     
,requirements ,in carrying out the pilot
 program under paragraph 7#a71 the      

,commission shall-- 7,a7 not later than 
#fj days after the date of enactment of 
this section1 hold an initial workshop  
to solicit public comments and          
recommendations on how to carry out the 
pilot program2  7,b7 establish an       
application process to determine which  
hydrogen blending projects may          
participate in the pilot program2  7,c7 
not later than #ahj days after the date 
of enactment of this section1 issue any 
licenses1 permits1 or other             
authorizations necessary for            
participation in the pilot program2 and 
7,d7 not later than #b years after the  
date on which the final hydrogen        
blending project is implemented1 hold a 
final workshop to solicit public comment
 on the effectiveness of the pilot      
program4