,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cihg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ca1 #bjbb,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and ,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,energy to provide grants and loan guarantees for commercial-scale implementation of transformative industrial technologies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,first ,three ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,commercial-scale implementation of transformative industrial technologies 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means any of the following entities3 7,a7 ,an owner of an industrial plant at which an eligible technology would be implemented4 7,b7 7i7 ,a provider that-- 7,i7 manufactures an eligible technology2 or 7,,ii7 implements or integrates an eligible technology at an industrial plant2 or 7ii7 any other entity involved in the implementation of eligible technology at an industrial plant4 7,c7 ,a consortium or partnership of #a or more entities described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74 7#b7 ,eligible project ,the term eligible project means the implementation of an eligible technology at an industrial plant in a ,state4 7#c7 ,eligible project costs ,the term eligible project costs means any capital1 installation1 engineering1 construction1 and permitting costs related to carrying out an eligible project4 7#d7 ,eligible technology ,the term eligible technology means any technology that1 as determined by the ,secretary-- 7,a7 is an innovative technology 7as described in section #ded7;b77#a7 of the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaac7;b77#a7772 7,b7 is demonstrated to be technically viable at pilot scale and ready for commercial-scale implementation2 7,c7 is able to significantly reduce the energy use or greenhouse gas emissions of the process with respect to which the eligible technology is implemented1 relative to the technology available on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7,d7 has the potential to significantly reduce annual ,united ,states industrial energy use or greenhouse gas emissions1 relative to the ,united ,states industrial energy use or greenhouse gas emissions in calendar year #bjba1 if the eligible technology is widely implemented at the appropriate industrial plants in the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,program ,the term program means the program established under subsection 7b74 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state means-- 7,a7 a ,state2 7,b7 the ,district of ,columbia2 and 7,c7 any territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,establishment ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 the ,secretary shall establish a program under which the ,secretary shall provide grants and loan guarantees to eligible entities to carry out eligible projects4 7c7 ,applications 7#a7 ,in general ,to apply for a grant or loan guarantee under the program1 an eligible entity shall submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require4 7#b7 ,selection ,in evaluating applications submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall select applications that will result in the greatest-- 7,a7 improvement to the competitiveness of ,united ,states industry in global markets2 7,b7 reduction in energy use2 or 7,c7 reduction in greenhouse gas emissions4 7#c7 ,consultation ,in evaluating applications submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall solicit input from outside technical and industry experts on the specific industry sectors in which the eligible technologies would be implemented4 7d7 ,grants and loan guarantees 7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying out the program1 the ,secretary-- 7,a7 shall provide grants or loan guarantees to carry out not more than #c eligible projects in each category of eligible technology2 and 7,b7 may provide a grant and a loan guarantee to the same eligible entity4 7#b7 ,grant amounts ,the amount of a grant that may be provided under the program to carry out an eligible project in each category of eligible technology shall be not more than the following3 7,a7 #fj percent of the total eligible project costs for the first eligible project awarded a grant in that category4 7,b7 #de percent of the total eligible project costs for the second eligible project awarded a grant in that category4 7,c7 #cj percent of the total eligible project costs for the third eligible project awarded a grant in that category4 7#c7 ,loan guarantee amounts 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may not provide a loan guarantee under the program for an amount that is greater than #hj percent of the eligible project costs4 7,b7 ,grant and loan guarantee ,if an eligible entity is provided a grant and a loan guarantee under the program1 the loan guarantee may not exceed the amount that is equal to #hj percent of the amount that is equal to the difference between-- 7i7 the eligible project cost2 and 7ii7 the amount of the grant4 7#d7 ,project milestones ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 work with each grant or loan guarantee recipient under the program to develop project milestones2 and 7,b7 issue the grant amount or loan guarantee1 as applicable1 after that recipient has demonstrated that the eligible project has reached those project milestones4 7e7 ,monitoring and reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall annually submit to ,congress a report describing the eligible projects that were carried out using grants and loan guarantees provided under the program4 7#b7 ,proprietary and competitive information ,the ,secretary shall exclude from each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 any proprietary or competitive information relating to the eligible entities that were provided a grant or loan guarantee1 or eligible technologies that were implemented1 under the program4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this section1 to remain available until expended-- 7#a7 #ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2 and 7#b7 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjca4