,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbf,mr4   
,h>rigan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,sal9as7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be 
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,en]gy   
,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act ( #bjjg to 
direct rese>*1 developm5t1 demon/ration1
 & comm]cial application activities 9   
support ( next-g5]ation geo!rmal &      
clos$-loop geo!rmal sy/ems 9 v>i\s      
conditions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,next-,g5]ation ,geo!rmal ,rese>* &     
,developm5t ,act4  #b4 ,geo!rmal en]gy  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &    
,security ,act ( #bjjg 7,public ,law    
#aaj-adj7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section    
#fab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaia2 relat+ to   

def9itions7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+        
p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 
7#f71 7#g71 & 7#h7 z p>agraphs 7#b71    
7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 &   
7#aj71 respectively2  7,b7 by ins]t+    
be=e p>agraph 7#b71 z s r$esignat$1 !   
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#a7 ,clos$-loop  
geo!rmal sy/ems ,! t]m clos$-loop       
geo!rmal sy/ems means a wellbore or     
subsurface circuit ( wellbores conta9+ a
 fluid heat$ ?r\gh contact ) ! borehole 
wall4  2  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph  
7#h71 z s r$esignat$1 ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#i7 ,next-g5]ation geo!rmal 
sy/ems ,! t]m next-g5]ation geo!rmal    
sy/ems means--  7,a7 enhanc$ geo!rmal   
sy/ems2  7,b7 clos$-loop geo!rmal       
sy/ems2  7,c7 9 sup]critical            
conditions-- 7i7 enhanc$ geo!rmal       
sy/ems2 or  7ii7 clos$-loop geo!rmal    
sy/ems2 &  7,d7 o!r innovative en]gy    
te*nologies4  2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#aa7          
,sup]critical geo!rmal ,! t]m           
sup]critical geo!rmal means en]gy d]iv$ 

f a subsurface rock res\rce 9-situ exi/+
 at or above ! sup]critical conditions1 
:e!r relat+ to temp]ature or pressure1 (
 ! prim>y fluid pres5t4  2  7#b7 9      
section #fac7;b77#a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#agaib7;b77#a72 relat+ to hydro!rmal    
rese>* & developm5t71 by /rik+ advanc$  
geologic tools to assi/ & ins]t+ advanc$
 tools1 includ+ ma*9e le>n+ algori?ms1  
to assi/2  7#c7 9 section #fad 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #agaic2 relat+ to g5]al       
geo!rmal sy/ems rese>* & developm5t7--  
7,a7 9 subsection 7d77#a71 by /rik+     
among ! ,(fice ( ,fossil ,en]gy1 !      
,(fice ( ,en]gy ,effici5cy & ,r5ewable  
,en]gy1 & ins]t+ across ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  
7,b7 9 subsection 7h7--  7i7 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 by ins]t+ & publicly available    
subsurface data1 includ+ data report$ z 
"p ( fossil fuel & m9+ op]ations1 aft]  
geo!rmal drill+ in=mation2 &  7ii7 9    
p>agraph 7#b71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new subp>agraphs3  7,c7 ,updates ,!    
repository e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all be p]iodically updat$ 9 ord] to    

c>ry out ! foll[+3 7i7 ,/&>dize data 9 a
 uni=m mann] to ! maximum ext5t         
practicable & enable analysis across    
diff]5t projects4  7ii7 ,enhance !      
accessibility & usability ( data to     
increase analysis ( geo!rmal en]gy &    
next-g5]ation geo!rmal sy/ems on        
regional1 local1 & site-specific scales4
  7iii7 ,increase uses ( data1 includ+  
data viewable by map & organization by  
common attributes1 su* z region4  7iv7  
,make o!r improvem5ts 9 functionality & 
usability1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4    
7,d7 ,memor&um ( und]/&+  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all ent] into a memor&um (
 und]/&+ ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 & )
 ! heads ( o!r relevant ,f$]al          
dep>tm5ts1 = notify+1 %>+1 & provid+    
opportunities = additional data         
collection reg>d+ %>$ geo!rmal          
developm5t data f projects fund$ by !   
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior & ea* su* o!r    
relevant dep>tm5t1 includ+ data f m9+1  
critical m9]als1 & en]gy projects1 su* z
 subsurface heat data1 seismic data1    

li?ology data1 b\nd>ies ( ,/ate &       
f$]ally protect$ areas1 & exi/+         
transmission capacity4  7ii7            
,prioritization  ,to ! maximum ext5t    
practicable1 activities conduct$        
pursuant to a memor&um ( und]/&+ "u     
clause 7i7 %all prioritize heat1        
li?ology1 & /ra9 pr(iles ?r\gh deep     
exploration boreholes & control po9ts = 
deep heat mapp+ & geo!rmal developm5t4  
7,e7 ,regional data probes ,! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior may1 9 consultation ) !    
,secret>y1 commission ! drill+ (        
sup]critical geo!rmal exploration       
boreholes 9 repres5tative geological    
prov9ces 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide   
control po9ts = deep heat mapp+ &       
geo!rmal developm5t4 ,! result+ data    
%all include an exploration ( heat1     
li?ology1 & /ra9 pr(iles1 & %all be %>$ 
publicly on ! repository e/abli%$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a74  7,f7 ,/udy on site      
selection *>act]i/ics = sup]critical    
geo!rmal ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all1
 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y1 conduct a

 /udy on site selection *>act]i/ics 9   
repres5tative geological prov9ces 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
t]ritories ( ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1    
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & 
! ,u4,s4 ,virg9 ,isl&s1 = sup]critical  
geo!rmal4  2  7#d7 9 section #fae 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #agaid2 relat+ to enhanc$     
geo!rmal sy/ems rese>* & developm5t7--  
7,a7 9 ! section head+1 by /rik+        
,enhanc$ & ins]t+ ,next-g5]ation2  7,b7 
9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ enhanc$ &    
ins]t+ next-g5]ation2  7,c7 9 subsection
 7b7--  7i7 9 ! head+1 by ins]t+ &      
clos$-loop aft] ,enhanc$2  7ii7 9 !     
matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ & 
clos$-loop aft] enhanc$2  7iii7 9       
p>agraph 7#aa71 by /rik+ & aft] !       
semicolon2  7iv7 9 p>agraph 7#ab71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7v7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#ac7 ! rese>* topics specifi$ 9        
subp>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#ab7 9         
sup]critical conditions4  2  7,d7 9     
subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by r$esignat+      

p>agraph 7#g7 z p>agraph 7#h72 &  7ii7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+   
new p>agraph3  7#g7 ,next-g5]ation      
geo!rmal te/+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 !     
,secret>y %all take su* actions z may be
 necess>y to ensure t at lea/ "o ,,=ge  
site has ! capabilities to include      
next-g5]ation geo!rmal te/+1 includ+1 if
 practicable & te*nically feasible1     
clos$-loop geo!rmal sy/ems 9            
sup]critical conditions4  2 &  7,e7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3 
7e7 ,next-,g5]ation geo!rmal rese>* &   
developm5t program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,)9 ! 
,geo!rmal ,te*nologies ,(fice ( !       
,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y %all support a   
program ( next-g5]ation geo!rmal rese>*1
 developm5t1 demon/ration1 & comm]cial  
application activities1 includ+1 if     
practicable & te*nically feasible1      
clos$-loop geo!rmal sy/ems 9            
sup]critical conditions4  7#b7 ,focus   
areas  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! program describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all focus on ! foll[+ 

topics3 7i7 ,well completion4  7ii7     
,p]meability creation & managem5t1      
includ+ proppants & pack]s4  7iii7      
,mat]ials developm5t & equipm5t design1 
includ+ p[] production1 specific to     
sup]critical geo!rmal sy/ems4  7iv7     
,s5sor developm5t4  7v7 ,wat]-rock      
geo*emi/ry4  7vi7 ,rock prop]ties4      
7vii7 ,h>d rock & deep drill+4  7viii7  
,any o!r topics ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
necess>y4  7,b7 ,prioritization ,9 c>ry+
 out next-g5]ation geo!rmal rese>* "u ! 
program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y %all prioritize projects be/  
able to produce it]ative data = deep    
drill+ projects 9 unique geodynamic     
sett+s on ! foll[+ topics3  7i7         
,*>act]ization & cru/al /ress4  7ii7    
,lab "w4  7iii7 ,drill+4  7iv7          
,/imulation4  7v7 ,p[] production4  7,c7
 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y may adm9i/] 
grants to in/itutions ( high] education 
& private sector entities to c>ry out   
activities on ! topics specifi$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 &1 to ! maximum ext5t  

practicable1 %>e data1 results1 &       
in=mation publicly4  7#c7 ,report on    
wat] use ,n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,natural ,res\rces & ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a
 report on ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,wat] use &   
e/imat$ ne$s ( enhanc$ geo!rmal sy/ems4 
7,b7 ,wat] use & e/imat$ ne$s =         
clos$-loop1 & next-g5]ation geo!rmal    
en]gy production4  7,c7 ,! ability (    
next-g5]ation geo!rmal sy/ems to use    
bracki% & nonpotable wat]4  7,d7 ,!     
)drawal & consumption ( wat] p] megawatt
 h\r ( next-g5]ation geo!rmal sy/ems1 z 
comp>$ to o!r p[]-g5]ation te*nologies4 
7,e7 ,te*nological & op]ational         
improvem5ts t c\ld lead to decreases 9  
wat] )drawal & consumption (            
next-g5]ation geo!rmal sy/ems4  7#d7    
,next-g5]ation geo!rmal c5t] ( excell5ce
  7,a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all    

aw>d grants ?r\gh a competitive1        
m]it-review$ process1 to ,national      
,laboratories 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9     
section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771          
multi-in/itutional collaborations1      
public-private p>tn]%ips1 or in/itutes (
 high] education 7or consortia !re(7 = !
 foll[+3 7i7 ,! cont9uation & expansion 
( rese>*1 developm5t1 demon/ration1     
te/+1 & comm]cial application activities
 applicable to ,,=ge sites1 includ+     
activities 9 sup]critical conditions4   
7ii7 ,! e/abli%m5t ( a next-g5]ation    
geo!rmal sy/ems c5t] ( excell5ce4  7,b7 
,location ,9 select+ ,national          
,laboratories1 multi-in/itutional       
collaborations1 public-private          
p>tn]%ips1 or in/itutions ( high]       
education 7or a consortia !re(7 = a c5t]
 ( excell5ce ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid] ! foll[+ 
crit]ia3  7i7 ,:e!r ! entity ho/s an    
exi/+ geo!rmal en]gy rese>* & developm5t
 program4  7ii7 ,:e!r ! entity has prov5

 te*nical exp]tise to support geo!rmal  
en]gy rese>*4  7iii7 ,:e!r ! entity has 
access to geo!rmal res\rces4  7,c7      
,purpose ,! c5t] ( excell5ce ref]r$ to 9
 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all coord9ate among  
exi/+ ,,=ge sites1 ! ,dep>tm5t1 &       
,national ,laboratories to c>ry out !   
foll[+3  7i7 ,advance rese>*1           
developm5t1 demon/ration1 & comm]cial   
application ( next-g5]ation geo!rmal    
en]gy te*nologies1 includ+ sup]critical 
geo!rmal te*nologies1 9 response to     
indu/ry & comm]cial ne$s1 includ+ by    
p>tn]+ ) o!r academic or rese>*         
in/itutions1 indu/ry1 non-gov]nm5tal    
organizations1 & ,/ate1 local1 or       
,tribal gov]nm5ts4  7ii7 ,fo/]          
collaboration = education1 rese>*1 &    
p>tn]%ip initiatives 9 ord] to support !
 te*nology1 deploym5t1 & work=ce ne$s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates geo!rmal en]gy indu/ry1 
includ+ a focus on next-g5]ation        
geo!rmal sy/ems4  7iii7 ,support work=ce
 developm5t across ! next-g5]ation      
geo!rmal sy/ems en]gy developm5t        

lifecycle4  7iv7 ,provide educational1  
te*nical1 & analytical assi/ance on     
next-g5]ation geo!rmal sy/ems to ,f$]al 
ag5cies1 indu/ry1 & ,/ate1 local1 &     
,tribal gov]nm5ts4  7v7 ,collect &      
dissem9ate in=mation on be/ practices 9 
all areas relat+ to develop+ & manag+   
geo!rmal en]gy res\rces & en]gy sy/ems1 
includ+ next-g5]ation geo!rmal sy/ems4  
7#e7 ,comm]cial-read9ess innovation     
grants  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
aw>d grants to accel]ate ! developm5t1  
te/+1 & implem5tation ( innovative      
te*nologies id5tifi$ z areas = improv+ !
 p]=mance ( comm]cial geo!rmal en]gy    
projects us+ next-g5]ation geo!rmal     
sy/ems4  7,b7 ,focus areas ,grants may  
be aw>d$ "u ?is p>agraph = innovative   
te*nologies1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7i7      
,h>drock drill+ equipm5t1 compon5ts1 &  
sy/ems1 includ+ bit design & vibration  
control4  7ii7 ,res]voir *>act]ization1 
well design & spac+1 & completions4     
7iii7 ,data acquisition & analysis1     
includ+ fib] optic s5s+ tools &         

me?odologies4  7,c7 ,applications  7i7  
,9 g5]al ,an entity seek+ a grant "u ?is
 p>agraph %all submit to ! ,secret>y an 
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7ii7 ,prioritization ,9 aw>d+ 
grants "u ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all
 give priority to ! foll[+3  7,i7       
,applicants1 includ+ =-pr(it entities & 
public-private p>tn]%ips1 ) demon/rat$  
exp]tise relat+ to 9-field developm5t & 
comm]cial op]ations = geo!rmal en]gy    
projects4  7,,ii7 ,projects ) ! greate/ 
ability to advance ne>-t]m comm]cial    
deploym5t ( enhanc$ geo!rmal sy/ems &   
clos$-loop geo!rmal sy/ems4  7,,iii7    
,projects t advance ! comm]cialization (
 geo!rmal en]gy projects 9 div]se       
geological conditions or sup]critical   
conditions4  7,d7 ,co/ %>+ ,! ,f$]al %>e
 ( ! co/ ( a project c>ri$ out ) a grant
 "u ?is p>agraph %all be n m ?an #hj    
p]c5t4  7f7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  

?is section #aej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjca4 ,su* am\nts %all
 be d]iv$ f am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to ! ,(fice ( ,en]gy     
,effici5cy & ,r5ewable ,en]gy ( !       
,dep>tm5t4  2 &  7#e7 9 section #fag    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaif2 relat+ to        
organization & adm9i/ration (           
programs7--  7,a7 9 subsection 7e71 by  
/rik+ ,committee on ,sci5ce & ,te*nology
 & ins]t+ ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1
 & ,te*nology2 &  7,b7 by am5d+         
subsection 7f7 to read z foll[s3  7f7   
,progress reports ,n lat] ?an "o ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is          
subsection & e two ye>s !reaft]1 !      
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on    
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a
 report t conta9s ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a     
description ( ! maximum pot5tial (      
geo!rmal res\rces 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
includ+ a consid]ation ( next-g5]ation  
geo!rmal sy/ems4  7#b7 ,in=mation relat+

 to ! results ( projects und]tak5 "u ?is
 section4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t ( ! b>ri]s
 to comm]cialization ( next-g5]ation    
geo!rmal te*nologies4  7#d7 ,su* o!r    
in=mation z ! ,secret>y consid]s        
appropriate4  4  7b7 ,update to geo!rmal
 res\rce assessm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #beja ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (
 #aiib 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbh7 is am5d$-- 
7,a7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7i7 9 ! matt]   
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+         
quadr5nially be=e update2  7ii7 9       
p>agraph 7#a77;,d77ii71 by /rik+ & at ! 
end2  7iii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! 
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iv7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#c7 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 by 
assess+ regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories (    
,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 ,nor!rn ,m>iana 
,isl&s1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & ! ,u4,s4 ,virg9 
,isl&s1 ) significant pot5tial =        
sup]critical geo!rmal 7z su* t]m is     
def9$ 9 section #fab ( ! ,en]gy         
,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act ( #bjjg    

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaia774  2 &  7,b7 by  
/rik+ subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,fir/ update
 ,! fir/ quadr5nial update to ! geo!rmal
 res\rce assessm5t c>ri$ out by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,geological ,survey "u          
subsection 7c7 ( section #beja ( !      
,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #aiib1 z am5d$ by 
p>agraph 7#a71 %all be complet$ by n    
lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section    
#a7;b7 ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &         
,security ,act ( #bjjg is am5d$ by am5d+
 ! item relat+ to section #fae to read z
 foll[s3  ,sec4 #fae4 ,next-g5]ation    
geo!rmal sy/ems rese>* & developm5t4  4