,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbf,mr4    
,hick5loop] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,da9es1    
,mr4 ,padilla1 & ,mr4 ,curtis7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
advance next-g5]ation geo!rmal          
electricity g5]ation demon/ration       
projects 9 new regions1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,geo!rmal ,p[] ,opportunity
 ,) ,exp&$ ,regions ,act or ! ,geo ,,p[]
 ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is   
,act is to advance next-g5]ation        
geo!rmal demon/ration projects-- 7#a7 to
 accel]ate ! comm]cialization (         
next-g5]ation geo!rmal te*nologies 9    
div]se geologies & regions across !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 to ov]come high    
upfront capital co/s = geo!rmal         
exploration & drill+2  7#c7 to g5]ate   
public data to de-risk future geo!rmal  
projects 9 new geologies & regions2 &   

7#d7 to catalyze geo!rmal demon/ration  
projects & innovation ?r\gh             
mile/one-bas$ f9anc+ to de-risk future  
geo!rmal projects4  #c4 ,innovative     
f9anc+ = geo!rmal demon/ration projects 
,section #fae ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &  
,security ,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#agaid7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection    
7a71 by ins]t+ ! mile/one-bas$ geo!rmal 
demon/ration program = projects 9 l[    
p]meability & imp]meable res]voirs      
describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 & aft]        
includ+2  7#b7 9 subsection 7d71 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#c7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,mile/one-,bas$    
geo!rmal demon/ration program  7#a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7    
,innovative f9anc+  ,! t]m innovative   
f9anc+ means f9ancial in/rum5ts us$ to  
support geo!rmal en]gy project          
developm5t1 includ+ transactions t !    
,secret>y may ent] into "u section #fdf 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,organization    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gbef74  7,b7       
,program  ,! t]m ,program means !       

,mile/one-,bas$ ,geo!rmal ,demon/ration 
,program e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b74     
7#b7  ,e/abli%m5t  ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is           
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a  
program1 to be kn[n z ! ,mile/one-,bas$ 
,geo!rmal ,demon/ration ,program1 to    
aw>d innovative f9anc+ to geo!rmal      
projects 9 l[-p]meability & imp]meable  
res]voirs ?r\gh a competitive process   
bas$ on ! a*ievem5t ( te*nical &        
f9ancial mile/ones1 prioritiz+--  7,a7  
geo!rmal projects 9 regions & geologies 
t h limit$ or no geo!rmal electricity   
g5]ation z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
p>agraph1 includ+ on or ne> ,indian l&  
7z def9$ 9 section #bfja ( ! ,en]gy     
,policy ,act ( #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#ceja772  7,b7 geo!rmal projects t      
support ! collection & dissem9ation (   
data to *>act]ize new geo!rmal res\rces 
& te*nologies to catalyze future private
 inve/m5t2  7,c7 new geo!rmal           
electricity production facilities )     
aggregate electricity g5]ation capacity 

pot5tial ( n less ?an #cj megawatts or  
geo!rmal projects t advance innovative  
drill+ or o!r innovations t enable !    
viability ( comm]cial-scale geo!rmal    
electricity g5]ation ( n less ?an #cj   
megawatts2 &  7,d7 projects ) ! pot5tial
 = attract+ significant private sector  
inve/m5t4  7#c7  ,requirem5ts  7,a7     
,proposals  ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !  
,secret>y %all reque/ proposals =       
projects f project sponsors t meet !    
crit]ia describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7 
,diff]5tiation  ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d  
innovative f9anc+ "u p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7
 to n less ?an #c diff]5t proposals 9 at
 lea/ #c diff]5t ,/ates2 &  7ii7 to n   
less ?an #c diff]5t project sponsors4   
7,c7 ,/aff+ ,! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9    
/aff+ levels suffici5t to adm9i/]       
innovative f9anc+ "u p>agraph 7#b74     
7#d7  ,au?ority  ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry 
out a project "u ?is subsection z a     
mile/one-bas$ demon/ration project "u   
section #ijje ( ! ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gbef;c74  7f7           

,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y su* sums z are necess>y to    
c>ry out subsections 7d7 & 7e74  4