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42 U.S.C. § 17116 — Industrial emissions reduction technology development program
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
(2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a scientist or other individual with knowledge and expertise in emissions reduction;
(B) an institution of higher education;
(C) a nongovernmental organization;
(D) a National Laboratory;
(E) a private entity; and
(F) a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (B) through (E).
(3) **Emissions reduction**
(A) *In general* — The term “emissions reduction” means the reduction, to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere by energy services and industrial processes.
(B) *Exclusion* — The term “emissions reduction” does not include the elimination of carbon embodied in the principal products of industrial manufacturing.
(4) **Program** — The term “program” means the program established under subsection (b)(1).
(5) **Critical material or mineral** — The term “critical material or mineral” means a material or mineral that serves an essential function in the manufacturing of a product and has a high risk of a supply disruption, such that a shortage of such a material or mineral would have significant consequences for United States economic or national security.
**(b) Industrial emissions reduction technology development program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, the heads of relevant Federal agencies, National Laboratories, industry, and institutions of higher education, shall establish a crosscutting industrial emissions reduction technology development program of research, deve
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
(2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a scientist or other individual with knowledge and expertise in emissions reduction;
(B) an institution of higher education;
(C) a nongovernmental organization;
(D) a National Laboratory;
(E) a private entity; and
(F) a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (B) through (E).
(3) **Emissions reduction**
(A) *In general* — The term “emissions reduction” means the reduction, to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere by energy services and industrial processes.
(B) *Exclusion* — The term “emissions reduction” does not include the elimination of carbon embodied in the principal products of industrial manufacturing.
(4) **Program** — The term “program” means the program established under subsection (b)(1).
(5) **Critical material or mineral** — The term “critical material or mineral” means a material or mineral that serves an essential function in the manufacturing of a product and has a high risk of a supply disruption, such that a shortage of such a material or mineral would have significant consequences for United States economic or national security.
**(b) Industrial emissions reduction technology development program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, the heads of relevant Federal agencies, National Laboratories, industry, and institutions of higher education, shall establish a crosscutting industrial emissions reduction technology development program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to advance innovative technologies that—
(A) increase the technological and economic competitiveness of industry and manufacturing in the United States;
(B) increase the viability and competitiveness of United States industrial technology exports; and
(C) achieve emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors.
(2) **Coordination** — In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall—
(A) coordinate with each relevant office in the Department and any other Federal agency;
(B) coordinate and collaborate with the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established under [section 17115 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17115&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication with the Future of Industry 11 So in original. program established under [section 17111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17111&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Leverage of existing resources** — In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall leverage, to the maximum extent practicable—
(A) existing resources and programs of the Department and other relevant Federal agencies; and
(B) public-private partnerships.
**(c) Focus areas** The program shall focus on—
(1) industrial production processes, including technologies and processes that—
(A) achieve emissions reduction in high emissions industrial materials production processes, including production processes for iron, steel, steel mill products, aluminum, cement, concrete, glass, pulp, paper, and industrial ceramics;
(B) achieve emissions reduction in medium- and high-temperature heat generation, including—
(i) through electrification of heating processes;
(ii) through renewable heat generation technology;
(iii) through combined heat and power; and
(iv) by switching to alternative fuels, including hydrogen and nuclear energy;
(C) achieve emissions reduction in chemical production processes, including by incorporating, if appropriate and practicable, principles, practices, and methodologies of sustainable chemistry and engineering;
(D) leverage smart manufacturing technologies and principles, digital manufacturing technologies, and advanced data analytics to develop advanced technologies and practices in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking to—
(i) model and simulate manufacturing production lines;
(ii) monitor and communicate production line status;
(iii) manage and optimize energy productivity and cost throughout production; and
(iv) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of manufacturing processes;
(E) leverage the principles of sustainable manufacturing to minimize the potential negative environmental impacts of manufacturing while conserving energy and resources, including—
(i) by designing products that enable reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling;
(ii) by minimizing waste from industrial processes, including through the reuse of waste as other resources in other industrial processes for mutual benefit; and
(iii) by increasing resource efficiency; and
(F) increase the energy efficiency of industrial processes;
(2) alternative materials that produce fewer emissions during production and result in fewer emissions during use, including—
(A) high-performance lightweight materials; and
(B) substitutions for critical materials and minerals;
(3) development of net-zero emissions liquid and gaseous fuels;
(4) emissions reduction in shipping, aviation, and long distance transportation;
(5) carbon capture technologies for industrial processes;
(6) other technologies that achieve net-zero emissions in nonpower industrial sectors, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director; and
(7) high-performance computing to develop advanced materials and manufacturing processes contributing to the focus areas described in paragraphs (1) through (6), including—
(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization of the design of energy efficient and sustainable products; and
(B) the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design.
(8) incorporation of sustainable chemistry and engineering principles, practices, and methodologies, as the Secretary determines appropriate; and
(9) other research or technology areas identified in the Strategic Plan authorized in [section 17114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17114&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and demonstration projects**
(1) **Grants** — In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for projects that the Secretary determines would best achieve the goals of the program.
(2) **Contracts and cooperative agreements** — In carrying out the program, the Secretary may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible entities and Federal agencies for projects that the Secretary determines would further the purposes of the program.
(3) **Demonstration projects** — In supporting technologies developed under this section, the Secretary shall fund demonstration projects that test and validate technologies described in subsection (c).
(4) **Application** — An entity seeking funding or a contract or agreement under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(5) **Cost sharing** — In awarding funds under this section, the Secretary shall require cost sharing in accordance with [section 16352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16352&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the demonstration projects authorized in subsection (d)(3)—
(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(4) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
**(f) Coordination** The Secretary shall carry out the activities authorized in this section in accordance with [section 18631 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section18631&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall carry out the Agreements for Commercializing Technology pilot program of the Department, as announced by the Secretary on December 8, 2011, in accordance with this section.
**(b) Terms** Each agreement entered into pursuant to the pilot program referred to in subsection (a) shall provide to the contractor of the applicable National Laboratory, to the maximum extent determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, increased authority to negotiate contract terms, such as intellectual property rights, payment structures, performance guarantees, and multiparty collaborations.
**(c) Eligibility**
(1) **In general** — Any director of a National Laboratory may enter into an agreement pursuant to the pilot program referred to in subsection (a).
(2) **Agreements with non-Federal entities** — To carry out paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall permit the directors of the National Laboratories to execute agreements with a non-Federal entity, including a non-Federal entity already receiving Federal funding that will be used to support activities under agreements executed pursuant to paragraph (1), provided that such funding is solely used to carry out the purposes of the Federal award.
(3) **Restriction** — The requirements of chapter 18 of title 35 (commonly known as the “Bayh-Dole Act”) shall apply if—
(A) the agreement is a funding agreement (as that term is defined in section 201 of that title); and
(B) at least one of the parties to the funding agreement is eligible to receive rights under that chapter.
**(d) Submission to Secretary** Each affected director of a National Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary, with respect to each agreement entered into under this section—
(1) a summary of information
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Additional services** — The term “additional services” means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility.
(2) **Waste heat to power system** — The term “waste heat to power system” means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy.
(3) **Other terms**
(A) *Purpa* — The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnection service”, “nonregulated electric utility”, and “State regulatory authority” have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), within the meaning of title I of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(B) *EPCA* — The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6341&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Review**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 150 megawatts connecting at either distribution or transmission voltage levels to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power s
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), effective beginning on the date that is 3 years after December 19, 2007, no Federal agency shall enter into a contract to lease space in a building that has not earned the Energy Star label in the most recent year.
**(b) Exception**
(1) **Application** — This subsection applies if—
(A) no space is available in a building described in subsection (a) that meets the functional requirements of an agency, including locational needs;
(B) the agency proposes to remain in a building that the agency has occupied previously;
(C) the agency proposes to lease a building of historical, architectural, or cultural significance (as defined in [section 3306(a)(4) of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3306/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim)) or space in such a building; or
(D) the lease is for not more than 10,000 gross square feet of space.
(2) **Buildings without Energy Star label** — If one of the conditions described in paragraph (1) is met, the agency may enter into a contract to lease space in a building that has not earned the Energy Star label in the most recent year if the lease contract includes provisions requiring that, prior to occupancy or, in the case of a contract described in paragraph (1)(B), not later than 1 year after signing the contract, the following requirements are met:
(A) The space is renovated for all energy efficiency and conservation improvements that would be cost effective over the life of the lease, including improvements in lighting, windows, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
(B)
(i) Subject to clause (ii), the space is benchmarked under a nationally recognized, online, free benchmarking program, with public d
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) an energy-intensive industry;
(B) a national trade association representing an energy-intensive industry; or
(C) a person acting on behalf of 1 or more energy-intensive industries or sectors, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) **Energy-intensive industry** — The term “energy-intensive industry” means an industry that uses significant quantities of energy as part of its primary economic activities, including—
(A) information technology, including data centers containing electrical equipment used in processing, storing, and transmitting digital information;
(B) consumer product manufacturing;
(C) food processing;
(D) materials manufacturers, including—
(i) aluminum;
(ii) chemicals;
(iii) forest and paper products;
(iv) metal casting;
(v) glass;
(vi) petroleum refining;
(vii) mining; and
(viii) steel;
(E) water and wastewater treatment facilities, including systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste; and
(F) other energy-intensive industries, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Feedstock** — The term “feedstock” means the raw material supplied for use in manufacturing, chemical, and biological processes.
(4) **Partnership** — The term “partnership” means an energy efficiency partnership established under subsection (c)(1)(A).
(5) **Program** — The term “program” means the energy-intensive industries program established under subsection (b).
**(b) Establishment of program** The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary, in cooperation with energy-intensive industries and national industry trade associations representing the energy-intensive industries, shall
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**(a) Definitions** For the purposes of this section—
(1) the term “covered industry” means the food and food products industry, lumber and wood products industry, petroleum and coal products industry, and all other manufacturing industries specified in Standard Industrial Classification Codes 20 through 39 (or successor classification codes);
(2) the term “process-oriented industrial assessment” means—
(A) the identification of opportunities in the production process (from the introduction of materials to final packaging of the product for shipping) for—
(i) improving energy efficiency;
(ii) reducing environmental impact; and
(iii) designing technological improvements to increase competitiveness and achieve cost-effective product quality enhancement;
(B) the identification of opportunities for improving the energy efficiency of lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and the associated building envelope; and
(C) the identification of cost-effective opportunities for using renewable energy technology in the production process and in the systems described in subparagraph (B); and
(3) the term “utility” means any person, State agency (including any municipality), or Federal agency, which sells electric or gas energy to retail customers.
**(b) Grant program**
(1) **Use of funds** — The Secretary shall, to the extent funds are made available for such purpose, make grants to States which, consistent with State law, shall be used for the following purposes:
(A) To promote, through appropriate institutions such as universities, nonprofit organizations, State and local government entities, technical centers, utilities, and trade organizations, the use of energy-efficient technologies in covered industries.
(B) To establish programs t
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There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 434 through 439 and 482 11 See References in Text note below. $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available until expended.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary is authorized to establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to individuals that is designed to recruit and prepare students for careers in the Department and National Laboratories.
**(b) Service requirement** The Secretary may require that an individual receiving a scholarship under this section serve as a full-time employee of the Department or a National Laboratory for a fixed period in return for receiving the scholarship.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in [section 1001 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim)) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in [section 1059c(b) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1059c/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) to establish building training and assessment centers—
(1) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance in buildings;
(2) to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;
(3) to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation;
(4) to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal Colleges or Universities in training building technicians;
(5) to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive buildings; and
(6) to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under this section to each region of the United States.
**(b) Coordination and nonduplication**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall coordinate the program with the industrial research and assessment centers program under [section 17116 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17116&num=0&edition=prelim)
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 17116
by the Secretary and other heads of relevant
Federal agencies would—
(A) facilitate quicker development, deploy-
ment, and adoption of smart manufacturing
technologies and processes;
(B) result in greater energy efficiency and
lower environmental impacts for all Amer-
ican manufacturers; and
(C) enhance competitiveness and strength-
en the manufacturing sectors of the United
States.
(2) Inclusions
Agency actions identified under paragraph
(1) shall include—
(A) an assessment of previous and current
actions of the Department relating to smart
manufacturing;
(B) the establishment of voluntary inter-
connection protocols and performance stand-
ards;
(C) the use of smart manufacturing to im-
prove energy efficiency and reduce emissions
in supply chains across multiple companies;
(D) actions to increase cybersecurity in
smart manufacturing infrastructure;
(E) deployment of existing research re-
sults;
(F) the leveraging of existing high-per-
formance computing infrastructure; and
(G) consideration of the impact of smart
manufacturing on existing manufacturing
jobs and future manufacturing jobs.
(c) Biennial revisions
Not later than 2 years after the date on which
the Secretary completes the plan under sub-
section (a), and not less frequently than once
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall re-
vise the plan to account for advancements in in-
formation and communication technology and
manufacturing needs.
(d) Report
Annually until the completion of the plan
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on the progress made in de-
veloping the plan.
(e) Definition
In this section, the term ‘‘smart manufac-
turing’’ means advanced technologies in infor-
matio
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