1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019”.
ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA–E program, and for other purposes.
2. ARPA–E amendments
in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
“(A) to enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through the development of energy technologies that—
“(i) reduce imports of energy from foreign sources;
“(ii) reduce energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases;
“(iii) improve the energy efficiency of all economic sectors; and
“(iv) improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; and”
in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “energy” and inserting “advanced”.
Responsibilities— Section 5012(e)(3)(A) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking “energy”.
by striking “In carrying” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general—In carrying”
by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Consideration of prior grants—In awarding a grant under paragraph (1), the Director shall take into account the success or failure of any project carried out by the entity applying for the grant using any prior grant funds awarded to that entity by the Director.”
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “describing projects” and inserting the following:
“(A) projects”
in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, including projects that examine topics and technologies closely relating to other activities funded by the Department;” and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) an analysis of whether the Director is in compliance with subsection (i)(1)(A) in supporting projects that examine the topics and technologies described in subparagraph (A); and
“(C) current, proposed, and planned projects to be carried out pursuant to subsection (e)(3)(D).”
in paragraph (2)—
by striking “October 1, 2010, and October 1, 2013” and inserting “October 1, 2021, and every 4 years thereafter”; and
by striking “3” and inserting “4”.
Coordination and nonduplication— Section 5012(i)(1) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(i)(1)) is amended—
by striking “that the activities” and inserting the following:
“(A) the activities”
in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that—
“(i) the prospective award recipient has made a sufficient attempt to secure private financing, as determined by the Director; or
“(ii) the project is not independently commercially viable.”
in paragraph (1), by striking “After” and all that follows through “years” and inserting “Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019”; and
in paragraph (2)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “shall” and inserting “may”; and
in subparagraph (A), by striking “the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences” and inserting “a recommendation”.
Authorization of appropriations— Section 5012(o)(2) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(o)(2)) is amended—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “paragraphs (4) and (5)” and inserting “paragraph (4)”; and
by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:
“(A) $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
“(B) $497,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
“(C) $567,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
“(D) $651,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
“(E) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.”
in subsection (g)(3)(A)(iii), by striking “subpart” each place it appears and inserting “subparagraph”; and
in subsection (o)(4)(B), by striking “(c)(2)(D)” and inserting “(c)(2)(C)”.