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Energizing Technology Transfer Act of 2020

S. 4725 · 116th Congress · Sep 24, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To establish programs to facilitate the commercial application of clean energy and related technologies in the United States.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Energizing Technology Transfer Act of 2020”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Clean energy technology— The term clean energy technology means a technology that, as determined by the Secretary, significantly—
(A)
reduces energy use;
(B)
increases energy efficiency;
(C)
reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
(D)
reduces emissions of other pollutants; or
(E)
mitigates other negative environmental consequences.
(2)
Department— The term Department means the Department of Energy.
(3)
Institution of higher education— The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(4)
National Laboratory— The term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(5)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.