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Introduced
10/28/2019
10/28/2019
In Committee
11/19/2019
11/19/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program, and for other purposes. This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Among other things, the bill revises the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; directs ARPA-E, in awarding grants, to consider the success or failure of any project carried out by an entity using prior grant funds; and requires ARPA-E to ensure that an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that (1) a sufficient attempt has been made to secure private financing, or (2) the project is not independently commercially viable.
AI Summary
This bill revises and reauthorizes through fiscal year 2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program. Key provisions include: expanding the goals of ARPA-E to include developing energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of energy infrastructure; directing ARPA-E to consider the success or failure of prior projects when awarding grants; and requiring prospective award recipients to demonstrate sufficient attempts to secure private financing or that the project is not commercially viable. The bill also increases authorized funding levels for ARPA-E from $428 million in 2020 to $750 million in 2024.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195. (on 01/07/2020)
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