Motor Systems Market Awareness Act of 2014

Summary: Motor Systems Market Awareness Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make a market assessment of motors and motor-driven systems used in the United States, and establish a program to increase motor end-user awareness of: (1) the energy efficiency and cost saving opportunities available to commercial and industrial facilities from using higher efficiency motors and motor-driven system technologies; (2) motor and motor-driven system procurement and management procedures; and (3) criteria for making decisions for new, replacement, or repair of motor and motor-driven system components.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Systems Market Awareness Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) motors and motor-driven systems account for a 
        significant quantity of the electricity used in the United 
        States;
            (2) motor electrical energy use is determined by the 
        efficiency of the motor and the design of the motor-driven 
        system in which the motor and the drive operate;
            (3) Federal Government research on commercial and 
        industrial motors and motor-driven system use and efficiency is 
        outdated;
            (4) the Bureau of the Census has discontinued collection of 
        data on motor and generator importation, manufacture, shipment, 
        and sales;
            (5) the last Department of Energy motor market assessment 
        was conducted in 2002;
            (6) motor and motor-driven systems have changed 
        dramatically during the 12-year period ending on the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (7) a new motor and motor-driven system market assessment 
        will help United States manufacturers better understand the 
        commercial marketplace and become more globally competitive.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Energy.
            (2) Interested parties.--The term ``interested parties'' 
        includes--
                    (A) trade associations;
                    (B) motor manufacturers;
                    (C) manufacturers of variable speed drives, 
                including variable frequency drives;
                    (D) motor end users, including original equipment 
                manufacturers that use motors to drive machinery;
                    (E) permanent magnetic material manufacturers;
                    (F) electric utilities; and
                    (G) individuals and entities that conduct energy 
                efficiency programs.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.

SEC. 4. MOTOR MARKET ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with interested 
parties, shall conduct a market assessment of motors and motor-driven 
systems used in the United States.
    (b) Assessment.--In conducting the assessment under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) develop a detailed profile of the stock of motors and 
        motor-driven systems in commercial and industrial facilities of 
        the United States (as of the date of enactment of this Act);
            (2) develop a profile of commercial and industrial motor 
        and motor-driven system purchase and maintenance practices;
            (3) analyze the opportunities (by market segment) for 
        improved energy efficiency and cost savings available through--
                    (A) the use of energy efficient motors, variable 
                speed drives, servo drives, and other control 
                technologies;
                    (B) optimization of motor-driven systems; and
                    (C) substitution of existing motor designs with new 
                and future advanced motor and motor-driven system 
                designs, including--
                            (i) electronically commutated permanent 
                        magnet motors;
                            (ii) interior permanent magnet motors;
                            (iii) switched reluctance motors;
                            (iv) synchronous reluctance motors; and
                            (v) variable speed drives; and
            (4) evaluate the state of the global supply chain that 
        supports motor and drive technologies (as of the date of 
        enactment of this Act), including--
                    (A) the accessibility and sustainability of key 
                materials;
                    (B) the progress of research and development 
                directed at decreasing the quantity of heavy rare earth 
                materials required in high energy density permanent 
                magnets; and
                    (C) factors that may lead to an increase in 
                domestic manufacturing of motor and drive technologies.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall publish and make available on the website 
of the Department a report on the assessment conducted under this 
section.
    (d) Recommendations.--The Secretary shall use the assessment and 
report required under this section--
            (1) to develop recommendations to update the detailed motor 
        and motor-driven system profile on a periodic basis using 
        readily available market information; and
            (2) to identify technology and research needs that could be 
        met through joint industry and government partnership.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary, in consultation with interested parties, shall establish a 
program targeted at motor end-users to increase the awareness of the 
end-users of--
            (1) the energy efficiency and cost saving opportunities 
        available to commercial and industrial facilities from using 
        higher efficiency motors and motor-driven system technologies;
            (2) motor and motor-driven system procurement and 
        management procedures; and
            (3) criteria for making decisions for new, replacement, or 
        repair of motor and motor-driven system components.