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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5704 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy 

to establish a carbon technologies program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2020 

Ms. CHENEY (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mrs. MILLER) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 

and Technology 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the 

Secretary of Energy to establish a carbon technologies 

program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Opportunities 

5 And Leveraging Technologies for Coal Carbon Act of 

6 2020’’ or the ‘‘COAL TeCC Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CARBON TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title IX of the En3 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 969. CARBON TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

7 program of research, development, and demonstration for 

8 carbon engineering solutions to enable new uses for coal9 derived carbon, including the use and conversion of raw 

10 coal and processed coal products in all phases, for— 

11 ‘‘(1) commercial purposes; 

12 ‘‘(2) industrial purposes; 

13 ‘‘(3) defense and military purposes; 

14 ‘‘(4) agricultural purposes, including soil 

15 amendments and fertilizers; 

16 ‘‘(5) medical and pharmaceutical applications; 

17 ‘‘(6) construction and building applications; 

18 ‘‘(7) energy applications; and 

19 ‘‘(8) production of critical minerals. 

20 ‘‘(b) STUDY.—The Secretary, acting jointly with the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Envi22 ronmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, 

23 and the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study to 

24 determine the feasibility of, and opportunities for, the 

25 commercialization of coal-derived carbon products. 


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1 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date on which funds are first disbursed under the program 

3 established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall sub4 mit to Congress a report that— 

5 ‘‘(1) describes the progress and results of the 

6 program; 

7 ‘‘(2) includes an analysis of the feasibility of 

8 the new uses for coal-derived carbon researched, de9 veloped, and demonstrated under subsection (a); and 

10 ‘‘(3) makes recommendations for the establish11 ment of a coal-carbon products center of excellence 

12 in the 2 major coal-producing regions of the United 

13 States. 

14 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Out of amounts made available to 

15 the Secretary and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary 

16 shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of 

17 fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con19 tents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 

20 58; 119 Stat. 600) is amended by adding at the end of 

21 the items relating to subtitle F of title IX the following: 

‘‘Sec. 969. Carbon technologies program.’’. 

22 SEC. 3. PILOT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS FOR THE 

23 PURPOSE OF COMMERCIALIZATION. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

25 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 


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1 shall establish a 2-year pilot and demonstration program 

2 in each of the 2 major coal-producing regions of the 

3 United States for the purpose of partnering with private 

4 institutions in coal mining regions to accelerate the com5 mercial deployment of coal-carbon products. 

6 (b) FUNDING.—Out of amounts made available to the 

7 Secretary and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary shall 

8 use to carry out subsection (a) $4,000,000 for each of fis9 cal years 2020 through 2025, to be split equally between 

10 the 2 pilot and demonstration programs established under 

11 subsection (a). 

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