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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1788 

To amend title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to the 

eligibility for loan guarantees for projects relating to hydrogen production, delivery, infrastructure, storage, fuel cells, and end uses, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2021 

Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. CARSON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 

to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

relating to the eligibility for loan guarantees for projects 

relating to hydrogen production, delivery, infrastructure, 

storage, fuel cells, and end uses, 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 ‘‘Clean Energy Hydro5 gen Innovation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROJECTS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, DELIV2 ERY, INFRASTRUCTURE, STORAGE, FUEL 

3 CELLS, AND END USES. 

4 (a) CATEGORIES.—Section 1703(b)(3) of the Energy 

5 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)(3)) is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(3) Hydrogen production, delivery, infrastruc8 ture, storage, fuel cells, and end uses, including 

9 transportation, industrial, stationary power, and res10 idential applications.’’. 

11 (b) INCLUDED PROJECTS.—Section 1703 of the En12 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) is further 

13 amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(g) HYDROGEN PROJECTS.—The category of 

15 projects described in subsection (b)(3) includes projects 

16 involving practices or technologies relating to— 

17 ‘‘(1) the development of infrastructure to enable 

18 the production and utilization of hydrogen, including 

19 pipelines, storage, processing, and fueling; 

20 ‘‘(2) the production of hydrogen to enable resil21 iency of power generation from domestic sources, in22 cluding renewable, fossil, and nuclear energy re23 sources; 

24 ‘‘(3) innovative methods of hydrogen production 

25 from domestic sources, including renewable, fossil, 

26 and nuclear energy sources; 


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1 ‘‘(4) hydrogen based energy storage; 

2 ‘‘(5) portable power and material handling 

3 equipment for hydrogen, including fuel cells, storage, 

4 and fueling infrastructure; and 

5 ‘‘(6) transportation applications for hydrogen, 

6 including light and heavy duty vehicles, medium and 

7 heavy duty trucks and buses, fuel cells, storage, and 

8 fueling infrastructure.’’. 

9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

12 House of Representatives a report describing— 

13 (1) with respect to projects described in sub14 section (g) of section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act 

15 of 2005 (as added by this section)— 

16 (A) the status of each such project for 

17 which a guarantee has been awarded under 

18 such section 1703; and 

19 (B) any recommendations relating to im20 plementation of title XVII of such Act with re21 spect to such projects; 

22 (2) opportunities to increase domestic hydrogen 

23 production and utilization, including a review of the 

24 domestic manufacturing base and supply chain; 

25 (3) statutory and regulatory barriers to— 


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1 (A) the expansion of hydrogen infrastruc2 ture; and 

3 (B) the commercialization and deployment 

4 of hydrogen technologies; and 

5 (4) any recommendations to expand hydrogen 

6 infrastructure and to advance hydrogen technologies. 

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