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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4704 

To increase accountability with respect to Department of Energy carbon 

capture, utilization, and sequestration projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2016 

Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 increase accountability with respect to Department of 

Energy carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 

projects, 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 ‘‘Advancing CCUS 

5 Technology Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND SEQUESTRA2 TION TECHNOLOGIES. 

3 (a) AMENDMENTS TO THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF

4 2005.— 

5 (1) FOSSIL ENERGY.—Section 961(a) of the 

6 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291(a)) is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(8) Improving the conversion, use, and storage 

9 of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels.’’. 

10 (2) COAL AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES PRO11 GRAM.—Section 962(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act 

12 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16292(b)(1)) is amended— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘during each of calendar 

14 years 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2016, and during 

15 each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 

16 2021,’’ and inserting ‘‘during each fiscal year 

17 beginning after September 30, 2016,’’; 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘allow for large scale 

19 demonstration and’’ after ‘‘technologies that 

20 would’’; and 

21 (C) by inserting ‘‘commercial use,’’ after 

22 ‘‘use of coal for’’. 

23 (b) INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO

24 CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND SEQUESTRATION

25 PROJECTS.— 

26 (1) DOE EVALUATION.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En2 ergy (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec3 retary’’) shall, in accordance with this sub4 section, annually conduct an evaluation, and 

5 make recommendations, with respect to each 

6 project conducted by the Secretary for research, 

7 development, demonstration, or deployment of 

8 carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 

9 technologies (also known as carbon capture and 

10 storage and utilization technologies). 

11 (B) SCOPE.—For purposes of this sub12 section, a project includes any contract, lease, 

13 cooperative agreement, or other similar trans14 action with a public agency or private organiza15 tion or person, entered into or performed, or 

16 any payment made, by the Secretary for re17 search, development, demonstration, or deploy18 ment of carbon capture, utilization, and seques19 tration technologies. 

20 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATION.—In con21 ducting an evaluation of a project under this sub22 section, the Secretary shall— 

23 (A) examine if the project will allow a car24 bon capture, utilization, and sequestration techVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:16 Mar 04, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4704.IH H4704

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1 nology to advance and achieve any specific goal 

2 of the project; and 

3 (B) evaluate and determine if the project 

4 has made significant progress in advancing a 

5 carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 

6 technology. 

7 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—For each evaluation 

8 of a project conducted under this subsection, if the 

9 Secretary determines that— 

10 (A) significant progress in advancing a 

11 carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 

12 technology has been made, the Secretary shall 

13 assess the funding of the project and make a 

14 recommendation as to whether increased fund15 ing is necessary to advance the project; or 

16 (B) significant progress in advancing a 

17 carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 

18 technology has not been made, the Secretary 

19 shall— 

20 (i) assess the funding of the project 

21 and make a recommendation as to whether 

22 increased funding is necessary to advance 

23 the project; 

24 (ii) assess and determine if the project 

25 has reached its full potential; and 


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1 (iii) make a recommendation as to 

2 whether the project should continue. 

3 (4) REPORTS.— 

4 (A) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS AND REC5 OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 2 years after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 

7 years thereafter, the Secretary shall— 

8 (i) issue a report on the evaluations 

9 conducted and recommendations made dur10 ing the previous year pursuant to this sub11 section; and 

12 (ii) make each such report available 

13 on the internet website of the Department 

14 of Energy. 

15 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 

17 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 

18 the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the 

19 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Committee 

21 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

22 a report on— 

23 (i) the evaluations conducted and rec24 ommendations made during the previous 3 

25 years pursuant to this subsection; and 


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1 (ii) the progress of the Department of 

2 Energy in advancing carbon capture, utili3 zation, and sequestration technologies, in4 cluding progress in achieving the Depart5 ment of Energy’s goal of having an array 

6 of advanced carbon capture and sequestra7 tion technologies ready by 2020 for large8 scale demonstration. 

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