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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4091 

To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA–E 

program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2019 

Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. LAMB) introduced the following 

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

A BILL 

To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the 

ARPA–E 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 ‘‘ARPA–E Reauthoriza5 tion Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ARPA–E AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 5012(b) of the Amer8 ica COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(b)) is amended 

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1 nology solutions to address the energy and environmental 

2 missions of the Department’’. 

3 (b) GOALS.—Section 5012(c) of the America COM4 PETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking paragraph (1)(A) and inserting 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) to enhance the economic and energy 

8 security of the United States through the devel9 opment of energy technologies that— 

10 ‘‘(i) reduce imports of energy from 

11 foreign sources; 

12 ‘‘(ii) reduce energy-related emissions, 

13 including greenhouse gases; 

14 ‘‘(iii) improve the energy efficiency of 

15 all economic sectors; 

16 ‘‘(iv) provide transformative solutions 

17 to improve the management, clean-up, and 

18 disposal of radioactive waste and spent nu19 clear fuel; and 

20 ‘‘(v) improve the resilience, reliability, 

21 and security of infrastructure to produce, 

22 deliver, and store energy; and’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 

24 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘energy technology 


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1 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘advanced technology 

2 projects’’. 

3 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 5012(e)(3)(A) of 

4 the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 16538(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘energy’’. 

6 (d) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.—Section 5012(h) of 

7 the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(h)) is 

8 amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(h) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—As part of the annual 

11 budget request submitted for each fiscal year, the 

12 Director shall provide to the relevant authorizing 

13 and appropriations committees of Congress a report 

14 describing— 

15 ‘‘(A) projects supported by ARPA–E dur16 ing the previous fiscal year; and 

17 ‘‘(B) current, proposed, and planned 

18 projects to be carried out pursuant to sub19 section (e)(3)(D). 

20 ‘‘(2) STRATEGIC VISION ROADMAP.—Not later 

21 than October 1, 2021, and every four years there22 after, the Director shall provide to the relevant au23 thorizing and appropriations committees of Congress 

24 a roadmap describing the strategic vision that 

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1 for future technology investments over the following 

2 4 fiscal years.’’. 

3 (e) EVALUATION.—Section 5012(l) of the America 

4 COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(l)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

8 after the date of enactment of the ARPA–E Reau9 thorization Act of 2019, the Secretary is authorized 

10 to enter into a contract with the National Academy 

11 of Sciences under which the National Academy shall 

12 conduct an evaluation of how well ARPA–E is 

13 achieving the goals and mission of ARPA–E.’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

16 (A), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 

19 recommendation of the National Academy of 

20 Sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘a recommendation’’. 

21 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Para22 graph (2) of section 5012(o) of the America COMPETES 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(o)) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

25 Subject to paragraph (4), there are authorized to be 


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1 appropriated to the Director for deposit in the 

2 Fund, without fiscal year limitation— 

3 ‘‘(A) $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

4 ‘‘(B) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

5 ‘‘(C) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

6 ‘‘(D) $825,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(E) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

9 2024.’’. 

10 (g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 5012 of the 

11 America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in subsection (g)(3)(A)(iii), by striking 

14 ‘‘subpart’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub15 paragraph’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (o)(4)(B), by striking 

17 ‘‘(c)(2)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(2)(C)’’. 

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