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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4906 

To reauthorize the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2010 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Science and Technology 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Advanced Research Projects Agency— 

Energy, 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 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ARPA-E AMENDMENTS. 

7 Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 16538) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (c)(2)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

2 ‘‘and applied’’ after ‘‘advances in fundamental’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub4 paragraph (B); 

5 (C) by striking the period at the end of 

6 subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

8 subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(D) promoting the commercial application 

10 of advanced energy technologies.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subpara12 graph (C) to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(C) research and development of ad14 vanced manufacturing process and technologies 

15 for the domestic manufacturing of novel energy 

16 technologies; and’’; 

17 (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through 

18 (m) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (l), (m), (n), and 

19 (o), respectively; 

20 (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol21 lowing new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(f) AWARDS.—In carrying out this section, the Di23 rector shall initiate and execute awards in the form of 

24 grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, cash prizes, 

25 and other transactions.’’; 


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1 (5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated by 

2 paragraph (3) of this section— 

3 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

4 (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 

5 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 

6 so redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this 

7 paragraph, the following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

9 and maintain within ARPA–E a staff, including 

10 legal counsel, contracting personnel, and program di11 rectors, with sufficient qualifications and expertise 

12 to enable ARPA–E to carry out its responsibilities 

13 under this section separate and distinct from the op14 erations of the rest of the Department.’’; 

15 (C) in paragraph (2)(A), as so redesig16 nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 

17 by striking ‘‘each of’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (2)(B), as so redesig19 nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 

20 (i) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘, with 

21 advice under subsection (j) as appro22 priate,’’; 

23 (ii) by redesignating clauses (v) and 

24 (vi) as clauses (vi) and (viii), respectively; 


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1 (iii) by inserting after clause (iv) the 

2 following new clause: 

3 ‘‘(v) identifying innovative cost-shar4 ing arrangements for ARPA–E projects, 

5 including through use of the authority 

6 under section 988(b)(3) of the Energy Pol7 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(b)(3));’’; 

8 (iv) in clause (vi), as so redesignated 

9 by clause (ii) of this subparagraph, by 

10 striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

11 and 

12 (v) by inserting after clause (vi), as so 

13 redesignated by clause (ii) of this subpara14 graph, the following new clause: 

15 ‘‘(vii) identifying mechanisms for com16 mercial application of successful energy 

17 technology development projects, including 

18 through establishment of partnerships be19 tween awardees and commercial entities; 

20 and’’; 

21 (E) in paragraph (2)(C), as so redesig22 nated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 

23 by inserting ‘‘up to’’ after ‘‘shall be’’; 

24 (F) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated 

25 by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by 


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1 striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating 

2 subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs 

3 (B) and (C), respectively; 

4 (G) by striking ‘‘program managers’’ each 

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘program direc6 tors’’; 

7 (H) by striking ‘‘program manager’’ each 

8 place it appears and inserting ‘‘program direc9 tor’’; and 

10 (I) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(4) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Director is author13 ized to select exceptional early career and senior sci14 entific, legal, business, and technical personnel to 

15 serve as fellows to work at ARPA–E for terms not 

16 to exceed two years. Responsibilities of fellows may 

17 include— 

18 ‘‘(A) supporting program managers in pro19 gram creation, design, implementation, and 

20 management; 

21 ‘‘(B) exploring technical fields for future 

22 ARPA–E program areas; 

23 ‘‘(C) assisting the Director in the creation 

24 of the strategic vision for ARPA–E referred to 

25 in subsection (h)(2); 


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1 ‘‘(D) preparing energy technology and eco2 nomic analyses; and 

3 ‘‘(E) any other appropriate responsibilities 

4 identified by the Director.’’; 

5 (6) in subsection (h)(2), as so redesignated by 

6 paragraph (3) of this section— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘2010’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2013’’; 

11 (7) by amending subsection (j), as so redesig12 nated by paragraph (3) of this section, to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(j) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION OF TECH15 NOLOGIES.—The Director shall seek opportunities to part16 ner with purchasing and procurement programs of Federal 

17 agencies to demonstrate energy technologies resulting 

18 from activities funded through ARPA–E.’’; 

19 (8) by inserting after such subsection (j) the 

20 following new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(k) EVENTS.—The Director is authorized to con22 vene, organize, and sponsor events that further the objec23 tives of ARPA–E, including events that assemble award24 ees, the most promising applicants for ARPA–E funding, 

25 and a broad range of ARPA–E stakeholders (which may 


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1 include members of relevant scientific research and aca2 demic communities, government officials, financial institu3 tions, private investors, entrepreneurs, and other private 

4 entities), for the purposes of— 

5 ‘‘(1) demonstrating projects of ARPA–E award6 ees; 

7 ‘‘(2) demonstrating projects of finalists for 

8 ARPA–E awards and other energy technology 

9 projects; 

10 ‘‘(3) facilitating discussion of the commercial 

11 application of energy technologies developed under 

12 ARPA–E and other government-sponsored research 

13 and development programs; or 

14 ‘‘(4) such other purposes as the Director con15 siders appropriate.’’; 

16 (9) in subsection (m)(1), as so redesignated by 

17 paragraph (3) of this section, by striking ‘‘4 years’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘6 years’’; 

19 (10) in section (m)(2)(B), as so redesignated by 

20 paragraph (3) of this section, by inserting ‘‘, and 

21 how those lessons may apply to the operation of 

22 other programs within the Department of Energy’’ 

23 after ‘‘ARPA-E’’; 


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1 (11) by amending subsection (o)(2), as so re2 designated by paragraph (3) of this section, to read 

3 as follows: 

4 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

6 appropriated to the Director for deposit in the 

7 Fund, without fiscal year limitation— 

8 ‘‘(A) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

9 ‘‘(B) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

10 ‘‘(C) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

11 ‘‘(D) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 

12 ‘‘(E) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(F) such sums as are necessary for each 

15 of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’; and 

16 (12) in subsection (o), as so redesignated by 

17 paragraph (3) of this section, by— 

18 (A) striking paragraph (4); and 

19 (B) redesignated paragraph (5) as para20 graph (4). 

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