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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5062 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domestic natural 

gas research and development, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2010 

Mr. TEAGUE (for himself and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the following 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domestic natural gas research and development, 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 ‘‘Unconventional Do5 mestic Natural Gas Research and Development Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROGRAM. 

7 Section 999A(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

8 (42 U.S.C. 16371(a)) is amended— 

9 (a) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol10 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary’’; and 

2 (b) by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) NAME.—The program established under 

4 this section shall be known as the ‘Unconventional 

5 Domestic Natural Gas Research and Development 

6 Program’.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

8 Section 999A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

9 U.S.C. 16371) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(f) PURPOSES.—In carrying out the program au12 thorized by this subtitle, the Secretary shall seek to estab13 lish partnerships with research performers in institutions 

14 of higher education and the private sector to undertake 

15 research and development not likely otherwise to be under16 taken in the absence of support from the program.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. ANNUAL PLAN. 

18 (a) Section 999B(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 

19 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16372(e)(3)) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than February 

21 1 of each year, the Secretary’’. 

22 (b) Section 999B(e) is amended by adding after para23 graph (5) the following: 

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1 nology Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary its 

2 complementary annual research plan for inclusion as 

3 a component of the President’s annual budget re4 quest to Congress.’’. 

5 SEC. 5. FORM OF AWARD. 

6 Section 999B(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

7 (42 U.S.C. 16372(f)) is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(4) FORM OF AWARD.—The program consor10 tium may make awards in the form of grants, con11 tracts, cooperative agreements, or other trans12 actions.’’. 

13 SEC. 6. PROGRAM REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT. 

14 Section 999B(j) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

15 (42 U.S.C. 16372(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Na16 tional Energy Technology Laboratory, on behalf of the 

17 Secretary, shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’. 

18 SEC. 7. EXTENSION. 

19 Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

20 U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 

2 FUNDS. 

3 Section 999G(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

4 (42 U.S.C. 16377(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the great5 er of $4,000,000 or’’ after ‘‘not to exceed’’. 

6 SEC. 9. FUNDING. 

7 (a) Section 999H(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 

8 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$150,000,000’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘Ultra-Deepwater and Uncon12 ventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas’’. 

14 (b) Section 999H(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

15 (42 U.S.C. 16378(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘Ultra-Deep16 water and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petro17 leum’’ and inserting ‘‘Unconventional Domestic Natural 

18 Gas’’. 

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