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(2) to the extent practicable, compatibility with existing 
regulations of the Administration, including any regulations 
promulgated pursuant to docket number PHMSA–2013–0255, 
relating to the installation of automatic and remote-controlled 
shutoff valves; 
(3) methodologies that maximize safety and environmental 
benefits; and 
(4) the economic, technical, and operational feasibility of 
installing automatic or remote-controlled shut-off valves on 
existing pipelines by employing such methodologies or stand-
ards. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the results of the study under subsection (a). 
SEC. 120. UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. 
(a) CERTAIN COASTAL WATERS; COASTAL BEACHES.—Section 
19(b) of the PIPES Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 60109 note; Public 
Law 114–183) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘ 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CERTAIN
COASTAL
WATERS.—The term ‘certain 
coastal waters’ means— 
‘‘(i) the territorial sea of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) the Great Lakes and their connecting waters; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the marine and estuarine waters of the 
United States up to the head of tidal influence. 
‘‘(B) COASTAL BEACH.—The term ‘coastal beach’ means 
any land between the high- and low-water marks of certain 
coastal waters. 
‘‘(2) REVISION.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking ‘‘marine 
coastal waters’’ and inserting ‘‘certain coastal waters’’. 
(b) CERTAIN COASTAL WATERS.—Section 60109(b)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘marine coastal waters’’ 
and inserting ‘‘certain coastal waters’’. 
(c) UPDATE TO REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall complete 
the revision to regulations required under section 19(b) of the 
PIPES Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 60109 note; Public Law 114–183) 
(as amended by subsection (a)) by not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE FACILITIES LOCATED IN CER-
TAIN AREAS.—Section 60109(g) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, but not less often 
than once every 12 months’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this subsection, each 
operator shall implement procedures that assess potential 
impacts by maritime equipment or other vessels, including 
anchors, anchor chains, or any other attached equipment.’’.
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SEC. 121. SAFETY-RELATED CONDITION REPORTS. 
Section 60102(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—As soon as practicable, but 
not later than 5 business days, after a representative of a 
person to whom this section applies first establishes that a 
condition described in paragraph (1) exists, the operator shall 
submit the report required under that paragraph to— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) the appropriate State authority or, where no 
appropriate State authority exists, to the Governor of a 
State where the subject of the Safety Related Condition 
report occurred; and 
‘‘(C) the appropriate Tribe where the subject of the 
Safety Related Condition report occurred. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION
OF
REPORT
TO
OTHER
ENTITIES.—Upon 
request, a State authority or a Governor that receives a report 
submitted under this subsection may submit the report to any 
relevant emergency response or planning entity, including 
any— 
‘‘(A) State emergency response commission established 
pursuant to section 301 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001); 
‘‘(B) Tribal emergency response commission or emer-
gency planning committee (as defined in part 355 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)); 
‘‘(C) local emergency planning committee established 
pursuant to section 301 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001); 
or 
‘‘(D) other public agency responsible for emergency 
response.’’. 
SEC. 122. RISK ANALYSIS AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 60109(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) DISTRIBUTION PIPELINES.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
methods that may be used under paragraph (3), other 
than direct assessment, to assess distribution pipelines 
to determine whether any such method— 
‘‘(i) would provide a greater level of safety than 
direct assessment of the pipelines; and 
‘‘(ii) is feasible. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report describing— 
‘‘(i) the results of the study under subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(ii) recommendations based on that study, if any.’’. 
SEC. 123. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this title 
may be construed to affect the authority of the Administrator of
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the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), 
or the authority of any State, to regulate a release of pollutants 
or hazardous substances to air, water, or land, including through 
the establishment and enforcement of requirements relating to such 
release. 
TITLE II—LEONEL RONDON PIPELINE 
SAFETY ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 202. DISTRIBUTION INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 60109(e) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) EVALUATION OF RISK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to ensure that each distribution 
integrity management plan developed by an operator of 
a distribution system includes an evaluation of— 
‘‘(i) the risks resulting from the presence of cast 
iron pipes and mains in the distribution system; and 
‘‘(ii) the risks that could lead to or result from 
the operation of a low-pressure distribution system 
at a pressure that makes the operation of any con-
nected and properly adjusted low-pressure gas burning 
equipment unsafe, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the Secretary shall ensure that an operator of a 
distribution system— 
‘‘(i) considers factors other than past observed 
abnormal operating conditions (as defined in section 
192.803 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation)) in ranking risks and identi-
fying measures to mitigate those risks; and 
‘‘(ii) may not determine that there are no potential 
consequences associated with low probability events 
unless that determination is otherwise supported by 
engineering analysis or operational knowledge. 
‘‘(C) DEADLINES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, each operator 
of a distribution system shall make available to the 
Secretary or the relevant State authority with a certifi-
cation in effect under section 60105, as applicable, 
a copy of— 
‘‘(I) the distribution integrity management 
plan of the operator; 
‘‘(II) the emergency response plan under sec-
tion 60102(d)(5); and
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‘‘(III) the procedural manual for operations, 
maintenance, and emergencies under section 
60102(d)(4). 
‘‘(ii) UPDATES.—Each operator of a distribution 
system shall make available to the Secretary or make 
available for inspection to the relevant State authority 
described in clause (i), if applicable, an updated plan 
or manual described in that clause by not later than 
60 days after the date of a significant update, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(iii) APPLICABILITY OF FOIA.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to authorize the disclosure 
of any information that is exempt from disclosure 
under section 552(b) of title 5. 
‘‘(D) REVIEW OF PLANS AND DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) TIMING.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of promulgation of the regulations under 
subparagraph (A), and not less frequently than 
once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary or 
relevant State authority with a certification in 
effect under section 60105 shall review the dis-
tribution integrity management plan, the emer-
gency response plan, and the procedural manual 
for operations, maintenance, and emergencies of 
each operator of a distribution system and record 
the results of that review for use in the next review 
of the program of that operator. 
‘‘(II) GRACE PERIOD.—For the third, fourth, and 
fifth years after the date of promulgation of the 
regulations under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(aa) shall not use subclause (I) as jus-
tification to reduce funding, decertify, or 
penalize in any way under section 60105, 
60106, or 60107 a State authority that has 
in effect a certification under section 60105 
or an agreement under section 60106; and 
‘‘(bb) shall— 
‘‘(AA) submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a list of States found to 
be noncompliant with subclause (I) during 
the annual program evaluation; and 
‘‘(BB) provide a written notice to each 
State authority described in item (aa) that 
is not in compliance with the require-
ments of subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) REVIEW.—Each plan or procedural manual 
made available under subparagraph (C)(i) shall be 
reexamined— 
‘‘(I) on significant change to the plans or proce-
dural manual, as applicable;
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‘‘(II) on significant change to the gas distribu-
tion system of the operator, as applicable; and 
‘‘(III) not less frequently than once every 5 
years. 
‘‘(iii) CONTEXT
OF
REVIEW.—The Secretary may 
conduct a review under clause (i) or (ii) as an element 
of the inspection of the operator carried out by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(iv) INADEQUATE
PROGRAMS.—If the Secretary 
determines that the documents reviewed under clause 
(i) or (ii) do not comply with the requirements of this 
chapter (including regulations to implement this 
chapter), have not been adequately implemented, or 
are inadequate for the safe operation of a pipeline 
facility, the Secretary may conduct proceedings under 
this chapter.’’. 
(b) CONTENTS OF STATE PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM CERTIFI-
CATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 60105(b) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) has the capability to sufficiently review and evaluate 
the adequacy of the plans and manuals described in section 
60109(e)(7)(C)(i); and 
‘‘(9) has a sufficient number of employees described in 
paragraph (3) to ensure safe operations of pipeline facilities, 
updating the State Inspection Calculation Tool to take into 
account factors including— 
‘‘(A) the number of miles of natural gas and hazardous 
liquid pipelines in the State, including the number of miles 
of cast iron and bare steel pipelines; 
‘‘(B) the number of services in the State; 
‘‘(C) the age of the gas distribution system in the 
State; and 
‘‘(D) environmental factors that could impact the integ-
rity of the pipeline, including relevant geological issues.’’. 
(2) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary shall promulgate regula-
tions to require that a State authority with a certification 
in effect under section 60105 of title 49, United States Code, 
has a sufficient number of qualified inspectors to ensure safe 
operations, as determined by the State Inspection Calculation 
Tool and other factors determined to be appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regula-
tions to implement the amendments made by this subsection. 
SEC. 203. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS. 
Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code (as amended 
by section 113), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
update regulations to ensure that each emergency response plan
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developed by an operator of a distribution system under subsection 
(d)(5), includes written procedures for— 
‘‘(1) establishing communication with first responders and 
other relevant public officials, as soon as practicable, beginning 
from the time of confirmed discovery, as determined by the 
Secretary, by the operator of a gas pipeline emergency involving 
a release of gas from a distribution system of that operator 
that results in— 
‘‘(A) a fire related to an unintended release of gas; 
‘‘(B) an explosion; 
‘‘(C) 1 or more fatalities; or 
‘‘(D) the unscheduled release of gas and shutdown of 
gas service to a significant number of customers, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) establishing general public communication through an 
appropriate channel— 
‘‘(A) as soon as practicable, as determined by the Sec-
retary, after a gas pipeline emergency described in para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) that provides information regarding— 
‘‘(i) the emergency described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the status of public safety; and 
‘‘(3) the development and implementation of a voluntary, 
opt-in system that would allow operators of distribution systems 
to rapidly communicate with customers in the event of an 
emergency.’’. 
SEC. 204. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS. 
Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code (as amended 
by section 203), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall update regulations to ensure that each procedural manual 
for operations, maintenance, and emergencies developed by an oper-
ator of a distribution pipeline under subsection (d)(4), includes 
written procedures for— 
‘‘(1) responding to overpressurization indications, including 
specific actions and an order of operations for immediately 
reducing pressure in or shutting down portions of the gas 
distribution system, if necessary; and 
‘‘(2) a detailed procedure for the management of the change 
process, which shall— 
‘‘(A) be applied to significant technology, equipment, 
procedural, and organizational changes to the distribution 
system; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that relevant qualified personnel, such as 
an engineer with a professional engineer licensure, subject 
matter expert, or other employee who possesses the nec-
essary knowledge, experience, and skills regarding natural 
gas distribution systems, review and certify construction 
plans for accuracy, completeness, and correctness.’’. 
SEC. 205. PIPELINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
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Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing— 
(1) the number of operators of natural gas distribution 
systems who have implemented a pipeline safety management 
system in accordance with the standard established by the 
American Petroleum Institute entitled ‘‘Pipeline Safety Manage-
ment System Requirements’’ and numbered American Petro-
leum Institute Recommended Practice 1173; 
(2) the progress made by operators of natural gas distribu-
tion systems who have implemented, or are in the process 
of implementing, a pipeline safety management system 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) the feasibility of an operator of a natural gas distribu-
tion system implementing a pipeline safety management system 
described in paragraph (1) based on the size of the operator 
as measured by— 
(A) the number of customers the operator has; and 
(B) the amount of natural gas the operator transports. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—As part of the report required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall provide guidance or recommenda-
tions that would further the adoption of safety management systems 
in accordance with the standard established by the American Petro-
leum Institute entitled ‘‘Pipeline Safety Management System 
Requirements’’ and numbered American Petroleum Institute Rec-
ommended Practice 1173. 
(c) EVALUATION AND PROMOTION OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYS-
TEMS.—The Secretary and the relevant State authority with a cer-
tification in effect under section 60105 of title 49, United States 
Code, as applicable, shall— 
(1) promote and assess pipeline safety management sys-
tems frameworks developed by operators of natural gas dis-
tribution systems and described in the report under subsection 
(a), including— 
(A) if necessary, using independent third-party eval-
uators; and 
(B) through a system that promotes self-disclosure of— 
(i) errors; and 
(ii) deviations from regulatory standards; and 
(2) if a deviation from a regulatory standard is identified 
during the development and application of a pipeline safety 
management system, certify that— 
(A) due consideration will be given to factors such 
as flawed procedures, honest mistakes, or lack of under-
standing; and 
(B) the operators and regulators use the most appro-
priate tools to fix the deviation, return to compliance, and 
prevent the recurrence of the deviation, including— 
(i) root cause analysis; and 
(ii) training, education, or other appropriate 
improvements to procedures or training programs. 
SEC. 206. PIPELINE SAFETY PRACTICES. 
Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code (as amended 
by section 204), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(t) OTHER PIPELINE SAFETY PRACTICES.—
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‘‘(1) RECORDS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to require an operator of a distribution system— 
‘‘(A) to identify and manage traceable, reliable, and 
complete records, including maps and other drawings, crit-
ical to ensuring proper pressure controls for a gas distribu-
tion system, and updating these records as needed, while 
collecting and identifying other records necessary for risk 
analysis on an opportunistic basis; and 
‘‘(B) to ensure that the records required under subpara-
graph (A) are— 
‘‘(i) accessible to all personnel responsible for per-
forming 
or 
overseeing 
relevant 
construction 
or 
engineering work; and 
‘‘(ii) submitted to, or made available for inspection 
by, the Secretary or the relevant State authority with 
a certification in effect under section 60105. 
‘‘(2) PRESENCE OF QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to require that not less than 1 
agent of an operator of a distribution system who is quali-
fied to perform relevant covered tasks, as determined by 
the Secretary, shall monitor gas pressure at the district 
regulator station or at an alternative site with equipment 
capable of ensuring proper pressure controls and have the 
capability to promptly shut down the flow of gas or control 
over pressurization at a district regulator station during 
any construction project that has the potential to cause 
a hazardous overpressurization at that station, including 
tie-ins and abandonment of distribution lines and mains, 
based on an evaluation, conducted by the operator, of 
threats that could result in unsafe operation. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—In promulgating regulations under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that those 
regulations do not apply to a district regulating station 
that has a monitoring system and the capability for remote 
or automatic shutoff. 
‘‘(3) DISTRICT REGULATOR STATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to require that each operator of 
a distribution system assesses and upgrades, as appro-
priate, each district regulator station of the operator to 
ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the risk of the gas pressure in the distribution 
system exceeding, by a common mode of failure, the 
maximum allowable operating pressure (as described 
in section 192.623 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or a successor regulation)) allowed under Federal 
law (including regulations) is minimized; 
‘‘(ii) the gas pressure of a low-pressure distribution 
system is monitored, particularly at or near the loca-
tion of critical pressure-control equipment; 
‘‘(iii) the regulator station has secondary or backup 
pressure-relieving or overpressure-protection safety 
technology, such as a relief valve or automatic shutoff
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valve, or other pressure-limiting devices appropriate 
for the configuration and siting of the station and, 
in the case of a regulator station that employs the 
primary and monitor regulator design, the operator 
shall eliminate the common mode of failure or provide 
backup protection capable of either shutting the flow 
of gas, relieving gas to the atmosphere to fully protect 
the distribution system from overpressurization events, 
or there must be technology in place to eliminate a 
common mode of failure; and 
‘‘(iv) if the Secretary determines that it is not 
operationally possible for an operator to implement 
the requirements under clause (iii), the Secretary shall 
require such operator to identify actions in their plan 
that minimize the risk of an overpressurization event.’’. 
DIVISION S—INNOVATION FOR THE 
ENVIRONMENT 
SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16137(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 102. ENCOURAGING PROJECTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Utilizing 
Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act’’ or the 
‘‘USE IT Act’’. 
(b) RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, TRAINING, AND OTHER ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3), in the first sentence of the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘percursors’’ and 
inserting ‘‘precursors’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
appropriately; 
(B) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph 
(D) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Administrator’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION AND AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—The 
Administrator’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Nothing’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing’’; 
(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
redesignated)— 
(i) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Such pro-
gram’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM INCLUSIONS.—The program under this sub-
section’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘States, institutions of higher 
education,’’ after ‘‘scientists,’’; and
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(II) by striking ‘‘Such strategies and tech-
nologies shall be developed’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENT.—Such strategies and 
technologies described in paragraph (1) shall be developed’’; 
and 
(iii) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘In carrying 
out’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) CERTAIN CARBON DIOXIDE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out paragraph (3)(A) 
with respect to carbon dioxide, the Administrator— 
‘‘(i) is authorized to carry out the activities 
described in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) shall carry out the activities described in 
subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) DIRECT AIR CAPTURE RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the 
Direct Air Capture Technology Advisory Board 
established by clause (iii)(I). 
‘‘(II) DILUTE.—The term ‘dilute’ means a con-
centration of less than 1 percent by volume. 
‘‘(III) DIRECT AIR CAPTURE.— 
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘direct air 
capture’, with respect to a facility, technology, 
or system, means that the facility, technology, 
or system uses carbon capture equipment to 
capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. 
‘‘(bb) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘direct air 
capture’ does not include any facility, tech-
nology, or system that captures carbon 
dioxide— 
‘‘(AA) that is deliberately released 
from a naturally occurring subsurface 
spring; or 
‘‘(BB) using natural photosynthesis. 
‘‘(IV) INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.—The term 
‘intellectual property’ means— 
‘‘(aa) an invention that is patentable under 
title 35, United States Code; and 
‘‘(bb) any patent on an invention described 
in item (aa). 
‘‘(ii) TECHNOLOGY PRIZES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Utilizing Significant 
Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act, the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Energy, is authorized to establish a program 
to provide financial awards on a competitive basis 
for direct air capture from media in which the 
concentration of carbon dioxide is dilute. 
‘‘(II) DUTIES.—In carrying out this clause, the 
Administrator shall— 
‘‘(aa) subject to subclause (III), develop 
specific requirements for—
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‘‘(BB) shall be filled in the same 
manner as the original appointment was 
made. 
‘‘(IV) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which all members of the 
Board have been appointed, the Board shall hold 
the initial meeting of the Board. 
‘‘(V) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the 
call of the Chairperson or on the request of the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(VI) QUORUM.—A majority of the members 
of the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
‘‘(VII) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson from among the members of the 
Board. 
‘‘(VIII) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the 
Board may be compensated at not to exceed the 
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
in effect for a position at level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day during which the 
member is engaged in the actual performance of 
the duties of the Board. 
‘‘(IX) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(aa) advise the Administrator on carrying 
out the duties of the Administrator under this 
subparagraph; and 
‘‘(bb) provide other assistance and advice 
as requested by the Administrator. 
‘‘(iv) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
a financial award under this subparagraph, an 
applicant shall agree to vest the intellectual prop-
erty of the applicant derived from the technology 
in 1 or more entities that are incorporated in the 
United States. 
‘‘(II) RESERVATION OF LICENSE.—The United 
States— 
‘‘(aa) may reserve a nonexclusive, non-
transferable, irrevocable, paid-up license, to 
have practiced for or on behalf of the United 
States, in connection with any intellectual 
property described in subclause (I); but 
‘‘(bb) shall not, in the exercise of a license 
reserved under item (aa), publicly disclose 
proprietary information relating to the license. 
‘‘(III) TRANSFER
OF
TITLE.—Title to any 
intellectual property described in subclause (I) 
shall not be transferred or passed, except to an 
entity that is incorporated in the United States, 
until the expiration of the first patent obtained 
in connection with the intellectual property. 
‘‘(v) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpara-
graph $35,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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‘‘(vi) 
TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Board and all authority pro-
vided under this subparagraph shall terminate not 
later than 12 years after the date of enactment of 
the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative 
Technologies Act. 
‘‘(C) DEEP SALINE FORMATION REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF DEEP SALINE FORMATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In this subparagraph, the 
term ‘deep saline formation’ means a formation 
of subsurface geographically extensive sedimentary 
rock layers saturated with waters or brines that 
have a high total dissolved solids content and that 
are below the depth where carbon dioxide can exist 
in the formation as a supercritical fluid. 
‘‘(II) CLARIFICATION.—In this subparagraph, 
the term ‘deep saline formation’ does not include 
oil and gas reservoirs. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—In consultation with the Secretary 
of Energy, and, as appropriate, with the head of any 
other relevant Federal agency and relevant stake-
holders, not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with 
Innovative Technologies Act, the Administrator shall 
prepare, submit to Congress, and make publicly avail-
able a report that includes— 
‘‘(I) a comprehensive identification of potential 
risks and benefits to project developers associated 
with increased storage of carbon dioxide captured 
from stationary sources in deep saline formations, 
using existing research; 
‘‘(II) recommendations for managing the poten-
tial risks identified under subclause (I), including 
potential risks unique to public land; and 
‘‘(III) recommendations for Federal legislation 
or other policy changes to mitigate any potential 
risks identified under subclause (I). 
‘‘(D) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of the Utilizing Significant Emissions 
with Innovative Technologies Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
that— 
‘‘(i) identifies all Federal grant programs in which 
a purpose of a grant under the program is to perform 
research on carbon capture and utilization tech-
nologies, including direct air capture technologies; and 
‘‘(ii) examines the extent to which the Federal 
grant programs identified pursuant to clause (i) overlap 
or are duplicative.’’. 
(c) CARBON UTILIZATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 968 the following:
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‘‘SEC. 969. CARBON UTILIZATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry 
out a program of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercialization relating to carbon utilization. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—Under the program described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) assess and monitor— 
‘‘(A) potential changes in lifecycle carbon dioxide and 
other greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(B) other environmental safety indicators of new tech-
nologies, practices, processes, or methods used in enhanced 
hydrocarbon recovery as part of the activities authorized 
under section 963; 
‘‘(2) identify and evaluate novel uses for carbon (including 
conversion of carbon oxides) that, on a full lifecycle basis, 
achieve a permanent reduction, or avoidance of a net increase, 
in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, for use in commercial 
and industrial products such as— 
‘‘(A) chemicals; 
‘‘(B) plastics; 
‘‘(C) building materials; 
‘‘(D) fuels; 
‘‘(E) cement; 
‘‘(F) products of coal utilization in power systems or 
in other applications; and 
‘‘(G) other products with demonstrated market value; 
‘‘(3) identify and assess carbon capture technologies for 
industrial systems; and 
‘‘(4) identify and assess alternative uses for coal that result 
in zero net emissions of carbon dioxide or other pollutants, 
including products derived from carbon engineering, carbon 
fiber, and coal conversion methods. 
‘‘(c) 
PRIORITIZATION.—In 
supporting 
demonstration 
and 
commercialization research under the program described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall prioritize consideration of projects 
that— 
‘‘(1) have access to a carbon dioxide emissions stream gen-
erated by a stationary source in the United States that is 
capable of supplying not less than 250 metric tons per day 
of carbon dioxide for research; 
‘‘(2) have access to equipment for testing small-scale carbon 
dioxide utilization technologies, with onsite access to larger 
test bays for scale-up; and 
‘‘(3) have 1 or more existing partnerships with a National 
Laboratory, an institution of higher education, a private com-
pany, or a State or other government entity. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate the activi-
ties authorized under this section with the activities authorized 
in section 969A as part of a single consolidated program of the 
Department. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(2) STUDY.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine to conduct a study that assesses the barriers 
and opportunities relating to the commercial application 
of carbon dioxide in the United States. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The study under subparagraph (A) 
shall— 
(i) analyze the technical feasibility, related chal-
lenges, and impacts of— 
(I) commercializing carbon dioxide; and 
(II) as part of that commercialization— 
(aa) creating a national system of carbon 
dioxide pipelines and geologic sequestration 
sites; 
(bb) mitigating environmental and land-
owner impacts; and 
(cc) regional economic challenges and 
regional economic opportunities; 
(ii) identify potential markets, industries, or sec-
tors that may benefit from greater access to commercial 
carbon dioxide; 
(iii) assess the current state of infrastructure and 
any necessary updates to that infrastructure to allow 
for the integration of safe and reliable carbon dioxide 
transportation, utilization, and storage; 
(iv)(I) estimate the economic, climate, and environ-
mental impacts of any well-integrated national carbon 
dioxide pipeline system; and 
(II) suggest policies that could improve the eco-
nomic impact of that system; 
(v) assess the global status and progress of existing 
chemical and biological carbon utilization technologies 
that utilize waste carbon (including carbon dioxide, 
carbon monoxide, methane, and biogas) from power 
generation, biofuels production, and other industrial 
processes relevant to minimizing net greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
(vi) 
identify 
emerging 
technologies 
for 
and 
approaches to carbon utilization that show promise 
for scale-up, demonstration, deployment, and commer-
cialization relevant to minimizing net greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
(vii) analyze the factors associated with making 
carbon utilization technologies relevant to minimizing 
net greenhouse gas emissions viable at a commercial 
scale, including carbon waste stream availability, 
economics, market capacity, and energy and lifecycle 
requirements; 
(viii)(I) assess the major technical challenges asso-
ciated with increasing the commercial viability of 
carbon reuse technologies; and 
(II) identify the research and development ques-
tions that will address those challenges;