(d) TERMINATION.—Consistent with existing authori-
ties of the Department, the Secretary may terminate the 
Center for cause during any period of support. 
(e) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Office of 
Science, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027 shall be made available to the Secretary to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 6. STUDY TO EXAMINE RESEARCH PATHWAYS FOR HY-
DROGEN 
PRODUCTION 
WITH 
NET-ZERO 
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter 
into an agreement with the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘National Academies’’) under which the Na-
tional Academies shall conduct a study to examine re-
search pathways for hydrogen production processes with 
net-zero direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions as 
a part of a low-carbon energy future. Such study shall— 
(1) analyze and assess research needed to lever-
age potential contributions of hydrogen production 
processes with net-zero direct and indirect green-
house gas emissions; 
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(2) examine lifecycle impacts of such processes 
on energy consumption and emissions; and 
(3) identify additional research activities and 
provide recommendations to support net direct and 
indirect greenhouse gas emission reductions across 
hydrogen production processes, including research to 
address— 
(A) potential environmental impacts associ-
ated with hydrogen production using new and 
existing evaluation metrics, including lifecycle 
impacts on local and regional air and water 
quality and estimates of hazardous air pollut-
ants impacts on and benefits to United States 
communities, including urban, small, rural, 
Tribal, and disadvantaged communities; 
(B) infrastructure challenges; 
(C) scientific and technical barriers to 
achieve greater net greenhouse gas emission re-
ductions in present and future production proc-
esses; and 
(D) socioeconomic costs and benefits of 
zero-carbon liquid fuel production and use sys-
tems, including fiscal, monetized health, and job 
impacts. 
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(b) REPORT.—The agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the Na-
tional Academies, not later than 24 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study conducted pursuant to such agreement. 
SEC. 7. REPORTING. 
(a) TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every two years thereafter through 2027, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report regarding the technologies and knowledge devel-
oped and demonstrated as a result of the program carried 
out under section 3 with a particular emphasis on whether 
such technologies were successfully adopted for commer-
cial applications, and if so, whether the supply chains of 
such technologies are domestic. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
two years thereafter through 2027, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
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nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
describing activities undertaken pursuant to this Act, in-
cluding relating to the following: 
(1) The status of public-private partnerships. 
(2) Progress of such activities in meeting goals 
and timelines. 
(3) The status of demonstration projects. 
SEC. 8. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—In carrying out 
the program under section 3, the Secretary shall support 
and expand education and outreach activities to dissemi-
nate information relating to hydrogen and fuel cell energy 
technologies and the hydrogen and fuel cell energy work-
force. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the 
program under section 3, the Secretary shall provide tech-
nical assistance and analyze activities for eligible entities 
to support the commercial application of advances in hy-
drogen and fuel cell energy systems development and oper-
ations, which may include activities that support expand-
ing access to advanced clean hydrogen and fuel cell energy 
technologies for rural, Tribal, and disadvantaged commu-
nities. 
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(c) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying 
out the activities described in this Act, the Secretary shall 
pursue partnerships with private industry, private founda-
tions, and other appropriate private entities to— 
(1) ensure the United States maintains techno-
logical competitiveness in developing advanced clean 
hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; 
(2) enhance the impact and advancement of the 
hydrogen economy investments and contributions to 
United States economic competitiveness and secu-
rity; and 
(3) make available infrastructure, expertise, and 
financial resources to the United States hydrogen 
and fuel cell technologies scientific and engineering 
research and education enterprise. 
(d) INTERNATIONAL HYDROGEN ENERGY DEVELOP-
MENT.—In carrying out the program under section 3, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other appro-
priate Federal and multilateral agencies (including the 
United States Agency for International Development) 
shall support collaborative efforts with international part-
ners to facilitate and accelerate the transition to clean and 
efficient energy and mobility systems using fuel cells and 
hydrogen technologies through research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application activities. 
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