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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6533 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office of Advanced Clean 
Energy Technologies to manage a network of Regional Energy Innovation 
and Development Institutes to advance clean energy technologies, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2022 
Ms. BONAMICI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an Office 
of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies to manage a 
network of Regional Energy Innovation and Development 
Institutes to advance clean energy technologies, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Regional Clean Energy 
Innovation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘clean energy technology’’ means a technology, pro-
duction process, or methodology that— 
(A) produces energy from solar, wind, geo-
thermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, or another 
renewable energy source (as defined in section 
609 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 918c)); 
(B) more efficiently transmits, distributes, 
or stores energy; 
(C) enhances energy efficiency for build-
ings, manufacturing processes, and industry, in-
cluding combined heat and power; 
(D) enables the development of a Smart 
Grid (as described in section 1301 of the En-
ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17381)), including integration of re-
newable energy sources and distributed genera-
tion, demand response, demand side manage-
ment, and systems analysis; 
(E) produces an advanced or sustainable 
material with clean energy or energy efficiency 
applications; or 
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(F) improves energy efficiency for trans-
portation, including electric vehicles. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Advanced Clean Energy 
Technologies. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State, a unit of local government, a 
Tribal government, an institution of higher edu-
cation, a business, a National Laboratory, a labor 
organization, and any other entity the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801(3)). 
(5) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies estab-
lished under section 3(a). 
(6) REGIONAL ENERGY INNOVATION AND DE-
VELOPMENT INSTITUTE OR REIDI.—The term ‘‘Re-
gional Energy Innovation and Development Insti-
tute’’ or ‘‘REIDI’’ means a partnership— 
(A) of at least 2 eligible entities; and 
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(B) that is designated by the Director 
under the program established under section 
3(e). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 3. OFFICE OF ADVANCED CLEAN ENERGY TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
an Office of Advanced Clean Energy Technologies within 
the Department of Energy. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office is to ad-
vance mid-stage and late-stage innovation, development, 
demonstration, and commercialization of clean energy 
technologies, in accordance with regional capabilities and 
market needs, in order to further regional net-zero green-
house gas emissions pathways. 
(c) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di-
rector who shall be appointed by the President, with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, and shall report to the 
Secretary. 
(d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Director shall in-
clude— 
(1) assessing regional capabilities to develop 
and utilize, and market needs for, clean energy tech-
nologies; 
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(2) 
analyzing 
region-specific 
pathways 
to 
decarbonization and net-zero greenhouse gas emis-
sions to inform the designation of Regional Energy 
Innovation and Development Institutes; 
(3) establishing and carrying out the program 
described in subsection (e); 
(4) establishing and maintaining a staff with 
sufficient qualifications and expertise to enable the 
Office to carry out its duties in conjunction with 
other operations of the Department of Energy; and 
(5) coordinating with National Laboratories 
and other Federal agencies, offices, and programs, 
including the Economic Development Administra-
tion, to avoid duplication of effort and to work to-
gether to address gaps in mid-stage and late-stage 
innovation, demonstration, deployment, and commer-
cialization of clean energy technologies. 
(e) PROGRAM
TO
DESIGNATE
AND
SUPPORT 
REIDIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
and carry out a program to designate, and provide 
financial assistance and other support to, Regional 
Energy Innovation and Development Institutes in 
accordance with this subsection. 
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(2) PROGRAM CONTENTS.—In carrying out the 
program established under paragraph (1) the Direc-
tor shall— 
(A) establish goals for Regional Energy In-
novation and Development Institutes and pub-
licize the goals to eligible entities; 
(B) support the creation and development 
of Regional Energy Innovation and Develop-
ment Institutes by providing incentives to eligi-
ble entities to organize as partnerships and ad-
dress specific targeted clean energy technologies 
and market intersections; 
(C) provide assistance to partnerships of 
eligible entities in applying to be designated as 
Regional Energy Innovation and Development 
Institutes; 
(D) designate partnerships of eligible enti-
ties as Regional Energy Innovation and Devel-
opment Institutes, taking into consideration— 
(i) an appropriate balance of geo-
graphical interests; 
(ii) existing clean energy technology 
innovation efforts, including innovation ef-
forts of National Laboratories, and other 
resources; 
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(iii) regional variations in energy sup-
ply and demand and in resilience of energy 
supply and demand; 
(iv) the potential for job creation in 
the area to be served by the proposed Re-
gional Energy Innovation and Development 
Institute from mid-stage and late-stage in-
novation, demonstration, deployment, and 
commercialization of clean energy tech-
nologies; and 
(v) the extent to which the proposed 
Regional Energy Innovation and Develop-
ment Institute will address environmental 
justice and energy issues for rural and low- 
income households, communities of color, 
Tribal communities, and communities that 
are disproportionately vulnerable to the ef-
fects of climate change and greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
(E) promote collaboration and resource 
sharing among Regional Energy Innovation and 
Development Institutes; 
(F) in collaboration with National Labora-
tories, provide technical assistance to Regional 
Energy Innovation and Development Institutes; 
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(G) provide financial assistance to Re-
gional Energy Innovation and Development In-
stitutes to carry out activities described in para-
graph (3); 
(H) share best practices for establishing 
and operating Regional Energy Innovation and 
Development Institutes; 
(I) support Regional Energy Innovation 
and Development Institutes in the navigation of 
regulatory processes; and 
(J) assess the success of the Regional En-
ergy Innovation and Development Institutes 
through the establishment of technical mile-
stones, which shall be used to determine wheth-
er to terminate the designation of Regional En-
ergy Innovation and Development Institutes 
that are not achieving such milestones. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A Regional Energy Inno-
vation and Development Institute may use financial 
assistance provided under the program established 
under paragraph (1) to carry out activities that ad-
vance mid-stage and late-stage innovation, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercialization of clean 
energy technologies, in accordance with regional ca-
pabilities and market needs, in order to further re-
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gional net-zero greenhouse gas emissions pathways, 
including activities that— 
(A) facilitate commercialization of clean 
energy technologies through collaboration with 
relevant regulatory authorities and identifica-
tion of regulatory structures that create obsta-
cles to deployment and commercialization of 
clean energy technologies; 
(B) connect eligible entities that are part-
ners in the Regional Energy Innovation and 
Development Institute to technical resources, 
modeling, and test beds; 
(C) foster mentorship, business develop-
ment, education, and research and development 
investments relating to clean energy tech-
nologies; and 
(D) design and implement initiatives to 
stimulate market demand for clean energy tech-
nologies that will substantially contribute to re-
gional net-zero greenhouse gas emissions path-
ways. 
(4) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out by a Regional Energy 
Innovation and Development Institute shall be not 
more than 50 percent. 
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(5) APPLICATIONS.—To apply for designation 
as a Regional Energy Innovation and Development 
Institute, and for financial and other assistance, 
under the program established under paragraph (1), 
a partnership of eligible entities shall submit an ap-
plication to the Director that includes— 
(A) a description of the eligible entities in 
the partnership; 
(B) a description of the geographical re-
gion that will be represented by the Regional 
Energy Innovation and Development Institute; 
(C) a plan for and description of the activi-
ties to be carried out by the Regional Energy 
Innovation and Development Institute with 
Federal funds, including a description of how 
such activities will— 
(i) align with State, local, regional, 
and Tribal policies; 
(ii) contribute to job creation; 
(iii) contribute to regional net-zero 
greenhouse gas emissions pathways and re-
ductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(iv) address market need in deploy-
ment, and increase market competitiveness, 
of clean energy technologies; 
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(D) a description of the clean energy sec-
tors that will be served by the Regional Energy 
Innovation and Development Institute, and how 
such sectors were identified in relation to re-
gional market needs; 
(E) a description of the non-Federal fund-
ing sources to be utilized in carrying out the ac-
tivities of the Regional Energy Innovation and 
Development Institute; and 
(F) such other information as the Director 
may require. 
(f) REPORTS AND PLAN.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director shall an-
nually submit to Congress, as part of the Depart-
ment of Energy’s annual budget submitted for a fis-
cal year, a report describing activities conducted by 
each Regional Energy Innovation and Development 
Institute during the previous fiscal year. 
(2) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least 
once every 5 years thereafter, the Director shall sub-
mit to Congress a strategic plan for the Office for 
the following 5 years that includes a plan for how 
the Office will advance mid-stage and late-stage in-
novation, development, demonstration, and commer-
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cialization of clean energy technologies, in accord-
ance with regional capabilities and market needs, in 
order to further regional net-zero greenhouse gas 
emissions pathways. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027, $150,000,000 to carry out this sec-
tion, of which not more than $25,000,000 shall be for the 
administrative expenses of the Office each fiscal year. 
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