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‘‘(B) coordinate and collaborate with the Industrial 
Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established 
under section 456; and 
‘‘(C) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication with the 
energy-intensive industries program established under sec-
tion 452. 
‘‘(3) LEVERAGE OF EXISTING RESOURCES.—In carrying out 
the program, the Secretary shall leverage, to the maximum 
extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) existing resources and programs of the Depart-
ment and other relevant Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(B) public-private partnerships. 
‘‘(c) FOCUS AREAS.—The program shall focus on— 
‘‘(1) industrial production processes, including technologies 
and processes that— 
‘‘(A) achieve emissions reduction in high emissions 
industrial materials production processes, including produc-
tion processes for iron, steel, steel mill products, aluminum, 
cement, concrete, glass, pulp, paper, and industrial 
ceramics; 
‘‘(B) achieve emissions reduction in medium- and high- 
temperature heat generation, including— 
‘‘(i) through electrification of heating processes; 
‘‘(ii) through renewable heat generation technology; 
‘‘(iii) through combined heat and power; and 
‘‘(iv) by switching to alternative fuels, including 
hydrogen and nuclear energy; 
‘‘(C) achieve emissions reduction in chemical production 
processes, including by incorporating, if appropriate and 
practicable, principles, practices, and methodologies of 
sustainable chemistry and engineering; 
‘‘(D) leverage smart manufacturing technologies and 
principles, 
digital 
manufacturing 
technologies, 
and 
advanced data analytics to develop advanced technologies 
and practices in information, automation, monitoring, com-
putation, sensing, modeling, and networking to— 
‘‘(i) model and simulate manufacturing production 
lines; 
‘‘(ii) monitor and communicate production line 
status; 
‘‘(iii) manage and optimize energy productivity and 
cost throughout production; and 
‘‘(iv) model, simulate, and optimize the energy effi-
ciency of manufacturing processes; 
‘‘(E) leverage the principles of sustainable manufac-
turing to minimize the potential negative environmental 
impacts of manufacturing while conserving energy and 
resources, including— 
‘‘(i) by designing products that enable reuse, 
refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling; 
‘‘(ii) by minimizing waste from industrial processes, 
including through the reuse of waste as other resources 
in other industrial processes for mutual benefit; and 
‘‘(iii) by increasing resource efficiency; and 
‘‘(F) increase the energy efficiency of industrial proc-
esses;
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‘‘(2) alternative materials that produce fewer emissions 
during production and result in fewer emissions during use, 
including— 
‘‘(A) high-performance lightweight materials; and 
‘‘(B) substitutions for critical materials and minerals; 
‘‘(3) development of net-zero emissions liquid and gaseous 
fuels; 
‘‘(4) emissions reduction in shipping, aviation, and long 
distance transportation; 
‘‘(5) carbon capture technologies for industrial processes; 
‘‘(6) other technologies that achieve net-zero emissions in 
nonpower industrial sectors, as determined by the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director; and 
‘‘(7) high-performance computing to develop advanced mate-
rials and manufacturing processes contributing to the focus 
areas described in paragraphs (1) through (6), including— 
‘‘(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization of the 
design of energy efficient and sustainable products; and 
‘‘(B) the use of digital prototyping and additive manu-
facturing to enhance product design. 
‘‘(8) incorporation of sustainable chemistry and engineering 
principles, practices, and methodologies, as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; and 
‘‘(9) other research or technology areas identified in the 
Strategic Plan authorized in section 455. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities 
for projects that the Secretary determines would best achieve 
the goals of the program. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In car-
rying out the program, the Secretary may enter into contracts 
and cooperative agreements with eligible entities and Federal 
agencies for projects that the Secretary determines would fur-
ther the purposes of the program. 
‘‘(3) 
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—In 
supporting 
tech-
nologies developed under this section, the Secretary shall fund 
demonstration projects that test and validate technologies 
described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking funding or a contract 
or agreement under this subsection shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(5) COST SHARING.—In awarding funds under this section, 
the Secretary shall require cost sharing in accordance with 
section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the demonstration 
projects authorized in subsection (d)(3)— 
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(4) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the activities 
authorized in this section in accordance with section 203 of the
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Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
18631).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 121 Stat. 1494) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 453 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 454. Industrial emissions reduction technology development program.’’. 
SEC. 6004. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title IV of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007, as amended by section 6003, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 455. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Committee’ means the Indus-
trial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 
‘‘(3) EMISSIONS REDUCTION.—The term ‘emissions reduction’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 454(a). 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the industrial 
emissions reduction technology development program estab-
lished under section 454(b)(1). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director, shall establish an advisory committee, to 
be known as the ‘Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Com-
mittee’. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Committee shall be comprised of 
not fewer than 16 members and not more than 20 members, 
who shall be appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Director. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION.—Members appointed pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) not less than 1 representative of each relevant 
Federal agency, as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) the Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory 
Board, if that position is filled; 
‘‘(C) not less than 2 representatives of labor groups; 
‘‘(D) not less than 3 representatives of the research 
community, which shall include academia and National 
Laboratories; 
‘‘(E) not less than 2 representatives of nongovern-
mental organizations; 
‘‘(F) not less than 6 representatives of small- and large- 
scale industry, the collective expertise of which shall cover 
every focus area described in section 454(c); and 
‘‘(F) not less than 1 representative of a State govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(G) any other individuals the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Director, determines to be necessary to ensure
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that the Committee is comprised of a diverse group of 
representatives 
of 
industry, 
academia, 
independent 
researchers, and public and private entities. 
‘‘(3) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall designate a member of 
the Committee to serve as Chair. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) in consultation with the Secretary and the 
Director, propose missions and goals for the program, which 
shall be consistent with the purposes of the program 
described in section 454(b)(1); and 
‘‘(B) advise the Secretary with respect to the program— 
‘‘(i) by identifying and evaluating any technologies 
being developed by the private sector relating to the 
focus areas described in section 454(c); 
‘‘(ii) by identifying technology gaps in the private 
sector or other Federal agencies in those focus areas, 
and making recommendations to address those gaps; 
‘‘(iii) by surveying and analyzing factors that pre-
vent the adoption of emissions reduction technologies 
by the private sector; and 
‘‘(iv) by recommending technology screening cri-
teria for technology developed under the program to 
encourage adoption of the technology by the private 
sector; and 
‘‘(C) develop the strategic plan described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the strategic plan devel-
oped under paragraph (1)(C) is to set forth a plan for 
achieving the goals of the program established in section 
454(b)(1), including for the focus areas described in section 
454(c). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan developed under 
paragraph (1)(C) shall— 
‘‘(i) specify near-term and long-term qualitative 
and quantitative objectives relating to each focus area 
described in section 454(c), including research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application 
objectives; 
‘‘(ii) leverage existing roadmaps relevant to the 
program in section 454(b)(1) and the focus areas in 
section 454(c); 
‘‘(iii) 
specify 
the 
anticipated 
timeframe 
for 
achieving the objectives specified under clause (i); 
‘‘(iv) include plans for developing emissions reduc-
tion technologies that are globally cost-competitive, 
including, as applicable, in developing economies; 
‘‘(v) identify the appropriate role for investment 
by the Federal Government, in coordination with the 
private sector, to achieve the objectives specified under 
clause (i); 
‘‘(vi) identify the public and private costs of 
achieving the objectives specified under clause (i); and 
‘‘(vii) estimate the economic and employment 
impact in the United States of achieving those objec-
tives.
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‘‘(e) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(1) FREQUENCY.—The Committee shall meet not less fre-
quently than 2 times per year, at the call of the Chair. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the members are appointed under subsection 
(b), the Committee shall hold its first meeting. 
‘‘(f) COMMITTEE REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, and not less frequently 
than once every 3 years thereafter, the Committee shall submit 
to the Secretary a report on the progress of achieving the 
purposes of the program. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) a description of any technology innovation 
opportunities identified by the Committee; 
‘‘(B) a description of any technology gaps identified 
by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii); 
‘‘(C) 
recommendations 
for 
improving 
technology 
screening criteria and management of the program; 
‘‘(D) an evaluation of the progress of the program and 
the research, development, and demonstration activities 
funded under the program; 
‘‘(E) any recommended changes to the focus areas of 
the program described in section 454(c); 
‘‘(F) a description of the manner in which the Com-
mittee has carried out the duties described in subsection 
(d)(1) and any relevant findings as a result of carrying 
out those duties; 
‘‘(G) if necessary, an update to the strategic plan devel-
oped by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(C); 
‘‘(H) the progress made in achieving the goals set out 
in that strategic plan; 
‘‘(I) a review of the management, coordination, and 
industry utility of the program; 
‘‘(J) an assessment of the extent to which progress 
has been made under the program in developing commer-
cial, cost-competitive technologies in each focus area 
described in section 454(c); and 
‘‘(K) an assessment of the effectiveness of the program 
in coordinating efforts within the Department and with 
other Federal agencies to achieve the purposes of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(g) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after 
receiving a report from the Committee under subsection (f), the 
Secretary shall submit a copy of that report to the Committees 
on Appropriations and Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives, the Committees on Appropriations and Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate, and any other relevant Com-
mittee of Congress. 
‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.— 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–
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140; 121 Stat. 1494) (as amended by section 6003(b)) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 454 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 455. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee.’’. 
SEC. 6005. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT INDUS-
TRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title IV of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007, as amended by section 6004, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 456. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT INDUS-
TRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) a territory or possession of the United States; 
‘‘(D) a relevant State or local office, including an energy 
office; 
‘‘(E) a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765 
of title 38, United States Code); 
‘‘(F) an institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(G) a private entity; and 
‘‘(H) a trade association or technical society. 
‘‘(2) EMISSIONS REDUCTION.—The term ‘emissions reduction’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 454(a). 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the program 
established under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, the Secretary shall establish 
a program to provide technical assistance to eligible entities to 
promote the commercial application of emission reduction tech-
nologies developed through the program established in section 
454(b). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring technical 
assistance under the program shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION
PROCESS.—The Secretary shall seek 
applications for technical assistance under the program on a 
periodic basis, but not less frequently than once every 12 
months. 
‘‘(3) FACTORS
FOR
CONSIDERATION.—In selecting eligible 
entities for technical assistance under the program, the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) give priority to— 
‘‘(i) activities carried out with technical assistance 
under the program that have the greatest potential 
for achieving emissions reduction in nonpower indus-
trial sectors; 
‘‘(ii) activities carried out in a State in which there 
are active or inactive industrial facilities that may 
be used or retrofitted to carry out activities under 
the focus areas described in section 454(c); and
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‘‘(iii) activities carried out in an economically dis-
tressed area (as described in section 301(a) of the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3161(a))); and 
‘‘(B) ensure that— 
‘‘(i) there is geographic diversity among the eligible 
entities selected; and 
‘‘(ii) the activities carried out with technical assist-
ance under the program reflect a majority of the focus 
areas described in section 454(c).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 121 Stat. 1494) (as amended by section 6004(b)) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 455 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 456. Technical assistance program to implement industrial emissions reduc-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 6006. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL SMART MANUFACTURING 
PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation with the National 
Academies, shall develop and complete a national plan for smart 
manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve 
the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector 
of the United States. 
(b) CONTENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan developed under subsection (a) 
shall identify areas in which agency actions by the Secretary 
and other heads of relevant Federal agencies would— 
(A) facilitate quicker development, deployment, and 
adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and proc-
esses; 
(B) result in greater energy efficiency and lower 
environmental impacts for all American manufacturers; 
and 
(C) enhance competitiveness and strengthen the manu-
facturing sectors of the United States. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—Agency actions identified under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of previous and current actions of 
the Department relating to smart manufacturing; 
(B) the establishment of voluntary interconnection 
protocols and performance standards; 
(C) the use of smart manufacturing to improve energy 
efficiency and reduce emissions in supply chains across 
multiple companies; 
(D) actions to increase cybersecurity in smart manufac-
turing infrastructure; 
(E) deployment of existing research results; 
(F) the leveraging of existing high-performance com-
puting infrastructure; and 
(G) consideration of the impact of smart manufacturing 
on existing manufacturing jobs and future manufacturing 
jobs.
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(c) BIENNIAL REVISIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the Secretary completes the plan under subsection (a), 
and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall revise the plan to account for advancements in 
information and communication technology and manufacturing 
needs. 
(d) REPORT.—Annually until the completion of the plan under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the progress made in developing the plan. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘smart manufac-
turing’’ means advanced technologies in information, automation, 
monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, artificial intelligence, 
analytics, and networking that— 
(1) digitally— 
(A) simulate manufacturing production lines; 
(B) operate computer-controlled manufacturing equip-
ment; 
(C) monitor and communicate production line status; 
and 
(D) manage and optimize energy productivity and cost 
throughout production; 
(2) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency 
of a factory building; 
(3) monitor and optimize building energy performance; 
(4) model, simulate, and optimize the design of energy 
efficient and sustainable products, including the use of digital 
prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product 
design; 
(5) connect manufactured products in networks to monitor 
and optimize the performance of the networks, including auto-
mated network operations; and 
(6) digitally connect the supply chain network. 
TITLE VII—CRITICAL MINERALS 
SEC. 7001. RARE EARTH ELEMENTS. 
(a) RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall conduct a program of research 
and development— 
(A) to develop and assess advanced separation tech-
nologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth ele-
ments and other critical materials from coal and coal 
byproducts; and 
(B) to determine if there are, and mitigate, any poten-
tial environmental or public health impacts that could arise 
from the recovery of rare earth elements from coal-based 
resources. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the pro-
gram described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022; 
(B) $24,200,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(C) $25,400,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(D) $26,600,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
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(E) $27,800,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on 
Science, Space, and Technology and Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a report evaluating the development of 
advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery 
of rare earth elements and other critical materials from coal and 
coal byproducts, including acid mine drainage from coal mines. 
(c) CRITICAL MATERIAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘critical mate-
rial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 7002 of this Act. 
SEC. 7002. MINERAL SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BYPRODUCT.—The term ‘‘byproduct’’ means a critical 
mineral— 
(A) the recovery of which depends on the production 
of a host mineral that is not designated as a critical min-
eral; and 
(B) that exists in sufficient quantities to be recovered 
during processing or refining. 
(2) CRITICAL
MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘critical material’’ 
means— 
(A) any non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or mate-
rial that the Secretary of Energy determines— 
(i) has a high risk of a supply chain disruption; 
and 
(ii) serves an essential function in 1 or more energy 
technologies, including technologies that produce, 
transmit, store, and conserve energy; or 
(B) a critical mineral. 
(3) CRITICAL MINERAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘critical mineral’’ means 
any mineral, element, substance, or material designated 
as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c). 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘critical mineral’’ does not 
include— 
(i) fuel minerals; 
(ii) water, ice, or snow; 
(iii) common varieties of sand, gravel, stone, 
pumice, cinders, and clay. 
(4) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands; and 
(G) the United States Virgin Islands. 
(7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education’’ means—