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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4091 
To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA–E 
program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2019 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. LAMB) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the 
ARPA–E program, 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 ‘‘ARPA–E Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ARPA–E AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 5012(b) of the Amer-
ica COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘development of energy technologies’’ and in-
serting ‘‘development of transformative science and tech-
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nology solutions to address the energy and environmental 
missions of the Department’’. 
(b) GOALS.—Section 5012(c) of the America COM-
PETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1)(A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) to enhance the economic and energy 
security of the United States through the devel-
opment of energy technologies that— 
‘‘(i) reduce imports of energy from 
foreign sources; 
‘‘(ii) reduce energy-related emissions, 
including greenhouse gases; 
‘‘(iii) improve the energy efficiency of 
all economic sectors; 
‘‘(iv) provide transformative solutions 
to improve the management, clean-up, and 
disposal of radioactive waste and spent nu-
clear fuel; and 
‘‘(v) improve the resilience, reliability, 
and security of infrastructure to produce, 
deliver, and store energy; and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘energy technology 
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projects’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘advanced 
technology 
projects’’. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 5012(e)(3)(A) of 
the 
America 
COMPETES 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
16538(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘energy’’. 
(d) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.—Section 5012(h) of 
the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(h)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) REPORTS AND ROADMAPS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—As part of the annual 
budget request submitted for each fiscal year, the 
Director shall provide to the relevant authorizing 
and appropriations committees of Congress a report 
describing— 
‘‘(A) projects supported by ARPA–E dur-
ing the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) current, proposed, and planned 
projects to be carried out pursuant to sub-
section (e)(3)(D). 
‘‘(2) STRATEGIC VISION ROADMAP.—Not later 
than October 1, 2021, and every four years there-
after, the Director shall provide to the relevant au-
thorizing and appropriations committees of Congress 
a roadmap describing the strategic vision that 
ARPA–E will use to guide the choices of ARPA–E 
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for future technology investments over the following 
4 fiscal years.’’. 
(e) EVALUATION.—Section 5012(l) of the America 
COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(l)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of the ARPA–E Reau-
thorization Act of 2019, the Secretary is authorized 
to enter into a contract with the National Academy 
of Sciences under which the National Academy shall 
conduct an evaluation of how well ARPA–E is 
achieving the goals and mission of ARPA–E.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
recommendation of the National Academy of 
Sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘a recommendation’’. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 5012(o) of the America COMPETES 
Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(o)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Subject to paragraph (4), there are authorized to be 
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appropriated to the Director for deposit in the 
Fund, without fiscal year limitation— 
‘‘(A) $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(B) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(C) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(D) $825,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
and 
‘‘(E) 
$1,000,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024.’’. 
(g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 5012 of the 
America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (g)(3)(A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘subpart’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(o)(4)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(c)(2)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(2)(C)’’. 
Æ 
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