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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8337 
To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a carbon sequestration 
research initiative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2022 
Mr. LUCAS
(for himself, Mr. THOMPSON
of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
WESTERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a carbon 
sequestration research initiative, 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 ‘‘Carbon Sequestration 
Collaboration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CARBON SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
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retary of Agriculture, shall establish an initiative to evalu-
ate terrestrial carbon sequestration and carbon sequestra-
tion in geologic formations to— 
(1) enhance the scientific understanding of, and 
reduce uncertainties associated with, the long- and 
short-term behavior and potential environmental ef-
fects of sequestered carbon; 
(2) inform improved risk-assessment methods, 
risk-management practices, and standards with re-
spect to the sequestration of carbon on large and 
small scales; and 
(3) provide reference data needed for the devel-
opment and demonstration of new carbon sequestra-
tion technologies. 
(b) INITIATIVE COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the 
initiative under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy, 
in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) identify scientific challenges for widespread 
adoption of terrestrial carbon sequestration and car-
bon sequestration in geological formations, including 
in shallow formations and sites not used for en-
hanced oil recovery; 
(2) develop, in coordination with relevant Fed-
eral agencies’ research efforts, a long-term strategic 
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and prioritized research agenda to address such sci-
entific challenges; and 
(3) leverage for the advancement of modeling 
and analysis the collective body of knowledge and 
data, including experience and resources from exist-
ing carbon utilization and sequestration research, 
entities, and demonstrations, from— 
(A) the United States Geological Survey, 
the Agricultural Research Service, and the na-
tional Carbon Utilization Research Center; 
(B) the Department of Energy, including 
the Office of Science; and 
(C) other Federal agencies, research com-
munities, and users of the reference data re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(3), including the Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture, the 
National Science Foundation, the Forest Serv-
ice, and the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service. 
(c) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the initiative under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall prioritize 
joint research with relevant Federal agencies, including 
the agencies specified in subsection (b)(3)(C), to achieve 
the following objectives: 
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(1) Increasing the understanding and develop-
ment of permanent terrestrial carbon sequestration, 
including through organic soil carbon sequestration, 
soil carbon mineralization, artificial reforestation, 
and carbon mineralization utilizing mine tailings. 
(2) Developing computational tools and data 
sharing practices to assess and manage potential en-
vironmental impacts at geologic formations and ter-
restrial carbon storage sites across a variety of eco-
systems. 
(3) Collecting, identifying, and utilizing data 
needed to increase the understanding of terrestrial 
carbon sequestration, in particular carbon seques-
tered through agricultural practices and conservation 
agriculture, such as rangeland and grazing manage-
ment, soil cover, and crop rotations. 
(4) Advancing the commercialization of new 
and existing sequestration technologies or methods. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out the initiative under subsection (a) with and avoid 
unnecessary duplication of the following: 
(1) Other research entities of the Department 
of Energy, including the National Laboratories and 
the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy. 
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(2) Research entities, services, and partnerships 
of the Department of Agriculture, including the Ag-
ricultural Research Service, the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, and the Forest Service. 
(3) Research entities of the Department of the 
Interior. 
(e) RESEARCH PLAN.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
after, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate the long- 
term strategic and prioritized research agenda required 
pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TERRESTRIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION.— 
The term ‘‘terrestrial carbon sequestration’’ means 
carbon sequestration methods or technologies engi-
neered by humans and targeted at rangelands, agri-
cultural lands, or fallow lands to increase soil or-
ganic carbon levels or sequester carbon through 
plant and root biomass, including through soil addi-
tives, geochemical approaches, and other engineered 
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solutions that can increase the storage of produced 
carbon in inorganic or mineral forms, such as 
biochar and carbon mineralization utilizing mine 
tailings. 
(2) CARBON
SEQUESTRATION
IN
GEOLOGIC 
FORMATIONS.—The term ‘‘carbon sequestration in 
geologic formations’’ means carbon sequestration 
methods or technologies utilizing existing permeable 
or porous formations in geologic basins. 
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