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designated as a regional technology and innovation hub under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
‘‘(e) STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use a competitive, 
merit-review process to award grants or cooperative agreements 
to eligible consortia for the development of regional innovation 
strategies. 
‘‘(2) NUMBER
OF
RECIPIENTS.—Subject to availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary shall seek to award a grant or 
cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) to not fewer than 
60 eligible consortia. 
‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND REPRESENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out para-
graph (1) in a manner that ensures geographic diversity 
and representation from communities of differing popu-
lations. 
‘‘(B) AWARDS
TO
SMALL
AND
RURAL
COMMUNITIES.— 
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) award not fewer than one-third of the grants 
and cooperative agreements under such paragraph to 
eligible consortia that significantly benefit a small and 
rural community, which may include a State described 
in clause (ii); and 
‘‘(ii) award not fewer than one-third of the grants 
and cooperative agreements under such paragraph to 
eligible consortia that include as a member of the 
eligible consortia at least 1 member that is a State 
or territory that is eligible to receive funding from 
the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive 
Research of the National Science Foundation. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) Use of funds under this grant shall include— 
‘‘(i) coordination of a locally defined planning proc-
esses, across jurisdictions and agencies, relating to 
developing 
a 
comprehensive 
regional 
technology 
strategy; 
‘‘(ii) identification of regional partnerships for 
developing and implementing a comprehensive regional 
technology strategy; 
‘‘(iii) implementation or updating of assessments 
to determine regional needs and capabilities; 
‘‘(iv) development or updating of goals and strate-
gies to implement an existing comprehensive regional 
plan; 
‘‘(v) identification or implementation of planning 
and local zoning and other code changes necessary 
to implement a comprehensive regional technology 
strategy; and 
‘‘(vi) development of plans for promoting broad- 
based economic growth in a region. 
‘‘(B) Use of funds under this grant may include the 
formation of a workforce development strategy, according 
to the needs for a skilled and technical workforce at all 
skill and degree levels in the region proposed to be served 
by the eligible consortia. Any workforce development
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strategy submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) should 
include— 
‘‘(i) how the eligible consortia will develop, offer, 
or improve educational or career training programs 
and curriculum for a skilled and technical workforce; 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which such programs developed 
and offered by the eligible consortia will meet the 
educational or career training needs of a skilled and 
technical workforce in the region to be served; 
‘‘(iii) how the eligible consortia will provide facili-
ties for students to receive training under such pro-
grams developed and offered by the eligible consortia; 
and 
‘‘(iv) how the eligible consortia will enhance out-
reach and recruitment for such programs developed 
and offered by the eligible consortia to populations 
underrepresented in STEM. 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
an effort carried out using a grant or cooperative agreement 
awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent— 
‘‘(A) where in-kind contributions may be used for all 
or part of the non-Federal share, but Federal funding from 
other government sources may not count towards the non- 
Federal share; 
‘‘(B) except in the case of an eligible consortium that 
represents all or part of a small and rural or other under-
served community, the Federal share may be up to 90 
percent of the total cost, subject to subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) except in the case of an eligible consortium that 
is led by a Tribal government, the Federal share may 
be up to 100 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(f) STRATEGY
IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use a competitive, 
merit-review process to award grants or cooperative agreements 
to regional technology and innovation hubs for the implementa-
tion of regional innovation strategies, including regional strate-
gies for infrastructure and site development, in support of 
the regional innovation and technology and innovation hub’s 
plans and programs. The Secretary should determine the size 
and number of awards based on appropriations available to 
ensure the success of regional technology and innovation hubs 
as outlined in subsection (h). 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Grants or cooperative agreements 
awarded under paragraph (1) to a regional technology and 
innovation hub may be used by the regional technology and 
innovation hub to support any of the following activities, con-
sistent with the most current regional innovation strategy of 
the regional technology and innovation hub, which may have 
been developed with or without financial assistance received 
under subsection (e) of this section: 
‘‘(A) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—Workforce 
development activities including activities relating to the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The creation of partnerships between industry, 
workforce, nonprofit, and educational institutions, 
which may include community colleges, to create and
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align technical training and educational programs, 
including for a skilled technical workforce. 
‘‘(ii) The design, development, and updating of edu-
cational and training curriculum and programs, 
including training of trainers, teachers, or instructors 
tied to demonstrated regional skilled and technical 
workforce needs. 
‘‘(iii) The procurement of facilities and equipment, 
as required to train a skilled and technical workforce. 
‘‘(iv) The development and execution of programs, 
including traineeships and apprenticeships, to rapidly 
provide training and award certificates or credentials 
recognized by regional industries or other organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(v) The matching of regional employers with a 
potential new entrant, underemployed, underrep-
resented, reentering, or incumbent workforce, as well 
as the securing of commitments from employers to 
hire workers who successfully complete training pro-
grams, or who are awarded certificates or credentials. 
‘‘(vi) The expansion of successful training programs 
at a scale required by the region served by the regional 
technology and innovation hub, including through the 
use of online education and mentoring. 
‘‘(vii) The development and expansion of programs 
with the goal of increasing the participation of persons 
historically underrepresented in STEM and manufac-
turing in the workforce development plans of the 
regional technology and innovation hub. 
‘‘(viii) The provision of support services for 
attendees of training programs developed, updated, or 
expanded pursuant to this subsection, including career 
counseling. 
‘‘(ix) The implementation of outreach and recruit-
ment for training programs developed, updated, or 
expanded pursuant to this subsection, particularly at 
local educational institutions, including high schools 
and community colleges. 
‘‘(B) BUSINESS
AND
ENTREPRENEUR
DEVELOPMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—Business 
and 
entrepreneur 
development 
activities, including activities relating to the following: 
‘‘(i) The development and growth of local and 
regional businesses and the training of entrepreneurs, 
which may include support for the expansion of 
employee owned businesses and cooperatives. 
‘‘(ii) The support of technology commercialization, 
including funding for activities relevant to the protec-
tion of intellectual property and for advancing potential 
ventures such as acceleration, incubation, early-stage 
production and other relevant programming. 
‘‘(iii) The development of local and regional capital 
networks and consortia to attract necessary private 
funding to businesses and entrepreneurs in the region. 
‘‘(iv) The development of local and regional net-
works for business and entrepreneur mentorship.
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‘‘(C) TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
AND
MATURATION 
ACTIVITIES.—Technology maturation activities, including 
activities relating to the following: 
‘‘(i) The development and deployment of tech-
nologies in sectors critical to the region served by the 
regional technology and innovation hub or to national 
and economic security, including industry-university 
research cooperation, proof of concept, prototype 
development, testing, and scale-up for manufacturing. 
‘‘(ii) The development of programming to support 
the creation and transfer of intellectual property into 
private use, such as through startup creation. 
‘‘(iii) The provision of facilities for technology matu-
ration, including incubators and production testbeds 
for collaborative development of technologies by private 
sector, academic, nonprofit, and other entities. 
‘‘(iv) Activities to provide or ensure access to cap-
ital for new business and business expansion, including 
by attracting new private, public, and philanthropic 
investment and by establishing local and regional ven-
ture and loan funds, community development financial 
institutions, and minority depository institutions. 
‘‘(D) 
INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED
ACTIVITIES.—The 
building of facilities and site connectivity infrastructure 
necessary to carry out activities described in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C), including activities relating to the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Establishing a center with required tools and 
instrumentation for workforce development. 
‘‘(ii) Establishing a facility for technology develop-
ment, demonstration, and testing. 
‘‘(iii) Establishing collaborative incubators to sup-
port technology commercialization and entrepreneur 
training. 
‘‘(3) TERM.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL PERFORMANCE PERIOD.—The term of an 
initial grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this 
subsection shall be for a period that the Secretary deems 
appropriate for the proposed activities but not less than 
2 years. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
PERFORMANCE
PERIOD.—The Sec-
retary may renew a grant or cooperative agreement 
awarded to a regional technology and innovation hub under 
paragraph (1) for such period as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, if the Secretary determines that the regional 
technology and innovation hub has made satisfactory 
progress towards the metrics agreed to under subsection 
(j). 
‘‘(C) FLEXIBLE
APPROACH.—In renewing a grant or 
cooperative agreement under subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary and the eligible consortium may agree to new or 
additional uses of funds in order to meet changes in the 
needs of the region. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL PERFORMANCE PERIOD.—The amount of an 
initial grant or cooperative agreements awarded to a
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regional technology and innovation hub under paragraph 
(3)(A) shall be no more than $150,000,000. 
‘‘(B) 
SUBSEQUENT
PERFORMANCE
PERIOD.—Upon 
renewal of a grant or cooperative agreement under para-
graph (3)(B), the Secretary may award funding in the 
amount that the Secretary considers appropriate, ensuring 
that no single regional technology and innovation hub 
receives more than 10 percent of the aggregate amount 
of the grants and cooperative agreements awarded under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) MATCHING REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL PERFORMANCE PERIOD.—Except in the case 
of a regional technology and innovation hub described in 
subparagraph (C), the total amount of all grants awarded 
to a regional technology and innovation hub under this 
subsection in phase one shall not exceed 90 percent of 
the total operating costs of the regional technology and 
innovation hub during the initial performance period. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
PERFORMANCE
PERIOD.—Except in 
the case of a regional technology and innovation hub 
described in subparagraph (C), the total amount of all 
grants awarded to a regional technology and innovation 
hub in subsequent performance periods shall not exceed 
75 percent of the total operating costs of the regional tech-
nology and innovation hub in each year of the grant or 
cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(C) SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES, AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The total Federal financial 
assistance awarded in a given year to a regional tech-
nology and innovation hub under this subsection shall 
not exceed amounts as follows: 
‘‘(I) In the case of a regional technology and 
innovation hub that primarily serves a small and 
rural community or other underserved community, 
in a fiscal year, 90 percent of the total funding 
of the regional technology and innovation hub in 
that fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) In the case of a regional technology and 
innovation hub that is led by a Tribal government, 
in a fiscal year, 100 percent of the total funding 
of the regional technology and innovation hub in 
that fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) MINIMUM THRESHOLD OF RURAL REPRESENTA-
TION.—For purposes of clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall 
establish a minimum threshold of rural representation 
in the regional technology and innovation hub. 
‘‘(D) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, in-kind contributions may be used for part of 
the non-Federal share of the total funding of a regional 
technology and innovation hub in a fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) GRANTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.—Any grant or coopera-
tive agreement awarded under this subsection to support the 
construction of facilities and site connectivity infrastructure 
shall be awarded pursuant to section 201 of the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) and 
subject to the provisions of such Act, except that subsection
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(b) of such section and sections 204 and 301 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 3144; 3161) shall not apply. 
‘‘(7) RELATION TO CERTAIN GRANT AWARDS.—The Secretary 
shall not require a regional technology and innovation hub 
to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection 
(e) in order to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible consortium seeking designation 
as a regional technology and innovation hub under subsection (d) 
or a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (e) or (f) 
shall submit to the Secretary an application therefore at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may specify. 
‘‘(h) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
DESIGNATION
AND
AWARD
OF 
STRATEGY
IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—In selecting an eligible consortium that submitted an 
application under subsection (g) for designation under subsection 
(d) or for a grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (f), 
the Secretary shall consider the following: 
‘‘(1) The potential of the eligible consortium to advance 
the research, development, deployment, and domestic manufac-
turing of technologies in a key technology focus area, as 
described in section 10387 of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act or other technology or innova-
tion sector critical to national security and economic competi-
tiveness. 
‘‘(2) The likelihood of positive regional economic effect, 
including increasing the number of high wage domestic jobs, 
creating new economic opportunities for economically disadvan-
taged and underrepresented populations, and building and 
retaining wealth in the region. 
‘‘(3) How the eligible consortium plans to integrate with 
and leverage the resources of 1 or more federally funded 
research and development centers, National Laboratories, Fed-
eral laboratories, Manufacturing USA institutes, Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, regional innova-
tion engines or translation accelerators established under sec-
tions 10388 and 10389 of the Research and Development, Com-
petition, and Innovation Act, test beds established and operated 
under section 10390 of such Act, or other Federal entities. 
‘‘(4) How the eligible consortium will engage with the pri-
vate sector, including small- and medium-sized businesses and 
cooperatives, and employee-owned businesses and cooperatives, 
to commercialize new technologies and improve the resiliency 
and sustainability of domestic supply chains in a key technology 
focus area, or other technology or innovation sector critical 
to national security and economic competitiveness. 
‘‘(5) How the eligible consortium will carry out workforce 
development and skills acquisition programming, including 
through partnerships with entities that include State and local 
workforce development boards, institutions of higher education, 
including community colleges, historically Black colleges and 
universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority- 
serving institutions, labor organizations, nonprofit organiza-
tions, workforce development programs, and other related 
activities authorized by the Secretary, to support the develop-
ment of a skilled technical workforce for the regional technology
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and innovation hub, including key technology focus area or 
other technology or innovation sector critical to national secu-
rity and economic competitiveness. 
‘‘(6) How the eligible consortium will improve or expand 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education 
programs and opportunities in the identified region in 
elementary and secondary school and higher education institu-
tions located in the identified region to support the development 
of a key technology focus area or other technology or innovation 
sector critical to national security and economic competitive-
ness. 
‘‘(7) How the eligible consortium plans to develop partner-
ships with venture development organizations, community 
development financial institutions and minority depository 
institutions, and sources of private investment in support of 
private sector activity, including launching new or expanding 
existing companies in a key technology focus area or other 
technology or innovation sector critical to national security 
and economic competitiveness. 
‘‘(8) How the eligible consortium plans to organize the 
activities of regional partners across sectors in support of a 
regional technology and innovation hub. 
‘‘(9) How the eligible consortium considers opportunities 
to support local and regional businesses through procurement, 
including from minority-owned and women-owned businesses. 
‘‘(10) How the eligible consortium will ensure that growth 
in technology, innovation, and advanced manufacturing sectors 
produces opportunity across the identified region and for 
economically disadvantaged, minority, underrepresented and 
rural populations, including, as appropriate, consideration of 
how the eligible consortium takes into account the relevant 
impact of existing regional status and plans or may affect 
regional goals for affordable housing availability, local and 
regional transportation, high-speed internet access, and pri-
mary and secondary education. 
‘‘(11) How well the region’s education institutions align 
their activities, including research, educational programs, 
training, with the proposed areas of focus. 
‘‘(12) The likelihood efforts served by the consortium will 
be sustained once Federal support ends. 
‘‘(13) How the eligible consortium will, as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) enhance the economic, environmental, and energy 
security of the United States by promoting domestic 
development, manufacture, and deployment of innovative 
clean technologies and advanced manufacturing practices; 
and 
‘‘(B) support translational research, technology develop-
ment, manufacturing innovation, and commercialization 
activities relating to clean technology. 
‘‘(i) COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary shall ensure the activities under this section 
do not duplicate activities or efforts under section 27. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
AMONG
HUBS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure eligible consortia that receive a grant or cooperative 
agreement under this section coordinate and share best prac-
tices for regional economic development.
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‘‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
PROGRAMS
OF
THE
NATIONAL 
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate the activities of regional technology and innova-
tion hubs designated under this section, the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership, and the Manufacturing USA Pro-
gram, as the Secretary considers appropriate, to maintain the 
effectiveness of a manufacturing extension center or a Manufac-
turing USA institute. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION
WITH
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall, in collaboration with the Sec-
retary of Energy, coordinate the activities and selection of 
regional technology and innovation hubs designated under this 
section, as the Secretaries consider appropriate, to maintain 
the effectiveness of activities at the Department of Energy 
and the National Laboratories. 
‘‘(5) 
INTERAGENCY
COLLABORATION.—In 
designating 
regional technology and innovation hubs under subsection (d) 
and awarding grants or cooperative agreements under sub-
section (f), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall collaborate with Federal departments and 
agencies whose missions contribute to the goals of the 
regional technology and innovation hub; 
‘‘(B) shall consult with the Director of the National 
Science Foundation for the purpose of ensuring that the 
regional technology and innovation hubs are aligned with 
relevant science, technology, and engineering expertise; and 
‘‘(C) may accept funds from other Federal agencies 
to support grants, cooperative agreements, and activities 
under this section. 
‘‘(j) 
PERFORMANCE
MEASUREMENT, 
TRANSPARENCY, 
AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) METRICS, STANDARDS, AND
ASSESSMENT.—For each 
grant and cooperative agreement awarded under subsection 
(f) for a regional technology and innovation hub, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) in consultation with the regional technology and 
innovation hub, develop metrics, which may include metrics 
relating to domestic job creation, patent awards, increases 
in research funding, business formation and expansion, 
and participation of individuals or communities historically 
underrepresented in STEM, to assess the effectiveness of 
the activities funded in making progress toward the pur-
poses set forth under subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(B) establish standards for the performance of the 
regional technology and innovation hub that are based 
on the metrics developed under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) prior to any award made under a subsequent 
performance period in subsection (f) and every 2 years 
thereafter until Federal financial assistance under this sec-
tion for the regional technology and innovation hub is 
discontinued, conduct an assessment of the regional tech-
nology and innovation hub to confirm whether the perform-
ance of the regional technology and innovation hub is 
meeting the standards for performance established under 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) 
FINAL
REPORTS
BY
RECIPIENTS
OF
STRATEGY 
IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each 
eligible consortium that receives a grant or cooperative 
agreement under subsection (f) for activities of a regional 
technology and innovation hub, as a condition of receipt 
of such grant or cooperative agreement, to submit to the 
Secretary, not later than 120 days after the last day of 
the term of the grant or cooperative agreement, a report 
on the activities of the regional technology and innovation 
hub supported by the grant or cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report submitted by 
an eligible consortium under subparagraph (A) shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(i) A detailed description of the activities carried 
out by the regional technology and innovation hub 
using the grant or cooperative agreement described 
in subparagraph (A), including the following: 
‘‘(I) A description of each project the regional 
technology and innovation hub completed using 
such grant or cooperative agreement. 
‘‘(II) An explanation of how each project 
described in subclause (I) achieves a specific goal 
under this section in the region of the regional 
technology and innovation hub with respect to— 
‘‘(aa) the resiliency and sustainability of 
a supply chain; 
‘‘(bb) research, development, and deploy-
ment of a critical technology; 
‘‘(cc) workforce training and development; 
‘‘(dd) domestic job creation; 
‘‘(ee) 
entrepreneurship 
and 
company 
formation; 
‘‘(ff) commercialization; 
‘‘(gg) access to private capital; or 
‘‘(hh) 
participation 
of 
individuals 
or 
communities historically underrepresented in 
STEM. 
‘‘(ii) A discussion of any obstacles encountered by 
the regional technology and innovation hub in the 
implementation of the regional technology and innova-
tion hub and how the regional technology and innova-
tion hub overcame those obstacles. 
‘‘(iii) An evaluation of the success of the projects 
of the regional technology and innovation hub using 
the performance standards and measures established 
under paragraph (1), including an evaluation of the 
planning process and how the project contributes to 
carrying out the regional innovation strategy of the 
regional technology and innovation hub. 
‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of the regional technology 
and innovation hub in ensuring that, in the region 
of the regional technology and innovation hub, growth 
in technology and innovation sectors produces broadly 
shared opportunity across the region, including for eco-
nomic disadvantaged and underrepresented popu-
lations and rural areas. 
‘‘(v) Information regarding such other matters as 
the Secretary may require.
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‘‘(3) INTERIM
REPORTS
BY
RECIPIENTS
OF
GRANTS
AND 
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In addition to requiring submittal 
of final reports under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary may 
require a regional technology and innovation hub described 
in such paragraph to submit to the Secretary such interim 
reports as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not less frequently 
than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress an annual report on the results 
of the assessments conducted by the Secretary under paragraph 
(1)(C) during the period covered by the report. 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 to award grants and cooperative agree-
ments under subsection (e) for the period of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027; 
‘‘(2) $2,950,000,000 to award grants and cooperative agree-
ments under subsection (f) for the period of fiscal years 2023 
and 2024; and 
‘‘(3) $7,000,000,000 to award grants and cooperative agree-
ments under subsection (f) for the period of fiscal years 2025 
through 2027. 
‘‘(l) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may use funds made 
available to carry out this section for administrative costs under 
this section. 
‘‘SEC. 29. DISTRESSED AREA RECOMPETE PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Within the program authorized under section 
28, the Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot program, to 
be known as the ‘Recompete Pilot Program’, to provide grants 
to eligible recipients representing eligible areas or Tribal lands 
to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term com-
prehensive economic development and job creation in eligible areas. 
‘‘(b) STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENTS.—Subject to available appropriations, the Secretary is 
authorized, on the application of an eligible recipient, to award 
up to one half of the number of grants under subsection (e) of 
section 28 to eligible recipients to develop a recompete plan and 
carry out related predevelopment activities. 
‘‘(c) STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
AND COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.—Subject to available appropriations and subsection 
(f) , the Secretary shall award, on the application of an eligible 
recipient, at least ten strategy implementation grants, in accordance 
with a recompete plan review and approved by the Secretary, to 
carry out coordinated and comprehensive economic development 
programs and activities in an eligible area, consistent with a recom-
pete plan approved by the Secretary. Such activities may include— 
‘‘(1) workforce development activities of the kind described 
in section 28(f) or other job training and workforce outreach 
programs oriented to local employer needs, such as— 
‘‘(A) customized job training programs carried out by 
local community colleges and other training or educational 
organizations in partnership with local businesses; 
‘‘(B) workforce outreach programs located in, and tar-
geted to, lower-income and underemployed neighborhoods; 
and
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‘‘(C) programs to embed job placement and training 
services in neighborhood institutions such as churches, 
housing projects, and community advocacy programs; and 
‘‘(D) job retention programs and activities, such as 
the provision of career coaches; 
‘‘(2) business and entrepreneur development activities of 
the kind described in section 28(f), technology development 
and maturation activities of the kind described in such section, 
or the provision of business advice and assistance to small 
and medium-sized local businesses and entrepreneurs. Such 
advice and assistance may include— 
‘‘(A) manufacturing extension services; 
‘‘(B) small business development centers; 
‘‘(C) centers to help businesses bid for Federal procure-
ment contracts; 
‘‘(D) entrepreneurial assistance programs that link 
entrepreneurs with available public and private resources; 
‘‘(E) legal advice and resources; and 
‘‘(F) assistance in accessing capital; 
‘‘(3) infrastructure related activities of the kind described 
in section 28(f) or other land and site development programs, 
such as brownfield redevelopment, research and technology 
parks, business incubators, business corridor development, and 
other infrastructure activities related to supporting job creation 
and employment for residents, subject to the requirements of 
section 28(f)(6); and 
‘‘(4) additional planning, predevelopment, technical assist-
ance, and other administrative activities as may be necessary 
for the ongoing implementation, administration, and operation 
of the programs and activities carried out with a grant or 
cooperative agreement under this section, including but not 
limited to economic development planning and evaluation. 
‘‘(d) TERM.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL PERFORMANCE PERIOD.—The term of an initial 
grant or cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (c) 
shall be for a period that the Secretary deems appropriate 
for the proposed activities but not less than 2 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT
PERFORMANCE
PERIOD.—The Secretary 
may renew a grant or cooperative agreement awarded under 
subsection (c) for such period, such amount, and such terms 
as the Secretary considers appropriate, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the recipient of an award under subsection (c) 
has 
made 
satisfactory 
progress 
towards 
metrics 
or 
benchmarking requirements established by the Secretary at 
time of award. 
‘‘(3) FLEXIBLE APPROACH.—In renewing a grant or coopera-
tive agreement under subsection (c), the Secretary may approve 
new or additional uses of funds, consistent with the uses 
described in subsection (c), to meet changes in the needs of 
the region. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE AREAS.—An eligible area may 
not benefit from more than 1 grant or cooperative agreement 
described in subsection (b) and 1 grant or cooperative agreement 
described in subsection (c), provided that a renewal described 
in subsection (d)(2) shall not constitute an additional grant.
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON RECIPIENTS.—For purposes of the pro-
gram under this section, an eligible recipient may not receive 
multiple grants described in subsection (c) on behalf of more 
than 1 eligible area. 
‘‘(f) AWARD AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In determining the amount of a grant 
that an eligible recipient may be awarded under subsection 
(c), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) take into consideration the proposed activities and 
projected expenditures outlined in an approved recompete 
plan; and 
‘‘(B) award not more than the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(i) the prime-age employment gap of the eligible 
area; 
‘‘(ii) the prime-age population of the eligible area; 
and 
‘‘(iii) either— 
‘‘(I) $70,585 for local labor markets; or 
‘‘(II) $53,600 for local communities. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not make an 
award that is less than $20,000,000 to an eligible recipient. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—To be considered for a grant or cooperative 
agreement under— 
‘‘(1) subsection (b) of this section, an eligible recipient shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate; and 
‘‘(2) subsection (c) of this section, an eligible recipient shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate, including a recompete plan 
approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) RELATION
TO CERTAIN GRANT AWARDS.—The Secretary 
shall not require an eligible recipient to receive a grant or coopera-
tive agreement under subsection (b) in order to receive a grant 
or cooperative agreement under subsection (c). 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000,000 to award grants 
and cooperative agreements under subsection (c) of this section, 
for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘eligible area’ means either 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A local labor market that— 
‘‘(i) has a prime-age employment gap equal to not 
less than 2.5 percent; and 
‘‘(ii) meets additional criteria as the Secretary may 
establish. 
‘‘(B) A local community that— 
‘‘(i) has a prime-age employment gap equal to not 
less than 5 percent; 
‘‘(ii) is not located within an eligible local labor 
market that meets the criteria described in subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(iii) has a median annual household income of 
not more than $75,000; and
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‘‘(iv) meets additional criteria as the Secretary may 
establish. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible recipient’ 
means a specified entity that has been authorized in a manner 
as determined by the Secretary to represent and act on behalf 
of an eligible area for the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(3) LOCAL LABOR MARKET.—The term ‘local labor market’ 
means any of the following areas that contains 1 or more 
specified entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
of paragraph (6): 
‘‘(A) A metropolitan statistical area or micropolitan 
statistical area, excluding any area described in subpara-
graph (C). 
‘‘(B) A commuting zone, excluding any areas described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (C). 
‘‘(C) The Tribal land with a Tribal prime-age population 
represented by a Tribal government. 
‘‘(4) LOCAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘local community’ means 
the area served by a general-purpose unit of local government 
that is located within, but does not cover the entire area of, 
a local labor market that does not meet the criteria described 
in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(5) PRIME-AGE EMPLOYMENT GAP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘prime-age employment 
gap’ means the difference (expressed as a percentage) 
between— 
‘‘(i) the national 5-year average prime-age employ-
ment rate; and 
‘‘(ii) the 5-year average prime-age employment rate 
of the eligible area. 
‘‘(B) CALCULATION.—For the purposes of subparagraph 
(A), an individual is prime-age if such individual between 
the ages of 25 years and 54 years. 
‘‘(6) RECOMPETE PLAN.—The term ‘recompete plan’ means 
a comprehensive multiyear economic development plan that— 
‘‘(A) includes— 
‘‘(i) proposed programs and activities to be carried 
out with a grant awarded under subsection (c) to 
address the economic challenges of the eligible area 
in a comprehensive manner that promotes long-term, 
sustained economic growth, lasting job creation, per 
capita wage increases, and reduction in the prime- 
age employment gap of the eligible area; 
‘‘(ii) projected costs and annual expenditures and 
proposed disbursement schedule; 
‘‘(iii) the roles and responsibilities of specified enti-
ties that may receive grant funds awarded under sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(iv) other information as the Secretary determines 
appropriate; 
‘‘(B) is submitted to the Secretary for approval for 
an eligible recipient to be considered for a grant described 
in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(C) may be modified over the term of the grant by 
the eligible recipient, subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary or at the direction of the Secretary, if the Secretary
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determines benchmarking requirements are repeatedly not 
met or if other circumstances necessitate a modification. 
‘‘(7) SPECIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘specified entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(C) a territory of the United States; 
‘‘(D) a Tribal government; 
‘‘(E) political subdivision of a State or other entity, 
including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic 
development activities; 
‘‘(F) a public entity or nonprofit organization, acting 
in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision 
of a State or other entity described in subparagraph (E); 
‘‘(G) an economic development district (as defined in 
section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122); and 
‘‘(H) a consortium of any of the specified entities 
described in this paragraph which serve or are contained 
within the same eligible area. 
‘‘(8) TRIBAL
LAND.—The term ‘Tribal land’ means any 
land— 
‘‘(A) located within the boundaries of an Indian reserva-
tion, pueblo, or rancheria; or 
‘‘(B) not located within the boundaries of an Indian 
reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is 
held— 
‘‘(i) in trust by the United States for the benefit 
of an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian; 
‘‘(ii) by an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian, 
subject to restriction against alienation under laws 
of the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) by a dependent Indian community. 
‘‘(9) TRIBAL PRIME-AGE POPULATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Tribal prime-age popu-
lation’ shall be equal to the sum obtained by adding— 
‘‘(i) the product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(I) the total number of individuals ages 25 
through 54 residing on the Tribal land of the Tribal 
government; and 
‘‘(II) 0.65; and 
‘‘(ii) the product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(I) the total number of individuals ages 25 
through 54 included on the membership roll of 
the Tribal government; and 
‘‘(II) 0.35 
‘‘(B) USE OF DATA.—A calculation under subparagraph 
(A) shall be determined based on data provided by the 
applicable Tribal government to the Department of the 
Treasury under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 
Recovery Fund programs under title VI of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).’’. 
(b) INITIAL DESIGNATIONS AND AWARDS.— 
(1) COMPETITION REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce shall commence
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a competition under subsection (d)(1) of section 28 of the Steven-
son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (as added by 
this section). 
(2) DESIGNATION AND AWARD.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary 
has received at least 1 application under subsection (g) of 
section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (as added by this section) from an eligible consortium 
which the Secretary considers suitable for designation under 
subsection (d)(1) of such section 28, the Secretary shall— 
(A) designate at least 1 regional technology and innova-
tion hub under subsection (d)(1) of such section 28; and 
(B) award a grant or cooperative agreement under 
subsection (f)(1) of such section 28 to each regional tech-
nology and innovation hub designated pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph. 
(c) DISTRESSED AREA DESIGNATION AND AWARD.—Not later than 
18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, if the Secretary has received 
applications under section 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (as added by this section) from an eligible 
recipient which the Secretary considers suitable for award under 
such section 29, the Secretary shall award grants or cooperative 
agreement under subsections (b) and (c) of such section 29 to 
one or more eligible recipients. 
SEC. 10622. REGIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
Subtitle C of title IX of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 936. REGIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) REGIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP.— 
The term ‘regional clean energy innovation partnership’ means 
a group of one or more persons, including a covered consortium, 
who perform a collection of activities that are coordinated by 
such covered consortium to carry out the purposes of the pro-
gram under subsection (c) in a region of the United States. 
‘‘(2) COVERED CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘covered consortium’ 
means an individual or group of individuals in partnership 
with a government entity, including a State, territorial, local, 
or tribal government or unit of such government, and at least 
2 or more of the following additional entities— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education or a consortium 
of institutions of higher education, including community 
colleges; 
‘‘(B) a workforce development program; 
‘‘(C) a private sector entity or group of entities, 
including a trade or industry association; 
‘‘(D) a nonprofit organization; 
‘‘(E) a community group or community-based organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(F) a labor organization or joint labor-management 
organization; 
‘‘(G) a National Laboratory; 
‘‘(H) a venture development organization; 
‘‘(I) a community development financial institution or 
minority depository institution;
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‘‘(J) a worker cooperative membership association or 
state or local employee ownership or cooperative develop-
ment center; 
‘‘(K) an organization focused on clean energy technology 
innovation or entrepreneurship; 
‘‘(L) a business or clean energy accelerator or incubator; 
‘‘(M) an economic development organization; 
‘‘(N) a manufacturing facility or organization; 
‘‘(O) a multi-institutional collaboration; or 
‘‘(P) any other entity that the Secretary determines 
to be relevant. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the Regional 
Clean Energy Innovation Program authorized in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institu-
tion of higher education’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 101 or 102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002(a)(1)(B)). 
‘‘(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘National Labora-
tory’ has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 2 U.S.C. 15801). 
‘‘(6) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘clean energy 
technology’ means a technology that significantly reduces 
energy use, increases energy efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas 
emissions, reduces emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates 
other negative environmental consequences of energy produc-
tion, transmission or use. 
‘‘(7) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘commu-
nity-based organization’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(8) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘community college’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher education, including 
additional locations, at which the highest degree, or the 
predominantly awarded degree, is an associate degree; or 
‘‘(B) any Tribal college or university (as defined in 
section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c)). 
‘‘(9) 
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘workforce development program’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a Regional 
Clean Energy Innovation Program, a research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application program designed to 
enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security of the 
United States and accelerate the pace of innovation of diverse 
clean energy technologies through the formation or support of 
regional clean energy innovation partnerships. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM.—The purposes of the Program 
established under subsection (b) are to— 
‘‘(1) improve the competitiveness of United States’ clean 
energy technology research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application; and
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‘‘(2) support the development of tools and technologies best 
suited for use in diverse regions of the United States, including 
in rural, tribal, and low-income communities. 
‘‘(d) REGIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall competitively award 
grants to covered consortia to establish or support regional 
clean energy innovation partnerships that achieve the purposes 
of the Program in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this 
subsection shall be used for activities determined appropriate 
by the Secretary to achieve the purposes of the Program in 
subsection (c), including— 
‘‘(A) facilitating the commercial application of clean 
energy products, processes, and services, including through 
research, 
development, 
demonstration, 
or 
technology 
transfer; 
‘‘(B) planning among participants of a regional clean 
energy innovation partnership to improve the strategic and 
cost-effective coordination of the partnership; 
‘‘(C) improving stakeholder involvement in the develop-
ment of goals and activities of a regional clean energy 
innovation partnership; 
‘‘(D) assessing different incentive mechanisms for clean 
energy development and commercial application in the 
region; 
‘‘(E) hosting events and conferences; and 
‘‘(F) establishing and updating roadmaps to measure 
progress on relevant goals, such as those relevant to metrics 
developed under subsection (g). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—Each application submitted to the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1) may include— 
‘‘(A) a list of members and roles of members of the 
covered consortia, as well as any other stakeholders sup-
porting the activities of the regional clean energy innova-
tion partnership; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the relevant clean energy innova-
tion assets needed in a region to achieve proposed out-
comes, such as education and workforce development pro-
grams, research facilities, infrastructure or site develop-
ment, access to capital, manufacturing capabilities, or other 
assets; 
‘‘(C) a description of proposed activities that the 
regional clean energy innovation partnership plans to 
undertake and how the proposed activities will achieve 
the purposes described in subsection (c); 
‘‘(D) a plan for attracting additional funds and identi-
fication of funding sources from non-Federal sources to 
deliver the proposed outcomes of the regional clean energy 
innovation partnership; 
‘‘(E) a plan for partnering and collaborating with 
community development financial institutions and minority 
depository institutions, labor organizations and community 
groups, worker cooperative membership associations, local 
and state employee ownership and cooperative development 
centers, and other local institutions in order to promote 
employee, community, and public ownership in the clean
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energy sector, and advance models of local economic 
development that build and retain wealth in the region; 
‘‘(F) a plan for sustaining activities of the regional 
clean energy innovation partnership after funds received 
under this program have been expended; and 
‘‘(G) a proposed budget, including financial contribu-
tions from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting covered consortia for 
funding under the Program, the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) give special consideration to applications from 
rural, tribal, and low-income communities; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that there is geographic diversity among 
the covered consortia selected to receive funding. 
‘‘(5) AWARD AMOUNT.—Grants given out under this Program 
shall be in an amount not greater than $10,000,000, with 
the total grant award in any year less than that in the previous 
year. 
‘‘(6) COST SHARE.—For grants that are disbursed over the 
course of three or more years, the Secretary shall require, 
as a condition of receipt of funds under this section, that 
a covered consortium provide not less than 50 percent of the 
funding for the activities of the regional clean energy partner-
ship under this section for years 3, 4, and 5. 
‘‘(7) DURATION.—Each grant under paragraph shall be for 
a period of not longer than 5 years. 
‘‘(8) RENEWAL.—A grant awarded under this section may 
be renewed for a period of not more than 5 years, subject 
to a rigorous merit review based on the progress of a regional 
clean energy innovation partnership towards achieving the pur-
poses of the program in subsection (c) and the metrics developed 
under subsection (g). 
‘‘(9) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the existing authori-
ties of the Department, the Secretary may terminate grant 
funding under this subsection to covered consortia during the 
performance period if the Secretary determines that the 
regional clean energy innovation partnership is underper-
forming. 
‘‘(10) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary may allow a 
covered consortium that receives funds under this section to 
allocate a portion of the funding received to be used for adminis-
trative or indirect costs. 
‘‘(11) FUNDING.—The Secretary may accept funds from 
other Federal agencies to support funding and activities under 
this section. 
‘‘(e) PLANNING FUNDS.—The Secretary may competitively award 
grants in an amount no greater than $2,000,000 for a period not 
longer than 2 years to an entity consisting of a government entity, 
including a State, territorial, local, or tribal government or unit 
of such government or any entity listed under subsection (a)(2) 
to plan a regional clean energy innovation partnership or establish 
a covered consortium for the purpose of applying for funds under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) INFORMATION SHARING.—As part of the program, the Sec-
retary shall support the gathering, analysis, and dissemination 
of information on best practices for developing and operating 
successful regional clean energy innovation partnerships.
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‘‘(g) METRICS.—In evaluating a grant renewal under subsection 
(d)(8), the Secretary shall work with program evaluation experts 
to develop and make publicly available metrics to assess the 
progress of a regional clean energy innovation partnership towards 
achieving the purposes of the program in subsection (c). 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary shall coordinate with, and avoid unnecessary duplication 
of, the activities carried out under this section with the activities 
of other research entities of the Department or relevant programs 
at other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(i) CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall maintain conflict of interest procedures, con-
sistent with the conflict of interest procedures of the Department. 
‘‘(j) EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of the Research and Develop-
ment, Competition, and Innovation Act, and again 3 years later, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an 
evaluation on the operation of the program during the most recent 
3-year period, including— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the progress made towards achieving 
the purposes specified in subsection (c) based on the metrics 
developed under subsection (g); 
‘‘(2) the short-term and long-term metrics used to determine 
the success of the program under subsection (g), and any 
changes recommended to the metrics used; 
‘‘(3) the regional clean energy innovation partnerships 
established or supported by covered consortia that have received 
grants under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(4) any recommendations on how the program may be 
improved. 
‘‘(k) 
NATIONAL
LABORATORIES.—In 
supporting 
technology 
transfer activities at the National Laboratories, the Secretary shall 
encourage partnerships with entities that are located in the same 
region or State as the National Laboratory. 
‘‘(l) SECURITY.—In carrying out the activities under this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure proper security controls are in place 
to protect sensitive information, as appropriate. 
‘‘(m) NO FUNDS
FOR CONSTRUCTION.—No funds provided to 
the Department of Energy under this section shall be used for 
construction. 
‘‘(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
Subtitle D—Research Security 
SEC. 10631. REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to direct actions 
to prohibit participation in any foreign talent recruitment program 
by personnel of Federal research agencies and to prohibit participa-
tion in a malign foreign talent recruitment program by covered 
individuals involved with research and development awards from 
those agencies.