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organizations, institutions of higher education, or 
other stakeholders. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) USES.—None of the funds authorized for 
carrying out this section may be used for Fossil En-
ergy Environmental Restoration. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
Not less than 20 percent of the funds appropriated 
for carrying out section 964 of this Act for each fis-
cal year shall be dedicated to research and develop-
ment carried out at institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(3) USE FOR REGULATORY ASSESSMENTS OR 
DETERMINATIONS.—The results of any research, de-
velopment, demonstration, or commercial application 
projects or activities of the Department authorized 
under this subtitle may not be used for regulatory 
assessments or determinations by Federal regulatory 
authorities. 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) CONSTRAINTS
AGAINST
BRINGING
RE-
SOURCES TO MARKET.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the America COMPETES 
Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress an assessment of the technical, 
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institutional, policy, and regulatory constraints to 
bringing new domestic fossil resources to market. 
‘‘(2) TECHNOLOGY
CAPABILITIES.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, 
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a long-term 
assessment of existing and projected technological 
capabilities for expanded production from domestic 
unconventional oil, gas, and methane reserves.’’. 
SEC. 662. COAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRA-
TION, AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 962 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16292) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) specific additional programs to address 
water use and reuse; 
‘‘(13) the testing, including the construction of 
testing facilities, of high temperature materials for 
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use in advanced systems for combustion or use of 
coal; and 
‘‘(14) innovations to application of existing coal 
conversion systems designed to increase efficiency of 
conversion, flexibility of operation, and other modi-
fications to address existing usage requirements.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 
as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) TRANSFORMATIONAL COAL TECHNOLOGY PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
carry out a program designed to undertake research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation of technologies, including the accelerated de-
velopment of— 
‘‘(A) chemical looping technology; 
‘‘(B) supercritical carbon dioxide power 
generation cycles; 
‘‘(C) pressurized oxycombustion, including 
new and retrofit technologies; and 
‘‘(D) other technologies that are character-
ized by the use of— 
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‘‘(i) alternative energy cycles; 
‘‘(ii) thermionic devices using waste 
heat; 
‘‘(iii) fuel cells; 
‘‘(iv) replacement of chemical proc-
esses with biotechnology; 
‘‘(v) nanotechnology; 
‘‘(vi) new materials in applications 
(other than extending cycles to higher tem-
perature and pressure), such as mem-
branes or ceramics; 
‘‘(vii) carbon utilization, such as in 
construction materials, using low quality 
energy to reconvert back to a fuel, or man-
ufactured food; 
‘‘(viii) advanced gas separation con-
cepts; and 
‘‘(ix) other technologies, including— 
‘‘(I) modular, manufactured com-
ponents; and 
‘‘(II) innovative production or re-
search techniques, such as using 3–D 
printer systems, for the production of 
early research and development proto-
types. 
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‘‘(2) COST SHARE.—In carrying out the pro-
gram described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
enter into partnerships with private entities to share 
the costs of carrying out the program. The Secretary 
may reduce the non-Federal cost share requirement 
if the Secretary determines that the reduction is nec-
essary and appropriate considering the technological 
risks involved in the project.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated) by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out programs 
authorized by this section, the Secretary shall iden-
tify cost and performance goals for coal-based tech-
nologies that would permit the continued cost-com-
petitive use of coal for the production of electricity, 
chemical feedstocks, transportation fuels, and other 
marketable products.’’. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (6) of subsection 
(c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall establish an advi-
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