for end-use applications of hydrogen and other au-
thorized projects, as described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT
OF
GRANT
OR
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENT.—The amount of a grant or cooperative 
agreement provided to an eligible entity under this 
subsection shall be not more than $400,000,000. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant 
or cooperative agreement to conduct a demonstra-
tion project or other authorized project under this 
subsection shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require, in-
cluding a description of the manner in which the 
project— 
‘‘(A) will contribute to the reduction of 
greenhouse gas emissions at the applicable facil-
ity; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a project for industrial 
end-use application that already uses hydrogen 
at scale, will reduce or avoid emissions of green-
house gases. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing a 
grant or cooperative agreement under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall review each appli-
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cant and application under paragraph (3) with 
respect to— 
‘‘(i) the financial strength of the ap-
plicant; 
‘‘(ii) the proposed construction sched-
ule; 
‘‘(iii) the market risk of the tech-
nology that the applicant seeks to dem-
onstrate, as applicable; and 
‘‘(iv) the contractor history of the ap-
plicant. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In providing a grant or 
cooperative agreement under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that 
will provide greater net impact in avoiding or 
reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. 
‘‘(C) OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS.—In pro-
viding a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, provide a grant or co-
operative agreement for projects that— 
‘‘(i) represent a variety of end uses of 
hydrogen; 
‘‘(ii) will use at least 50 percent hy-
drogen blends by volume; 
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‘‘(iii) demonstrate existing or planned 
regional availability of hydrogen; 
‘‘(iv) will generate the greatest benefit 
to low-income or disadvantaged commu-
nities; and 
‘‘(v) will maximize creation or reten-
tion of domestic jobs and provide the high-
est job quality. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS.—A grant or co-
operative agreement provided under this subsection 
may be used— 
‘‘(A) to carry out demonstration projects 
for end uses of hydrogen; 
‘‘(B) to construct a new commercial-scale 
facility that will use hydrogen as a fuel or feed-
stock; or 
‘‘(C) to retool, retrofit, or expand an exist-
ing facility determined to be qualified by the 
Secretary to enable use of hydrogen as a fuel or 
feedstock in industrial end-use applications of 
hydrogen, including at multiple points within a 
larger facility. 
‘‘(6) REQUIREMENTS.—A demonstration project 
receiving a grant or cooperative agreement under 
this subsection shall— 
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‘‘(A) use technologies that have completed 
pilot-scale testing or the equivalent, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) on completion, demonstrate hydrogen 
technologies used by heavy industry; and 
‘‘(C) conduct hydrogen leakage monitoring, 
reporting, and verification programs and leak 
detection and repair programs. 
‘‘(7) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share 
of the cost of a demonstration project carried out 
using a grant or cooperative agreement under this 
subsection shall be not less than 50 percent. 
‘‘(8) ENGINEERING
AND
DESIGN
STUDIES.— 
The Secretary may fund front-end engineering and 
design studies in addition to, or in advance of, pro-
viding a grant or cooperative agreement for a dem-
onstration project or other authorized project under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.—No technology, or level of 
emission reduction, shall be treated as adequately dem-
onstrated for purposes of section 111 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7411), achievable for purposes of best available 
control technologies (as defined in section 169 of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7479)), or achievable in practice for purposes 
of the terms defined in section 171 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
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7501) solely by reason of the identification of that tech-
nology or level of emission reduction in programs estab-
lished under this Act. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the Program $1,200,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 
119 Stat. 600) is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 969D the following: 
‘‘Sec. 969E. Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Demonstration Pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, 
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall jointly conduct and submit to Congress a 
report describing the results of a study— 
(1) to examine the potential for emissions re-
ductions at industrial facilities through hydrogen ap-
plications, including— 
(A) the potential use of levelized cost of 
carbon abatement, or a similar metric, in ana-
lyzing industrial uses of hydrogen; and 
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