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sory committee to undertake, not less fre-
quently than once every 3 years, a review and 
prepare a report on the progress being made by 
the Department of Energy to achieve the goals 
described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 
962 and subsection (b) of this section. 
‘‘(B) 
MEMBERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Members of the advisory committee established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be appointed by 
the Secretary, except that three members shall 
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and two members shall be ap-
pointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. 
The total number of members of the advisory 
committee shall be 15.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) STUDY OF CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Amer-
ica COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to Congress the results of a study 
to assess the cost and feasibility of engineering, permit-
ting, building, maintaining, regulating, and insuring a na-
tional system of carbon dioxide pipelines.’’. 
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SEC. 663. HIGH EFFICIENCY GAS TURBINES RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Office 
of Fossil Energy, shall carry out a multiyear, multiphase 
program of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application to innovate technologies to maxi-
mize the efficiency of gas turbines used in power genera-
tion systems. 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program under this 
section shall— 
(1) support innovative engineering and detailed 
gas turbine design for megawatt-scale and utility- 
scale electric power generation, including— 
(A) high temperature materials, including 
superalloys, coatings, and ceramics; 
(B) improved heat transfer capability; 
(C) manufacturing technology required to 
construct complex three-dimensional geometry 
parts with improved aerodynamic capability; 
(D) combustion technology to produce 
higher firing temperature while lowering nitro-
gen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions per 
unit of output; 
(E) advanced controls and systems integra-
tion; 
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(F) advanced high performance compressor 
technology; and 
(G) validation facilities for the testing of 
components and subsystems; 
(2) include technology demonstration through 
component testing, subscale testing, and full scale 
testing in existing fleets; 
(3) include field demonstrations of the devel-
oped technology elements so as to demonstrate tech-
nical and economic feasibility; and 
(4) assess overall combined cycle and simple 
cycle system performance. 
(c) PROGRAM GOALS.—The goals of the multiphase 
program established under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) in phase I— 
(A) to develop the conceptual design of ad-
vanced high efficiency gas turbines that can 
achieve at least 62 percent combined cycle effi-
ciency or 47 percent simple cycle efficiency on 
a lower heating value basis; and 
(B) to develop and demonstrate the tech-
nology required for advanced high efficiency gas 
turbines that can achieve at least 62 percent 
combined cycle efficiency or 47 percent simple 
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cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; 
and 
(2) in phase II, to develop the conceptual de-
sign for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that 
can achieve at least 65 percent combined cycle effi-
ciency or 50 percent simple cycle efficiency on a 
lower heating value basis. 
(d) PROPOSALS.—Within 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit grant and 
contract proposals from industry, small businesses, univer-
sities, and other appropriate parties for conducting activi-
ties under this section. In selecting proposals, the Sec-
retary shall emphasize— 
(1) the extent to which the proposal will stimu-
late the creation or increased retention of jobs in the 
United States; and 
(2) the extent to which the proposal will pro-
mote and enhance United States technology leader-
ship. 
(e) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—The provision of fund-
ing under this section shall be on a competitive basis with 
an emphasis on technical merit. 
(f) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to an award 
of financial assistance made under this section. 
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Subtitle F—Advanced Research 
Projects Agency–Energy 
SEC. 671. ARPA–E AMENDMENTS. 
Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (42 
U.S.C. 16538) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection 
(c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The goals of ARPA–E 
shall be to enhance the economic and energy security 
of the United States and to ensure that the United 
States maintains a technological lead through the 
development of advanced energy technologies.’’; 
(2) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ‘‘ARPA–E 
shall not provide funding for a project unless the 
prospective grantee demonstrates sufficient attempts 
to secure private financing or indicates that the 
project is not independently commercially viable.’’ 
after ‘‘relevant research agencies.’’; 
(3) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting ‘‘and once 
every 6 years thereafter,’’ after ‘‘operation for 6 
years,’’; and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub-
section (o) and inserting after subsection (m) the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(n) PROTECTION
OF
PROPRIETARY
INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following categories of 
information collected by the Advanced Research 
Projects Agency–Energy from recipients of financial 
assistance awards shall be considered privileged and 
confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant 
to section 552 of title 5, United States Code: 
‘‘(A) Plans for commercialization of tech-
nologies developed under the award, including 
business plans, technology to market plans, 
market studies, and cost and performance mod-
els. 
‘‘(B) Investments provided to an awardee 
from third parties, such as venture capital, 
hedge fund, or private equity firms, including 
amounts and percentage of ownership of the 
awardee provided in return for such invest-
ments. 
‘‘(C) Additional financial support that the 
awardee plans to invest or has invested into the 
technology developed under the award, or that 
the awardee is seeking from third parties. 
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‘‘(D) Revenue from the licensing or sale of 
new products or services resulting from the re-
search conducted under the award. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection affects— 
‘‘(A) the authority of the Secretary to use 
information without publicly disclosing such in-
formation; or 
‘‘(B) the responsibility of the Secretary to 
transmit information to Congress as required 
by law.’’. 
Subtitle G—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 681. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) ELECTRICITY DELIVERY
AND ENERGY RELI-
ABILITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application 
for electrical delivery and energy reliability technology ac-
tivities within the Office of Electricity $113,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application for 
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nuclear energy technology activities within the Office 
of Nuclear Energy $504,600,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Any amounts made available 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under paragraph (1) shall not be derived from the 
Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 
302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 
U.S.C. 10222(c)). 
(c) ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND RENEWABLE EN-
ERGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary for research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for energy efficiency and renewable 
energy technology activities within the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy $1,193,500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
(d) FOSSIL ENERGY.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary for research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for fossil en-
ergy technology activities within the Office of Fossil En-
ergy $605,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
(e) ARPA–E.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary for the Advanced Research 
Projects Agency–Energy $140,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017. 
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Subtitle H—Definitions 
SEC. 691. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
TITLE VII—DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANS-
FER 
Subtitle A—In General 
SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ means a Department of Energy 
nonmilitary national laboratory, including— 
(A) Ames Laboratory; 
(B) Argonne National Laboratory; 
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory; 
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Labora-
tory; 
(E) Idaho National Laboratory; 
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(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Labora-
tory; 
(G) National Energy Technology Labora-
tory; 
(H) National Renewable Energy Labora-
tory; 
(I) Oak Ridge National Laboratory; 
(J) Pacific Northwest National Labora-
tory; 
(K) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; 
(L) Savannah River National Laboratory; 
(M) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; 
(N) Thomas Jefferson National Accel-
erator Facility; and 
(O) any laboratory operated by the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration, but 
only with respect to the civilian energy activities 
thereof. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 702. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this 
title abrogates or otherwise affects the primary respon-
sibilities of any National Laboratory to the Department. 
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Subtitle 
B—Innovation 
Manage-
ment at Department of Energy 
SEC. 712. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TRANSITIONS AS-
SESSMENT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
which shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the Department’s current 
ability to carry out the goals of section 1001 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391), in-
cluding an assessment of the role and effectiveness 
of the Director of the Office of Technology Transi-
tions; and 
(2) recommended departmental policy changes 
and legislative changes to section 1001 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391) to im-
prove the Department’s ability to successfully trans-
fer new energy technologies to the private sector. 
SEC. 713. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary 
should encourage the National Laboratories and federally 
funded research and development centers to inform small 
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