I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5704 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy 
to establish a carbon technologies program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2020 
Ms. CHENEY (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mrs. MILLER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the 
Secretary of Energy to establish a carbon technologies 
program, 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 ‘‘Creating Opportunities 
And Leveraging Technologies for Coal Carbon Act of 
2020’’ or the ‘‘COAL TeCC Act of 2020’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:06 Jan 30, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5704.IH
H5704
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. CARBON TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title IX of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 969. CARBON TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program of research, development, and demonstration for 
carbon engineering solutions to enable new uses for coal- 
derived carbon, including the use and conversion of raw 
coal and processed coal products in all phases, for— 
‘‘(1) commercial purposes; 
‘‘(2) industrial purposes; 
‘‘(3) defense and military purposes; 
‘‘(4) 
agricultural 
purposes, 
including 
soil 
amendments and fertilizers; 
‘‘(5) medical and pharmaceutical applications; 
‘‘(6) construction and building applications; 
‘‘(7) energy applications; and 
‘‘(8) production of critical minerals. 
‘‘(b) STUDY.—The Secretary, acting jointly with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, 
and the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of, and opportunities for, the 
commercialization of coal-derived carbon products. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:06 Jan 30, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5704.IH
H5704
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which funds are first disbursed under the program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that— 
‘‘(1) describes the progress and results of the 
program; 
‘‘(2) includes an analysis of the feasibility of 
the new uses for coal-derived carbon researched, de-
veloped, and demonstrated under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(3) makes recommendations for the establish-
ment of a coal-carbon products center of excellence 
in the 2 major coal-producing regions of the United 
States. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Out of amounts made available to 
the Secretary and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
58; 119 Stat. 600) is amended by adding at the end of 
the items relating to subtitle F of title IX the following: 
‘‘Sec. 969. Carbon technologies program.’’. 
SEC. 3. PILOT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS FOR THE 
PURPOSE OF COMMERCIALIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:06 Jan 30, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5704.IH
H5704
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
shall establish a 2-year pilot and demonstration program 
in each of the 2 major coal-producing regions of the 
United States for the purpose of partnering with private 
institutions in coal mining regions to accelerate the com-
mercial deployment of coal-carbon products. 
(b) FUNDING.—Out of amounts made available to the 
Secretary and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary shall 
use to carry out subsection (a) $4,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2020 through 2025, to be split equally between 
the 2 pilot and demonstration programs established under 
subsection (a). 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:06 Jan 30, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5704.IH
H5704
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS