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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7934 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish the Energy I-Corps program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2020 
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish the Energy 
I-Corps program. 
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 ‘‘Energy Innovation 
Corps’’. 
SEC. 2. ENERGY I-CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (herein-
after referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the 
Technology Transfer Coordinator established in section 
1001(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16391(a)), shall carry out a program to support commer-
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cial application education, training, professional develop-
ment, and mentorship called the ‘‘Energy Innovation 
Corps Program’’ (hereinafter in this section referred to 
as ‘‘Energy I-Corps’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of Energy I-Corps shall 
be to help participants described in subsection (c) develop 
skills and to accelerate the commercial application of clean 
energy technologies and other technologies related to the 
mission of the Department of Energy. 
(c) PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this program for participants consisting of— 
(1) employees at the National Laboratories; and 
(2) researchers, students, and clean energy en-
trepreneurs. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out Energy I-Corps, 
the Secretary shall support— 
(1) commercial application education, training, 
and mentoring activities, including workshops, semi-
nars, and short courses; 
(2) engagement with private sector entities to 
identify future research and development activities; 
and 
(3) any other activities that the Secretary de-
termines to be relevant. 
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(e) STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying 
out Energy I-Corps, the Secretary may engage in partner-
ships with National Laboratories, State and local govern-
ments, economic development organizations, and nonprofit 
organizations to broaden access to Energy I-Corps and 
support relevant activities under this subsection. 
(f) FEDERAL COORDINATION.—In carrying out En-
ergy I-Corps, the Secretary may coordinate with any other 
Federal science agency program that carries out a similar 
program to support entrepreneurial and commercial appli-
cation education, training, professional development, and 
mentorship in order to share best practices. 
(g) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall submit 3 
years after the enactment of this Act and every 3 years 
thereafter 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 an evalua-
tion on the long-term effectiveness of the Energy I-Corps 
program and the progress towards achieving the purposes 
of the program in subsection (a). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Technology 
Transfer Coordinator established in section 1001(a) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391(a)) to carry 
out the activities authorized in subsection (a)— 
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(1) for participants under subsection (c)(1) 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025; and 
(2) for participants under subsection (c)(2) 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025. 
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