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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5062 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domestic natural 
gas research and development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2010 
Mr. TEAGUE (for himself and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domes-
tic natural gas research and development, 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 ‘‘Unconventional Do-
mestic Natural Gas Research and Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROGRAM. 
Section 999A(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16371(a)) is amended— 
(a) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary’’; and 
(b) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NAME.—The program established under 
this section shall be known as the ‘Unconventional 
Domestic Natural Gas Research and Development 
Program’.’’. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
Section 999A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16371) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) PURPOSES.—In carrying out the program au-
thorized by this subtitle, the Secretary shall seek to estab-
lish partnerships with research performers in institutions 
of higher education and the private sector to undertake 
research and development not likely otherwise to be under-
taken in the absence of support from the program.’’. 
SEC. 4. ANNUAL PLAN. 
(a) Section 999B(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16372(e)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than February 
1 of each year, the Secretary’’. 
(b) Section 999B(e) is amended by adding after para-
graph (5) the following: 
‘‘(6) NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORA-
TORY ANNUAL PLAN.—The National Energy Tech-
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nology Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary its 
complementary annual research plan for inclusion as 
a component of the President’s annual budget re-
quest to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 5. FORM OF AWARD. 
Section 999B(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16372(f)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) FORM OF AWARD.—The program consor-
tium may make awards in the form of grants, con-
tracts, cooperative agreements, or other trans-
actions.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROGRAM REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT. 
Section 999B(j) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16372(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Na-
tional Energy Technology Laboratory, on behalf of the 
Secretary, shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’. 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION. 
Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2017’’. 
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