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(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated jointly to the Administrator and the 
Secretary $500,000 for the completion of the study required 
under this subsection. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(2) The term ‘‘fuel’’ means gasoline, diesel fuel, and any 
other liquid petroleum product commercially known as gasoline 
and diesel fuel for use in highway and nonroad motor vehicles. 
(3) The term ‘‘a control or prohibition respecting a new 
fuel’’ means a control or prohibition on the formulation, com-
position, or emissions characteristics of a fuel that would 
require the increase or decrease of a constituent in gasoline 
or diesel fuel. 
TITLE XVI—CLIMATE CHANGE 
Subtitle A—National Climate Change 
Technology Deployment 
SEC. 1601. GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY REDUCING TECHNOLOGY 
STRATEGIES. 
Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13381 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1610. GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY REDUCING STRATEGIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Advisory Committee’ 
means the Climate Change Technology Advisory Committee 
established under subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(2) CARBON SEQUESTRATION.—The term ‘carbon sequestra-
tion’ means the capture of carbon dioxide through terrestrial, 
geological, biological, or other means, which prevents the 
release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 
‘‘(3) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Committee’ means the Com-
mittee on Climate Change Technology established under sub-
section (b)(1). 
‘‘(4) DEVELOPING COUNTRY.—The term ‘developing country’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 1608(m). 
‘‘(5) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘greenhouse gas’ means— 
‘‘(A) carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(B) methane; 
‘‘(C) nitrous oxide; 
‘‘(D) hydrofluorocarbons; 
‘‘(E) perfluorocarbons; and 
‘‘(F) sulfur hexafluoride. 
‘‘(6) GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY.—The term ‘greenhouse 
gas intensity’ means the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions 
to economic output. 
‘‘(7) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘National Labora-
tory’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(3) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
‘‘(b) COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the President shall establish a 
Committee on Climate Change Technology to— 
‘‘(A) integrate current Federal climate reports; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate Federal climate change technology 
activities and programs carried out in furtherance of the 
strategy developed under subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be composed of 
at least 7 members, including— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary, who shall chair the Committee; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Commerce; 
‘‘(C) the Chairman of the Council on Environmental 
Quality; 
‘‘(D) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
‘‘(E) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
‘‘(F) the Secretary of Transportation; 
‘‘(G) the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy; and 
‘‘(H) other representatives as may be determined by 
the President. 
‘‘(3) STAFF.—The members of the Committee shall provide 
such personnel as are necessary to enable the Committee to 
perform its duties. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Committee shall, based on 
applicable Federal climate reports, submit to the Secretary 
and the President a national strategy to promote the deploy-
ment and commercialization of greenhouse gas intensity 
reducing technologies and practices developed through research 
and development programs conducted by the National Labora-
tories, other Federal research facilities, institutions of higher 
education, and the private sector. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) at the time of submission of the strategy to the 
President under paragraph (1), also make the strategy 
available to the public; and 
‘‘(B) update the strategy every 5 years, or more fre-
quently as the Committee determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(d) CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Committee is established 
under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Committee, shall establish within the Department of Energy the 
Climate Change Technology Program to— 
‘‘(1) assist the Committee in the interagency coordination 
of climate change technology research, development, demonstra-
tion, and deployment to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; and 
‘‘(2) carry out the programs authorized under this section. 
‘‘(e) TECHNOLOGY INVENTORY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct and make 
public an inventory and evaluation of greenhouse gas intensity 
reducing technologies that have been developed, or are under 
development, by the National Laboratories, other Federal 
research facilities, institutions of higher education, and the 
private sector to determine which technologies are suitable 
for commercialization and deployment.
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‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the completion 
of the inventory under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that includes the results of the completed 
inventory and any recommendations of the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) USE.—The Secretary shall use the results of the inven-
tory as guidance in the commercialization and deployment of 
greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies. 
‘‘(4) UPDATED INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) periodically update the inventory under paragraph 
(1), including when determined necessary by the Com-
mittee; and 
‘‘(B) make the updated inventory available to the 
public. 
‘‘(f) CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Committee, may establish under section 624 of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7234) a Climate Change 
Technology Advisory Committee to identify statutory, regu-
latory, economic, and other barriers to the commercialization 
and deployment of greenhouse gas intensity reducing tech-
nologies and practices in the United States. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Committee shall be com-
posed of the following members, to be appointed by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Committee: 
‘‘(A) 1 representative shall be appointed from each 
National Laboratory. 
‘‘(B) 3 members shall be representatives of energy-
producing trade organizations. 
‘‘(C) 3 members shall represent energy-intensive trade 
organizations. 
‘‘(D) 3 members shall represent groups that represent 
end-use energy and other consumers. 
‘‘(E) 3 members shall be employees of the Federal 
Government who are experts in energy technology, intellec-
tual property, and tax. 
‘‘(F) 3 members shall be representatives of institutions 
of higher education with expertise in energy technology 
development that are recommended by the National 
Academy of Engineering. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section and annually thereafter, the Advisory 
Committee shall submit to the Committee a report that 
describes— 
‘‘(A) the findings of the Advisory Committee; and 
‘‘(B) any recommendations of the Advisory Committee 
for the removal or reduction of barriers to commercializa-
tion, deployment, and increasing the use of greenhouse 
gas intensity reducing technologies and practices. 
‘‘(g) GREENHOUSE
GAS
INTENSITY
REDUCING
TECHNOLOGY 
DEPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the strategy developed under 
subsection (c)(1), the technology inventory conducted under sub-
section (e)(1), the greenhouse gas intensity reducing technology 
study report submitted under subsection (e)(2), and reports 
under subsection (f)(3), if any, the Committee shall develop 
recommendations that would provide for the removal of
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domestic barriers to the commercialization and deployment of 
greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the recommendations 
under paragraph (1), the Committee shall consider in the aggre-
gate— 
‘‘(A) the cost-effectiveness of the technology; 
‘‘(B) fiscal and regulatory barriers; 
‘‘(C) statutory and other barriers; and 
‘‘(D) intellectual property issues. 
‘‘(3) 
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—In 
developing 
rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1), the Committee may iden-
tify the need for climate change technology demonstration 
projects. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to 
the President and Congress a report that— 
‘‘(A) identifies, based on the report submitted under 
subsection (f)(3), any barriers to, and commercial risks 
associated with, the deployment of greenhouse gas intensity 
reducing technologies; and 
‘‘(B) includes a plan for carrying out demonstration 
projects. 
‘‘(5) UPDATES.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) at the time of submission of the report to Congress 
under paragraph (4), also make the report available to 
the public; and 
‘‘(B) update the report every 5 years, or more frequently 
as the Committee determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(h) PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING, MONITORING, AND ANA-
LYZING GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY.—The Secretary, in collabora-
tion with the Committee and the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, and after public notice and opportunity for com-
ment, shall develop standards and best practices for calculating, 
monitoring, and analyzing greenhouse gas intensity. 
‘‘(i) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, support demonstration projects that— 
‘‘(A) increase the reduction of the greenhouse gas inten-
sity to levels below that which would be achieved by tech-
nologies being used in the United States as of the date 
of enactment of this section; 
‘‘(B) maximize the potential return on Federal invest-
ment; 
‘‘(C) demonstrate distinct roles in public-private part-
nerships; 
‘‘(D) produce a large-scale reduction of greenhouse gas 
intensity if commercialization occurred; and 
‘‘(E) support a diversified portfolio to mitigate the 
uncertainty associated with a single technology. 
‘‘(2) COST SHARING.—In supporting a demonstration project 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall require cost-sharing 
in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005. 
‘‘(3) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
carry out this subsection.