‘‘(6) High-performance computing to develop 
advanced materials and production processes that 
may contribute to the focus areas described in para-
graphs (1) through (5), including the following: 
‘‘(A) Modeling, simulation, and optimiza-
tion of the design of cost-effective and energy- 
efficient products and processes. 
‘‘(B) The use of digital prototyping and 
additive production to enhance product design. 
‘‘(7) Advanced sensor technologies and methods 
to monitor and quantify the performance of low- 
emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt materials at 
scale and under a variety of conditions. 
‘‘(8) Technologies that can be retrofitted at ce-
ment, concrete, and asphalt plants that represent 
the most common facility types in the United States 
and in other countries, with consideration for field 
validation of such retrofits. 
‘‘(9) Best practices for data standardization 
and data sharing tools and technologies, in coordina-
tion with relevant Federal agencies. 
‘‘(10) Fundamental research in chemistry and 
materials science to identify the following: 
‘‘(A) Novel materials and alternative do-
mestic feedstocks and processing operations for 
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the advanced production of low-emissions ce-
ment, concrete, and asphalt. 
‘‘(B) Improved understanding by eligible 
entities of the mechanisms that determine the 
performance and durability of low-emissions ce-
ment, concrete, and asphalt over time. 
‘‘(f) DEMONSTRATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary, in carrying out the program estab-
lished in subsection (b), and in collaboration with 
the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator 
of General Services, industry partners, institutions 
of higher education, and National Laboratories, shall 
support demonstrations of advanced production of 
low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt that 
uses either— 
‘‘(A) a single technology or practice; or 
‘‘(B) a combination of multiple tech-
nologies or practices. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 
out the demonstrations under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall select eligible entities to carry out 
demonstration projects and to the maximum extent 
practicable— 
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‘‘(A) encourage regional diversity among 
eligible entities, including participation by enti-
ties located in rural areas; 
‘‘(B) 
encourage 
technological 
diversity 
among eligible entities; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that specific projects se-
lected— 
‘‘(i) expand on the existing technology 
demonstration programs of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) are based on the extent of green-
house gas emissions reductions achieved; 
and 
‘‘(iii) prioritize leveraging matching 
funds from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate— 
‘‘(A) not less frequently than once every 
two years for the duration of the demonstra-
tions under paragraph (1), a report describing 
the performance of such demonstration; and 
‘‘(B) if any such demonstration is termi-
nated, an assessment of the success of, and 
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education provided by, the measures carried out 
by such demonstration. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may termi-
nate the demonstratives under paragraph (1) if the 
Secretary determines that sufficient low-emissions 
cement, concrete, and asphalt produced through ad-
vanced production are commercially available domes-
tically at a price comparable to the price of cement, 
concrete, and asphalt produced through traditional 
methods of production. 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Transportation, the Sec-
retary of Commerce (acting through the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology), the Administrator of General Services, and 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall provide technical assistance to eligible 
entities to carry out an activity described in para-
graph (2) to promote the commercial application of 
technologies for the production and use of low-emis-
sions cement, concrete, and asphalt. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—An activity re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is any of the following: 
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‘‘(A) Efforts related to collecting data that 
could be used in the updating of local codes, 
specifications, and standards to engineering 
performance-based standards. 
‘‘(B) A lifecycle assessment of the final 
product. 
‘‘(C) An environmental impact comparison 
between different cements, concretes, and as-
phalts. 
‘‘(D) A techno-economic assessment. 
‘‘(E) An environmental permitting or other 
regulatory process. 
‘‘(F) An evaluation or testing activity. 
‘‘(G) Any other activity that promotes the 
commercial application of technologies devel-
oped through the program under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall seek 
applications for technical assistance under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) on a competitive basis; and 
‘‘(B) on a periodic basis, but not less fre-
quently than once every 12 months. 
‘‘(4) REGIONAL CENTERS.—The Secretary may 
designate or establish one or more regional centers 
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