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Union Calendar No. 383 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4230 
[Report No. 116–477] 
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to establish 
a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance the industrial com-
petitiveness of the United States by developing technologies to reduce 
emissions of nonpower industrial sectors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 
Mr. CASTEN of Illinois (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. TONKO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
AUGUST 14, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. LURIA, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. SWALWELL 
of California, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. REED, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Mr. BACON, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. CASE, Mr. 
FOSTER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SIRES, Ms. WILD, Mr. SUOZZI, 
Mr. PETERS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. MICHAEL F. 
DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. NORTON, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KIM, Mrs. 
AXNE, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCADAMS, Mr. ROONEY of Flor-
ida, and Ms. HAALAND 
AUGUST 14, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 6, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 to establish a program to incentivize innovation 
and to enhance the industrial competitiveness of the 
United States by developing technologies to reduce emis-
sions of nonpower industrial sectors, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘Clean Industrial Tech-
nology Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘CIT Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act is to encourage the development and evaluation of 
innovative technologies aimed at increasing— 
(1) the technological and economic competitive-
ness of industry and manufacturing in the United 
States; and 
(2) the emissions reduction of nonpower indus-
trial sectors. 
SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Independence and Se-
curity Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 
453 (42 U.S.C. 17112) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 454. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECH-
NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a scientist or other individual with 
knowledge and expertise in emissions reduction; 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(C) a nongovernmental organization; 
‘‘(D) a National Laboratory; 
‘‘(E) a private entity; and 
‘‘(F) a partnership or consortium of 2 or 
more entities described in subparagraphs (B) 
through (E). 
‘‘(3) EMISSIONS REDUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘emissions re-
duction’ means the reduction, to the maximum 
extent practicable, of net nonwater greenhouse 
gas emissions to the atmosphere by energy serv-
ices and industrial processes. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘emissions re-
duction’ does not include the elimination of car-
bon embodied in the principal products of indus-
trial manufacturing. 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
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‘‘(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 
program established under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(b) INDUSTRIAL
EMISSIONS
REDUCTION
TECH-
NOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Director and in con-
sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, 
National Laboratories, industry, and institutions of 
higher education, shall establish a crosscutting re-
search, development, and demonstration program to 
further the development and commercial application 
of innovative industrial emissions reduction tech-
nologies that— 
‘‘(A) increase the technological and eco-
nomic competitiveness of industry and manufac-
turing in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) 
achieve 
emissions 
reduction 
in 
nonpower industrial sectors. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable— 
‘‘(A) coordinate with each relevant office in 
the Department and any other Federal agency; 
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