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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5288 
To provide for the establishment of clean technology consortia to enhance 
the economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States 
by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of 
clean technologies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2016 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. HONDA, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM 
of New Mexico, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TONKO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. 
LANGEVIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of clean technology con-
sortia to enhance the economic, environmental, and en-
ergy security of the United States by promoting domestic 
development, manufacture, and deployment of clean tech-
nologies, 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 ‘‘Consortia-Led Energy 
and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLEAN
TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘clean 
technology’’ means a technology, production process, 
or methodology that— 
(A) produces energy from solar, wind, geo-
thermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, or another 
renewable energy source (as defined in section 
609 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 918c)); 
(B) more efficiently transmits, distributes, 
or stores energy; 
(C) enhances energy efficiency for build-
ings and industry, including combined heat and 
power; 
(D) enables the development of a Smart 
Grid (as described in section 1301 of the En-
ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17381)), including integration of re-
newable energy sources and distributed genera-
tion, demand response, demand side manage-
ment, and systems analysis; 
(E) produces an advanced or sustainable 
material with energy or energy efficiency appli-
cations; 
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(F) improves energy efficiency for trans-
portation, including electric vehicles; or 
(G) enhances water security through im-
proved water management, conservation, dis-
tribution, or end use applications. 
(2) ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING.—The term 
‘‘advanced manufacturing’’— 
(A) means a manufacturing process that 
makes extensive use of computer, high preci-
sion, or information technologies integrated 
with a high performance workforce in a produc-
tion system capable of furnishing a hetero-
geneous mix of products in small or large vol-
umes with either the efficiency of mass produc-
tion or the flexibility of custom manufacturing 
in order to respond quickly to customer de-
mands; and 
(B) includes both new ways to manufac-
ture existing products and the manufacture of 
new products emerging from new advanced 
technologies. 
(3) CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘cluster’’ means a 
network of entities directly involved in the research, 
development, finance, and commercial application of 
clean technologies and advanced manufacturing 
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whose geographic proximity facilitates the use and 
sharing of skilled human resources, infrastructure, 
research facilities, educational and training institu-
tions, venture capital, and input suppliers. 
(4) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘consortium’’ 
means a clean technology consortium established in 
accordance with this Act. 
(5) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means an 
activity with respect to which a consortium provides 
support under this Act. 
(6) QUALIFYING
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying entity’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education that 
has entered into a partnership agreement with 
a private-sector entity; 
(B) a Federal or State entity with a focus 
on developing clean technologies or clusters, as 
determined by the Secretary; 
(C) a nongovernmental organization with 
expertise in translational research, clean tech-
nology, or cluster development; or 
(D) any other entity determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
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