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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9000 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen 
Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
PETERS, and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a 
Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘Hydrogen for Industry 
Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEAVY INDUSTRY 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) EMISSION REDUCTION PROGRAM.—Subtitle F of 
title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 969E. HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEAVY INDUS-
TRY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME OR DISADVAN-
TAGED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘low-income or disadvan-
taged community’ means a community (including a city, 
town, county, or reasonably isolated and divisible segment 
of a larger municipality) with an annual median household 
income that is less than 100 percent of the statewide an-
nual median household income for the State in which the 
community is located, according to the most recent decen-
nial census. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Hydrogen for Industry Act of 
2022, the Secretary shall establish a program, to be 
known as the ‘Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry 
Grant Program’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Pro-
gram’), under which the Secretary shall award grants to 
demonstrate industrial end-use applications of hydrogen 
for— 
‘‘(1) iron, steel, and metals manufacturing; 
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‘‘(2) cement manufacturing; 
‘‘(3) glass manufacturing; 
‘‘(4) ammonia and fertilizer production; 
‘‘(5) industrial food processes; 
‘‘(6) production of synthetic fuels from hydro-
gen, including with carbon oxides; 
‘‘(7) fuel refining, including biorefining; 
‘‘(8) chemical synthesis, including synthesis of 
methanol and ethylene; 
‘‘(9) process heaters, including hydrogen com-
bustion with environmental controls; and 
‘‘(10) any other use of hydrogen for heavy in-
dustry, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program is to 
support the adoption of hydrogen as an emissions reduc-
tion technology for heavy industry, including in applica-
tions where hydrogen is blended with other fuels or feed-
stocks. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND OTHER AU-
THORIZED PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants to commercial-scale demonstration projects 
for end-use applications of hydrogen and other au-
thorized projects, as described in paragraph (5). 
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‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of a 
grant provided under this subsection shall be not 
more than $400,000,000. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant 
to conduct a demonstration project or other author-
ized project under this subsection shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including a description of the 
manner in which the project— 
‘‘(A) will contribute to the reduction of 
carbon emissions at the applicable facility; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a project for industrial 
end-use application that already uses hydrogen 
at scale, will reduce or avoid emissions of green-
house gases. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
only provide a grant under this subsection after 
reviewing each applicant and application under 
paragraph (3) with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the financial strength of the ap-
plicant; 
‘‘(ii) the proposed construction sched-
ule; 
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‘‘(iii) the market risk of the tech-
nology that the applicant seeks to dem-
onstrate, as applicable; and 
‘‘(iv) the contractor history of the ap-
plicant. 
‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
providing 
grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that will provide greater net 
impact in avoiding or reducing emissions of 
greenhouse gases. 
‘‘(C) OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS.—In pro-
viding grants under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
award grants for projects that— 
‘‘(i) represent a variety of end uses of 
hydrogen; 
‘‘(ii) will use at least 50 percent hy-
drogen blends; 
‘‘(iii) will generate the greatest benefit 
to low-income or disadvantaged commu-
nities; and 
‘‘(iv) will maximize creation or reten-
tion of domestic jobs and provide the high-
est job quality. 
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