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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3750 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercialization 
of energy and related technologies developed at Department of Energy 
facilities with promising commercial potential. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. BEN 
RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the 
commercialization of energy and related technologies de-
veloped at Department of Energy facilities with prom-
ising commercial potential. 
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 ‘‘Energy Technology 
Maturation Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title X of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1012. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT FACILITY.—The term ‘De-
partment facility’ includes— 
‘‘(A) a National Laboratory; 
‘‘(B) any plant or site of the Department 
(such as the Kansas City National Security 
Campus, the Nevada National Security Site, the 
Pantex Plant, and the Y–12 National Security 
Complex); and 
‘‘(C) any partnership of entities described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 
the Energy Technology Maturation Program estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program, to be known as the ‘Energy Technology 
Maturation Program’, under which the Secretary shall 
provide funding to Department facilities to facilitate the 
commercialization of energy and related technologies 
that— 
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‘‘(1) exhibit promising commercial potential; 
and 
‘‘(2) are developed at Department facilities. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A Department facility shall 
use funding provided under the program— 
‘‘(1) to carry out additional development activi-
ties on any technology developed at the Department 
facility to advance the state of the technology to the 
degree that a private sector partner would be inter-
ested in supporting commercialization of the tech-
nology; or 
‘‘(2) in any case in which a private sector part-
ner has been identified and the identified private 
sector partner has executed or will execute a tech-
nology partnership agreement, to support coopera-
tive development of a technology developed at the 
Department facility for a specific commercial appli-
cation of the technology. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
funding under the program, a Department facility 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—An application under this 
subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) include a description of— 
‘‘(i) the potential impact on markets if 
the applicable technology is successfully 
commercialized; 
‘‘(ii) the intended accomplishments of 
the project proposed to be carried out 
using the funding with respect to advanc-
ing the maturity and commercial potential 
of the applicable technology; and 
‘‘(iii) a project plan, including a de-
scription of each activity required to be 
carried out to accomplish the specific ob-
jectives of the project; and 
‘‘(B) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary that each Department facility and 
private sector partner involved in the proposed 
project, and any other resource required to 
carry out the project, is qualified and capable 
of successfully completing, and is available to 
complete, the project, including a description of 
the roles and responsibilities proposed to be 
carried out. 
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‘‘(3) MULTIPLE PROJECTS.—A Department fa-
cility may submit to the Secretary an application for 
1 or more technology maturation projects under the 
program. 
‘‘(4) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop criteria for evaluating applications 
under this subsection, which may include— 
‘‘(i) the potential that a proposed 
technology will result in a commercially 
successful product within a reasonable 
timeframe; 
‘‘(ii) the relative maturity of a pro-
posed technology for commercial applica-
tion; and 
‘‘(iii) the proposed technical approach 
and capability of the Department facilities 
and private sector partners to successfully 
implement a project. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In selecting applicants to 
receive funding under the program, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to an application sub-
mitted by a partnership between— 
‘‘(i) a Department facility; and 
‘‘(ii) a small business concern. 
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‘‘(e) AMOUNT OF FUNDING.—The amount provided 
to a recipient for a technology maturation project funded 
under the program shall be not more than— 
‘‘(1) $150,000 for an activity described in sub-
section (c)(1); and 
‘‘(2) $750,000 for an activity described in sub-
section (c)(2). 
‘‘(f) COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENTS.—The cost- 
sharing requirements of the program, including require-
ments relating to in-kind contributions, shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary in accordance with section 988. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use to carry out 
the program— 
‘‘(1) amounts in the Energy Technology Com-
mercialization 
Fund 
established 
under 
section 
1001(e); or 
‘‘(2) any other amounts made available to sup-
port technology transfer within the Department. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall include 
in the annual report required under section 1001(g)(2) a 
description of the results of the technology maturation 
projects carried out under the program.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 
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Stat. 594) is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to title X the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1012. Energy Technology Maturation Program.’’. 
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