I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4606 
To establish programs and authorities to facilitate the commercial application 
of clean energy and related technologies in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2021 
Ms. ROSS (for herself and Mr. MEIJER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To establish programs and authorities to facilitate the com-
mercial application of clean energy and related tech-
nologies in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Energizing Technology Transfer Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
PROGRAMS 
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Sec. 101. National clean energy incubator program. 
Sec. 102. Clean energy technology university prize competition. 
Sec. 103. Clean energy technology transfer coordination. 
TITLE II—SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AT THE 
NATIONAL LABORATORIES 
Sec. 201. Lab partnering service pilot program. 
Sec. 202. Lab-embedded entrepreneurship program. 
Sec. 203. Small business voucher program. 
Sec. 204. Entrepreneurial leave program. 
Sec. 205. National laboratory employee outside employment authority. 
Sec. 206. Signature authority. 
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MODERNIZATION 
Sec. 301. Office of technology transitions. 
Sec. 302. Management of demonstration projects. 
Sec. 303. Streamlining prize competitions. 
Sec. 304. Cost-share waiver extension. 
Sec. 305. Special hiring authority for scientific, engineering, and project man-
agement personnel. 
Sec. 306. Technology transfer reports and evaluation. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘clean energy technology’’ means a technology that 
significantly reduces energy use, increases energy ef-
ficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces 
emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other neg-
ative environmental consequences of energy produc-
tion, transmission or use. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of each National Laboratory and the 
Director of each Department of Energy single-pur-
pose research facility. 
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(4) ECONOMICALLY
DISTRESSED
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘economically distressed area’’ has the mean-
ing described in section 301(a) of the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3161(a)). 
(5) GRANT.—The term ‘‘grant’’ means a grant 
award, cooperative agreement award, or any other fi-
nancial assistance arrangement that the Secretary of 
Energy determines to be appropriate. 
(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(7) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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TITLE I—NATIONAL CLEAN EN-
ERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANS-
FER PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INCUBATOR PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) CLEAN ENERGY INCUBATOR DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘clean energy incubator’’— 
(1) means any entity that is designed to accel-
erate the commercial application of clean energy 
technologies by providing— 
(A) physical workspace, labs, and proto-
typing facilities to support clean energy 
startups or established clean energy companies; 
or 
(B) companies developing such tech-
nologies with support, resources, and services, 
including— 
(i) access to business education and 
counseling; 
(ii) mentorship opportunities; and 
(iii) other services rendered for the 
purpose of aiding the development and 
commercial application of a clean energy 
technology; and 
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