and system reliability, low-temperature operation, 
and cold start capability; 
‘‘(10) the ability of domestic clean hydrogen 
equipment manufacturers to manufacture commer-
cially available competitive technologies in the 
United States; 
‘‘(11) the use of clean hydrogen in the trans-
portation sector, including in light-, medium-, and 
heavy-duty vehicles, rail transport, aviation, and 
maritime applications; and 
‘‘(12) in coordination with relevant agencies, 
the development of appropriate, uniform codes and 
standards for the safe and consistent deployment 
and commercialization of clean hydrogen production, 
processing, delivery, and end-use technologies.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TARGETS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Clean Hydrogen Energy Act, the 
Secretary shall establish targets for the program to ad-
dress near-term (up to 2 years), mid-term (up to 7 years), 
and long-term (up to 15 years) challenges to the advance-
ment of clean hydrogen systems and technologies.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
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58; 119 Stat. 599) is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 805 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 805. Clean hydrogen research and development program.’’. 
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN PROGRAMS. 
Title VIII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16151 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 813 through 816 
as sections 818 through 821, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 812 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 813. REGIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN HUBS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF REGIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN 
HUB.—In this section, the term ‘regional clean hydrogen 
hub’ means a network of clean hydrogen producers, poten-
tial clean hydrogen consumers, and connective infrastruc-
ture located in close proximity. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish a program to support the development of 
at least 4 regional clean hydrogen hubs that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrably aid the achievement of the 
clean hydrogen production standard developed under 
section 822(a); 
‘‘(2) demonstrate the production, processing, 
delivery, storage, and end-use of clean hydrogen; and 
‘‘(3) can be developed into a national clean hy-
drogen network to facilitate a clean hydrogen econ-
omy. 
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‘‘(c) SELECTION OF REGIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN 
HUBS.— 
‘‘(1) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
Clean Hydrogen Energy Act, the Secretary shall so-
licit proposals for regional clean hydrogen hubs. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION OF HUBS.—Not later than 1 
year after the deadline for the submission of pro-
posals under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall se-
lect at least 4 regional clean hydrogen hubs to be de-
veloped under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall select re-
gional clean hydrogen hubs under paragraph (2) 
using the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) FEEDSTOCK
DIVERSITY.—To the 
maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(i) at least 1 regional clean hydrogen 
hub shall demonstrate the production of 
clean hydrogen from fossil fuels; 
‘‘(ii) at least 1 regional clean hydro-
gen hub shall demonstrate the production 
of clean hydrogen from renewable energy; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) at least 1 regional clean hydro-
gen hub shall demonstrate the production 
of clean hydrogen from nuclear energy. 
‘‘(B) END-USE DIVERSITY.—To the max-
imum extent practicable— 
‘‘(i) at least 1 regional clean hydrogen 
hub shall demonstrate the end-use of clean 
hydrogen in the electric power generation 
sector; 
‘‘(ii) at least 1 regional clean hydro-
gen hub shall demonstrate the end-use of 
clean hydrogen in the industrial sector; 
‘‘(iii) at least 1 regional clean hydro-
gen hub shall demonstrate the end-use of 
clean hydrogen in the residential and com-
mercial heating sector; and 
‘‘(iv) at least 1 regional clean hydro-
gen hub shall demonstrate the end-use of 
clean hydrogen in the transportation sec-
tor. 
‘‘(C) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, each regional 
clean hydrogen hub— 
‘‘(i) shall be located in a different re-
gion of the United States; and 
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‘‘(ii) shall use energy resources that 
are abundant in that region. 
‘‘(D) HUBS IN NATURAL GAS-PRODUCING 
REGIONS.—To the maximum extent practicable, 
at least 2 regional clean hydrogen hubs shall be 
located in the regions of the United States with 
the greatest natural gas resources. 
‘‘(E) EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretary shall 
give priority to regional clean hydrogen hubs 
that are likely to create opportunities for skilled 
training and long-term employment to the 
greatest number of residents of the region. 
‘‘(F) ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary may take into consideration other cri-
teria that, in the judgment of the Secretary, are 
necessary or appropriate to carry out this title. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING OF REGIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN 
HUBS.—The Secretary may make grants to each re-
gional clean hydrogen hub selected under paragraph 
(2) to accelerate commercialization of, and dem-
onstrate the production, processing, delivery, stor-
age, and end-use of, clean hydrogen. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
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out this section $8,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘SEC. 814. NATIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN STRATEGY AND 
ROADMAP. 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro-
grams established under sections 805 and 813, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant 
offices of the Department, shall develop a techno-
logically and economically feasible national strategy 
and roadmap to facilitate widescale production, proc-
essing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The national clean hydro-
gen strategy and roadmap developed under para-
graph (1) shall focus on— 
‘‘(A) establishing a standard of hydrogen 
production that achieves the standard developed 
under section 822(a), including interim goals 
towards meeting that standard; 
‘‘(B)(i) clean hydrogen production and use 
from natural gas, coal, renewable energy 
sources, nuclear energy, and biomass; and 
‘‘(ii) identifying potential barriers, path-
ways, and opportunities, including Federal pol-
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icy needs, to transition to a clean hydrogen 
economy; 
‘‘(C) identifying— 
‘‘(i) economic opportunities for the 
production, processing, transport, storage, 
and use of clean hydrogen that exist in the 
major shale natural gas-producing regions 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) economic opportunities for the 
production, processing, transport, storage, 
and use of clean hydrogen that exist for 
merchant nuclear power plants operating 
in deregulated markets; and 
‘‘(iii) environmental risks associated 
with potential deployment of clean hydro-
gen technologies in those regions, and ways 
to mitigate those risks; 
‘‘(D) approaches, including substrategies, 
that reflect geographic diversity across the 
country, to advance clean hydrogen based on re-
sources, industry sectors, environmental bene-
fits, and economic impacts in regional econo-
mies; 
‘‘(E) identifying opportunities to use, and 
barriers to using, existing infrastructure, in-
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cluding all components of the natural gas infra-
structure system, the carbon dioxide pipeline in-
frastructure system, end-use local distribution 
networks, end-use power generators, LNG ter-
minals, industrial users of natural gas, and res-
idential and commercial consumers of natural 
gas, for clean hydrogen deployment; 
‘‘(F) identifying the needs for and barriers 
and pathways to developing clean hydrogen 
hubs (including, where appropriate, clean hy-
drogen hubs coupled with carbon capture, utili-
zation, and storage hubs) that— 
‘‘(i) are regionally dispersed across 
the United States and can leverage natural 
gas to the maximum extent practicable; 
‘‘(ii) can demonstrate the efficient 
production, processing, delivery, and use of 
clean hydrogen; 
‘‘(iii) include transportation corridors 
and modes of transportation, including 
transportation of clean hydrogen by pipe-
line and rail and through ports; and 
‘‘(iv) where appropriate, could serve 
as joint clean hydrogen and carbon cap-
ture, utilization, and storage hubs; 
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‘‘(G) prioritizing activities that improve the 
ability of the Department to develop tools to 
model, analyze, and optimize single-input, mul-
tiple-output integrated hybrid energy systems 
and multiple-input, multiple-output integrated 
hybrid energy systems that maximize efficiency 
in providing hydrogen, high-value heat, elec-
tricity, and chemical synthesis services; 
‘‘(H) identifying the appropriate points of 
interaction between and among Federal agen-
cies involved in the production, processing, de-
livery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen and 
clarifying the responsibilities of those Federal 
agencies, and potential regulatory obstacles and 
recommendations for modifications, in order to 
support the deployment of clean hydrogen; and 
‘‘(I) identifying geographic zones or re-
gions in which clean hydrogen technologies 
could efficiently and economically be introduced 
in order to transition existing infrastructure to 
rely 
on 
clean 
hydrogen, 
in 
support 
of 
decarbonizing all relevant sectors of the econ-
omy. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Clean Hydrogen 
Energy Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
the clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap developed 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress updates to the clean hydrogen strategy and 
roadmap under paragraph (1) not less frequently 
than once every 3 years after the date on which the 
Secretary initially submits the report and roadmap. 
‘‘SEC. 815. CLEAN HYDROGEN MANUFACTURING AND RECY-
CLING. 
‘‘(a) CLEAN HYDROGEN MANUFACTURING INITIA-
TIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro-
grams established under sections 805 and 813, the 
Secretary shall award multiyear grants to, and enter 
into contracts, cooperative agreements, or any other 
agreements authorized under this Act or other Fed-
eral law with, eligible entities (as determined by the 
Secretary) for research, development, and dem-
onstration projects to advance new clean hydrogen 
production, processing, delivery, storage, and use 
equipment manufacturing technologies and tech-
niques. 
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‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants or enter-
ing into contracts, cooperative agreements, or other 
agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary, to 
the maximum extent practicable, shall give priority 
to clean hydrogen equipment manufacturing projects 
that— 
‘‘(A) increase efficiency and cost-effective-
ness in— 
‘‘(i) the manufacturing process; and 
‘‘(ii) the use of resources, including 
existing energy infrastructure; 
‘‘(B) support domestic supply chains for 
materials and components; 
‘‘(C) identify and incorporate nonhaz-
ardous alternative materials for components 
and devices; 
‘‘(D) operate in partnership with tribal en-
ergy development organizations, Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian commu-
nity-based organizations, or territories or freely 
associated States; or 
‘‘(E) are located in economically distressed 
areas of the major natural gas-producing re-
gions of the United States. 
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