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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3389 
To provide for the establishment of Clean Energy Consortia to enhance 
the Nation’s economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting 
commercial application of clean energy technology. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2011 
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of Clean Energy Consortia 
to enhance the Nation’s economic, environmental, and 
energy security by promoting commercial application of 
clean energy technology. 
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 
Advancement Networks Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEAN Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CONSORTIA. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall carry out a pro-
gram to establish Clean Energy Consortia to enhance the 
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Nation’s economic, environmental, and energy security by 
promoting commercial application of clean energy tech-
nology and ensuring that the United States maintains a 
technological lead in the development and commercial ap-
plication of state-of-the-art energy technologies. To 
achieve these purposes the program shall leverage the ex-
pertise and resources of the university and private re-
search communities, industry, venture capital, national 
laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation 
to support collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and 
development in areas not being served by the private sec-
tor in order to develop and accelerate the commercial ap-
plication of innovative clean energy technologies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘clean energy technology’’ means a technology 
that— 
(A) produces energy from solar, wind, geo-
thermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, and other 
renewable energy resources (as such term is de-
fined in section 610 of the Public Utility Regu-
latory Policies Act of 1978); 
(B) more efficiently transmits, distributes, 
or stores energy; 
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(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 resources and distributed gen-
eration, demand response, demand side man-
agement, and systems analysis; 
(E) produces an advanced or sustainable 
material with energy or energy efficiency appli-
cations; 
(F) improves energy efficiency for trans-
portation, including electric vehicles; or 
(G) enhances water security through im-
proved water management, conservation, dis-
tribution, and end use applications. 
(2) CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘cluster’’ means a 
network of entities directly involved in the research, 
development, finance, and commercial application of 
clean energy technologies whose geographic prox-
imity facilitates utilization and sharing of skilled 
human resources, infrastructure, research facilities, 
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educational and training institutions, venture cap-
ital, and input suppliers. 
(3) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘Consortium’’ 
means a Clean Energy Consortium established in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(4) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means an 
activity with respect to which a Consortium provides 
support under subsection (e). 
(5) QUALIFYING
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying entity’’ means each of the following: 
(A) A research university. 
(B) A State or Federal institution with a 
focus on the advancement of clean energy tech-
nologies. 
(C) A nongovernmental organization with 
research or technology transfer expertise in 
clean energy technology development. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(7) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.—The 
term ‘‘technology development focus’’ means the 
unique clean energy technology or technologies in 
which a Consortium specializes. 
(8) TRANSLATIONAL
RESEARCH.—The term 
‘‘translational research’’ means coordination of basic 
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