II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 23, 2019 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish an Office of Technology Transitions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technology Transitions Act of 2019 . 2. Office of Technology Transitions Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16391 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and all that follows through The Coordinator in subsection (b) and inserting the following: (a) Office of Technology Transitions (1) Establishment There is established within the Department an Office of Technology Transitions (referred to in this section as the Office ). (2) Mission The mission of the Office shall be— (A) to expand the commercial impact of the research investments of the Department; and (B) to focus on commercializing technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and technologies that support other missions of the Department. (3) Goals (A) In general In carrying out the mission and activities of the Office, the Chief Commercialization Officer appointed under paragraph (4) shall, with respect to commercialization activities, meet not less than two of the goals described in subparagraph (B) and, to the maximum extent practicable, meet all of the goals described in that subparagraph. (B) Goals described The goals referred to in subparagraph (A) are the following: (i) Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. (ii) Ensuring economic competitiveness. (iii) Enhancement of domestic energy security and national security. (iv) Enhancement of domestic jobs. (4) Chief Commercialization Officer (A) In general The Office shall be headed by an officer, who shall be known as the Chief Commercialization Officer , and who shall report directly to, and be appointed by, the Secretary. (B) Principal advisor The Chief Commercialization Officer shall be the principal advisor to the Secretary on all matters relating to technology transfer and commercialization. (C) Qualifications The Chief Commercialization Officer ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsection (b) ; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and (C) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through The Coordinator in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following: (D) Duties The Chief Commercialization Officer ; (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (2)(C)) the following: (5) Coordination In carrying out the mission and activities of the Office, the Chief Commercialization Officer shall coordinate with the senior leadership of the Department, other relevant offices of the Department, National Laboratories, the Technology Transfer Working Group established under subsection (b), the Technology Transfer Policy Board, and other stakeholders (including private industry). ; (4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and (5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (e) and inserting subsection (c) . 3. Review of emission reduction technology programs Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a review of all emission reduction research and development programs under the Department of Energy— (1) to identify each program the mission of which is to develop technologies that reduce emissions; (2) to examine the extent to which the programs identified under paragraph (1) overlap or are duplicative; (3) to identify the technologies available to reduce emissions that are not covered by any of the programs identified under paragraph (1); and (4) to develop recommendations as to how overlapping or duplicative programs under paragraph (2) may be combined or restructured to be more efficient.