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This Act may be cited as the . American Energy Innovation Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Empowering and protecting consumers Subtitle A—Access to consumer energy information Sec. 1001. Consumer access to electric energy information. Subtitle B—Unfair trade practices prohibition in distributed generation Sec. 1011. Investigation of distributed generation. Subtitle C—Enhanced grid security Sec. 1021.

Cybersecurity threats. Sec. 1022. Enhanced grid security. Subtitle D—Capacity markets study Sec. 1031. GAO capacity market impact study. Subtitle E—Severe coal supply emergency response Sec. 1041. Severe coal supply emergency response. Subtitle F—Energy markets Sec. 1051. Enhanced information on critical energy supplies. Sec. 1052. Working Group on Energy Markets. Sec. 1053. Study of regulatory framework for energy markets. Subtitle G—Transmission Sec. 1061. Report by transmission organizations on distributed energy resources and microgrid systems.

Sec. 1062. Net metering study guidance. TITLE II—Modernizing infrastructure Subtitle A—QER recommendations Sec. 2001. Natural gas distribution system improvement program. Sec. 2002. Strategy for managing the risks associated with the loss or disruption of power from large power transformers. Sec. 2003. Consolidation of release authorities. Sec. 2004. Modernization of Strategic Petroleum Reserve release authorities. Sec. 2005. Optimization of emergency response capability of Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Subtitle B—Grid modernization and storage Sec. 2011. Definition of Secretary. Sec. 2012. Grid storage program. Sec. 2013. Technology demonstration and the distribution system. Sec. 2014. Microgrid systems for isolated and resilient communities. Sec. 2015. Electric system grid architecture, scenario development, and modeling. Sec. 2016. Voluntary model pathways. Sec. 2017. Performance metrics for electricity infrastructure providers. Sec. 2018. State and regional distribution planning.

Sec. 2019. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 2020. State consideration of resilience. Subtitle C—Advanced manufacturing Sec. 2021. Advanced Manufacturing Office. Sec. 2022. National Advanced Manufacturing Plan. Sec. 2023. Advanced manufacturing supply chain report. Sec. 2024. Leveraging existing agency programs to assist small and medium manufacturers. Sec. 2025. Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Hubs. Sec. 2026. Advanced Materials Prize Competition Pilot Program. Sec. 2027.

Pilot program with original equipment manufacturers and public utilities. Subtitle D—Building better trucks Sec. 2031. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program. Subtitle E—Vehicle innovation Sec. 2041. Findings. Sec. 2042. Objectives. Sec. 2043. Vehicle research and development program. Sec. 2044. Medium- and heavy-duty commercial and transit vehicles program. Sec. 2045. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle F—Carbon fiber recycling Sec. 2051. Recycled carbon fiber study.

Sec. 2052. Carbon fiber recycling demonstration project. Sec. 2053. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle G—Job creation through energy efficient manufacturing Sec. 2061. Purpose. Sec. 2062. Definitions. Sec. 2063. Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program. Sec. 2064. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle H—21 st Century energy workforce Sec. 2101. Findings. Sec. 2102. Definitions. Sec. 2103. National Center of Excellence for the 21 st Century Workforce. Sec. 2104.

Energy workforce pilot grant program. Subtitle I—Solar installations Sec. 2111. Loan and grant program for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas. Subtitle J—Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act Sec. 2121. Definitions. Sec. 2122. Distributed energy loan program. Sec. 2123. Technical assistance and grant program. Subtitle K—Geothermal energy opportunities Sec. 2131. National goals for production and site identification. Sec. 2132. Priority areas for development on Federal land.

Sec. 2133. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas leases. Sec. 2134. Cost-shared exploration. Sec. 2135. Use of geothermal lease revenues. Sec. 2136. Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geothermal resources. Sec. 2137. Large-scale geothermal energy. Sec. 2138. Report to Congress. Sec. 2139. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle L—Clean coal technology research Sec. 2141. Fossil energy. Subtitle M—Long-term contracts Sec. 2151.

Contracts for Federal purchases of energy. Subtitle N—Promoting renewable energy with shared solar Sec. 2161. Provision of interconnection service and net billing service for community solar facilities. Subtitle O—Report on Low- and No-Carbon Energy Technologies Sec. 2171. Report. Subtitle P—Loan programs Sec. 2181. Terms and conditions for incentives for innovative technologies. Sec. 2182. State loan eligibility. TITLE III—Cutting pollution and waste Subtitle A—Carbon savings goal Sec. 3001.

Policy of United States on addressing climate change. Subtitle B—American energy efficiency Sec. 3011. Energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas suppliers. Subtitle C—Energy efficiency retrofit program Sec. 3021. Energy efficiency retrofit pilot program. Subtitle D—Weatherization enhancement and local energy efficiency investment and accountability Sec. 3031. Findings. Sec. 3032. Reauthorization of Weatherization Assistance Program. Sec. 3033.

Grants for new, self-sustaining low-income, single-family, and multifamily housing energy retrofit model programs to eligible multi-State housing and energy nonprofit organizations. Sec. 3034. Standards program. Sec. 3035. Reauthorization of State energy program. Subtitle E—Utility energy service contracts improvement Sec. 3041. Findings. Sec. 3042. Utility energy service contracts. Subtitle F—State residential building energy efficiency loan pilot program Sec. 3051. State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program.

Subtitle G—Smart energy and water efficiency Sec. 3061. Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program. Subtitle H—Regional energy partnerships Sec. 3071. Definitions. Sec. 3072. Regional energy partnerships. Sec. 3073. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle I—Energy Productivity Innovation Challenge Sec. 3081. Definitions. Sec. 3082. Phase 1: Initial allocation of grants to States. Sec. 3083. Phase 2: Subsequent allocation of grants to States. Sec. 3084. Allocation of grants to Indian tribes.

Sec. 3085. Administration. Sec. 3086. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle J—Smart buildings Sec. 3091. Definitions. Subtitle K—Energy Study Sec. 3101. Energy information study. Sec. 3102. Grants to utilities. Sec. 3103. Grants to States and units of local government. Sec. 3104. Input From Stakeholders. Sec. 3105. Report. Subtitle L—Alternative fueled vehicles Sec. 3111. Alternative fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure. Subtitle M—Outer Continental Shelf Sec. 3121. Repeal of outer Continental Shelf deep water and deep gas royalty relief.

Sec. 3122. Disposition of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues from 181 Area, 181 South Area, and 2002–2007 planning areas of Gulf of Mexico. Subtitle N—Venting and flaring of gas Sec. 3131. Regulations to prevent or minimize venting and flaring of gas. Sec. 3132. Assessment of venting and flaring of gas in production operations in United States. Sec. 3133. Regulations. Subtitle O—Production Incentive Fee Sec. 3141. Production incentive fee. Subtitle P—Reauthorization of Desalination Act Sec. 3151.

Reauthorization of Desalination Act. Sec. 3152. Promoting water efficiency with WaterSense. Sec. 3153. Increasing opportunities for agricultural conservation. Sec. 3154. Support for innovative water supply and conservation technologies. TITLE IV—Investing in Research and Development Sec. 4001. Basic research. Sec. 4002. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. TITLE V—Investing in clean energy Sec. 5001. Amendment of 1986 Code. Subtitle A—Clean energy tax credits Sec. 5011. Clean energy production credit.

Sec. 5012. Clean energy investment credit. Sec. 5013. Extensions and modifications of various energy provisions. Subtitle B—Clean fuel tax credits Sec. 5021. Clean fuel production credit. Sec. 5022. Temporary extension of existing fuel incentives. Subtitle C—Energy Efficiency Incentives Sec. 5031. Credit for new energy efficient residential buildings. Sec. 5032. Energy efficiency credit for existing residential buildings. Sec. 5033. Deduction for new energy efficient commercial buildings.

Sec. 5034. Energy efficiency deduction for existing commercial buildings. Subtitle D—Clean Electricity and Fuel Bonds Sec. 5041. Clean Energy Bonds. Subtitle E—Treatment of tar sands under excise taxes Sec. 5051. Clarification of tar sands as crude oil for excise tax purposes. Subtitle F—Closing big oil tax loopholes Sec. 5061. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers. Sec. 5062. Limitation on section 199 deduction attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof.

Sec. 5063. Limitation on deduction for intangible drilling and development costs; amortization of disallowed amounts. Sec. 5064. Limitation on percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells. Sec. 5065. Limitation on deduction for tertiary injectants. TITLE VI—Conservation reauthorization Sec. 6001. National Park Service Centennial Fund. Sec. 6002. Land and Water Conservation Fund. Sec. 6003. Historic preservation fund.