Sec. 4. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee

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The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 454 (as added by section 3(a)) the following: In this section: The term Committee means the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established under subsection (b). The term Director means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The term emissions reduction has the meaning given the term in section 454(a). The term program means the industrial emissions reduction technology development program established under section 454(b)(1).

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019 , the Secretary, in coordination with the Director, shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee . The Committee shall be comprised of not fewer than 14 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary, in coordination with the Director. Members appointed pursuant to paragraph

(1)shall include— not less than 1 representative of each relevant Federal agency, as determined by the Secretary; not less than 2 representatives of labor groups; not less than 3 representatives of the research community, which shall include academia and National Laboratories; not less than 2 representatives of nongovernmental organizations; not less than 6 representatives of industry, the collective expertise of which shall cover every focus area described in section 454(c); and any other individual whom the Secretary, in coordination with the Director, determines to be necessary to ensure that the Committee is comprised of a diverse group of representatives of industry, academia, independent researchers, and public and private entities. The Secretary shall designate a member of the Committee to serve as Chair. The Committee shall— in consultation with the Secretary and the Director, develop the missions and goals of the program, which shall be consistent with the purposes of the program described in section 454(b)(1); and advise the Secretary and the Director with respect to the program— by identifying and evaluating any technologies being developed by the private sector relating to the focus areas described in section 454(c); by identifying technology gaps in the private sector in those focus areas, and making recommendations to address those gaps; by surveying and analyzing factors that prevent the adoption of emissions reduction technologies by the private sector; and by recommending technology screening criteria for technology developed under the program to encourage adoption of the technology by the private sector; and develop the roadmap described in paragraph (2). The purpose of the roadmap developed under paragraph (1)(C) is to achieve the goals of the program in the focus areas described in section 454(c). The roadmap developed under paragraph (1)(C) shall— specify near-term and long-term qualitative and quantitative objectives relating to each focus area described in section 454(c), including research, development, demonstration, and commercial application objectives; specify the anticipated timeframe for achieving the objectives specified under clause (i); include plans for developing emissions reduction technologies that are globally cost-competitive; and identify the appropriate role for investment by the Federal Government, in coordination with the private sector, to achieve the objectives specified under clause (i). The Committee shall meet not less frequently than 2 times per year, at the call of the Chair. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the members are appointed under subsection (b), the Committee shall hold its first meeting. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the CIT Act of 2019 , and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the progress of achieving the purposes of the program. The report under paragraph

(1)shall include— a description of any technology innovation opportunities identified by the Committee; a description of any technology gaps identified by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii); recommendations for improving technology screening criteria and management of the program; an evaluation of the progress of the program and the research and development funded under the program; any recommended changes to the focus areas of the program described in section 454(c); a description of the manner in which the Committee has carried out the duties described in subsection (d)(1) and any relevant findings as a result of carrying out those duties; the roadmap developed by the Committee under subsection (d)(1)(C); the progress made in achieving the goals set out in that roadmap; a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the program; an assessment of the extent to which progress has been made under the program in developing commercial, cost-competitive technologies in each focus area described in section 454(c); and an assessment of the effectiveness of the program in coordinating efforts within the Department and with other Federal agencies to achieve the purposes of the program. Not later than 60 days after receiving a report from the Committee under subsection (f), the Secretary shall submit a copy of that report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and any other relevant Committee of Congress. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee. . The table of contents of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–140 ; 121 Stat. 1494) (as amended by section 3(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 454 the following: Sec. 455. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee. .

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Pub. L. 110-140
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Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee

Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-140

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