Sec. 301. Management of large demonstration projects
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In this section, the term covered project means a Department demonstration project that receives or is eligible to receive not less than $50,000,000 in funding from the Department. The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of relevant Department program offices, shall establish a program to conduct project management and oversight of covered projects, including by— conducting evaluations of covered project proposals prior to selection of a project for funding; conducting independent oversight of the execution of a covered project after funding has been awarded for that project; and ensuring a balanced portfolio of investments in clean energy technology demonstration projects.
The head of the program established under subsection (b), in coordination with the heads of relevant Department program offices, shall— evaluate covered project proposals, including scope, technical specifications, maturity of design, funding profile, estimated costs, proposed schedule, proposed technical and financial milestones, and potential for commercial success based on economic and policy projections; develop independent cost estimates of covered project proposals, if appropriate; recommend to the Director of a program office whether to fund a covered project proposal, as appropriate; oversee the execution of covered projects, including reconciling estimated costs compared to actual costs; conduct reviews of ongoing covered projects, including— evaluating the progress of a covered project based on the proposed schedule and technical and financial milestones; and providing those evaluations to the Secretary; and assess lessons learned and implement improvements to evaluate and oversee covered projects.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a covered project receives an unfavorable review under subsection (c)(5), the Director of the Department program office funding that project, or a designee of that Director, may cease funding the project and reallocate the remaining funds to a new or existing covered project carried out by that program office. To carry out the program established under subsection (b), the Secretary— shall appoint at least 2 full-time employees; and may hire personnel pursuant to section 306.
In carrying out the program established under subsection (b), the Secretary shall coordinate with— project management and acquisition management entities within the Department, including the Office of Project Management; and professional organizations in project management, construction, cost estimation, and other relevant fields. The Secretary shall include in each updated technology transfer execution plan submitted under section 1001(h)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16391(h)(2) ) information on the implementation of and progress made under the program established under subsection (b), including, for the year covered by the report— the covered projects under the purview of the program; and the review of each covered project under subsection (c)(5).
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives an evaluation of the operation of the program established under subsection (b), including— the processes and procedures used to evaluate covered project proposals and oversee covered projects; and any recommended changes to the program, including to— the processes and procedures described in paragraph (1); and the structure of the program, for the purpose of better carrying out the program.
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