Sec. 113. Zero carbon fuel technology innovation
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The Secretary of Energy shall establish 1 or more consortia to conduct research and development in order to facilitate the large-scale commercial manufacture of efficient, low-cost, durable devices that use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Activities conducted under this section shall focus on materials and component integration and manufacturing, and may include— cell modeling and characterization; scale-up and integration studies; and membrane studies. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall provide a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that shall include— an inventory of existing pipeline assets in the United States, including a description of the materials used in and the quality of the pipeline networks; an assessment of the capacity of pipeline networks to transport hydrogen and hydrogen carriers; an assessment of the probability that embrittlement could occur within pipelines of the type and quality identified under paragraph
(1)and an identification of the methodologies used in order to conduct such assessments; an assessment of the cost of pipeline inlay with a range of materials to allow for the transportation of hydrogen and hydrogen carriers; an identification of potential high-risk areas within existing infrastructure that deserve special attention with respect to safety and reliability; and a safety protocol for assessing pipeline materials and system pressures in existing natural gas pipeline systems to determine their ability to safely distribute blends of natural gas and hydrogen and the potential for pipeline embrittlement, and such a protocol may include guidelines for conducting routine pipeline maintenance and inspection. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $10,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this section.