Sec. 302. Management of demonstration projects
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The Secretary, shall establish a program to conduct project management and oversight of demonstration projects that receives or is eligible to receive funding from the Department, in coordination with relevant staff from Department program offices, including the Office of Technology Transitions, the Loan Program Office, and all applied program offices. The purposes of this program are to— conduct evaluation of demonstration project proposals prior to selection of a project for funding; conduct independent oversight of the execution of a demonstration project once funding has been awarded for such project; and ensure a balanced portfolio of investments in clean energy technology demonstration projects.
In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Science shall appoint at least 4 full time employees to achieve the purposes of the program outlined in subsection
(a)in coordination with relevant staff at Department program offices. To carry out the program authorized in this section, the Under Secretary for Science may hire personnel using the authorities in section 305 of this Act. In carrying out the program in subsection (a), employees under this section shall work with relevant staff from Department program offices to— evaluate demonstration project proposals, including the 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 demonstration project proposals, when appropriate; recommend to the director of a program office whether to fund a demonstration project proposal; oversee the execution of the demonstration projects that receive funding from the Department under this section and conduct reviews of ongoing projects, which may include reconciling estimated costs as compared to actual costs and evaluating progress of the project based on the proposed schedule and technical and financial milestones, and provide such reviews to the Secretary; and assess lessons learned and implement improvements to evaluate and oversee demonstration projects carried out under this section. The Secretary may carry out and manage demonstration projects directly through the program established in subsection (a). Should an ongoing demonstration project receive an unfavorable review under subsection (c)(4), the director of a Department program office or their designee may cease funding the demonstration project and reallocate the remaining funds to new or existing demonstration projects carried out by that program office. In establishing and carrying out the program, the Secretary shall coordinate with project management and acquisition management entities within the Department, including the Office of Project Management, and relevant professional organizations in project management, construction, cost estimation, and other relevant fields. In accordance with section 9007 of Division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ), the Secretary shall report annually on the utilization of the authority granted under this section, including— a summary of any demonstration projects currently being carried out under this section; and the reviews under subsection (c)(4) of any ongoing demonstration projects carried out under this section. Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation on the operation of the program established under this section, including— the processes and procedures used to evaluate demonstration project proposals and oversee demonstration projects that receive funding under this section; any recommended changes to the program, including the structure and the processes and procedures used to evaluate and oversee demonstration projects that receive funding under this section; and any recommended changes to the structure of this program to improve the success in meeting the program purposes under subsection (a).
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