42 U.S.C. § 17114 — Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee

(a) Definitions: This section defines four terms. The "Committee" is the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee created in subsection (b). The "Director" is the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. "Emissions reduction" carries the same meaning it has in section 17113(a). The "program" is the industrial emissions reduction technology development program created under section 17113(b)(1). (b) Establishment: Within 180 days of December 27, 2020, the Secretary of Energy, working with the Director, had to create this advisory committee. (c) Membership: The Committee must have between 16 and 20 members, appointed by the Secretary in consultation with the Director. Those members must include at least one representative from each relevant Federal agency; the Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, if that position is filled; at least two representatives of labor groups; at least three representatives of the research community, including academia and the National Laboratories; at least two representatives of nongovernmental organizations; at least six representatives of small- and large-scale industry, whose combined expertise must cover every focus area listed in section 17113(c); at least one representative of a State government; and any other individuals the Secretary and Director decide are needed to keep the Committee's membership diverse across industry, academia, independent researchers, and public and private organizations. The Secretary must name one member to chair the Committee. (d) Duties: The Committee must, working with the Secretary and the Director, propose missions and goals for the program that match the program's purposes. It must advise the Secretary by identifying and evaluating technologies the private sector is developing in the focus areas from section 17113(c); identifying technology gaps in the private sector or other Federal agencies in those areas and recommending how to close them; studying what stops the private sector from adopting emissions-reduction technologies; and recommending screening criteria to encourage the private sector to adopt technologies developed under the program. The Committee must also develop a strategic plan. That plan must set near-term and long-term goals, both qualitative and quantitative, for each focus area, covering research, development, demonstration, and commercial application; build on existing relevant roadmaps; set timeframes for meeting its objectives; plan for developing technologies that are cost-competitive worldwide, including in developing economies; identify the right role for Federal investment alongside the private sector; identify the public and private costs involved; and estimate the U.S. economic and employment impact of reaching its goals. (e) Meetings: The Committee must meet at least twice a year, whenever the Chair calls a meeting, and must hold its very first meeting within 30 days of its members being appointed. (f) Committee report: Within two years of December 27, 2020, and at least once every three years after that, the Committee must send the Secretary a report on how well the program is achieving its purposes. That report must describe any technology innovation opportunities and technology gaps the Committee found; recommend ways to improve technology screening criteria and program management; evaluate the program's progress and its funded research activities; recommend any changes to the program's focus areas; describe how the Committee carried out its duties and what it found; update the strategic plan if needed and describe progress toward its goals; review how well the program is managed, coordinated, and useful to industry; assess how much progress has been made toward commercial, cost-competitive technology in each focus area; and assess how well the program has coordinated efforts inside the Department and with other Federal agencies. (g) Report to Congress: Within 60 days of getting the Committee's report, the Secretary must send a copy to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Science Committee, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and any other relevant congressional committee. (h) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act: Unless this section says otherwise, the Federal Advisory Committee Act applies to this Committee.