Department of Energy Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of clean hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to enable production, distribution, and use of clean hydrogen and to advance the development of related hydrogen infrastructure. Under the bill, DOE must also enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine research pathways for hydrogen production processes with net-zero direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.
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[H.R. 9446 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9446
To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application with respect to
clean hydrogen and fuel cell energy, low-emission fuels, and
coproducts, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 6, 2022
Mr. Tonko (for himself and Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application with respect to
clean hydrogen and fuel cell energy, low-emission fuels, and
coproducts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Clean Hydrogen
and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Clean hydrogen.--The term ``clean hydrogen'' means
hydrogen produced from any source that results in a significant
reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas and criteria air
pollutant emissions compared to conventional fuel options.
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) an institution of higher education, including
historically Black colleges and universities, minority-
serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions,
Tribal colleges or universities, emerging research
institutions, and community colleges;
(B) a National Laboratory (as such term is defined
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15801));
(C) a Federal research agency;
(D) a State research agency;
(E) a research agency associated with a territory
or Freely Associated State;
(F) a nonprofit research organization;
(G) a private sector entity;
(H) any other entity, as determined by the
Secretary; or
(I) a consortium of two or more entities described
in subparagraphs (A) through (F).
(4) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term ``Hispanic-
serving institution'' has the meaning given such term in
section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1101a(a)).
(5) Historically black college or university.--The term
``historically Black college or university'' has the meaning
given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
(6) Hydrogen carrier.--The term ``hydrogen carrier'' means
a substance that meets one or both of the following
descriptions:
(A) Molecules that have been synthesized from
hydrogen.
(B) Reversible liquid, solid, or gas chemical
states that store hydrogen in a state other than as
free hydrogen molecules.
(7) Hydrogen-related technologies.--The term ``hydrogen-
related technologies'' means technologies relating to the
production, purification, distribution, storage, and use of
hydrogen for heat, stationary power, transportation, industrial
chemical feedstocks, or energy storage, including fuel cell
technologies.
(8) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(9) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
serving institution'' includes the entities described in any of
paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(11) Tribal college or university.--The term ``Tribal
college or university'' has the meaning given such term in
section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059c(b)).
SEC. 3. CLEAN HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of
relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a program of research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application of clean
hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to enable production, distribution,
and use of clean hydrogen, including in energy storage, industrial
applications, building, power, and transportation sector applications,
and to advance the development of related hydrogen infrastructure. In
carrying out such program, the Secretary shall award financial
assistance through a competitive, merit-reviewed process and consider
applications from eligible entities.
(b) Program Components.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of
relevant Federal agencies to determine a comprehensive set of technical
milestones for the activities and focus on research and development
challenges across the hydrogen supply chain for various applications,
including clean hydrogen production, the supply of hydrogen, storage of
hydrogen, transportation of hydrogen, and end uses of hydrogen that
advance the following:
(1) Clean hydrogen production from diverse energy sources.
(2) Clean hydrogen transportation, distribution, and end
use efficiency.
(3) Clean hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies for
the production of the following:
(A) High- and low-temperature heat in industry and
the built environment, including low-emission
production of cement, iron, steel, and other metals.
(B) Improved environmental performance of
petroleum-based transportation fuels with clean
hydrogen.
(C) Sustainable chemical products and materials.
(D) Sustainable synthetic fuels.
(E) Energy storage for electric grid flexibility
and long duration energy storage.
(4) Hydrogen blending for power generation, industrial use,
and other end use applications relating to fuel cell
performance, reliability, durability, and cost.
(5) Fuel cell technologies for transportation and
stationary applications.
(6) Domestic fuel cell manufacturing capabilities.
(7) Hydrogen and hydrogen carrier technologies as a fuel
for electric transportation and stationary applications powered
by fuel cells.
(8) Dynamic control systems needed to integrate clean
hydrogen production and end users with sources of reliable and
affordable low-emission power.
(9) Computational tools for lifecycle assessments and
economic analysis of the entire supply chain of clean hydrogen
production and utilization.
(10) Hydrogen fueling of various vehicle classes and
vocations.
(11) Safe, durable, and affordable materials for hydrogen-
related technologies.
(12) Methods for integrating carbon capture and storage and
waste by-product treatment technologies, including
considerations for produced water, into clean hydrogen system
processes.
(c) Activities.--In carrying out the program under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall carry out research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application activities to advance the following:
(1) Clean hydrogen production, including the following:
(A) Production from water splitting, including the
following:
(i) Fresh, salt, and, wastewater and steam
electrolysis using low-emission electricity
sources.
(ii) Development of catalysts using
alternatives to rare earth metals.
(iii) Thermochemical water splitting using
low-emission power sources.
(B) Production from biomass and organic carbon
waste conversion, which may include biomass-derived
liquid reformation and biomass gasification with a
focus on the following:
(i) Optimizing processes and addressing
challenges related to different biomass
feedstock characteristics, including biomass
and waste blends.
(ii) Improvement of energy conversion
efficiency.
(iii) Development and optimization of
catalysts for given feedstocks.
(C) Production from a direct hydrogen carrier, such
as ammonia or methanol with carbon capture and
sequestration, and liquid organic hydrogen carriers.
(D) Biological hydrogen production, which may
include the following:
(i) Dark or photo-assisted fermentation.
(ii) Microbial electrolysis.
(iii) Bio- or bio-inspired photolysis.
(iv) Hybrid systems combining multiple bio-
or bio-inspired processes.
(E) Production from hydrocarbons to carbon-free
hydrogen or to hydrogen with carbon capture and
sequestration, which may include the following:
(i) Development of nonprecious and nontoxic
metal catalysts and electrodes.
(ii) Development of effective reactor
design.
(iii) Use of heat from noncombustion
source.
(iv) Development of advanced materials of
construction for improved reactor performance
and lifetimes and reduced capital costs.
(v) Reduction of water usage.
(vi) Development of catalytic processes to
convert natural gas to carbon-free hydrogen and
solid carbon materials.
(vii) Development of suitable treatment of
waste by-products.
(F) Production of clean hydrogen at a place of
consumption where demand from many use cases can be
satisfied, including airports supplying air-side
aircraft, support vehicles, and ground-side services
for hydrogen electric buses, trucks, and cars.
(G) Production from nuclear power and heat,
including from advanced nuclear reactors.
(H) Production from renewable energy sources.
(I) Production of hydrogen carriers.
(J) Production from integrated energy systems (as
such term is defined in section 1310 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17387)).
(2) Hydrogen storage, including the following:
(A) Gas compression and liquefaction, including
improving liquefaction efficiency.
(B) Chemical storage, including the following:
(i) Porous materials.
(ii) Liquid hydrogen carriers, which may
include the following:
(I) Liquid organic hydrogen
carriers with needed improvement of the
chemistry of dehydrogenation through
catalyst development.
(II) Liquid ammonia with needed
improvement of the fundamental
chemistry of dehydrogenation and
hydrogen purity after dehydrogenation.
(C) Diverse physical storage methodologies for
hydrogen, including liquid hydrogen, hydrogen carriers,
and hydrogen blends in the form of a solid, liquid, or
gas, including distribution tanks, on site storage,
storage onboard vehicles, and geologic storage.
(D) Development of advanced storage materials and
systems for large-scale hydrogen storage, including
long-duration storage, with a focus on low-cost,
ambient-temperature, and high-energy density materials
and systems.
(E) Assessment of regional geology, including
seismic assessments, infrastructure requirements, and
materials of construction for the storage of hydrogen
in geologic formations, including salt domes, caverns,
depleted oil gas reservoirs, aquifers, surface porous
media, and natural gas storage sites.
(F) Assessment of hydrogen and hydrogen blend
storage processes, including physical, chemical, and
biological processes within geological formations, that
could impact the longevity and reversibility of
geologic storage.
(G) Development of advanced tools and technologies
to convert or transform natural gas geologic storage
sites into hydrogen storage sites.
(H) Metal hydride materials, such as magnesium-
containing systems with a focus on the following:
(i) Improvement of kinetics of hydrogen
uptake and release.
(ii) Decreasing working temperatures, to
ambient or near ambient conditions.
(3) Hydrogen transportation, delivery, and fueling
infrastructure, including the following:
(A) Improvement in energy efficiency, maintenance
of hydrogen purity, and minimization of potential
hydrogen leakage, including from hydrogen carriers.
(B) Advancing a diverse range of distribution
methods, including transmission by pipeline,
transmission of liquid hydrogen carriers, and
transmission of hydrogen blends.
(C) Advancing the feasibility of retrofitting or
the modification of existing energy infrastructure,
including existing natural gas transportation
infrastructure, for the purpose of transportation and
storage of significant quantities of hydrogen and
hydrogen blends.
(D) Development and improvement of hydrogen and
hydrogen fuel specific sensor technologies to detect
and mitigate potential risks.
(4) Clean hydrogen utilization, including the following:
(A) Power generation utilization, including the
retrofit or development of hydrogen fueled turbines,
reversible fuel cells or hybrid cycle fuel cells, and
hydrogen blends for power applications.
(B) Energy storage, including the development of
long-term energy storage systems for grid, back-up
power, microgrid and other applications.
(C) Transportation fuel utilization.
(D) Industrial utilization, including the
utilization of hydrogen and hydrogen blends for diverse
applications.
(E) Agricultural utilization.
(F) Other applications, as determined by the
Secretary.
(5) Advanced manufacturing technologies and methods for
clean hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies.
(6) Hydrogen carrier recycling and reuse.
(7) Safe, durable, and affordable materials for clean
hydrogen, hydrogen carrier, and hydrogen-related technologies.
(8) Advanced technologies and methods for safe hydrogen
transportation, distribution, and utilization, such as hydrogen
infrastructure monitoring and controls and combustion
characterization technologies.
(9) Other research areas that advance the purposes of the
program, as determined by the Secretary.
(d) Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out with the program under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall support research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application
activities to advance fuel cell technologies for transportation
and stationary applications with a focus on reducing fuel cell
system cost and improving overall system efficiency and
durability over a wide range of operating conditions.
(2) Tools, technologies, and methods.--In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop tools, technologies,
and methods for the following:
(A) Fuel cell durability, which may include the
following:
(i) Improving understanding of catalyst and
membrane degradation and mitigating performance
degradation, including at high and low power
conditions.
(ii) Improving fuel cell tolerance to air,
fuel, and system-derived impurities.
(iii) Improving stationary fuel cells to
achieve greater than 80,000 hours of
durability, including improving durability
under start-up and transient operation for
high-temperature fuel cells.
(iv) Improving fundamental understanding of
failure mechanisms to develop mitigation
strategies.
(v) Activities to update and accelerate
testing protocols to enable projection of
durability.
(vi) Improving system balance-of-plant
component efficiency, responsiveness,
adaptation to fuel cell aging conditions,
reactant's impurity, environmental variability,
and durability.
(B) Development of lower cost fuel cell materials,
components, and assemblies.
(C) Fuel cell performance, which may include
research to improve the performance and efficiency of
the following:
(i) Cathodes.
(ii) Water quality controls.
(iii) Stack water management, including
membranes in fuel cells to enable effective
water management and operation in low humidity
and subfreezing environments.
(iv) System thermal and water management,
including research to improve the following:
(I) Heat utilization, cooling, and
humidification techniques.
(II) Efficiency of heat recovery
systems, system designs, advanced heat
exchangers, and higher temperature
operation of current systems.
(III) Techniques to manage water
during start-up and shutdown at
subfreezing temperatures.
(IV) Management of nonuniform
conditions caused by variable thermal
and current density gradients.
(v) System air management.
(vi) System start-up and shutdown time and
transient operation.
(vii) Utilizing direct hydrogen carriers,
such as ammonia, methane, and methanol.
(viii) Reversible fuel cells.
(D) Catalyst and electrode design, which may
include the following:
(i) Developing catalysts that reduce or
eliminate platinum-group metal loading while
maintaining or improving upon performance and
durability.
(ii) Increasing durability and stability of
catalysts during potential cycling.
(iii) Increasing tolerance of catalysts to
air, fuel, and other system derived impurities.
(iv) Increasing catalyst utilization.
(v) Developing catalysts and catalyst
support with high durability at high voltages.
(vi) Design and demonstration of scalable
production of novel catalysts.
(vii) Optimization of electrode design and
assembly for efficient water and thermal
management.
(E) Electrolyte synthesis and development.
(F) Fuel cell membrane development, including
polymer electrolyte member and alkaline electrolyte
member development.
(G) Membrane electrode materials, assemblies,
cells, and other stack components, including
demonstration of small-scale production of novel
membrane electrode assemblies.
(H) Solid oxide fuel cell development, including
the following:
(i) Cell development on individual cell
components that increases power density,
reduces degradation, and reduces costs.
(ii) Balance-of-plant and stack components
that improve reliability and robustness and
reduce degradation and costs.
(iii) Systems development.
(I) Protonic ceramic fuel cell development.
(J) Other research areas that advance the purposes
of the program, as determined by the Secretary.
(e) Testing and Validation.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall support the
development of standardized testing and technical validation of
hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies, including fuel cell
technologies, through collaboration with one or more National
Laboratories, and one or more eligible entities.
(f) Leveraging.--In carrying out the program under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall leverage resources and expertise from across the
Department, including the following:
(1) The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
(2) The Basic Energy Sciences Program, Advanced Scientific
Computing Research Program, and the Biological and
Environmental Research Program of the Office of Science.
(3) The Office of Fossil Energy.
(4) The Office of Nuclear Energy.
(5) The Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy.
(6) The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.
(g) Standard of Review.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall periodically determine the status
of achievement of the comprehensive set of technical milestones
referred to in subsection (b).
SEC. 4. CLEAN HYDROGEN DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--In carrying out the program under section 3, the
Secretary shall establish a demonstration program under which the
Secretary, through a competitive merit review process, shall select
eligible entities to carry out not more than six demonstration projects
that involve clean hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies.
(b) Project Criteria.--Of the demonstration programs carried out
pursuant to subsection (a), two shall be designed as clean hydrogen
hybrid use demonstration projects that--
(1) demonstrate configurations of different commercial and
preproduction hydrogen with wind, solar, nuclear, fossil, or
other energy technologies for combined use, including
evaluation and modeling of performance under load demands
relevant to urban and rural communities; and
(2) serve as an incubator for novel energy technologies and
the combined use of such technologies.
(c) Selection Requirements.--In selecting eligible entities for the
demonstration programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a), the
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
(1) encourage regional diversity among eligible entities,
including participation by such entities located in rural
States;
(2) encourage technological diversity among eligible
entities;
(3) ensure that selected demonstration programs are
coordinated with and expand on existing technology
demonstration programs of the Department;
(4) prioritize demonstration programs that leverage and are
complementary to existing energy infrastructure, such as
existing power plants and power installations, fleet vehicle
centers, microgrids, or industrial facilities; and
(5) prioritize demonstration programs that leverage
matching funds from non-Federal sources.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--From amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to section 9, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2023 through 2027 shall be made available to the Secretary to
carry out this section.
SEC. 5. HYDROGEN INNOVATION CENTER.
(a) Operation.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the program under section
3, the Secretary, in accordance with paragraph (2), shall
operate through the Office of Science of the Department a
national Hydrogen Innovation Center (referred to in this
section as the ``Center'').
(2) Selection; administration.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall select on a
competitive, merit-reviewed basis, an entity to
administer the Center. In making such selection, the
Secretary shall solicit and consider applications from
such entities.
(B) Entity defined.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ``entity'' means a National
Laboratory, an institution of higher education, a
Federal research agency, a multi-institutional
collaboration, or other appropriate entity (as
determined by the Secretary).
(3) Focus.--The Center shall focus on fundamental research
and development activities, including the following:
(A) Theory, modeling, and simulation of the
following:
(i) The physics and chemistry of multi-
scale hydrogen interactions.
(ii) The behavior of hydrogen fuel cell
membranes.
(iii) Catalytic pathways for hydrogen
production.
(iv) Photochemical processes and complex
photoredox systems.
(B) The development of analytical tools to
characterize and predict hydrogen-materials
interactions.
(C) The potential physical, chemical, and
biological effects of geologic hydrogen storage.
(D) The development of advanced computer modeling
to design different configurations of energy systems
and optimize systems operations for clean hydrogen
production in different electricity markets.
(E) The development of novel fuel cell membranes
and integrated nanoscale architectures for hydrogen
fuel cell technologies.
(F) Advanced catalytic research and design, with
considerations given to nanoscale catalysts, enzyme
catalysts, biocatalysts, catalyst-solid carbon
separation, and innovative synthetic techniques.
(G) The advancement of organic semiconductors for
photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications.
(H) Examination of the molecular mechanisms of
biological hydrogen production.
(I) The development of bio-hybrid systems scalable
to hydrogen production facilities.
(J) The development of novel materials for hydrogen
storage, including chemical storage with complex
hydrides and nanostructured materials, with a focus on
the following:
(i) Improvement of kinetics of hydrogen
absorption and desorption.
(ii) Decreasing working temperatures.
(b) Duration.--The Center shall receive support for a period of not
more than five years, subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) Renewal.--Upon the expiration of any period of support of the
Center, the Secretary may renew such support, on a merit-reviewed
basis, for a period of not more than five years.
(d) Termination.--Consistent with existing authorities of the
Department, the Secretary may terminate the Center for cause during any
period of support.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of amounts authorized to be
appropriated to the Office of Science, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2023 through 2027 shall be made available to the Secretary to
carry out this section.
SEC. 6. STUDY TO EXAMINE RESEARCH PATHWAYS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION WITH
NET-ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred
to in this section as the ``National Academies'') under which the
National Academies shall conduct a study to examine research pathways
for hydrogen production processes with net-zero direct and indirect
greenhouse gas emissions as a part of a low-carbon energy future. Such
study shall--
(1) analyze and assess research needed to leverage
potential contributions of hydrogen production processes with
net-zero direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions;
(2) examine lifecycle impacts of such processes on energy
consumption and emissions; and
(3) identify additional research activities and provide
recommendations to support net direct and indirect greenhouse
gas emission reductions across hydrogen production processes,
including research to address--
(A) potential environmental impacts associated with
hydrogen production using new and existing evaluation
metrics, including lifecycle impacts on local and
regional air and water quality and estimates of
hazardous air pollutants impacts on and benefits to
United States communities, including urban, small,
rural, Tribal, and disadvantaged communities;
(B) infrastructure challenges;
(C) scientific and technical barriers to achieve
greater net greenhouse gas emission reductions in
present and future production processes; and
(D) socioeconomic costs and benefits of zero-carbon
liquid fuel production and use systems, including
fiscal, monetized health, and job impacts.
(b) Report.--The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall
include a requirement that the National Academies, not later than 24
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 a report on the results of the study conducted pursuant to
such agreement.
SEC. 7. REPORTING.
(a) Technologies Developed.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter through
2027, the Secretary 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 a report regarding the
technologies and knowledge developed and demonstrated as a result of
the program carried out under section 3 with a particular emphasis on
whether such technologies were successfully adopted for commercial
applications, and if so, whether the supply chains of such technologies
are domestic.
(b) Additional Matters.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter through 2027,
the Secretary 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 a report describing activities
undertaken pursuant to this Act, including relating to the following:
(1) The status of public-private partnerships.
(2) Progress of such activities in meeting goals and
timelines.
(3) The status of demonstration projects.
SEC. 8. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Education and Outreach.--In carrying out the program under
section 3, the Secretary shall support and expand education and
outreach activities to disseminate information relating to hydrogen and
fuel cell energy technologies and the hydrogen and fuel cell energy
workforce.
(b) Technical Assistance.--In carrying out the program under
section 3, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance and analyze
activities for eligible entities to support the commercial application
of advances in hydrogen and fuel cell energy systems development and
operations, which may include activities that support expanding access
to advanced clean hydrogen and fuel cell energy technologies for rural,
Tribal, and disadvantaged communities.
(c) Public-Private Partnerships.--In carrying out the activities
described in this Act, the Secretary shall pursue partnerships with
private industry, private foundations, and other appropriate private
entities to--
(1) ensure the United States maintains technological
competitiveness in developing advanced clean hydrogen and fuel
cell technologies;
(2) enhance the impact and advancement of the hydrogen
economy investments and contributions to United States economic
competitiveness and security; and
(3) make available infrastructure, expertise, and financial
resources to the United States hydrogen and fuel cell
technologies scientific and engineering research and education
enterprise.
(d) International Hydrogen Energy Development.--In carrying out the
program under section 3, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads
of other appropriate Federal and multilateral agencies (including the
United States Agency for International Development) shall support
collaborative efforts with international partners to facilitate and
accelerate the transition to clean and efficient energy and mobility
systems using fuel cells and hydrogen technologies through research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application activities.
(e) Coordination.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall carry out the program under section 3 in coordination with other
relevant programs and capabilities of the Department and other Federal
research programs, including activities authorized in sections 803,
805, and 808 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16152, 16154,
and 16157) and in subtitle B of title III of division D of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58).
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of
hydrogen and fuel cell energy systems, and other related technologies
in the United States, including to carry out this Act, the following:
(1) For fiscal year 2023, $161,160,000.
(2) For fiscal year 2024, $164,383,000.
(3) For fiscal year 2025, $167,670,000.
(4) For fiscal year 2026, $171,024,000.
(5) For fiscal year 2027, $174,444,480.
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