§17114 Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee

Summary

The Secretary must create an advisory group called the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee no later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, working with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Definitions used: the Committee is that advisory group; the Director is the OSTP Director; the Program is the industrial emissions reduction technology development program; “emissions reduction” is defined in another section. The Committee must have 16 to 20 members appointed by the Secretary with the Director’s input. Members must include at least one representative from each relevant federal agency, the Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board if filled, at least 2 labor representatives, at least 3 research representatives (including academia and National Laboratories), at least 2 nongovernmental organization representatives, at least 6 industry representatives that together cover all program focus areas, and at least 1 State government representative. The Secretary names the Chair. The Committee must meet at least twice a year and hold its first meeting within 30 days after members are appointed. The Committee must propose missions and goals for the Program and advise the Secretary about it. That advice includes finding and evaluating private-sector technologies in the Program’s focus areas, spotting technology gaps, studying why companies do not adopt emissions-reduction technologies, and suggesting screening criteria to encourage private adoption. The Committee must write a strategic plan that sets near- and long-term goals (qualitative and quantitative) for each focus area, uses existing roadmaps, gives timeframes, plans to make technologies cost-competitive globally, identifies Federal and private investment roles and costs, and estimates U.S. economic and job impacts. The Committee must report to the Secretary no later than 2 years after December 27, 2020, and at least once every 3 years after that. Reports must describe opportunities and gaps, recommend screening and management changes, evaluate funded research and demonstrations, report progress on the strategic plan, and assess coordination and commercial progress. The Secretary must send each Committee report to the named Congressional committees within 60 days. The Federal Advisory Committee Act applies unless this law says otherwise.