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ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced: September 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sep 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sep 6, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1167)
Sep 6, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the AMERICA Competes Act to declare that the following categories of information collected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from recipients of ARPA-E financial assistance awards are considered privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act:

  • plans for the commercialization of technologies that have been developed under the award,
  • investments provided to an awardee from third parties,
  • additional financial support that the awardee plans to invest or has invested into the technology developed under the award or that the awardee is seeking from third parties, and
  • revenue from the licensing or sale of new products or services resulting from the research that was conducted under the award.

The bill reauthorizes the ARPA-E through FY2022.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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