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Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act of 2021

Introduced: April 22, 2021 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation. It also authorizes the establishment of the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

The Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, a nonprofit corporation, must support DOE's mission and increase private and philanthropic sector investments that support efforts concerning the development, deployment, and commercialization of innovative technologies that address crosscutting national energy challenges. The foundation may award fellowships and grants for activities relating to research, development, demonstration, maturation, or commercialization of energy and other technologies supported by DOE.

In addition, the National Energy Technology Laboratory may establish a nongovernmental Federal Laboratory-Associated Foundation to advance U.S. energy security as specified by the bill.

What's happening now April 22, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  • HR 4863 Related bill Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1359: Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1359/
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"S. 1359: Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1359/.
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S. 1359, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1359/.
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