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H.R. 3681

ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017

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.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30](D-TX)Sponsor
39 cosponsors28 D11 R
39cosponsors1committees5actions8subjects
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

    Energy Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

    Science, Space, and Technology Committee
  3. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1167)

  4. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  5. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017 — Informed