To require the Secretary of Energy to make available certain information about research grants of the Department of Energy.

SA 3050. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4405. RESEARCH GRANTS DATABASE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain
a public database, accessible on the website of the
Department, that contains a searchable listing of every
unclassified research and development project contract,
grant, cooperative agreement, task order for federally funded
research and development centers, or other transaction
administered by the Department.
(b) Classified Projects.--Each year, the Secretary shall
submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that
lists every classified project of the Department, including
all relevant details of the projects.
(c) Requirements.--Each listing described in subsections
(a) and (b) shall include, at a minimum, for each listed
project, the component carrying out the project, the project
name, an abstract or summary of the project, funding levels,
project duration, contractor or grantee name, and expected
objectives and milestones.
(d) Relevant Literature and Patents.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the Secretary shall provide information through
the public database established under subsection (a) on
relevant literature and patents that are associated with each
research and development project contract, grant, or
cooperative agreement, or other transaction, of the
Department.
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