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H. Rept. 119-752,Part 1 1 (2026-07-16)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxailt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO 119TH CONGRESS REPT.119-752 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT JULY 16, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BABIN, from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 8790] The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 8790) to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct research, development, dem- onstration, and commercial application activities in support of next- generation geothermal and closed-loop geothermal systems in var- ious conditions, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and rec- ommends that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 6 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 6 Legislative H istory .................................................................................................. 6 Section-by-Section .................................................................................................... 6 Related Com m ittee H earings .................................................................................. 7 Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 7 Application of Law to the Legislative Branch ....................................................... 8 Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee ...... 8 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................. 8 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 8 Federal Advisory Com m ittee Act ............................................................................ 8 Unfunded M andate Statem ent ............................................................................... 8 Earm ark Identification ............................................................................................ 8 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 8 New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 9 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 9 Com m ittee Correspondence .................................................................................... 10 Changes to Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 13 69-006