Summary/Abstract
During floor consideration of The Energy Policy and Modernization Act in January of 2016, the U.S. Senate accepted Amendment 3017 from Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) to expand the US Department of Energy (DOE) authority to award technology prizes to projects that separate carbon dioxide from dilute sources (i.e., direct air capture.).
This Amendment appears on page 310-311 in the following article from the Congressional Record.