House Energy and Commerce Committee

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Oversight of the Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

2322 Rayburn
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 18:00:00 GMT

A subcommittee hearing to discuss the impact of federal programs and policies on the domestic energy sector supply chain titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden’s Energy Spending Spree.”

Hearing memo

Witness:
  • David Howell, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Department of Energy

MESC will implement several provisions of the IIJA and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), managing the programs authorized and administering the related funding. MESC executes the following IIJA programs: the Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program; the Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Programs (Retailers as Collection Points, and State and Local Programs); Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants; Battery Material Processing Grants; Energy Efficient Transformer Rebates; Extended Product System Rebates; Implementation Grants for Industrial Research and Assessment Centers; Industrial Assessment Centers; and State Manufacturing Leadership. MESC also manages the Domestic Manufacturing Conversation Grants and Defense Production Act activities funded by the IRA.