Summary

Creates a new Department of Energy program to research, develop, demonstrate, and accelerate commercial use of low‑emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt technologies. The DOE must set up the program quickly, make a 5‑year strategy, run competitive demonstrations and technical assistance, coordinate with other federal agencies and research institutes, and report on results; the program sunsets seven years after enactment.

• Establishes a DOE program to research, demonstrate, and accelerate low‑emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt technologies.
• DOE must set up the program within 180 days and produce a 5‑year strategic plan, updated at least every two years.
• Program activities target carbon capture, alternative heat sources, material innovation, efficiency, circularity, sensors, and computing.
• Competitive demonstrations must start within 180 days of enactment, emphasize regional and rural participation, and prioritize GHG reductions.
• DOE will run an annual competitive technical assistance program and may create regional assistance centers.
• DOE must coordinate with other federal agencies, Manufacturing USA institutes, and use national lab facilities where appropriate.
• Demonstration projects are to be reported on biennially and may be terminated if low‑emissions products become commercially available at comparable prices.
• Program must follow federal research security rules and expressly does not change DOE's authority to set or enforce environmental standards.
• The program sunsets seven years after enactment; the law adds the new section to an existing law's table of contents.