CHERI BUSTOS DEMOCRATIC STEERING 17TH DISTRICT, ILLINOIS AND POLICY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (?lungress at the @ntteh ?tates HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION 19mm of Representatthes Washington, ?01: 20515-1317 September 10, 2019 The Honorable Adam Smith The Honorable Jim Inhofe Chairman Chairman House Armed Services Committee Senate Armed Services Committee The Honorable Mac Thornberry The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Ranking Member House Armed Services Committee Senate Armed Services Committee Dear Chairman Smith, Chairman Inhofe, Ranking Member Thornberry, and Ranking Member Reed: Thank you for your bipartisan efforts to produce a strong Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). As supporters of carbon capture use and storage technologies, we request that you maintain language from the bipartisan, bicameral Utilizing Signi?cant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act (USE IT Act) in the ?nal NDAA bill text that emerges from conference. Consistent with defense authorization legislation enacted in prior years, the Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA bills passed by both the House and Senate once again recognize the need to guard against national security risks arising from climate change. Carbon capture and utilization technologies are critical tools for managing these climate change risks to military operations and installations and enjoy widespread bipartisan support. The USE IT Act, included in the Senate?passed version of the NDAA, represents an important step forward in addressing those risks by incentivizing the development of technologies for direct air capture and the increased bene?cial use of captured carbon. We believe that it is very important to maintain the USE IT Act language contained in the Senate bill to address not only climate-related national security risks, but also the interconnected issues of energy security, economic vitality, environmental sustainability and America?s leadership at the forefront of carbon capture and utilization technologies. We thank you for your consideration of our request. Sincerely, Cheri Bustos Member of Congress . Member of Cong 5 WASHINGTON DC OFFICE ROCK ISLAND OFFICE . PEORIA OFFICE ROCKFORD OFFICE - 1233 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 2401 4TH AVE. 820 SW ADAMS STREET 1 19 N. CHURCH Sn, SUITE 101 WASHINGTON. DC 20515 ROCK ISLAND, IL 61201 PEORIA, IL 61602 ROCKFORD: 61101 Brian Fitzpatrick Member of Congress Cedric Richmond Member of Congress ma? Mike Quigley Member of Congres 3 Dan Crenshaw Member of Congress IL Sanfor . Bishop, Jr. Member of Congress M. Harley Member of Congress Richard Neal Member of Congress &m on Ba on Member of Congress I. - 1 P3 Bill Foster Member of Congress 50%: Terri A. Sewell Member of Congress Elaine Luria Member of Congress A Tim Ryan Member of Congress Member of Congress MUM Ted Deutch Member of Congress 111? Cuellar Me er of Congress