1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Methane Emissions Mitigation Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) methane is a valuable, energy-dense fuel source composing the majority of natural gas; (2) in 2014, the United States lost more than 9.8 million metric tons of natural gas, worth almost $2 billion, through methane leaks and intentional releases throughout the oil and gas system; (3) the comparative impact of methane on climate change is more than 25 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period, and more than 80 time greater over a 20 year period; and (4) identifying and eliminating leaks is a necessary step in fighting climate change, and additional research is necessary to further commercialize leak detection and mitigation technologies. 3. Methane leak detection and mitigation research (a) Requirement The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program of research and development in methane leak detection and mitigation. (b) Program goal The Secretary shall set a goal of developing a variety of technologies that— (1) enable United States natural gas operations to eliminate methane leaks by fiscal year 2025