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Calendar No. 411 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2197 

[Report No. 109–249] 

To improve the global competitiveness of the United States in science and 

energy technology, to strengthen basic research programs at the Department of Energy, and to provide support for mathematics and science 

education at all levels through the resources available through the Department of Energy, including at the National Laboratories. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 26, 2006 

Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. MIKULSKI, 

Mr. LUGAR, Mr. DODD, Mr. HATCH, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. BURNS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. 

CRAIG, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

DEWINE, Mr. KOHL, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. KERRY, Mr. SMITH, Mr. NELSON

of Florida, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. 

TALENT, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. CORNYN, 

Mr. DAYTON, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. INOUYE, 

Mr. STEVENS, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. HAGEL, Ms. MURKOWSKI, 

Mr. PRYOR, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. VITTER, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. 

REED, Mr. FRIST, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 

REID, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. CARPER, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURR, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. HARKIN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. CRAPO) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 24, 2006 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 


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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To improve the global competitiveness of the United States 

in science and energy technology, to strengthen basic 

research programs at the Department of Energy, and 

to provide support for mathematics and science education 

at all levels through the resources available through the 

Department of Energy, including at the National Laboratories. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting America’s 

5 Competitive Edge Through Energy Act of 2006’’ or the 

6 ‘‘PACE–Energy Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING EDU8 CATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 

9 (a) SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 3164 

10 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhance11 ment Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

13 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol15 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(b) ORGANIZATION OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, 

2 AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE

4 AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION.—The Secretary, 

5 acting through the Under Secretary for Science (re6 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘Under Sec7 retary’), shall appoint a Director of Mathematics, 

8 Science, and Engineering Education (referred to in 

9 this subsection as the ‘Director’) with the principal 

10 responsibility for administering mathematics, 

11 science, and engineering education programs of the 

12 Department. 

13 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be 

14 an individual, who by reason of professional back15 ground and experience, is specially qualified to ad16 vise the Under Secretary on all matters pertaining 

17 to mathematics, science, and engineering education 

18 at the Department. 

19 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) oversee all mathematics, science, and 

21 engineering education programs of the Depart22 ment; 

23 ‘‘(B) represent the Department as the 

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1 grams, unless otherwise represented by the Sec2 retary or the Under Secretary; 

3 ‘‘(C) prepare the annual budget and advise 

4 the Under Secretary on all budgetary issues for 

5 mathematics, science, and engineering edu6 cation programs of the Department; and 

7 ‘‘(D) perform other such matters related to 

8 mathematics, science, and engineering edu9 cation as are required by the Secretary or the 

10 Under Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(4) STAFF AND OTHER RESOURCES.—The 

12 Secretary shall assign to the Director such personnel 

13 and other resources as the Secretary considers nec14 essary to permit the Director to carry out the duties 

15 of the Director. 

16 ‘‘(5) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall offer 

17 to enter into a contract with the National Academy 

18 of Sciences under which the National Academy, not 

19 later than 5 years after, and not later than 10 years 

20 after, the date of enactment of this paragraph, shall 

21 assess the performance of the mathematics, science, 

22 and engineering education programs of the Depart23 ment. 


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1 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as are necessary to carry out this subsection.’’; and 

4 (3) by striking subsection (d) (as redesignated 

5 by paragraph (1)) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING

7 EDUCATION FUND.—The Secretary shall establish a 

8 Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Fund, 

9 using not less than 0.3 percent of the amount made avail10 able to the Department for research, development, dem11 onstration, and commercial application for each fiscal 

12 year, to carry out sections 3165, 3166, and 3167.’’. 

13 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 3168 of the Department 

14 of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 7381d) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na18 tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term 

19 in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

20 U.S.C. 15801).’’. 

21 (c) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING

22 EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The Department of Energy 

23 Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 et 

24 seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting after section 3162 the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘Subpart A—Science Education Enhancement’’; 

4 (2) in section 3169, by striking ‘‘part’’ and in5 serting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

6 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘Subpart B—Mathematics, Science, and Engineering 

8 Education Programs 

9 ‘‘SEC. 3170. DEFINITIONS. 

10 ‘‘In this subpart: 

11 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 

12 the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineer13 ing Education. 

14 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na15 tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term 

16 in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

17 U.S.C. 15801). 

18 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—ASSISTANCE FOR SPE19 CIALTY SCHOOLS FOR MATHEMATICS 

20 AND SCIENCE 

21 ‘‘SEC. 3171. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY SCHOOLS FOR 

22 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with sections 3165 

24 and 3166, the Director shall make available necessary 


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1 funds for a program using scientific and engineering staff 

2 of the National Laboratories, in which the staff— 

3 ‘‘(1) assists teaching courses at statewide spe4 cialty secondary schools that provide comprehensive 

5 mathematics and science (including engineering) 

6 education; and 

7 ‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip8 ment in the teaching of the courses. 

9 ‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

10 after the date of enactment of the Protecting America’s 

11 Competitive Edge Through Energy Act of 2006, the Di12 rector shall submit a report to the appropriate committees 

13 of Congress detailing the impact of the activities assisted 

14 with funds made available under this section. 

15 ‘‘CHAPTER 2—EXPERIENTIAL-BASED 

16 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 

17 ‘‘SEC. 3175. EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNI18 TIES. 

19 ‘‘(a) INTERNSHIPS AUTHORIZED.—From the 

20 amounts authorized under subsection (d), the Secretary, 

21 acting through the Director, shall establish a summer in22 ternship program for middle school and secondary school 

23 students that shall— 

24 ‘‘(1) provide the students with internships at 

25 the National Laboratories; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) promote experiential, hands-on learning in 

2 mathematics or science. 

3 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—The Director shall es4 tablish criteria to determine the sufficient level of aca5 demic preparedness necessary for a student to be eligible 

6 for an internship under this section. 

7 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall give pri9 ority for an internship under this section to a stu10 dent who meets the eligibility criteria described in 

11 subsection (b) and who attends a school— 

12 ‘‘(A)(i) in which not less than 40 percent 

13 of the children enrolled in the school are from 

14 low-income families; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) that is designated with a school locale 

16 code of 7 or 8, as determined by the Secretary 

17 of Education; and 

18 ‘‘(B) for which there is— 

19 ‘‘(i) a high percentage of teachers who 

20 are not teaching in the academic subject 

21 areas or grade levels in which the teachers 

22 were trained to teach; 

23 ‘‘(ii) a high teacher turnover rate; or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a high percentage of teachers 

2 with emergency, provisional, or temporary 

3 certification or licenses. 

4 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Director shall con5 sult with the Secretary of Education in order to de6 termine whether a student meets the priority re7 quirements of this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

10 $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 

11 2013. 

12 ‘‘CHAPTER 3—NATIONAL LABORATORIES 

13 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN MATHE14 MATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION 

15 ‘‘SEC. 3181. NATIONAL LABORATORIES CENTERS OF EXCEL16 LENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDU17 CATION. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish at 

19 each of the National Laboratories a program to support 

20 a Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science at 1 

21 public secondary school located in the region of the Na22 tional Laboratory to provide assistance in accordance with 

23 subsection (c). 


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1 ‘‘(b) GOALS.—The Secretary shall establish goals and 

2 performance assessments for each Center of Excellence 

3 authorized under subsection (a). 

4 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections 3165 

5 and 3166, the Director shall make available necessary 

6 funds for a program using scientific and engineering staff 

7 of the National Laboratories, during which the staff— 

8 ‘‘(1) assists teaching courses at the Centers of 

9 Excellence in Mathematics and Science; and 

10 ‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip11 ment in the teaching of the courses. 

12 ‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall consider the 

13 results of the performance assessments required under 

14 subsection (b) in any performance review of a National 

15 Laboratories management and operations contractor. 

16 ‘‘CHAPTER 4—SUMMER INSTITUTES 

17 ‘‘SEC. 3185. SUMMER INSTITUTES. 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SUMMER INSTITUTE.—In this 

19 section, the term ‘summer institute’ means an institute at 

20 a National Laboratory, conducted during the summer, 

21 that— 

22 ‘‘(1) is conducted for a period of not less than 

23 2 weeks; 


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1 ‘‘(2) includes, as a component, a program that 

2 provides direct interaction between students and fac3 ulty; and 

4 ‘‘(3) provides for follow-up training during the 

5 academic year. 

6 ‘‘(b) SUMMER INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AUTHOR7 IZED.—The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 

8 establish or expand program of summer institutes at each 

9 of the National Laboratories to provide additional training 

10 to strengthen the mathematics and science teaching skills 

11 of teachers employed at public schools in kindergarten 

12 through grade 12 education, with a particular focus on 

13 teachers of kindergarten through grade 8. 

14 ‘‘CHAPTER 5—DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST 

15 PROGRAM 

16 ‘‘SEC. 3191. DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST PROGRAM. 

17 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

18 promote scientific and academic excellence at National 

19 Laboratories. 

20 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting 

21 through the Director and in consultation with the Director 

22 of the Office of Science, shall establish a program to sup23 port the appointment of distinguished scientists by Na24 tional Laboratories. 


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1 ‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Successful candidates under 

2 this section shall be persons who, by reason of professional 

3 background and experience, are able to bring international 

4 recognition to the appointing National Laboratory in their 

5 field of scientific endeavor. 

6 ‘‘(d) SELECTION.—A distinguished scientist ap7 pointed under this section shall be selected through an 

8 open peer review process. 

9 ‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT.—An appointment by a National 

10 Laboratory under this section shall be at the rank of the 

11 highest grade of distinguished scientist or technical staff 

12 of the National Laboratory. 

13 ‘‘(f) DURATION.—An appointment under this section 

14 shall be for 6 years, consisting of 2 3-year funding allot15 ments. 

16 ‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under 

17 this section may be used for— 

18 ‘‘(1) the salary of the distinguished scientist 

19 and support staff; 

20 ‘‘(2) undergraduate, graduate, and post-doc21 toral appointments; 

22 ‘‘(3) research-related equipment; 

23 ‘‘(4) professional travel; and 


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1 ‘‘(5) such other requirements as the Director 

2 determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of 

3 the program. 

4 ‘‘(h) REVIEW.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The appointment of a dis6 tinguished scientist under this section shall be re7 viewed at the end of the first 3-year allotment for 

8 the distinguished scientist through an open peer re9 view process to determine if the appointment is 

10 meeting the purpose of this section under subsection 

11 (a). 

12 ‘‘(2) FUNDING.—Funding of the appointment 

13 of the distinguished scientist for the second 3-year 

14 allotment shall be determined based on the review 

15 conducted under paragraph (1).’’. 

16 SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EARLY-CAREER RE17 SEARCH GRANTS. 

18 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

19 authorize research grants in the Department of Energy 

20 for early-career scientists and engineers for purposes of 

21 pursuing independent research. 

22 (b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE EARLY-CAREER RE23 SEARCHER.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible early-ca24 reer researcher’’ means an individual who— 


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1 (1) completed a doctorate or other terminal de2 gree not more than 10 years before the date of en3 actment of this Act and has demonstrated promise 

4 in the field of science, technology, engineering, or 

5 mathematics; or 

6 (2) has an equivalent professional qualification 

7 in the field of science, technology, engineering, or 

8 mathematics. 

9 (c) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, 

11 through the Director of the Office of Science of the 

12 Department of Energy, shall award not less than 65 

13 grants per year to outstanding eligible early-career 

14 researchers to support the work of such researchers 

15 in the Department, particularly the National Lab16 oratories, or other federally-funded research and de17 velopment centers. 

18 (2) APPLICATION.—An eligible early-career re19 searcher who desires to receive a grant under this 

20 section shall submit to the Secretary of Energy an 

21 application at such time, in such manner, and ac22 companied by such information as the Secretary may 

23 require. 

24 (3) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 

25 grants under this section, the Secretary of Energy 


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1 shall give special consideration to eligible early-ca2 reer researchers who have followed alternative career 

3 paths such as working part-time or in non-academic 

4 settings, or who have taken a significant career 

5 break or other leave of absence. 

6 (4) DURATION AND AMOUNT.—A grant under 

7 this section shall be 5 years in duration. An eligible 

8 early career-researcher who receives a grant under 

9 this section shall receive $100,000 for each year of 

10 the grant period. 

11 (5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible early career12 researcher who receives a grant under this section 

13 shall use the grant funds for basic research in nat14 ural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computer 

15 sciences at the Department of Energy, particularly 

16 the National Laboratories, or other federally-funded 

17 research and development center. 

18 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 this section— 

21 (A) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

22 (B) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

23 (C) $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

24 (D) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

25 (E) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 


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1 SEC. 4. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AUTHORITY-EN2 ERGY. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) ARPA–E.—The term ‘‘ARPA–E’’ means 

5 the Advanced Research Projects Authority—Energy 

6 established under subsection (b). 

7 (2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Ac8 celeration Fund for Research and Development of 

9 Energy Technologies established under subsection 

10 (c). 

11 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of Energy. 

13 (4) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 

14 Secretary’’ means the position of Under Secretary 

15 for Science established under section 202(b) of the 

16 Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 7132(b)). 

18 (b) ARPA–E.— 

19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

20 Advanced Research Projects Authority—Energy. 

21 (2) DIRECTOR.—ARPA–E shall be headed by a 

22 Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary 

23 and report to the Under Secretary. 

24 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall use 

25 the Fund to award competitive, merit-based grants, 

26 cooperative agreements, and contracts to public or 


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1 private entities (including businesses, federally fund2 ed research and development centers, and institu3 tions of higher education) to— 

4 (A) support basic and applied energy re5 search to promote revolutionary changes in 

6 technologies that would promote the missions of 

7 the Department of Energy; 

8 (B) advance the development, testing, eval9 uation, and deployment of critical energy tech10 nologies; and 

11 (C) accelerate prototyping and develop12 ment of technologies that would address na13 tional energy priorities. 

14 (4) TARGETED COMPETITIONS.—The Director 

15 may solicit proposals to address areas of national 

16 need in science and energy technology, as identified 

17 by the Director. 

18 (5) COORDINATION.—The Director— 

19 (A) shall ensure that the activities of 

20 ARPA–E are coordinated with activities of 

21 other appropriate research agencies; and 

22 (B) may carry out projects under this sec23 tion jointly with other agencies. 

24 (6) PERSONNEL.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—In hiring personnel for 

2 ARPA–E, the Secretary shall have the hiring 

3 and management authorities described in sec4 tion 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 

6 (Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note). 

7 (B) TERM.—The term of appointments for 

8 an employee under subparagraph (A) may not 

9 exceed 5 years, except that the Secretary may 

10 renew the term of appointment of the employee 

11 for an additional term of 5 years. 

12 (7) DEMONSTRATIONS.—The Director shall pe13 riodically hold energy technology demonstrations to 

14 improve contact among technology developers, ven15 dors, and acquisition personnel. 

16 (c) FUND.— 

17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

18 the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, 

19 to be known as the ‘‘Acceleration Fund for Research 

20 and Development of Energy Technologies’’, con21 sisting of— 

22 (A) such amounts as are appropriated to 

23 the Fund under paragraph (5); and 

24 (B) any interest earned on investment of 

25 amounts in the Fund under paragraph (3). 


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1 (2) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara3 graph (B), on request by the Director, the Sec4 retary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 

5 Fund to the Director such amounts as the Di6 rector determines are necessary to carry out 

7 this section. 

8 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An 

9 amount not exceeding 5 percent of the amounts 

10 in the Fund shall be available for each fiscal 

11 year to pay the administrative expenses nec12 essary to carry out this section. 

13 (3) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

15 Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund 

16 as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of 

17 the Treasury, required to meet current with18 drawals. 

19 (B) INTEREST-BEARING OBLIGATIONS.— 

20 Investments may be made only in interest-bear21 ing obligations of the United States. 

22 (C) ACQUISITION OF OBLIGATIONS.—For 

23 the purpose of investments under subparagraph 

24 (A), obligations may be acquired— 


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1 (i) on original issue at the issue price; 

2 or 

3 (ii) by purchase of outstanding obliga4 tions at the market price. 

5 (D) SALE OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga6 tion acquired by the Fund may be sold by the 

7 Secretary of the Treasury at the market price. 

8 (E) CREDITS TO FUND.—The interest on, 

9 and the proceeds from the sale or redemption 

10 of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be 

11 credited to, and form a part of, the Fund. 

12 (4) TRANSFERS OF AMOUNTS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts required 

14 to be transferred to the Fund under this sub15 section shall be transferred at least monthly 

16 from the general fund of the Treasury to the 

17 Fund on the basis of estimates made by the 

18 Secretary of the Treasury. 

19 (B) ADJUSTMENTS.—Proper adjustment 

20 shall be made in amounts subsequently trans21 ferred to the extent prior estimates were in ex22 cess of or less than the amounts required to be 

23 transferred. 


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1 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

3 Fund— 

4 (A) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

5 (B) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

6 (C) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

7 (D) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

8 and 

9 (E) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

10 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DE11 PARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR BASIC RE12 SEARCH. 

13 Section 971(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

14 U.S.C. 16311(b)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

16 end; 

17 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

18 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) $5,320,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

21 ‘‘(5) $5,851,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

22 ‘‘(6) $6,436,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 

23 ‘‘(7) $7,080,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting America’s 

3 Competitive Edge Through Energy Act of 2006’’ or the 

4 ‘‘PACE–Energy Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

8 means the Department of Energy. 

9 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

10 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean11 ing given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy 

12 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 

13 (3) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na14 tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given the term in 

15 section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

16 15801). 

17 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

18 the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Under 

19 Secretary for Science appointed under section 202(b) 

20 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 7132(b)). 

22 SEC. 3. MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING EDU23 CATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 

24 (a) SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 3164 of 

25 the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement 

26 Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

2 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(b) ORGANIZATION OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND

6 ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND

8 ENGINEERING EDUCATION.—The Secretary, acting 

9 through the Under Secretary for Science (referred to 

10 in this subsection as the ‘Under Secretary’), shall ap11 point a Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engi12 neering Education (referred to in this subsection as 

13 the ‘Director’) with the principal responsibility for 

14 administering mathematics, science, and engineering 

15 education programs of the Department. 

16 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be an 

17 individual, who by reason of professional background 

18 and experience, is specially qualified to advise the 

19 Under Secretary on all matters pertaining to mathe20 matics, science, and engineering education at the De21 partment. 

22 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) oversee all mathematics, science, and 

24 engineering education programs of the Depart25 ment; 


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1 ‘‘(B) represent the Department as the prin2 cipal interagency liaison for all mathematics, 

3 science, and engineering education programs, 

4 unless otherwise represented by the Secretary or 

5 the Under Secretary; 

6 ‘‘(C) prepare the annual budget and advise 

7 the Under Secretary on all budgetary issues for 

8 mathematics, science, and engineering education 

9 programs of the Department; 

10 ‘‘(D) increase, to the maximum extent prac11 ticable, the participation and advancement of 

12 women and underrepresented minorities at every 

13 level of science, technology, engineering, and 

14 mathematics education; and 

15 ‘‘(E) perform other such matters related to 

16 mathematics, science, and engineering education 

17 as are required by the Secretary or the Under 

18 Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(4) STAFF AND OTHER RESOURCES.—The Sec20 retary shall assign to the Director such personnel and 

21 other resources as the Secretary considers necessary to 

22 permit the Director to carry out the duties of the Di23 rector. 

24 ‘‘(5) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall offer to 

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1 Sciences under which the National Academy, not later 

2 than 5 years after, and not later than 10 years after, 

3 the date of enactment of this paragraph, shall assess 

4 the performance of the mathematics, science, and en5 gineering education programs of the Department. 

6 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

8 are necessary to carry out this subsection.’’; and 

9 (3) by striking subsection (d) (as redesignated by 

10 paragraph (1)) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING

12 EDUCATION FUND.—The Secretary shall establish a Mathe13 matics, Science, and Engineering Education Fund, using 

14 not less than 0.3 percent of the amount made available to 

15 the Department for research, development, demonstration, 

16 and commercial application for each fiscal year, to carry 

17 out sections 3165, 3166, and 3167.’’. 

18 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 3168 of the Department of 

19 Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 7381d) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na22 tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term in 

23 section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

24 15801).’’. 


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1 (c) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING EDU2 CATION PROGRAMS.—The Department of Energy Science 

3 Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 et seq.) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by inserting after section 3162 the following: 

6 ‘‘Subpart A—Science Education Enhancement’’; 

7 (2) in section 3169, by striking ‘‘part’’ and in8 serting ‘‘subpart’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘Subpart B—Mathematics, Science, and Engineering 

11 Education Programs 

12 ‘‘SEC. 3170. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘In this subpart: 

14 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 

15 Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering 

16 Education. 

17 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na18 tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term in 

19 section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—ASSISTANCE FOR SPE2 CIALTY SCHOOLS FOR MATHEMATICS 

3 AND SCIENCE 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3171. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY SCHOOLS FOR 

5 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with sections 3165 and 

7 3166, the Director shall make available necessary funds for 

8 a program using scientific and engineering staff of the Na9 tional Laboratories, in which the staff— 

10 ‘‘(1) assists teaching courses at statewide spe11 cialty secondary schools that provide comprehensive 

12 mathematics and science (including engineering) edu13 cation; and 

14 ‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip15 ment in the teaching of the courses. 

16 ‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

17 after the date of enactment of the Protecting America’s 

18 Competitive Edge Through Energy Act of 2006, the Director 

19 shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Con20 gress detailing the impact of the activities assisted with 

21 funds made available under this section. 


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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 2—EXPERIENTIAL-BASED 

2 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3175. EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNI4 TIES. 

5 ‘‘(a) INTERNSHIPS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 

6 authorized under subsection (e), the Secretary, acting 

7 through the Director, shall establish a summer internship 

8 program for middle school and secondary school students 

9 that shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) provide the students with internships at the 

11 National Laboratories; and 

12 ‘‘(2) promote experiential, hands-on learning in 

13 mathematics or science. 

14 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—The Director shall es15 tablish criteria to determine the sufficient level of academic 

16 preparedness necessary for a student to be eligible for an 

17 internship under this section. 

18 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall give pri20 ority for an internship under this section to a student 

21 who meets the eligibility criteria described in sub22 section (b) and who attends a school— 

23 ‘‘(A)(i) in which not less than 30 percent of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) that is designated with a school locale 

2 code of 7 or 8 or otherwise designated as a rural 

3 school, as determined by the Secretary of Edu4 cation; and 

5 ‘‘(B) for which there is— 

6 ‘‘(i) a high percentage of teachers who 

7 are not teaching in the academic subject 

8 areas or grade levels in which the teachers 

9 were trained to teach; 

10 ‘‘(ii) a high teacher turnover rate; or 

11 ‘‘(iii) a high percentage of teachers 

12 with emergency, provisional, or temporary 

13 certification or licenses. 

14 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Director shall consult 

15 with the Secretary of Education in order to determine 

16 whether a student meets the priority requirements of 

17 this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(d) OUTREACH AND EXPERIENTIAL-BASED PRO19 GRAMS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

21 through the Director, in cooperation with Hispanic22 serving institutions, historically Black colleges and 

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1 based learning projects, shall establish outreach and 

2 experiential-based learning programs that will en3 courage underrepresented minority students in kin4 dergarten through grade 12 to pursue careers in 

5 math, science, and engineering. 

6 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.—The Secretary 

7 shall ensure that the programs established under 

8 paragraph (1) involve, to the maximum extent prac9 ticable— 

10 ‘‘(A) participation by parents and edu11 cators; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the establishment of partnerships with 

13 business organizations and appropriate Federal, 

14 State, and local agencies. 

15 ‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

16 that the programs established under paragraph (1) 

17 are located in various geographic regions of the 

18 United States, to the maximum extent practicable. 

19 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 3—NATIONAL LABORATORIES 

2 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN MATHE3 MATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3181. NATIONAL LABORATORIES CENTERS OF EXCEL5 LENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDU6 CATION. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish at 

8 each of the National Laboratories a program to support a 

9 Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science at 1 pub10 lic secondary school located in the region of the National 

11 Laboratory to provide assistance in accordance with sub12 section (c). 

13 ‘‘(b) GOALS.—The Secretary shall establish goals and 

14 performance assessments for each Center of Excellence au15 thorized under subsection (a). 

16 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections 3165 and 

17 3166, the Director shall make available necessary funds for 

18 a program using scientific and engineering staff of the Na19 tional Laboratories, during which the staff— 

20 ‘‘(1) assists teaching courses at the Centers of 

21 Excellence in Mathematics and Science; and 

22 ‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip23 ment in the teaching of the courses. 

24 ‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall consider the 

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1 section (b) in any performance review of a National Lab2 oratories management and operations contractor. 

3 ‘‘CHAPTER 4—SUMMER INSTITUTES 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3185. SUMMER INSTITUTES. 

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SUMMER INSTITUTE.—In this 

6 section, the term ‘summer institute’ means an institute at 

7 a National Laboratory, conducted during the summer, 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(1) is conducted for a period of not less than 2 

10 weeks; 

11 ‘‘(2) includes, as a component, a program that 

12 provides direct interaction between students and fac13 ulty; and 

14 ‘‘(3) provides for follow-up training during the 

15 academic year. 

16 ‘‘(b) SUMMER INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.— 

17 The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish 

18 or expand program of summer institutes at each of the Na19 tional Laboratories to provide additional training to 

20 strengthen the mathematics and science teaching skills of 

21 teachers employed at public schools in kindergarten through 

22 grade 12 education, with a particular focus on teachers of 

23 kindergarten through grade 8. 


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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 5—DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST 

2 PROGRAM 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3191. DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST PROGRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro5 mote scientific and academic excellence at National Labora6 tories. 

7 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting through 

8 the Director and in consultation with the Director of the 

9 Office of Science, shall establish a program to support the 

10 appointment of distinguished scientists by National Lab11 oratories. 

12 ‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Successful candidates under 

13 this section shall be persons who, by reason of professional 

14 background and experience, are able to bring international 

15 recognition to the appointing National Laboratory in their 

16 field of scientific endeavor. 

17 ‘‘(d) SELECTION.—A distinguished scientist appointed 

18 under this section shall be selected through an open peer 

19 review process. 

20 ‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT.—An appointment by a National 

21 Laboratory under this section shall be at the rank of the 

22 highest grade of distinguished scientist or technical staff of 

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1 ‘‘(f) DURATION.—An appointment under this section 

2 shall be for 6 years, consisting of 2 3-year funding allot3 ments. 

4 ‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under 

5 this section may be used for— 

6 ‘‘(1) the salary of the distinguished scientist and 

7 support staff; 

8 ‘‘(2) undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral 

9 appointments; 

10 ‘‘(3) research-related equipment; 

11 ‘‘(4) professional travel; and 

12 ‘‘(5) such other requirements as the Director de13 termines are necessary to carry out the purpose of the 

14 program. 

15 ‘‘(h) REVIEW.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The appointment of a distin17 guished scientist under this section shall be reviewed 

18 at the end of the first 3-year allotment for the distin19 guished scientist through an open peer review process 

20 to determine if the appointment is meeting the pur21 pose of this section under subsection (a). 

22 ‘‘(2) FUNDING.—Funding of the appointment of 

23 the distinguished scientist for the second 3-year allot24 ment shall be determined based on the review con25 ducted under paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘CHAPTER 6—NUCLEAR SCIENCE 

2 EDUCATION 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3195. NUCLEAR SCIENCE TALENT EXPANSION PRO4 GRAM FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU5 CATION. 

6 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

7 ‘‘(1) to address the decline in the number of and 

8 resources available to nuclear science programs of in9 stitutions of higher education; and 

10 ‘‘(2) to increase the number of graduates with 

11 degrees in nuclear science, an area of strategic impor12 tance to the economic competitiveness and energy se13 curity of the United States. 

14 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE.—In this sec15 tion, the term ‘nuclear science’ includes— 

16 ‘‘(1) nuclear science; 

17 ‘‘(2) nuclear engineering; 

18 ‘‘(3) nuclear chemistry; 

19 ‘‘(4) radiochemistry; and 

20 ‘‘(5) health physics. 

21 ‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting through 

22 the Director, shall establish in accordance with this section 

23 a program to expand and enhance institution of higher edu24 cation nuclear science educational capabilities. 


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1 ‘‘(d) NUCLEAR SCIENCE PROGRAM EXPANSION

2 GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

4 through the Director, shall award up to 3 competitive 

5 grants for each fiscal year to institutions of higher 

6 education that establish new academic degree pro7 grams in nuclear science. 

8 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 

9 under this subsection, an applicant shall partner with 

10 a National Laboratory or other eligible nuclear enti11 ty, as determined by the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—Criteria for a grant awarded 

13 under this subsection shall be based on— 

14 ‘‘(A) the potential to attract new students to 

15 the program; 

16 ‘‘(B) academic rigor; and 

17 ‘‘(C) the ability to offer hands-on learning 

18 opportunities. 

19 ‘‘(4) DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 

20 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant under this sub21 section shall be 5 years in duration. 

22 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—An institution of higher 

23 education that receives a grant under this sub24 section shall be eligible for up to $500,000 for 

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1 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher 

2 education that receives a grant under this subsection 

3 may use the grant to— 

4 ‘‘(A) recruit and retain new faculty; 

5 ‘‘(B) develop core and specialized course 

6 content; 

7 ‘‘(C) encourage collaboration between fac8 ulty and researchers in the nuclear science field; 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(D) support outreach efforts to recruit stu11 dents. 

12 ‘‘(e) NUCLEAR SCIENCE COMPETITIVENESS GRANTS

13 FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

15 through the Director shall award up to 10 competitive 

16 grants for each fiscal year to institutions of higher 

17 education with existing academic degree programs 

18 that produce graduates in nuclear science. 

19 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—Criteria for a grant awarded 

20 under this subsection shall be based on the potential 

21 for increasing the number and academic quality of 

22 graduates in the nuclear sciences that enter into ca23 reers in nuclear-related fields. 

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1 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant under this sub2 section shall be 5 years in duration. 

3 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—An institution of higher 

4 education that receives a grant under this sub5 section shall be eligible for up to $250,000 for 

6 each year of the grant period. 

7 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher 

8 education that receives a grant under this subsection 

9 may use the grant to— 

10 ‘‘(A) increase the number of graduates in 

11 nuclear science that enter into careers in the nu12 clear science field; 

13 ‘‘(B) enhance the teaching of advanced nu14 clear technologies; 

15 ‘‘(C) aggressively pursue collaboration op16 portunities with industry and National Labora17 tories; and 

18 ‘‘(D) bolster or sustain nuclear infrastruc19 ture and research facilities of the institution of 

20 higher education, such as research and training 

21 reactors or laboratories. 

22 ‘‘(f) NUCLEAR SCIENCE TALENT EXPANSION SCHOL23 ARSHIPS.— 

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1 tive scholarships for each fiscal year to be used to pro2 vide for educational expenses for students at eligible 

3 institutions of higher education who enter into aca4 demic degree programs in nuclear science. 

5 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—Scholarships under this sub6 section shall be awarded competitively based on aca7 demic merit. 

8 ‘‘(3) DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 

9 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—Scholarship assistance 

10 under this subsection may be awarded for up to 

11 4 years. 

12 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—A student who receives a 

13 grant under this subsection shall be eligible for 

14 up to $40,000 for each year of the scholarship 

15 period to be used for educational expenses (in16 cluding tuition, books, fees, equipment, room, 

17 and board). 

18 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—A student who receives a 

19 scholarship under this subsection but fails to main20 tain appropriate academic achievement for a year, as 

21 determined by the Director, shall not be eligible for a 

22 scholarship under this subsection for subsequent years. 

23 ‘‘(5) INTERNSHIP.—The Secretary shall ensure 

24 that each student who receives a scholarship under 

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1 an internship at a National Laboratory during the 

2 course of study of the student. 

3 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) NUCLEAR SCIENCE PROGRAM EXPANSION

5 GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

6 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

7 subsection (d)— 

8 ‘‘(A) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

9 ‘‘(B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

10 ‘‘(C) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

11 ‘‘(D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

12 ‘‘(E) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

13 ‘‘(2) NUCLEAR SCIENCE COMPETITIVENESS

14 GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

15 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

16 subsection (e)— 

17 ‘‘(A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

18 ‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

19 ‘‘(C) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

20 ‘‘(D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

21 ‘‘(E) $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

22 ‘‘(3) NUCLEAR SCIENCE TALENT EXPANSION

23 SCHOLARSHIPS.—There are authorized to be appro24 priated to carry out subsection (f)— 

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1 ‘‘(B) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

2 ‘‘(C) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

3 ‘‘(D) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

4 ‘‘(E) $30, 000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EARLY-CAREER RE6 SEARCH GRANTS. 

7 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to au8 thorize research grants in the Department for early-career 

9 scientists and engineers for purposes of pursuing inde10 pendent research. 

11 (b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE EARLY-CAREER RE12 SEARCHER.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible early-career 

13 researcher’’ means an individual who— 

14 (1) completed a doctorate or other terminal de15 gree not more than 10 years before the date of appli16 cation for a grant authorized under this section; and 

17 (2) has demonstrated promise in the field of 

18 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, com19 puter science, or computational science. 

20 (c) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

22 not less than 65 grants per year to outstanding eligi23 ble early-career researchers to support the work of 

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1 National Laboratories, or other federally-funded re2 search and development centers. 

3 (2) APPLICATION.—An eligible early-career re4 searcher who desires to receive a grant under this sec5 tion shall submit to the Secretary an application at 

6 such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 

7 information as the Secretary may require. 

8 (3) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 

9 grants under this section, the Secretary shall give spe10 cial consideration to eligible early-career researchers 

11 who have followed alternative career paths such as 

12 working part-time or in non-academic settings, or 

13 who have taken a significant career break or other 

14 leave of absence. 

15 (4) DURATION AND AMOUNT.—A grant under 

16 this section shall be 5 years in duration. An eligible 

17 early career-researcher who receives a grant under 

18 this section shall receive $100,000 for each year of the 

19 grant period. 

20 (5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible early career-re21 searcher who receives a grant under this section shall 

22 use the grant funds for basic research in natural 

23 sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computer 

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1 Laboratories, or other federally-funded research and 

2 development center. 

3 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this section— 

6 (A) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

7 (B) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

8 (C) $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

9 (D) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

10 (E) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

11 SEC. 5. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AUTHORITY-EN12 ERGY. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ADVISORY BOARD.—The term ‘‘Advisory 

15 Board’’ means the Advisory Board established under 

16 subsection (d). 

17 (2) APPLIED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 

18 ‘‘applied technology’’ means technology used for— 

19 (A) fossil energy; 

20 (B) carbon sequestration; 

21 (C) nuclear energy; 

22 (D) renewable energy; 

23 (E) energy distribution; or 

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1 (3) AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘Authority’’ means 

2 the Advanced Research Projects Authority—Energy 

3 established under subsection (b). 

4 (4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 

5 Director of the Authority appointed under subsection 

6 (c)(1). 

7 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

8 an Advanced Research Projects Authority-Energy to over9 come the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in 

10 the development of applied energy technologies (including 

11 carbon neutral technologies) that hinder the successful im12 plementation of the technologies in commercial markets. 

13 (c) DIRECTOR.— 

14 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall appoint 

15 a Director of the Authority. 

16 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be an 

17 individual who, by reason of professional background 

18 and experience, is especially qualified to advise the 

19 Secretary on matters pertaining to long-term, high20 risk programs to overcome long-term and high-risk 

21 technological barriers to the development of applied 

22 energy technologies in commercial markets. 

23 (3) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

24 (A) employ such qualified technical staff as 

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1 thority, including providing staff for the Advi2 sory Committee; 

3 (B) serve as the selection official for pro4 posals relating to applied energy technologies 

5 that are solicited within the Department; 

6 (C) terminate programs carried out under 

7 this section that are not achieving the goals of 

8 the programs; and 

9 (D) perform such duties related to long-term 

10 and high-risk technological barriers in the devel11 opment of applied energy technologies as are de12 termined appropriate by the Secretary. 

13 (d) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

14 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall, con15 sistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

16 U.S.C. App.), establish, and appoint members to, an 

17 Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Sec18 retary and the Director on actions necessary to carry 

19 out this section. 

20 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Advisory Board shall 

21 consist of individuals who— 

22 (A) by reason of professional background 

23 and experience, are especially qualified to advise 

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1 barriers in the development of applied energy 

2 technologies in commercial markets; and 

3 (B) are not employees or former employees 

4 of the Federal Government. 

5 (3) TERM.—A member of the Advisory Board 

6 shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 

7 (4) INFORMATION.—Each fiscal year, individuals 

8 who carry out applied energy technology programs of 

9 the Department and staff of the Authority shall pro10 vide to the Advisory Board written proposals and 

11 oral briefings on long-term and high-risk techno12 logical barriers that are critical to overcome for the 

13 successful development of applied energy technologies 

14 in commercial markets. 

15 (5) DUTIES.—Each fiscal year, the Advisory 

16 Board shall— 

17 (A) recommend to the Secretary and the Di18 rector— 

19 (i) in order of priority, proposals of 

20 applied energy programs of the Department 

21 that are critical to overcoming long-term 

22 and high-risk technological barriers to en23 able the successful development of applied 

24 energy technologies in commercial markets; 

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1 (ii) additional programs not covered in 

2 the proposals that are critical to overcoming 

3 the barriers described in clause (i); and 

4 (B) make recommendations to the Secretary 

5 and the Directory concerning whether programs 

6 funded under this section are achieving the goals 

7 of the programs. 

8 (e) REVIEW.—Not later than 3 and 6 years after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into 

10 an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under 

11 which the Academy shall— 

12 (1) conduct a review to determine whether the 

13 activities carried out under this section are over14 coming long-term and high risk technological barriers 

15 to the successful implementation of applied energy 

16 technologies in commercial markets; and 

17 (2) submit to Congress, the Secretary, and the 

18 Director a report describing the results of the review. 

19 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

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1 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DE2 PARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR BASIC RE3 SEARCH. 

4 Section 971(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

5 U.S.C. 16311(b)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) $5,320,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

12 ‘‘(5) $5,851,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

13 ‘‘(6) $6,436,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 

14 ‘‘(7) $7,080,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 

15 SEC. 7. DISCOVERY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INNOVA16 TION INSTITUTES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish dis18 tributed, multidisciplinary institutes (referred to in this 

19 section as ‘‘Institutes’’) centered at National Laboratories 

20 to apply fundamental science and engineering discoveries 

21 to technological innovations for the creation of products, 

22 processes, and services related to the missions of the Depart23 ment and the global competitiveness of the United States. 

24 (b) TOPICAL AREAS.—The Institutes shall support sci25 entific and engineering research and education activities on 

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1 to be essential to global competitiveness, including activities 

2 related to— 

3 (1) sustainable energy technologies; 

4 (2) multi-scale materials and processes; 

5 (3) micro- and nano-engineering; 

6 (4) computational and information engineering; 

7 and 

8 (5) genomics and proteomics. 

9 (c) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out this section, the 

10 Secretary shall establish partnerships between the Institutes 

11 and— 

12 (1) institutions of higher education to— 

13 (A) train undergraduate and graduate engi14 neering and science students; 

15 (B) develop innovative educational cur16 ricula; and 

17 (C) conduct research within the topical 

18 areas described in subsection (b); 

19 (2) private industry to develop innovative tech20 nologies within the topical areas described in sub21 section (b); 

22 (3) State and local governments to promote re23 gionally-based commercialization and entrepreneur24 ship; and 


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1 (4) financing entities to guide successful tech2 nology commercialization. 

3 (d) MERIT-BASED SELECTION.—The selection of Insti4 tutes under this section shall be based on merit. 

5 (e) REVIEW.—Not later than 3 and 6 years after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into 

7 an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under 

8 which the Academy shall— 

9 (1) conduct a review of the performance of the 

10 Institutes under this section; and 

11 (2) submit to Congress and the Secretary a re12 port describing the results of the review. 

13 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

14 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities of 

15 each Institute selected under this section $50,000,000 for 

16 each of fiscal years 2007 through 2013. 

17 SEC. 8. PROTECTING AMERICA’S COMPETITIVE EDGE 

18 (PACE) GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

19 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—In this sec20 tion, the term ‘‘eligible student’’ means a student who at21 tends an institution of higher education that offers a doc22 toral degree in a field relevant to a mission area of the De23 partment. 


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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 

2 graduate fellowship program for eligible students pursuing 

3 a doctoral degree in a mission area of the Department. 

4 (c) SELECTION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award fel6 lowships to eligible students under this section 

7 through a competitive merit review process (involving 

8 written and oral interviews) that will result in a 

9 wide distribution of awards throughout the United 

10 States. 

11 (2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall establish se12 lection criteria for awarding fellowships under this 

13 section that require an eligible student to— 

14 (A) pursue a field of science or engineering 

15 of importance to the mission area of the Depart16 ment; 

17 (B) rank in the upper 10 percent of the 

18 class of the eligible student; 

19 (C) demonstrate to the Secretary— 

20 (i) the capacity to understand tech21 nical topics related to the fellowship that 

22 can be derived from the first principles of 

23 the technical topics; 

24 (ii) imagination and creativity; 


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1 (iii) leadership skills in organizations 

2 or intellectual endeavors, demonstrated 

3 through awards and past experience; and 

4 (iv) excellent verbal and communica5 tion skills to explain, defend, and dem6 onstrate an understanding of technical sub7 jects related to the fellowship; and 

8 (D) be a citizen or permanent resident alien 

9 of the United States. 

10 (d) AWARDS.— 

11 (1) AMOUNT.—A fellowship awarded under this 

12 section shall— 

13 (A) provide an annual living stipend; and 

14 (B) cover— 

15 (i) graduate tuition at an institution 

16 of higher education; and 

17 (ii) incidental expenses associated with 

18 curricula and research at the institution of 

19 higher education (including books, com20 puters and software). 

21 (2) DURATION.—A fellowship awarded under 

22 this section shall be for a period of not longer than 

23 5 years. 

24 (3) PORTABILITY.—A fellowship awarded under 

25 this section shall be portable with the fellow. 


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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary (acting through 

2 the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering 

3 Education)— 

4 (1) shall administer the program established 

5 under this section; and, 

6 (2) may enter into a contract with a nonprofit 

7 entity to administer the program, including the selec8 tion and award of fellowships. 

9 (f) REVOCATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pre11 vents the Secretary from refusing or revoking a fellow12 ship award, in whole or on part, in the case of any 

13 applicant or recipient, if the Secretary determines 

14 that such an award is not in the best interests of the 

15 United States. 

16 (2) NON-DELEGABLE.—The Secretary may not 

17 delegate a determination made under paragraph (1). 

18 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 (1) FELLOWSHIPS.—There are authorized to be 

20 appropriated to award fellowships under this sec21 tion— 

22 (A) $4,500,000 for 100 fellowships for fiscal 

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1 (B) $9,300,000 for 200 fellowships for fiscal 

2 year 2008 (including non-expiring fellowships 

3 for the prior fiscal year); 

4 (C) $14,500,000 for 300 fellowships for fis5 cal year 2009 (including non-expiring fellow6 ships for prior fiscal years); 

7 (D) $25,000,000 for 500 fellowships for fis8 cal year 2010 (including non-expiring fellow9 ships for prior fiscal years); 

10 (E) $35,500,000 for 700 fellowships for fis11 cal year 2011 (including non-expiring fellow12 ships for prior fiscal years); 

13 (F) $52,500,000 for 1,000 fellowships for 

14 fiscal year 2012 (including non-expiring fellow15 ships for prior fiscal years); and 

16 (G) $54,000,000 for 1,000 fellowships for 

17 fiscal year 2013 (including non-expiring fellow18 ships for prior fiscal years). 

19 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—There are authorized to 

20 be appropriated for administrative expenses incurred 

21 in carrying out this section— 

22 (A) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 

23 and 2008; 

24 (B) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

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1 (D) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

2 (E) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

3 (F) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 

4 (G) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2013. 

5 SEC. 9. TITLE IX COMPLIANCE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 

8 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

10 Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes ac11 tions taken by the Department of Energy to implement the 

12 recommendations in the report of the Government Account13 ability Office numbered 04–639. 

14 (b) COMPLIANCE.—To comply with title IX of the Edu15 cation Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), the 

16 Secretary of Energy shall annually conduct compliance re17 views of at least 2 recipients of Department of Energy 

18 grants. 


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Calendar No. 411 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2197 

[Report No. 109

–249] 

A BILL 

To improve the global competitiveness of the 

Laboratories. partment of Energy, including at the National through the resources available through the Demathematics and science education at all levels partment of Energy, and to provide support for to strengthen basic research programs at the DeUnited States in science and energy technology, 

APRIL 24, 2006 

Reported with an amendment 


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