February 12, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1417 

Funds under this heading include 

$3,100,000,000 for the State Energy Program, 

instead of $3,400,000,000 as proposed in the 

House bill. The Senate proposed $500,000,000 

in report language. 

Funds under this heading include 

$2,000,000,000 for Advanced Battery Manufacturing grants to support the manufacturing 

of advanced vehicle batteries and components, as proposed by the Senate, instead of 

$1,000,000,000 as proposed by the House. The 

conference agreement does not include the 

Advanced Battery Loan Guarantee program 

as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 

carried no similar provision. 

Funds under this heading include 

$300,000,000 for the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Pilot Grant Program, instead of 

$400,000,000 as proposed in the House bill. The 

Senate proposed $350,000,000 in report language. 

Funds under this heading include 

$400,000,000 for Transportation Electrification, instead of $200,000,000 as proposed in the 

House bill. The Senate proposed $200,000,000 

in report language. 

Funds under this heading include 

$300,000,000 for the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate program and the Energy Star 

Program as proposed by the House. The Senate bill carried no similar provision. 

The conference agreement includes language proposed by both the House and Senate that accelerates the hiring of personnel 

for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program. 

The conference agreement does not include 

$500,000,000 for incentives for Energy Recovery of Industrial Waste Heat, as proposed by 

the House. The Senate bill carried no similar 

provision. 

The conference agreement does not include 

$1,000,000,000 for grants to Institutional Entities for Energy Sustainability and Efficiency 

as proposed in the House bill. The Senate 

proposed $1,600,000,000 in report language. 

The conference agreement does not include 

$500,000,000 for the cost of guaranteed loans 

to Institutional Entities for Energy Sustainability and Efficiency as proposed in the 

House bill. The Senate bill carried no similar 

provision. 

ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY

RELIABILITY

The conferees agree to provide an additional $4,500,000,000 for the Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability program, as proposed by the House and the Senate. The conferees provide $100,000,000 within these funds 

for worker training, as proposed by the 

House and the Senate. 

The conferees include language enabling 

the Secretary to use funds for transmission 

improvements authorized in any subsequent 

Act, as proposed by the House. The Senate 

bill contained no similar provision. 

The conferees include language proposed 

by the Senate that accelerates the hiring of 

personnel for the Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability program. The House bill 

contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement modifies bill 

language proposed by the Senate providing 

funds to conduct a resource assessment of future demand and transmission requirements. 

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement modifies bill 

language proposed by the Senate for technical assistance to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the regional reliability entities, the States, and other 

transmission owners and operators for the 

formation of interconnection-based transmission plans for the Eastern and Western 

Interconnections and ERCOT. The House bill 

contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement includes bill 

language proposed by the Senate providing 

$10,000,000 to implement section 1305 of Public Law 110–140. The House bill contained no 

similar provision. 

FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The conferees agree to provide an additional $3,400,000,000 for the Fossil Energy Research and Development program, instead of 

$2,400,000,000 as proposed by the House and 

$4,600,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

Funds under this heading include 

$1,000,000,000 for fossil energy research and 

development programs; $800,000,000 for additional amounts for the Clean Coal Power Initiative Round III Funding Opportunity Announcement; $1,520,000,000 for a competitive 

solicitation for a range of industrial carbon 

capture and energy efficiency improvement 

projects, including a small allocation for innovative concepts for beneficial CO2 reuse; 

$50,000,000 for a competitive solicitation for 

site characterization activities in geologic 

formations; $20,000,000 for geologic sequestration training and research grants; and 

$10,000,000 for program direction funding. 

The conference agreement does not include 

$2,400,000,000 for Section 702 of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, as 

proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement deletes several 

provisions proposed by the Senate delineating funding within this account. The 

House bill contained no similar provisions. 

NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

The conferees agree to provide an additional $483,000,000 for the Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup program, as proposed by 

the Senate. The House bill carried no similar 

provision. 

URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND

DECOMMISSIONING FUND

The conferees agree to provide an additional $390,000,000 for the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, as proposed by the Senate. The 

House bill carried no similar provision. 

Within available funds, $70,000,000 is provided 

for the title X uranium and thorium program. 

SCIENCE

The conferees agree to provide an additional $1,600,000,000 for the Science program. 

After taking into account the additional 

$400,000,000 provided for Advanced Research 

Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA–E) in a separate account, the funding level for Science is 

the same as proposed by the House, instead 

of $330,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

The conference agreement does not include 

$100,000,000 for advanced scientific computing 

as proposed in the House bill. The Senate bill 

carried no similar provision. 

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCYENERGY

The conferees agree to provide $400,000,000 

for the Advanced Research Projects AgencyEnergy authorized under section 5012 of the 

America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538). 

This funding was provided by the House 

under ‘‘Science’’. The Senate bill carried no 

similar provision. 

TITLE 17—INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN

GUARANTEE PROGRAM

The conference agreement includes 

$6,000,000,000 for the cost of guaranteed loans 

authorized by section 1705 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, instead of $8,000,000,000 as 

proposed by the House and $9,500,000,000 as 

proposed by the Senate. 

This new loan program would provide loan 

guarantees for renewable technologies and 

transmission technologies. The $6,000,000,000 

in appropriated funds is expected to support 

more than $60,000,000,000 in loans for these 

projects. 

Funds under this heading include 

$10,000,000 for administrative expenses to 

support the Advanced Technology Vehicles 

Manufacturing Loan program. The House bill 

and the Senate bill included no similar provision. 

The conference agreement does not include 

a provision proposed by the Senate providing 

$50,000,000,000 in additional loan authority 

for commitments to guarantee loans under 

section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005. The House bill contained no similar 

provision. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The conferees agree to provide an additional $15,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 

General, as proposed by the House. The Senate bill included a similar provision. 

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY

ADMINISTRATION

WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

The conference agreement does not provide 

$1,000,000,000 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities, as 

proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision. 

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE

ACTIVITIES

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

The conferees agree to provide an additional $5,127,000,000 for the Defense Environmental Cleanup program, instead of 

$500,000,000 as proposed by the House and 

$5,527,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 

CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION, 

AND MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER

ADMINISTRATION

The conference agreement includes bill 

language proposed by the Senate providing 

$10,000,000 in non-reimbursable funds for construction, rehabilitation, operations, and 

maintenance for the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement includes bill 

language proposed by the Senate providing 

additional staffing levels for the WAPA. The 

House bill contained no similar provision. 

Legislative language is also included in the 

General Provisions of this title providing the 

WAPA with $3,250,000,000 in borrowing authority, as proposed by both the House and 

the Senate. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by both the House and Senate increasing the borrowing authority ceiling for the Bonneville Power Administration 

by $3,250,000,000. 

The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the Senate providing the 

Western Area Power Administration 

$3,250,000,000 in borrowing authority. The 

House bill contained a similar provision. 

The conference agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House granting transfer authority to the Secretary of Energy 

under specific circumstances. The Senate 

bill contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by the House making technical corrections to section 543(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. 

The Senate bill contained no similar provision. 

The conference agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House amending title 

XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to provide financial support 


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