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Union Calendar No. 169 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3585 

[Report No. 111–302] 

To guide and provide for United States research, development, and 

demonstration of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 

Ms. GIFFORDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science and Technology 

OCTOBER 15, 2009 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. 

HONDA, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 

BAIRD, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. PETERS, 

Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. 

CARNAHAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. BISHOP of New 

York, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 

Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. 

WAMP, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

YOUNG of Florida, and Mr. THOMPSON of California 

OCTOBER 15, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 16, 2009] 

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A BILL 

To guide and provide for United States research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, 

and for other purposes. 

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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 ‘‘Solar Technology Road5 map Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Energy. 

10 (2) SOLAR TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘solar tech11 nology’’ means— 

12 (A) photovoltaic technologies, including 

13 technologies utilizing— 

14 (i) crystalline silicon; 

15 (ii) cadmium telluride; 

16 (iii) semiconductor materials con17 taining copper, indium, and selenium; 

18 (iv) thin film silicon; 

19 (v) gallium arsenide alloy and multi20 junctions; 

21 (vi) dye-sensitized and organic solar 

22 cell technologies; 

23 (vii) concentrating photovoltaics; and 

24 (viii) other photovoltaic methods iden25 tified by the Secretary; 

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1 (B) solar thermal electric technology, in2 cluding linear concentrator systems, dish/engine 

3 systems, and power tower systems; 

4 (C) solar thermal water heating technology; 

5 (D) solar heating and air conditioning tech6 nologies; 

7 (E) passive solar design in architecture, in8 cluding both heating and lighting applications; 

9 and 

10 (F) related or enabling technologies, includ11 ing thin films, semiconducting materials, trans12 parent conductors, optics, and technologies that 

13 increase durability or decrease cost or weight. 

14 TITLE I—SOLAR TECHNOLOGY 

15 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

16 AND DEMONSTRATION 

17 SEC. 101. PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro19 gram of research, development, and demonstration for solar 

20 technology, including— 

21 (1) photovoltaics; 

22 (2) solar hot water and solar space heating and 

23 cooling; 

24 (3) concentrating solar power; 

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1 (4) lighting systems that integrate sunlight and 

2 electrical lighting in complement to each other in 

3 common lighting fixtures for the purpose of improv4 ing energy efficiency; 

5 (5) manufacturability of low cost, high-quality 

6 solar energy systems; 

7 (6) development of solar technology products that 

8 can be easily integrated into new and existing build9 ings; and 

10 (7) other areas as the Secretary considers appro11 priate. 

12 (b) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall provide awards 

13 under this section to promote a diversity of research, devel14 opment, and demonstration activities for solar technology 

15 on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis to— 

16 (1) academic institutions, national laboratories, 

17 Federal research agencies, State research agencies, 

18 nonprofit research organizations, industrial entities, 

19 or consortia thereof for research, development, and 

20 demonstration activities; and 

21 (2) industry-led consortia for research, develop22 ment, and demonstration of advanced techniques for 

23 manufacturing a variety of solar energy products. 

24 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

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1 search, development, and demonstration activities con2 ducted by the Department of Energy after fiscal year 2014 

3 support a diversity of activities identified by and rec4 ommended under the Solar Technology Roadmap as de5 scribed in section 102. 

6 (d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—As a criteria for pro7 viding awards under this Act, the Secretary shall consider 

8 areas with high unemployment. 

9 (e) COMPETITIVENESS.—In carrying out section 105, 

10 the Department of Energy shall strongly consider projects 

11 utilizing solar technologies manufactured in the United 

12 States. 

13 SEC. 102. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Solar Technology Road16 map Committee established under section 103 shall develop 

17 and transmit to the Secretary of Energy and the Congress 

18 a Solar Technology Roadmap that— 

19 (1) presents the best current estimate of the near20 term (up to 2 years), mid-term (up to 7 years), and 

21 long-term (up to 15 years) research, development, and 

22 demonstration needs in solar technology; and 

23 (2) provides guidance to the solar technology re24 search, development, and demonstration activities 

25 supported by the Federal Government for the purposes 

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1 of meeting national priorities in energy security, 

2 United States competitiveness, mitigation of adverse 

3 environmental impacts, and energy diversification. 

4 (b) CONTENTS.—The Solar Technology Roadmap 

5 shall— 

6 (1) identify research, development, and dem7 onstration needs for a diversity of solar technologies 

8 to address— 

9 (A) the key solar energy production chal10 lenges of intermittency, transience, storage, and 

11 scaling, including determining— 

12 (i) which solar-related technological so13 lutions are appropriate for various applica14 tions, locations, and seasons; 

15 (ii) how to store excess solar energy in 

16 batteries, supercapacitors, compressed air, 

17 flywheels, hydrogen, synthetic fuels, thermal 

18 storage, or superconductors, or through 

19 other means; 

20 (iii) how and when to integrate solar 

21 energy into the electricity grid effectively, 

22 including— 

23 (I) the integration of solar tech24 nologies with a Smart Grid; 

25 (II) electrical power smoothing; 

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1 (III) microgrid integration; 

2 (IV) solar resource forecasting; 

3 (V) long distance transmission op4 tions, including direct current and 

5 superconducting transmission; and 

6 (VI) ways to address arbitrage 

7 over minutes, hours, days, weeks, and 

8 seasons with respect to the full range of 

9 project scales; and 

10 (iv) how best to integrate solar tech11 nologies into buildings; 

12 (B) modeling and simulation; 

13 (C) the design, materials, and manufacture 

14 of solar technologies, as well as related factory 

15 sciences; 

16 (D) the development of standards; 

17 (E) the need for demonstration facilities; 

18 (F) optimized packaging methods; 

19 (G) environmental, safety, and health con20 cerns including reuse, recycling, hazardous mate21 rials disposal, and photovoltaic waste issues; and 

22 (H) other areas identified by the Secretary; 

23 (2) identify opportunities for coordination with 

24 partner industries such as those for semiconductors, 

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1 lighting, energy storage, Smart Grid, and wind that 

2 can benefit from similar advances; 

3 (3) establish research, development, and dem4 onstration goals with recommended timeframes with 

5 respect to solar technologies for— 

6 (A) improving performance; 

7 (B) decreasing cost of electricity generated; 

8 (C) improving reliability; and 

9 (D) decreasing potential negative environ10 mental impacts and maximizing the environ11 mental benefits of solar technologies; 

12 (4) include recommendations, as appropriate, to 

13 guide solar technology research, development, and 

14 demonstration activities; and 

15 (5) outline the various technologies and practices 

16 considered by the Committee and the benefits and 

17 shortcomings of each, as appropriate. 

18 (c) REVISIONS AND UPDATES.— 

19 (1) REVISIONS.—Once every 3 years after com20 pletion of the first Solar Technology Roadmap under 

21 this Act, the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee 

22 shall conduct a comprehensive review and revision of 

23 the Solar Technology Roadmap. 

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1 (2) UPDATES.—The Solar Technology Roadmap 

2 Committee shall update the Solar Technology Road3 map annually as necessary. 

4 SEC. 103. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP COMMITTEE. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 4 months after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab7 lish, and provide support for as necessary, a Solar Tech8 nology Roadmap Committee. 

9 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Solar Technology Road11 map Committee shall consist of at least 11 members. 

12 Each member shall be appointed by the Secretary 

13 from among subject matter experts representing— 

14 (A) different sectors of the domestic solar 

15 technology industry, including manufacturers 

16 and equipment suppliers; 

17 (B) national laboratories; 

18 (C) academia; 

19 (D) relevant Federal agencies; 

20 (E) relevant State and local government en21 tities; 

22 (F) private research institutions; and 

23 (G) other entities or organizations, as ap24 propriate. 

25 (2) TERMS.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

2 subparagraph (B), the term of a member of the 

3 Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall be 3 

4 years. 

5 (B) ORIGINAL TERMS.—Of the members ap6 pointed originally to the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee, approximately 1 7 ⁄3 shall be appointed for a 2-year term, approximately 1 8 ⁄3

9 shall be appointed for a 3-year term, and approximately 1 10 ⁄3 shall be appointed for a 4-year 

11 term. 

12 (3) LIMIT ON TERMS.—A member of the Solar 

13 Technology Roadmap Committee may serve more 

14 than 1 term, except that such member may not serve 

15 a subsequent term unless 2 years have elapsed since 

16 the end of a previous term. 

(4) INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION.—At least 1 17 ⁄3 and 

not more than 1 18 ⁄2 of the members of the Solar Tech19 nology Roadmap Committee shall be individuals de20 scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 

21 (5) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall select a Chair 

22 from among the members of the Committee. The Chair 

23 shall not be an employee of the Federal Government. 

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1 (6) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The Secretary, in 

2 appointing members to the Committee, shall make 

3 every effort to ensure that— 

4 (A) no individual appointed to serve on the 

5 Committee has a conflict of interest that is rel6 evant to the functions to be performed, unless 

7 such conflict is promptly and publicly disclosed 

8 and the Secretary determines that a waiver is 

9 appropriate; 

10 (B) the Committee membership is fairly 

11 balanced as determined by the Secretary to be 

12 appropriate for the functions to be performed; 

13 and 

14 (C) the final report of the Committee will be 

15 the result of the Committee’s independent judg16 ment. 

17 The Secretary shall require that individuals that are 

18 appointed or intended to be to appointed to serve on 

19 the Committee inform the Department of Energy of 

20 any individual’s conflicts of interest that are relevant 

21 to the functions to be performed. 

22 (c) EXPERT ADVICE.—In developing the Solar Tech23 nology Roadmap, the Solar Technology Roadmap Com24 mittee may establish subcommittees, working groups com25 prised of experts outside the membership of the Solar Techmstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with BILLS

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1 nology Roadmap Committee, and other means of gathering 

2 expert advice on— 

3 (1) particular solar technologies or technological 

4 challenges; 

5 (2) crosscutting issues or activities relating to 

6 more than 1 particular solar technology or techno7 logical challenge; or 

8 (3) any other area the Solar Technology Road9 map Committee considers appropriate. 

10 (d) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—A member of the 

11 Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall not be com12 pensated for service on the Committee, but may be allowed 

13 travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 

14 in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (e) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Fed17 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 

18 apply to the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee. 

19 SEC. 104. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION. 

20 The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

21 Policy shall review and coordinate Federal interagency ac22 tivities identified in and related to the Solar Technology 

23 Roadmap as appropriate. 

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1 SEC. 105. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

4 shall establish a program to provide grants for demonstra5 tion projects to support the development of solar energy pro6 duction, consistent with the Solar Technology Roadmap as 

7 available. 

8 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out the dem9 onstration program under this section, to the extent prac10 ticable, the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) include at least 10 photovoltaic technology 

12 projects that generate between 1 and 3 megawatts; 

13 (2) include at least 3 but not more than 5 solar 

14 technology projects that generate greater than 30 

15 megawatts; and 

16 (3) make awards for projects that— 

17 (A) are located and can be replicated at a 

18 wide range of sites; 

19 (B) are located and can be replicated in a 

20 variety of regions and climates; 

21 (C) demonstrate technologies that address 

22 intermittency, transience, storage challenges, and 

23 independent operational capability; 

24 (D) facilitate identification of optimum 

25 techniques among competing alternatives; 

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1 (E) include business commercialization 

2 plans that have the potential for production of 

3 equipment at high volumes; 

4 (F) improve United States competitiveness 

5 and lead to development of manufacturing tech6 nology; 

7 (G) demonstrate positive environmental per8 formance through life-cycle analysis; 

9 (H) provide the greatest potential to reduce 

10 energy costs for consumers; 

11 (I) promote overall electric infrastructure 

12 reliability and sustainability should grid func13 tions be disrupted or damaged; and 

14 (J) satisfy other criteria that the Secretary 

15 considers necessary to carry out the program. 

16 (c) GRANT AWARDS.—Funding provided under this 

17 section may be used, to the extent that funding is not other18 wise available through other Federal programs or power 

19 purchase agreements, for— 

20 (1) a necessary and appropriate site engineering 

21 study; 

22 (2) a detailed economic assessment of site-specific 

23 conditions; 

24 (3) appropriate feasibility studies to determine 

25 whether the demonstration can be replicated; 

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1 (4) installation of equipment, service, and sup2 port; 

3 (5) operation for a minimum of 3 years and 

4 monitoring for the duration of the demonstration; and 

5 (6) validation of technical, economic, and envi6 ronmental assumptions and documentation of lessons 

7 learned. 

8 (d) GRANT SELECTION.—Not later than 90 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 

10 the Secretary shall conduct a national solicitation for ap11 plications for grants under this section. Grant recipients 

12 shall be selected on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis. The 

13 Secretary shall give preference to proposals that address 

14 multiple elements described in subsection (b). 

15 (e) LIMITATIONS.—Funding shall not be provided 

16 under this section for more than 50 percent of the costs of 

17 the project for which assistance is provided. Not more than 

18 a total of $300,000,000 shall be provided under this section 

19 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 

20 SEC. 106. PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE STUDY. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 

23 to the Congress and the Solar Technology Roadmap Com24 mittee the results of a study that analyzes the performance 

25 of photovoltaic installations in the United States. The study 

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1 shall assess the current performance of photovoltaic installa2 tions and identify opportunities to improve the energy pro3 ductivity of these systems. Such study shall include— 

4 (1) identification of the average energy produc5 tivity of current commercial and residential installa6 tions; 

7 (2) assessment of areas where energy produc8 tivity is reduced, including wire loss, module mis9 match, shading, dust, and other factors; 

10 (3) identification of technology development and 

11 technical standards that improve energy productivity; 

12 (4) analysis of the potential cost savings and en13 ergy productivity gains to the Federal, State, and 

14 local governments, utilities, private enterprise, and 

15 consumers available through the adoption, installa16 tion, and use of high-performance photovoltaic tech17 nologies and practices; and 

18 (5) an overview of current government incentives 

19 at the Federal, State, and local levels that encourage 

20 the adoption of highly efficient photovoltaic systems 

21 and practices. 

22 (b) PUBLIC INPUT.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

23 interested stakeholders, including affected industry stake24 holders and energy efficiency advocates, have a meaningful 

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1 tion on the scope, contents, and conclusions of the study. 

2 All forums for the Department to receive this input from 

3 interested stakeholders shall be announced in the Federal 

4 Register. 

5 SEC. 107. SOLAR ENERGY PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro7 priated to the Secretary to carry out section 101(a)— 

8 (1) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

9 (2) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

10 (3) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

11 (4) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 

12 (5) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2015. 

13 (b) ROADMAP IDENTIFIED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 

14 shall dedicate a percentage of funding received pursuant to 

15 subsection (a) for research, development, and demonstration 

16 activities identified by and recommended under the Solar 

17 Technology Roadmap in the following percentages: 

18 (1) For fiscal year 2012, at least 30 percent. 

19 (2) For fiscal year 2013, at least 45 percent. 

20 (3) For fiscal year 2014, at least 60 percent. 

21 (4) For fiscal year 2015, at least 75 percent. 

22 (c) SOLAR TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP.—The Secretary 

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1 tablishment and maintenance of the Solar Technology 

2 Roadmap. 

3 (d) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS.—Of funds au4 thorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro5 priated to the Secretary to carry out— 

6 (1) section 602 of the Energy Independence and 

7 Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17171) $12,000,000 

8 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2015; 

9 (2) section 604 of the Energy Independence and 

10 Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17172) $10,000,000 

11 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2015; 

12 (3) section 605 of the Energy Independence and 

13 Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17173) $3,500,000 

14 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2015; and 

15 (4) section 606 of the Energy Independence and 

16 Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17174) $2,500,000 

17 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2015. 

18 SEC. 108. EXISTING PROGRAMS. 

19 Except as otherwise specified in this Act, this Act shall 

20 supersede any duplicative solar research, development, and 

21 demonstration programs within the Department of Energy. 

22 SEC. 109. REPEALS. 

23 The following are hereby repealed: 

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1 (1) The Solar Energy Research, Development, 

2 and Demonstration Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5551 et 

3 seq.), except for section 10. 

4 (2) The Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, De5 velopment, and Demonstration Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 

6 5581 et seq.). 

7 (3) Section 4(a)(2) and (3) of the Renewable En8 ergy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitive9 ness Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 12003(a)(2) and (3)). 

10 TITLE II—PHOTOVOLTAIC 

11 RECYCLING 

12 SEC. 201. PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE RECYCLING RESEARCH, 

13 DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION. 

14 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘photo15 voltaic device’’ includes photovoltaic cells and the electronic 

16 and electrical components of such devices. 

17 (b) IN GENERAL.—In order to address the issues de18 scribed in section 102(b)(1)(G), the Secretary shall award 

19 multiyear grants for research, development, and demonstra20 tion activities to create innovative and practical ap21 proaches to increase reuse and recycling of photovoltaic de22 vices and, through such activities, to contribute to the pro23 fessional development of scientists, engineers, and techni24 cians in the fields of photovoltaic and electronic device manmstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with BILLS

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1 ufacturing, design, refurbishing, and recycling. The activi2 ties supported under this section shall address— 

3 (1) technology to increase the efficiency of photo4 voltaic device recycling and maximize the recovery of 

5 valuable raw materials for use in new products while 

6 minimizing the life-cycle environmental impacts such 

7 as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage; 

8 (2) expanded uses for materials from recycled 

9 photovoltaic devices; 

10 (3) development and demonstration of environ11 mentally responsible alternatives to the use of haz12 ardous materials in photovoltaic devices and the pro13 duction of such devices; 

14 (4) development of methods to separate and re15 move hazardous materials from photovoltaic devices 

16 and to recycle or dispose of those materials in a safe 

17 manner; 

18 (5) product design and construction to facilitate 

19 disassembly and recycling of photovoltaic devices; 

20 (6) tools and methods to aid in assessing the en21 vironmental impacts of the production of photovoltaic 

22 devices and photovoltaic device recycling and dis23 posal; 

24 (7) product design and construction and other 

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1 voltaic devices, including methods to promote their 

2 safe reuse; 

3 (8) strategies to increase consumer acceptance 

4 and practice of recycling of photovoltaic devices; and 

5 (9) processes to reduce the costs and environ6 mental impact of disposal of toxic materials used in 

7 photovoltaic devices. 

8 (c) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be awarded under 

9 this section on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis. 

10 (d) APPLICATIONS.—Each application shall include a 

11 description of— 

12 (1) the project that will be undertaken and the 

13 contributions of each participating entity; 

14 (2) the applicability of the project to increasing 

15 reuse and recycling of photovoltaic devices with the 

16 least environmental impacts as measured by life-cycle 

17 analyses, and the potential for incorporating the re18 search results into industry practice; and 

19 (3) how the project will promote collaboration 

20 among scientists and engineers from different dis21 ciplines, such as electrical engineering, materials 

22 science, and social science. 

23 (e) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—The results of ac24 tivities supported under this section shall be made publicly 

25 available through— 

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1 (1) development of best practices or training ma2 terials for use in the photovoltaics manufacturing, de3 sign, refurbishing, or recycling industries; 

4 (2) dissemination at industry conferences; 

5 (3) coordination with information dissemination 

6 programs relating to recycling of electronic devices in 

7 general; 

8 (4) demonstration projects; and 

9 (5) educational materials for the public produced 

10 in conjunction with State and local governments or 

11 nonprofit research organizations on the problems and 

12 solutions related to reuse and recycling of photovoltaic 

13 devices. 

14 (f) PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS PHYSICAL PROPERTY

15 DATABASE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

17 a comprehensive physical property database of mate18 rials for use in photovoltaic devices. This database 

19 shall include— 

20 (A) identification of materials used in pho21 tovoltaic devices; 

22 (B) a list of commercially available 

23 amounts of these materials; 

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1 (C) amounts of these materials projected to 

2 be available through mining or recycling of pho3 tovoltaic and other electronic devices; and 

4 (D) a list of other significant uses for each 

5 of these materials. 

6 (2) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary, working with 

7 private industry, shall develop a plan to establish pri8 orities and requirements for the database under this 

9 subsection, including the protection of proprietary in10 formation, trade secrets, and other confidential busi11 ness information. 

12 (3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordi13 nate with the Director of the National Institute of 

14 Standards and Technology and the Administrator of 

15 the Environmental Protection Agency to facilitate the 

16 incorporation of the database under this subsection 

17 with any existing database for electronic manufac18 turing and recycling. 

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Union Calendar No. 169 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3585 

[Report No. 111–302] 

A BILL 

To guide and provide for United States research, 

technologies, and for other purposes. development, and demonstration of solar energy 

OCTOBER 15, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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