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(B) the potential of the project to promote
the development of a commercially sustainable
technology cluster, which will derive most of the
demand for its products or services from the pri-
vate sector, and which will support departmental
missions at the participating National Labora-
tory or single-purpose research facility;
(C) the potential of the project to promote
the use of commercial research, technology, prod-
ucts, processes, and services by the participating
National Laboratory or single-purpose research
facility to achieve its departmental mission or
the commercial development of technological in-
novations made at the participating National
Laboratory or single-purpose research facility;
(D) the commitment shown by non-Federal
organizations to the project, based primarily on
the nature and amount of the financial and
other resources they will risk on the project;
(E) the extent to which the project involves
a wide variety and number of institutions of
higher education, nonprofit institutions, and
technology-related business concerns that can
support the missions of the participating Na-
tional Laboratory or single-purpose research fa-
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cility and that will make substantive contribu-
tions to achieving the goals of the project;
(F) the extent of participation in the project
by agencies of State, tribal, or local governments
that will make substantive contributions to
achieving the goals of the project;
(G) the extent to which the project focuses
on promoting the development of technology-re-
lated business concerns that are small business
concerns or involves such small business concerns
substantively in the project; and
(H) such other criteria as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate.
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than January
1, 2004, the Secretary shall report to Congress on whether
the Technology Infrastructure Program should be continued
and, if so, how the program should be managed.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) TECHNOLOGY
CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘tech-
nology cluster’’ means a concentration of—
(A) technology-related business concerns;
(B) institutions of higher education; or
(C) other nonprofit institutions;
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that reinforce each other’s performance in the areas of
technology development through formal or informal
relationships.
(2) 
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED
BUSINESS
CON-
CERN.—The term ‘‘technology-related business con-
cern’’ means a for-profit corporation, company, asso-
ciation, firm, partnership, or small business concern
that—
(A) conducts scientific or engineering re-
search,
(B) develops new technologies,
(C) manufactures products based on new
technologies, or
(D) performs technological services.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities
under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003
and 2004.
SEC. 1409. SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE.
(a) SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE.—The Secretary
shall require the Director of each National Laboratory, and
may require the Director of a single-purpose research facil-
ity, to appoint a small business advocate to—
(1) increase the participation of small business
concerns, including socially and economically dis-
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advantaged small business concerns, in procurement,
collaborative research, technology licensing, and tech-
nology transfer activities conducted by the National
Laboratory or single-purpose research facility;
(2) report to the Director of the National Lab-
oratory or single-purpose research facility on the ac-
tual participation of small business concerns in pro-
curement and collaborative research along with rec-
ommendations, if appropriate, on how to improve
participation;
(3) make available to small business concerns
training, mentoring, and clear, up-to-date informa-
tion on how to participate in the procurement and
collaborative research, including how to submit effec-
tive proposals;
(4) increase the awareness inside the National
Laboratory or single-purpose research facility of the
capabilities and opportunities presented by small
business concerns; and
(5) establish guidelines for the program under
subsection (b) and report on the effectiveness of such
program to the Director of the National Laboratory
or single-purpose research facility.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall require the Director
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of each National Laboratory, and may require the director
of a single-purpose research facility, to establish a program
to provide small business concerns—
(1) assistance directed at making them more ef-
fective and efficient subcontractors or suppliers to the
National Laboratory or single-purpose research facil-
ity; or
(2) general technical assistance, the cost of which
shall not exceed $10,000 per instance of assistance, to
improve the small business concern’s products or serv-
ices.
(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—None of the funds expended
under subsection (b) may be used for direct grants to the
small business concerns.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given such
term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632).
(2) SOCIALLY
AND
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVAN-
TAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—The term ‘‘so-
cially and economically disadvantaged small business
concerns’’ has the meaning given such term in section
8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(a)(4)).
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SEC. 1410. OTHER TRANSACTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 646 of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY.—(1) In ad-
dition to other authorities granted to the Secretary to enter
into procurement contracts, leases, cooperative agreements,
grants, and other similar arrangements, the Secretary may
enter into other transactions with public agencies, private
organizations, or persons on such terms as the Secretary
may deem appropriate in furtherance of basic, applied, and
advanced research functions now or hereafter vested in the
Secretary. Such other transactions shall not be subject to
the provisions of section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear En-
ergy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5908).
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that—
‘‘(i) to the maximum extent practicable, no
transaction entered into under paragraph (1) pro-
vides for research that duplicates research being con-
ducted under existing programs carried out by the
Department of Energy; and
‘‘(ii) to the extent that the Secretary determines
practicable, the funds provided by the Government
under a transaction authorized by paragraph (1) do
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not exceed the total amount provided by other parties
to the transaction.
‘‘(B) A transaction authorized by paragraph (1) may
be used for a research project when the use of a standard
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for such project
is not feasible or appropriate.
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall not disclose any trade se-
cret or commercial or financial information submitted by
a non-Federal entity under paragraph (1) that is privileged
and confidential.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall not disclose, for 5 years after
the date the information is received, any other information
submitted by a non-Federal entity under paragraph (1), in-
cluding any proposal, proposal abstract, document sup-
porting a proposal, business plan, or technical information
that is privileged and confidential.
‘‘(C) The Secretary may protect from disclosure, for
up to 5 years, any information developed pursuant to a
transaction under paragraph (1) that would be protected
from disclosure under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United
States Code, if obtained from a person other than a Federal
agency.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this section, the Department shall
establish guidelines for the use of other transactions.
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SEC. 1411. MOBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PER-
SONNEL.
Not later than 2 years after the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary, acting through the Technology Transfer
Coordinator under section 1407, shall determine whether
each contractor operating a National Laboratory or single-
purpose research facility has policies and procedures that
do not create disincentives to the transfer of scientific and
technical personnel among the contractor-operated National
Laboratories or contractor-operated single-purpose research
facilities.
SEC. 1412. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT.
Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall contract with the National Academy of
Sciences to—
(1) conduct a study on the obstacles to accel-
erating the innovation cycle for energy technology,
and
(2) report to the Congress recommendations for
shortening the cycle of research, development, and de-
ployment.
SEC. 1413. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY READINESS AND BAR-
RIERS TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Technology Partnership Working Group and in consulta-
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tion with representatives of affected industries, universities,
and small business concerns, shall—
(1) assess the readiness for technology transfer of
energy technologies developed through projects funded
from appropriations authorized under subtitles A
through D of title XIV, and
(2) identify barriers to technology transfer and
cooperative research and development agreements be-
tween the Department or a National Laboratory and
a non-Federal person; and
(3) make recommendations for administrative or
legislative actions needed to reduce or eliminate such
barriers.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall provide a report to
Congress and the President on activities carried out under
this section not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this section, and shall update such report on a biennial
basis, taking into account progress toward eliminating bar-
riers to technology transfer identified in previous reports
under this section.
SEC. 1414. UNITED STATES-MEXICO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
COOPERATION.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the economic and
energy security of the United States and Mexico is furthered
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through collaboration between the United States and Mexico
on research related to energy technologies.
(b) PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through
the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Manage-
ment, shall establish a collaborative research, develop-
ment, and deployment program to promote energy ef-
ficient, environmentally sound economic development
along the United States-Mexico border to—
(A) mitigate hazardous waste;
(B) promote energy efficient materials proc-
essing technologies that minimize environmental
damage; and
(C) protect the public health.
(2) 
CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting
through the Assistant Secretary for Environmental
Management, shall consult with the Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy in carrying out
paragraph (1)(B).
(c) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The program under
subsection (b) shall be managed by the Department of En-
ergy Carlsbad Environmental Management Field Office.
(d) COST SHARING.—The cost of any project or activ-
ity carried out using funds provided under this section shall
be shared as provided in section 1403.
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(e) 
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER.—In 
carrying 
out
projects and activities under this section to mitigate haz-
ardous waste, the Secretary shall emphasize the transfer of
technology developed under the Environmental Management
Science Program of the Department of Energy.
(f) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—In carrying out this
section, the Secretary shall comply with the requirements
of any agreement entered between the United States and
Mexico regarding intellectual property protection.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and $6,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2006, to remain available until
expended.
TITLE XV—PERSONNEL AND
TRAINING
SEC. 
1501. 
WORKFORCE 
TRENDS 
AND 
TRAINEESHIP
GRANTS.
(a) WORKFORCE TRENDS.—
(1) MONITORING.—The Secretary of Energy (in
this title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting
through the Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of
Labor, shall monitor trends in the workforce of skilled
technical personnel supporting energy technology in-
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dustries, including renewable energy industries, com-
panies developing and commercializing devices to in-
crease energy-efficiency, the oil and gas industry, the
electric power generation industry (including the nu-
clear power industry), the coal industry, and other
industrial sectors as the Secretary may deem appro-
priate.
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Administrator of
the Energy Information Administration shall include
statistics on energy industry workforce trends in the
annual reports of the Energy Information Adminis-
tration.
(3) SPECIAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall re-
port to the appropriate committees of Congress when-
ever the Secretary determines that significant short-
falls of technical personnel in one or more energy in-
dustry segments are forecast or have occurred.
(b) TRAINEESHIP GRANTS FOR TECHNICALLY SKILLED
PERSONNEL.—
(1) GRANT PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish grant programs in the appropriate offices of
the Department to enhance training of technically
skilled personnel for which a shortfall is determined
under subsection (a).
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(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—As determined by
the Secretary to be appropriate to the particular
workforce shortfall, the Secretary shall make grants
under paragraph (1) to—
(A) an institution of higher education;
(B) a postsecondary educational institution
providing vocational and technical education
(within the meaning given those terms in section
3 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Tech-
nical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2302));
(C) appropriate agencies of State, local, or
tribal governments; or
(D) joint labor and management training
organizations with State or federally recognized
apprenticeship programs and other employee-
based training organizations as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘skilled technical personnel’’ means journey and ap-
prentice level workers who are enrolled in or have completed
a State or federally recognized apprenticeship program and
other skilled workers in energy technology industries.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—From
amounts authorized under section 1241(c), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under
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this section such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal
year.
SEC. 1502. POSTDOCTORAL AND SENIOR RESEARCH FEL-
LOWSHIPS IN ENERGY RESEARCH.
(a) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS.—The Secretary
shall establish a program of fellowships to encourage out-
standing young scientists and engineers to pursue
postdoctoral research appointments in energy research and
development at institutions of higher education of their
choice. In establishing a program under this subsection, the
Secretary may enter into appropriate arrangements with
the National Academy of Sciences to help administer the
program.
(b) DISTINGUISHED
SENIOR
RESEARCH
FELLOW-
SHIPS.—The Secretary shall establish a program of fellow-
ships to allow outstanding senior researchers in energy re-
search and development and their research groups to explore
research and development topics of their choosing for a fixed
period of time. Awards under this program shall be made
on the basis of past scientific or technical accomplishment
and promise for continued accomplishment during the pe-
riod of support, which shall not be less than 3 years.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—From
amounts authorized under section 1241(c), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under
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this section such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal
year.
SEC. 1503. TRAINING GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY
INDUSTRY PERSONNEL.
(a) MODEL GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall, in co-
operation with electric generation, transmission, and dis-
tribution companies and recognized representatives of em-
ployees of those entities, develop model employee training
guidelines to support electric supply system reliability and
safety.
(b) CONTENT OF GUIDELINES.—The guidelines under
this section shall include—
(1) requirements for worker training, com-
petency, and certification, developed using criteria set
forth by the Utility Industry Group recognized by the
National Skill Standards Board; and
(2) consolidation of existing guidelines on the
construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection
of electric supply generation, transmission and dis-
tribution facilities such as those established by the
National Electric Safety Code and other industry
consensus standards.
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SEC. 1504. NATIONAL CENTER ON ENERGY MANAGEMENT
AND BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES.
The Secretary shall establish a National Center on En-
ergy Management and Building Technologies, to carry out
research, education, and training activities to facilitate the
improvement of energy efficiency and indoor air quality in
industrial, commercial and residential buildings. The Na-
tional Center shall be established in cooperation with—
(1) recognized representatives of employees in the
heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning industry;
(2) contractors that install and maintain heat-
ing, ventilation and air-conditioning systems and
equipment;
(3) manufacturers of heating, ventilation and
air-conditioning systems and equipment;
(4) representatives of the advanced building en-
velope industry, including design, windows, lighting,
and insulation industries; and
(5) other entities as appropriate.
SEC. 1505. IMPROVED ACCESS TO ENERGY-RELATED SCI-
ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAREERS.
(a) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.—Section 3164 of the Department of Energy
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) PROGRAMS
FOR WOMEN
AND MINORITY STU-
DENTS.—In carrying out a program under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall give priority to activities that are de-
signed to encourage women and minority students to pursue
scientific and technical careers.’’.
(b) PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, HISPANIC-SERVICING INSTITU-
TIONS, AND TRIBAL COLLEGES.—The Department of En-
ergy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381
et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 3167 and 3168 as
sections 3168 and 3169, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 3166 the following:
‘‘SEC. 3167. PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK
COLLEGES 
AND 
UNIVERSITIES, 
HISPANIC-
SERVING INSTITUTIONS, AND TRIBAL COL-
LEGES.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term
‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning given
the term in section 502(a) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).
‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVER-
SITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or univer-
sity’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B institu-
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tion’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
‘‘(3) NATIONAL
LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na-
tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term in
section 1203 of the Energy Science and Technology
Enhancement Act of 2003.
‘‘(4) SCIENCE FACILITY.—The term ‘science facil-
ity’ has the meaning given the term ‘single-purpose
research facility’ in section 1401 of the Energy
Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2003.
‘‘(5) TRIBAL COLLEGE.—The term ‘tribal college’
has the meaning given the term ‘tribally controlled
college or university’ in section 2(a) of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)).
‘‘(b) EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct
the Director of each National Laboratory, and may
direct the head of any science facility, to increase the
participation of historically Black colleges or univer-
sities, Hispanic-serving institutions, or tribal colleges
in activities that increase the capacity of the histori-
cally Black colleges or universities, Hispanic-serving
institutions, or tribal colleges to train personnel in
science or engineering.
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‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—An activity under paragraph
(1) may include—
‘‘(A) collaborative research;
‘‘(B) a transfer of equipment;
‘‘(C) training of personnel at a National
Laboratory or science facility; and
‘‘(D) a mentoring activity by personnel at
a National Laboratory or science facility.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate a report on the activities carried out under this
section.’’.
SEC. 1506. NATIONAL POWER PLANT OPERATIONS TECH-
NOLOGY AND EDUCATION CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a
National Power Plant Operations Technology and Edu-
cation Center (the ‘‘Center’’), to address the need for train-
ing and educating certified operators for electric power gen-
eration plants.
(b) ROLE.—The Center shall provide both training
and continuing education relating to electric power genera-
tion plant technologies and operations. The Center shall
conduct training and education activities on site and
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through Internet-based information technologies that allow
for learning at remote sites.
(c) CRITERIA
FOR COMPETITIVE SELECTION.—The
Secretary shall establish the Center at an institution of
higher education with expertise in plant technology and op-
eration and that can provide on-site as well as Internet-
based training.
SEC. 1507. FEDERAL MINE INSPECTORS.
In light of projected retirements of Federal mine in-
spectors and the need for additional personnel, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall hire, train, and deploy such addi-
tional skilled mine inspectors (particularly inspectors with
practical experience as a practical mining engineer) as nec-
essary to ensure the availability of skilled and experienced
individuals and to maintain the number of Federal mine
inspectors at or above the levels authorized by law or estab-
lished by regulation.
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DIVISION F—TECHNOLOGY
ASSESSMENT AND STUDIES
TITLE XVI—TECHNOLOGY
ASSESSMENT
SEC. 1601. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESS-
MENT SERVICE.
The National Science and Technology Policy, Organi-
zation, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘TITLE VII—NATIONAL SCIENCE
AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
ASSESS-
MENT SERVICE
‘‘SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT.
‘‘There is hereby created a Science and Technology As-
sessment Service (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Service’),
which shall be within and responsible to the legislative
branch of the Government.
‘‘SEC. 702. COMPOSITION.
‘‘The Service shall consist of a Science and Technology
Board (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Board’) which shall
formulate and promulgate the policies of the Service, and
a Director who shall carry out such policies and administer
the operations of the Service.
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‘‘SEC. 703. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES.
‘‘The Service shall coordinate and develop information
for Congress relating to the uses and application of tech-
nology to address current national science and technology
policy issues. In developing such technical assessments for
Congress, the Service shall utilize, to the extent practicable,
experts selected in coordination with the National Research
Council.
‘‘SEC. 704. INITIATION OF ACTIVITIES.
‘‘Science and technology assessment activities under-
taken by the Service may be initiated upon the request of—
‘‘(1) the Chairman of any standing, special, or
select committee of either House of the Congress, or of
any joint committee of the Congress, acting for him-
self or at the request of the ranking minority member
or a majority of the committee members;
‘‘(2) the Board; or
‘‘(3) the Director.
‘‘SEC. 705. ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT.
‘‘The Director of the Science and Technology Assess-
ment Service shall be appointed by the Board and shall
serve for a term of 6 years unless sooner removed by the
Board. The Director shall receive basic pay at the rate pro-
vided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section
5314 of title 5, United States Code. The Director shall con-
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tract for administrative support from the Library of Con-
gress.
‘‘SEC. 706. AUTHORITY.
‘‘The Service shall have the authority, within the lim-
its of available appropriations, to do all things necessary
to carry out the provisions of this section, including, but
without being limited to, the authority to—
‘‘(1) make full use of competent personnel and
organizations outside the Office, public or private,
and form special ad hoc task forces or make other ar-
rangements when appropriate;
‘‘(2) enter into contracts or other arrangements
as may be necessary for the conduct of the work of the
Office with any agency or instrumentality of the
United States, with any State, territory, or possession
or any political subdivision thereof, or with any per-
son, firm, association, corporation, or educational in-
stitution, with or without reimbursement, without
performance or other bonds, and without regard to
section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 51);
‘‘(3) accept and utilize the services of voluntary
and uncompensated personnel necessary for the con-
duct of the work of the Service and provide transpor-
tation and subsistence as authorized by section 5703
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of title 5, United States Code, for persons serving
without compensation; and
‘‘(4) prescribe such rules and regulations as it
deems necessary governing the operation and organi-
zation of the Service.
‘‘SEC. 707. BOARD.
‘‘The Board shall consist of 13 members as follows—
‘‘(1) six Members of the Senate, appointed by the
President pro tempore of the Senate, three from the
majority party and three from the minority party;
‘‘(2) six Members of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, three from the majority party and three from
the minority party; and
‘‘(3) the Director, who shall not be a voting
member.
‘‘SEC. 708. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
‘‘The Service shall submit to the Congress an annual
report which shall include, but not be limited to, an evalua-
tion of technology assessment techniques and identification,
insofar as may be feasible, of technological areas and pro-
grams requiring future analysis. The annual report shall
be submitted not later than March 15 of each year.
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‘‘SEC. 709. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Service
such sums as are necessary to fulfill the requirements of
this title.’’.
TITLE XVII—STUDIES
SEC. 1701. REGULATORY REVIEWS.
(a) REGULATORY REVIEWS.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this section and every 5 years
thereafter, each Federal agency shall review relevant regula-
tions and standards to identify—
(1) existing regulations and standards that act
as barriers to—
(A) market entry for emerging energy tech-
nologies (including fuel cells, combined heat and
power, distributed power generation, and small-
scale renewable energy), and
(B) market development and expansion for
existing energy technologies (including combined
heat and power, small-scale renewable energy,
geothermal heat pump technology, and energy re-
covery in industrial processes), and
(2) actions the agency is taking or could take
to—
(A) remove barriers to market entry for
emerging energy technologies and to market ex-
pansion for existing technologies,