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(A) The ability of the applicant to carry 
out the activities in paragraph (2). 
(B) The extent to which the applicant will 
coordinate the activities of the Center with 
other entities, such as State and local govern-
ments, utilities, and educational and research 
institutions. 
(5) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary shall re-
quire a non-Federal matching requirement of at 
least 50 percent of the costs of establishing and op-
erating each Center. 
(6) ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The Secretary 
shall establish an advisory committee to advise the 
Secretary on the establishment of Centers under this 
subsection. The advisory committee shall be com-
posed of individuals with expertise in the area of ad-
vanced energy methods and technologies, including 
at least 1 representative from— 
(A) State or local energy offices; 
(B) energy professionals; 
(C) trade or professional associations; 
(D) architects, engineers, or construction 
professionals; 
(E) manufacturers; 
(F) the research community; and
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(G) nonprofit energy or environmental or-
ganizations. 
(7) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
(A) ADVANCED
ENERGY
METHODS
AND 
TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘‘advanced energy 
methods and technologies’’ means all methods 
and technologies that promote energy efficiency 
and conservation, including distributed genera-
tion technologies, and life-cycle analysis of en-
ergy use. 
(B) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means 
an Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Cen-
ter established pursuant to this subsection. 
(C) 
DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION.—The 
term ‘‘distributed generation’’ means an electric 
power generation facility that is designed to 
serve retail electric consumers at or near the fa-
cility site. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and once every 3 years there-
after, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
on the results of research and analysis under this section. 
In calculating cost-effectiveness for purposes of such re-
ports, the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the
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avoided cost of additional energy production, savings to 
the economy from lower peak energy prices and reduced 
price volatility, and the public and private benefits of re-
duced pollution. 
SEC. 927. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘asso-
ciated equipment’’ means equipment located where 
the batteries will be used that is necessary to enable 
the use of the energy stored in the batteries. 
(2) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means an 
energy storage device that previously has been used 
to provide motive power in a vehicle powered in 
whole or in part by electricity. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish and 
conduct a research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application program for the secondary use of bat-
teries if the Secretary finds that there are sufficient num-
bers of such batteries to support the program. The pro-
gram shall be— 
(1) designed to demonstrate the use of batteries 
in secondary applications, including utility and com-
mercial power storage and power quality;
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(2) structured to evaluate the performance, in-
cluding useful service life and costs, of such bat-
teries in field operations, and the necessary sup-
porting infrastructure, including reuse and disposal 
of batteries; and 
(3) coordinated with ongoing secondary battery 
use programs at the National Laboratories and in 
industry. 
(c) SOLICITATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, if the Secretary finds 
under subsection (b) that there are sufficient numbers of 
batteries to support the program, the Secretary shall so-
licit proposals to demonstrate the secondary use of bat-
teries and associated equipment and supporting infra-
structure in geographic locations throughout the United 
States. The Secretary may make additional solicitations 
for proposals if the Secretary determines that such solici-
tations are necessary to carry out this section. 
(d) SELECTION OF PROPOSALS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, not 
later than 90 days after the closing date established 
by the Secretary for receipt of proposals under sub-
section (c), select up to 5 proposals which may re-
ceive financial assistance under this section, subject 
to the availability of appropriations.
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(2) DIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT.—In 
selecting proposals, the Secretary shall consider di-
versity of battery type, geographic and climatic di-
versity, and life-cycle environmental effects of the 
approaches. 
(3) LIMITATION.—No 1 project selected under 
this section shall receive more than 25 percent of the 
funds authorized for the program under this section. 
(4) OPTIMIZATION OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.— 
The Secretary shall consider the extent of involve-
ment of State or local government and other persons 
in each demonstration project to optimize use of 
Federal resources. 
(5) OTHER CRITERIA.—The Secretary may con-
sider such other criteria as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(e) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall require that— 
(1) relevant information be provided to the De-
partment, the users of the batteries, the proposers, 
and the battery manufacturers; 
(2) the proposer provide at least 50 percent of 
the costs associated with the proposal; and 
(3) the proposer provide to the Secretary such 
information regarding the disposal of the batteries 
as the Secretary may require to ensure that the pro-
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poser disposes of the batteries in accordance with 
applicable law. 
SEC. 928. NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
Next Generation Lighting Initiative in accordance with 
this section to support research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application activities related to ad-
vanced solid-state lighting technologies based on white 
light emitting diodes. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the initiative 
shall be to develop advanced solid-state organic and inor-
ganic lighting technologies based on white light emitting 
diodes that, compared to incandescent and fluorescent 
lighting technologies, are longer lasting; more energy-effi-
cient; and cost-competitive, and have less environmental 
impact. 
(c) INDUSTRY ALLIANCE.—The Secretary shall, not 
later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this 
section, competitively select an Industry Alliance to rep-
resent participants that are private, for-profit firms which, 
as a group, are broadly representative of United States 
solid state lighting research, development, infrastructure, 
and manufacturing expertise as a whole. 
(d) RESEARCH.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the research activities of the Next Generation 
Lighting Initiative through competitively awarded 
grants to researchers, including Industry Alliance 
participants, National Laboratories, and institutions 
of higher education. 
(2) ASSISTANCE
FROM
THE
INDUSTRY
ALLI-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall annually solicit from the 
Industry Alliance— 
(A) comments to identify solid-state light-
ing technology needs; 
(B) assessment of the progress of the Ini-
tiative’s research activities; and 
(C) assistance in annually updating solid- 
state lighting technology roadmaps. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND ROAD-
MAPS.—The information and roadmaps under para-
graph (2) shall be available to the public and public 
response shall be solicited by the Secretary. 
(e) DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMER-
CIAL APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall carry out a de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial application 
program for the Next Generation Lighting Initiative 
through competitively selected awards. The Secretary may
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give preference to participants of the Industry Alliance se-
lected pursuant to subsection (c). 
(f) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may 
require, in accordance with the authorities provided in sec-
tion 202(a)(ii) of title 35, United States Code, section 152 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2182), and 
section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5908), that— 
(1) for any new invention resulting from activi-
ties under subsection (d)— 
(A) the Industry Alliance members that 
are active participants in research, development, 
and demonstration activities related to the ad-
vanced solid-state lighting technologies that are 
the subject of this section shall be granted first 
option to negotiate with the invention owner 
nonexclusive licenses and royalties for uses of 
the invention related to solid-state lighting on 
terms that are reasonable under the cir-
cumstances; and 
(B)(i) for 1 year after a United States pat-
ent is issued for the invention, the patent hold-
er shall not negotiate any license or royalty 
with any entity that is not a participant in the
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Industry Alliance described in subparagraph 
(A); and 
(ii) during the year described in clause (i), 
the invention owner shall negotiate nonexclusive 
licenses and royalties in good faith with any in-
terested participant in the Industry Alliance de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
(2) such other terms as the Secretary deter-
mines are required to promote accelerated commer-
cialization of inventions made under the Initiative. 
(g) NATIONAL ACADEMY REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall enter into an arrangement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to conduct periodic reviews of the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative. The Academy shall review 
the research priorities, technical milestones, and plans for 
technology transfer and progress towards achieving them. 
The Secretary shall consider the results of such reviews 
in evaluating the information obtained under subsection 
(d)(2). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) ADVANCED
SOLID-STATE
LIGHTING.—The 
term ‘‘advanced solid-state lighting’’ means a 
semiconducting device package and delivery system 
that produces white light using externally applied 
voltage.
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(2) RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘research’’ includes 
research on the technologies, materials, and manu-
facturing processes required for white light emitting 
diodes. 
(3) INDUSTRY ALLIANCE.—The term ‘‘Industry 
Alliance’’ means an entity selected by the Secretary 
under subsection (c). 
(4) WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE.—The term 
‘‘white 
light 
emitting 
diode’’ 
means 
a 
semiconducting package, utilizing either organic or 
inorganic materials, that produces white light using 
externally applied voltage. 
SEC. 929. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this chapter— 
(1) the term ‘‘cost-effective’’ means resulting in 
a simple payback of costs in 10 years or less; and 
(2) the term ‘‘whole-buildings approach’’ in-
cludes, on a life-cycle basis, the energy use, cost of 
operations, and ease of repair or upgrade of a build-
ing. 
SEC. 930. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out this 
chapter:
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(1) For fiscal year 2006, $620,000,000, includ-
ing— 
(A) $200,000,000 for carrying out the ve-
hicles program under section 923; 
(B) $100,000,000 for carrying out the 
buildings program under section 924, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grant program 
under section 924(b); 
(C) $100,000,000 for carrying out the in-
dustries program under section 925(a); 
(D) $2,000,000 for carrying out the elec-
tric motor control technology program under 
section 925(b); 
(E) $10,000,000 for carrying out dem-
onstration and commercial applications activi-
ties under section 926; 
(F) $4,000,000 for carrying out the sec-
ondary electric vehicle battery use program 
under section 927; and 
(G) $20,000,000 for carrying out the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative under section 
928. 
(2) For fiscal year 2007, $700,000,000, includ-
ing—