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(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that energy cooperation between the Governments
of the United States and Israel is mutually beneficial in
the development of energy technology.
SEC. 1451. CARBON-BASED FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy is
authorized to make a single grant to a qualified institution
to design and fabricate a 5-kilowatt prototype coal-based
fuel cell with the following performance objectives:
(1) A current density of 600 milliamps per
square centimeter at a cell voltage of 0.8 volts.
(2) An operating temperature range not to ex-
ceed 900 degrees celsius.
(b) QUALIFIED INSTITUTION.—For the purposes of
subsection (a), a qualified institution is a research-inten-
sive institution of higher education with demonstrated ex-
pertise in the development of carbon-based fuel cells allow-
ing the direct use of high sulfur content coal as fuel, and
which has produced a laboratory-scale carbon-based fuel
cell with a proven current density of 100 milliamps per
square centimeter at a voltage of 0.6 volts.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy for carrying out this section $850,000 for fiscal year
2006.
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SEC. 1452. NATIONAL PRIORITY PROJECT DESIGNATION.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Energy.
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of Energy.
(b) 
DESIGNATION
OF
NATIONAL
PRIORITY
PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established
the National Priority Project designation, which
shall be evidenced by a medal bearing the inscription
‘‘National Priority Project’’. The medal shall be of
such design and materials and bear such additional
inscriptions as the President may prescribe.
(2) MAKING AND PRESENTATION OF DESIGNA-
TION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President, on the
basis of recommendations made by the Sec-
retary, shall annually designate organizations, if
any, that have—
(i) advanced the field of renewable en-
ergy technology and contribute to North
American energy independence; and
(ii) a project that has been certified
by the Secretary under subsection (c).
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(B) PRESENTATION.—The President shall
designate projects with such ceremonies as the
President may prescribe.
(C) USE OF DESIGNATION.—An organiza-
tion that receives a designation under this sec-
tion may publicize its designation as a National
Priority Project in its advertising.
(D) CATEGORIES IN WHICH THE DESIGNA-
TION
MAY
BE
GIVEN.—Separate designations
shall be made to qualifying projects in each of
the following categories:
(i) 
Renewable 
energy 
generation
projects.
(ii) Energy efficient and renewable en-
ergy building projects.
(c) APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION.—
(1) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—Certification and
selection of the projects to receive the designation
shall be based on the following criteria:
(A) FOR
ALL
PROJECTS.—The project
demonstrates that it will install no less than 30
megawatts of renewable energy generation ca-
pacity.
(B) FOR
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
BUILDING
AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.—In addi-
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tion to meeting the criteria established in sub-
paragraph (A), building projects shall—
(i) comply with nationally recognized
standards for high-performance, sustain-
able buildings;
(ii) utilize whole-building integration
of energy efficiency and environmental per-
formance design and technology, including
advanced building controls;
(iii) utilize renewable energy for at
least 50 percent of its energy consumption;
(iv) comply with applicable Energy
Star standards; and
(v) include at least 5,000,000 square
feet of enclosed space.
(2) APPLICATION.—
(A) INITIAL APPLICATIONS.—No later than
4 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall publish in the Federal Register an invita-
tion and guidelines for submitting applications,
consistent with the provisions of this section.
(B) CONTENTS.—The application shall de-
scribe the project, or planned project, and its
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plans to meet the criteria listed in paragraph
(1).
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 days
after the application period described in paragraph
(2), the Secretary shall certify projects that are rea-
sonably expected to meet the criteria described in
paragraph (1).
TITLE XV—ETHANOL AND
MOTOR FUELS
Subtitle A—General Provisions
SEC. 1501. RENEWABLE CONTENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE
FUEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (o) as sub-
section (q); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (n) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(o) RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(A) ETHANOL.—(i) The term ‘cellulosic
biomass ethanol’ means ethanol derived from
any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that
is available on a renewable or recurring basis,
including—