fuel economy of the vehicle, including fiber optics to 
replace traditional wiring; 
(6) thermoelectric devices that capture waste heat 
and convert thermal energy into electricity; and 
(7) advanced drivetrains. 
SEC. 303. BUILDINGS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application of cost-effective technologies, for new con-
struction and retrofit, to improve the energy efficiency and 
environmental performance of commercial, industrial, in-
stitutional, and residential buildings. The program shall 
use a whole-buildings approach, integrating work on ele-
ments including—
(1) advanced controls, including occupancy sen-
sors, daylighting controls, wireless technologies, auto-
mated responses to changes in the internal and exter-
nal environment, and real time delivery of informa-
tion on building system and component performance; 
(2) building envelope, including windows, roof-
ing systems and materials, and building-integrated 
photovoltaics; 
(3) building systems components, including—
(A) lighting;
(B) appliances, including advanced tech-
nologies, such as stand-by load technologies, for 
office equipment, food service equipment, and 
laundry equipment; and 
(C) heating, ventilation, and cooling sys-
tems, including ground-source heat pumps and 
radiant heating; and 
(4) onsite renewable energy generation. 
(b) ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING PILOT GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a pilot program to award grants to busi-
nesses and organizations for new construction of en-
ergy efficient buildings, or major renovations of build-
ings that will result in energy efficient buildings, to 
demonstrate innovative energy efficiency technologies, 
especially those sponsored by the Department. 
(2) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall award grants 
under this subsection competitively to those appli-
cants whose proposals—
(A) best demonstrate—
(i) likelihood to meet or exceed the de-
sign standards referred to in paragraph (7);
(ii) likelihood to maximize cost-effec-
tive energy efficiency opportunities; and 
(iii) advanced energy efficiency tech-
nologies; and 
(B) are least likely to be realized without 
Federal assistance. 
(3) AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.—Grants under this 
subsection shall be for up to 50 percent of design and 
energy modeling costs, not to exceed $50,000 per 
building. No single grantee may be eligible for more 
than 3 grants per year under this program. 
(4) GRANT PAYMENTS.—
(A) INITIAL PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall 
pay 50 percent of the total amount of the grant 
to grant recipients upon selection. 
(B) REMAINDER
OF
PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall pay the remaining 50 percent of the 
grant only after independent certification of 
operational buildings for compliance with the 
standards for energy efficient buildings described 
in paragraph (7). 
(C) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 
shall not provide the remainder of the payment 
unless the building is certified within 6 months 
after operation of the completed building to meet
the requirements described in subparagraph (B), 
or in the case of major renovations the building 
is certified within 6 months of the completion of 
the renovations. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
years after awarding the first grant under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a re-
port containing—
(A) the total number and dollar amount of 
grants awarded under this subsection; and 
(B) an estimate of aggregate cost and en-
ergy savings enabled by the pilot program under 
this subsection. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Administra-
tive expenses for the program under this subsection 
shall not exceed 10 percent of appropriated funds. 
(7) DEFINITION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILD-
ING.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘en-
ergy efficient building’’ means a building that is 
independently certified—
(A) to meet or exceed the applicable United 
States Green Building Council’s Leadership in 
Energy and Environmental Design standards for 
a silver, gold, or platinum rating; and
(B) to achieve a reduction in energy con-
sumption of—
(i) at least 25 percent for new con-
struction, compared to the energy standards 
set by the Federal Building Code (10 CFR 
part 434); and 
(ii) at least 20 percent for major ren-
ovations, compared to energy consumption 
before renovations are begun. 
(c) STANDARDIZATION REPORT AND PROGRAM.—
(1) REPORT.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Institute of Building 
Sciences to—
(A) conduct a comprehensive assessment of 
how well current voluntary consensus standards 
related to buildings match state-of-the-art knowl-
edge on the design, construction, operation, re-
pair, and renovation of high-performance build-
ings; and 
(B) recommend steps for the Secretary to 
take to accelerate the development and promulga-
tion of voluntary consensus standards for high-
performance buildings that would address all 
major high-performance building attributes, in-
cluding energy efficiency, sustainability, safety 
and security, life-cycle cost, and productivity. 
(2) PROGRAM.—After receiving the report under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram of technical assistance and grants to support 
standards development organizations in—
(A) the revision of existing standards, to re-
flect current knowledge of high-performance 
buildings; and 
(B) the development and promulgation of 
new standards in areas important to high-per-
formance buildings where there is no existing 
standard or where an existing standard cannot 
easily be modified. 
SEC. 304. INDUSTRIES. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application of advanced technologies to improve the en-
ergy efficiency, environmental performance, and process ef-
ficiency of energy-intensive and waste-intensive industries. 
Such program shall be focused on industries whose total an-
nual energy consumption amounts to more than 1.0 percent 
of the total nationwide annual energy consumption, accord-
ing to the most recent data available to the Department. 
Research and development efforts under this section shall
give a higher priority to broad-benefit efficiency tech-
nologies that have practical application across industry sec-
tors. 
(b) ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.—The 
program conducted under subsection (a) shall include re-
search on, and development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application of, advanced control devices to improve the 
energy efficiency of electric motors, including those used in 
industrial processes, heating, ventilation, and cooling. 
SEC. 305. DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL APPLICA-
TION. 
(a) APPLIANCES AND TESTING.—The Secretary shall 
conduct research and analysis to determine whether, given 
Department-sponsored and other advances in energy effi-
ciency technologies, demonstration and commercial applica-
tion of innovative, cost-effective energy savings and pollu-
tion reducing technologies could be used to improve appli-
ances and test procedures used to measure appliance effi-
ciency. 
(b) BUILDING ENERGY CODES.—The Secretary shall, 
in coordination with government, nongovernment, and com-
mercial partners, conduct research and analyses of the best 
cost-effective practices in the development and updating of 
building energy codes, including for manufactured housing. 
Analyses shall focus on how to encourage energy efficiency
and adoption of newly developed energy production and use 
equipment. 
(c) ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CEN-
TERS.—
(1) GRANTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
make grants to nonprofit institutions, State and local 
governments, or universities (or consortia thereof), to 
establish a geographically dispersed network of Ad-
vanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers, to be lo-
cated in areas the Secretary determines have the 
greatest need of the services of such Centers. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Center shall oper-
ate a program to encourage demonstration and 
commercial application of advanced energy 
methods and technologies through education and 
outreach to building and industrial profes-
sionals, and to other individuals and organiza-
tions with an interest in efficient energy use. 
(B) ADVISORY PANEL.—Each Center shall 
establish an advisory panel to advise the Center 
on how best to accomplish the activities under 
subparagraph (A).
(3) APPLICATION.—A person seeking a grant 
under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in such form and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require. The Secretary 
may award a grant under this subsection to an entity 
already in existence if the entity is otherwise eligible 
under this subsection. 
(4) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subsection on the basis of the 
following criteria, at a minimum: 
(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 governments, 
utilities, and educational and research institu-
tions. 
(5) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary shall re-
quire a non-Federal matching requirement of at least 
50 percent of the costs of establishing and operating 
each Center. 
(6) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall 
establish an advisory committee to advise the Sec-
retary on the establishment of Centers under this sub-
section. The advisory committee shall be composed of
individuals with expertise in the area of advanced en-
ergy 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 
(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 Center es-
tablished 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 facility site. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and once every 3 years thereafter, 
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
results of research and analysis under this section. In calcu-
lating cost-effectiveness for purposes of such reports, the Sec-
retary shall include, at a minimum, the avoided cost of ad-
ditional energy production, savings to the economy from 
lower peak energy prices and reduced price volatility, and 
the public and private benefits of reduced pollution. 
SEC. 306. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘associ-
ated 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 en-
ergy 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 con-
duct a research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application program for the secondary use of batteries 
if the Secretary finds that there are sufficient numbers of 
such batteries to support the program. The program shall 
be—
(1) designed to demonstrate the use of batteries 
in secondary applications, including utility and com-
mercial power storage and power quality; 
(2) structured to evaluate the performance, in-
cluding useful service life and costs, of such batteries 
in field operations, and the necessary supporting in-
frastructure, including reuse and disposal of batteries; 
and 
(3) coordinated with ongoing secondary battery 
use programs at the National Laboratories and in in-
dustry. 
(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 solicit proposals 
to demonstrate the secondary use of batteries and associated 
equipment and supporting infrastructure in geographic lo-
cations throughout the United States. The Secretary may 
make additional solicitations for proposals if the Secretary