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(2) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of— 
(A) the Secretary of Energy (or the designee 
of the Secretary of Energy); 
(B) the Secretary of Defense (or the designee 
of the Secretary of Defense); 
(C) the Secretary of the Interior (or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of the Interior); 
(D) the Governors of the affected States; and 
(E) representatives of local governments in 
affected areas. 
(3) DEVELOPMENT OF A 5-YEAR PLAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Task Force shall 
formulate a 5-year plan to promote the develop-
ment of oil shale and tar sands. 
(B) 
COMPONENTS.—In 
formulating 
the 
plan, the Task Force shall— 
(i) identify public actions that are re-
quired to stimulate prudent development of 
oil shale and tar sands; 
(ii) analyze the costs and benefits of 
those actions; 
(iii) 
make 
recommendations 
con-
cerning specific actions that should be taken 
to stimulate prudent development of oil
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shale and tar sands, including economic, 
investment, tax, technology, research and 
development, infrastructure, environmental, 
education, and socio-economic actions; 
(iv) consult with representatives of in-
dustry and other stakeholders; 
(v) provide notice and opportunity for 
public comment on the plan; 
(vi) identify oil shale and tar sands 
technologies that— 
(I) are ready for pilot plant and 
semiworks development; and 
(II) have a high probability of 
leading to advanced technology for 
first- or second-generation commercial 
production; and 
(vii) assess the availability of water 
from the Green River Formation to meet the 
potential needs of oil shale and tar sands 
development. 
(4) NATIONAL
PROGRAM
OFFICE.—The Task 
Force shall analyze and make recommendations re-
garding the need for a national program office to ad-
minister the plan.
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(5) PARTNERSHIP.—The Task Force shall rec-
ommend whether to initiate a partnership with Al-
berta, Canada, for purposes of sharing information 
relating to the development and production of oil 
from tar sands. 
(6) REPORTS.— 
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Task Force shall submit to the President and 
Congress a report that describes the analysis and 
recommendations of the Task Force and contains 
the 5-year plan. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—The Secretary 
of Energy shall provide an annual report de-
scribing the progress in carrying out the plan for 
each of the 5 years following submission of the 
report provided for in subparagraph (A). 
(f) MINERAL LEASING ACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 
21(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 241(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by designating the first, second, and third 
sentences as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3) (as designated by para-
graph (1))—
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(A) by striking ‘‘rate of 50 cents per acre’’ 
and inserting ‘‘rate of $2.00 per acre’’; and 
(B) in the last proviso— 
(i) by striking ‘‘That not more than 
one lease shall be granted under this section 
to any’’ and inserting ‘‘That no’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘except that with re-
spect to leases for’’ and inserting ‘‘shall ac-
quire or hold more than 25,000 acres of oil 
shale leases in the United States. For’’. 
(g) 
COST-SHARED
DEMONSTRATION
TECH-
NOLOGIES.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall identify technologies for the development of oil 
shale and tar sands that— 
(A) are ready for demonstration at a com-
mercially-representative scale; and 
(B) have a high probability of leading to 
commercial production. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—For each technology identified 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Energy may 
provide— 
(A) technical assistance; 
(B) assistance in meeting environmental 
and regulatory requirements; and