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(5) PERMITTED
USES.—In allocating funds 
made available under section 50001, the Secretary 
may fund projects that include, as part of the 
project, the separation and capture of carbon diox-
ide. 
(c) FINANCIAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall not 
provide a funding award under this division unless the re-
cipient has documented to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
that—
(1) the award recipient is financially viable 
without the receipt of additional Federal funding; 
(2) the recipient will provide sufficient informa-
tion to the Secretary for the Secretary to ensure 
that the award funds are spent efficiently and effec-
tively; and 
(3) a market exists for the technology being 
demonstrated or applied, as evidenced by statements 
of interest in writing from potential purchasers of 
the technology. 
(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide financial assistance to projects that meet the re-
quirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c) and are likely 
to—
(1) achieve overall cost reductions in the utiliza-
tion of coal to generate useful forms of energy;
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(2) improve the competitiveness of coal among 
various forms of energy in order to maintain a diver-
sity of fuel choices in the United States to meet elec-
tricity generation requirements; and 
(3) demonstrate methods and equipment that 
are applicable to 25 percent of the electricity gener-
ating facilities, using different types of coal, that use 
coal as the primary feedstock as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a coal or related technology project funded by the Sec-
retary under this division shall not exceed 50 percent. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.—No technology, or level of emis-
sion reduction, shall be treated as adequately dem-
onstrated for purposes of section 111 of the Clean Air Act, 
achievable for purposes of section 169 of that Act, or 
achievable in practice for purposes of section 171 of that 
Act solely by reason of the use of such technology, or the 
achievement of such emission reduction, by one or more 
facilities receiving assistance under this division. 
SEC. 50003. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and once every 2 years thereafter through 
2011, the Secretary, in consultation with other appro-
priate Federal agencies, shall transmit to the Committee
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on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Science 
of the House of Representatives, and to the Senate, a re-
port describing—
(1) the technical milestones set forth in section 
50002 and how those milestones ensure progress to-
ward meeting the requirements of subsections 
(b)(1)(B) and (b)(2) of section 50002; and 
(2) the status of projects funded under this di-
vision. 
SEC. 50004. CLEAN COAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
As part of the program authorized in section 50001, 
the Secretary shall award competitive, merit-based grants 
to universities for the establishment of Centers of Excel-
lence for Energy Systems of the Future. The Secretary 
shall provide grants to universities that can show the 
greatest potential for advancing new clean coal tech-
nologies.
DIVISION F—HYDROGEN 
SEC. 60001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) The term ‘‘Advisory Committee’’ means the 
Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Com-
mittee established under section 60005 of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy.
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(3) The term ‘‘fuel cell’’ means a device that di-
rectly converts the chemical energy of a fuel and an 
oxidant into electricity by an electrochemical process 
taking place at separate electrodes in the device. 
(4) The term ‘‘infrastructure’’ means the equip-
ment, systems, or facilities used to produce, dis-
tribute, deliver, or store hydrogen and other ad-
vanced clean fuels. 
(5) The term ‘‘light duty vehicle’’ means a car 
or truck, classified by the Department of Transpor-
tation as a Class I or IIA vehicle. 
(6) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
SEC. 60002. PLAN. 
Not later than six months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress 
a coordinated plan for the programs described in this divi-
sion and any other programs of the Department that are 
directly related to fuel cells or hydrogen. The plan shall 
describe, at a minimum—
(1) the agenda for the next five years for the 
programs authorized under this division, including 
the agenda for each activity enumerated in section 
60003(a);
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(2) the types of entities that will carry out the 
activities under this division and what role each enti-
ty is expected to play; 
(3) the milestones that will be used to evaluate 
the programs for the next five years; 
(4) the most significant technical and nontech-
nical hurdles that stand in the way of achieving the 
goals described in section 60003(b), and how the 
programs will address those hurdles; and 
(5) the policy assumptions that are implicit in 
the plan, including any assumptions that would af-
fect the sources of hydrogen or the marketability of 
hydrogen-related products. 
SEC. 60003. PROGRAM. 
(a) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in partnership with 
the private sector, shall conduct a program to address—
(1) production of hydrogen from diverse energy 
sources, including—
(A) fossil fuels, which may include carbon 
capture and sequestration; 
(B) hydrogen-carrier fuels (including eth-
anol and methanol); 
(C) renewable energy resources; and 
(D) nuclear energy;
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(2) the safe delivery of hydrogen or hydrogen-
carrier fuels, including—
(A) transmission by pipeline and other dis-
tribution methods; and 
(B) convenient and economic refueling of 
vehicles either at central refueling stations or 
through distributed on-site generation; 
(3) advanced vehicle technologies, including—
(A) engine and emission control systems; 
(B) energy storage, electric propulsion, and 
hybrid systems; 
(C) automotive materials; 
(D) clean fuels in addition to hydrogen; 
and 
(E) other advanced vehicle technologies; 
(4) storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier 
fuels, including development of materials for safe 
and economic storage in gaseous, liquid, or solid 
form at refueling facilities and onboard vehicles; 
(5) development of safe, durable, affordable, 
and efficient fuel cells, including research and devel-
opment on fuel-flexible fuel cell power systems, im-
proved manufacturing processes, high-temperature 
membranes, cost-effective fuel processing for natural
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gas, fuel cell stack and system reliability, low tem-
perature operation, and cold start capability; and 
(6) development of necessary codes and stand-
ards (including international codes and standards) 
and safety practices for the production, distribution, 
storage, and use of hydrogen, hydrogen-carrier fuels 
and related products. 
(b) PROGRAM GOALS.—
(1) VEHICLES.—For vehicles, the goals of the 
program are—
(A) to enable a commitment by auto-
makers no later than year 2015 to offer safe, 
affordable, and technically viable hydrogen fuel 
cell vehicles in the mass consumer market; and 
(B) to enable production, delivery, and ac-
ceptance by consumers of model year 2020 hy-
drogen fuel cell and other vehicles that will 
have—
(i) a range of at least three hundred 
miles; 
(ii) improved performance and ease of 
driving; 
(iii) safety and performance com-
parable to vehicle technologies in the mar-
ket;
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(iv) when compared to light duty vehi-
cles in model year 2003—
(I) a fuel economy that is two 
and one half times the equivalent fuel 
economy of comparable light duty ve-
hicles in model year 2003; and 
(II) near zero emissions of air 
pollutants; and 
(v) vehicle fuel system crash integrity 
and occupant protection. 
(2) HYDROGEN ENERGY AND ENERGY INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—For hydrogen energy and energy in-
frastructure, the goals of the program are to enable 
a commitment not later than 2015 that will lead to 
infrastructure by 2020 that will provide—
(A) safe and convenient refueling; 
(B) improved overall efficiency; 
(C) widespread availability of hydrogen 
from domestic energy sources through—
(i) production, with consideration of 
emissions levels; 
(ii) delivery, including transmission by 
pipeline and other distribution methods for 
hydrogen; and
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(iii) storage, including storage in sur-
face transportation vehicles; 
(D) hydrogen for fuel cells, internal com-
bustion engines, and other energy conversion 
devices for portable, stationary, and transpor-
tation applications; and 
(E) other technologies consistent with the 
Department’s plan. 
(3) FUEL CELLS.—The goals for fuel cells and 
their portable, stationary, and transportation appli-
cations are to enable—
(A) safe, economical, and environmentally 
sound hydrogen fuel cells; 
(B) fuel cells for light duty and other vehi-
cles; and 
(C) other technologies consistent with the 
Department’s plan. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION.—In carrying out the program 
under this section, the Secretary shall fund a limited num-
ber of demonstration projects. In selecting projects under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable and in the public interest, select projects that—
(1) involve using hydrogen and related products 
at facilities or installations that would exist without 
the demonstration program, such as existing office
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buildings, military bases, vehicle fleet centers, tran-
sit bus authorities, or parks; 
(2) depend on reliable power from hydrogen to 
carry out essential activities; 
(3) lead to the replication of hydrogen tech-
nologies and draw such technologies into the market-
place; 
(4) integrate in a single project both mobile and 
stationary applications of hydrogen fuel cells; 
(5) address the interdependency of demand for 
hydrogen fuel cell applications and hydrogen fuel in-
frastructure; and 
(6) raise awareness of hydrogen technology 
among the public. 
(d) DEPLOYMENT.—In carrying out the program 
under this section, the Secretary shall, in partnership with 
the private sector, conduct activities to facilitate the de-
ployment of—
(1) hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure; 
(2) fuel cells; 
(3) advanced vehicle technologies; and 
(4) clean fuels in addition to hydrogen. 
(e) FUNDING.—(1) The Secretary shall carry out the 
program under this section using a competitive, merit-re-
view process and consistent with the generally applicable
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Federal laws and regulations governing awards of finan-
cial assistance, contracts, or other agreements. 
(2) Activities under this section may be carried out 
by funding nationally recognized university-based research 
centers. 
(3) The Secretary shall endeavor to avoid duplication 
or displacement of other research and development pro-
grams and activities. 
(f) COST SHARING.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—For projects carried out 
through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts 
under this section, the Secretary shall require a 
commitment from non-Federal sources of at least—
(A) 20 percent of the cost of a project, ex-
cept projects carried out under subsections (c) 
and (d); and 
(B) 50 percent of the cost of a project car-
ried out under subsection (c) or (d). 
(2) REDUCTION.—The Secretary may reduce 
the non-Federal requirement under paragraph (1) if 
the Secretary determines that—
(A) the reduction is appropriate consid-
ering the technological risks involved; or
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(B) the project is for technical analyses or 
other activities that the Secretary does not ex-
pect to result in a marketable product. 
(3) SIZE OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The Sec-
retary may consider the size of the non-Federal 
share in selecting projects. 
SEC. 60004. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall es-
tablish an interagency task force chaired by the Secretary 
or his designee with representatives from each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy within the Executive Office of the President. 
(2) The Department of Transportation. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Department of Commerce (including 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology). 
(5) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration. 
(7) Other Federal agencies as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(b) DUTIES.—
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(1) PLANNING.—The interagency task force 
shall work toward—
(A) a safe, economical, and environ-
mentally sound fuel infrastructure for hydrogen 
and hydrogen-carrier fuels, including an infra-
structure that supports buses and other fleet 
transportation; 
(B) fuel cells in government and other ap-
plications, including portable, stationary, and 
transportation applications; 
(C) distributed power generation, including 
the generation of combined heat, power, and 
clean fuels including hydrogen; 
(D) uniform hydrogen codes, standards, 
and safety protocols; and 
(E) vehicle hydrogen fuel system integrity 
safety performance. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—The interagency task force 
may organize workshops and conferences, may issue 
publications, and may create databases to carry out 
its duties. The interagency task force shall—
(A) foster the exchange of generic, non-
proprietary information and technology among 
industry, academia, and government;
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(B) develop and maintain an inventory and 
assessment of hydrogen, fuel cells, and other 
advanced technologies, including the commercial 
capability of each technology for the economic 
and environmentally safe production, distribu-
tion, delivery, storage, and use of hydrogen; 
(C) integrate technical and other informa-
tion made available as a result of the programs 
and activities under this division; 
(D) promote the marketplace introduction 
of infrastructure for hydrogen and other clean 
fuel vehicles; and 
(E) conduct an education program to pro-
vide hydrogen and fuel cell information to po-
tential end-users. 
(c) AGENCY COOPERATION.—The heads of all agen-
cies, including those whose agencies are not represented 
on the interagency task force, shall cooperate with and 
furnish information to the interagency task force, the Ad-
visory Committee, and the Department. 
SEC. 60005. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Hydrogen Technical and 
Fuel Cell Advisory Committee is established to advise the 
Secretary on the programs and activities under this divi-
sion.
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(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Committee is 
comprised of not fewer than 12 nor more than 25 
members. These members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary to represent domestic industry, academia, 
professional societies, government agencies, and fi-
nancial, environmental, and other appropriate orga-
nizations based on the Department’s assessment of 
the technical and other qualifications of committee 
members and the needs of the Advisory Committee. 
(2) TERMS.—The term of a member of the Ad-
visory Committee shall not be more than 3 years. 
The Secretary may appoint members of the Advisory 
Committee in a manner that allows the terms of the 
members serving at any time to expire at spaced in-
tervals so as to ensure continuity in the functioning 
of the Advisory Committee. A member of the Advi-
sory Committee whose term is expiring may be re-
appointed. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee 
shall have a chairperson, who is elected by the mem-
bers from among their number. 
(c) REVIEW.—The Advisory Committee shall review 
and make recommendations to the Secretary on—
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(1) the implementation of programs and activi-
ties under this division; 
(2) the safety, economical, and environmental 
consequences of technologies for the production, dis-
tribution, delivery, storage, or use of hydrogen en-
ergy and fuel cells; and 
(3) the plan under section 60002. 
(d) RESPONSE.—(1) The Secretary shall consider, 
but need not adopt, any recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee under subsection (c). 
(2) The Secretary shall transmit a biennial report to 
the Congress describing any recommendations made by 
the Advisory Committee since the previous report. The re-
port shall include a description of how the Secretary has 
implemented or plans to implement the recommendations, 
or an explanation of the reasons that a recommendation 
will not be implemented. The report shall be transmitted 
along with the President’s budget proposal. 
(e) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide resources 
necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the Advi-
sory Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this 
division. 
SEC. 60006. EXTERNAL REVIEW. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary shall enter into an ar-
rangement with a competitively selected nongovernmental
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entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to re-
view the plan prepared under section 60002, which shall 
be completed not later than six months after the entity 
receives the plan. Not later than 45 days after receiving 
the review, the Secretary shall transmit the review to the 
Congress along with a plan to implement the review’s rec-
ommendations or an explanation of the reasons that a rec-
ommendation will not be implemented. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall enter 
into an arrangement with a competitively selected non-
governmental entity, such as the National Academy of 
Sciences, under which the entity will review the program 
under section 60003 during the fourth year following the 
date of enactment of this Act. The entity’s review shall 
include the research priorities and technical milestones, 
and evaluate the progress toward achieving them. The re-
view shall be completed no later than five years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 45 days after 
receiving the review, the Secretary shall transmit the re-
view to the Congress along with a plan to implement the 
review’s recommendations or an explanation for the rea-
sons that a recommendation will not be implemented. 
SEC. 60007. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary may rep-
resent the United States interests with respect to activities
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and programs under this division, in coordination with the 
Department of Transportation, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, and other relevant Federal 
agencies, before governments and nongovernmental orga-
nizations including—
(1) other Federal, State, regional, and local 
governments and their representatives; 
(2) industry and its representatives, including 
members of the energy and transportation indus-
tries; and 
(3) in consultation with the Department of 
State, foreign governments and their representatives 
including international organizations. 
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this divi-
sion shall be construed to alter the regulatory authority 
of the Department. 
SEC. 60008. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this division, in addition to any amounts made available 
for these purposes under other Acts—
(1) $273,500,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
(2) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(3) $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(4) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(5) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.’’.
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SEC. 60009. FUEL CELL PROGRAM AT NATIONAL PARKS. 
The Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Sec-
retary of Interior and the National Park Service, is au-
thorized to establish a program to provide matching funds 
to assist in the deployment of fuel cells at one or more 
prominent National Parks. The Secretary of Energy shall 
transmit to Congress within 1 year, and annually there-
after, a report describing any activities taken pursuant to 
such program. The report shall address whether activities 
taken pursuant to such program reduce the environmental 
impacts of energy use at National Parks. There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 through 2010 to carry out the purposes of this 
section. 
SEC. 60010. ADVANCED POWER SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy is author-
ized to establish an Advanced Power System Technology 
Incentive Program to support the deployment of certain 
advanced power system technologies and to improve and 
protect certain critical governmental, industrial, and com-
mercial processes. Funds provided under this section shall 
be used by the Secretary to make incentive payments to 
eligible owners or operators of advanced power system 
technologies to increase power generation through en-
hanced operational, economic, and environmental perform-
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ance. Payments under this section may only be made upon 
receipt by the Secretary of an incentive payment applica-
tion establishing an applicant as either—
(1) a qualifying advanced power system tech-
nology facility; or 
(2) a qualifying security and assured power fa-
cility. 
(b) INCENTIVES.—Subject to availability of funds, a 
payment of 1.8 cents per kilowatt-hour shall be paid to 
the owner or operator of a qualifying advanced power sys-
tem technology facility under this section for electricity 
generated at such facility. An additional 0.7 cents per kilo-
watt-hour shall be paid to the owner or operator of a quali-
fying security and assured power facility for electricity 
generated at such facility. Any facility qualifying under 
this section shall be eligible for an incentive payment for 
up to, but not more than, the first 10,000,000 kilowatt-
hours produced in any fiscal year. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘qualifying advanced power system 
technology facility’’ means a facility using an ad-
vanced fuel cell, turbine, or hybrid power system or 
power storage system to generate or store electric 
energy; and
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(2) the term ‘‘qualifying security and assured 
power facility’’ means a qualifying advanced power 
system technology facility determined by the Sec-
retary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, to be in critical need of se-
cure, reliable, rapidly available, high-quality power 
for critical governmental, industrial, or commercial 
applications. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy for the purposes 
of this section, $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2004 through 2010.
DIVISION G—HOUSING
SEC. 70001. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT, 
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
Section 4(b) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 
(42 U.S.C. 9816 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including ca-
pabilities regarding the provision of energy efficient, 
affordable housing and residential energy conserva-
tion measures’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘, including such activities 
relating to the provision of energy efficient, afford-
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able housing and residential energy conservation 
measures that benefit low-income families’’. 
SEC. 70002. INCREASE OF CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES CAP FOR 
ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY 
ACTIVITIES. 
Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is 
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or efficiency’’ after ‘‘energy 
conservation’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, and except that’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘; except that’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘; and except that each percentage limita-
tion under this paragraph on the amount of assist-
ance provided under this title that may be used for 
the provision of public services is hereby increased 
by 10 percent, but such percentage increase may be 
used only for the provision of public services con-
cerning energy conservation or efficiency’’. 
SEC. 70003. FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE INCENTIVES FOR 
ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING. 
(a) SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING MORTGAGE INSUR-
ANCE.—Section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) is amended, in the first undesig-
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nated paragraph beginning after subparagraph (B)(ii)(IV) 
(relating to solar energy systems), by striking ‘‘20 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(b) MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING
MORTGAGE
INSUR-
ANCE.—Section 207(c) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1713(c)) is amended, in the second undesignated 
paragraph beginning after paragraph (3) (relating to solar 
energy systems and residential energy conservation meas-
ures), by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 per-
cent’’. 
(c) COOPERATIVE
HOUSING
MORTGAGE
INSUR-
ANCE.—Section 213(p) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715e(p)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 per centum’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(d) REHABILITATION
AND NEIGHBORHOOD CON-
SERVATION HOUSING MORTGAGE INSURANCE.—Section 
220(d)(3)(B)(iii)(IV) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)(IV)) is amended by striking 
‘‘20 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(e) LOW-INCOME MULTIFAMILY HOUSING MORT-
GAGE INSURANCE.—Section 221(k) of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 
per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(f) ELDERLY HOUSING MORTGAGE INSURANCE.—
Section 231(c)(2)(C) of the National Housing Act (12
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U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 per 
centum’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(g) CONDOMINIUM
HOUSING
MORTGAGE
INSUR-
ANCE.—Section 234(j) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715y(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 per centum’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
SEC. 70004. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND. 
Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(K) improvement of energy and water-use 
efficiency by installing fixtures and fittings that 
conform to the American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers/American National Standards Insti-
tute standards A112.19.2-1998 and A112.18.1-
2000, or any revision thereto, applicable at the 
time of installation, and by increasing energy 
efficiency and water conservation by such other
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means as the Secretary determines are appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(L) integrated utility management and 
capital planning to maximize energy conserva-
tion and efficiency measures.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) THIRD
PARTY
CONTRACTS.—
Contracts described in clause (i) may in-
clude contracts for equipment conversions 
to less costly utility sources, projects with 
resident-paid utilities, and adjustments to 
frozen base year consumption, including 
systems repaired to meet applicable build-
ing and safety codes and adjustments for 
occupancy rates increased by rehabilita-
tion. 
‘‘(iii) TERM OF CONTRACT.—The total 
term of a contract described in clause (i) 
shall not exceed 20 years to allow longer 
payback periods for retrofits, including 
windows, heating system replacements,
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wall insulation, site-based generations, ad-
vanced energy savings technologies, includ-
ing renewable energy generation, and other 
such retrofits.’’. 
SEC. 70005. GRANTS FOR ENERGY-CONSERVING IMPROVE-
MENTS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING. 
Section 251(b)(1) of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8231(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘financed with loans’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assisted’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘1959,’’ the following: 
‘‘which are eligible multifamily housing projects (as 
such term is defined in section 512 of the Multi-
family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability 
Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note)) and are subject 
to mortgage restructuring and rental assistance suf-
ficiency plans under such Act,’’; and 
(3) by inserting after the period at the end of 
the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Such 
improvements may also include the installation of 
energy and water conserving fixtures and fittings 
that conform to the American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers/American National Standards Institute 
standards A112.19.2-1998 and A112.18.1-2000, or
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any revision thereto, applicable at the time of instal-
lation.’’. 
SEC. 70006. NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK. 
Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (22 U.S.C. 
290m–290m-3) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 545. SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN ENERGY POLICIES. 
‘‘Consistent with the focus of the Bank’s Charter on 
environmental infrastructure projects, the Board members 
representing the United States should use their voice and 
vote to encourage the Bank to finance projects related to 
clean and efficient energy, including energy conservation, 
that prevent, control, or reduce environmental pollutants 
or contaminants.’’. 
SEC. 70007. ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES. 
In purchasing appliances, a public housing agency 
shall purchase energy-efficient appliances that are Energy 
Star products or FEMP-designated products, as such 
terms are defined in section 552 of the National Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (as amended by this Act), 
unless the purchase of energy-efficient appliances is not 
cost-effective to the agency.
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SEC. 70008. ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. 
Section 109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12709) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘1 year after the date 
of the enactment of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2004’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) rehabilitation and new construction of 
public and assisted housing funded by HOPE 
VI revitalization grants under section 24 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437v), where such standards are determined 
to be cost effective by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Council 
of American’’ and all that follows through
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‘‘90.1–1989’)’’ and inserting ‘‘2000 Inter-
national Energy Conservation Code’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1 year after the date of 
the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2004’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘CABO’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘1989’’ and inserting ‘‘the 2000 
International Energy Conservation Code’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MODEL 
ENERGY CODE’’ and inserting ‘‘THE INTER-
NATIONAL
ENERGY
CONSERVATION
CODE’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘CABO’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘1989’’ and inserting ‘‘the 2000 
International Energy Conservation Code’’. 
SEC. 70009. ENERGY STRATEGY FOR HUD. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall develop and implement an integrated strategy to re-
duce utility expenses through cost-effective energy con-
servation and efficiency measures and energy efficient de-
sign and construction of public and assisted housing. The 
energy strategy shall include the development of energy
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reduction goals and incentives for public housing agencies. 
The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress, not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
on the energy strategy and the actions taken by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development to monitor 
the energy usage of public housing agencies and shall sub-
mit an update every two years thereafter on progress in 
implementing the strategy.
Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.
Calendar No. 85
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 6
AN ACT 
To enhance energy conservation and research and 
development, to provide for security and diversity 
in the energy supply for the American people, 
and for other purposes. 
MAY 6, 2003
Read the second time and placed on the calendar