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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The item re-
lating to section 925 in the table of contents of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 925. Electric transmission and distribution research and development.’’. 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Energy 
Research and Development 
SEC. 621. OBJECTIVES. 
Section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16271) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct pro-
grams of civilian nuclear energy research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application, including ac-
tivities described in this subtitle. Such programs shall take 
into consideration the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) Enhancing nuclear power’s viability as 
part of the United States energy portfolio. 
‘‘(2) Reducing used nuclear fuel and nuclear 
waste products generated by civilian nuclear energy. 
‘‘(3) Supporting technological advances in areas 
that industry by itself is not likely to undertake be-
cause of technical and financial uncertainty. 
‘‘(4) Providing the technical means to reduce the 
likelihood of nuclear proliferation. 
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‘‘(5) Maintaining a cadre of nuclear scientists 
and engineers. 
‘‘(6) Maintaining National Laboratory and uni-
versity nuclear programs, including their infrastruc-
ture. 
‘‘(7) Supporting both individual researchers and 
multidisciplinary teams of researchers to pioneer new 
approaches in nuclear energy, science, and technology. 
‘‘(8) Developing, planning, constructing, acquir-
ing, and operating special equipment and facilities 
for the use of researchers. 
‘‘(9) Supporting technology transfer and other 
appropriate activities to assist the nuclear energy in-
dustry, and other users of nuclear science and engi-
neering, including activities addressing reliability, 
availability, productivity, component aging, safety, 
and security of nuclear power plants. 
‘‘(10) Reducing the environmental impact of nu-
clear energy-related activities. 
‘‘(11) Researching and developing technologies 
and processes to meet Federal and State requirements 
and standards for nuclear power systems.’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (d); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(b). 
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SEC. 622. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES STUDY. 
Section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16271) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES STUDY.—In furtherance of 
the program objectives listed in subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, the Government Accountability Office shall, within 
one year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
transmit to the Congress a report on the results of a study 
on the scientific and technical merit of major Federal and 
State requirements and standards, including moratoria, 
that delay or impede the further development and commer-
cialization of nuclear power, and how the Department can 
assist in overcoming such delays or impediments.’’. 
SEC. 623. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 952 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16272) is amended by striking subsections (c) 
through (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) REACTOR CONCEPTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program of research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application to advance nuclear 
power systems as well as technologies to sustain cur-
rently deployed systems. 
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‘‘(2) DESIGNS
AND
TECHNOLOGIES.—In con-
ducting the program under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall examine advanced reactor designs and 
nuclear technologies, including those that— 
‘‘(A) have higher efficiency, lower cost, and 
improved safety compared to reactors in oper-
ation as of the date of enactment of the America 
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015; 
‘‘(B) utilize passive safety features; 
‘‘(C) minimize proliferation risks; 
‘‘(D) substantially reduce production of 
high-level waste per unit of output; 
‘‘(E) increase the life and sustainability of 
reactor systems currently deployed; 
‘‘(F) use improved instrumentation; 
‘‘(G) are capable of producing large-scale 
quantities of hydrogen or process heat; 
‘‘(H) minimize water usage or use alter-
natives to water as a cooling mechanism; or 
‘‘(I) use nuclear energy as part of an inte-
grated energy system. 
‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION.—In car-
rying out the program under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall seek opportunities to enhance the progress 
of the program through international cooperation 
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through such organizations as the Generation IV 
International Forum or any other international col-
laboration the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.—No funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the activities described in 
this subsection shall be used to fund the activities au-
thorized under sections 641 through 645.’’. 
SEC. 624. SMALL MODULAR REACTOR PROGRAM. 
Section 952 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16272) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SMALL MODULAR REACTOR PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a small modular reactor program to promote re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application of small modular reactors, including 
through cost-shared projects for commercial applica-
tion of reactor systems designs. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with and utilize the expertise of the Secretary of 
the Navy in establishing and carrying out such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—Activities may 
also include development of advanced computer mod-
eling and simulation tools, by Federal and non-Fed-
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eral entities, which demonstrate and validate new de-
sign capabilities of innovative small modular reactor 
designs. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘small modular reactor’ means a nu-
clear reactor meeting generally accepted industry 
standards— 
‘‘(A) with a rated capacity of less than 300 
electrical megawatts; 
‘‘(B) with respect to which most parts can 
be factory assembled and shipped as modules to 
a reactor plant site for assembly; and 
‘‘(C) that can be constructed and operated 
in combination with similar reactors at a single 
site.’’. 
SEC. 625. FUEL CYCLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 953 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16273) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘AD-
VANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE’’ and inserting 
‘‘FUEL CYCLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 
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(4) by inserting before subsection (d), as so redes-
ignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a fuel 
cycle research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application program (referred to in this section as the ‘pro-
gram’) on fuel cycle options that improve uranium resource 
utilization, maximize energy generation, minimize nuclear 
waste creation, improve safety, mitigate risk of prolifera-
tion, and improve waste management in support of a na-
tional strategy for spent nuclear fuel and the reactor con-
cepts research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application program under section 952(c). 
‘‘(b) FUEL CYCLE OPTIONS.—Under this section the 
Secretary may consider implementing the following initia-
tives: 
‘‘(1) OPEN CYCLE.—Developing fuels, including 
the use of nonuranium materials and alternate 
claddings, for use in reactors that increase energy 
generation, improve safety performance and margins, 
and minimize the amount of nuclear waste produced 
in an open fuel cycle. 
‘‘(2) RECYCLE.—Developing advanced recycling 
technologies, including advanced reactor concepts to 
improve resource utilization, reduce proliferation 
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risks, and minimize radiotoxicity, decay heat, and 
mass and volume of nuclear waste to the greatest ex-
tent possible. 
‘‘(3) ADVANCED
STORAGE
METHODS.—Devel-
oping advanced storage technologies for both onsite 
and long-term storage that substantially prolong the 
effective life of current storage devices or that substan-
tially improve upon existing nuclear waste storage 
technologies and methods, including repositories. 
‘‘(4) FAST
TEST
REACTOR.—Investigating the 
potential research benefits of a fast test reactor user 
facility to conduct experiments on fuels and materials 
related to fuel forms and fuel cycles that will increase 
fuel utilization, reduce proliferation risks, and reduce 
nuclear waste products. 
‘‘(5) ADVANCED
REACTOR
INNOVATION.—Devel-
oping an advanced reactor innovation testbed where 
national laboratories, universities, and industry can 
address advanced reactor design challenges to enable 
construction and operation of privately funded reac-
tor prototypes to resolve technical uncertainty for 
United States-based designs for future domestic and 
international markets. 
‘‘(6) OTHER
TECHNOLOGIES.—Developing any 
other technology or initiative that the Secretary deter-
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mines is likely to advance the objectives of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ADVANCED RECYCLING AND CROSS-
CUTTING ACTIVITIES.—In addition to and in support of the 
specific initiatives described in paragraphs (1) through (5) 
of subsection (b), the Secretary may support the following 
activities: 
‘‘(1) Development and testing of integrated proc-
ess flow sheets for advanced nuclear fuel recycling 
processes. 
‘‘(2) Research to characterize the byproducts and 
waste streams resulting from fuel recycling processes. 
‘‘(3) Research and development on reactor con-
cepts or transmutation technologies that improve re-
source utilization or reduce the radiotoxicity of waste 
streams. 
‘‘(4) Research and development on waste treat-
ment processes and separations technologies, advanced 
waste forms, and quantification of proliferation risks. 
‘‘(5) Identification and evaluation of test and ex-
perimental facilities necessary to successfully imple-
ment the advanced fuel cycle initiative. 
‘‘(6) Advancement of fuel cycle-related modeling 
and simulation capabilities. 
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‘‘(7) Research to understand the behavior of 
high-burnup fuels.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 953 in the table of contents of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 953. Fuel cycle research and development.’’. 
SEC. 626. NUCLEAR ENERGY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 958. NUCLEAR ENERGY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram to support the integration of activities undertaken 
through the reactor concepts research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application program under sec-
tion 952(c) and the fuel cycle research and development pro-
gram under section 953, and support crosscutting nuclear 
energy concepts. Activities commenced under this section 
shall be concentrated on broadly applicable research and de-
velopment focus areas. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—Activities conducted under this sec-
tion may include research involving— 
‘‘(1) advanced reactor materials; 
‘‘(2) advanced radiation mitigation methods; 
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‘‘(3) advanced proliferation and security risk as-
sessment methods; 
‘‘(4) advanced sensors and instrumentation; 
‘‘(5) high performance computation modeling, 
including multiphysics, multidimensional modeling 
simulation for nuclear energy systems, and continued 
development of advanced modeling simulation capa-
bilities through national laboratory, industry, and 
university partnerships for operations and safety per-
formance improvements of light water reactors for 
currently deployed and near-term reactors and ad-
vanced reactors and for the development of small 
modular reactors; and 
‘‘(6) any crosscutting technology or trans-
formative concept aimed at establishing substantial 
and revolutionary enhancements in the performance 
of future nuclear energy systems that the Secretary 
considers relevant and appropriate to the purpose of 
this section. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit, as part of 
the annual budget submission of the Department, a report 
on the activities of the program conducted under this sec-
tion, which shall include a brief evaluation of each activi-
ty’s progress.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by adding 
at the end of the items for subtitle E of title IX the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 958. Nuclear energy enabling technologies.’’. 
SEC. 627. TECHNICAL STANDARDS COLLABORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology shall establish a nuclear 
energy standards committee (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘technical standards committee’’) to facilitate and sup-
port, consistent with the National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act of 1995, the development or revision of 
technical standards for new and existing nuclear power 
plants and advanced nuclear technologies. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The technical standards com-
mittee shall include representatives from appropriate 
Federal agencies and the private sector, and be open 
to materially affected organizations involved in the 
development or application of nuclear energy-related 
standards. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.—The technical standards com-
mittee shall be co-chaired by a representative from the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology and 
a representative from a private sector standards orga-
nization. 
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(c) DUTIES.—The technical standards committee shall, 
in cooperation with appropriate Federal agencies— 
(1) perform a needs assessment to identify and 
evaluate the technical standards that are needed to 
support nuclear energy, including those needed to 
support new and existing nuclear power plants and 
advanced nuclear technologies, including developing 
the technical basis for regulatory frameworks for ad-
vanced reactors; 
(2) formulate, coordinate, and recommend prior-
ities for the development of new technical standards 
and the revision of existing technical standards to ad-
dress the needs identified under paragraph (1); 
(3) facilitate and support collaboration and co-
operation among standards developers to address the 
needs and priorities identified under paragraphs (1) 
and (2); 
(4) as appropriate, coordinate with other na-
tional, regional, or international efforts on nuclear 
energy-related technical standards in order to avoid 
conflict and duplication and to ensure global compat-
ibility; and 
(5) promote the establishment and maintenance 
of a database of nuclear energy-related technical 
standards. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To the ex-
tent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the 
Secretary may transfer to the Director of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology not to exceed 
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 for the Secretary of Com-
merce to carry out this section from amounts appropriated 
for nuclear energy research and development within the Nu-
clear Energy Enabling Technologies account for the Depart-
ment. 
SEC. 628. AVAILABLE FACILITIES DATABASE. 
The Secretary shall prepare a database of non-Federal 
user facilities receiving Federal funds that may be used for 
unclassified nuclear energy research.
The Secretary shall 
make this database accessible on the Department’s website. 
SEC. 629. NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL. 
To the extent consistent with the requirements of cur-
rent law, the Department shall be responsible for disposal 
of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel gen-
erated by reactors under the programs authorized in this 
subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle. 
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Subtitle D—Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy Research and 
Development 
SEC. 641. ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
Section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16191) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 911. ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
‘‘(a) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall conduct pro-
grams of energy efficiency research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application, including activi-
ties described in this subtitle. Such programs shall 
prioritize activities that industry by itself is not likely to 
undertake because of technical challenges or regulatory un-
certainty, and take into consideration the following objec-
tives: 
‘‘(1) Increasing energy efficiency. 
‘‘(2) Reducing the cost of energy. 
‘‘(3) Reducing the environmental impact of en-
ergy-related activities. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAMS.—Programs under this subtitle shall 
include research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application of— 
‘‘(1) innovative, affordable technologies to im-
prove the energy efficiency and environmental per-
formance of vehicles, including weight and drag re-
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duction technologies, technologies, modeling, and sim-
ulation for increasing vehicle connectivity and auto-
mation, and whole-vehicle design optimization; 
‘‘(2) cost-effective technologies, for new construc-
tion and retrofit, to improve the energy efficiency and 
environmental performance of buildings, using a 
whole-buildings approach; 
‘‘(3) advanced technologies to improve the energy 
efficiency, environmental performance, and process ef-
ficiency of energy-intensive and waste-intensive in-
dustries; 
‘‘(4) technologies to improve the energy efficiency 
of appliances and mechanical systems for buildings in 
extreme 
climates, 
including 
cogeneration, 
trigeneration, and polygeneration units; 
‘‘(5) advanced battery technologies; and 
‘‘(6) fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.’’. 
SEC. 642. NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE. 
Section 912 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16192) and the item relating thereto in the table 
of contents of that Act are repealed. 
SEC. 643. BUILDING STANDARDS. 
Section 914 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16194) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
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SEC. 644. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16195) and the item relating thereto in the table 
of contents of that Act are repealed. 
SEC. 645. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION 
PROGRAM. 
To the extent provided for in advance by appropria-
tions Acts, the Secretary may transfer to the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology up to $150,000,000 for 
the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2017 
from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing 
research and development under this subtitle (and the 
amendments made by this subtitle) for the Secretary of 
Commerce to carry out the Network for Manufacturing In-
novation Program authorized under section 34 of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278s). 
SEC. 646. ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
CENTERS. 
Section 917 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16197) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(B); 
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(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (6); 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds awarded under 
this section may be used for the construction of facilities 
or the deployment of commercially available technologies.’’; 
and 
(4) by striking subsection (i). 
SEC. 647. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16231) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 931. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall conduct 
programs of renewable energy research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application, includ-
ing activities described in this subtitle. Such pro-
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grams shall prioritize discovery research and develop-
ment and take into consideration the following objec-
tives: 
‘‘(A) Increasing the conversion efficiency of 
all forms of renewable energy through improved 
technologies. 
‘‘(B) Decreasing the cost of renewable en-
ergy generation and delivery. 
‘‘(C) Promoting the diversity of the energy 
supply. 
‘‘(D) Decreasing the dependence of the 
United States on foreign mineral resources. 
‘‘(E) Decreasing the environmental impact 
of renewable energy-related activities. 
‘‘(F) Increasing the export of renewable gen-
eration technologies from the United States. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) SOLAR ENERGY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
solar energy, including innovations in— 
‘‘(i) photovoltaics; 
‘‘(ii) solar heating; 
‘‘(iii) concentrating solar power; 
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‘‘(iv) lighting systems that integrate 
sunlight and electrical lighting in com-
plement to each other; and 
‘‘(v) development of technologies that 
can be easily integrated into new and exist-
ing buildings. 
‘‘(B) WIND ENERGY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
wind energy, including innovations in— 
‘‘(i) low speed wind energy; 
‘‘(ii) testing and verification tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(iii) distributed wind energy genera-
tion; and 
‘‘(iv) transformational technologies for 
harnessing wind energy. 
‘‘(C) GEOTHERMAL.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
geothermal energy, including technologies for— 
‘‘(i) improving detection of geothermal 
resources; 
‘‘(ii) decreasing drilling costs; 
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‘‘(iii) decreasing maintenance costs 
through improved materials; 
‘‘(iv) increasing the potential for other 
revenue sources, such as mineral produc-
tion; and 
‘‘(v) increasing the understanding of 
reservoir life cycle and management. 
‘‘(D) HYDROPOWER.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
technologies that enable the development of new 
and incremental hydropower capacity, includ-
ing: 
‘‘(i) Advanced technologies to enhance 
environmental performance and yield great-
er energy efficiencies. 
‘‘(ii) Ocean energy, including wave en-
ergy. 
‘‘(E) MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application pro-
grams for— 
‘‘(i) the combined use of renewable en-
ergy technologies with one another and with 
other energy technologies, including the 
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combined use of renewable power and fossil 
technologies; 
‘‘(ii) renewable energy technologies for 
cogeneration of hydrogen and electricity; 
and 
‘‘(iii) kinetic hydro turbines. 
‘‘(b) RURAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Agriculture, shall give priority to dem-
onstrations that assist in delivering electricity to rural and 
remote locations including— 
‘‘(1) advanced renewable power technology, in-
cluding combined use with fossil technologies; 
‘‘(2) biomass; and 
‘‘(3) geothermal energy systems. 
‘‘(c) ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
analysis and evaluation in support of the renewable 
energy programs under this subtitle. These activities 
shall be used to guide budget and program decisions, 
and shall include— 
‘‘(A) economic and technical analysis of re-
newable energy potential, including resource as-
sessment; 
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‘‘(B) analysis of past program performance, 
both in terms of technical advances and in mar-
ket introduction of renewable energy; 
‘‘(C) assessment of domestic and inter-
national market drivers, including the impacts 
of any Federal, State, or local grants, loans, loan 
guarantees, tax incentives, statutory or regu-
latory requirements, or other government initia-
tives; and 
‘‘(D) any other analysis or evaluation that 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may designate 
up to 1 percent of the funds appropriated for car-
rying out this subtitle for analysis and evaluation ac-
tivities under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—This analysis 
and evaluation shall be submitted to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate at least 30 days be-
fore each annual budget request is submitted to Con-
gress.’’. 
SEC. 648. BIOENERGY PROGRAM. 
Section 932 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16232) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 932. BIOENERGY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application for bioenergy, including innovations in— 
‘‘(1) biopower energy systems; 
‘‘(2) biofuels; 
‘‘(3) bioproducts; 
‘‘(4) integrated biorefineries that may produce 
biopower, biofuels, and bioproducts; and 
‘‘(5) cross-cutting research and development in 
feedstocks. 
‘‘(b) BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS.—The goals of the 
biofuels and bioproducts programs shall be to develop, in 
partnership with industry and institutions of higher edu-
cation— 
‘‘(1) advanced biochemical and thermochemical 
conversion technologies capable of making fuels from 
lignocellulosic feedstocks that are price-competitive 
with fossil-based fuels and fully compatible with ei-
ther internal combustion engines or fuel cell-powered 
vehicles; 
‘‘(2) advanced conversion of biomass to biofuels 
and bioproducts as part of integrated biorefineries 
based on either biochemical processes, thermochemical 
processes, or hybrids of these processes; and 
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‘‘(3) other advanced processes that will enable the 
development of cost-effective bioproducts, including 
biofuels. 
‘‘(c) RETROFIT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF ETHANOL FROM CELLULOSIC MATERIALS.—The 
Secretary shall establish a program of research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application for tech-
nologies and processes to enable biorefineries that exclu-
sively use corn grain or corn starch as a feedstock to 
produce ethanol to be retrofitted to accept a range of bio-
mass, including lignocellulosic feedstocks. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds authorized for 
carrying out this section may be used to fund commercial 
biofuels production for defense purposes. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BIOMASS.—The term ‘biomass’ means— 
‘‘(A) any organic material grown for the 
purpose of being converted to energy; 
‘‘(B) any organic byproduct of agriculture 
(including wastes from food production and 
processing) that can be converted into energy; or 
‘‘(C) any waste material that can be con-
verted to energy, is segregated from other waste 
materials, and is derived from— 
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‘‘(i) any of the following forest-related 
resources: 
mill 
residues, 
precommercial 
thinnings, slash, brush, or otherwise non-
merchantable material; 
‘‘(ii) wood waste materials, including 
waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufac-
turing and construction wood wastes (other 
than pressure-treated, chemically treated, or 
painted wood wastes), and landscape or 
right-of-way tree trimmings, but not includ-
ing municipal solid waste, gas derived from 
the biodegradation of municipal solid waste, 
or paper that is commonly recycled; or 
‘‘(iii) solids derived from waste water 
treatment processes. 
‘‘(2) LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK.—The term 
‘lignocellulosic feedstock’ means any portion of a 
plant or coproduct from conversion, including crops, 
trees, forest residues, grasses, and agricultural resi-
dues not specifically grown for food, including from 
barley grain, grapeseed, rice bran, rice hulls, rice 
straw, soybean matter, cornstover, and sugarcane ba-
gasse.’’. 
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SEC. 649. CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 934 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16234) and the item relating thereto in the table 
of contents of that Act are repealed. 
SEC. 650. RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
Section 935 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16235) and the item relating thereto in the table 
of contents of that Act are repealed. 
Subtitle E—Fossil Energy Research 
and Development 
SEC. 661. FOSSIL ENERGY. 
Section 961 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16291) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 961. FOSSIL ENERGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation programs in fossil energy, including activities under 
this subtitle, with the goal of improving the efficiency, effec-
tiveness, and environmental performance of fossil energy 
production, upgrading, conversion, and consumption. Such 
programs shall take into consideration the following objec-
tives: 
‘‘(1) Increasing the energy conversion efficiency 
of all forms of fossil energy through improved tech-
nologies. 
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SEC. 725. PARTICIPATION IN THE INNOVATION CORPS PRO-
GRAM. 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the 
Director of the National Science Foundation to enable re-
searchers funded by the Department to participate in the 
National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program. 
Subtitle D—Assessment of Impact 
SEC. 731. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report— 
(1) describing the results of the projects developed 
under sections 721, 722, and 723, including informa-
tion regarding— 
(A) partnerships initiated as a result of 
those projects and the potential linkages pre-
sented by those partnerships with respect to na-
tional priorities and other taxpayer-funded re-
search; and 
(B) whether the activities carried out under 
those projects result in— 
(i) fiscal savings; 
(ii) expansion of National Laboratory 
capabilities; 
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