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of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and 
the Office of Nuclear Energy? 
(5) Should industry or National Laboratories be 
recipients of ARPA–E grants? What institutional or 
organizational arrangements would be required to 
ensure that ARPA–E sponsors transformational, 
rather than incremental, research and development? 
SEC. 14. COAL METHANATION. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of coal gasification facilities that con-
vert coal into pipeline quality gaseous fuels for direct use 
or subsequent chemical or physical conversion. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—The program established under 
subsection (a) shall be carried out using procedures de-
scribed in title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
SEC. 15. ALTERNATIVE BIOBASED FUELS AND ULTRA LOW 
SULFUR DIESEL. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND ULSD INFRASTRUC-
TURE AND ADDITIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, shall carry out a program 
of research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application of materials to be added to alternative 
biobased fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuels to make 
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them more compatible with existing infrastructure used to 
store and deliver petroleum-based fuels to the point of 
final sale. The program shall address— 
(1) materials to prevent or mitigate— 
(A) corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, 
cork, fiberglass, glues, or any other material 
used in pipes and storage tanks; 
(B) dissolving of storage tank sediments; 
(C) clogging of filters; 
(D) contamination from water or other 
adulterants or pollutants; 
(E) poor flow properties related to low 
temperatures; 
(F) oxidative and thermal instability in 
long-term storage and use; 
(G) increased volatile emissions; 
(H) microbial contamination; 
(I) problems associated with electrical con-
ductivity; and 
(J) increased nitrogen oxide emissions; 
(2) alternatives to conventional methods for re-
furbishment and cleaning of gasoline and diesel 
tanks, including tank lining applications; and 
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(3) other problems as identified by the Sec-
retary in consultation with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
(b) SULFUR TESTING FOR DIESEL FUELS.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, shall carry out a research, development, and 
demonstration program on portable, low-cost, and 
accurate methods and technologies for testing of sul-
fur content in fuel, including Ultra Low Sulfur Die-
sel and Low Sulfur Diesel. 
(2) SCHEDULE
OF
DEMONSTRATIONS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall begin demonstrations of 
technologies under paragraph (1). 
(c) STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS AND DATA 
BASE DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall develop a physical prop-
erties data base and standard reference materials for al-
ternative fuels. Such data base and standard reference 
materials shall be maintained and updated as appropriate 
as additional alternative fuels become available. 
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SEC. 16. BIOENERGY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing $25,000,000 for section 932(d)(1)(B)(v)’’ after 
‘‘section 932(d)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing $25,000,000 for section 932(d)(1)(B)(v)’’ after 
‘‘section 932(d)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing $25,000,000 for section 932(d)(1)(B)(v)’’ after 
‘‘section 932(d)’’. 
(b) BIOENERGY PROGRAM.—Section 932(d)(1)(B) of 
the 
Energy 
Policy 
Act 
of 
2005 
(42 
U.S.C. 
16232(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii); 
and 
(2) by adding after clause (iv) the following new 
clause: 
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‘‘(v) biodegradable natural plastics 
from biomass; and’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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