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Sec. 2006. Organization and administration of programs. 
Sec. 2007. Extension and expansion of limitations on importation of uranium from 
Russian Federation. 
Sec. 2008. Fusion energy research. 
TITLE III—RENEWABLE ENERGY AND STORAGE 
Subtitle A—Renewable Energy Research and Development 
Sec. 3001. Water power research and development. 
Sec. 3002. Advanced geothermal innovation leadership. 
Sec. 3003. Wind energy research and development. 
Sec. 3004. Solar energy research and development. 
Sec. 3005. Hydroelectric production incentives and efficiency improvements. 
Sec. 3006. Conforming amendments. 
Subtitle B—Natural Resources Provisions 
Sec. 3101. Definitions. 
Sec. 3102. Program to improve eligible project permit coordination. 
Sec. 3103. Increasing economic certainty. 
Sec. 3104. National goal for renewable energy production on Federal land. 
Sec. 3105. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas leases. 
Sec. 3106. Savings clause. 
Subtitle C—Energy Storage 
Sec. 3201. Better energy storage technology. 
Sec. 3202. Energy storage technology and microgrid assistance program. 
TITLE IV—CARBON MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 4001. Fossil energy. 
Sec. 4002. Establishment of carbon capture technology program. 
Sec. 4003. Carbon storage validation and testing. 
Sec. 4004. Carbon utilization program. 
Sec. 4005. High efficiency turbines. 
Sec. 4006. National energy technology laboratory reforms. 
Sec. 4007. Study on Blue Hydrogen Technology. 
Sec. 4008. Produced water research and development. 
TITLE V—CARBON REMOVAL 
Sec. 5001. Carbon removal. 
Sec. 5002. Carbon dioxide removal task force and report. 
TITLE VI—INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 
Sec. 6001. Purpose. 
Sec. 6002. Coordination of research and development of energy efficient tech-
nologies for industry. 
Sec. 6003. Industrial emissions reduction technology development program. 
Sec. 6004. Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 6005. Technical assistance program to implement industrial emissions reduc-
tion. 
Sec. 6006. Development of national smart manufacturing plan. 
TITLE VII—CRITICAL MINERALS 
Sec. 7001. Rare earth elements. 
Sec. 7002. Mineral security. 
Sec. 7003. Monitoring mineral investments under Belt and Road Initiative of Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
TITLE VIII—GRID MODERNIZATION 
Sec. 8001. Smart grid regional demonstration initiative. 
Sec. 8002. Smart grid modeling, visualization, architecture, and controls. 
Sec. 8003. Integrated energy systems. 
Sec. 8004. Grid integration research and development. 
Sec. 8005. Advisory committee. 
Sec. 8006. Coordination of efforts. 
Sec. 8007. Technology demonstration on the distribution grid. 
Sec. 8008. Voluntary model pathways. 
Sec. 8009. Performance metrics for electricity infrastructure providers. 
Sec. 8010. Voluntary State, regional, and local electricity distribution planning. 
Sec. 8011. Micro-grid and integrated micro-grid systems program. 
Sec. 8012. Technical amendments; authorization of appropriations.
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Sec. 8013. Indian energy. 
Sec. 8014. Report on electricity access and reliability. 
Sec. 8015. Net metering study and evaluation. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INNOVATION 
Sec. 9001. Office of technology transitions. 
Sec. 9002. Lab partnering service pilot program. 
Sec. 9003. Technology commercialization fund. 
Sec. 9004. Streamlining prize competitions. 
Sec. 9005. Milestone-based demonstration projects. 
Sec. 9006. Other transaction authority extension. 
Sec. 9007. Technology transfer reports and evaluation. 
Sec. 9008. Veterans’ health initiative. 
Sec. 9009. Sustainable Transportation Research and Development. 
Sec. 9010. Loan program office title XVII reform. 
Sec. 9011. Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. 
TITLE X—ARPA–E AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 10001. ARPA–E amendments. 
TITLE XI—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 11001. Low-Dose Radiation Research. 
Sec. 11002. Authorization. 
Sec. 11003. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 11004. Addressing insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
Sec. 11005. Report on the authority of the Secretary of Energy to implement flexi-
ble compensation models. 
TITLE I—EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 1001. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSISTANCE 
FOR SCHOOLS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SCHOOL.—In this section, the term ‘‘school’’ 
means— 
(1) an elementary school or secondary school (as defined 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 
(2) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); 
(3) a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in 
section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002(c))); 
(4) a school of the defense dependents’ education system 
under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 
U.S.C. 921 et seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 
10, United States Code; 
(5) a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education; 
(6) a tribally controlled school (as defined in section 5212 
of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)); 
and 
(7) a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b))). 
(b) DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Energy 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall act as 
the lead Federal agency for coordinating and disseminating informa-
tion on existing Federal programs and assistance that may be 
used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renew-
able energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.
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(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out coordination and outreach 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) in consultation and coordination with the appropriate 
Federal agencies, carry out a review of existing programs and 
financing mechanisms (including revolving loan funds and loan 
guarantees) available in or from the Department of Agriculture, 
the Department of Energy, the Department of Education, the 
Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate 
Federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and 
facilitation that are currently used or may be used to help 
initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable 
energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools; 
(2) establish a Federal cross-departmental collaborative 
coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline 
communication and promote available Federal opportunities 
and assistance described in paragraph (1), for energy efficiency, 
renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects that enables 
States, local educational agencies, and schools— 
(A) to use existing Federal opportunities more effec-
tively; and 
(B) to form partnerships with Governors, State energy 
programs, local educational, financial, and energy officials, 
State and local government officials, nonprofit organiza-
tions, and other appropriate entities, to support the initi-
ation of the projects; 
(3) provide technical assistance for States, local educational 
agencies, and schools to help develop and finance energy effi-
ciency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects— 
(A) to increase the energy efficiency of buildings or 
facilities; 
(B) to install systems that individually generate energy 
from renewable energy resources; 
(C) to establish partnerships to leverage economies 
of scale and additional financing mechanisms available to 
larger clean energy initiatives; or 
(D) to promote— 
(i) the maintenance of health, environmental 
quality, and safety in schools, including the ambient 
air quality, through energy efficiency, renewable 
energy, and energy retrofit projects; and 
(ii) the achievement of expected energy savings 
and renewable energy production through proper oper-
ations and maintenance practices; 
(4) develop and maintain a single online resource website 
with contact information for relevant technical assistance and 
support staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy for States, local educational agencies, and schools to 
effectively access and use Federal opportunities and assistance 
described in paragraph (1) to develop energy efficiency, renew-
able energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and 
(5) establish a process for recognition of schools that— 
(A) have successfully implemented energy efficiency, 
renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and 
(B) are willing to serve as resources for other local 
educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of 
similar efforts.
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the implementation of this section. 
SEC. 1002. USE OF ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS. 
(a) REPORTS.—Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) the status of the energy savings performance con-
tracts and utility energy service contracts of each agency, to 
the extent that the information is not duplicative of information 
provided to the Secretary under a separate authority; 
‘‘(B) the quantity and investment value of the contracts 
for the previous year; 
‘‘(C) the guaranteed energy savings, or for contracts without 
a guarantee, the estimated energy savings, for the previous 
year, as compared to the measured energy savings for the 
previous year; 
‘‘(D) a forecast of the estimated quantity and investment 
value of contracts anticipated in the following year for each 
agency; and 
‘‘(E)(i) a comparison of the information described in 
subparagraph (B) and the forecast described in subparagraph 
(D) in the report of the previous year; and 
‘‘(ii) if applicable, the reasons for any differences in the 
data compared under clause (i).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES.—Section 
551(4) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8259(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘or retrofit activities’’ and inserting 
‘‘retrofit activities, or energy consuming devices and required sup-
port structures’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.—Section 801(a)(2)(F) 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8287(a)(2)(F)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) limit the recognition of operation and mainte-
nance savings associated with systems modernized or 
replaced with the implementation of energy conserva-
tion measures, water conservation measures, or any 
combination of energy conservation measures and 
water conservation measures.’’. 
(d) MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITY; EXCLUDED CONTRACTS.—Sec-
tion 801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 
U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) MISCELLANEOUS
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, a Federal agency 
may accept, retain, sell, or transfer, and apply the proceeds 
of the sale or transfer of, any energy and water incentive, 
rebate, grid services revenue, or credit (including a renew-
able energy certificate) to fund a contract under this title.