(A) lighting, including the Next Generation 
Lighting Initiative described in subsection (b); 
(B) appliances, including advanced tech-
nologies, such as stand-by load technologies, for 
office equipment, food service equipment, and 
laundry equipment; and 
(C) heating, ventilation, and cooling sys-
tems, including ground-source heat pumps and 
radiant heating; and 
(4) onsite renewable energy generation. 
(b) NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE.—The 
program conducted under subsection (a)(3)(A) shall in-
clude a Next Generation Lighting Initiative to support re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities related to advanced lighting tech-
nologies for both general white light illumination needs 
and specialized applications such as exit ramp and stair-
way illumination. Such activities shall be focused on ad-
vanced lighting technologies, including solid-state organic 
and inorganic technologies that, compared to current 
lighting technologies, deliver superior performance, are 
longer lasting, are more energy-efficient, are better 
matched to customer needs, have less environmental im-
pact, and are cost-competitive.
(c) ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING PILOT GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a pilot program to award 
grants to businesses and organizations for new con-
struction of energy efficient buildings, or major ren-
ovations of buildings that will result in energy effi-
cient buildings, to demonstrate innovative energy ef-
ficiency technologies, especially those sponsored by 
the Department. 
(2) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection competitively to those 
applicants whose proposals— 
(A) best demonstrate— 
(i) likelihood to meet or exceed the de-
sign standards referred to in paragraph 
(7); 
(ii) likelihood to maximize cost-effec-
tive energy efficiency opportunities; and 
(iii) advanced energy efficiency tech-
nologies; and 
(B) are least likely to be realized without 
Federal assistance.
(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Grants under this 
subsection shall be for up to 50 percent of design 
and energy modeling costs, not to exceed $50,000 
per building. No single grantee may be eligible for 
more than 3 grants per year under this program. 
(4) GRANT PAYMENTS.— 
(A) INITIAL
PAYMENT.—The Secretary 
shall pay 50 percent of the total amount of the 
grant to grant recipients upon selection. 
(B) REMAINDER OF PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall pay the remaining 50 percent of the 
grant only after independent certification of 
operational buildings for compliance with the 
standards for energy efficient buildings de-
scribed in paragraph (7). 
(C) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 
shall not provide the remainder of the payment 
unless the building is certified within 6 months 
after operation of the completed building to 
meet the requirements described in subpara-
graph (B), or in the case of major renovations 
the building is certified within 6 months of the 
completion of the renovations. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
years after awarding the first grant under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
report containing— 
(A) the total number and dollar amount of 
grants awarded under this subsection; and 
(B) an estimate of aggregate cost and en-
ergy savings enabled by the pilot program 
under this subsection. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Administra-
tive expenses for the program under this subsection 
shall not exceed 10 percent of appropriated funds. 
(7) DEFINITION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILD-
ING.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘en-
ergy efficient building’’ means a building that is 
independently certified— 
(A) to meet or exceed the applicable 
United States Green Building Council’s Leader-
ship in Energy and Environmental Design 
standards for a silver, gold, or platinum rating; 
and 
(B) to achieve a reduction in energy con-
sumption of— 
(i) at least 25 percent for new con-
struction, compared to the energy stand-
ards set by the Federal Building Code (10 
CFR part 434); and
(ii) at least 20 percent for major ren-
ovations, compared to energy consumption 
before renovations are begun. 
SEC. 304. INDUSTRIES. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of advanced technologies to improve 
the energy efficiency, environmental performance, and 
process efficiency of energy-intensive and waste-intensive 
industries. Such program shall be focused on industries 
whose total annual energy consumption amounts to more 
than 1.0 percent of the total nationwide annual energy 
consumption, according to the most recent data available 
to the Department. Research and development efforts 
under this section shall give a higher priority to broad- 
benefit efficiency technologies that have practical applica-
tion across industry sectors. 
(b) ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.— 
The program conducted under subsection (a) shall include 
research on, and development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of, advanced control devices to improve 
the energy efficiency of electric motors, including those 
used in industrial processes, heating, ventilation, and cool-
ing.
(c) REAUTHORIZATION OF STEEL AND ALUMINUM 
ENERGY CONSERVATION
AND TECHNOLOGY COMPETI-
TIVENESS ACT OF 1988.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Con-
servation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 
1988 (15. U.S.C. 5108) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
(2) 
STEEL
PROJECT
PRIORITIES.—Section 
4(c)(1) of the Steel and Aluminum Energy Con-
servation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 
1988 (15 U.S.C. 5103(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘coatings for sheet steels’’ and inserting ‘‘sheet 
and bar steels’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) The development of technologies 
which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’’.
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Steel 
and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1988 is further amended— 
(A) by striking section 7 (15 U.S.C. 5106); 
and 
(B) in section 4(b)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by in-
serting ‘‘AND REPORT’’ after ‘‘MANAGE-
MENT PLAN’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Within 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of the Act en-
acting this sentence’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘to expand the steel 
research and development initiative to in-
clude aluminum and’’; and 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘, and shall transmit 
such plan to Congress’’ after ‘‘carry out 
the purposes of this Act’’. 
SEC. 305. DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL APPLICA-
TION. 
(a) APPLIANCES AND TESTING.—The Secretary shall 
conduct research and analysis to determine whether, given 
Department-sponsored and other advances in energy effi-
ciency technologies, demonstration and commercial appli-
cation of innovative, cost-effective energy savings and pol-
lution reducing technologies could be used to improve ap-
pliances and test procedures used to measure appliance 
efficiency. 
(b) BUILDING ENERGY CODES.—The Secretary shall, 
in coordination with government, nongovernment, and 
commercial partners, conduct research and analyses of the 
best cost-effective practices in the development and updat-
ing of building energy codes, including for manufactured 
housing. Analyses shall focus on how to encourage energy 
efficiency and adoption of newly developed energy produc-
tion and use equipment. 
(c) ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
CENTERS.— 
(1) GRANTS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall make grants to nonprofit institutions, State 
and local governments, or universities (or consortia 
thereof), to establish a geographically dispersed net-
work of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Cen-
ters, to be located in areas the Secretary determines 
have the greatest need of the services of such Cen-
ters. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Center shall oper-
ate a program to encourage demonstration and 
commercial application of advanced energy 
methods and technologies through education 
and outreach to building and industrial profes-
sionals, and to other individuals and organiza-
tions with an interest in efficient energy use. 
(B) ADVISORY PANEL.—Each Center shall 
establish an advisory panel to advise the Center 
on how best to accomplish the activities under 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) APPLICATION.—A person seeking a grant 
under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. The Sec-
retary may award a grant under this subsection to 
an entity already in existence if the entity is other-
wise eligible under this subsection. 
(4) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subsection on the basis of 
the following criteria, at a minimum: 
(A) The ability of the applicant to carry 
out the activities in paragraph (2). 
(B) The extent to which the applicant will 
coordinate the activities of the Center with
other entities, such as State and local govern-
ments, utilities, and educational and research 
institutions. 
(5) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary shall re-
quire a non-Federal matching requirement of at 
least 50 percent of the costs of establishing and op-
erating each Center. 
(6) ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The Secretary 
shall establish an advisory committee to advise the 
Secretary on the establishment of Centers under this 
subsection. The advisory committee shall be com-
posed of individuals with expertise in the area of ad-
vanced energy methods and technologies, including 
at least 1 representative from— 
(A) State or local energy offices; 
(B) energy professionals; 
(C) trade or professional associations; 
(D) architects, engineers, or construction 
professionals; 
(E) manufacturers; 
(F) the research community; and 
(G) nonprofit energy or environmental or-
ganizations. 
(7) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section:
(A) ADVANCED
ENERGY
METHODS
AND 
TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘‘advanced energy 
methods and technologies’’ means all methods 
and technologies that promote energy efficiency 
and conservation, including distributed genera-
tion technologies, and life-cycle analysis of en-
ergy use. 
(B) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means 
an Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Cen-
ter established pursuant to this subsection. 
(C) 
DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION.—The 
term ‘‘distributed generation’’ means an electric 
power generation facility that is designed to 
serve retail electric consumers at or near the fa-
cility site. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and once every 3 years there-
after, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
on the results of research and analysis under this section. 
In calculating cost-effectiveness for purposes of such re-
ports, the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the 
avoided cost of additional energy production, savings to 
the economy from lower peak energy prices and reduced 
price volatility, and the public and private benefits of re-
duced pollution.
SEC. 306. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘asso-
ciated equipment’’ means equipment located where 
the batteries will be used that is necessary to enable 
the use of the energy stored in the batteries. 
(2) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means an 
energy storage device that previously has been used 
to provide motive power in a vehicle powered in 
whole or in part by electricity. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish and 
conduct a research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application program for the secondary use of bat-
teries if the Secretary finds that there are sufficient num-
bers of such batteries to support the program. The pro-
gram shall be— 
(1) designed to demonstrate the use of batteries 
in secondary applications, including utility and com-
mercial power storage and power quality; 
(2) structured to evaluate the performance, in-
cluding useful service life and costs, of such bat-
teries in field operations, and the necessary sup-
porting infrastructure, including reuse and disposal 
of batteries; and