(1) LOAN MAKER.—A loan guaranteed under 
this section shall be made by a financial institution 
subject to the examination of the Secretary. 
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—Any project for 
which a loan guarantee is issued under this section 
shall be required by the Secretary as a condition of 
the loan guarantee to comply with all applicable 
Federal, State, and local environmental laws. 
(3) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—Loan require-
ments, including term, fees, maximum size, collateral 
requirements, and other features, shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The Secretary of En-
ergy may make commitments to guarantee loans under 
this section only to the extent that the total amount of 
loan principal guaranteed by the Secretary does not exceed 
$49,000,000,000. Of such total amount, the Secretary 
may make commitments to guarantee— 
(1) not more than $7,000,000,000 of loan prin-
cipal for each of the following project types— 
(A) biomass facilities; 
(B) geothermal energy facilities; 
(C) ninety percent sequestration coal 
power facilities; 
(D) ocean energy facilities; and 
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(E) solar energy facilities; 
(2) not more than $7,000,000,000 of loan prin-
cipal for cellulosic biomass ethanol; 
(3) not more than $2,000,000,000 of loan prin-
cipal for biomethanol facilities; and 
(4) not more than $5,000,000,000 of loan prin-
cipal for wind energy facilities. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Energy may 
issue regulations to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘agricultural livestock’’ includes 
bovine, swine, poultry, and sheep. 
(2) The term ‘‘agricultural livestock waste nu-
trients’’ means agricultural livestock manure and lit-
ter, including wood shavings, straw, rice hulls, and 
other bedding material for the disposition of ma-
nure. 
(3) The term ‘‘biomass facility’’ means a facil-
ity that generates electricity from closed-loop bio-
mass, open-loop biomass, or both. 
(4) The term ‘‘biomethanol facility’’ means a 
facility that generates methanol from biomass, ani-
mal waste, or municipal solid waste. 
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(5) The term ‘‘cellulosic biomass ethanol’’ 
means ethanol derived from any nonhazardous 
lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is avail-
able on a renewable or recurring basis, including— 
(A) dedicated energy crops and trees; 
(B) the following forest-related resources— 
(i) harvesting residue; 
(ii) pre-commercial thinnings; 
(iii) slash; and 
(iv) bush; 
(C) plants; 
(D) grasses 
(E) agricultural residues 
(F) fibers; 
(G) animal wastes and other waste mate-
rials; and 
(H) municipal solid waste. 
(6) The term ‘‘cellulosic biomass ethanol facil-
ity’’ means a facility that produces cellulosic biomass 
ethanol. 
(7) The term ‘‘closed-loop biomass’’ means any 
organic material from a plant which is planted exclu-
sively for purposes of being used at a biomass facil-
ity to produce electricity. 
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(8) The term ‘‘geothermal energy facility’’ 
means a facility that generates electricity from geo-
thermal energy. 
(9) The term ‘‘ninety percent sequestration coal 
power facility’’ means a facility that generates elec-
tricity using coal as a fuel source and sequesters, 
rather than releases to the atmosphere, at least 90 
percent of the carbon dioxide emissions resulting 
from such coal combustion. 
(10) The term ‘‘ocean energy facility’’ means a 
facility that generates electricity from ocean tidal, 
wave, current or thermal processes. 
(11) The term ‘‘open-loop biomass’’ means any 
agricultural livestock waste nutrients, or any solid, 
nonhazardous, cellulosic waste material which is seg-
regated from other waste materials and which is de-
rived from— 
(A) any of the following forest-related re-
sources: 
mill 
and 
harvesting 
residues, 
precommercial thinnings, slash, and brush, but 
not including old-growth timber or black liquor, 
(B) old wood waste materials, including 
waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing 
and construction wood wastes (other than pres-
sure-treated, 
chemically-treated, 
or 
painted 
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wood wastes), and landscape or right-of-way 
tree trimmings, but not including unsegregated 
municipal 
solid 
waste 
(garbage) 
or 
postconsumer wastepaper which can be recycled 
affordably, or 
(C) agriculture sources, including orchard 
tree crops, vineyard, grain, legumes, sugar, and 
other crop by-products or residues. 
Such term shall not include closed-loop biomass or 
biomass burned in conjunction with fossil fuel (co-
firing) beyond such fossil fuel required for startup 
and flame stabilization. 
(12) The term ‘‘sequestration’’ means the cap-
ture, long-term separation, isolation, or removal of 
greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. 
(13) The term ‘‘solar energy facility’’ means a 
facility that generates electricity from solar energy 
with a capacity of 25 kilowatts or more. 
(14) The term ‘‘wind energy facility’’ means a 
facility that generates electricity from wind energy. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy such sums as may be necessary to cover the cost of 
loan guarantees, as defined by section 502(5) of the Fed-
eral Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)). 
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TITLE IV—INCREASING THE RE-
NEWABLE ENERGY USE AND 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
SEC. 401. FEDERAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
The President shall take measures necessary to en-
sure that electricity consumption for nondefense related 
activities of the Federal Government shall be decreased 
by 35 percent by 2015. 
SEC. 402. GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL 
BUILDINGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—A Federal building for which 
the design phase for construction or major renovation is 
begun after the date of enactment of this Act shall be de-
signed, constructed, and certified to meet, at a minimum, 
the LEED silver standard. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
Federal laboratories or defense facilities, or to a building 
of a type for which no LEED silver standard exists. 
(c) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall trans-
mit to Congress the results of a study comparing the ex-
pected energy savings resulting from the implementation 
of this section with energy savings under all other Federal 
energy savings requirements. The Secretary shall include 
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any recommendations for changes to Federal law nec-
essary to reduce or eliminate duplicative or inconsistent 
Federal energy savings requirements. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘LEED silver standard’’ means the Leadership in 
Energy and Environmental Design green building rating 
standard identified as silver by the United States Green 
Building Council. 
SEC. 403. FEDERAL RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall take meas-
ures necessary to ensure that, within 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, at least 20 percent of 
the electricity consumed by nondefense related activities 
of the Federal Government shall be generated from renew-
able sources or zero-emission fossil fuel energy sources. 
(b) SOLAR PANELS AND PHOTOVOLTAICS.—The re-
quirement in subsection (a) may be achieved through the 
purchase and installation of solar panels or photovoltaics 
on executive agency properties. 
SEC. 404. FUEL ECONOMY OF THE FEDERAL FLEET OF VE-
HICLES. 
(a) BASELINE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The head 
of each Executive agency shall determine, for each class 
of vehicles that are in the agency’s fleet of vehicles in fiscal 
year 2007, the average fuel economy for all of the vehicles 
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in that class that are in the agency’s fleet of vehicles for 
that fiscal year. For the purposes of this section, the aver-
age fuel economy so determined for the agency’s vehicles 
in a class of vehicles shall be the baseline average fuel 
economy for the agency’s fleet of vehicles in that class. 
(b) INCREASE OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The 
head of an Executive agency shall manage the procure-
ment of vehicles in each class of vehicles for that agency 
in such a manner that— 
(1) not later than September 30, 2009, the av-
erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen-
cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not 
less than 3 miles per gallon higher than the baseline 
average fuel economy determined for that class; and 
(2) not later than September 30, 2012, the av-
erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen-
cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not 
less than 6 miles per gallon higher than the baseline 
average fuel economy determined for that class. 
(c) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.— 
Average fuel economy shall be calculated for the purposes 
of this section in accordance with guidance which the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall prescribe for the implemen-
tation of this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘class of vehicles’’ means a class 
of vehicles for which an average fuel economy stand-
ard is in effect under chapter 329 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, but also includes the United 
States Postal Service. 
(3) The term ‘‘new vehicle’’, with respect to the 
fleet of vehicles of an executive agency, means a ve-
hicle procured by or for the agency after September 
30, 2008. 
SEC. 405. FEDERAL VEHICLE EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At least ten percent of the motor 
vehicles purchased by an Executive agency in any fiscal 
year shall be comprised of high-efficiency vehicles or hy-
brid electric vehicles. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, but also includes the United 
States Postal Service. 
(2) The term ‘‘high-efficiency vehicle’’ means a 
motor vehicle the fuel economy of which is rated at 
not less than 40 miles per gallon. 
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(3) The term ‘‘hybrid electric vehicle’’ means a 
motor vehicle with a fuel-efficient gasoline engine as-
sisted by an electric motor. 
(4) The term ‘‘motor vehicle’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102(7) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(c) PRO-RATED APPLICABILITY IN YEAR OF ENACT-
MENT.—In the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, 
the requirement in subsection (a) shall only apply with re-
spect to motor vehicles purchased after the date of the 
enactment of this Act in such fiscal year. 
TITLE 
V—INCREASING 
AMER-
ICAN 
ENERGY 
RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR BASIC RE-
SEARCH. 
Section 971(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16311(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) $5,320,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
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‘‘(5) $5,851,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(6) $6,436,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
‘‘(7) $7,080,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
SEC. 502. MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING 
EDUCATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY. 
(a) SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 3164 
of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhance-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 
as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) ORGANIZATION
OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, 
AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR
OF
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE 
AND
ENGINEERING
EDUCATION.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Science (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘Under Sec-
retary’), shall appoint a Director of Mathematics, 
Science, and Engineering Education (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘Director’) with the principal 
responsibility 
for 
administering 
mathematics, 
science, and engineering education programs of the 
Department. 
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‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be 
an individual, who by reason of professional back-
ground and experience, is specially qualified to ad-
vise the Under Secretary on all matters pertaining 
to mathematics, science, and engineering education 
at the Department. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) oversee all mathematics, science, and 
engineering education programs of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(B) represent the Department as the 
principal interagency liaison for all mathe-
matics, science, and engineering education pro-
grams, unless otherwise represented by the Sec-
retary or the Under Secretary; 
‘‘(C) prepare the annual budget and advise 
the Under Secretary on all budgetary issues for 
mathematics, science, and engineering edu-
cation programs of the Department; and 
‘‘(D) perform other such matters related to 
mathematics, science, and engineering edu-
cation as are required by the Secretary or the 
Under Secretary. 
‘‘(4) STAFF
AND
OTHER
RESOURCES.—The 
Secretary shall assign to the Director such personnel 
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