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‘‘SEC. 2605. INDIAN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
review of all activities being conducted under the Indian 
Mineral Development Act of 1982 (25 U.S.C. 2101 et 
seq.) as of that date. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Indian Tribal Energy Development 
and Self-Determination Act of 2005, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes—
‘‘(1) the results of the review; 
‘‘(2) recommendations to ensure that Indian 
tribes have the opportunity to develop Indian energy 
resources; and 
‘‘(3) an analysis of the barriers to the develop-
ment of energy resources on Indian land (including 
legal, fiscal, market, and other barriers), along with 
recommendations for the removal of those barriers. 
‘‘SEC. 2606. FEDERAL POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRA-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Bonneville Power Administration 
and the Administrator of the Western Area Power 
Administration. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘power marketing administra-
tion’ means—
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‘‘(A) the Bonneville Power Administration; 
‘‘(B) the Western Area Power Administra-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) any other power administration the 
power allocation of which is used by or for the 
benefit of an Indian tribe located in the service 
area of the administration. 
‘‘(b) ENCOURAGEMENT OF INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY 
DEVELOPMENT.—Each Administrator shall encourage In-
dian tribal energy development by taking such actions as 
are appropriate, including administration of programs of 
the Bonneville Power Administration and the Western 
Area Power Administration, in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.—In carrying 
out this section, and in accordance with existing law—
‘‘(1) each Administrator shall consider the 
unique relationship that exists between the United 
States and Indian tribes; 
‘‘(2) power allocations from the Western Area 
Power Administration to Indian tribes may be used 
to meet firming and reserve needs of Indian-owned 
energy projects on Indian land; 
‘‘(3) the Administrator of the Western Area 
Power Administration may purchase non-federally
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generated power from Indian tribes to meet the 
firming and reserve requirements of the Western 
Area Power Administration; and 
‘‘(4) each Administrator shall not pay more 
than the prevailing market price for an energy prod-
uct nor obtain less than prevailing market terms and 
conditions. 
‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE
FOR
TRANSMISSION
SYSTEM 
USE.—(1) An Administrator may provide technical assist-
ance to Indian tribes seeking to use the high-voltage trans-
mission system for delivery of electric power. 
‘‘(2) The costs of technical assistance provided under 
paragraph (1) shall be funded by the Secretary of Energy 
using nonreimbursable funds appropriated for that pur-
pose, or by the applicable Indian tribes. 
‘‘(e) POWER ALLOCATION STUDY.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of the Indian Tribal En-
ergy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, 
the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report 
that—
‘‘(1) describes the use by Indian tribes of Fed-
eral power allocations of the Western Area Power 
Administration (or power sold by the Southwestern 
Power Administration) and the Bonneville Power
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Administration to or for the benefit of Indian tribes 
in service areas of those administrations; and 
‘‘(2) identifies—
‘‘(A) the quantity of power allocated to, or 
used for the benefit of, Indian tribes by the 
Western Area Power Administration; 
‘‘(B) the quantity of power sold to Indian 
tribes by other power marketing administra-
tions; and 
‘‘(C) barriers that impede tribal access to 
and use of Federal power, including an assess-
ment of opportunities to remove those barriers 
and improve the ability of power marketing ad-
ministrations to deliver Federal power. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$750,000, which shall remain available until expended and 
shall not be reimbursable.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by 
striking the items relating to title XXVI (other than the 
title heading) and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 2601. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 2602. Indian tribal energy resource development. 
‘‘Sec. 2603. Indian tribal energy resource regulation. 
‘‘Sec. 2604. Leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way involving energy 
development or transmission. 
‘‘Sec. 2605. Indian mineral development review. 
‘‘Sec. 2606. Federal Power Marketing Administrations.’’.
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SEC. 504. CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES. 
In carrying out this title and the amendments made 
by this title, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
shall, as appropriate and to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, involve and consult with Indian tribes. 
SEC. 505. FOUR CORNERS TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT. 
The Dine Power Authority, an enterprise of the Nav-
ajo Nation, shall be eligible to receive grants and other 
assistance as authorized by section 217 of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act, as added by section 502 of 
this title, and section 2602 of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992, as amended by this title, for activities associated 
with the development of a transmission line from the Four 
Corners Area to southern Nevada, including related power 
generation opportunities. 
TITLE VI—NUCLEAR MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Price-Anderson Act 
Amendments 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Price-Anderson 
Amendments Act of 2005’’ . 
SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY. 
(a) INDEMNIFICATION
OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY 
COMMISSION LICENSEES.—Section 170 c. of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is amended—