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(c) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
energy cooperation between the Governments of the United States 
and Israel is mutually beneficial in the development of energy 
technology. 
SEC. 986A. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and Secretary 
of State, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall 
coordinate training and outreach efforts for international commer-
cial energy markets in countries with developing and restructuring 
economies. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The training and outreach efforts referred 
to in subsection (a) may include— 
(1) production-related fiscal regimes; 
(2) grid and network issues; 
(3) energy user and demand side response; 
(4) international trade of energy; and 
(5) international transportation of energy. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 
Subtitle I—Research Administration and 
Operations 
SEC. 987. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department under 
this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 988. COST SHARING. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in carrying out a research, development, demonstration, or 
commercial application program or activity that is initiated after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall require 
cost-sharing in accordance with this section. 
(b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3) and subsection (f), the Secretary shall require not 
less than 20 percent of the cost of a research or development 
activity described in subsection (a) to be provided by a non-
Federal source. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a research 
or development activity described in subsection (a) that is of 
a basic or fundamental nature, as determined by the appro-
priate officer of the Department. 
(3) REDUCTION.—The Secretary may reduce or eliminate 
the requirement of paragraph (1) for a research and develop-
ment activity of an applied nature if the Secretary determines 
that the reduction is necessary and appropriate. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
subsection (f), the Secretary shall require that not less than
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50 percent of the cost of a demonstration or commercial applica-
tion activity described in subsection (a) to be provided by a 
non-Federal source. 
(2) REDUCTION
OF
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Secretary 
may reduce the non-Federal share required under paragraph 
(1) if the Secretary determines the reduction to be necessary 
and appropriate, taking into consideration any technological 
risk relating to the activity. 
(d) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT.—In calculating the amount of 
a non-Federal contribution under this section, the Secretary— 
(1) may include allowable costs in accordance with the 
applicable cost principles, including— 
(A) cash; 
(B) personnel costs; 
(C) the value of a service, other resource, or third 
party in-kind contribution determined in accordance with 
the applicable circular of the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
(D) indirect costs or facilities and administrative costs; 
or 
(E) any funds received under the power program of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority (except to the extent that 
such funds are made available under an annual appropria-
tion Act); and 
(2) shall not include— 
(A) revenues or royalties from the prospective operation 
of an activity beyond the time considered in the award; 
(B) proceeds from the prospective sale of an asset of 
an activity; or 
(C) other appropriated Federal funds. 
(e) REPAYMENT OF FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary shall not 
require repayment of the Federal share of a cost-shared activity 
under this section as a condition of making an award. 
(f) EXCLUSIONS.—This section shall not apply to— 
(1) a cooperative research and development agreement 
under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
(15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); 
(2) a fee charged for the use of a Department facility; 
or 
(3) an award under— 
(A) the small business innovation research program 
under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638); 
or 
(B) the small business technology transfer program 
under that section. 
SEC. 989. MERIT REVIEW OF PROPOSALS. 
(a) AWARDS.—Awards of funds authorized under this Act or 
an amendment made by this Act shall be made only after an 
impartial review of the scientific and technical merit of the pro-
posals for the awards has been carried out by or for the Department. 
(b) COMPETITION.—Competitive awards under this Act shall 
involve competitions open to all qualified entities within one or 
more of the following categories: 
(1) Institutions of higher education. 
(2) National Laboratories. 
(3) Nonprofit and for-profit private entities.