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SEC. 772. REVISED CONSIDERATIONS FOR DECISIONS ON 
MAXIMUM FEASIBLE AVERAGE FUEL ECON-
OMY. 
Section 32902(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) CONSIDERATIONS FOR DECISIONS ON MAXIMUM 
FEASIBLE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—When deciding 
maximum feasible average fuel economy under this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Transportation shall consider the 
following matters: 
‘‘(1) Technological feasibility. 
‘‘(2) Economic practicability. 
‘‘(3) The effect of other motor vehicle standards 
of the Government on fuel economy. 
‘‘(4) The need of the United States to conserve 
energy. 
‘‘(5) The effects of fuel economy standards on 
passenger automobiles, nonpassenger automobiles, 
and occupant safety. 
‘‘(6) The effects of compliance with average fuel 
economy standards on levels of automobile industry 
employment in the United States.’’.
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SEC. 773. EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY IN-
CREASE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHI-
CLES. 
(a) MANUFACTURING INCENTIVES.—Section 32905 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in each of subsections (b) and (d), by strik-
ing ‘‘1993–2004’’ and inserting ‘‘1993–2008’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2001’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2005’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2008’’. 
(b) MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY INCREASE.—Sub-
section (a)(1) of section 32906 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the model 
years 1993–2004’’ and inserting ‘‘model years 
1993–2008’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the model 
years 2005–2008’’ and inserting ‘‘model years 
2009–2012’’. 
SEC. 774. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTS OF REDUC-
ING USE OF FUEL FOR AUTOMOBILES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall 
initiate a study of the feasibility and effects of reducing
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by model year 2012, by a significant percentage, the 
amount of fuel consumed by automobiles. 
(b) SUBJECTS OF STUDY.—The study under this sec-
tion shall include— 
(1) examination of, and recommendation of al-
ternatives to, the policy under current Federal law 
of establishing average fuel economy standards for 
automobiles and requiring each automobile manufac-
turer to comply with average fuel economy standards 
that apply to the automobiles it manufactures; 
(2) examination of how automobile manufactur-
ers could contribute toward achieving the reduction 
referred to in subsection (a); 
(3) examination of the potential of fuel cell 
technology in motor vehicles in order to determine 
the extent to which such technology may contribute 
to achieving the reduction referred to in subsection 
(a); and 
(4) examination of the effects of the reduction 
referred to in subsection (a) on— 
(A) gasoline supplies; 
(B) the automobile industry, including 
sales of automobiles manufactured in the 
United States; 
(C) motor vehicle safety; and
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(D) air quality. 
(c) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on the findings, conclusion, and rec-
ommendations of the study under this section by not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VIII—HYDROGEN 
SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the Hydrogen Technical and 
Fuel Cell Advisory Committee established under sec-
tion 805. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(3) FUEL CELL.—The term ‘‘fuel cell’’ means a 
device that directly converts the chemical energy of 
a fuel and an oxidant into electricity by an electro-
chemical process taking place at separate electrodes 
in the device. 
(4) INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘infrastruc-
ture’’ means the equipment, systems, or facilities 
used to produce, distribute, deliver, or store hydro-
gen. 
(5) LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘light 
duty vehicle’’ means a car or truck classified by the
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Department of Transportation as a Class I or IIA 
vehicle. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 802. PLAN. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
coordinated plan for the programs described in this title 
and any other programs of the Department that are di-
rectly related to fuel cells or hydrogen. The plan shall de-
scribe, at a minimum— 
(1) the agenda for the next 5 years for the pro-
grams authorized under this title, including the 
agenda for each activity enumerated in section 
803(a); 
(2) the types of entities that will carry out the 
activities under this title and what role each entity 
is expected to play; 
(3) the milestones that will be used to evaluate 
the programs for the next 5 years; 
(4) the most significant technical and nontech-
nical hurdles that stand in the way of achieving the 
goals described in section 803(b), and how the pro-
grams will address those hurdles; and
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(5) the policy assumptions that are implicit in 
the plan, including any assumptions that would af-
fect the sources of hydrogen or the marketability of 
hydrogen-related products. 
SEC. 803. PROGRAMS. 
(a) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in partnership with 
the private sector, shall conduct programs to address— 
(1) production of hydrogen from diverse energy 
sources, including— 
(A) fossil fuels, which may include carbon 
capture and sequestration; 
(B) hydrogen-carrier fuels (including eth-
anol and methanol); 
(C) renewable energy resources, including 
biomass; and 
(D) nuclear energy; 
(2) use of hydrogen for commercial, industrial, 
and residential electric power generation; 
(3) safe delivery of hydrogen or hydrogen-car-
rier fuels, including— 
(A) transmission by pipeline and other dis-
tribution methods; and 
(B) convenient and economic refueling of 
vehicles either at central refueling stations or 
through distributed on-site generation;
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(4) advanced vehicle technologies, including— 
(A) engine and emission control systems; 
(B) energy storage, electric propulsion, and 
hybrid systems; 
(C) automotive materials; and 
(D) other advanced vehicle technologies; 
(5) storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier 
fuels, including development of materials for safe 
and economic storage in gaseous, liquid, or solid 
form at refueling facilities and onboard vehicles; 
(6) development of safe, durable, affordable, 
and efficient fuel cells, including fuel-flexible fuel cell 
power systems, improved manufacturing processes, 
high-temperature membranes, cost-effective fuel 
processing for natural gas, fuel cell stack and system 
reliability, low temperature operation, and cold start 
capability; 
(7) development, after consultation with the pri-
vate sector, of necessary codes and standards (in-
cluding international codes and standards and vol-
untary consensus standards adopted in accordance 
with OMB Circular A–119) and safety practices for 
the production, distribution, storage, and use of hy-
drogen, hydrogen-carrier fuels, and related products; 
and
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(II) substantially lower emissions 
of air pollutants; and 
(III) equivalent or improved vehi-
cle fuel system crash integrity and oc-
cupant protection. 
(2) HYDROGEN ENERGY AND ENERGY INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—For hydrogen energy and energy in-
frastructure, the goals of the program are to enable 
a commitment not later than 2015 that will lead to 
infrastructure by 2020 that will provide— 
(A) safe and convenient refueling; 
(B) improved overall efficiency; 
(C) widespread availability of hydrogen 
from domestic energy sources through— 
(i) production, with consideration of 
emissions levels; 
(ii) delivery, including transmission by 
pipeline and other distribution methods for 
hydrogen; and 
(iii) storage, including storage in sur-
face transportation vehicles; 
(D) hydrogen for fuel cells, internal com-
bustion engines, and other energy conversion 
devices for portable, stationary, and transpor-
tation applications; and
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(E) other technologies consistent with the 
Department’s plan. 
(3) FUEL CELLS.—The goals for fuel cells and 
their portable, stationary, and transportation appli-
cations are to enable— 
(A) safe, economical, and environmentally 
sound hydrogen fuel cells; 
(B) fuel cells for light duty and other vehi-
cles; and 
(C) other technologies consistent with the 
Department’s plan. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION.—In carrying out the programs 
under this section, the Secretary shall fund a limited num-
ber of demonstration projects, consistent with a deter-
mination of the maturity, cost-effectiveness, and environ-
mental impacts of technologies supporting each project. In 
selecting projects under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable and in the public interest, 
select projects that— 
(1) involve using hydrogen and related products 
at existing facilities or installations, such as existing 
office buildings, military bases, vehicle fleet centers, 
transit bus authorities, or units of the National Park 
System;
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(2) depend on reliable power from hydrogen to 
carry out essential activities; 
(3) lead to the replication of hydrogen tech-
nologies and draw such technologies into the market-
place; 
(4) include vehicle, portable, and stationary 
demonstrations of fuel cell and hydrogen-based en-
ergy technologies; 
(5) address the interdependency of demand for 
hydrogen fuel cell applications and hydrogen fuel in-
frastructure; 
(6) raise awareness of hydrogen technology 
among the public; 
(7) facilitate identification of an optimum tech-
nology among competing alternatives; 
(8) address distributed generation using renew-
able sources; and 
(9) address applications specific to rural or re-
mote locations, including isolated villages and is-
lands, the National Park System, and tribal entities. 
The Secretary shall give preference to projects which ad-
dress multiple elements contained in paragraphs (1) 
through (9). 
(d) DEPLOYMENT.—In carrying out the programs 
under this section, the Secretary shall, in partnership with
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the private sector, conduct activities to facilitate the de-
ployment of hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure, 
fuel cells, and advanced vehicle technologies. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the programs under this section using a competi-
tive, merit-based review process and consistent with 
the generally applicable Federal laws and regulations 
governing awards of financial assistance, contracts, 
or other agreements. 
(2) RESEARCH CENTERS.—Activities under this 
section may be carried out by funding nationally rec-
ognized university-based or Federal laboratory re-
search centers. 
(f) COST SHARING.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this title, for research and de-
velopment programs carried out under this title the 
Secretary shall require a commitment from non-Fed-
eral sources of at least 20 percent of the cost of the 
project. The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the 
non-Federal requirement under this paragraph if the 
Secretary determines that the research and develop-
ment is of a basic or fundamental nature or involves 
technical analyses or educational activities.
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(2) DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL APPLI-
CATION.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
the Secretary shall require at least 50 percent of the 
costs directly and specifically related to any dem-
onstration or commercial application project under 
this title to be provided from non-Federal sources. 
The Secretary may reduce the non-Federal require-
ment under this paragraph if the Secretary deter-
mines that the reduction is necessary and appro-
priate considering the technological risks involved in 
the project and is necessary to meet the objectives 
of this title. 
(3) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT.—In calculating 
the amount of the non-Federal commitment under 
paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary may include per-
sonnel, services, equipment, and other resources. 
(4) SIZE OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The Sec-
retary may consider the size of the non-Federal 
share in selecting projects. 
(g) DISCLOSURE.—Section 623 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13293) relating to the protection 
of information shall apply to projects carried out through 
grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts under this 
title.
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SEC. 804. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall es-
tablish an interagency task force chaired by the Secretary 
with representatives from each of the following: 
(1) The Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy within the Executive Office of the President. 
(2) The Department of Transportation. 
(3) The Department of Defense. 
(4) The Department of Commerce (including 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology). 
(5) The Department of State. 
(6) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(7) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration. 
(8) Other Federal agencies as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) PLANNING.—The interagency task force 
shall work toward— 
(A) a safe, economical, and environ-
mentally sound fuel infrastructure for hydrogen 
and hydrogen-carrier fuels, including an infra-
structure that supports buses and other fleet 
transportation;
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(B) fuel cells in government and other ap-
plications, including portable, stationary, and 
transportation applications; 
(C) distributed power generation, including 
the generation of combined heat, power, and 
clean fuels including hydrogen; 
(D) uniform hydrogen codes, standards, 
and safety protocols; and 
(E) vehicle hydrogen fuel system integrity 
safety performance. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—The interagency task force 
may organize workshops and conferences, may issue 
publications, and may create databases to carry out 
its duties. The interagency task force shall— 
(A) foster the exchange of generic, non-
proprietary information and technology among 
industry, academia, and government; 
(B) develop and maintain an inventory and 
assessment of hydrogen, fuel cells, and other 
advanced technologies, including the commercial 
capability of each technology for the economic 
and environmentally safe production, distribu-
tion, delivery, storage, and use of hydrogen;
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(C) integrate technical and other informa-
tion made available as a result of the programs 
and activities under this title; 
(D) promote the marketplace introduction 
of infrastructure for hydrogen fuel vehicles; and 
(E) conduct an education program to pro-
vide hydrogen and fuel cell information to po-
tential end-users. 
(c) AGENCY COOPERATION.—The heads of all agen-
cies, including those whose agencies are not represented 
on the interagency task force, shall cooperate with and 
furnish information to the interagency task force, the Ad-
visory Committee, and the Department. 
SEC. 805. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Hydrogen Technical and 
Fuel Cell Advisory Committee is established to advise the 
Secretary on the programs and activities under this title. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Committee shall 
be comprised of not fewer than 12 nor more than 25 
members. The members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary to represent domestic industry, academia, 
professional societies, government agencies, Federal 
laboratories, previous advisory panels, and financial, 
environmental, and other appropriate organizations
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based on the Department’s assessment of the tech-
nical and other qualifications of committee members 
and the needs of the Advisory Committee. 
(2) TERMS.—The term of a member of the Ad-
visory Committee shall not be more than 3 years. 
The Secretary may appoint members of the Advisory 
Committee in a manner that allows the terms of the 
members serving at any time to expire at spaced in-
tervals so as to ensure continuity in the functioning 
of the Advisory Committee. A member of the Advi-
sory Committee whose term is expiring may be re-
appointed. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee 
shall have a chairperson, who is elected by the mem-
bers from among their number. 
(c) REVIEW.—The Advisory Committee shall review 
and make recommendations to the Secretary on— 
(1) the implementation of programs and activi-
ties under this title; 
(2) the safety, economical, and environmental 
consequences of technologies for the production, dis-
tribution, delivery, storage, or use of hydrogen en-
ergy and fuel cells; and 
(3) the plan under section 802. 
(d) RESPONSE.—
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(1) CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The Secretary shall consider, but need not adopt, 
any recommendations of the Advisory Committee 
under subsection (c). 
(2) BIENNIAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
transmit a biennial report to Congress describing 
any recommendations made by the Advisory Com-
mittee since the previous report. The report shall in-
clude a description of how the Secretary has imple-
mented or plans to implement the recommendations, 
or an explanation of the reasons that a recommenda-
tion will not be implemented. The report shall be 
transmitted along with the President’s budget pro-
posal. 
(e) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide resources 
necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the Advi-
sory Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this 
title. 
SEC. 806. EXTERNAL REVIEW. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary shall enter into an ar-
rangement with the National Academy of Sciences to re-
view the plan prepared under section 802, which shall be 
completed not later than 6 months after the Academy re-
ceives the plan. Not later than 45 days after receiving the 
review, the Secretary shall transmit the review to Congress
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along with a plan to implement the review’s recommenda-
tions or an explanation of the reasons that a recommenda-
tion will not be implemented. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall enter 
into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
Sciences under which the Academy will review the pro-
grams under section 803 during the fourth year following 
the date of enactment of this Act. The Academy’s review 
shall include the research priorities and technical mile-
stones, and evaluate the progress toward achieving them. 
The review shall be completed not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 45 days 
after receiving the review, the Secretary shall transmit the 
review to Congress along with a plan to implement the 
review’s recommendations or an explanation for the rea-
sons that a recommendation will not be implemented. 
SEC. 807. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary may rep-
resent the United States interests with respect to activities 
and programs under this title, in coordination with the 
Department of Transportation, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, and other relevant Federal 
agencies, before governments and nongovernmental orga-
nizations including—
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(1) other Federal, State, regional, and local 
governments and their representatives; 
(2) industry and its representatives, including 
members of the energy and transportation indus-
tries; and 
(3) in consultation with the Department of 
State, foreign governments and their representatives 
including international organizations. 
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to alter the regulatory authority of the 
Department. 
SEC. 808. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the 
authority of the Secretary of Transportation that may 
exist prior to the date of enactment of this Act with re-
spect to— 
(1) research into, and regulation of, hydrogen- 
powered vehicles fuel systems integrity, standards, 
and safety under subtitle VI of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(2) regulation of hazardous materials transpor-
tation under chapter 51 of title 49, United States 
Code; 
(3) regulation of pipeline safety under chapter 
601 of title 49, United States Code;
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(4) encouragement and promotion of research, 
development, and deployment activities relating to 
advanced vehicle technologies under section 5506 of 
title 49, United States Code; 
(5) regulation of motor vehicle safety under 
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code; 
(6) automobile fuel economy under chapter 329 
of title 49, United States Code; or 
(7) representation of the interests of the United 
States with respect to the activities and programs 
under the authority of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 809. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this title, in addition to any amounts 
made available for these purposes under other Acts— 
(1) $273,500,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
(2) $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(3) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(4) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(5) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
TITLE IX—RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 901. GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a bal-
anced set of programs of energy research, development,
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demonstration, and commercial application to support 
Federal energy policy and programs by the Department. 
Such programs shall be focused on— 
(1) increasing the efficiency of all energy inten-
sive sectors through conservation and improved tech-
nologies; 
(2) promoting diversity of energy supply; 
(3) decreasing the Nation’s dependence on for-
eign energy supplies; 
(4) improving United States energy security; 
and 
(5) decreasing the environmental impact of en-
ergy-related activities. 
(b) GOALS.—The Secretary shall publish measurable 
5-year cost and performance-based goals with each annual 
budget submission in at least the following areas: 
(1) Energy efficiency for buildings, energy-con-
suming industries, and vehicles. 
(2) Electric energy generation (including dis-
tributed generation), transmission, and storage. 
(3) Renewable energy technologies including 
wind power, photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, 
geothermal energy, hydrogen-fueled systems, bio-
mass-based systems, biofuels, and hydropower.
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(4) Fossil energy including power generation, 
onshore and offshore oil and gas resource recovery, 
and transportation. 
(5) Nuclear energy including programs for ex-
isting and advanced reactors and education of future 
specialists. 
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall provide 
mechanisms for input on the annually published goals 
from industry, university, and other public sources. 
(d) EFFECT OF GOALS.— 
(1) NO NEW AUTHORITY OR REQUIREMENT.— 
Nothing in subsection (a) or the annually published 
goals shall— 
(A) create any new— 
(i) authority for any Federal agency; 
or 
(ii) requirement for any other person; 
(B) be used by a Federal agency to sup-
port the establishment of regulatory standards 
or regulatory requirements; or 
(C) alter the authority of the Secretary to 
make grants or other awards. 
(2) NO
LIMITATION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to limit the authority of 
the Secretary to impose conditions on grants or
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other awards based on the goals in subsection (a) or 
any subsequent modification thereto. 
SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this title: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) DEPARTMENTAL MISSION.—The term ‘‘de-
partmental mission’’ means any of the functions 
vested in the Secretary of Energy by the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
et seq.) or other law. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ means any of the following lab-
oratories owned by the Department: 
(A) Ames Laboratory. 
(B) Argonne National Laboratory. 
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory. 
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Labora-
tory. 
(E) Idaho National Engineering and Envi-
ronmental Laboratory.
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(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Labora-
tory. 
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Labora-
tory. 
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory. 
(I) National Energy Technology Labora-
tory. 
(J) National Renewable Energy Labora-
tory. 
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 
(L) Pacific Northwest National Labora-
tory. 
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. 
(N) Sandia National Laboratories. 
(O) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. 
(P) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator 
Facility. 
(5) NONMILITARY ENERGY LABORATORY.—The 
term ‘‘nonmilitary energy laboratory’’ means the lab-
oratories listed in paragraph (4), except for those 
listed in subparagraphs (G), (H), and (N). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(7) SINGLE-PURPOSE
RESEARCH
FACILITY.— 
The term ‘‘single-purpose research facility’’ means
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any of the primarily single-purpose entities owned by 
the Department or any other organization of the De-
partment designated by the Secretary. 
Subtitle A—Energy Efficiency 
SEC. 904. ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for energy effi-
ciency and conservation research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities, includ-
ing activities authorized under this subtitle: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $616,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $695,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $772,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $865,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $920,000,000. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized: 
(1) For activities under section 905— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $30,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $50,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $50,000,000; and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $50,000,000. 
(2) For activities under section 907— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $4,000,000; and
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(B) for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2008, $7,000,000. 
(3) For activities under section 908— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $25,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $30,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $35,000,000; and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $40,000,000. 
(4) 
For 
activities 
under 
section 
909, 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2008. 
(c) EXTENDED AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities 
under section 905, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated under this section 
may be used for— 
(1) the issuance and implementation of energy 
efficiency regulations; 
(2) the Weatherization Assistance Program 
under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.);
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(3) the State Energy Program under part D of 
title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.); or 
(4) the Federal Energy Management Program 
under part 3 of title V of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.). 
SEC. 905. NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
Next Generation Lighting Initiative in accordance with 
this section to support research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application activities related to ad-
vanced solid-state lighting technologies based on white 
light emitting diodes. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the initiative 
shall be to develop advanced solid-state organic and inor-
ganic lighting technologies based on white light emitting 
diodes that, compared to incandescent and fluorescent 
lighting technologies, are longer lasting; more energy-effi-
cient; and cost-competitive, and have less environmental 
impact. 
(c) INDUSTRY ALLIANCE.—The Secretary shall, not 
later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this 
section, competitively select an Industry Alliance to rep-
resent participants that are private, for-profit firms which, 
as a group, are broadly representative of United States
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solid state lighting research, development, infrastructure, 
and manufacturing expertise as a whole. 
(d) RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the research activities of the Next Generation 
Lighting Initiative through competitively awarded 
grants to researchers, including Industry Alliance 
participants, National Laboratories, and institutions 
of higher education. 
(2) ASSISTANCE
FROM
THE
INDUSTRY
ALLI-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall annually solicit from the 
Industry Alliance— 
(A) comments to identify solid-state light-
ing technology needs; 
(B) assessment of the progress of the Ini-
tiative’s research activities; and 
(C) assistance in annually updating solid- 
state lighting technology roadmaps. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND ROAD-
MAPS.—The information and roadmaps under para-
graph (2) shall be available to the public and public 
response shall be solicited by the Secretary. 
(e) DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMER-
CIAL APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall carry out a de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial application
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program for the Next Generation Lighting Initiative 
through competitively selected awards. The Secretary may 
give preference to participants of the Industry Alliance se-
lected pursuant to subsection (c). 
(f) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may 
require, in accordance with the authorities provided in sec-
tion 202(a)(ii) of title 35, United States Code, section 152 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2182), and 
section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5908), that— 
(1) for any new invention resulting from activi-
ties under subsection (d)— 
(A) the Industry Alliance members that 
are active participants in research, development, 
and demonstration activities related to the ad-
vanced solid-state lighting technologies that are 
the subject of this section shall be granted first 
option to negotiate with the invention owner 
nonexclusive licenses and royalties for uses of 
the invention related to solid-state lighting on 
terms that are reasonable under the cir-
cumstances; and 
(B)(i) for 1 year after a United States pat-
ent is issued for the invention, the patent hold-
er shall not negotiate any license or royalty
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with any entity that is not a participant in the 
Industry Alliance described in subparagraph 
(A); and 
(ii) during the year described in clause (i), 
the invention owner shall negotiate nonexclusive 
licenses and royalties in good faith with any in-
terested participant in the Industry Alliance de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
(2) such other terms as the Secretary deter-
mines are required to promote accelerated commer-
cialization of inventions made under the Initiative. 
(g) NATIONAL ACADEMY REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall enter into an arrangement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to conduct periodic reviews of the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative. The Academy shall review 
the research priorities, technical milestones, and plans for 
technology transfer and progress towards achieving them. 
The Secretary shall consider the results of such reviews 
in evaluating the information obtained under subsection 
(d)(2). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) ADVANCED
SOLID-STATE
LIGHTING.—The 
term ‘‘advanced solid-state lighting’’ means a 
semiconducting device package and delivery system
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that produces white light using externally applied 
voltage. 
(2) RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘research’’ includes 
research on the technologies, materials, and manu-
facturing processes required for white light emitting 
diodes. 
(3) INDUSTRY ALLIANCE.—The term ‘‘Industry 
Alliance’’ means an entity selected by the Secretary 
under subsection (c). 
(4) WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE.—The term 
‘‘white 
light 
emitting 
diode’’ 
means 
a 
semiconducting package, utilizing either organic or 
inorganic materials, that produces white light using 
externally applied voltage. 
SEC. 906. NATIONAL BUILDING PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) INTERAGENCY GROUP.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish 
an interagency group to develop, in coordination with the 
advisory committee established under subsection (e), a 
National Building Performance Initiative (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Initiative’’). The interagency group 
shall be co-chaired by appropriate officials of the Depart-
ment and the Department of Commerce, who shall jointly
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arrange for the provision of necessary administrative sup-
port to the group. 
(b) INTEGRATION
OF
EFFORTS.—The Initiative, 
working with the National Institute of Building Sciences, 
shall integrate Federal, State, and voluntary private sector 
efforts to reduce the costs of construction, operation, 
maintenance, and renovation of commercial, industrial, in-
stitutional, and residential buildings. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the interagency group shall submit 
to Congress a plan for carrying out the appropriate Fed-
eral role in the Initiative. The plan shall include— 
(1) research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application of systems and materials for 
new construction and retrofit relating to the building 
envelope and building system components; and 
(2) the collection, analysis, and dissemination of 
research results and other pertinent information on 
enhancing building performance to industry, govern-
ment entities, and the public. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ROLE.—Within the 
Federal portion of the Initiative, the Department shall be 
the lead agency for all aspects of building performance re-
lated to use and conservation of energy. 
(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, shall establish an advisory committee to— 
(A) analyze and provide recommendations 
on potential private sector roles and participa-
tion in the Initiative; and 
(B) review and provide recommendations 
on the plan described in subsection (c). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Membership of the advisory 
committee shall include representatives with a broad 
range of appropriate expertise, including expertise 
in— 
(A) building research and technology; 
(B) architecture, engineering, and building 
materials and systems; and 
(C) the residential, commercial, and indus-
trial sectors of the construction industry. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section provides 
any Federal agency with new authority to regulate build-
ing performance. 
SEC. 907. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
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(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 
(3) coordinated with ongoing secondary battery 
use programs at the National Laboratories and in 
industry.
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(c) SOLICITATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, if the Secretary finds 
under subsection (b) that there are sufficient numbers of 
batteries to support the program, the Secretary shall so-
licit proposals to demonstrate the secondary use of bat-
teries and associated equipment and supporting infra-
structure in geographic locations throughout the United 
States. The Secretary may make additional solicitations 
for proposals if the Secretary determines that such solici-
tations are necessary to carry out this section. 
(d) SELECTION OF PROPOSALS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, not 
later than 90 days after the closing date established 
by the Secretary for receipt of proposals under sub-
section (c), select up to 5 proposals which may re-
ceive financial assistance under this section, subject 
to the availability of appropriations. 
(2) DIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT.—In 
selecting proposals, the Secretary shall consider di-
versity of battery type, geographic and climatic di-
versity, and life-cycle environmental effects of the 
approaches. 
(3) LIMITATION.—No 1 project selected under 
this section shall receive more than 25 percent of the 
funds authorized for the program under this section.
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(4) OPTIMIZATION OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.— 
The Secretary shall consider the extent of involve-
ment of State or local government and other persons 
in each demonstration project to optimize use of 
Federal resources. 
(5) OTHER CRITERIA.—The Secretary may con-
sider such other criteria as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(e) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall require that— 
(1) relevant information be provided to the De-
partment, the users of the batteries, the proposers, 
and the battery manufacturers; 
(2) the proposer provide at least 50 percent of 
the costs associated with the proposal; and 
(3) the proposer provide to the Secretary such 
information regarding the disposal of the batteries 
as the Secretary may require to ensure that the pro-
poser disposes of the batteries in accordance with 
applicable law. 
SEC. 908. ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCIENCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed by 
the Assistant Secretary in the Department with responsi-
bility for energy conservation under section 203(a)(9) of 
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
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7133(a)(9)), in consultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and 
subject to peer review for research relating to energy effi-
ciency. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress, along with the President’s annual budget request 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a 
report on the activities of the Energy Efficiency Science 
Initiative, including a description of the process used to 
award the funds and an explanation of how the research 
relates to energy efficiency. 
SEC. 909. ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. 
The Secretary shall conduct a research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application program on 
advanced control devices to improve the energy efficiency 
of electric motors used in heating, ventilation, air condi-
tioning, and comparable systems. 
SEC. 910. ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
CENTERS. 
(a) 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 govern-
ments, or universities (or consortia thereof), to establish 
a geographically dispersed network of Advanced Energy 
Technology Transfer Centers, to be located in areas the
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Secretary determines have the greatest need of the serv-
ices of such Centers. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Center shall operate a 
program to encourage demonstration and commer-
cial application of advanced energy methods and 
technologies through education and outreach to 
building and industrial professionals, and to other 
individuals and organizations with an interest in ef-
ficient energy use. 
(2) ADVISORY PANEL.—Each Center shall es-
tablish an advisory panel to advise the Center on 
how best to accomplish the activities under para-
graph (1). 
(c) APPLICATION.—A person seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
in such form and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. The Secretary may award a grant 
under this section to an entity already in existence if the 
entity is otherwise eligible under this section. 
(d) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this section on the basis of the fol-
lowing criteria, at a minimum: 
(1) The ability of the applicant to carry out the 
activities in subsection (b).
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(2) The extent to which the applicant will co-
ordinate the activities of the Center with other enti-
ties, such as State and local governments, utilities, 
and educational and research institutions. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary shall require 
a non-Federal matching requirement of at least 50 percent 
of the costs of establishing and operating each Center. 
(f) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an advisory committee to advise the Secretary on 
the establishment of Centers under this section. The advi-
sory committee shall be composed of individuals with ex-
pertise in the area of advanced energy methods and tech-
nologies, including at least 1 representative from— 
(1) State or local energy offices; 
(2) energy professionals; 
(3) trade or professional associations; 
(4) architects, engineers, or construction profes-
sionals; 
(5) manufacturers; 
(6) the research community; and 
(7) nonprofit energy or environmental organiza-
tions. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ADVANCED ENERGY METHODS AND TECH-
NOLOGIES.—The term ‘‘advanced energy methods
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and technologies’’ means all methods and tech-
nologies that promote energy efficiency and con-
servation, including distributed generation tech-
nologies, and life-cycle analysis of energy use. 
(2) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means an 
Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Center estab-
lished pursuant to this section. 
(3) DISTRIBUTED
GENERATION.—The term 
‘‘distributed generation’’ means an electric power 
generation facility that is designed to serve retail 
electric consumers at or near the facility site. 
Subtitle B—Distributed Energy and 
Electric Energy Systems 
SEC. 911. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC ENERGY 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for distributed 
energy and electric energy systems activities, including ac-
tivities authorized under this subtitle: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $190,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $200,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $220,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $240,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $260,000,000.
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(b) 
MICRO-COGENERATION
ENERGY
TECH-
NOLOGY.—From amounts authorized under subsection 
(a), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005 
is authorized for activities under section 914. 
SEC. 912. HYBRID DISTRIBUTED POWER SYSTEMS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
and transmit to Congress a strategy for a comprehensive 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication program to develop hybrid distributed power sys-
tems that combine— 
(1) 1 or more renewable electric power genera-
tion technologies of 10 megawatts or less located 
near the site of electric energy use; and 
(2) nonintermittent electric power generation 
technologies suitable for use in a distributed power 
system. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy shall— 
(1) identify the needs best met with such hybrid 
distributed power systems and the technological bar-
riers to the use of such systems; 
(2) provide for the development of methods to 
design, test, integrate into systems, and operate 
such hybrid distributed power systems;
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(3) include, as appropriate, research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application on 
related technologies needed for the adoption of such 
hybrid distributed power systems, including energy 
storage devices and environmental control tech-
nologies; 
(4) include research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application of interconnection 
technologies for communications and controls of dis-
tributed generation architectures, particularly tech-
nologies promoting real-time response to power mar-
ket information and physical conditions on the elec-
trical grid; and 
(5) describe how activities under the strategy 
will be integrated with other research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application activities 
supported by the Department related to electric 
power technologies. 
SEC. 913. HIGH POWER DENSITY INDUSTRY PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication program to improve energy efficiency of high 
power density facilities, including data centers, server 
farms, and telecommunications facilities. Such program 
shall consider technologies that provide significant im-
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provement in thermal controls, metering, load manage-
ment, peak load reduction, or the efficient cooling of elec-
tronics. 
SEC. 914. MICRO-COGENERATION ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. 
The Secretary shall make competitive, merit-based 
grants to consortia for the development of micro-cogenera-
tion energy technology. The consortia shall explore— 
(1) the use of small-scale combined heat and 
power in residential heating appliances; and 
(2) the use of excess power to operate other ap-
pliances within the residence and supply excess gen-
erated power to the power grid. 
SEC. 
915. 
DISTRIBUTED 
ENERGY 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary, within the sums authorized under sec-
tion 911(a), may provide financial assistance to coordi-
nating consortia of interdisciplinary participants for dem-
onstrations designed to accelerate the utilization of dis-
tributed energy technologies, such as fuel cells, microtur-
bines, reciprocating engines, thermally activated tech-
nologies, and combined heat and power systems, in highly 
energy intensive commercial applications. 
SEC. 916. RECIPROCATING POWER. 
The Secretary shall conduct a research, development, 
and demonstration program regarding fuel system optimi-
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zation and emissions reduction after-treatment tech-
nologies for industrial reciprocating engines. Such after- 
treatment technologies shall use processes that reduce 
emissions by recirculating exhaust gases and shall be de-
signed to be retrofitted to any new or existing diesel or 
natural gas engine used for power generation, peaking 
power generation, combined heat and power, or compres-
sion. 
Subtitle C—Renewable Energy 
SEC. 918. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for renewable en-
ergy research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application activities, including activities authorized 
under this subtitle: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $480,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $550,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $610,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $659,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $710,000,000. 
(b) BIOENERGY.—From the amounts authorized 
under subsection (a), the following sums are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 919: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $135,425,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $155,600,000.
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(3) For fiscal year 2006, $167,650,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $180,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $192,000,000. 
(c) 
CONCENTRATING
SOLAR
POWER.—From 
amounts authorized under subsection (a), the following 
sums are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec-
tion 920: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000. 
(3) For each of fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 
2008, $50,000,000. 
(d) PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—From the amounts author-
ized under subsection (a), $30,000,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 2004 through 2008 are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 922. 
(e) LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) NO FUNDS FOR RENEWABLE SUPPORT AND 
IMPLEMENTATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated under this section may be used for 
Renewable Support and Implementation. 
(2) GRANTS.—Of the funds authorized under 
subsection (b), not less than $5,000,000 for each fis-
cal year shall be made available for grants to His-
torically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Col-
leges, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
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(3) REGIONAL
FIELD
VERIFICATION
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds authorized under subsection 
(a), not less than $4,000,000 for each fiscal year 
shall be made available for the Regional Field 
Verification Program of the Department. 
(4) OFF-STREAM
PUMPED
STORAGE
HYDRO-
POWER.—Of the funds authorized under subsection 
(a), such sums as may be necessary shall be made 
available for demonstration projects of off-stream 
pumped storage hydropower. 
(f) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subtitle, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall demonstrate the use of advanced wind power 
technology, including combined use with coal gasification; 
biomass; geothermal energy systems; and other renewable 
energy technologies to assist in delivering electricity to 
rural and remote locations. 
SEC. 919. BIOENERGY PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘agricultural byproducts’’ in-
cludes waste products, including poultry fat and 
poultry waste. 
(2) The term ‘‘cellulosic biomass’’ means any 
portion of a crop containing lignocellulose or hemi-
cellulose, including barley grain, grapeseed, forest
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thinnings, rice bran, rice hulls, rice straw, soybean 
matter, and sugarcane bagasse, or any crop grown 
specifically for the purpose of producing cellulosic 
feedstocks. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application for bioenergy, including— 
(1) biopower energy systems; 
(2) biofuels; 
(3) bio-based products; 
(4) integrated biorefineries that may produce 
biopower, biofuels, and bio-based products; 
(5) cross-cutting research and development in 
feedstocks and enzymes; and 
(6) economic analysis. 
(c) BIOFUELS
AND BIO-BASED PRODUCTS.—The 
goals of the biofuels and bio-based products programs 
shall be to develop, in partnership with industry— 
(1) advanced biochemical and thermochemical 
conversion technologies capable of making biofuels 
that are price-competitive with gasoline or diesel in 
either internal combustion engines or fuel cell-pow-
ered vehicles, and bio-based products from a variety 
of feedstocks, including grains, cellulosic biomass, 
and other agricultural byproducts; and
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(2) advanced biotechnology processes capable of 
making biofuels and bio-based products with empha-
sis on development of biorefinery technologies using 
enzyme-based processing systems. 
SEC. 920. CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
program of research and development to evaluate the po-
tential of concentrating solar power for hydrogen produc-
tion, including cogeneration approaches for both hydrogen 
and electricity. Such program shall take advantage of ex-
isting facilities to the extent possible and shall include— 
(1) development of optimized technologies that 
are common to both electricity and hydrogen produc-
tion; 
(2) evaluation of thermochemical cycles for hy-
drogen production at the temperatures attainable 
with concentrating solar power; 
(3) evaluation of materials issues for the 
thermochemical cycles described in paragraph (2); 
(4) system architectures and economics studies; 
and 
(5) coordination with activities in the Advanced 
Reactor Hydrogen Cogeneration Project on high
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temperature materials, thermochemical cycles, and 
economic issues. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—In carrying out the program 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) assess conflicting guidance on the economic 
potential of concentrating solar power for electricity 
production received from the National Research 
Council report entitled ‘‘Renewable Power Pathways: 
A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Re-
newable Energy Programs’’ in 2000 and subsequent 
Department-funded reviews of that report; and 
(2) provide an assessment of the potential im-
pact of the technology before, or concurrent with, 
submission of the fiscal year 2006 budget. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a re-
port to Congress on the economic and technical potential 
for electricity or hydrogen production, with or without co-
generation, with concentrating solar power, including the 
economic and technical feasibility of potential construction 
of a pilot demonstration facility suitable for commercial 
production of electricity or hydrogen from concentrating 
solar power.
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SEC. 921. MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS. 
The Secretary may conduct research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application programs 
for— 
(1) ocean energy, including wave energy; and 
(2) the combined use of renewable energy tech-
nologies with one another and with other energy 
technologies, including the combined use of wind 
power and coal gasification technologies. 
SEC. 922. RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a program for 
the demonstration of innovative technologies for solar and 
other renewable energy sources in buildings owned or op-
erated by a State or local government, and for the dissemi-
nation of information resulting from such demonstration 
to interested parties. 
(b) LIMIT ON FEDERAL FUNDING.—The Secretary 
shall provide under this section no more than 40 percent 
of the incremental costs of the solar or other renewable 
energy source project funded. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—As part of the application for 
awards under this section, the Secretary shall require all 
applicants—
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(1) to demonstrate a continuing commitment to 
the use of solar and other renewable energy sources 
in buildings they own or operate; and 
(2) to state how they expect any award to fur-
ther their transition to the significant use of renew-
able energy. 
SEC. 923. STUDY OF MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY OP-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to 
conduct a study on— 
(1) the feasibility of various methods of renew-
able generation of energy from the ocean, including 
energy from waves, tides, currents, and thermal gra-
dients; and 
(2) the research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application activities required to 
make marine renewable energy generation competi-
tive with other forms of electricity generation. 
(b) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
the study to Congress along with the Secretary’s rec-
ommendations for implementing the results of the study.
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Subtitle D—Nuclear Energy 
SEC. 924. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
(a) CORE PROGRAMS.—The following sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for nuclear 
energy research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application activities, including activities author-
ized under this subtitle, other than those described in sub-
section (b): 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $273,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $355,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $430,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $455,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $545,000,000. 
(b) NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.—The fol-
lowing sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for activities under section 925(e): 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $125,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $130,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $135,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $140,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $145,000,000. 
(c) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized: 
(1) For activities under section 926— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $140,000,000;
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(B) for fiscal year 2005, $145,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $150,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $155,000,000; 
and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $275,000,000. 
(2) For activities under section 927— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $35,200,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $44,350,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $49,200,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $54,950,000; and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $60,000,000. 
(3) For activities under section 929, for each of 
fiscal years 2004 through 2008, $6,000,000. 
(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds authorized under this section may be used for de-
commissioning the Fast Flux Test Facility. 
SEC. 925. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—The 
Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy Research Ini-
tiative for research and development related to nuclear en-
ergy. 
(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANT OPTIMIZATION PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy 
Plant Optimization Program to support research and de-
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velopment activities addressing reliability, availability, pro-
ductivity, component aging, safety, and security of existing 
nuclear power plants. 
(c) NUCLEAR POWER 2010 PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out a Nuclear Power 2010 Program, 
consistent with recommendations in the October 2001 re-
port entitled ‘‘A Roadmap to Deploy New Nuclear Power 
Plants in the United States by 2010’’ issued by the Nu-
clear Energy Research Advisory Committee of the Depart-
ment. Whatever type of reactor is chosen for the hydrogen 
cogeneration project under subtitle C of title VI, that type 
shall not be addressed in the Program under this section. 
The Program shall include— 
(1) support for first-of-a-kind engineering de-
sign and certification expenses of advanced nuclear 
power plant designs, which offer improved safety 
and economics over current conventional plants and 
the promise of near-term to medium-term commer-
cial deployment; 
(2) action by the Secretary to encourage domes-
tic power companies to install new nuclear plant ca-
pacity as soon as possible; 
(3) utilization of the expertise and capabilities 
of industry, universities, and National Laboratories
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in evaluation of advanced nuclear fuel cycles and 
fuels testing; 
(4) consideration of proliferation-resistant pas-
sively-safe, small reactors suitable for long-term elec-
tricity production without refueling and suitable for 
use in remote installations; 
(5) participation of international collaborators 
in research, development, design, and deployment ef-
forts as appropriate and consistent with United 
States interests in nonproliferation of nuclear weap-
ons; 
(6) encouragement for university and industry 
participation; and 
(7) selection of projects such as to strengthen 
the competitive position of the domestic nuclear 
power industrial infrastructure. 
(d) GENERATION IV NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS 
INITIATIVE.—The Secretary shall carry out a Generation 
IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative to develop an over-
all technology plan and to support research and develop-
ment necessary to make an informed technical decision 
about the most promising candidates for eventual commer-
cial application. The Initiative shall examine advanced 
proliferation-resistant and passively safe reactor designs, 
including designs that—
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(1) are economically competitive with other elec-
tric power generation plants; 
(2) have higher efficiency, lower cost, and im-
proved safety compared to reactors in operation on 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(3) use fuels that are proliferation-resistant and 
have substantially reduced production of high-level 
waste per unit of output; and 
(4) use improved instrumentation. 
(e) NUCLEAR
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT.—The 
Secretary shall develop and implement a strategy for the 
facilities of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and 
Technology and shall transmit a report containing the 
strategy along with the President’s budget request to Con-
gress for fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 926. ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Direc-
tor of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Tech-
nology, shall conduct an advanced fuel recycling tech-
nology research and development program to evaluate pro-
liferation-resistant fuel recycling and transmutation tech-
nologies that minimize environmental or public health and 
safety impacts as an alternative to aqueous reprocessing 
technologies deployed as of the date of enactment of this 
Act in support of evaluation of alternative national strate-
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gies for spent nuclear fuel and the Generation IV ad-
vanced reactor concepts, subject to annual review by the 
Secretary’s Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee 
or other independent entity, as appropriate. Opportunities 
to enhance progress of the program through international 
cooperation should be sought. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report on the ac-
tivities of the advanced fuel recycling technology research 
and development program as part of the Department’s an-
nual budget submission. 
SEC. 927. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-
ING SUPPORT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall support 
a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure 
in the nuclear sciences and engineering and related fields 
(including health physics and nuclear and radiochemistry), 
consistent with departmental missions related to civilian 
nuclear research and development. 
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the program under this 
section, the Secretary shall establish fellowship and faculty 
assistance programs, as well as provide support for funda-
mental research and encourage collaborative research 
among industry, National Laboratories, and universities 
through the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative. The Sec-
retary is encouraged to support activities addressing the
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entire fuel cycle through involvement of both the Office 
of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology and the Of-
fice of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. The Sec-
retary shall support communication and outreach related 
to nuclear science, engineering, and nuclear waste man-
agement, consistent with interests of the United States in 
nonproliferation of nuclear weapons capabilities. 
(c) STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND 
TRAINING REACTORS
AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—Activities under this section may include— 
(1) converting research and training reactors 
currently using high-enrichment fuels to low-enrich-
ment fuels, upgrading operational instrumentation, 
and sharing of reactors among institutions of higher 
education; 
(2) providing technical assistance, in collabora-
tion with the United States nuclear industry, in reli-
censing and upgrading research and training reac-
tors as part of a student training program; and 
(3) providing funding, through the Innovations 
in Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Program, 
for reactor improvements as part of a focused effort 
that emphasizes research, training, and education. 
(d) UNIVERSITY NATIONAL LABORATORY INTER-
ACTIONS.—The Secretary shall develop sabbatical fellow-
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ship and visiting scientist programs to encourage sharing 
of personnel between National Laboratories and univer-
sities. 
(e) OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—Fund-
ing for a research project provided under this section may 
be used to offset a portion of the operating and mainte-
nance costs of a research and training reactor at an insti-
tution of higher education used in the research project. 
SEC. 928. SECURITY OF REACTOR DESIGNS. 
The Secretary, through the Director of the Office of 
Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology, shall conduct 
a research and development program on cost-effective 
technologies for increasing the safety of reactor designs 
from natural phenomena and the security of reactor de-
signs from deliberate attacks. 
SEC. 929. ALTERNATIVES TO INDUSTRIAL RADIOACTIVE 
SOURCES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study and 
provide a report to Congress not later than August 1, 
2004. The study shall— 
(1) survey industrial applications of large radio-
active sources, including well-logging sources; 
(2) review current domestic and international 
Department, Department of Defense, Department of
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State, and commercial programs to manage and dis-
pose of radioactive sources; 
(3) discuss disposal options and practices for 
currently deployed or future sources and, if defi-
ciencies are noted in existing disposal options or 
practices for either deployed or future sources, rec-
ommend options to remedy deficiencies; and 
(4) develop a program plan for research and de-
velopment to develop alternatives to large industrial 
sources that reduce safety, environmental, or pro-
liferation risks to either workers using the sources or 
the public. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a re-
search and development program to implement the pro-
gram plan developed under subsection (a)(4). The pro-
gram shall include miniaturized particle accelerators for 
well-logging or other industrial applications and portable 
accelerators for production of short-lived radioactive mate-
rials at an industrial site. 
SEC. 930. GEOLOGICAL ISOLATION OF SPENT FUEL. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel 
and high-level radioactive waste. The study shall empha-
size geological, chemical, and hydrological characterization 
of, and design of engineered structures for, deep borehole
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environments. Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the study 
to Congress. 
Subtitle E—Fossil Energy 
PART I—RESEARCH PROGRAMS 
SEC. 931. FOSSIL ENERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fossil energy 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities, including activities authorized under 
this part: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $530,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $556,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $583,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $611,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $626,000,000. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized: 
(1) For activities under section 932(b)(2), 
$28,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 
through 2008. 
(2) For activities under section 934— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $15,000,000; and
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(C) for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2008, $20,000,000. 
(3) For activities under section 935— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $259,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $272,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $285,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $298,000,000; 
and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $308,000,000. 
(4) For the Office of Arctic Energy under sec-
tion 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
7144d), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2008. 
(5) 
For 
activities 
under 
section 
933, 
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $2,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008. 
(c) EXTENDED AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of 
Arctic Energy under section 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(42 U.S.C. 7144d), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012. 
(d) LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.—
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(1) NO FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—None 
of the funds authorized under this section may be 
used for Fossil Energy Environmental Restoration 
or Import/Export Authorization. 
(2) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of 
the funds authorized under subsection (b)(2), not 
less than 20 percent of the funds appropriated for 
each fiscal year shall be dedicated to research and 
development carried out at institutions of higher 
education. 
SEC. 932. OIL AND GAS RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
(a) OIL AND GAS RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application on oil and gas, includ-
ing— 
(1) exploration and production; 
(2) gas hydrates; 
(3) reservoir life and extension; 
(4) transportation and distribution infrastruc-
ture; 
(5) ultraclean fuels; 
(6) heavy oil and oil shale; 
(7) related environmental research; and 
(8) compressed natural gas marine transport. 
(b) FUEL CELLS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a program of research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application on fuel cells for low-cost, 
high-efficiency, fuel-flexible, modular power systems. 
(2) IMPROVED
MANUFACTURING
PRODUCTION 
AND PROCESSES.—The demonstrations under para-
graph (1) shall include fuel cell technology for com-
mercial, residential, and transportation applications, 
and distributed generation systems, utilizing im-
proved manufacturing production and processes. 
(c) NATURAL GAS AND OIL DEPOSITS REPORT.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the In-
terior, in consultation with other appropriate Federal 
agencies, shall transmit a report to Congress of the latest 
estimates of natural gas and oil reserves, reserves growth, 
and undiscovered resources in Federal and State waters 
off the coast of Louisiana and Texas. 
(d) INTEGRATED CLEAN POWER AND ENERGY RE-
SEARCH.— 
(1) NATIONAL CENTER OR CONSORTIUM OF EX-
CELLENCE.—The Secretary shall establish a na-
tional center or consortium of excellence in clean en-
ergy and power generation, utilizing the resources of 
the existing Clean Power and Energy Research Con-
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sortium, to address the Nation’s critical dependence 
on energy and the need to reduce emissions. 
(2) PROGRAM.—The center or consortium shall 
conduct a program of research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application on inte-
grating the following focus areas: 
(A) Efficiency and reliability of gas tur-
bines for power generation. 
(B) Reduction in emissions from power 
generation. 
(C) Promotion of energy conservation 
issues. 
(D) Effectively utilizing alternative fuels 
and renewable energy. 
(E) Development of advanced materials 
technology for oil and gas exploration and utili-
zation in harsh environments. 
(F) Education on energy and power gen-
eration issues. 
SEC. 933. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. 
The Secretary shall establish a competitive program 
to award a contract to a nonprofit entity for the purpose 
of transferring technologies developed with public funds. 
The entity selected under this section shall have experi-
ence in offshore oil and gas technology research manage-
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ment, in the transfer of technologies developed with public 
funds to the offshore and maritime industry, and in man-
agement of an offshore and maritime industry consortium. 
The program consortium selected under section 942 shall 
not be eligible for selection under this section. When ap-
propriate, the Secretary shall consider utilizing the entity 
selected under this section when implementing the activi-
ties authorized by section 975. 
SEC. 934. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR COAL MIN-
ING TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out 
a program of research and development on coal mining 
technologies. The Secretary shall cooperate with appro-
priate Federal agencies, coal producers, trade associations, 
equipment manufacturers, institutions of higher education 
with mining engineering departments, and other relevant 
entities. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The research and development activi-
ties carried out under this section shall— 
(1) be guided by the mining research and devel-
opment priorities identified by the Mining Industry 
of the Future Program and in the recommendations 
from relevant reports of the National Academy of 
Sciences on mining technologies;
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(2) include activities exploring minimization of 
contaminants in mined coal that contribute to envi-
ronmental concerns including development and dem-
onstration of electromagnetic wave imaging ahead of 
mining operations; 
(3) develop and demonstrate electromagnetic 
wave imaging and radar techniques for horizontal 
drilling in coal beds in order to increase methane re-
covery efficiency, prevent spoilage of domestic coal 
reserves, and minimize water disposal associated 
with methane extraction; and 
(4) expand mining research capabilities at insti-
tutions of higher education. 
SEC. 935. COAL AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the programs au-
thorized under title IV, the Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of technology research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application for coal and power systems, 
including programs to facilitate production and generation 
of coal-based power through— 
(1) innovations for existing plants; 
(2) integrated gasification combined cycle; 
(3) advanced combustion systems; 
(4) turbines for synthesis gas derived from coal;
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(5) carbon capture and sequestration research 
and development; 
(6) coal-derived transportation fuels and chemi-
cals; 
(7) solid fuels and feedstocks; 
(8) advanced coal-related research; 
(9) advanced separation technologies; and 
(10) a joint project for permeability enhance-
ment in coals for natural gas production and carbon 
dioxide sequestration. 
(b) COST AND PERFORMANCE GOALS.—In carrying 
out programs authorized by this section, the Secretary 
shall identify cost and performance goals for coal-based 
technologies that would permit the continued cost-com-
petitive use of coal for electricity generation, as chemical 
feedstocks, and as transportation fuel in 2007, 2015, and 
the years after 2020. In establishing such cost and per-
formance goals, the Secretary shall— 
(1) consider activities and studies undertaken 
to date by industry in cooperation with the Depart-
ment in support of such assessment; 
(2) consult with interested entities, including 
coal producers, industries using coal, organizations 
to promote coal and advanced coal technologies, en-
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vironmental organizations, and organizations rep-
resenting workers; 
(3) not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
ister proposed draft cost and performance goals for 
public comments; and 
(4) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 4 years thereafter, 
submit to Congress a report describing final cost 
and performance goals for such technologies that in-
cludes a list of technical milestones as well as an ex-
planation of how programs authorized in this section 
will not duplicate the activities authorized under the 
Clean Coal Power Initiative authorized under sub-
title A of title IV. 
SEC. 936. COMPLEX WELL TECHNOLOGY TESTING FACIL-
ITY. 
The Secretary, in coordination with industry leaders 
in extended research drilling technology, shall establish a 
Complex Well Technology Testing Facility at the Rocky 
Mountain Oilfield Testing Center to increase the range of 
extended drilling technologies.
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SEC. 937. FISCHER-TROPSCH DIESEL FUEL LOAN GUAR-
ANTEE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
FISCHER-TROPSCH
DIESEL 
FUEL.—In this section, the term ‘‘Fischer-Tropsch diesel 
fuel’’ means diesel fuel that— 
(1) contains less than 10 parts per million sul-
fur; and 
(2) is produced through the Fischer-Tropsch 
liquification process from coal or waste from coal 
that was mined in the United States. 
(b) LOAN GUARANTEES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary of Energy shall establish a program to pro-
vide guarantees of loans by private lending institu-
tions for the construction of facilities for the produc-
tion of Fischer-Tropsch diesel fuel and commercial 
byproducts of that production. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may pro-
vide a loan guarantee under paragraph (1) if— 
(A) without a loan guarantee, credit is not 
available to the applicant under reasonable 
terms or conditions sufficient to finance the 
construction of a facility described in paragraph 
(1); 
(B) the prospective earning power of the 
applicant and the character and value of the se-
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curity pledged provide a reasonable assurance 
of repayment of the loan to be guaranteed in 
accordance with the terms of the loan; and 
(C) the loan bears interest at a rate deter-
mined by the Secretary to be reasonable, taking 
into account the current average yield on out-
standing obligations of the United States with 
remaining periods of maturity comparable to 
the maturity of the loan. 
(3) CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients of loan 
guarantees from among applicants, the Secretary 
shall give preference to proposals that— 
(A) meet all Federal and State permitting 
requirements; 
(B) are most likely to be successful; and 
(C) are located in local markets that have 
the greatest need for the facility because of— 
(i) the availability of domestic coal or 
coal waste for conversion; or 
(ii) a projected high level of demand 
for Fischer-Tropsch diesel fuel or other 
commercial byproducts of the facility. 
(4) MATURITY.—A loan guaranteed under 
paragraph (1) shall have a maturity of not more 
than 25 years.
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(5) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The loan agree-
ment for a loan guaranteed under paragraph (1) 
shall provide that no provision of the loan may be 
amended or waived without the consent of the Sec-
retary. 
(6) GUARANTEE FEE.—A recipient of a loan 
guarantee under paragraph (1) shall pay the Sec-
retary an amount to be determined by the Secretary 
to be sufficient to cover the administrative costs of 
the Secretary relating to the loan guarantee. 
(7) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The full faith and cred-
it of the United States is pledged to payment 
of loan guarantees made under this section. 
(B) CONCLUSIVE
EVIDENCE.—Any loan 
guarantee made by the Secretary under this 
section shall be conclusive evidence of the eligi-
bility of the loan for the guarantee with respect 
to principal and interest. 
(C) VALIDITY.—The validity of a loan 
guarantee shall be incontestable in the hands of 
a holder of the guaranteed loan. 
(8) REPORTS.—Until each guaranteed loan 
under this section is repaid in full, the Secretary
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shall annually submit to Congress a report on the 
activities of the Secretary under this section. 
(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this section. 
(10) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority of the Secretary to issue a new loan guar-
antee under paragraph (1) terminates on the date 
that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
PART II—ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND UNCONVEN-
TIONAL NATURAL GAS AND OTHER PETRO-
LEUM RESOURCES 
SEC. 941. PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program under this part of research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application of technologies for 
ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other 
petroleum resource exploration and production, including 
addressing the technology challenges for small producers, 
safe operations, and environmental mitigation (including 
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration 
of carbon). 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program under this 
part shall address the following areas, including improving
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safety and minimizing environmental impacts of activities 
within each area: 
(1) Ultra-deepwater technology, including drill-
ing to formations in the Outer Continental Shelf to 
depths greater than 15,000 feet. 
(2) Ultra-deepwater architecture. 
(3) Unconventional natural gas and other petro-
leum resource exploration and production tech-
nology, including the technology challenges of small 
producers. 
(c) LIMITATION ON LOCATION OF FIELD ACTIVI-
TIES.—Field activities under the program under this part 
shall be carried out only— 
(1) in— 
(A) areas in the territorial waters of the 
United States not under any Outer Continental 
Shelf moratorium as of September 30, 2002; 
(B) areas onshore in the United States on 
public land administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior available for oil and gas leasing, where 
consistent with applicable law and land use 
plans; and 
(C) areas onshore in the United States on 
State or private land, subject to applicable law; 
and
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(2) with the approval of the appropriate Fed-
eral or State land management agency or private 
land owner. 
(d) RESEARCH AT NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 
LABORATORY.—The Secretary, through the National En-
ergy Technology Laboratory, shall carry out research com-
plementary to research under subsection (b). 
(e) CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR.—In carrying out this part, the Secretary shall con-
sult regularly with the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 942. ULTRA-DEEPWATER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
activities under section 941(a), to maximize the use of the 
ultra-deepwater natural gas and other petroleum resources 
of the United States by increasing the supply of such re-
sources, through reducing the cost and increasing the effi-
ciency of exploration for and production of such resources, 
while improving safety and minimizing environmental im-
pacts. 
(b) ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
have ultimate responsibility for, and oversight of, all as-
pects of the program under this section. 
(c) ROLE OF THE PROGRAM CONSORTIUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may contract 
with a consortium to—
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(A) manage awards pursuant to subsection 
(f)(4); 
(B) make recommendations to the Sec-
retary for project solicitations; 
(C) disburse funds awarded under sub-
section (f) as directed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with the annual plan under subsection 
(e); and 
(D) carry out other activities assigned to 
the program consortium by this section. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not as-
sign any activities to the program consortium except 
as specifically authorized under this section. 
(3) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.— 
(A) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 
establish procedures— 
(i) to ensure that each board member, 
officer, or employee of the program consor-
tium who is in a decision-making capacity 
under subsection (f)(3) or (4) shall disclose 
to the Secretary any financial interests in, 
or financial relationships with, applicants 
for or recipients of awards under this sec-
tion, including those of his or her spouse 
or minor child, unless such relationships or
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interests would be considered to be remote 
or inconsequential; and 
(ii) to require any board member, offi-
cer, or employee with a financial relation-
ship or interest disclosed under clause (i) 
to recuse himself or herself from any re-
view under subsection (f)(3) or oversight 
under subsection (f)(4) with respect to 
such applicant or recipient. 
(B) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 
may disqualify an application or revoke an 
award under this section if a board member, of-
ficer, or employee has failed to comply with pro-
cedures required under subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(d) SELECTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSORTIUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 
the program consortium through an open, competi-
tive process. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The program consortium may 
include corporations, trade associations, institutions 
of higher education, National Laboratories, or other 
research institutions. After submitting a proposal 
under paragraph (4), the program consortium may 
not add members without the consent of the Sec-
retary.
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(3) TAX
STATUS.—The program consortium 
shall be an entity that is exempt from tax under sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(4) SCHEDULE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall solicit proposals from eligible consortia to per-
form the duties in subsection (c)(1), which shall be 
submitted not later than 360 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall select the 
program consortium not later than 18 months after 
such date of enactment. 
(5) APPLICATION.—Applicants shall submit a 
proposal including such information as the Secretary 
may require. At a minimum, each proposal shall— 
(A) list all members of the consortium; 
(B) fully describe the structure of the con-
sortium, including any provisions relating to in-
tellectual property; and 
(C) describe how the applicant would carry 
out the activities of the program consortium 
under this section. 
(6) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to be selected 
as the program consortium, an applicant must be an 
entity whose members collectively have demonstrated
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capabilities in planning and managing research, de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial applica-
tion programs in natural gas or other petroleum ex-
ploration or production. 
(7) CRITERION.—The Secretary shall consider 
the amount of the fee an applicant proposes to re-
ceive under subsection (g) in selecting a consortium 
under this section. 
(e) ANNUAL PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The program under this sec-
tion shall be carried out pursuant to an annual plan 
prepared by the Secretary in accordance with para-
graph (2). 
(2) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(A) 
SOLICITATION
OF
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Before drafting an annual plan under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall solicit spe-
cific written recommendations from the pro-
gram consortium for each element to be ad-
dressed in the plan, including those described in 
paragraph (4). The Secretary may request that 
the 
program 
consortium 
submit 
its 
rec-
ommendations in the form of a draft annual 
plan.
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(B) SUBMISSION
OF
RECOMMENDATIONS; 
OTHER COMMENT.—The Secretary shall submit 
the recommendations of the program consor-
tium under subparagraph (A) to the Ultra- 
Deepwater Advisory Committee established 
under section 945(a) for review, and such Advi-
sory Committee shall provide to the Secretary 
written comments by a date determined by the 
Secretary. The Secretary may also solicit com-
ments from any other experts. 
(C) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult regularly with the program consortium 
throughout the preparation of the annual plan. 
(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall trans-
mit to Congress and publish in the Federal Register 
the annual plan, along with any written comments 
received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B). 
(4) CONTENTS.—The annual plan shall describe 
the ongoing and prospective activities of the pro-
gram under this section and shall include— 
(A) a list of any solicitations for awards 
that the Secretary plans to issue to carry out 
research, development, demonstration, or com-
mercial application activities, including the top-
ics for such work, who would be eligible to
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apply, selection criteria, and the duration of 
awards; and 
(B) a description of the activities expected 
of the program consortium to carry out sub-
section (f)(4). 
(5) ESTIMATES
OF
INCREASED
ROYALTY
RE-
CEIPTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior, shall provide an annual re-
port to Congress with the President’s budget on the 
estimated cumulative increase in Federal royalty re-
ceipts (if any) resulting from the implementation of 
this part. The initial report under this paragraph 
shall be submitted in the first President’s budget fol-
lowing the completion of the first annual plan re-
quired under this subsection. 
(f) AWARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
awards to carry out research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities 
under the program under this section. The program 
consortium shall not be eligible to receive such 
awards, but members of the program consortium 
may receive such awards. 
(2) PROPOSALS.—The Secretary shall solicit 
proposals for awards under this subsection in such
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manner and at such time as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, in consultation with the program consortium. 
(3) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall make awards 
under this subsection through a competitive process, 
which shall include a review by individuals selected 
by the Secretary. Such individuals shall include, for 
each application, Federal officials, the program con-
sortium, and non-Federal experts who are not board 
members, officers, or employees of the program con-
sortium or of a member of the program consortium. 
(4) OVERSIGHT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The program consor-
tium shall oversee the implementation of 
awards under this subsection, consistent with 
the annual plan under subsection (e), including 
disbursing funds and monitoring activities car-
ried out under such awards for compliance with 
the terms and conditions of the awards. 
(B) EFFECT.—Nothing in subparagraph 
(A) shall limit the authority or responsibility of 
the Secretary to oversee awards, or limit the 
authority of the Secretary to review or revoke 
awards. 
(C) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall provide to the program consor-
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tium the information necessary for the program 
consortium to carry out its responsibilities 
under this paragraph. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To compensate the program 
consortium for carrying out its activities under this 
section, the Secretary shall provide to the program 
consortium funds sufficient to administer the pro-
gram. This compensation may include a manage-
ment fee consistent with Department of Energy con-
tracting practices and procedures. 
(2) ADVANCE.—The Secretary shall advance 
funds to the program consortium upon selection of 
the consortium, which shall be deducted from 
amounts to be provided under paragraph (1). 
(h) AUDIT.—The Secretary shall retain an inde-
pendent, commercial auditor to determine the extent to 
which funds provided to the program consortium, and 
funds provided under awards made under subsection (f), 
have been expended in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses and requirements of this part. The auditor shall 
transmit a report annually to the Secretary, who shall 
transmit the report to Congress, along with a plan to rem-
edy any deficiencies cited in the report.
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SEC. 943. UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS AND OTHER PE-
TROLEUM RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out ac-
tivities under subsection 941(b)(3), to maximize the use 
of the onshore unconventional natural gas and other petro-
leum resources of the United States, by increasing the 
supply of such resources, through reducing the cost and 
increasing the efficiency of exploration for and production 
of such resources, while improving safety and minimizing 
environmental impacts. 
(b) AWARDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out this section through awards to research con-
sortia made through an open, competitive process. 
As a condition of award of funds, qualified research 
consortia shall— 
(A) demonstrate capability and experience 
in unconventional onshore natural gas or other 
petroleum research and development; 
(B) provide a research plan that dem-
onstrates how additional natural gas or oil pro-
duction will be achieved; and 
(C) at the request of the Secretary, provide 
technical advice to the Secretary for the pur-
poses of developing the annual plan required 
under subsection (e).
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(2) PRODUCTION
POTENTIAL.—The Secretary 
shall seek to ensure that the number and types of 
awards made under this subsection have reasonable 
potential to lead to additional oil and natural gas 
production on Federal lands. 
(3) SCHEDULE.—To carry out this subsection, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit proposals from 
research consortia, which shall be submitted not 
later than 360 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. The Secretary shall select the first group 
of research consortia to receive awards under this 
subsection not later than 18 months after such date 
of enactment. 
(c) AUDIT.—The Secretary shall retain an inde-
pendent, commercial auditor to determine the extent to 
which funds provided under awards made under this sec-
tion have been expended in a manner consistent with the 
purposes and requirements of this part. The auditor shall 
transmit a report annually to the Secretary, who shall 
transmit the report to Congress, along with a plan to rem-
edy any deficiencies cited in the report. 
(d) FOCUS AREAS FOR AWARDS.— 
(1) UNCONVENTIONAL
RESOURCES.—Awards 
from allocations under section 949(d)(2) shall focus
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on areas including advanced coalbed methane, deep 
drilling, natural gas production from tight sands, 
natural gas production from gas shales, stranded 
gas, innovative exploration and production tech-
niques, enhanced recovery techniques, and environ-
mental mitigation of unconventional natural gas and 
other petroleum resources exploration and produc-
tion. 
(2) SMALL PRODUCERS.—Awards from alloca-
tions under section 949(d)(3) shall be made to con-
sortia consisting of small producers or organized pri-
marily for the benefit of small producers, and shall 
focus on areas including complex geology involving 
rapid changes in the type and quality of the oil and 
gas reservoirs across the reservoir; low reservoir 
pressure; unconventional natural gas reservoirs in 
coalbeds, deep reservoirs, tight sands, or shales; and 
unconventional oil reservoirs in tar sands and oil 
shales. 
(e) ANNUAL PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The program under this sec-
tion shall be carried out pursuant to an annual plan 
prepared by the Secretary in accordance with para-
graph (2). 
(2) DEVELOPMENT.—
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(A) WRITTEN
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Be-
fore drafting an annual plan under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall solicit specific writ-
ten recommendations from the research con-
sortia receiving awards under subsection (b) 
and the Unconventional Resources Technology 
Advisory Committee for each element to be ad-
dressed in the plan, including those described in 
subparagraph (D). 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult regularly with the research consortia 
throughout the preparation of the annual plan. 
(C) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress and publish in the Fed-
eral Register the annual plan, along with any 
written comments received under subparagraph 
(A). 
(D) CONTENTS.—The annual plan shall 
describe the ongoing and prospective activities 
under this section and shall include a list of any 
solicitations for awards that the Secretary plans 
to issue to carry out research, development, 
demonstration, or commercial application activi-
ties, including the topics for such work, who
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would be eligible to apply, selection criteria, and 
the duration of awards. 
(3) ESTIMATES
OF
INCREASED
ROYALTY
RE-
CEIPTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior, shall provide an annual re-
port to Congress with the President’s budget on the 
estimated cumulative increase in Federal royalty re-
ceipts (if any) resulting from the implementation of 
this part. The initial report under this paragraph 
shall be submitted in the first President’s budget fol-
lowing the completion of the first annual plan re-
quired under this subsection. 
(f) ACTIVITIES BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGI-
CAL SURVEY.—The Secretary of the Interior, through the 
United States Geological Survey, shall, where appropriate, 
carry out programs of long-term research to complement 
the programs under this section. 
SEC. 944. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARDS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—An application for 
an award under this part for a demonstration project shall 
describe with specificity the intended commercial use of 
the technology to be demonstrated. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY
IN LOCATING DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.—Subject to the limitation in section 941(c), 
a demonstration project under this part relating to an
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ultra-deepwater technology or an ultra-deepwater architec-
ture may be conducted in deepwater depths. 
(c) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS.—If an 
award under this part is made to a consortium (other than 
the program consortium), the consortium shall provide to 
the Secretary a signed contract agreed to by all members 
of the consortium describing the rights of each member 
to intellectual property used or developed under the award. 
(d) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—2.5 percent of the 
amount of each award made under this part shall be des-
ignated for technology transfer and outreach activities 
under this title. 
(e) COST SHARING REDUCTION FOR INDEPENDENT 
PRODUCERS.—In applying the cost sharing requirements 
under section 972 to an award under this part the Sec-
retary may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal require-
ment if the Secretary determines that the reduction is nec-
essary and appropriate considering the technological risks 
involved in the project. 
SEC. 945. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) ULTRA-DEEPWATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish an advisory committee to be 
known as the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee.
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(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee 
under this subsection shall be composed of members 
appointed by the Secretary including— 
(A) individuals with extensive research ex-
perience or operational knowledge of offshore 
natural gas and other petroleum exploration 
and production; 
(B) individuals broadly representative of 
the affected interests in ultra-deepwater natural 
gas and other petroleum production, including 
interests in environmental protection and safe 
operations; 
(C) no individuals who are Federal employ-
ees; and 
(D) no individuals who are board members, 
officers, or employees of the program consor-
tium. 
(3) DUTIES.—The advisory committee under 
this subsection shall— 
(A) advise the Secretary on the develop-
ment and implementation of programs under 
this part related to ultra-deepwater natural gas 
and other petroleum resources; and 
(B) carry out section 942(e)(2)(B).
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(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the advi-
sory committee under this subsection shall serve 
without compensation but shall receive travel ex-
penses in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) UNCONVENTIONAL
RESOURCES
TECHNOLOGY 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish an advisory committee to be 
known as the Unconventional Resources Technology 
Advisory Committee. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee 
under this subsection shall be composed of members 
appointed by the Secretary including— 
(A) a majority of members who are em-
ployees or representatives of independent pro-
ducers of natural gas and other petroleum, in-
cluding small producers; 
(B) individuals with extensive research ex-
perience or operational knowledge of unconven-
tional natural gas and other petroleum resource 
exploration and production;
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(C) individuals broadly representative of 
the affected interests in unconventional natural 
gas and other petroleum resource exploration 
and production, including interests in environ-
mental protection and safe operations; and 
(D) no individuals who are Federal em-
ployees. 
(3) DUTIES.—The advisory committee under 
this subsection shall advise the Secretary on the de-
velopment and implementation of activities under 
this part related to unconventional natural gas and 
other petroleum resources. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the advi-
sory committee under this subsection shall serve 
without compensation but shall receive travel ex-
penses in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—No advisory committee estab-
lished under this section shall make recommendations on 
funding awards to particular consortia or other entities, 
or for specific projects. 
SEC. 946. LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION. 
An entity shall be eligible to receive an award under 
this part only if the Secretary finds—
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(1) that the entity’s participation in the pro-
gram under this part would be in the economic in-
terest of the United States; and 
(2) that either— 
(A) the entity is a United States-owned en-
tity organized under the laws of the United 
States; or 
(B) the entity is organized under the laws 
of the United States and has a parent entity or-
ganized under the laws of a country that af-
fords— 
(i) to United States-owned entities op-
portunities, comparable to those afforded 
to any other entity, to participate in any 
cooperative research venture similar to 
those authorized under this part; 
(ii) to United States-owned entities 
local investment opportunities comparable 
to those afforded to any other entity; and 
(iii) adequate and effective protection 
for the intellectual property rights of 
United States-owned entities. 
SEC. 947. SUNSET. 
The authority provided by this part shall terminate 
on September 30, 2011.
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SEC. 948. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) 
DEEPWATER.—The 
term 
‘‘deepwater’’ 
means a water depth that is greater than 200 but 
less than 1,500 meters. 
(2) INDEPENDENT
PRODUCER
OF
OIL
OR 
GAS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘independent 
producer of oil or gas’’ means any person that 
produces oil or gas other than a person to 
whom subsection (c) of section 613A of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 does not apply by 
reason of paragraph (2) (relating to certain re-
tailers) or paragraph (4) (relating to certain re-
finers) of section 613A(d) of such Code. 
(B) RULES FOR APPLYING PARAGRAPHS (2) 
AND (4) OF SECTION 613A(d).—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
section 613A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘cal-
endar year’’ for ‘‘taxable year’’ each place it ap-
pears in such paragraphs. 
(3) PROGRAM CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘pro-
gram consortium’’ means the consortium selected 
under section 942(d).
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(4) REMOTE OR INCONSEQUENTIAL.—The term 
‘‘remote or inconsequential’’ has the meaning given 
that term in regulations issued by the Office of Gov-
ernment Ethics under section 208(b)(2) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(5) SMALL PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘small pro-
ducer’’ means an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States with production levels of less than 
1,000 barrels per day of oil equivalent. 
(6) ULTRA-DEEPWATER.—The term ‘‘ultra- 
deepwater’’ means a water depth that is equal to or 
greater than 1,500 meters. 
(7) ULTRA-DEEPWATER
ARCHITECTURE.—The 
term ‘‘ultra-deepwater architecture’’ means the inte-
gration of technologies for the exploration for, or 
production of, natural gas or other petroleum re-
sources located at ultra-deepwater depths. 
(8) ULTRA-DEEPWATER
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘‘ultra-deepwater technology’’ means a discrete 
technology that is specially suited to address 1 or 
more challenges associated with the exploration for, 
or production of, natural gas or other petroleum re-
sources located at ultra-deepwater depths. 
(9) UNCONVENTIONAL
NATURAL
GAS
AND 
OTHER PETROLEUM RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘uncon-
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ventional natural gas and other petroleum resource’’ 
means natural gas and other petroleum resource lo-
cated onshore in an economically inaccessible geo-
logical formation, including resources of small pro-
ducers. 
SEC. 949. FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) OIL AND GAS LEASE INCOME.—For each of 
fiscal years 2004 through 2013, from any Federal 
royalties, rents, and bonuses derived from Federal 
onshore and offshore oil and gas leases issued under 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Min-
eral Leasing Act which are deposited in the Treas-
ury, and after distribution of any such funds as de-
scribed in subsection (c), $150,000,000 shall be de-
posited into the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconven-
tional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research 
Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund). For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘royalties’’ ex-
cludes proceeds from the sale of royalty production 
taken in kind and royalty production that is trans-
ferred under section 27(a)(3) of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1353(a)(3)). 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts described in paragraph (1),
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there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, to be deposited in the Fund, $50,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2013, to re-
main available until expended. 
(b) OBLIGATIONAL
AUTHORITY.—Monies in the 
Fund shall be available to the Secretary for obligation 
under this part without fiscal year limitation, to remain 
available until expended. 
(c) PRIOR DISTRIBUTIONS.—The distributions de-
scribed in subsection (a) are those required by law— 
(1) to States and to the Reclamation Fund 
under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)); 
and 
(2) to other funds receiving monies from Fed-
eral oil and gas leasing programs, including— 
(A) any recipients pursuant to section 8(g) 
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337(g)); 
(B) the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund, pursuant to section 2(c) of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
U.S.C. 4601–5(c)); 
(C) the Historic Preservation Fund, pursu-
ant to section 108 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h); and
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(D) the Secure Energy Reinvestment 
Fund. 
(d) ALLOCATION.—Amounts obligated from the Fund 
under this section in each fiscal year shall be allocated 
as follows: 
(1) 50 percent shall be for activities under sec-
tion 942. 
(2) 35 percent shall be for activities under sec-
tion 943(d)(1). 
(3) 10 percent shall be for activities under sec-
tion 943(d)(2). 
(4) 5 percent shall be for research under section 
941(d). 
(e) FUND.—There is hereby established in the Treas-
ury of the United States a separate fund to be known as 
the ‘‘Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas 
and Other Petroleum Research Fund’’. 
Subtitle F—Science 
SEC. 951. SCIENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for research, de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial application ac-
tivities of the Office of Science, including activities author-
ized under this subtitle, including the amounts authorized 
under the amendment made by section 958(c)(2)(C), and
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including basic energy sciences, advanced scientific com-
puting research, biological and environmental research, fu-
sion energy sciences, high energy physics, nuclear physics, 
and research analysis and infrastructure support: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $3,785,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $4,153,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $4,618,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $5,310,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2008, $5,800,000,000. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized: 
(1) For activities of the Fusion Energy Sciences 
Program, including activities under sections 952 and 
953— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $335,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $349,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $362,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $377,000,000; 
and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $393,000,000. 
(2) For the Spallation Neutron Source— 
(A) for construction in fiscal year 2004, 
$124,600,000; 
(B) for construction in fiscal year 2005, 
$79,800,000;
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(C) for completion of construction in fiscal 
year 2006, $41,100,000; and 
(D) for other project costs (including re-
search and development necessary to complete 
the project, preoperations costs, and capital 
equipment 
related 
to 
construction), 
$103,279,000 for the period encompassing fis-
cal years 2003 through 2006, to remain avail-
able until expended through September 30, 
2006. 
(3) For Catalysis Research activities under sec-
tion 956— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $33,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $35,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $36,500,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $38,200,000; and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $40,100,000. 
(4) For Nanoscale Science and Engineering Re-
search activities under section 957— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $270,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $292,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $322,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $355,000,000; 
and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $390,000,000.
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(5) For activities under section 957(c), from 
the amounts authorized under paragraph (4) of this 
subsection— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $135,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $150,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $120,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $100,000,000; 
and 
(E) for fiscal year 2008, $125,000,000. 
(6) For activities in the Genomes to Life Pro-
gram under section 959— 
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $100,000,000; 
and 
(B) for fiscal years 2005 through 2008, 
such sums as may be necessary. 
(7) For activities in the Energy-Water Supply 
Program under section 961, $30,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2004 through 2008. 
(c) ITER CONSTRUCTION.—In addition to the funds 
authorized under subsection (b)(1), such sums as may be 
necessary for costs associated with ITER construction, 
consistent with limitations under section 952.
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SEC. 952. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ITER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States may partici-
pate in ITER in accordance with the provisions of this 
section. 
(b) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to negotiate an agreement for United States partici-
pation in ITER. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Any agreement for United 
States participation in ITER shall, at a minimum— 
(A) clearly define the United States finan-
cial contribution to construction and operating 
costs; 
(B) ensure that the share of ITER’s high- 
technology components manufactured in the 
United States is at least proportionate to the 
United States financial contribution to ITER; 
(C) ensure that the United States will not 
be financially responsible for cost overruns in 
components manufactured in other ITER par-
ticipating countries; 
(D) guarantee the United States full ac-
cess to all data generated by ITER; 
(E) enable United States researchers to 
propose and carry out an equitable share of the 
experiments at ITER;
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(F) provide the United States with a role 
in all collective decisionmaking related to ITER; 
and 
(G) describe the process for discontinuing 
or decommissioning ITER and any United 
States role in those processes. 
(c) PLAN.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, shall de-
velop a plan for the participation of United States sci-
entists in ITER that shall include the United States re-
search agenda for ITER, methods to evaluate whether 
ITER is promoting progress toward making fusion a reli-
able and affordable source of power, and a description of 
how work at ITER will relate to other elements of the 
United States fusion program. The Secretary shall request 
a review of the plan by the National Academy of Sciences. 
(d) LIMITATION.—No funds shall be expended for the 
construction of ITER until the Secretary has transmitted 
to Congress— 
(1) the agreement negotiated pursuant to sub-
section (b) and 120 days have elapsed since that 
transmission; 
(2) a report describing the management struc-
ture of ITER and providing a fixed dollar estimate 
of the cost of United States participation in the con-
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struction of ITER, and 120 days have elapsed since 
that transmission; 
(3) a report describing how United States par-
ticipation in ITER will be funded without reducing 
funding for other programs in the Office of Science, 
including other fusion programs, and 60 days have 
elapsed since that transmission; and 
(4) the plan required by subsection (c) (but not 
the National Academy of Sciences review of that 
plan), and 60 days have elapsed since that trans-
mission. 
(e) ALTERNATIVE TO ITER.—If at any time during 
the negotiations on ITER, the Secretary determines that 
construction and operation of ITER is unlikely or infeasi-
ble, the Secretary shall send to Congress, as part of the 
budget request for the following year, a plan for imple-
menting the domestic burning plasma experiment known 
as FIRE, including costs and schedules for such a plan. 
The Secretary shall refine such plan in full consultation 
with the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee and 
shall also transmit such plan to the National Academy of 
Sciences for review. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and sections 
951(b)(1) and (c):
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(1) CONSTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘construction’’ 
means the physical construction of the ITER facil-
ity, and the physical construction, purchase, or man-
ufacture of equipment or components that are spe-
cifically designed for the ITER facility, but does not 
mean the design of the facility, equipment, or com-
ponents. 
(2) FIRE.—The term ‘‘FIRE’’ means the Fu-
sion Ignition Research Experiment, the fusion re-
search experiment for which design work has been 
supported by the Department as a possible alter-
native burning plasma experiment in the event that 
ITER fails to move forward. 
(3) ITER.—The term ‘‘ITER’’ means the 
international burning plasma fusion research project 
in which the President announced United States 
participation on January 30, 2003. 
SEC. 953. PLAN FOR FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to conduct research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application to provide for 
the scientific, engineering, and commercial infrastructure 
necessary to ensure that the United States is competitive 
with other nations in providing fusion energy for its own 
needs and the needs of other nations, including by dem-
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onstrating electric power or hydrogen production for the 
United States energy grid utilizing fusion energy at the 
earliest date possible. 
(b) PLANNING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall present to Congress a plan, with pro-
posed cost estimates, budgets, and potential inter-
national partners, for the implementation of the pol-
icy described in subsection (a). The plan shall ensure 
that— 
(A) existing fusion research facilities are 
more fully utilized; 
(B) fusion science, technology, theory, ad-
vanced computation, modeling, and simulation 
are strengthened; 
(C) new magnetic and inertial fusion re-
search facilities are selected based on scientific 
innovation, cost effectiveness, and their poten-
tial to advance the goal of practical fusion en-
ergy at the earliest date possible, and those that 
are selected are funded at a cost-effective rate; 
(D) communication of scientific results and 
methods between the fusion energy science com-
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munity and the broader scientific and tech-
nology communities is improved; 
(E) inertial confinement fusion facilities 
are utilized to the extent practicable for the 
purpose of inertial fusion energy research and 
development; and 
(F) attractive alternative inertial and mag-
netic fusion energy approaches are more fully 
explored. 
(2) COSTS AND SCHEDULES.—Such plan shall 
also address the status of and, to the degree pos-
sible, costs and schedules for— 
(A) in coordination with the program 
under section 960, the design and implementa-
tion of international or national facilities for the 
testing of fusion materials; and 
(B) the design and implementation of 
international or national facilities for the test-
ing and development of key fusion technologies. 
SEC. 954. SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘Spallation Neutron Source’’ means Department 
Project 99–E–334, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak 
Ridge, Tennessee.
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(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report on the 
Spallation Neutron Source as part of the Department’s 
annual budget submission, including a description of the 
achievement of milestones, a comparison of actual costs 
to estimated costs, and any changes in estimated project 
costs or schedule. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount obligated by the 
Department, including prior year appropriations, for the 
Spallation Neutron Source shall not exceed— 
(1) $1,192,700,000 for costs of construction; 
(2) $219,000,000 for other project costs; and 
(3) $1,411,700,000 for total project cost. 
SEC. 955. SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND ENERGY FACILITIES 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) FACILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY.—The 
Secretary shall develop and implement a strategy for fa-
cilities and infrastructure supported primarily from the 
Office of Science, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Re-
newable Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy, or the Office 
of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology Programs at 
all National Laboratories and single-purpose research fa-
cilities. Such strategy shall provide cost-effective means 
for— 
(1) maintaining existing facilities and infra-
structure, as needed;
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(2) closing unneeded facilities; 
(3) making facility modifications; and 
(4) building new facilities. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and transmit, along with the President’s budget re-
quest to Congress for fiscal year 2006, a report con-
taining the strategy developed under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—For each National Laboratory 
and single-purpose research facility, for the facilities 
primarily used for science and energy research, such 
report shall contain— 
(A) the current priority list of proposed fa-
cilities and infrastructure projects, including 
cost and schedule requirements; 
(B) a current 10-year plan that dem-
onstrates the reconfiguration of its facilities and 
infrastructure to meet its missions and to ad-
dress its long-term operational costs and return 
on investment; 
(C) the total current budget for all facili-
ties and infrastructure funding; and 
(D) the current status of each facility and 
infrastructure project compared to the original 
baseline cost, schedule, and scope.
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SEC. 956. CATALYSIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, through the 
Office of Science, shall support a program of research and 
development in catalysis science consistent with the De-
partment’s statutory authorities related to research and 
development. The program shall include efforts to— 
(1) enable catalyst design using combinations of 
experimental and mechanistic methodologies coupled 
with computational modeling of catalytic reactions at 
the molecular level; 
(2) develop techniques for high throughput syn-
thesis, assay, and characterization at nanometer and 
subnanometer scales in situ under actual operating 
conditions; 
(3) synthesize catalysts with specific site archi-
tectures; 
(4) conduct research on the use of precious 
metals for catalysis; and 
(5) translate molecular understanding to the 
design of catalytic compounds. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—In car-
rying out the program under this section, the Director of 
the Office of Science shall—
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(1) support both individual investigators and 
multidisciplinary teams of investigators to pioneer 
new approaches in catalytic design; 
(2) develop, plan, construct, acquire, share, or 
operate special equipment or facilities for the use of 
investigators in collaboration with national user fa-
cilities such as nanoscience and engineering centers; 
(3) support technology transfer activities to 
benefit industry and other users of catalysis science 
and engineering; and 
(4) coordinate research and development activi-
ties with industry and other Federal agencies. 
(c) TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT.—The National Acad-
emy of Sciences shall review the catalysis program every 
3 years to report on gains made in the fundamental 
science of catalysis and its progress towards developing 
new fuels for energy production and material fabrication 
processes. 
SEC. 957. NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RE-
SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, 
AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Office of Science, shall support a program of 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication in nanoscience and nanoengineering. The pro-
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gram shall include efforts to further the understanding of 
the chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering 
of phenomena on the scale of nanometers and to apply 
that knowledge to the Department’s mission areas. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—In car-
rying out the program under this section, the Office of 
Science shall— 
(1) support both individual investigators and 
teams of investigators, including multidisciplinary 
teams; 
(2) carry out activities under subsection (c); 
(3) support technology transfer activities to 
benefit industry and other users of nanoscience and 
nanoengineering; 
(4) coordinate research and development activi-
ties with other Department programs, industry, and 
other Federal agencies; 
(5) ensure that societal and ethical concerns 
will be addressed as the technology is developed by— 
(A) establishing a research program to 
identify societal and ethical concerns related to 
nanotechnology, and ensuring that the results 
of such research are widely disseminated; and
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(B) integrating, insofar as possible, re-
search on societal and ethical concerns with 
nanotechnology research and development; and 
(6) ensure that the potential of nanotechnology 
to produce or facilitate the production of clean, inex-
pensive 
energy 
is 
realized 
by 
supporting 
nanotechnology energy applications research and de-
velopment. 
(c) NANOSCIENCE
AND
NANOENGINEERING
RE-
SEARCH CENTERS AND MAJOR INSTRUMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out projects to develop, plan, construct, acquire, op-
erate, or support special equipment, instrumenta-
tion, or facilities for investigators conducting re-
search 
and 
development 
in 
nanoscience 
and 
nanoengineering. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—Projects under paragraph (1) 
may include the measurement of properties at the 
scale of nanometers, manipulation at such scales, 
and the integration of technologies based on 
nanoscience or nanoengineering into bulk materials 
or other technologies. 
(3) FACILITIES.—Facilities under paragraph 
(1) may include electron microcharacterization facili-
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ties, microlithography facilities, scanning probe fa-
cilities, and related instrumentation. 
(4) COLLABORATIONS.—The Secretary shall en-
courage collaborations among Department programs, 
institutions of higher education, laboratories, and in-
dustry at facilities under this subsection. 
SEC. 958. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING FOR ENERGY 
MISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Office of Science, shall support a program to advance the 
Nation’s computing capability across a diverse set of 
grand challenge, computationally based, science problems 
related to departmental missions. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—In car-
rying out the program under this section, the Office of 
Science shall— 
(1) advance basic science through computation 
by developing software to solve grand challenge 
science problems on new generations of computing 
platforms in collaboration with other Department 
program offices; 
(2) enhance the foundations for scientific com-
puting by developing the basic mathematical and 
computing systems software needed to take full ad-
vantage of the computing capabilities of computers
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with peak speeds of 100 teraflops or more, some of 
which may be unique to the scientific problem of in-
terest; 
(3) enhance national collaboratory and net-
working capabilities by developing software to inte-
grate geographically separated researchers into ef-
fective research teams and to facilitate access to and 
movement and analysis of large (petabyte) data sets; 
(4) develop and maintain a robust scientific 
computing hardware infrastructure to ensure that 
the computing resources needed to address depart-
mental missions are available; and 
(5) explore new computing approaches and 
technologies that promise to advance scientific com-
puting, including developments in quantum com-
puting. 
(c) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ACT OF 1991 
AMENDMENTS.—The High-Performance Computing Act 
of 1991 is amended— 
(1) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 5503)— 
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘means’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and networking and information 
technology mean’’, and by striking ‘‘(including 
vector supercomputers and large scale parallel 
systems)’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘packet 
switched’’; and 
(2) in section 203 (15 U.S.C. 5523)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking all after 
‘‘As part of the’’ and inserting ‘‘Networking 
and Information Technology Research and De-
velopment Program, the Secretary of Energy 
shall conduct basic and applied research in net-
working and information technology, with em-
phasis on supporting fundamental research in 
the physical sciences and engineering, and en-
ergy applications; providing supercomputer ac-
cess and advanced communication capabilities 
and facilities to scientific researchers; and de-
veloping tools for distributed scientific collabo-
ration.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘Networking and Informa-
tion Technology Research and Development 
Program’’; and 
(C) by amending subsection (e) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy to carry out the Networking and Information Tech-
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nology Research and Development Program such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2004 through 2008.’’. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the program under this section is integrated and con-
sistent with— 
(1) the Advanced Simulation and Computing 
Program, formerly known as the Accelerated Stra-
tegic Computing Initiative, of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration; and 
(2) other national efforts related to advanced 
scientific computing for science and engineering. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before undertaking any new 
initiative to develop any new advanced architecture 
for high-speed computing, the Secretary, through the 
Director of the Office of Science, shall transmit a re-
port to Congress describing— 
(A) the expected duration and cost of the 
initiative; 
(B) the technical milestones the initiative 
is designed to achieve; 
(C) how institutions of higher education 
and private firms will participate in the initia-
tive; and
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(D) why the goals of the initiative could 
not be achieved through existing programs. 
(2) LIMITATION.—No funds may be expended 
on any initiative described in paragraph (1) until 30 
days after the report required by that paragraph is 
transmitted to Congress. 
SEC. 959. GENOMES TO LIFE PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a research, development, and demonstration 
program in genetics, protein science, and computa-
tional biology to support the energy, national secu-
rity, and environmental mission of the Department. 
(2) GRANTS.—The program shall support indi-
vidual investigators and multidisciplinary teams of 
investigators through competitive, merit-reviewed 
grants. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall consult with other Federal 
agencies that conduct genetic and protein research. 
(b) GOALS.—The program shall have the goal of de-
veloping technologies and methods based on the biological 
functions of genomes, microbes, and plants that— 
(1) can facilitate the production of fuels, includ-
ing hydrogen;
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(2) convert carbon dioxide to organic carbon; 
(3) improve national security and combat ter-
rorism; 
(4) detoxify soils and water at Department fa-
cilities contaminated with heavy metals and radio-
logical materials; and 
(5) address other Department missions as iden-
tified by the Secretary. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall prepare and transmit to Congress a 
research plan describing how the program author-
ized pursuant to this section will be undertaken to 
accomplish the program goals established in sub-
section (b). 
(2) REVIEW
OF
PLAN.—The Secretary shall 
contract with the National Academy of Sciences to 
review the research plan developed under this sub-
section. The Secretary shall transmit the review to 
Congress not later than 18 months after transmittal 
of the research plan under paragraph (1), along with 
the Secretary’s response to the recommendations 
contained in the review.
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(d) GENOMES TO LIFE USER FACILITIES AND AN-
CILLARY EQUIPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within the funds authorized 
to be appropriated pursuant to this Act, the 
amounts specified under section 951(b)(6) shall, 
subject to appropriations, be available for projects to 
develop, plan, construct, acquire, or operate special 
equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for inves-
tigators conducting research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application in systems 
biology and proteomics and associated biological dis-
ciplines. 
(2) FACILITIES.—Facilities under paragraph 
(1) may include facilities, equipment, or instrumen-
tation for— 
(A) the production and characterization of 
proteins; 
(B) whole proteome analysis; 
(C) characterization and imaging of molec-
ular machines; and 
(D) analysis and modeling of cellular sys-
tems. 
(3) COLLABORATIONS.—The Secretary shall en-
courage collaborations among universities, labora-
tories, and industry at facilities under this sub-
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section. All facilities under this subsection shall have 
a specific mission of technology transfer to other in-
stitutions. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON BIOMEDICAL AND HUMAN CELL 
AND HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH.— 
(1) NO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.—In carrying 
out the program under this section, the Secretary 
shall not conduct biomedical research. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall 
authorize the Secretary to conduct any research or 
demonstrations— 
(A) on human cells or human subjects; or 
(B) designed to have direct application 
with respect to human cells or human subjects. 
SEC. 960. FISSION AND FUSION ENERGY MATERIALS RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM. 
In the President’s fiscal year 2006 budget request, 
the Secretary shall establish a research and development 
program on material science issues presented by advanced 
fission reactors and the Department’s fusion energy pro-
gram. The program shall develop a catalog of material 
properties required for these applications, develop theo-
retical models for materials possessing the required prop-
erties, benchmark models against existing data, and de-
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velop a roadmap to guide further research and develop-
ment in this area. 
SEC. 961. ENERGY-WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department the Energy-Water Supply Program, to 
study energy-related and certain other issues associated 
with the supply of drinking water and operation of com-
munity water systems and to study water supply issues 
related to energy. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
(3) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the American Water Works Association Re-
search Foundation. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the Energy-Water Supply Program established by 
this section.
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(c) PROGRAM AREAS.—The Program shall develop 
methods, means, procedures, equipment, and improved 
technologies relating to— 
(1) the arsenic removal program under sub-
section (d); 
(2) the desalination program under subsection 
(e); and 
(3) the water and energy sustainability program 
under subsection (f). 
(d) ARSENIC REMOVAL PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
coordination with the Administrator and in partner-
ship with the Foundation, shall utilize the facilities, 
institutions, and relationships established in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 as de-
scribed in Senate Report 107–220 to carry out a re-
search program to provide innovative methods and 
means for removal of arsenic. 
(2) REQUIRED
EVALUATIONS.—The program 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, evaluate 
the means of— 
(A) reducing energy costs incurred in 
using arsenic removal technologies;
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(B) minimizing materials, operating, and 
maintenance costs; and 
(C) minimizing any quantities of waste (es-
pecially hazardous waste) that result from use 
of arsenic removal technologies. 
(3) PEER REVIEW.—Where applicable and rea-
sonably available, projects undertaken under this 
subsection shall be peer-reviewed. 
(4) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS.—In carrying 
out the program under this subsection, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator, 
shall— 
(A) select projects involving a geographi-
cally and hydrologically diverse group of com-
munity water systems (as defined in section 
1003 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300)) and water chemistries, that have 
experienced technical or economic difficulties in 
providing drinking water with levels of arsenic 
at 10 parts-per-billion or lower, which projects 
shall be designed to develop innovative methods 
and means to deliver drinking water that con-
tains less than 10 parts per billion of arsenic; 
and
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(B) provide not less than 40 percent of all 
funds spent pursuant to this subsection to ad-
dress the needs of, and in collaboration with, 
rural communities or Indian tribes. 
(5) COST
EFFECTIVENESS.—The Foundation 
shall create methods for determining cost effective-
ness of arsenic removal technologies used in the pro-
gram. 
(6) 
EDUCATION, 
TRAINING, 
AND
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The Foundation shall include education, 
training, and technology transfer as part of the pro-
gram. 
(7) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with the Administrator to ensure that all activi-
ties conducted under the program are coordinated 
with the Agency and do not duplicate other pro-
grams in the Agency and other Federal agencies, 
State programs, and academia. 
(8) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of commencement of the program under this 
subsection, and once every year thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
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the Senate a report on the results of the program 
under this subsection. 
(e) DESALINATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Commissioner of Reclamation of the 
Department of the Interior, shall carry out a pro-
gram to conduct research and develop methods and 
means for desalination in accordance with the desali-
nation technology progress plan developed under 
title II of the Energy and Water Development Ap-
propriations Act, 2002 (115 Stat. 498), and de-
scribed in Senate Report 107–39 under the heading 
‘‘WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES’’ in the ‘‘BU-
REAU OF RECLAMATION’’ section. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The desalination pro-
gram shall— 
(A) use the resources of the Department 
and the Department of the Interior that were 
involved in the development of the 2003 Na-
tional Desalination and Water Purification 
Technology Roadmap for next-generation de-
salination technology; 
(B) focus on technologies that are appro-
priate for use in desalinating brackish ground-
water, drinking water, wastewater and other sa-
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line water supplies, or disposal of residual brine 
or salt; and 
(C) consider the use of renewable energy 
sources. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—Funds made 
available to carry out this subsection may be used 
for construction projects, including completion of the 
National Desalination Research Center for brackish 
groundwater and ongoing operational costs of this 
facility. 
(4) STEERING COMMITTEE.—The Secretary and 
the Commissioner of Reclamation of the Department 
of the Interior shall jointly establish a steering com-
mittee for activities conducted under this subsection. 
The steering committee shall be jointly chaired by 1 
representative from the program and 1 representa-
tive from the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(f) WATER
AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
a program to identify methods, means, procedures, 
equipment, and improved technologies necessary to 
ensure that sufficient quantities of water are avail-
able to meet energy needs and sufficient energy is 
available to meet water needs.
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(2) ASSESSMENTS.—In order to acquire infor-
mation and avoid duplication, the Secretary shall 
work in collaboration with the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Adminis-
trator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Defense, relevant State agencies, nongovernmental 
organizations, and academia, to assess— 
(A) future water resources needed to sup-
port energy development and production within 
the United States including water used for hy-
dropower, and production of, or electricity gen-
eration by, hydrogen, biomass, fossil fuels, and 
nuclear fuel; 
(B) future energy resources needed to sup-
port water purification and wastewater treat-
ment, including desalination and water convey-
ance; 
(C) use of impaired and nontraditional 
water supplies for energy production other than 
oil and gas extraction; 
(D) technology and programs for improv-
ing water use efficiency; and 
(E) technologies to reduce water use in en-
ergy development and production. 
(3) ROADMAP; TOOLS.—The Secretary shall—
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(A) develop a program plan and technology 
development roadmap for the Water and En-
ergy Sustainability Program to identify sci-
entific and technical requirements and activities 
that are required to support planning for en-
ergy sustainability under current and potential 
future conditions of water availability, use of 
impaired water for energy production and other 
uses, and reduction of water use in energy de-
velopment and production; 
(B) develop tools for national and local en-
ergy and water sustainability planning, includ-
ing numerical models, decision analysis tools, 
economic analysis tools, databases, and plan-
ning methodologies and strategies; 
(C) implement at least 3 planning projects 
involving energy development or production that 
use the tools described in subparagraph (B) 
and assess the viability of those tools at the 
scale of river basins with at least 1 demonstra-
tion involving an international border; and 
(D) transfer those tools to other Federal 
agencies, State agencies, nonprofit organiza-
tions, industry, and academia.
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(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the Water and En-
ergy Sustainability Program that— 
(A) includes the results of the assessment 
under paragraph (2) and the program plan and 
technology development roadmap; and 
(B) identifies policy, legal, and institu-
tional issues related to water and energy sus-
tainability. 
SEC. 962. NITROGEN FIXATION. 
The Secretary, acting through the Office of Science, 
shall support a program of research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application on biological nitro-
gen fixation, including plant genomics research relevant 
to the development of commercial crop varieties with en-
hanced nitrogen fixation efficiency and ability. 
Subtitle G—Energy and 
Environment 
SEC. 964. UNITED STATES-MEXICO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 
COOPERATION. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication program to be carried out in collaboration with 
entities in Mexico and the United States to promote en-
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ergy efficient, environmentally sound economic develop-
ment along the United States-Mexico border that mini-
mizes public health risks from industrial activities in the 
border region. 
(b) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The program under 
subsection (a) shall be managed by the Department of En-
ergy Carlsbad Environmental Management Field Office. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER.—In carrying out 
projects and activities under this section, the Secretary 
shall assess the applicability of technology developed under 
the Environmental Management Science Program of the 
Department. 
(d) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall comply with the requirements 
of any agreement entered into between the United States 
and Mexico regarding intellectual property protection. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The fol-
lowing sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out activities under this section: 
(1) For each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, 
$5,000,000. 
(2) For each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 
2008, $6,000,000.
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SEC. 965. WESTERN HEMISPHERE ENERGY COOPERATION. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a pro-
gram to promote cooperation on energy issues with West-
ern Hemisphere countries. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Under the program, the Secretary 
shall fund activities to work with Western Hemisphere 
countries to— 
(1) assist the countries in formulating and 
adopting changes in economic policies and other poli-
cies to— 
(A) increase the production of energy sup-
plies; and 
(B) improve energy efficiency; and 
(2) assist in the development and transfer of 
energy supply and efficiency technologies that would 
have a beneficial impact on world energy markets. 
(c) UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATION.—To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall carry out the program 
under this section with the participation of universities so 
as to take advantage of the acceptance of universities by 
Western Hemisphere countries as sources of unbiased 
technical and policy expertise when assisting the Secretary 
in— 
(1) evaluating new technologies; 
(2) resolving technical issues;
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(3) working with those countries in the develop-
ment of new policies; and 
(4) training policymakers, particularly in the 
case of universities that involve the participation of 
minority students, such as Hispanic-serving institu-
tions and Historically Black Colleges and Univer-
sities. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(3) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(5) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 966. WASTE REDUCTION AND USE OF ALTERNATIVES. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make 
a single grant to a qualified institution to examine and 
develop the feasibility of burning post-consumer carpet in 
cement kilns as an alternative energy source. The pur-
poses of the grant shall include determining— 
(1) how post-consumer carpet can be burned 
without disrupting kiln operations; 
(2) the extent to which overall kiln emissions 
may be reduced;
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(3) the emissions of air pollutants and other 
relevant environmental impacts; and 
(4) how this process provides benefits to both 
cement kiln operations and carpet suppliers. 
(b) QUALIFIED INSTITUTION.—For the purposes of 
subsection (a), a qualified institution is a research-inten-
sive institution of higher education with demonstrated ex-
pertise in the fields of fiber recycling and logistical mod-
eling of carpet waste collection and preparation. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car-
rying out this section $500,000. 
SEC. 967. REPORT ON FUEL CELL TEST CENTER. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report on the results of a study of the estab-
lishment of a test center for next-generation fuel cells at 
an institution of higher education that has available a con-
tinuous source of hydrogen and access to the electric 
transmission grid. Such report shall include a conceptual 
design for such test center and a projection of the costs 
of establishing the test center. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car-
rying out this section $500,000.
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SEC. 968. ARCTIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) in consultation with 
the Secretary of Transportation and the United States 
Arctic Research Commission shall provide annual grants 
to a university located adjacent to the Arctic Energy Of-
fice of the Department of Energy, to establish and operate 
a university research center to be headquartered in Fair-
banks and to be known as the ‘‘Arctic Engineering Re-
search Center’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be 
to conduct research on, and develop improved methods of, 
construction and use of materials to improve the overall 
performance of roads, bridges, residential, commercial, 
and industrial structures, and other infrastructure in the 
Arctic region, with an emphasis on developing— 
(1) new construction techniques for roads, 
bridges, rail, and related transportation infrastruc-
ture and residential, commercial, and industrial in-
frastructure that are capable of withstanding the 
Arctic environment and using limited energy re-
sources as efficiently as possible; 
(2) technologies and procedures for increasing 
road, bridge, rail, and related transportation infra-
structure and residential, commercial, and industrial
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infrastructure safety, reliability, and integrity in the 
Arctic region; 
(3) new materials and improving the perform-
ance and energy efficiency of existing materials for 
the construction of roads, bridges, rail, and related 
transportation infrastructure and residential, com-
mercial, and industrial infrastructure in the Arctic 
region; and 
(4) recommendations for new local, regional, 
and State permitting and building codes to ensure 
transportation and building safety and efficient en-
ergy use when constructing, using, and occupying 
such infrastructure in the Arctic region. 
(c) OBJECTIVES.—The Center shall carry out— 
(1) basic and applied research in the subjects 
described in subsection (b), the products of which 
shall be judged by peers or other experts in the field 
to advance the body of knowledge in road, bridge, 
rail, and infrastructure engineering in the Arctic re-
gion; and 
(2) an ongoing program of technology transfer 
that makes research results available to potential 
users in a form that can be implemented. 
(d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—For each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall provide a grant
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in the amount of $3,000,000 to the institution specified 
in subsection (a) to carry out this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009. 
SEC. 969. BARROW GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH FACILITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and the In-
terior, the Director of the National Science Foundation, 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall establish a joint research facility in Barrow, 
Alaska, to be known as the ‘‘Barrow Geophysical Research 
Facility’’, to support scientific research activities in the 
Arctic. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries of 
Commerce, Energy, and the Interior, the Director of the 
National Science Foundation, and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency for the planning, 
design, construction, and support of the Barrow Geo-
physical Research Facility $61,000,000. 
SEC. 970. WESTERN MICHIGAN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in consultation with the State of Michigan and 
affected local officials, shall conduct a demonstration
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project to address the effect of transported ozone and 
ozone precursors in Southwestern Michigan. The dem-
onstration program shall address projected nonattainment 
areas in Southwestern Michigan that include counties with 
design values for ozone of less than .095 based on years 
2000 to 2002 or the most current 3-year period of air 
quality data. The Administrator shall assess any difficul-
ties such areas may experience in meeting the 8 hour na-
tional ambient air quality standard for ozone due to the 
effect of transported ozone or ozone precursors into the 
areas. The Administrator shall work with State and local 
officials to determine the extent of ozone and ozone pre-
cursor transport, to assess alternatives to achieve compli-
ance with the 8 hour standard apart from local controls, 
and to determine the timeframe in which such compliance 
could take place. The Administrator shall complete this 
demonstration project no later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section and shall not impose any re-
quirement or sanction that might otherwise apply during 
the pendency of the demonstration project. 
Subtitle H—Management 
SEC. 971. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment under this title shall remain available until expended.
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SEC. 972. COST SHARING. 
(a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this title, for research and development 
programs carried out under this title the Secretary shall 
require a commitment from non-Federal sources of at 
least 20 percent of the cost of the project. The Secretary 
may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal requirement 
under this subsection if the Secretary determines that the 
research and development is of a basic or fundamental na-
ture or involves technical analyses or educational activi-
ties. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION
AND COMMERCIAL APPLICA-
TION.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Sec-
retary shall require at least 50 percent of the costs directly 
and specifically related to any demonstration or commer-
cial application project under this title to be provided from 
non-Federal sources. The Secretary may reduce the non- 
Federal requirement under this subsection if the Secretary 
determines that the reduction is necessary and appropriate 
considering the technological risks involved in the project 
and is necessary to meet the objectives of this title. 
(c) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT.—In calculating the 
amount of the non-Federal commitment under subsection 
(a) or (b), the Secretary may include personnel, services, 
equipment, and other resources.
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(d) SIZE OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary 
may consider the size of the non-Federal share in selecting 
projects. 
SEC. 973. MERIT REVIEW OF PROPOSALS. 
Awards of funds authorized under this title shall be 
made only after an impartial review of the scientific and 
technical merit of the proposals for such awards has been 
carried out by or for the Department. 
SEC. 974. EXTERNAL TECHNICAL REVIEW OF DEPART-
MENTAL PROGRAMS. 
(a) NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT ADVISORY BOARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
1 or more advisory boards to review Department re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application programs in energy efficiency, renewable 
energy, nuclear energy, and fossil energy. 
(2) EXISTING
ADVISORY
BOARDS.—The Sec-
retary may designate an existing advisory board 
within the Department to fulfill the responsibilities 
of an advisory board under this subsection, and may 
enter into appropriate arrangements with the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences to establish such an ad-
visory board. 
(b) OFFICE OF SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—
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(1) UTILIZATION OF EXISTING COMMITTEES.— 
The Secretary shall continue to use the scientific 
program advisory committees chartered under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) by 
the Office of Science to oversee research and devel-
opment programs under that Office. 
(2) SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 
the Office of Science a Science Advisory Com-
mittee that includes the chairs of each of the 
advisory committees described in paragraph (1). 
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Science Ad-
visory Committee shall— 
(i) serve as the science advisor to the 
Director of the Office of Science; 
(ii) advise the Director with respect to 
the well-being and management of the Na-
tional Laboratories and single-purpose re-
search facilities; 
(iii) advise the Director with respect 
to education and workforce training activi-
ties required for effective short-term and 
long-term basic and applied research ac-
tivities of the Office of Science; and
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(iv) advise the Director with respect 
to the well being of the university research 
programs supported by the Office of 
Science. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—Each advisory board under this 
section shall consist of persons with appropriate expertise 
representing a diverse range of interests. 
(d) MEETINGS
AND
PURPOSES.—Each advisory 
board under this section shall meet at least semiannually 
to review and advise on the progress made by the respec-
tive research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application program or programs. The advisory board 
shall also review the measurable cost and performance- 
based goals for such programs as established under sec-
tion 901(b), and the progress on meeting such goals. 
(e) PERIODIC REVIEWS
AND ASSESSMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with 
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct periodic re-
views and assessments of the programs authorized by this 
title, the measurable cost and performance-based goals for 
such programs as established under section 901(b), if any, 
and the progress on meeting such goals. Such reviews and 
assessments shall be conducted every 5 years, or more 
often as the Secretary considers necessary, and the Sec-
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retary shall transmit to Congress reports containing the 
results of all such reviews and assessments. 
SEC. 975. IMPROVED COORDINATION OF TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER ACTIVITIES. 
(a) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COORDINATOR.—The 
Secretary shall designate a Technology Transfer Coordi-
nator to perform oversight of and policy development for 
technology transfer activities at the Department. The 
Technology Transfer Coordinator shall— 
(1) coordinate the activities of the Technology 
Transfer Working Group; 
(2) oversee the expenditure of funds allocated 
to the Technology Transfer Working Group; and 
(3) coordinate with each technology partnership 
ombudsman appointed under section 11 of the Tech-
nology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 7261c). 
(b) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKING GROUP.— 
The Secretary shall establish a Technology Transfer 
Working Group, which shall consist of representatives of 
the National Laboratories and single-purpose research fa-
cilities, to— 
(1) coordinate technology transfer activities oc-
curring at National Laboratories and single-purpose 
research facilities;
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(2) exchange information about technology 
transfer practices, including alternative approaches 
to resolution of disputes involving intellectual prop-
erty rights and other technology transfer matters; 
and 
(3) develop and disseminate to the public and 
prospective technology partners information about 
opportunities and procedures for technology transfer 
with the Department, including those related to al-
ternative approaches to resolution of disputes involv-
ing intellectual property rights and other technology 
transfer matters. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
RESPONSIBILITY.— 
Nothing in this section shall affect the technology transfer 
responsibilities of Federal employees under the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq.). 
SEC. 976. FEDERAL LABORATORY EDUCATIONAL PART-
NERS. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION
OF ROYALTIES RECEIVED
BY 
FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Section 14(a)(1)(B)(v) of the Ste-
venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3710c(a)(1)(B)(v)), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(v) for scientific research and develop-
ment and for educational assistance and other
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purposes consistent with the missions and ob-
jectives of the agency and the laboratory.’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
AGREEMENTS.—Section 12(b)(5)(C) of the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3710a(b)(5)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) for scientific research and development 
and for educational assistance consistent with the 
missions and objectives of the agency and the lab-
oratory.’’. 
SEC. 977. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. 
The Secretary shall enter into discussions with the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration with the goal of reaching an interagency 
working agreement between the 2 agencies that would 
make the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion’s expertise in energy, gained from its existing and 
planned programs, more readily available to the relevant 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plications programs of the Department. Technologies to 
be discussed should include the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration’s modeling, research, development, 
testing, and evaluation of new energy technologies, includ-
ing solar, wind, fuel cells, and hydrogen storage and dis-
tribution.
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SEC. 978. TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Technology Infrastructure Program in accordance with 
this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Technology Infra-
structure Program shall be to improve the ability of Na-
tional Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities 
to support departmental missions by— 
(1) stimulating the development of technology 
clusters that can support departmental missions at 
the National Laboratories or single-purpose research 
facilities; 
(2) improving the ability of National Labora-
tories and single-purpose research facilities to lever-
age and benefit from commercial research, tech-
nology, products, processes, and services; and 
(3) encouraging the exchange of scientific and 
technological expertise between National Labora-
tories or single-purpose research facilities and enti-
ties that can support departmental missions at the 
National Laboratories or single-purpose research fa-
cilities, such as institutions of higher education; 
technology-related business concerns; nonprofit insti-
tutions; and agencies of State, tribal, or local gov-
ernments.
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(c) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall authorize the 
Director of each National Laboratory or single-purpose re-
search facility to implement the Technology Infrastructure 
Program at such National Laboratory or facility through 
projects that meet the requirements of subsections (d) and 
(e). 
(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each project funded 
under this section shall meet the following requirements: 
(1) Each project shall include at least 1 of each 
of the following entities: a business; an institution of 
higher education; a nonprofit institution; and an 
agency of a State, local, or tribal government. 
(2) Not less than 50 percent of the costs of 
each project funded under this section shall be pro-
vided from non-Federal sources. The calculation of 
costs paid by the non-Federal sources to a project 
shall include cash, personnel, services, equipment, 
and other resources expended on the project after 
start of the project. Independent research and devel-
opment expenses of Government contractors that 
qualify for reimbursement under section 31.205– 
18(e) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued 
pursuant to section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1)) may 
be credited toward costs paid by non-Federal sources
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to a project, if the expenses meet the other require-
ments of this section. 
(3) All projects under this section shall be com-
petitively selected using procedures determined by 
the Secretary. 
(4) Any participant that receives funds under 
this section may use generally accepted accounting 
principles for maintaining accounts, books, and 
records relating to the project. 
(5) No Federal funds shall be made available 
under this section for construction or any project for 
more than 5 years. 
(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allocate 
funds under this section only if the Director of the 
National Laboratory or single-purpose research facil-
ity managing the project determines that the project 
is likely to improve the ability of the National Lab-
oratory or single-purpose research facility to achieve 
technical success in meeting departmental missions. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall consider 
the following criteria in selecting a project to receive 
Federal funds: 
(A) The potential of the project to promote 
the development of a commercially sustainable
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technology cluster following the period of De-
partment investment, which will derive most of 
the demand for its products or services from 
the private sector, and which will support de-
partmental missions at the participating Na-
tional Laboratory or single-purpose research fa-
cility. 
(B) The potential of the project to promote 
the use of commercial research, technology, 
products, processes, and services by the partici-
pating National Laboratory or single-purpose 
research facility to achieve its mission or the 
commercial development of technological inno-
vations made at the participating National Lab-
oratory or single-purpose research facility. 
(C) The extent to which the project in-
volves a wide variety and number of institutions 
of higher education, nonprofit institutions, and 
technology-related business concerns that can 
support the missions of the participating Na-
tional Laboratory or single-purpose research fa-
cility and that will make substantive contribu-
tions to achieving the goals of the project. 
(D) The extent to which the project fo-
cuses on promoting the development of tech-
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nology-related business concerns that are small 
businesses or involves such small businesses 
substantively in the project. 
(E) Such other criteria as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
(f) ALLOCATION.—In allocating funds for projects 
approved under this section, the Secretary shall provide— 
(1) the Federal share of the project costs; and 
(2) additional funds to the National Laboratory 
or single-purpose research facility managing the 
project to permit the National Laboratory or single- 
purpose research facility to carry out activities relat-
ing to the project, and to coordinate such activities 
with the project. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than July 1, 
2006, the Secretary shall report to Congress on whether 
the Technology Infrastructure Program should be contin-
ued and, if so, how the program should be managed. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘tech-
nology cluster’’ means a concentration of technology- 
related business concerns, institutions of higher edu-
cation, or nonprofit institutions that reinforce each 
other’s performance in the areas of technology devel-
opment through formal or informal relationships.
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(2) TECHNOLOGY-RELATED
BUSINESS
CON-
CERN.—The term ‘‘technology-related business con-
cern’’ means a for-profit corporation, company, asso-
ciation, firm, partnership, or small business concern 
that conducts scientific or engineering research; de-
velops new technologies; manufactures products 
based on new technologies; or performs technological 
services. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for ac-
tivities under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004, 2005, and 2006. 
SEC. 979. REPROGRAMMING. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of an Act appropriating 
amounts authorized under this title, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the appropriate authorizing committees of 
Congress a report explaining how such amounts will be 
distributed among the authorizations contained in this 
title. 
(b) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No amount identified under 
subsection (a) shall be reprogrammed if such re-
programming would result in an obligation which 
changes an individual distribution required to be re-
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ported under subsection (a) by more than 5 percent 
unless the Secretary has transmitted to the appro-
priate authorizing committees of Congress a report 
described in subsection (c) and a period of 30 days 
has elapsed after such committees receive the report. 
(2) COMPUTATION.—In the computation of the 
30-day period described in paragraph (1), there shall 
be excluded any day on which either House of Con-
gress is not in session because of an adjournment of 
more than 3 days to a day certain. 
(c) REPROGRAMMING REPORT.—A report referred to 
in subsection (b)(1) shall contain a full and complete 
statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts 
and circumstances relied on in support of the proposed 
action. 
SEC. 980. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS. 
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Sec-
retary shall carry out the research, development, dem-
onstration, 
and 
commercial 
application 
programs, 
projects, and activities authorized by this title in accord-
ance with the applicable provisions of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Federal Non-
nuclear Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5901 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13201 et seq.), the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
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Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), chapter 
18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the Bayh-Dole Act), and any other Act under which 
the Secretary is authorized to carry out such activities. 
SEC. 981. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into appropriate ar-
rangements with the National Academy of Sciences to in-
vestigate and report on the scientific and technical merits 
of any evaluation methodology currently in use or pro-
posed for use in relation to the scientific and technical pro-
grams of the Department by the Secretary or other Fed-
eral official. Not later than 6 months after receiving the 
report of the National Academy, the Secretary shall sub-
mit such report to Congress, along with any other views 
or plans of the Secretary with respect to the future use 
of such evaluation methodology. 
SEC. 982. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to establish a Department of Energy Science and 
Technology Scholarship Program to award scholar-
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ships to individuals that is designed to recruit and 
prepare students for careers in the Department. 
(2) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—Individuals shall 
be selected to receive scholarships under this section 
through a competitive process primarily on the basis 
of academic merit, with consideration given to finan-
cial need and the goal of promoting the participation 
of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
(3) SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—To carry out the 
Program the Secretary shall enter into contractual 
agreements with individuals selected under para-
graph (2) under which the individuals agree to serve 
as full-time employees of the Department, for the 
period described in subsection (f)(1), in positions 
needed by the Department and for which the individ-
uals are qualified, in exchange for receiving a schol-
arship. 
(b) SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligi-
ble to participate in the Program, an individual must— 
(1) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a 
full-time student at an institution of higher edu-
cation in an academic program or field of study de-
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scribed in the list made available under subsection 
(d); 
(2) be a United States citizen; and 
(3) at the time of the initial scholarship award, 
not be a Federal employee as defined in section 
2105 of title 5 of the United States Code. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—An individual seeking 
a scholarship under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information, agreements, or assurances as 
the Secretary may require. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
shall make publicly available a list of academic programs 
and fields of study for which scholarships under the Pro-
gram may be utilized, and shall update the list as nec-
essary. 
(e) SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a 
scholarship under the Program for an academic year 
if the individual applying for the scholarship has 
submitted to the Secretary, as part of the applica-
tion required under subsection (c), a proposed aca-
demic program leading to a degree in a program or 
field of study on the list made available under sub-
section (d).
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(2) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—An individual 
may not receive a scholarship under this section for 
more than 4 academic years, unless the Secretary 
grants a waiver. 
(3) 
SCHOLARSHIP
AMOUNT.—The 
dollar 
amount of a scholarship under this section for an 
academic year shall be determined under regulations 
issued by the Secretary, but shall in no case exceed 
the cost of attendance. 
(4) AUTHORIZED
USES.—A scholarship pro-
vided under this section may be expended for tuition, 
fees, and other authorized expenses as established by 
the Secretary by regulation. 
(5) CONTRACTS REGARDING DIRECT PAYMENTS 
TO INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary may enter into a 
contractual agreement with an institution of higher 
education under which the amounts provided for a 
scholarship under this section for tuition, fees, and 
other authorized expenses are paid directly to the in-
stitution with respect to which the scholarship is 
provided. 
(f) PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.— 
(1) DURATION
OF
SERVICE.—The period of 
service for which an individual shall be obligated to 
serve as an employee of the Department is, except
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as provided in subsection (h)(2), 24 months for each 
academic year for which a scholarship under this 
section is provided. 
(2) SCHEDULE FOR SERVICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), obligated service under para-
graph (1) shall begin not later than 60 days 
after the individual obtains the educational de-
gree for which the scholarship was provided. 
(B) DEFERRAL.—The Secretary may defer 
the obligation of an individual to provide a pe-
riod of service under paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary determines that such a deferral is appro-
priate. The Secretary shall prescribe the terms 
and conditions under which a service obligation 
may be deferred through regulation. 
(g) PENALTIES
FOR
BREACH
OF
SCHOLARSHIP 
AGREEMENT.— 
(1) FAILURE TO COMPLETE ACADEMIC TRAIN-
ING.—Scholarship recipients who fail to maintain a 
high level of academic standing, as defined by the 
Secretary by regulation, who are dismissed from 
their educational institutions for disciplinary rea-
sons, or who voluntarily terminate academic training 
before graduation from the educational program for
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which the scholarship was awarded, shall be in 
breach of their contractual agreement and, in lieu of 
any service obligation arising under such agreement, 
shall be liable to the United States for repayment 
not later than 1 year after the date of default of all 
scholarship funds paid to them and to the institution 
of higher education on their behalf under the agree-
ment, except as provided in subsection (h)(2). The 
repayment period may be extended by the Secretary 
when determined to be necessary, as established by 
regulation. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
BEGIN
OR
COMPLETE
THE 
SERVICE
OBLIGATION
OR
MEET
THE
TERMS
AND 
CONDITIONS OF DEFERMENT.—A scholarship recipi-
ent who, for any reason, fails to begin or complete 
a service obligation under this section after comple-
tion of academic training, or fails to comply with the 
terms and conditions of deferment established by the 
Secretary pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(B), shall be 
in breach of the contractual agreement. When a re-
cipient breaches an agreement for the reasons stated 
in the preceding sentence, the recipient shall be lia-
ble to the United States for an amount equal to—
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(A) the total amount of scholarships re-
ceived by such individual under this section; 
plus 
(B) the interest on the amounts of such 
awards which would be payable if at the time 
the awards were received they were loans bear-
ing interest at the maximum legal prevailing 
rate, as determined by the Treasurer of the 
United States, 
multiplied by 3. 
(h) WAIVER OR SUSPENSION OF OBLIGATION.— 
(1) DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL.—Any obligation of 
an individual incurred under the Program (or a con-
tractual agreement thereunder) for service or pay-
ment shall be canceled upon the death of the indi-
vidual. 
(2) IMPOSSIBILITY OR EXTREME HARDSHIP.— 
The Secretary shall by regulation provide for the 
partial or total waiver or suspension of any obliga-
tion of service or payment incurred by an individual 
under the Program (or a contractual agreement 
thereunder) whenever compliance by the individual is 
impossible or would involve extreme hardship to the 
individual, or if enforcement of such obligation with
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respect to the individual would be contrary to the 
best interests of the Government. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—The term ‘‘cost of 
attendance’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ll). 
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the Department of Energy Science and Technology 
Scholarship Program established under this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for ac-
tivities under this section— 
(1) for fiscal year 2004, $800,000; 
(2) for fiscal year 2005, $1,600,000; 
(3) for fiscal year 2006, $2,000,000; 
(4) for fiscal year 2007, $2,000,000; and 
(5) for fiscal year 2008, $2,000,000. 
SEC. 983. REPORT ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 
PRACTICES. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress a report on the equal employment
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opportunity practices at National Laboratories. Such re-
port shall include— 
(1) a thorough review of each laboratory con-
tractor’s equal employment opportunity policies, in-
cluding promotion to management and professional 
positions and pay raises; 
(2) a statistical report on complaints and their 
disposition in the laboratories; 
(3) a description of how equal employment op-
portunity practices at the laboratories are treated in 
the contract and in calculating award fees for each 
contractor; 
(4) a summary of disciplinary actions and their 
disposition by either the Department or the relevant 
contractors for each laboratory; 
(5) a summary of outreach efforts to attract 
women and minorities to the laboratories; 
(6) a summary of efforts to retain women and 
minorities in the laboratories; and 
(7) a summary of collaboration efforts with the 
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to 
improve equal employment opportunity practices at 
the laboratories.
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SEC. 984. SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE.—The Secretary 
shall require the Director of each National Laboratory, 
and may require the Director of a single-purpose research 
facility, to designate a small business advocate to— 
(1) increase the participation of small business 
concerns, including socially and economically dis-
advantaged small business concerns, in procurement, 
collaborative research, technology licensing, and 
technology transfer activities conducted by the Na-
tional Laboratory or single-purpose research facility; 
(2) report to the Director of the National Lab-
oratory or single-purpose research facility on the ac-
tual participation of small business concerns, includ-
ing socially and economically disadvantaged small 
business concerns, in procurement, collaborative re-
search, technology licensing, and technology transfer 
activities along with recommendations, if appro-
priate, on how to improve participation; 
(3) make available to small businesses training, 
mentoring, and information on how to participate in 
procurement and collaborative research activities; 
(4) increase the awareness inside the National 
Laboratory or single-purpose research facility of the 
capabilities and opportunities presented by small 
business concerns; and
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(5) establish guidelines for the program under 
subsection (b) and report on the effectiveness of 
such program to the Director of the National Lab-
oratory or single-purpose research facility. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall require the Direc-
tor of each National Laboratory, and may require the Di-
rector of a single-purpose research facility, to establish a 
program to provide small business concerns— 
(1) assistance directed at making them more ef-
fective and efficient subcontractors or suppliers to 
the National Laboratory or single-purpose research 
facility; or 
(2) general technical assistance, the cost of 
which shall not exceed $10,000 per instance of as-
sistance, to improve the small business concerns’ 
products or services. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds expended 
under subsection (b) may be used for direct grants to the 
small business concerns. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632).
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(2) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—The term ‘‘so-
cially and economically disadvantaged small business 
concerns’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(4)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for ac-
tivities under this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 through 2008. 
SEC. 985. REPORT ON MOBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECH-
NICAL PERSONNEL. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report to Con-
gress identifying any policies or procedures of a contractor 
operating a National Laboratory or single-purpose re-
search facility that create disincentives to the temporary 
transfer of scientific and technical personnel among the 
contractor-operated National Laboratories or contractor- 
operated single-purpose research facilities and provide 
suggestions for improving interlaboratory exchange of sci-
entific and technical personnel. 
SEC. 986. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement
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with the National Academy of Sciences for the Academy 
to— 
(1) conduct a study on— 
(A) the obstacles to accelerating the com-
mercial application of energy technology; and 
(B) the adequacy of Department policies 
and procedures for, and oversight of, technology 
transfer-related disputes between contractors of 
the Department and the private sector; and 
(2) transmit a report to Congress on rec-
ommendations developed as a result of the study. 
SEC. 987. OUTREACH. 
The Secretary shall ensure that each program au-
thorized by this title includes an outreach component to 
provide information, as appropriate, to manufacturers, 
consumers, engineers, architects, builders, energy service 
companies, institutions of higher education, small busi-
nesses, facility planners and managers, State and local 
governments, and other entities. 
SEC. 988. COMPETITIVE AWARD OF MANAGEMENT CON-
TRACTS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary by this title may be used to award a manage-
ment and operating contract for a nonmilitary energy lab-
oratory of the Department unless such contract is com-
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petitively awarded or the Secretary grants, on a case-by- 
case basis, a waiver to allow for such a deviation. The Sec-
retary may not delegate the authority to grant such a 
waiver and shall submit to Congress a report notifying 
Congress of the waiver and setting forth the reasons for 
the waiver at least 60 days prior to the date of the award 
of such a contract. 
SEC. 989. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE AND 
MATHEMATICS. 
(a) ACTIVITIES.—Section 3165(a) of the Department 
of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 
U.S.C. 7381b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(14) Support competitive events for students, 
under supervision of teachers, designed to encourage 
student interest and knowledge in science and math-
ematics.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
3169 of the Department of Energy Science Education En-
hancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381e), as so redesignated by 
section 1102(b), is amended by inserting before the period 
‘‘; and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
2008’’.
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TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 1001. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSITION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSITION 
TO ENABLE IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR EN-
ERGY ISSUES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(a) of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7133(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘six Assistant Sec-
retaries’’ and inserting ‘‘7 Assistant Secretaries’’. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the leadership for departmental mis-
sions in nuclear energy should be at the Assistant 
Secretary level. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 5.—Section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retaries of Energy (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant 
Secretaries of Energy (7)’’. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION 
ACT.—The table of contents for the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 note) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Section 209’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Sec. 209’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘213.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec. 
213.’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘214.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec. 
214.’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘215.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec. 
215.’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘216.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec. 
216.’’. 
SEC. 1002. OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY. 
Section 646 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) In addition to other authorities granted to the 
Secretary under law, the Secretary may enter into other 
transactions on such terms as the Secretary may deem 
appropriate in furtherance of research, development, or 
demonstration functions vested in the Secretary. Such 
other transactions shall not be subject to the provisions 
of section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research 
and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5908) or section 
152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2182). 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) to the maximum extent the Secretary de-
termines practicable, no transaction entered into 
under paragraph (1) provides for research, develop-
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ment, or demonstration that duplicates research, de-
velopment, or demonstration being conducted under 
existing projects carried out by the Department; 
‘‘(ii) to the extent the Secretary determines 
practicable, the funds provided by the Government 
under a transaction authorized by paragraph (1) do 
not exceed the total amount provided by other par-
ties to the transaction; and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent the Secretary determines 
practicable, competitive, merit-based selection proce-
dures shall be used when entering into transactions 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) A transaction authorized by paragraph (1) may 
be used for a research, development, or demonstration 
project only if the Secretary makes a written determina-
tion that the use of a standard contract, grant, or coopera-
tive agreement for the project is not feasible or appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall protect from disclosure, 
including disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code, for up to 5 years after the date the informa-
tion is received by the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) a proposal, proposal abstract, and sup-
porting documents submitted to the Department in 
a competitive or noncompetitive process having the
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potential for resulting in an award under paragraph 
(1) to the party submitting the information; and 
‘‘(ii) a business plan and technical information 
relating to a transaction authorized by paragraph 
(1) submitted to the Department as confidential 
business information. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may protect from disclosure, for 
up to 5 years after the information was developed, any 
information developed pursuant to a transaction under 
paragraph (1) which developed information is of a char-
acter that it would be protected from disclosure under sec-
tion 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, if obtained 
from a person other than a Federal agency. 
‘‘(4) Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe 
guidelines for using other transactions authorized by para-
graph (1). Such guidelines shall be published in the Fed-
eral Register for public comment under rulemaking proce-
dures of the Department. 
‘‘(5) The authority of the Secretary under this sub-
section may be delegated only to an officer of the Depart-
ment who is appointed by the President by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate and may not be delegated 
to any other person.
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‘‘(6)(A) Not later than September 31, 2005, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall report to 
Congress on the Department’s use of the authorities 
granted under this section, including the ability to attract 
nontraditional government contractors and whether addi-
tional safeguards are needed with respect to the use of 
such authorities. 
‘‘(B) In this section, the term ‘nontraditional Govern-
ment contractor’ has the same meaning as the term ‘non-
traditional defense contractor’ as defined in section 845(e) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note).’’. 
TITLE XI—PERSONNEL AND 
TRAINING 
SEC. 1101. TRAINING GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY 
INDUSTRY PERSONNEL. 
The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor and jointly with the electric industry 
and recognized employee representatives, shall develop 
model personnel training guidelines to support electric sys-
tem reliability and safety. The training guidelines shall, 
at a minimum— 
(1) include training requirements for workers 
engaged in the construction, operation, inspection, 
and maintenance of electric generation, trans-
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mission, and distribution, including competency and 
certification requirements, and assessment require-
ments that include initial and ongoing evaluation of 
workers, recertification assessment procedures, and 
methods for examining or testing the qualification of 
individuals performing covered tasks; and 
(2) consolidate existing training guidelines on 
the construction, operation, maintenance, and in-
spection of electric generation, transmission, and 
distribution facilities, such as those established by 
the National Electric Safety Code and other indus-
try consensus standards. 
SEC. 1102. IMPROVED ACCESS TO ENERGY-RELATED SCI-
ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAREERS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS.—Section 3164 of the Department of Energy 
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381a) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS FROM UNDERREP-
RESENTED GROUPS.—In carrying out a program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to activi-
ties that are designed to encourage students from under-
represented groups to pursue scientific and technical ca-
reers.’’.
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(b) PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, HISPANIC-SERVICING IN-
STITUTIONS, AND TRIBAL COLLEGES.—The Department 
of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 
U.S.C. 7381 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 3167 and 3168 as 
sections 3168 and 3169, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 3166 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 3167. PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, HISPANIC- 
SERVING INSTITUTIONS, AND TRIBAL COL-
LEGES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 502(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 
‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 
university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B 
institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
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‘‘(3) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na-
tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 902 of the Energy Policy Act of 2003. 
‘‘(4) SCIENCE FACILITY.—The term ‘science fa-
cility’ has the meaning given the term ‘single-pur-
pose research facility’ in section 902 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2003. 
‘‘(5) TRIBAL COLLEGE.—The term ‘tribal col-
lege’ has the meaning given the term ‘Tribal College 
or University’ in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)). 
‘‘(b) EDUCATION
PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary 
shall direct the Director of each National Laboratory and, 
to the extent practicable, the head of any science facility 
to increase the participation of historically Black colleges 
or universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, or tribal col-
leges in activities that increase the capacity of the histori-
cally Black colleges or universities, Hispanic-serving insti-
tutions, or tribal colleges to train personnel in science or 
engineering. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—An activity under subsection (b) 
may include— 
‘‘(1) collaborative research; 
‘‘(2) equipment transfer;
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‘‘(3) training activities conducted at a National 
Laboratory or science facility; and 
‘‘(4) mentoring activities conducted at a Na-
tional Laboratory or science facility. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the activities 
carried out under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1103. NATIONAL POWER PLANT OPERATIONS TECH-
NOLOGY AND EDUCATION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall support 
the establishment of a National Power Plant Operations 
Technology and Education Center (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Center’’), to address the need for training and 
educating certified operators for nonnuclear electric power 
generation plants. 
(b) ROLE.—The Center shall provide both training 
and continuing education relating to nonnuclear electric 
power generation plant technologies and operations. The 
Center shall conduct training and education activities on 
site and through Internet-based information technologies 
that allow for learning at remote sites. 
(c) CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVE SELECTION.—The 
Secretary shall support the establishment of the Center 
at an institution of higher education with expertise in
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power plant technology and operation and with the ability 
to provide onsite as well as Internet-based training. 
SEC. 1104. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Secretaries of Commerce, Interior, and 
State and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
shall coordinate training and outreach efforts for inter-
national commercial energy markets in countries with de-
veloping and restructuring economies. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The efforts may address— 
(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 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007. 
TITLE XII—ELECTRICITY 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Electric Reliability 
Act of 2004’’.
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Subtitle A—Reliability Standards 
SEC. 1211. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C 824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 215. ELECTRIC RELIABILITY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘bulk-power system’ means— 
‘‘(A) facilities and control systems nec-
essary for operating an interconnected electric 
energy transmission network (or any portion 
thereof); and 
‘‘(B) electric energy from generation facili-
ties needed to maintain transmission system re-
liability. 
The term does not include facilities used in the local 
distribution of electric energy. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion’ and ‘ERO’ mean the organization certified by 
the Commission under subsection (c) the purpose of 
which is to establish and enforce reliability stand-
ards for the bulk-power system, subject to Commis-
sion review. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘reliability standard’ means a re-
quirement, approved by the Commission under this
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section, to provide for reliable operation of the bulk- 
power system. The term includes requirements for 
the operation of existing bulk-power system facilities 
and the design of planned additions or modifications 
to such facilities to the extent necessary to provide 
for reliable operation of the bulk-power system, but 
the term does not include any requirement to en-
large such facilities or to construct new transmission 
capacity or generation capacity. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘reliable operation’ means oper-
ating the elements of the bulk-power system within 
equipment and electric system thermal, voltage, and 
stability limits so that instability, uncontrolled sepa-
ration, or cascading failures of such system will not 
occur as a result of a sudden disturbance or unan-
ticipated failure of system elements. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘Interconnection’ means a geo-
graphic area in which the operation of bulk-power 
system components is synchronized such that the 
failure of 1 or more of such components may ad-
versely affect the ability of the operators of other 
components within the system to maintain reliable 
operation of the facilities within their control. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘transmission organization’ 
means a Regional Transmission Organization, Inde-