‘‘(b) PROGRAMS.—Programs under this subtitle shall 
include research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of— 
‘‘(1) innovative, affordable technologies to im-
prove the energy efficiency and environmental per-
formance of vehicles, including weight and drag re-
duction technologies, and whole-vehicle design opti-
mization; 
‘‘(2) cost-effective technologies, for new con-
struction and retrofit, to improve the energy effi-
ciency and environmental performance of buildings, 
using a whole-buildings approach; 
‘‘(3) advanced technologies to improve the en-
ergy efficiency, environmental performance, and 
process efficiency of energy-intensive and waste-in-
tensive industries; and 
‘‘(4) technologies to improve the energy effi-
ciency of appliances and mechanical systems for 
buildings in extreme climates, including cogenera-
tion, trigeneration, and polygeneration units and in-
creased use of renewable resources, or alternative 
fuels.’’. 
SEC. 242. NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE. 
Section 912 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16192) is repealed. 
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SEC. 243. BUILDING STANDARDS. 
Section 914 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16194) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 244. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16195) is repealed. 
SEC. 245. ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCIENCE INITIATIVE. 
Section 916(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16196(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed 
by the Under Secretary for Science and Energy, for grants 
to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review for 
research relating to energy efficiency innovations.’’. 
SEC. 246. ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
CENTERS. 
Section 917 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16197) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(B); 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (6); 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds awarded 
under this section may be used for the construction of fa-
cilities or the deployment of commercially available tech-
nologies.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (i). 
SEC. 247. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16231) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 931. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall con-
duct programs of renewable energy research, devel-
opment, demonstration, and commercial application, 
including activities described in this subtitle. Such 
programs shall prioritize activities that industry by 
itself is not likely to undertake because of technical, 
financial, or regulatory uncertainty, and take into 
consideration the following objectives: 
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‘‘(A) Increasing the conversion efficiency of 
all forms of renewable energy through improved 
technologies. 
‘‘(B) Decreasing the cost of renewable en-
ergy generation and delivery. 
‘‘(C) Promoting the diversity of the energy 
supply. 
‘‘(D) Decreasing the dependence of the 
United States on foreign mineral resources. 
‘‘(E) Improving United States energy secu-
rity. 
‘‘(F) Decreasing the environmental impact 
of renewable energy-related activities. 
‘‘(G) Increasing the export of renewable 
generation technologies from the United States. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) SOLAR ENERGY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
solar energy, including innovations in— 
‘‘(i) photovoltaics; 
‘‘(ii) solar heating; 
‘‘(iii) concentrating solar power; 
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‘‘(iv) lighting systems that integrate 
sunlight and electrical lighting in com-
plement to each other; 
‘‘(v) manufacturability of low cost, 
high quality solar systems; and 
‘‘(vi) development of technologies that 
can be easily integrated into new and exist-
ing buildings. 
‘‘(B) WIND ENERGY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
wind energy, including innovations in— 
‘‘(i) low speed wind energy; 
‘‘(ii) testing and verification tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(iii) distributed wind energy genera-
tion; and 
‘‘(iv) transformational technologies for 
harnessing wind energy. 
‘‘(C) GEOTHERMAL.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
geothermal energy. The program shall focus on 
developing 
innovative 
and 
transformational 
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technologies for reducing the costs of geo-
thermal energy, including technologies for— 
‘‘(i) improving detection of geothermal 
resources; 
‘‘(ii) decreasing drilling costs; 
‘‘(iii) decreasing maintenance costs 
through improved materials; 
‘‘(iv) increasing the potential for other 
revenue sources, such as mineral produc-
tion; and 
‘‘(v) increasing the understanding of 
reservoir life cycle and management. 
‘‘(D) HYDROPOWER.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for 
cost competitive technologies that enable the de-
velopment of new and incremental hydropower 
capacity, adding to the diversity of the energy 
supply of the United States, including: 
‘‘(i) Advanced technologies to enhance 
environmental 
performance 
and 
yield 
greater energy efficiencies. 
‘‘(ii) Ocean energy, including wave en-
ergy. 
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