109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6203
AN ACT 
To provide for Federal energy research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alternative Energy Re-
search and Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘biomass’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 932(a)(1) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16232(a)(1)); 
(2) the term ‘‘cellulosic feedstock’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘lignocellulosic feedstock’’ 
in section 932(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16232(a)(2)); 
(3) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy; 
(4) 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)); 
(5) the term ‘‘National Laboratory’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘nonmilitary energy labora-
tory’’ in section 903(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16182(3)); and 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy.
SEC. 3. ADVANCED BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for production of motor and other 
fuels from biomass. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the 
program under this section to—
(1) develop technologies that would make eth-
anol produced from cellulosic feedstocks cost com-
petitive with ethanol produced from corn by 2012; 
(2) conduct research and development on how 
to apply advanced genetic engineering and bio-
engineering techniques to increase the efficiency and 
lower the cost of industrial-scale production of liquid 
fuels from cellulosic feedstocks; and 
(3) conduct research and development on the 
production of hydrocarbons other than ethanol from 
biomass. 
(c) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS.—
The Secretary shall designate not less than 10 percent of 
the funds appropriated under subsection (d) for each fiscal 
year to carry out the program for grants to competitively 
selected institutions of higher education around the coun-
try focused on meeting the objectives stated in subsection 
(b).
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
931(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16231(c)), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out this section—
(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 4. ADVANCED HYDROGEN STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for technologies to enable practical 
onboard storage of hydrogen for use as a fuel for light-
duty motor vehicles. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The Secretary shall design the pro-
gram under this section to develop practical hydrogen 
storage technologies that would enable a hydrogen-fueled 
light-duty motor vehicle to travel 300 miles before refuel-
ing. 
SEC. 5. ADVANCED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for advanced solar photovoltaic 
technologies.
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the 
program under this section to develop technologies that 
would—
(1) make electricity generated by solar photo-
voltaic power cost-competitive by 2015; and 
(2) enable the widespread use of solar photo-
voltaic power. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section—
(1) $148,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2008 through 2011. 
SEC. 6. ADVANCED WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for advanced wind energy tech-
nologies. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the 
program under this section to—
(1) improve the efficiency and lower the cost of 
wind turbines; 
(2) minimize adverse environmental impacts; 
and
(3) develop new small-scale wind energy tech-
nologies for use in low wind speed environments. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section—
(1) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2008 through 2011. 
SEC. 7. CONTINUING PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary shall continue to carry out the re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities authorized in sections 921(b)(1) (for 
distributed energy), 923 (for micro-cogeneration tech-
nology), and 931(a)(2)(C), (D),and (E)(i) (for geothermal 
energy, hydropower, and ocean energy) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005. 
SEC. 8. PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2006’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means a 
device or system for the electrochemical storage of 
energy.