determines that such solicitations 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 subsection 
(c), select up to 5 proposals which may receive finan-
cial assistance under this section, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations. 
(2) DIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECT.—In 
selecting proposals, the Secretary shall consider diver-
sity of battery type, geographic and climatic diver-
sity, and life-cycle environmental effects of the ap-
proaches. 
(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. 
(4) OPTIMIZATION OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.—
The Secretary shall consider the extent of involvement 
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 in-
formation regarding the disposal of the batteries as 
the Secretary may require to ensure that the proposer 
disposes of the batteries in accordance with applicable 
law. 
SEC. 307. 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, demonstration, 
and commercial application activities related to advanced 
solid-state lighting technologies based on white light emit-
ting diodes. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the initiative shall 
be to develop advanced solid-state organic and inorganic 
lighting technologies based on white light emitting diodes 
that, compared to incandescent and fluorescent lighting 
technologies, are longer lasting; more energy-efficient; 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 sec-
tion, competitively select an Industry Alliance to represent 
participants that are private, for-profit firms which, as a 
group, are broadly representative of United States 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 re-
searchers, including Industry Alliance participants, 
National Laboratories, and institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
(2) ASSISTANCE
FROM
THE
INDUSTRY
ALLI-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall annually solicit from the 
Industry Alliance—
(A) comments to identify solid-state lighting 
technology needs; 
(B) assessment of the progress of the Initia-
tive’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 devel-
opment, demonstration, and commercial application pro-
gram for the Next Generation Lighting Initiative through 
competitively selected awards. The Secretary may give pref-
erence to participants of the Industry Alliance selected pur-
suant 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 advanced 
solid-state lighting technologies that are the sub-
ject of this section shall be granted first option 
to negotiate with the invention owner nonexclu-
sive licenses and royalties for uses of the inven-
tion related to solid-state lighting on terms that 
are reasonable under the circumstances; and 
(B)(i) for 1 year after a United States pat-
ent is issued for the invention, the patent holder 
shall not negotiate any license or royalty with 
any entity that is not a participant in the In-
dustry 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 determines 
are required to promote accelerated commercialization 
of inventions made under the Initiative. 
(g) NATIONAL ACADEMY REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 
enter into an arrangement with the National Academy 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 Sec-
retary shall consider the results of such reviews in evalu-
ating 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 
that produces white light using externally applied 
voltage. 
(2) RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘research’’ includes 
research on the technologies, materials, and manufac-
turing processes required for white light emitting di-
odes. 
(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 mate-
rials, that produces white light using externally ap-
plied voltage. 
SEC. 308. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this subtitle—
(1) the term ‘‘cost-effective’’ means resulting in a 
simple payback of costs in 10 years or less; and 
(2) the term ‘‘whole-buildings approach’’ in-
cludes, on a life-cycle basis, the energy use, cost of op-
erations, and ease of repair or upgrade of a building.
SEC. 309. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out this sub-
title: 
(1) For fiscal year 2006, $620,000,000, includ-
ing—
(A) $200,000,000 for carrying out the vehi-
cles program under section 302; 
(B) $100,000,000 for carrying out the build-
ings program under section 303, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grant program 
under section 303(b); 
(C) $100,000,000 for carrying out the in-
dustries program under section 304(a); 
(D) $2,000,000 for carrying out the electric 
motor control technology program under section 
304(b); 
(E) $10,000,000 for carrying out dem-
onstration and commercial applications activi-
ties under section 305; 
(F) $4,000,000 for carrying out the sec-
ondary electric vehicle battery use program 
under section 306; and 
(G) $20,000,000 for carrying out the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative under section 
307.
(2) For fiscal year 2007, $700,000,000, includ-
ing—
(A) $240,000,000 for carrying out the vehi-
cles program under section 302; 
(B) $130,000,000 for carrying out the build-
ings program under section 303, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grant program 
under section 303(b); 
(C) $115,000,000 for carrying out the in-
dustries program under section 304(a); 
(D) $2,000,000 for carrying out the electric 
motor control technology program under section 
304(b); 
(E) $10,000,000 for carrying out dem-
onstration and commercial applications activi-
ties under section 305; 
(F) $7,000,000 for carrying out the sec-
ondary electric vehicle battery use program 
under section 306; and 
(G) $30,000,000 for carrying out the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative under section 
307. 
(3) For fiscal year 2008, $800,000,000, includ-
ing—
(A) $270,000,000 for carrying out the vehi-
cles program under section 302; 
(B) $160,000,000 for carrying out the build-
ings program under section 303, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grant program 
under section 303(b); 
(C) $140,000,000 for carrying out the in-
dustries program under section 304(a); 
(D) $2,000,000 for carrying out the electric 
motor control technology program under section 
304(b); 
(E) $10,000,000 for carrying out dem-
onstration and commercial applications activi-
ties under section 305; 
(F) $7,000,000 for carrying out the sec-
ondary electric vehicle battery use program 
under section 306; and 
(G) $50,000,000 for carrying out the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative under section 
307. 
(4) For fiscal year 2009, $925,000,000, includ-
ing—
(A) $310,000,000 for carrying out the vehi-
cles program under section 302;
(B) $200,000,000 for carrying out the build-
ings program under section 303, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grant program 
under section 303(b); 
(C) $170,000,000 for carrying out the in-
dustries program under section 304(a); 
(D) $10,000,000 for carrying out dem-
onstration and commercial applications activi-
ties under section 305; 
(E) $7,000,000 for carrying out the sec-
ondary electric vehicle battery use program 
under section 306; and 
(F) $50,000,000 for carrying out the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative under section 
307. 
(5) For fiscal year 2010, $1,000,000,000, includ-
ing—
(A) $340,000,000 for carrying out the vehi-
cles program under section 302; 
(B) $240,000,000 for carrying out the build-
ings program under section 303, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for the grant program 
under section 303(b); 
(C) $190,000,000 for carrying out the in-
dustries program under section 304(a);