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‘‘(2) recommendations of the Hydrogen Technical
Advisory Panel established by section 108 for any im-
provements in the program that are needed, including
recommendations for additional legislation; and
‘‘(3) to the extent practicable, an analysis of
State and local hydrogen-related activities.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) COORDINATION PLAN.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall be based on a comprehensive coordination
plan for hydrogen energy prepared by the Secretary in con-
sultation with other Federal agencies.’’.
(d) HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Sec-
tion 104 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research,
Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12403) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘market-
place;’’ and inserting ‘‘marketplace, including foreign
markets, particularly where an energy infrastructure
is not well developed;’’;
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘this chapter’’
and inserting ‘‘this Act’’;
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(g) COST SHARING.—
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‘‘(1) INABILITY
TO
FUND
ENTIRE
COST.—The
Secretary shall not consider a proposal submitted by
a person from industry unless the proposal contains
a certification that—
‘‘(A) reasonable efforts to obtain non-Fed-
eral funding in the amount necessary to pay 100
percent of the cost of the project have been made;
and
‘‘(B) non-Federal funding in that amount
could not reasonably be obtained.
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire a commitment from non-Federal sources of
at least 25 percent of the cost of the project.
‘‘(B) REDUCTION
OR
ELIMINATION.—The
Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-shar-
ing requirement under subparagraph (A) for the
proposed research and development project, in-
cluding for technical analyses, economic anal-
yses, outreach activities, and educational pro-
grams, if the Secretary determines that reduction
or elimination is necessary to achieve the objec-
tives of this Act.’’;
(4) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘this chapter’’
and inserting ‘‘this Act’’.
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(e) DEMONSTRATIONS.—Section 105 of the Spark M.
Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Dem-
onstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12404) is amended by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall require a commitment
from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the
costs directly relating to a demonstration project
under this section.
‘‘(2) REDUCTION.—The Secretary may reduce
the non-Federal requirement under paragraph (1) if
the Secretary determines that the reduction is appro-
priate considering the technological risks involved in
the project and is necessary to meet the objectives of
this Act.’’.
(f) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—Section 106 of the
Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development,
and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12405) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall
conduct a program designed to accelerate
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wider application’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct
a program designed to—
‘‘(A) accelerate wider application’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘private sector’’ and
inserting ‘‘private sector; and
‘‘(B) accelerate wider application of hydro-
gen technologies in foreign countries to increase
the global market for the technologies and foster
global economic development without harmful en-
vironmental effects.’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The
Secretary’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by redesignating sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i)
through (iv), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively,
and indenting appropriately;
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(C) by striking ‘‘The Secretary, in’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘The information’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The information’’; and
(E) in paragraph (1) (as designated by sub-
paragraph (C))—
(i) in subparagraph (A) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
‘‘an inventory’’ and inserting ‘‘an update of
the inventory’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
‘‘develop’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to
improve’’ and inserting ‘‘develop with the
National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, the Department of Energy, other
Federal agencies as appropriate, and indus-
try, an information exchange program to
improve’’.
(g) TECHNICAL PANEL REVIEW.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 108 of the Spark M.
Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and
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Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12407) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
The technical panel shall be appointed’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The technical panel shall be
comprised of not fewer than 9 nor more than 15
members appointed’’;
(ii) by striking the second sentence and
inserting the following:
‘‘(2) TERMS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member
of the technical panel shall be not more than 3
years.
‘‘(B) STAGGERED
TERMS.—The Secretary
may appoint members of the technical panel in
a manner that allows the terms of the members
serving at any time to expire at spaced intervals
so as to ensure continuity in the functioning of
the technical panel.
‘‘(C) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the
technical panel whose term expires may be re-
appointed.’’; and
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(iii) by striking ‘‘The technical panel
shall have a chairman,’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The technical panel shall
have a chairperson,’’; and
(B) in subsection (d)—
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ‘‘the following items’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) the plan developed by the interagency task
force under section 202(b) of the Hydrogen Future Act
of 1996.’’.
(2) NEW APPOINTMENTS.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary—
(A) shall review the membership composi-
tion of the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel;
and
(B) may appoint new members consistent
with the amendments made by subsection (a).
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(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
109 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Devel-
opment, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12408)
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(11) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(12) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
‘‘(13) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’.
(i) FUEL CELLS.—
(1) INTEGRATION OF FUEL CELLS WITH HYDRO-
GEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.—Section 201 of the Hy-
drogen Future Act of 1996 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a) Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this section, and subject’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)
IN GENERAL.—Subject’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘with—’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘into Federal, State, and
local government facilities for stationary and
transportation applications.’’;
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(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘gas is’’
and inserting ‘‘basis’’;
(D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘sys-
tems described in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘projects proposed’’; and
(E) by striking subsection (d) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(d) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall require a commitment
from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the
costs directly relating to a demonstration project
under this section.
‘‘(2) REDUCTION.—The Secretary may reduce
the non-Federal requirement under paragraph (1) if
the Secretary determines that the reduction is appro-
priate considering the technological risks involved in
the project and is necessary to meet the objectives of
this Act.’’.
(2) COOPERATIVE
AND
COST-SHARING
AGREE-
MENTS; INTEGRATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION.—
Title II of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 (42
U.S.C. 12403 note; Public Law 104–271) is amended
by striking section 202 and inserting the following:
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‘‘SEC. 202. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
establish an interagency task force led by a Deputy Assist-
ant Secretary of the Department of Energy and comprised
of representatives of—
‘‘(1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
‘‘(2) the Department of Transportation;
‘‘(3) the Department of Defense;
‘‘(4) the Department of Commerce (including the
National Institute for Standards and Technology);
‘‘(5) the Environmental Protection Agency;
‘‘(6) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration; and
‘‘(7) other agencies as appropriate.
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The task force shall develop
a plan for carrying out this title.
‘‘(2) FOCUS OF PLAN.—The plan shall focus on
development and demonstration of integrated systems
and components for—
‘‘(A) hydrogen production, storage, and use
in Federal, State, and local government build-
ings and vehicles;