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§ 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 Sec-
retary to represent domestic industry, academia, pro-
fessional societies, government agencies, Federal lab-
oratories, previous advisory panels, and financial, en-
vironmental, and other appropriate organizations 
based on the Department’s assessment of the technical 
and other qualifications of committee members and 
the needs of the Advisory Committee. 
(2) TERMS.—The term of a member of the Advi-
sory 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 Advisory 
Committee whose term is expiring may be re-
appointed.
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(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 energy 
and fuel cells; and 
(3) the plan under section 802. 
(d) RESPONSE.— 
(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 Committee 
since the previous report. The report shall include a 
description of how the Secretary has implemented or 
plans to implement the recommendations, or an ex-
planation of the reasons that a recommendation will
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not be implemented. The report shall be transmitted 
along with the President’s budget proposal. 
(e) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide resources 
necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the Advisory 
Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this title. 
§ 806. External review 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary shall enter into an arrange-
ment with the National Academy of Sciences to review the 
plan prepared under section 802, which shall be completed 
not later than 6 months after the Academy receives the plan. 
Not later than 45 days after receiving the review, the Sec-
retary shall transmit the review to Congress along with a 
plan to implement the review’s recommendations or an ex-
planation of the reasons that a recommendation 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
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review to Congress along with a plan to implement the re-
view’s recommendations or an explanation for the reasons 
that a recommendation will not be implemented. 
§ 807. Miscellaneous provisions 
(a) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary may represent 
the United States interests with respect to activities and 
programs under this title, in coordination with the Depart-
ment of Transportation, the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, and other relevant Federal agencies, 
before governments and nongovernmental organizations in-
cluding— 
(1) other Federal, State, regional, and local gov-
ernments and their representatives; 
(2) industry and its representatives, including 
members of the energy and transportation industries; 
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.
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§ 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 respect 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; 
(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.
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§ 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) $546,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(2) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(3) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(4) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
§ 810. Solar and wind technologies 
(a) SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) prepare a detailed roadmap for carrying out 
the provisions in this subtitle related to solar energy 
technologies and for implementing the recommenda-
tions related to solar energy technologies that are in-
cluded in the report transmitted under subsection (c); 
(2) provide for the establishment of 5 projects in 
geographic areas that are regionally and climatically 
diverse to demonstrate the production of hydrogen at 
solar energy facilities, including one demonstration 
project at a national laboratory or institution of 
higher education; 
(3) establish a research and development pro-
gram—
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(A) to develop optimized concentrating solar 
power devices that may be used for the produc-
tion of both electricity and hydrogen; and 
(B) to evaluate the use of thermochemical 
cycles for hydrogen production at the tempera-
tures attainable with concentrating solar power 
devices; 
(4) coordinate with activities sponsored by the 
Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, 
Science, and Technology on high-temperature mate-
rials, thermochemical cycles, and economic issues re-
lated to solar energy; 
(5) provide for the construction and operation of 
new concentrating solar power devices or solar power 
cogeneration facilities that produce hydrogen either 
concurrently with, or independently of, the production 
of electricity; 
(6) support existing facilities and research pro-
grams dedicated to the development and advancement 
of concentrating solar power devices; and 
(7) establish a program— 
(A) to research and develop methods that 
use electricity from photovoltaic devices for the 
onsite production of hydrogen, such that no in-
termediate transmission or distribution infra-
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structure is required or used and future demand 
growth may be accommodated; 
(B) to evaluate the economics of small-scale 
electrolysis for hydrogen production; and 
(C) to research the potential of modular 
photovoltaic devices for the development of a hy-
drogen infrastructure, the security implications 
of a hydrogen infrastructure, and the benefits po-
tentially derived from a hydrogen infrastructure. 
(b) WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) prepare a detailed roadmap for carrying out 
the provisions in this subtitle related to wind energy 
technologies and for implementing the recommenda-
tions related to wind energy technologies that are in-
cluded in the report transmitted under subsection (c); 
and 
(2) provide for the establishment of 5 projects in 
geographic areas that are regionally and climatically 
diverse to demonstrate the production of hydrogen at 
existing wind energy facilities, including one dem-
onstration project at a national laboratory or institu-
tion of higher education. 
(c) PROGRAM SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall support 
research programs at institutions of higher education for
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the development of solar energy technologies and wind en-
ergy technologies for the production of hydrogen. The re-
search programs supported under this subsection shall— 
(1) enhance fellowship and faculty assistance 
programs; 
(2) provide support for fundamental research; 
(3) encourage collaborative research among in-
dustry, national laboratories, and institutions of 
higher education; 
(4) support communication and outreach; and 
(5) to the greatest extent possible— 
(A) be located in geographic areas that are 
regionally and climatically diverse; and 
(B) be located at part B institutions, mi-
nority institutions, and institutions of higher 
education located in States participating in the 
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
Research of the Department of Energy. 
(d) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND NA-
TIONAL LABORATORY INTERACTIONS.—In conjunction with 
the programs supported under this section, the Secretary 
shall develop sabbatical, fellowship, and visiting scientist 
programs to encourage national laboratories and institu-
tions of higher education to share and exchange personnel. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘concentrating solar power devices’’ 
means devices that concentrate the power of the sun 
by reflection or refraction to improve the efficiency of 
a photovoltaic or thermal generation process; 
(2) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given to that term in section 101(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)); 
(3) the term ‘‘minority institution’’ has the 
meaning given to that term in section 365 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k); 
(4) the term ‘‘part B institution’’ has the mean-
ing given to that term in section 322 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); and 
(5) the term ‘‘photovoltaic devices’’ means devices 
that convert light directly into electricity through a 
solid-state, semiconductor process. 
TITLE IX—STUDIES AND 
PROGRAM SUPPORT 
§ 901. Goals 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a bal-
anced set of programs of study to support Federal energy 
policy and programs by the Department. Such programs 
shall be focused on—
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(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 foreign 
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 distrib-
uted generation), transmission, and storage. 
(3) Renewable energy technologies including 
wind power, photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, geo-
thermal energy, hydrogen-fueled systems, biomass- 
based systems, biofuels, and hydropower. 
(4) Fossil energy including power generation, 
onshore and offshore oil and gas resource recovery, 
and transportation.
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(5) Nuclear energy including programs for exist-
ing 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 support 
the establishment of regulatory standards or reg-
ulatory requirements; or 
(C) alter the authority of the Secretary to 
make grants or other awards. 
(2) NO LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Sec-
retary to impose conditions on grants or other awards 
based on the goals in subsection (a) or any subsequent 
modification thereto.
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§ 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 vest-
ed in the Secretary of Energy by the Department 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 mean-
ing given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
Subtitle A—Energy Efficiency 
§ 904. Energy efficiency 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for energy efficiency and 
conservation activities, including activities authorized 
under this subtitle: 
(1) For fiscal year 2006, $616,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2007, $695,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2008, $772,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2009, $865,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2010, $920,000,000.
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(b) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized: 
(1) For activities under section 905— 
(A) for fiscal year 2006, $20,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2007, $30,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2008, $50,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2009, $50,000,000; and 
(E) for fiscal year 2010, $50,000,000. 
(2) For activities under section 907— 
(A) for fiscal year 2006, $4,000,000; and 
(B) for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2010, $7,000,000. 
(3) For activities under section 908— 
(A) for fiscal year 2006, $20,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2007, $25,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2008, $30,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2009, $35,000,000; and 
(E) for fiscal year 2010, $40,000,000. 
(4) For activities under section 909, $2,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 
(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 2011 
through 2015.
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(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.); 
(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.). 
§ 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 activities related to advanced 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 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.
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(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 expertise as a whole. 
(d) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the activities of the Next Generation Lighting Initia-
tive through competitively awarded grants, including 
to Industry Alliance participants, National Labora-
tories, 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 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.
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(e) 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
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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. 
(f) 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 prior-
ities, technical milestones, and plans for technology transfer 
and progress towards achieving them. The Secretary shall 
consider the results of such reviews in evaluating the infor-
mation obtained under subsection (d)(2). 
(g) 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) INDUSTRY ALLIANCE.—The term ‘‘Industry 
Alliance’’ means an entity selected by the Secretary 
under subsection (c). 
(3) WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE.—The term 
‘‘white light emitting diode’’ means a semiconducting
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package, utilizing either organic or inorganic mate-
rials, that produces white light using externally ap-
plied voltage. 
§ 906. National Building Performance Initiative 
(a) INTERAGENCY GROUP.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the President 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 De-
partment and the Department of Commerce, who shall 
jointly arrange for the provision of necessary administra-
tive support to the group. 
(b) INTEGRATION OF EFFORTS.—The Initiative, work-
ing with the National Institute of Building Sciences, shall 
integrate Federal, State, and voluntary private sector ef-
forts to reduce the costs of construction, operation, mainte-
nance, and renovation of commercial, industrial, institu-
tional, and residential buildings. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ROLE.—Within the Fed-
eral portion of the Initiative, the Department shall be the 
lead agency for all aspects of building performance related 
to use and conservation of energy. 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Di-
rector 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 technology; 
(B) architecture, engineering, and building 
materials and systems; and 
(C) the residential, commercial, and indus-
trial sectors of the construction industry. 
(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section provides 
any Federal agency with new authority to regulate building 
performance. 
§ 907. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘associ-
ated equipment’’ means equipment located where the
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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 en-
ergy 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 con-
duct a program of study for the secondary use of batteries 
if the Secretary finds that there are sufficient numbers of 
such batteries to support the program. The program 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 batteries 
in field operations, and the necessary supporting in-
frastructure, including reuse and disposal of batteries; 
and 
(3) coordinated with ongoing secondary battery 
use programs at the National Laboratories and in in-
dustry. 
(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
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to support the program, the Secretary shall solicit proposals 
to demonstrate the secondary use of batteries and associated 
equipment and supporting infrastructure in geographic lo-
cations throughout the United States. The Secretary may 
make additional solicitations for proposals if the Secretary 
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
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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. 
§ 908. Energy efficiency study 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. 
7133(a)(9)), in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and sub-
ject to peer review for studies relating to energy efficiency.
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(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress, 
along with the President’s annual budget request under sec-
tion 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 studies relate to energy 
efficiency. 
§ 909. Electric motor control technology 
The Secretary shall conduct a program of study on ad-
vanced control devices to improve the energy efficiency of 
electric motors used in heating, ventilation, air condi-
tioning, and comparable systems. 
Subtitle B—Distributed Energy and Electric Energy 
Systems 
§ 911. Distributed energy and electric energy systems 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for distributed energy 
and electric energy systems activities, including activities 
authorized under this subtitle: 
(1) For fiscal year 2006, $190,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2007, $200,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2008, $220,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2009, $240,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2010, $260,000,000.
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(b) MICRO-COGENERATION ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.— 
From 
amounts 
authorized 
under 
subsection 
(a), 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 is au-
thorized for activities under section 914. 
§ 913. High power density industry program 
The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive program 
of study to improve energy efficiency of high power density 
facilities, including data centers, server farms, and tele-
communications facilities. Such program shall consider 
technologies that provide significant improvement in ther-
mal controls, metering, load management, peak load reduc-
tion, or the efficient cooling of electronics. 
§ 916. Reciprocating power 
The Secretary shall conduct a program of study re-
garding fuel system optimization and emissions reduction 
after-treatment technologies for industrial reciprocating en-
gines. Such after-treatment technologies shall use processes 
that reduce emissions by recirculating exhaust gases and 
shall be designed 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 
compression. 
§ 917. Advanced portable power devices 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall—
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(1) establish a program to develop working mod-
els of small scale portable power devices; and 
(2) to the fullest extent practicable, identify and 
utilize the resources of universities that have shown 
expertise with respect to advanced portable power de-
vices for either civilian or military use. 
(b) ORGANIZATION.—The universities identified and 
utilized under subsection (a)(2) are authorized to establish 
an organization to promote small scale portable power de-
vices. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘small scale portable power device’’ means a field 
deployable portable mechanical or electromechanical device 
that can be used for applications such as communications, 
computation, mobility enhancement, weapons systems, opti-
cal devices, cooling, sensors, medical devices and active bio-
logical agent detection systems. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $8,000,000 for the period encompassing fis-
cal years 2006 through 2010. 
Subtitle C—Renewable Energy 
§ 918. Renewable energy 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for renewable energy
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activities, including activities authorized under this sub-
title: 
(1) For fiscal year 2006, $480,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2007, $550,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2008, $610,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2009, $659,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2010, $710,000,000. 
(b) BIOENERGY.—From the amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out section 919: 
(1) For fiscal year 2006, $135,425,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2007, $155,600,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2008, $167,650,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2009, $180,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2010, $192,000,000. 
(c) CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER.—From amounts 
authorized under subsection (a), the following sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 920: 
(1) For fiscal year 2006, $20,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2007, $40,000,000. 
(3) For each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 
2010, $50,000,000. 
(d) PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—From the amounts author-
ized under subsection (a), $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal
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years 2006 through 2010 are authorized to be appropriated 
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 fiscal 
year shall be made available for grants to Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges, 
and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. 
(3) REGIONAL FIELD VERIFICATION PROGRAM.— 
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
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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. 
§ 919. Bioenergy programs 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘agricultural byproducts’’ includes 
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 
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 study 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
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(6) economic analysis. 
(c) BIOFUELS AND BIO-BASED PRODUCTS.—The goals 
of the biofuels and bio-based products programs shall be to 
promote, 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 
(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. 
§ 920. Concentrating solar power study program 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of study to evaluate the potential of concentrating 
solar power for hydrogen production, including cogenera-
tion approaches for both hydrogen and electricity. Such pro-
gram shall take advantage of existing facilities to the extent 
possible and shall include— 
(1) development of optimized technologies that 
are common to both electricity and hydrogen produc-
tion;
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(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 tem-
perature materials, thermochemical cycles, and eco-
nomic 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 Coun-
cil report entitled ‘‘Renewable Power Pathways: A 
Review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Renew-
able Energy Programs’’ in 2000 and subsequent De-
partment-funded reviews of that report; and 
(2) provide an assessment of the potential im-
pact of the technology before, or concurrent with, sub-
mission of the fiscal year 2008 budget. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report