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Union Calendar No. 169 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3585 
[Report No. 111–302] 
To guide and provide for United States research, development, and 
demonstration of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 
Ms. GIFFORDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology 
OCTOBER 15, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 
BAIRD, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. PETERS, 
Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 
YOUNG of Florida, and Mr. THOMPSON of California 
OCTOBER 15, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 16, 2009] 
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A BILL 
To guide and provide for United States research, develop-
ment, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Solar Technology Road-
map Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(2) SOLAR TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘solar tech-
nology’’ means— 
(A) photovoltaic technologies, including 
technologies utilizing— 
(i) crystalline silicon; 
(ii) cadmium telluride; 
(iii) 
semiconductor 
materials 
con-
taining copper, indium, and selenium; 
(iv) thin film silicon; 
(v) gallium arsenide alloy and multi-
junctions; 
(vi) dye-sensitized and organic solar 
cell technologies; 
(vii) concentrating photovoltaics; and 
(viii) other photovoltaic methods iden-
tified by the Secretary; 
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(B) solar thermal electric technology, in-
cluding linear concentrator systems, dish/engine 
systems, and power tower systems; 
(C) solar thermal water heating technology; 
(D) solar heating and air conditioning tech-
nologies; 
(E) passive solar design in architecture, in-
cluding both heating and lighting applications; 
and 
(F) related or enabling technologies, includ-
ing thin films, semiconducting materials, trans-
parent conductors, optics, and technologies that 
increase durability or decrease cost or weight. 
TITLE 
I—SOLAR 
TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND DEMONSTRATION 
SEC. 101. PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, and demonstration for solar 
technology, including— 
(1) photovoltaics; 
(2) solar hot water and solar space heating and 
cooling; 
(3) concentrating solar power; 
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(4) lighting systems that integrate sunlight and 
electrical lighting in complement to each other in 
common lighting fixtures for the purpose of improv-
ing energy efficiency; 
(5) manufacturability of low cost, high-quality 
solar energy systems; 
(6) development of solar technology products that 
can be easily integrated into new and existing build-
ings; and 
(7) other areas as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(b) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall provide awards 
under this section to promote a diversity of research, devel-
opment, and demonstration activities for solar technology 
on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis to— 
(1) academic institutions, national laboratories, 
Federal research agencies, State research agencies, 
nonprofit research organizations, industrial entities, 
or consortia thereof for research, development, and 
demonstration activities; and 
(2) industry-led consortia for research, develop-
ment, and demonstration of advanced techniques for 
manufacturing a variety of solar energy products. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that at least 75 percent of funding for solar technology re-
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search, development, and demonstration activities con-
ducted by the Department of Energy after fiscal year 2014 
support a diversity of activities identified by and rec-
ommended under the Solar Technology Roadmap as de-
scribed in section 102. 
(d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—As a criteria for pro-
viding awards under this Act, the Secretary shall consider 
areas with high unemployment. 
(e) COMPETITIVENESS.—In carrying out section 105, 
the Department of Energy shall strongly consider projects 
utilizing solar technologies manufactured in the United 
States. 
SEC. 102. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Solar Technology Road-
map Committee established under section 103 shall develop 
and transmit to the Secretary of Energy and the Congress 
a Solar Technology Roadmap that— 
(1) presents the best current estimate of the near- 
term (up to 2 years), mid-term (up to 7 years), and 
long-term (up to 15 years) research, development, and 
demonstration needs in solar technology; and 
(2) provides guidance to the solar technology re-
search, development, and demonstration activities 
supported by the Federal Government for the purposes 
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of meeting national priorities in energy security, 
United States competitiveness, mitigation of adverse 
environmental impacts, and energy diversification. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Solar Technology Roadmap 
shall— 
(1) identify research, development, and dem-
onstration needs for a diversity of solar technologies 
to address— 
(A) the key solar energy production chal-
lenges of intermittency, transience, storage, and 
scaling, including determining— 
(i) which solar-related technological so-
lutions are appropriate for various applica-
tions, locations, and seasons; 
(ii) how to store excess solar energy in 
batteries, supercapacitors, compressed air, 
flywheels, hydrogen, synthetic fuels, thermal 
storage, or superconductors, or through 
other means; 
(iii) how and when to integrate solar 
energy into the electricity grid effectively, 
including— 
(I) the integration of solar tech-
nologies with a Smart Grid; 
(II) electrical power smoothing; 
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(III) microgrid integration; 
(IV) solar resource forecasting; 
(V) long distance transmission op-
tions, including direct current and 
superconducting transmission; and 
(VI) ways to address arbitrage 
over minutes, hours, days, weeks, and 
seasons with respect to the full range of 
project scales; and 
(iv) how best to integrate solar tech-
nologies into buildings; 
(B) modeling and simulation; 
(C) the design, materials, and manufacture 
of solar technologies, as well as related factory 
sciences; 
(D) the development of standards; 
(E) the need for demonstration facilities; 
(F) optimized packaging methods; 
(G) environmental, safety, and health con-
cerns including reuse, recycling, hazardous mate-
rials disposal, and photovoltaic waste issues; and 
(H) other areas identified by the Secretary; 
(2) identify opportunities for coordination with 
partner industries such as those for semiconductors, 
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lighting, energy storage, Smart Grid, and wind that 
can benefit from similar advances; 
(3) establish research, development, and dem-
onstration goals with recommended timeframes with 
respect to solar technologies for— 
(A) improving performance; 
(B) decreasing cost of electricity generated; 
(C) improving reliability; and 
(D) decreasing potential negative environ-
mental impacts and maximizing the environ-
mental benefits of solar technologies; 
(4) include recommendations, as appropriate, to 
guide solar technology research, development, and 
demonstration activities; and 
(5) outline the various technologies and practices 
considered by the Committee and the benefits and 
shortcomings of each, as appropriate. 
(c) REVISIONS AND UPDATES.— 
(1) REVISIONS.—Once every 3 years after com-
pletion of the first Solar Technology Roadmap under 
this Act, the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee 
shall conduct a comprehensive review and revision of 
the Solar Technology Roadmap. 
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(2) UPDATES.—The Solar Technology Roadmap 
Committee shall update the Solar Technology Road-
map annually as necessary. 
SEC. 103. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 4 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish, and provide support for as necessary, a Solar Tech-
nology Roadmap Committee. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Solar Technology Road-
map Committee shall consist of at least 11 members. 
Each member shall be appointed by the Secretary 
from among subject matter experts representing— 
(A) different sectors of the domestic solar 
technology industry, including manufacturers 
and equipment suppliers; 
(B) national laboratories; 
(C) academia; 
(D) relevant Federal agencies; 
(E) relevant State and local government en-
tities; 
(F) private research institutions; and 
(G) other entities or organizations, as ap-
propriate. 
(2) TERMS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term of a member of the 
Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall be 3 
years. 
(B) ORIGINAL TERMS.—Of the members ap-
pointed originally to the Solar Technology Road-
map Committee, approximately 1⁄3 shall be ap-
pointed for a 2-year term, approximately 1⁄3 
shall be appointed for a 3-year term, and ap-
proximately 1⁄3 shall be appointed for a 4-year 
term. 
(3) LIMIT ON TERMS.—A member of the Solar 
Technology Roadmap Committee may serve more 
than 1 term, except that such member may not serve 
a subsequent term unless 2 years have elapsed since 
the end of a previous term. 
(4) INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION.—At least 1⁄3 and 
not more than 1⁄2 of the members of the Solar Tech-
nology Roadmap Committee shall be individuals de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 
(5) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall select a Chair 
from among the members of the Committee. The Chair 
shall not be an employee of the Federal Government. 
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(6) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The Secretary, in 
appointing members to the Committee, shall make 
every effort to ensure that— 
(A) no individual appointed to serve on the 
Committee has a conflict of interest that is rel-
evant to the functions to be performed, unless 
such conflict is promptly and publicly disclosed 
and the Secretary determines that a waiver is 
appropriate; 
(B) the Committee membership is fairly 
balanced as determined by the Secretary to be 
appropriate for the functions to be performed; 
and 
(C) the final report of the Committee will be 
the result of the Committee’s independent judg-
ment. 
The Secretary shall require that individuals that are 
appointed or intended to be to appointed to serve on 
the Committee inform the Department of Energy of 
any individual’s conflicts of interest that are relevant 
to the functions to be performed. 
(c) EXPERT ADVICE.—In developing the Solar Tech-
nology Roadmap, the Solar Technology Roadmap Com-
mittee may establish subcommittees, working groups com-
prised of experts outside the membership of the Solar Tech-
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