(B) an estimate of aggregate cost and en-
ergy savings enabled by the pilot program 
under this subsection. 
(7) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Administra-
tive expenses for the program under this subsection 
shall not exceed 10 percent of appropriated funds. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILD-
ING.—For purposes of this section the term ‘‘energy effi-
cient building’’ means a building that— 
(1) achieves a reduction in energy consumption 
of— 
(A) at least 30 percent for new construc-
tion, compared to the energy standards set by 
the 2004 International Energy Conservation 
Code (in the case of residential buildings) or 
ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004; or 
(B) at least 20 percent for major renova-
tions, compared to energy consumption before 
renovations are begun; 
(2) is constructed or renovated in accordance 
with the most current, appropriate, and applicable 
voluntary consensus standards, as determined by the 
Secretary, such as those listed in the assessment 
under section 914(b), or revised or developed under 
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section 914(c), of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
and 
(3) after construction or renovation— 
(A) uses heating, ventilating, and air con-
ditioning systems that perform at no less than 
Energy Star standards; or 
(B) if Energy Star standards are not ap-
plicable, uses Federal Energy Management Pro-
gram recommended heating, ventilating, and air 
conditioning products. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car-
rying out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012. 
TITLE VI—ARPA–E 
SEC. 601. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AUTHORITY- 
ENERGY (ARPA–E). 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Department of Energy through existing 
authorities and programs promotes technology trans-
fer of basic and applied research funded by the De-
partment of Energy and performed at its national 
laboratories, nonprofit and educational institutions, 
and the private sector, but there is a need to more 
quickly identify opportunities to accelerate the com-
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mercial application of new energy technologies to 
meet national energy needs. 
(2) The principal Department of Energy pro-
gram organizations that already oversee various 
projects for basic and applied research and commer-
cialization of new energy technologies are the Office 
of Science, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Re-
newable Energy, the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration, the Office of Fossil Energy, the Office 
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and 
the Office of Nuclear Energy. 
(3) A more fully integrated Departmental ap-
proach to advanced energy research will help bridge 
the gap between basic research and applied tech-
nology to overcome long-term and high-risk techno-
logical barriers to the development of advanced en-
ergy technologies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘ARPA–E project’’ means a 
project identified by the Secretary that shows prom-
ise to accelerate efforts to overcome long-term and 
high-risk technological barriers to the development 
of advanced energy technologies, including projects 
on— 
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