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annually thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the Con-
gress a report that— 
‘‘(A) identifies each award recipient; 
‘‘(B) describes the technologies developed by each 
award recipient; and 
‘‘(C) specifies actions being taken toward commercial 
application of all technologies with respect to which a prize 
has been awarded under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) AWARDS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary for the period encompassing 
fiscal years 2008 through 2017 for carrying out this 
subsection— 
‘‘(I) $20,000,000 for awards described in para-
graph (2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(II) $20,000,000 for awards described in para-
graph (2)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(III) $10,000,000 for the award described in 
paragraph (2)(A)(iii). 
‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATION.—In addition to the amounts 
authorized in clause (i), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 
2008 and 2009 $2,000,000 for the administrative costs 
of carrying out this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CARRYOVER OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated for 
prize awards under this subsection shall remain available 
until expended, and may be transferred, reprogrammed, 
or expended for other purposes only after the expiration 
of 10 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the funds 
were originally appropriated. No provision in this sub-
section permits obligation or payment of funds in violation 
of section 1341 of title 31 of the United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the Anti-Deficiency Act). 
‘‘(8) NONSUBSTITUTION.—The programs created under this 
subsection shall not be considered a substitute for Federal 
research and development programs.’’. 
SEC. 655. BRIGHT TOMORROW LIGHTING PRIZES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, as part of the program carried out under 
section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396), 
the Secretary shall establish and award Bright Tomorrow Lighting 
Prizes for solid state lighting in accordance with this section. 
(b) PRIZE SPECIFICATIONS.— 
(1) 60-WATT
INCANDESCENT
REPLACEMENT
LAMP
PRIZE.— 
The Secretary shall award a 60-Watt Incandescent Replacement 
Lamp Prize to an entrant that produces a solid-state light 
package simultaneously capable of— 
(A) producing a luminous flux greater than 900 lumens; 
(B) consuming less than or equal to 10 watts; 
(C) having an efficiency greater than 90 lumens per 
watt; 
(D) having a color rendering index greater than 90; 
(E) having a correlated color temperature of not less 
than 2,750, and not more than 3,000, degrees Kelvin;
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(F) having 70 percent of the lumen value under 
subparagraph (A) exceeding 25,000 hours under typical 
conditions expected in residential use; 
(G) having a light distribution pattern similar to a 
soft 60-watt incandescent A19 bulb; 
(H) having a size and shape that fits within the max-
imum dimensions of an A19 bulb in accordance with Amer-
ican National Standards Institute standard C78.20–2003, 
figure C78.20–211; 
(I) using a single contact medium screw socket; and 
(J) mass production for a competitive sales commercial 
market satisfied by producing commercially accepted 
quality control lots of such units equal to or exceeding 
the criteria described in subparagraphs (A) through (I). 
(2) PAR TYPE
HALOGEN
REPLACEMENT
LAMP
PRIZE.— 
The Secretary shall award a Parabolic Aluminized Reflector 
Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp Prize (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘PAR Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp Prize’’) 
to an entrant that produces a solid-state-light package simulta-
neously capable of— 
(A) producing a luminous flux greater than or equal 
to 1,350 lumens; 
(B) consuming less than or equal to 11 watts; 
(C) having an efficiency greater than 123 lumens per 
watt; 
(D) having a color rendering index greater than or 
equal to 90; 
(E) having a correlated color coordinate temperature 
of not less than 2,750, and not more than 3,000, degrees 
Kelvin; 
(F) having 70 percent of the lumen value under 
subparagraph (A) exceeding 25,000 hours under typical 
conditions expected in residential use; 
(G) having a light distribution pattern similar to a 
PAR 38 halogen lamp; 
(H) having a size and shape that fits within the max-
imum dimensions of a PAR 38 halogen lamp in accordance 
with American National Standards Institute standard C78– 
21–2003, figure C78.21–238; 
(I) using a single contact medium screw socket; and 
(J) mass production for a competitive sales commercial 
market satisfied by producing commercially accepted 
quality control lots of such units equal to or exceeding 
the criteria described in subparagraphs (A) through (I). 
(3) TWENTY-FIRST
CENTURY
LAMP
PRIZE.—The Secretary 
shall award a Twenty-First Century Lamp Prize to an entrant 
that produces a solid-state-light-light capable of— 
(A) producing a light output greater than 1,200 lumens; 
(B) having an efficiency greater than 150 lumens per 
watt; 
(C) having a color rendering index greater than 90; 
(D) having a color coordinate temperature between 
2,800 and 3,000 degrees Kelvin; and 
(E) having a lifetime exceeding 25,000 hours. 
(c) PRIVATE FUNDS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), and notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Sec-
retary may accept, retain, and use funds contributed by any 
person, government entity, or organization for purposes of car-
rying out this subsection— 
(A) without further appropriation; and 
(B) without fiscal year limitation. 
(2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—A private source of funding may 
not participate in the competition for prizes awarded under 
this section. 
(d) TECHNICAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall establish a tech-
nical review committee composed of non-Federal officers to review 
entrant data submitted under this section to determine whether 
the data meets the prize specifications described in subsection (b). 
(e) THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may competi-
tively select a third party to administer awards under this section. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIZES.—To be eligible to be awarded a 
prize under this section— 
(1) in the case of a private entity, the entity shall be 
incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in 
the United States; and 
(2) in the case of an individual (whether participating as 
a single individual or in a group), the individual shall be 
a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States. 
(g) AWARD AMOUNTS.—Subject to the availability of funds to 
carry out this section, the amount of— 
(1) the 60-Watt Incandescent Replacement Lamp Prize 
described in subsection (b)(1) shall be $10,000,000; 
(2) the PAR Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp Prize 
described in subsection (b)(2) shall be $5,000,000; and 
(3) the Twenty-First Century Lamp Prize described in sub-
section (b)(3) shall be $5,000,000. 
(h) FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF SOLID-STATE-LIGHTS.— 
(1) 60-WATT
INCANDESCENT
REPLACEMENT.—Subject to 
paragraph (3), as soon as practicable after the successful award 
of the 60-Watt Incandescent Replacement Lamp Prize under 
subsection (b)(1), the Secretary (in consultation with the 
Administrator of General Services) shall develop government-
wide Federal purchase guidelines with a goal of replacing the 
use of 60-watt incandescent lamps in Federal Government 
buildings with a solid-state-light package described in sub-
section (b)(1) by not later than the date that is 5 years after 
the date the award is made. 
(2) PAR 38 HALOGEN REPLACEMENT LAMP REPLACEMENT.— 
Subject to paragraph (3), as soon as practicable after the 
successful award of the PAR Type 38 Halogen Replacement 
Lamp Prize under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary (in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of General Services) shall develop 
governmentwide Federal purchase guidelines with the goal of 
replacing the use of PAR 38 halogen lamps in Federal Govern-
ment buildings with a solid-state-light package described in 
subsection (b)(2) by not later than the date that is 5 years 
after the date the award is made. 
(3) WAIVERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Administrator 
of General Services may waive the application of paragraph 
(1) or (2) if the Secretary or Administrator determines
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that the return on investment from the purchase of a 
solid-state-light package described in paragraph (1) or (2) 
of subsection (b), respectively, is cost prohibitive. 
(B) REPORT OF WAIVER.—If the Secretary or Adminis-
trator waives the application of paragraph (1) or (2), the 
Secretary or Administrator, respectively, shall submit to 
Congress an annual report that describes the waiver and 
provides a detailed justification for the waiver. 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of General 
Services shall submit to the Energy Information Agency a report 
describing the quantity, type, and cost of each lighting product 
purchased by the Federal Government. 
(j) BRIGHT TOMORROW LIGHTING AWARD FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the United 
States Treasury a Bright Tomorrow Lighting permanent fund 
without fiscal year limitation to award prizes under paragraphs 
(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b). 
(2) SOURCES
OF
FUNDING.—The fund established under 
paragraph (1) shall accept— 
(A) fiscal year appropriations; and 
(B) private contributions authorized under subsection 
(c). 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 656. RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION MANUFACTURING PART-
NERSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out a program, 
to be known as the Renewable Energy Innovation Manufacturing 
Partnership Program (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’), 
to make assistance awards to eligible entities for use in carrying 
out research, development, and demonstration relating to the manu-
facturing of renewable energy technologies. 
(b) SOLICITATION.—To carry out the Program, the Secretary 
shall annually conduct a competitive solicitation for assistance 
awards for an eligible project described in subsection (e). 
(c) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Program are— 
(1) to develop, or aid in the development of, advanced 
manufacturing processes, materials, and infrastructure; 
(2) to increase the domestic production of renewable energy 
technology and components; and 
(3) to better coordinate Federal, State, and private 
resources to meet regional and national renewable energy goals 
through advanced manufacturing partnerships. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity shall be eligible to receive 
an assistance award under the Program to carry out an eligible 
project described in subsection (e) if the entity is composed of— 
(1) 1 or more public or private nonprofit institutions or 
national laboratories engaged in research, development, dem-
onstration, or technology transfer, that would participate 
substantially in the project; and 
(2) 1 or more private entities engaged in the manufacturing 
or development of renewable energy system components 
(including solar energy, wind energy, biomass, geothermal 
energy, energy storage, or fuel cells).
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(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—An eligible entity may use an assist-
ance award provided under this section to carry out a project 
relating to— 
(1) the conduct of studies of market opportunities for 
component manufacturing of renewable energy systems; 
(2) the conduct of multiyear applied research, development, 
demonstration, and deployment projects for advanced manufac-
turing processes, materials, and infrastructure for renewable 
energy systems; and 
(3) other similar ventures, as approved by the Secretary, 
that promote advanced manufacturing of renewable tech-
nologies. 
(f) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding 
of proposed projects under the Program. 
(g) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to a project carried out under 
this section. 
(h) DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary may, for a period of up to 
5 years after an award is granted under this section, exempt from 
mandatory disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act) informa-
tion that the Secretary determines would be a privileged or confiden-
tial trade secret or commercial or financial information under sub-
section (b)(4) of such section if the information had been obtained 
from a non-Government party. 
(i) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress 
that the Secretary should ensure that small businesses engaged 
in renewable manufacturing be given priority consideration for the 
assistance awards provided under this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated out of funds already authorized to carry out 
this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, 
to remain available until expended. 
TITLE VII—CARBON CAPTURE AND 
SEQUESTRATION 
Subtitle A—Carbon Capture and Seques-
tration 
Research, 
Development, 
and 
Demonstration 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy Carbon 
Capture and Sequestration Research, Development, and Demonstra-
tion Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 702. CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16293) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘AND
SEQUESTRATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION’’;
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(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘research and development’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and sequestration research, development, and 
demonstration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘capture technologies on combustion- 
based systems’’ and inserting ‘‘capture and sequestration 
technologies related to industrial sources of carbon dioxide’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to expedite and carry out large-scale testing of carbon 
sequestration systems in a range of geologic formations that 
will provide information on the cost and feasibility of deploy-
ment of sequestration technologies.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION SUPPORTING CARBON 
CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION TECHNOLOGIES AND CARBON USE 
ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out funda-
mental science and engineering research (including labora-
tory-scale experiments, numeric modeling, and simulations) 
to develop and document the performance of new 
approaches to capture and sequester, or use carbon dioxide 
to lead to an overall reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM
INTEGRATION.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that fundamental research carried out under this 
paragraph is appropriately applied to energy technology 
development activities, the field testing of carbon seques-
tration, and carbon use activities, including— 
‘‘(i) development of new or advanced technologies 
for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(ii) development of new or advanced technologies 
that reduce the cost and increase the efficacy of 
advanced compression of carbon dioxide required for 
the sequestration of carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(iii) modeling and simulation of geologic seques-
tration field demonstrations; 
‘‘(iv) quantitative assessment of risks relating to 
specific field sites for testing of sequestration tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(v) research and development of new and 
advanced technologies for carbon use, including 
recycling and reuse of carbon dioxide; and 
‘‘(vi) research and development of new and 
advanced technologies for the separation of oxygen 
from air. 
‘‘(2) FIELD VALIDATION TESTING ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall promote, to the 
maximum extent practicable, regional carbon sequestration 
partnerships to conduct geologic sequestration tests 
involving carbon dioxide injection and monitoring, mitiga-
tion, and verification operations in a variety of candidate 
geologic settings, including—
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‘‘(i) operating oil and gas fields; 
‘‘(ii) depleted oil and gas fields; 
‘‘(iii) unmineable coal seams; 
‘‘(iv) deep saline formations; 
‘‘(v) deep geologic systems that may be used as 
engineered reservoirs to extract economical quantities 
of heat from geothermal resources of low permeability 
or porosity; and 
‘‘(vi) deep geologic systems containing basalt 
formations. 
‘‘(B) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of tests conducted 
under this paragraph shall be— 
‘‘(i) to develop and validate geophysical tools, anal-
ysis, and modeling to monitor, predict, and verify 
carbon dioxide containment; 
‘‘(ii) to validate modeling of geologic formations; 
‘‘(iii) to refine sequestration capacity estimated for 
particular geologic formations; 
‘‘(iv) to determine the fate of carbon dioxide concur-
rent with and following injection into geologic forma-
tions; 
‘‘(v) to develop and implement best practices for 
operations relating to, and monitoring of, carbon 
dioxide injection and sequestration in geologic forma-
tions; 
‘‘(vi) to assess and ensure the safety of operations 
related to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(vii) to allow the Secretary to promulgate policies, 
procedures, requirements, and guidance to ensure that 
the objectives of this subparagraph are met in large- 
scale testing and deployment activities for carbon cap-
ture and sequestration that are funded by the Depart-
ment of Energy; and 
‘‘(viii) to provide information to States, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and other appro-
priate entities to support development of a regulatory 
framework for commercial-scale sequestration oper-
ations that ensure the protection of human health and 
the environment. 
‘‘(3) 
LARGE-SCALE
CARBON
DIOXIDE
SEQUESTRATION 
TESTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct not less 
than 7 initial large-scale sequestration tests, not including 
the FutureGen project, for geologic containment of carbon 
dioxide to collect and validate information on the cost and 
feasibility of commercial deployment of technologies for 
geologic containment of carbon dioxide. These 7 tests may 
include any Regional Partnership projects awarded as of 
the date of enactment of the Department of Energy Carbon 
Capture and Sequestration Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Act of 2007. 
‘‘(B) DIVERSITY
OF
FORMATIONS
TO
BE
STUDIED.—In 
selecting formations for study under this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall consider a variety of geologic formations 
across the United States, and require characterization and 
modeling of candidate formations, as determined by the 
Secretary.
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‘‘(C) SOURCE
OF
CARBON
DIOXIDE
FOR
LARGE-SCALE 
SEQUESTRATION TESTS.—In the process of any acquisition 
of carbon dioxide for sequestration tests under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall give preference to sources 
of carbon dioxide from industrial sources. To the extent 
feasible, the Secretary shall prefer tests that would facili-
tate the creation of an integrated system of capture, 
transportation and sequestration of carbon dioxide. The 
preference provided for under this subparagraph shall not 
delay the implementation of the large-scale sequestration 
tests under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘large-scale’ means the injection of more than 
1,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide from industrial sources 
annually or a scale that demonstrates the ability to inject 
and sequester several million metric tons of industrial 
source carbon dioxide for a large number of years. 
‘‘(4) PREFERENCE IN PROJECT SELECTION FROM MERITORIOUS 
PROPOSALS.—In making competitive awards under this sub-
section, subject to the requirements of section 989, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) give preference to proposals from partnerships 
among industrial, academic, and government entities; and 
‘‘(B) require recipients to provide assurances that all 
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-
contractors in the construction, repair, or alteration of new 
or existing facilities performed in order to carry out a 
demonstration or commercial application activity author-
ized under this subsection shall be paid wages at rates 
not less than those prevailing on similar construction in 
the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code, and the Secretary of Labor shall, with 
respect to the labor standards in this paragraph, have 
the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 5 U.S.C. 
Appendix) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) COST SHARING.—Activities under this subsection shall 
be considered research and development activities that are 
subject to the cost sharing requirements of section 988(b). 
‘‘(6) PROGRAM
REVIEW
AND
REPORT.—During fiscal year 
2011, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct a review of programmatic activities carried 
out under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) make recommendations with respect to continu-
ation of the activities. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(3) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(4) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(5) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 963 in the table of contents for the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 963. Carbon capture and sequestration research, development, and dem-
onstration program.’’. 
SEC. 703. CARBON CAPTURE. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a program 
to demonstrate technologies for the large-scale capture of carbon 
dioxide from industrial sources. In making awards under this 
program, the Secretary shall select, as appropriate, a diversity 
of capture technologies to address the need to capture carbon 
dioxide from a range of industrial sources. 
(2) SCOPE
OF
AWARD.—Awards under this section shall 
be only for the portion of the project that— 
(A) carries out the large-scale capture (including purifi-
cation and compression) of carbon dioxide from industrial 
sources; 
(B) provides for the transportation and injection of 
carbon dioxide; and 
(C) incorporates a comprehensive measurement, moni-
toring, and validation program. 
(3) PREFERENCES FOR AWARD.—To ensure reduced carbon 
dioxide emissions, the Secretary shall take necessary actions 
to provide for the integration of the program under this para-
graph with the large-scale carbon dioxide sequestration tests 
described in section 963(c)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16293(c)(3)), as added by section 702 of this subtitle. 
These actions should not delay implementation of these tests. 
The Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects with 
the following characteristics: 
(A) CAPACITY.—Projects that will capture a high 
percentage of the carbon dioxide in the treated stream 
and large volumes of carbon dioxide as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(B) SEQUESTRATION.—Projects that capture carbon 
dioxide from industrial sources that are near suitable 
geological reservoirs and could continue sequestration 
including— 
(i) a field testing validation activity under section 
963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293), 
as amended by this Act; or 
(ii) other geologic sequestration projects approved 
by the Secretary. 
(4) REQUIREMENT.—For projects that generate carbon 
dioxide that is to be sequestered, the carbon dioxide stream 
shall be of a sufficient purity level to allow for safe transport 
and sequestration. 
(5) COST-SHARING.—The cost-sharing requirements of sec-
tion 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) 
for research and development projects shall apply to this sec-
tion. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$200,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2009 through 2013.