and other resources as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to permit the Director to carry out the duties 
of the Director. 
‘‘(5) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall offer 
to enter into a contract with the National Academy 
of Sciences under which the National Academy, not 
later than 5 years after, and not later than 10 years 
after, the date of enactment of this paragraph, shall 
assess the performance of the mathematics, science, 
and engineering education programs of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING 
EDUCATION FUND.—The Secretary shall establish a 
Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Fund, 
using not less than 0.3 percent of the amount made avail-
able to the Department for research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application for each fiscal 
year, to carry out sections 3165, 3166, and 3167.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 3168 of the Department 
of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 
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U.S.C. 7381d) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na-
tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801).’’. 
(c) MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The Department of Energy 
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 3162 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subpart A—Science Education Enhancement’’; 
(2) in section 3169, by striking ‘‘part’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subpart’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart B—Mathematics, Science, and Engineering 
Education Programs 
‘‘SEC. 3170. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineer-
ing Education. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na-
tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term 
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in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
‘‘CHAPTER 
1—ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
SPE-
CIALTY SCHOOLS FOR MATHEMATICS 
AND SCIENCE 
‘‘SEC. 3171. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY SCHOOLS FOR 
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with sections 3165 
and 3166, the Director shall make available necessary 
funds for a program using scientific and engineering staff 
of the National Laboratories, in which the staff— 
‘‘(1) assists teaching courses at statewide spe-
cialty secondary schools that provide comprehensive 
mathematics and science (including engineering) 
education; and 
‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip-
ment in the teaching of the courses. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the American Energy Inde-
pendence Act, the Director shall submit a report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress detailing the impact 
of the activities assisted with funds made available under 
this section. 
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‘‘CHAPTER 2—EXPERIENTIAL-BASED 
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 
‘‘SEC. 3175. EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNI-
TIES. 
‘‘(a) 
INTERNSHIPS
AUTHORIZED.—From 
the 
amounts authorized under subsection (d), the Secretary, 
acting through the Director, shall establish a summer in-
ternship program for middle school and secondary school 
students that shall— 
‘‘(1) provide the students with internships at 
the National Laboratories; and 
‘‘(2) promote experiential, hands-on learning in 
mathematics or science. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—The Director shall es-
tablish criteria to determine the sufficient level of aca-
demic preparedness necessary for a student to be eligible 
for an internship under this section. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall give pri-
ority for an internship under this section to a stu-
dent who meets the eligibility criteria described in 
subsection (b) and who attends a school— 
‘‘(A)(i) in which not less than 40 percent 
of the children enrolled in the school are from 
low-income families; or 
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‘‘(ii) that is designated with a school locale 
code of 7 or 8, as determined by the Secretary 
of Education; and 
‘‘(B) for which there is— 
‘‘(i) a high percentage of teachers who 
are not teaching in the academic subject 
areas or grade levels in which the teachers 
were trained to teach; 
‘‘(ii) a high teacher turnover rate; or 
‘‘(iii) a high percentage of teachers 
with emergency, provisional, or temporary 
certification or licenses. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Director shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Education in order to de-
termine whether a student meets the priority re-
quirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 
2013. 
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‘‘CHAPTER 3—NATIONAL LABORATORIES 
CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN MATHE-
MATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION 
‘‘SEC. 3181. NATIONAL LABORATORIES CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDU-
CATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish at 
each of the National Laboratories a program to support 
a Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science at 1 
public secondary school located in the region of the Na-
tional Laboratory to provide assistance in accordance with 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) GOALS.—The Secretary shall establish goals and 
performance assessments for each Center of Excellence 
authorized under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with sections 3165 
and 3166, the Director shall make available necessary 
funds for a program using scientific and engineering staff 
of the National Laboratories, during which the staff— 
‘‘(1) assists teaching courses at the Centers of 
Excellence in Mathematics and Science; and 
‘‘(2) uses National Laboratory scientific equip-
ment in the teaching of the courses. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall consider the 
results of the performance assessments required under 
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subsection (b) in any performance review of a National 
Laboratories management and operations contractor. 
‘‘CHAPTER 4—SUMMER INSTITUTES 
‘‘SEC. 3185. SUMMER INSTITUTES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SUMMER INSTITUTE.—In this 
section, the term ‘summer institute’ means an institute at 
a National Laboratory, conducted during the summer, 
that— 
‘‘(1) is conducted for a period of not less than 
2 weeks; 
‘‘(2) includes, as a component, a program that 
provides direct interaction between students and fac-
ulty; and 
‘‘(3) provides for follow-up training during the 
academic year. 
‘‘(b) SUMMER
INSTITUTE
PROGRAMS
AUTHOR-
IZED.—The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
establish or expand program of summer institutes at each 
of the National Laboratories to provide additional training 
to strengthen the mathematics and science teaching skills 
of teachers employed at public schools in kindergarten 
through grade 12 education, with a particular focus on 
teachers of kindergarten through grade 8. 
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‘‘CHAPTER 5—DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST 
PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 3191. DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
promote scientific and academic excellence at National 
Laboratories. 
‘‘(b) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director and in consultation with the Director 
of the Office of Science, shall establish a program to sup-
port the appointment of distinguished scientists by Na-
tional Laboratories. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Successful candidates under 
this section shall be persons who, by reason of professional 
background and experience, are able to bring international 
recognition to the appointing National Laboratory in their 
field of scientific endeavor. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION.—A distinguished scientist ap-
pointed under this section shall be selected through an 
open peer review process. 
‘‘(e) APPOINTMENT.—An appointment by a National 
Laboratory under this section shall be at the rank of the 
highest grade of distinguished scientist or technical staff 
of the National Laboratory. 
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‘‘(f) DURATION.—An appointment under this section 
shall be for 6 years, consisting of 2 3-year funding allot-
ments. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under 
this section may be used for— 
‘‘(1) the salary of the distinguished scientist 
and support staff; 
‘‘(2) undergraduate, graduate, and post-doc-
toral appointments; 
‘‘(3) research-related equipment; 
‘‘(4) professional travel; and 
‘‘(5) such other requirements as the Director 
determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of 
the program. 
‘‘(h) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The appointment of a dis-
tinguished scientist under this section shall be re-
viewed at the end of the first 3-year allotment for 
the distinguished scientist through an open peer re-
view process to determine if the appointment is 
meeting the purpose of this section under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—Funding of the appointment 
of the distinguished scientist for the second 3-year 
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allotment shall be determined based on the review 
conducted under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 503. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EARLY CAREER RE-
SEARCH GRANTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
authorize research grants in the Department of Energy 
for early career scientists and engineers for purposes of 
pursuing independent research. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE EARLY CAREER RE-
SEARCHER.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible early ca-
reer researcher’’ means an individual who— 
(1) completed a doctorate or other terminal de-
gree not more than 10 years before the date of en-
actment of this Act and has demonstrated promise 
in the field of science, technology, engineering, or 
mathematics; or 
(2) has an equivalent professional qualification 
in the field of science, technology, engineering, or 
mathematics. 
(c) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, 
through the Director of the Office of Science of the 
Department of Energy, shall award not less than 65 
grants per year to outstanding eligible early career 
researchers to support the work of such researchers 
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in the Department, particularly the National Lab-
oratories, or other federally funded research and de-
velopment centers. 
(2) APPLICATION.—An eligible early career re-
searcher who desires to receive a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Secretary of Energy an 
application at such time, in such manner, and ac-
companied by such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
(3) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary of Energy 
shall give special consideration to eligible early ca-
reer researchers who have followed alternative career 
paths such as working part time or in nonacademic 
settings, or who have taken a significant career 
break or other leave of absence. 
(4) DURATION AND AMOUNT.—A grant under 
this section shall be 5 years in duration. An eligible 
early career researcher who receives a grant under 
this section shall receive $100,000 for each year of 
the grant period. 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible early career 
researcher who receives a grant under this section 
shall use the grant funds for basic research in nat-
ural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computer 
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sciences at the Department of Energy, particularly 
the National Laboratories, or other federally funded 
research and development center. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section— 
(A) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(B) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(C) $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(D) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
(E) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 504. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AUTHORITY— 
ENERGY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ARPA–E.—The term ‘‘ARPA–E’’ means 
the Advanced Research Projects Authority—Energy 
established under subsection (b). 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Ac-
celeration Fund for Research and Development of 
Energy Technologies established under subsection 
(c). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(4) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the position of Under Secretary 
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for Science established under section 202(b) of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7132(b)). 
(b) ARPA–E.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Advanced Research Projects Authority—Energy. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—ARPA–E shall be headed by a 
Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary 
and report to the Under Secretary. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall use 
the Fund to award competitive, merit-based grants, 
cooperative agreements, and contracts to public or 
private entities (including businesses, federally fund-
ed research and development centers, and institu-
tions of higher education) to— 
(A) support basic and applied energy re-
search to promote revolutionary changes in 
technologies that would promote the missions of 
the Department of Energy; 
(B) advance the development, testing, eval-
uation, and deployment of critical energy tech-
nologies; and 
(C) accelerate prototyping and develop-
ment of technologies that would address na-
tional energy priorities. 
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(4) TARGETED COMPETITIONS.—The Director 
may solicit proposals to address areas of national 
need in science and energy technology, as identified 
by the Director. 
(5) COORDINATION.—The Director— 
(A) shall ensure that the activities of 
ARPA–E are coordinated with activities of 
other appropriate research agencies; and 
(B) may carry out projects under this sec-
tion jointly with other agencies. 
(6) PERSONNEL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In hiring personnel for 
ARPA–E, the Secretary shall have the hiring 
and management authorities described in sec-
tion 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note). 
(B) TERM.—The term of appointments for 
an employee under subparagraph (A) may not 
exceed 5 years, except that the Secretary may 
renew the term of appointment of the employee 
for an additional term of 5 years. 
(7) DEMONSTRATIONS.—The Director shall pe-
riodically hold energy technology demonstrations to 
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improve contact among technology developers, ven-
dors, and acquisition personnel. 
(c) FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, 
to be known as the ‘‘Acceleration Fund for Research 
and Development of Energy Technologies’’, con-
sisting of— 
(A) such amounts as are appropriated to 
the Fund under paragraph (5); and 
(B) any interest earned on investment of 
amounts in the Fund under paragraph (3). 
(2) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), on request by the Director, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 
Fund to the Director such amounts as the Di-
rector determines are necessary to carry out 
this section. 
(B) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—An 
amount not exceeding 5 percent of the amounts 
in the Fund shall be available for each fiscal 
year to pay the administrative expenses nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
(3) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund 
as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of 
the Treasury, required to meet current with-
drawals. 
(B) INTEREST-BEARING
OBLIGATIONS.— 
Investments may be made only in interest-bear-
ing obligations of the United States. 
(C) ACQUISITION
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—For 
the purpose of investments under subparagraph 
(A), obligations may be acquired— 
(i) on original issue at the issue price; 
or 
(ii) by purchase of outstanding obliga-
tions at the market price. 
(D) SALE OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga-
tion acquired by the Fund may be sold by the 
Secretary of the Treasury at the market price. 
(E) CREDITS TO FUND.—The interest on, 
and the proceeds from the sale or redemption 
of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be 
credited to, and form a part of, the Fund. 
(4) TRANSFERS OF AMOUNTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts required 
to be transferred to the Fund under this sub-
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section shall be transferred at least monthly 
from the general fund of the Treasury to the 
Fund on the basis of estimates made by the 
Secretary of the Treasury. 
(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—Proper adjustment 
shall be made in amounts subsequently trans-
ferred to the extent prior estimates were in ex-
cess of or less than the amounts required to be 
transferred. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Fund— 
(A) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(B) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(C) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(D) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
(E) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
TITLE 
VI—INCREASING 
FED-
ERAL PUBLIC TRANSIT FUND-
ING AND EFFICIENCY INCEN-
TIVES 
SEC. 601. TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with State trans-
portation departments and metropolitan planning organi-
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zations, the Secretary of Transportation shall designate, 
in urbanized areas, at least 20 transit-oriented develop-
ment corridors by 2015 and 50 transit-oriented develop-
ment corridors by 2025. 
(b) TRANSIT GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to a State or local governmental authority to carry 
out projects to construct or improve transit facilities, bicy-
cle transportation facilities, and pedestrian walkways in 
a transit-oriented development corridor, including capital 
projects. 
(c) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.—In order to 
support effective deployment of grants and incentives 
under this section, the Secretary shall establish a transit- 
oriented development corridors research and development 
program for the conduct of research on best practices and 
performance criteria for transit-oriented development cor-
ridors. 
(d) LABOR STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall not 
award a grant to a State or local governmental authority 
for a project under this section unless the Secretary re-
ceives reasonable assurances from the State or local gov-
ernmental authority that laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors and subcontractors in the perform-
ance of construction or improvement for the project will 
be paid wages not less than those prevailing on similar 
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construction or improvement in the locality as determined 
by the Secretary of Labor under sections 3141 through 
3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2017, 
of which $2,000,000 per fiscal year are authorized for the 
research and development program under subsection (c). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) DEFINITIONS
FROM
TITLE
49, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—The terms ‘‘capital project’’, ‘‘local 
governmental authority’’, ‘‘mass transportation’’, 
and ‘‘urbanized area’’ have the meanings such terms 
have under section 5302 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puer-
to Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Is-
lands. 
(3) TRANSIT-ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT
COR-
RIDOR.—The term ‘‘transit-oriented development 
corridor’’ means rights-of-way for fixed-guideway 
mass transportation facilities, including commercial 
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development that is connected with any such facility 
physically and functionally. 
SEC. 602. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE. 
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$600,000,000 for fiscal year 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 
2009’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010’’. 
SEC. 603. FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIALIZATION 
OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall estab-
lish a program of support, through grants, low-interest 
loans, and loan guarantees, for the commercialization, in-
cluding support for pilot projects, of new— 
(1) renewable energy technologies; 
(2) technologies for energy generation from fos-
sil fuels that incorporate carbon sequestration; and 
(3) energy efficiency technologies. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy for carrying out this section $5,000,000,000. 
SEC. 604. TELECOMMUTING TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45N. TELECOMMUTING CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
section 38, the amount of the telecommuting credit deter-
mined under this section for the taxable year shall be 
equal to 40 percent of the qualified first-year wages for 
such year. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED FIRST-YEAR WAGES.—For purposes 
of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified first- 
year wages’ means, with respect to any individual, 
qualified wages attributable to service rendered dur-
ing the 1-year period beginning with the day the in-
dividual begins work for the employer. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED WAGES.—The term ‘qualified 
wages’ means the wages paid or incurred by the em-
ployer during the taxable year to qualified telecom-
muters. 
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‘‘(3) ONLY FIRST $6,000 OF WAGES PER YEAR 
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The amount of the quali-
fied first-year wages which may be taken into ac-
count with respect to any individual shall not exceed 
$6,000 per year. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED TELECOMMUTER.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘qualified telecommuter’ means any 
individual who renders not less than 40 percent of the 
service described in subsection (b)(1) from the individual’s 
principal residence. 
‘‘(d) WAGES.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘wages’ has the 
meaning given to such term by subsection (b) of sec-
tion 3306 (determined without regard to any dollar 
limitation contained in such section). 
‘‘(2) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND WORK SUP-
PLEMENTATION PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYERS RECEIV-
ING
ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING
PAYMENTS.—The 
term ‘wages’ shall not include any amounts 
paid or incurred by an employer for any period 
to any individual for whom the employer re-
ceives federally funded payments for on-the-job 
training of such individual for such period. 
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‘‘(B) REDUCTION FOR WORK SUPPLEMEN-
TATION
PAYMENTS
TO
EMPLOYERS.—The 
amount of wages which would (but for this sub-
paragraph) be qualified wages under this sec-
tion for an employer with respect to an indi-
vidual for a taxable year shall be reduced by an 
amount equal to the amount of the payments 
made to such employer (however utilized by 
such employer) with respect to such individual 
for such taxable year under a program estab-
lished under section 482(e) of the Social Secu-
rity Act. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section, 
rules similar to the rules of section 52 and subsections 
(f), (g), (i), (j), and (k) of section 51 shall apply.’’. 
(b) CREDIT TREATED AS BUSINESS CREDIT.—Sec-
tion 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of paragraph (29), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (30) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(31) the telecommuting credit determined 
under section 45N(a).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
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