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‘‘(l) INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) INTERNATIONAL ENERGY DEPLOYMENT
PROJECT.—The term ‘international energy de-
ployment project’ means a project to construct
an energy production facility outside the United
States—
‘‘(i) the output of which will be con-
sumed outside the United States; and
‘‘(ii) the deployment of which will re-
sult in a greenhouse gas reduction per unit
of energy produced when compared to the
technology 
that 
would 
otherwise 
be
implemented—
‘‘(I) 10 percentage points or more,
in the case of a unit placed in service
before January 1, 2010;
‘‘(II) 20 percentage points or
more, in the case of a unit placed in
service after December 31, 2009, and
before January 1, 2020; or
‘‘(III) 30 percentage points or
more, in the case of a unit placed in
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service after December 31, 2019, and
before January 1, 2030.
‘‘(B) QUALIFYING INTERNATIONAL ENERGY
DEPLOYMENT
PROJECT.—The term ‘qualifying
international energy deployment project’ means
an international energy deployment project
that—
‘‘(i) is submitted by a United States
firm to the Secretary in accordance with
procedures established by the Secretary by
regulation;
‘‘(ii) uses technology that has been suc-
cessfully developed or deployed in the
United States;
‘‘(iii) meets the criteria of subsection
(k);
‘‘(iv) is approved by the Secretary,
with notice of the approval being published
in the Federal Register; and
‘‘(v) complies with such terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary establishes by regu-
lation.
‘‘(C) UNITED STATES.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘United States’, when used
in a geographical sense, means the 50 States, the
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District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
‘‘(2) PILOT
PROGRAM
FOR
FINANCIAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall, by regulation, pro-
vide for a pilot program for financial assistance
for qualifying international energy deployment
projects.
‘‘(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—After consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Commerce, and the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, the Secretary shall select projects for
participation in the program based solely on the
criteria under this title and without regard to
the country in which the project is located.
‘‘(C) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A United States
firm that undertakes a qualifying inter-
national energy deployment project that is
selected to participate in the pilot program
shall be eligible to receive a loan or a loan
guarantee from the Secretary.
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‘‘(ii) RATE OF INTEREST.—The rate of
interest of any loan made under clause (i)
shall be equal to the rate for Treasury obli-
gations then issued for periods of com-
parable maturities.
‘‘(iii) AMOUNT.—The amount of a loan
or loan guarantee under clause (i) shall not
exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the
qualified international energy deployment
project.
‘‘(iv) DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.—Loans
or loan guarantees made for projects to be
located in a developed country, as listed in
Annex I of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, shall re-
quire at least a 50 percent contribution to-
wards the total cost of the loan or loan
guarantee by the host country.
‘‘(v) DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.—Loans
or loan guarantees made for projects to be
located in a developing country (those coun-
tries not listed in Annex I of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change) shall require at least a 10 percent
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contribution towards the total cost of the
loan or loan guarantee by the host country.
‘‘(vi) 
CAPACITY
BUILDING
RE-
SEARCH.—Proposals made for projects to be
located in a developing country may in-
clude a research component intended to
build technological capacity within the host
country. Such research must be related to
the technologies being deployed and must
involve both an institution in the host coun-
try and an industry, university or national
laboratory participant from the United
States. The host institution shall contribute
at least 50 percent of funds provided for the
capacity building research.
‘‘(D) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
PRO-
GRAMS.—A qualifying international energy de-
ployment project funded under this section shall
not be eligible as a qualifying clean coal tech-
nology under section 415 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7651n).
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the President a report on
the results of the pilot projects.
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‘‘(F) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 60
days after receiving the report under subpara-
graph (E), the President shall submit to Con-
gress a recommendation, based on the results of
the pilot projects as reported by the Secretary of
Energy, concerning whether the financial assist-
ance program under this section should be con-
tinued, expanded, reduced, or eliminated.
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, to remain available
until expended.’’.
Subtitle D—Climate Change
Science and Information
PART I—AMENDMENTS TO THE GLOBAL
CHANGE RESEARCH ACT OF 1990
SEC. 1331. AMENDMENT OF GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH
ACT OF 1990.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section
or other provision of the Global Change Research Act of
1990 (15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.).
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SEC. 1332. CHANGES IN DEFINITIONS.
Paragraph (1) of section 2 (15 U.S.C. 2921) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Earth and Environmental Sciences’’ insert-
ing ‘‘Global Change Research’’.
SEC. 1333. CHANGE IN COMMITTEE NAME AND STRUCTURE.
Section 102 (15 U.S.C. 2932) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘EARTH
AND
ENVIRON-
MENTAL SCIENCES’’ in the section heading and in-
serting ‘‘GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Earth and Environmental
Sciences’’ in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘Global
Change Research’’;
(3) by striking the last sentence of subsection (b)
and inserting ‘‘The representatives shall be the Dep-
uty Secretary or the Deputy Secretary’s designee (or,
in the case of an agency other than a department, the
deputy head of that agency or the deputy’s des-
ignee).’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Council,’’ in
subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office of
National Climate Change Policy with advice from the
Chairman of the Council, and’’;
(5) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
(6) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(d) SUBCOMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be a Sub-
committee on Global Change Research, which shall
carry out such functions of the Committee as the
Committee may assign to it.
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the
Subcommittee shall consist of—
‘‘(A) the membership of the Subcommittee
on Global Change Research of the Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources (the func-
tions of which are transferred to the Sub-
committee established by this subsection) estab-
lished by the National Science and Technology
Council; and
‘‘(B) such additional members as the Chair
of the Committee may, from time to time, ap-
point.
‘‘(3) CHAIR.—A high ranking official of one of
the departments or agencies described in subsection
(b), appointed by the Chair of the Committee with ad-
vice from the Chairman of the Council, shall chair the
subcommittee. The Chairperson shall be knowledgeable
and experienced with regard to the administration of
scientific research programs, and shall be a represent-
ative of an agency that contributes substantially, in
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terms of scientific research capability and budget, to
the Program.
‘‘(4) OTHER
SUBCOMMITTEES
AND
WORKING
GROUPS.—The Committee may establish such addi-
tional subcommittees and working groups as it sees
fit.’’.
SEC. 1334. CHANGE IN NATIONAL GLOBAL CHANGE RE-
SEARCH PLAN.
Section 104 (15 U.S.C. 2934) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘short-term and long-term’’ be-
fore ‘‘goals’’ in subsection (b)(1);
(2) by striking ‘‘usable information on which to
base policy decisions related to’’ in subsection (b)(1)
and inserting ‘‘information relevant and readily usa-
ble by local, State, and Federal decisionmakers, as
well as other end-users, for the formulation of effective
decisions and strategies for measuring, predicting,
preventing, mitigating, and adapting to’’;
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) Methods for integrating information to pro-
vide predictive and other tools for planning and deci-
sionmaking by governments, communities and the
private sector.’’;
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(4) by striking subsection (d)(3) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(3) combine and interpret data from various
sources to produce information readily usable by
local, State, and Federal policymakers, and other end-
users, attempting to formulate effective decisions and
strategies for preventing, mitigating, and adapting to
the effects of global change.’’;
(5) by striking ‘‘and’’ in subsection (d)(2);
(6) by striking ‘‘change.’’ in subsection (d)(3)
and inserting ‘‘change; and’’;
(7) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) establish a common assessment and mod-
eling framework that may be used in both research
and operations to predict and assess the vulnerability
of natural and managed ecosystems and of human so-
ciety in the context of other environmental and social
changes.’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) STRATEGIC PLAN; REVISED IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.—The Chairman of the Council, through the Com-
mittee, shall develop a strategic plan for the United States
Global Climate Change Research Program for the 10-year
period beginning in 2002 and submit the plan to the Con-
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gress within 180 days after the date of enactment of the
Global Climate Change Act of 2002. The Chairman, through
the Committee, shall also submit revised implementation
plans as required under subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 1335. INTEGRATED PROGRAM OFFICE.
Section 105 (15 U.S.C. 2935) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), and (c)
as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesig-
nated, the following:
‘‘(a) INTEGRATED PROGRAM OFFICE.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in
the Office of Science and Technology Policy an inte-
grated program office for the global change research
program.
‘‘(2) ORGANIZATION.—The integrated program
office established under paragraph (1) shall be headed
by the associate director with responsibility for cli-
mate change science and technology and shall include,
to the maximum extent feasible, a representative from
each Federal agency participating in the global
change research program.
‘‘(3) FUNCTION.—The integrated program office
shall—
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‘‘(A) manage, working in conjunction with
the Committee, interagency coordination and
program integration of global change research
activities and budget requests;
‘‘(B) ensure that the activities and pro-
grams of each Federal agency or department
participating in the program address the goals
and objectives identified in the strategic research
plan and interagency implementation plans;
‘‘(C) ensure program and budget rec-
ommendations of the Committee are commu-
nicated to the President and are integrated into
the climate change action strategy;
‘‘(D) review, solicit, and identify, and allo-
cate funds for, partnership projects that address
critical research objectives or operational goals of
the program, including projects that would fill
research gaps identified by the program, and for
which project resources are shared among at
least two agencies participating in the program;
and
‘‘(E) review and provide recommendations
on, in conjunction with the Committee, all an-
nual appropriations requests from Federal agen-
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cies or departments participating in the pro-
gram.’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘Committee.’’ in paragraph (2)
of subsection (c), as redesignated, and inserting
‘‘Committee and the Integrated Program Office.’’; and
(4) by inserting ‘‘and the Integrated Program
Office’’ after ‘‘Committee’’ in paragraph (1) of sub-
section (d), as redesignated.
SEC. 1336. RESEARCH GRANTS.
Section 105 (15 U.S.C. 2935) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) RESEARCH GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP LIST OF PRIORITY
RESEARCH AREAS.—The Committee shall develop a
list of priority areas for research and development on
climate change that are not being addressed by Fed-
eral agencies.
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR OF OSTP TO TRANSMIT LIST TO
NSF.—The Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall transmit the list to the National
Science Foundation.
‘‘(3) FUNDING THROUGH NSF.—
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‘‘(A) BUDGET
REQUEST.—The National
Science Foundation shall include, as part of the
annual request for appropriations for the Science
and Technology Policy Institute, a request for
appropriations to fund research in the priority
areas on the list developed under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION.—For fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation not less than $17,000,000, to
be made available through the Science and Tech-
nology Policy Institute, for research in those pri-
ority areas.’’.
SEC. 1337. EVALUATION OF INFORMATION.
Section 106 (15 U.S.C. 2936) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Scientific’’ in the section
heading;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in
paragraph (2); and
(3) by striking ‘‘years.’’ in paragraph (3) and
inserting ‘‘years; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) evaluates the information being developed
under this title, considering in particular its useful-
ness to local, State, and national decisionmakers, as
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well as to other stakeholders such as the private sector,
after providing a meaningful opportunity for the con-
sideration of the views of such stakeholders on the ef-
fectiveness of the Program and the usefulness of the
information.’’.
PART II—NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICES
AND MONITORING
SEC. 1341. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL CLIMATE PROGRAM
ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section
or other provision of the National Climate Program Act (15
U.S.C. 2901 et seq.).
SEC. 1342. CHANGES IN FINDINGS.
Section 2 (15 U.S.C. 2901) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Weather and climate change af-
fect’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘Weather, cli-
mate change, and climate variability affect public
safety, environmental security, human health,’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘climate’’ in paragraph (2) and
inserting ‘‘climate, including seasonal and decadal
fluctuations,’’;
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(3) by striking ‘‘changes.’’ in paragraph (5) and
inserting ‘‘changes and providing free exchange of me-
teorological data.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) The present rate of advance in research and
development and application of such advances is in-
adequate and new developments must be incorporated
rapidly into services for the benefit of the public.
‘‘(8) The United States lacks adequate infra-
structure and research to meet national climate moni-
toring and prediction needs.’’.
SEC. 1343. TOOLS FOR REGIONAL PLANNING.
Section 5(d) (15 U.S.C. 2904(d)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9)
as paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) methods for improving modeling and pre-
dictive capabilities and developing assessment meth-
ods to guide national, regional, and local planning
and decisionmaking on land use, water hazards, and
related issues;’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘sharing,’’ after ‘‘collection,’’ in
paragraph (5), as redesignated;
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(4) by striking ‘‘experimental’’ each place it ap-
pears in paragraph (9), as redesignated;
(5) by striking ‘‘preliminary’’ in paragraph
(10), as redesignated;
(6) by striking ‘‘this Act,’’ the first place it ap-
pears in paragraph (10), as redesignated, and insert-
ing ‘‘the Global Climate Change Act of 2002,’’; and
(7) by striking ‘‘this Act,’’ the second place it ap-
pears in paragraph (10), as redesignated, and insert-
ing ‘‘that Act,’’.
SEC. 1344. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 9 (15 U.S.C. 2908) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1979,’’ and inserting ‘‘2002,’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘1980,’’ and inserting ‘‘2003,’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘1981,’’ and inserting ‘‘2004,’’;
and
(4) by striking ‘‘$25,500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$75,500,000’’.
SEC. 1345. NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE PLAN.
The Act (15 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 5 the following:
‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE PLAN.
‘‘Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Glob-
al Climate Change Act of 2002, the Secretary of Commerce
shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
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Science, and Transportation and the House Science Com-
mittee a plan of action for a National Climate Service
under the National Climate Program. The plan shall set
forth recommendations and funding estimates for—
‘‘(1) a national center for operational climate
monitoring and predicting with the functional capac-
ity to monitor and adjust observing systems as nec-
essary to reduce bias;
‘‘(2) the design, deployment, and operation of an
adequate national climate observing system that
builds upon existing environmental monitoring sys-
tems and closes gaps in coverage by existing systems;
‘‘(3) the establishment of a national coordinated
modeling strategy, including a national climate mod-
eling center to provide a dedicated capability for cli-
mate modeling and a regular schedule of projections
on a long- and short-term time schedule and at a
range of spatial scales;
‘‘(4) improvements in modeling and assessment
capabilities needed to integrate information to predict
regional and local climate changes and impacts;
‘‘(5) in coordination with the private sector, im-
proving the capacity to assess the impacts of pre-
dicted and projected climate changes and variations;
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‘‘(6) a program for long-term stewardship, qual-
ity control, development of relevant climate products,
and efficient access to all relevant climate data, prod-
ucts, and critical model simulations; and
‘‘(7) mechanisms to coordinate among Federal
agencies, State, and local government entities and the
academic community to ensure timely and full shar-
ing and dissemination of climate information and
services, both domestically and internationally.’’.
SEC. 1346. INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC RESEARCH AND CO-
OPERATION.
The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, shall conduct international research in the
Pacific region that will increase understanding of the na-
ture and predictability of climate variability in the Asia-
Pacific sector, including regional aspects of global environ-
mental change. Such research activities shall be conducted
in cooperation with other nations of the region. There are
authorized to be appropriated for purposes of this section
$1,500,000 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, $1,500,000 to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and $500,000 for the Pacific ENSO
Applications Center.
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SEC. 1347. REPORTING ON TRENDS.
(a) ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING
AND VERIFICATION
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination
with relevant Federal agencies, shall, as part of the Na-
tional Climate Service, establish an atmospheric moni-
toring and verification program utilizing aircraft, satellite,
ground sensors, and modeling capabilities to monitor, meas-
ure, and verify atmospheric greenhouse gas levels, dates,
and emissions. Where feasible, the program shall measure
emissions from identified sources participating in the re-
porting system for verification purposes. The program shall
use measurements and standards that are consistent with
those utilized in the greenhouse gas measurement and re-
porting system established under subsection (a) and the reg-
istry established under section 1102.
(b) ANNUAL REPORTING.—The Secretary of Commerce
shall issue an annual report that identifies greenhouse emis-
sions and trends on a local, regional, and national level.
The report shall also identify emissions or reductions attrib-
utable to individual or multiple sources covered by the
greenhouse gas measurement and reporting system estab-
lished under section 1102.
SEC. 1348. ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY.
(a) ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION.—Section 103(d)
of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C.
4102(d)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘exceed 90 days’’ in the second
sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘exceed, in
the case of the chairperson of the Commission, 120
days, and, in the case of any other member of the
Commission, 90 days,’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Chairman’’ in paragraph (2)
and inserting ‘‘chairperson’’.
(b) GRANTS.—Section 104 of the Arctic Research and
Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4103) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(c) FUNDING FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With the prior approval of
the commission, or under authority delegated by the
Commission, and subject to such conditions as the
Commission may specify, the Executive Director ap-
pointed under section 106(a) may—
‘‘(A) make grants to persons to conduct re-
search concerning the Arctic; and
‘‘(B) make funds available to the National
Science Foundation or to Federal agencies for
the conduct of research concerning the Arctic.
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF ACTION BY EXECUTIVE DIREC-
TOR.—An action taken by the executive director
under paragraph (1) shall be final and binding on
the Commission.
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‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.’’.
SEC. 1349. ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce,
through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, shall carry out a program of scientific research on
potential abrupt climate change designed—
(1) to develop a global array of terrestrial and
oceanographic indicators of paleoclimate in order suf-
ficiently to identify and describe past instances of ab-
rupt climate change;
(2) to improve understanding of thresholds and
nonlinearities in geophysical systems related to the
mechanisms of abrupt climate change;
(3) to incorporate these mechanisms into ad-
vanced geophysical models of climate change; and
(4) to test the output of these models against an
improved global array of records of past abrupt cli-
mate changes.
(b) ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘abrupt climate change’’ means a change in
climate that occurs so rapidly or unexpectedly that human
or natural systems may have difficulty adapting to it.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2008,
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years after
fiscal year 2008, to carry out subsection (a).
PART III—OCEAN AND COASTAL
OBSERVING SYSTEM
SEC. 1351. OCEAN AND COASTAL OBSERVING SYSTEM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President, through the Na-
tional Ocean Research Leadership Council, established by
section 7902(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall estab-
lish and maintain an integrated ocean and coastal observ-
ing system that provides for long-term, continuous, and
real-time observations of the oceans and coasts for the pur-
poses of—
(1) understanding, assessing and responding to
human-induced and natural processes of global
change;
(2) improving weather forecasts and public
warnings;
(3) strengthening national security and military
preparedness;
(4) enhancing the safety and efficiency of marine
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(5) supporting efforts to restore the health of and
manage coastal and marine ecosystems and living re-
sources;
(6) monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of
ocean and coastal environmental policies;
(7) reducing and mitigating ocean and coastal
pollution; and
(8) providing information that contributes to
public awareness of the state and importance of the
oceans.
(b) COUNCIL FUNCTIONS.—In addition to its respon-
sibilities under section 7902(a) of such title, the Council
shall be responsible for planning and coordinating the ob-
serving system and in carrying out this responsibility
shall—
(1) develop and submit to the Congress, within
6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a
plan for implementing a national ocean and coastal
observing system that—
(A) uses an end-to-end engineering and de-
velopment approach to develop a system design
and schedule for operational implementation;
(B) determines how current and planned
observing activities can be integrated in a cost-
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(C) provides for regional and concept dem-
onstration projects;
(D) describes the role and estimated budget
of each Federal agency in implementing the
plan;
(E) contributes, to the extent practicable, to
the National Global Change Research Plan under
section 104 of the Global Change Research Act of
1990 (15 U.S.C. 2934); and
(F) makes recommendations for coordina-
tion of ocean observing activities of the United
States with those of other nations and inter-
national organizations;
(2) serve as the mechanism for coordinating Fed-
eral ocean observing requirements and activities;
(3) work with academic, State, industry and
other actual and potential users of the observing sys-
tem to make effective use of existing capabilities and
incorporate new technologies;
(4) approve standards and protocols for the ad-
ministration of the system, including—
(A) a common set of measurements to be
collected and distributed routinely and by uni-
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(B) standards for quality control and as-
sessment of data;
(C) design, testing and employment of fore-
cast models for ocean conditions;
(D) data management, including data
transfer protocols and archiving; and
(E) designation of coastal ocean observing
regions; and
(5) in consultation with the Secretary of State,
provide representation at international meetings on
ocean observing programs and coordinate relevant
Federal activities with those of other nations.
(c) SYSTEM ELEMENTS.—The integrated ocean and
coastal observing system shall include the following ele-
ments:
(1) A nationally coordinated network of regional
coastal ocean observing systems that measure and dis-
seminate a common set of ocean observations and re-
lated products in a uniform manner and according to
sound scientific practice, but that are adapted to local
and regional needs.
(2) Ocean sensors for climate observations, in-
cluding the Arctic Ocean and sub-polar seas.
(3) Coastal, relocatable, and cabled sea floor ob-
servatories.
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(4) Broad bandwidth communications that are
capable of transmitting high volumes of data from
open ocean locations at low cost and in real time.
(5) Ocean data management and assimilation
systems that ensure full use of new sources of data
from space-borne and in situ sensors.
(6) Focused research programs.
(7) Technology development program to develop
new observing technologies and techniques, including
data management and dissemination.
(8) Public outreach and education.
SEC. 1352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
For development and implementation of an integrated
ocean and coastal observation system under this title, in-
cluding financial assistance to regional coastal ocean ob-
serving systems, there are authorized to be appropriated
$235,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, $315,000,000 in fiscal
year 2004, $390,000,000 in fiscal year 2005, and
$445,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.
Subtitle E—Climate Change
Technology
SEC. 1361. NIST GREENHOUSE GAS FUNCTIONS.
Section 2(c) of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in
paragraph (21);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para-
graph (23); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(22) perform research to develop enhanced
measurements, calibrations, standards, and tech-
nologies which will enable the reduced production in
the United States of greenhouse gases associated with
global warming, including carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous 
oxide, 
ozone, 
perfluorocarbons, 
hydro-
fluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride; and’’.
SEC. 1362. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MEASUREMENT TECH-
NOLOGIES.
The Secretary of Commerce shall initiate a program
to develop, with technical assistance from appropriate Fed-
eral agencies, innovative standards and measurement tech-
nologies (including technologies to measure carbon changes
due to changes in land use cover) to calculate—
(1) greenhouse gas emissions and reductions
from agriculture, forestry, and other land use prac-
tices;
(2) noncarbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions
from transportation;
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(3) greenhouse gas emissions from facilities or
sources using remote sensing technology; and
(4) any other greenhouse gas emission or reduc-
tions for which no accurate or reliable measurement
technology exists.
SEC. 1363. ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS
AND STANDARDS.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 17 through 32 as
sections 18 through 33, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 16 the following:
‘‘SEC. 17. CLIMATE CHANGE STANDARDS AND PROCESSES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish with-
in the Institute a program to perform and support research
on global climate change standards and processes, with the
goal of providing scientific and technical knowledge appli-
cable to the reduction of greenhouse gases (as defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Global Climate Change Act of 2002).
‘‘(b) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to
conduct, directly or through contracts or grants, a
global climate change standards and processes re-
search program.
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‘‘(2) RESEARCH
PROJECTS.—The specific con-
tents and priorities of the research program shall be
determined in consultation with appropriate Federal
agencies, including the Environmental Protection
Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, and the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration. The program generally shall
include basic and applied research—
‘‘(A) to develop and provide the enhanced
measurements, calibrations, data, models, and
reference material standards which will enable
the monitoring of greenhouse gases;
‘‘(B) to assist in establishing a baseline ref-
erence point for future trading in greenhouse
gases and the measurement of progress in emis-
sions reduction;
‘‘(C) that will be exchanged internationally
as scientific or technical information which has
the stated purpose of developing mutually recog-
nized measurements, standards, and procedures
for reducing greenhouse gases; and
‘‘(D) to assist in developing improved in-
dustrial processes designed to reduce or eliminate
greenhouse gases.
‘‘(c) NATIONAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORIES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section,
the Director shall utilize the collective skills of the Na-
tional Measurement Laboratories of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology to improve the
accuracy of measurements that will permit better un-
derstanding and control of these industrial chemical
processes and result in the reduction or elimination
of greenhouse gases.
‘‘(2) MATERIAL, PROCESS, AND
BUILDING
RE-
SEARCH.—The National Measurement Laboratories
shall conduct research under this subsection that
includes—
‘‘(A) developing material and manufac-
turing processes which are designed for energy ef-
ficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
into the environment;
‘‘(B) developing environmentally-friendly,
‘green’ chemical processes to be used by industry;
and
‘‘(C) enhancing building performance with
a focus in developing standards or tools which
will help incorporate low- or no-emission tech-
nologies into building designs.
‘‘(3) STANDARDS
AND
TOOLS.—The National
Measurement Laboratories shall develop standards
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and tools under this subsection that include software
to assist designers in selecting alternate building ma-
terials, performance data on materials, artificial in-
telligence-aided design procedures for building sub-
systems and ‘smart buildings’, and improved test
methods and rating procedures for evaluating the en-
ergy performance of residential and commercial ap-
pliances and products.
‘‘(d) NATIONAL VOLUNTARY LABORATORY ACCREDITA-
TION PROGRAM.—The Director shall utilize the National
Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program under this
section to establish a program to include specific calibration
or test standards and related methods and protocols assem-
bled to satisfy the unique needs for accreditation in meas-
uring the production of greenhouse gases. In carrying out
this subsection the Director may cooperate with other de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Government, State
and local governments, and private organizations.’’.
SEC. 1364. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFUSION.
The Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, through the Manufacturing Extension Partner-
ship Program, may develop a program to support the im-
plementation of new ‘‘green’’ manufacturing technologies
and techniques by the more than 380,000 small manufac-
turers.
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SEC. 1365. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director
to carry out functions pursuant to sections 1345, 1351, and
1361 through 1363, $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2002
through 2006.
Subtitle F—Climate Adaptation
and Hazards Prevention
PART I—ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION
SEC. 1371. REGIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTA-
TION PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish with-
in the Department of Commerce a National Climate Change
Vulnerability and Adaptation Program for regional im-
pacts related to increasing concentrations of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere and climate variability.
(b) COORDINATION.—In designing such program the
Secretary shall consult with the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Transpor-
tation, and other appropriate Federal, State, and local gov-
ernment entities.
(c) VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS.—The program
shall—
(1) evaluate, based on predictions and other in-
formation developed under this Act and the National
Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.), re-
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gional vulnerability to phenomena associated with
climate change and climate variability, including—
(A) increases in severe weather events;
(B) sea level rise and shifts in the
hydrological cycle;
(C) natural hazards, including tsunami,
drought, flood and fire; and
(D) alteration of ecological communities, in-
cluding at the ecosystem or watershed levels; and
(2) build upon predictions and other information
developed in the National Assessments prepared under
the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C.
2921 et seq.).
(d) PREPAREDNESS RECOMMENDATIONS.—The pro-
gram shall submit a report to Congress within 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act that identifies and rec-
ommends implementation and funding strategies for short-
and long-term actions that may be taken at the national,
regional, State, and local level—
(1) to reduce vulnerability of human life and
property;
(2) to improve resilience to hazards;
(3) to minimize economic impacts; and
(4) to reduce threats to critical biological and ec-
ological processes.
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(e) INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY.—The Secretary
shall make available appropriate information and other
technologies and products that will assist national, re-
gional, State, and local efforts, as well as efforts by other
end-users, to reduce loss of life and property, and coordinate
dissemination of such technologies and products.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce
$4,500,000 to implement the requirements of this section.
SEC. 1372. COASTAL VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION.
(a) COASTAL VULNERABILITY.—Within 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in
consultation with the appropriate Federal, State, and local
governmental entities, conduct regional assessments of the
vulnerability of coastal areas to hazards associated with cli-
mate change, climate variability, sea level rise, and fluctua-
tion of Great Lakes water levels. The Secretary may also
establish, as warranted, longer term regional assessment
programs. The Secretary may also consult with the govern-
ments of Canada and Mexico as appropriate in developing
such regional assessments. In preparing the regional assess-
ments, the Secretary shall collect and compile current infor-
mation on climate change, sea level rise, natural hazards,
and coastal erosion and mapping, and specifically address
impacts on Arctic regions and the Central, Western, and
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South Pacific regions. The regional assessments shall in-
clude an evaluation of—
(1) social impacts associated with threats to and
potential losses of housing, communities, and infra-
structure;
(2) physical impacts such as coastal erosion,
flooding and loss of estuarine habitat, saltwater in-
trusion of aquifers and saltwater encroachment, and
species migration; and
(3) economic impact on local, State, and re-
gional economies, including the impact on abundance
or distribution of economically important living ma-
rine resources.
(b) COASTAL ADAPTATION PLAN.—The Secretary shall,
within 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, sub-
mit to the Congress a national coastal adaptation plan,
composed of individual regional adaptation plans that rec-
ommend targets and strategies to address coastal impacts
associated with climate change, sea level rise, or climate
variability. The plan shall be developed with the participa-
tion of other Federal, State, and local government agencies
that will be critical in the implementation of the plan at
the State and local levels. The regional plans that will make
up the national coastal adaptation plan shall be based on
the information contained in the regional assessments and
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shall identify special needs associated with Arctic areas and
the Central, Western, and South Pacific regions. The Plan
shall recommend both short- and long-term adaptation
strategies and shall include recommendations regarding—
(1) Federal flood insurance program modifica-
tions;
(2) areas that have been identified as high risk
through mapping and assessment;
(3) mitigation incentives such as rolling ease-
ments, strategic retreat, State or Federal acquisition
in fee simple or other interest in land, construction
standards, and zoning;
(4) land and property owner education;
(5) economic planning for small communities de-
pendent upon affected coastal resources, including
fisheries; and
(6) funding requirements and mechanisms.
(c) TECHNICAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary, through the National Ocean Service, shall establish
a coordinated program to provide technical planning assist-
ance and products to coastal States and local governments
as they develop and implement adaptation or mitigation
strategies and plans. Products, information, tools and tech-
nical expertise generated from the development of the re-
gional assessments and the regional adaptation plans will
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be made available to coastal States for the purposes of devel-
oping their own State and local plans.
(d) COASTAL ADAPTATION GRANTS.—The Secretary
shall provide grants of financial assistance to coastal States
with federally approved coastal zone management programs
to develop and begin implementing coastal adaptation pro-
grams if the State provides a Federal-to-State match of 4
to 1 in the first fiscal year, 2.3 to 1 in the second fiscal
year, 2 to 1 in the third fiscal year, and 1 to 1 thereafter.
Distribution of these funds to coastal States shall be based
upon the formula established under section 306(c) of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455(c)),
adjusted in consultation with the States as necessary to pro-
vide assistance to particularly vulnerable coastlines.
(e) COASTAL RESPONSE PILOT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
a 4-year pilot program to provide financial assistance
to coastal communities most adversely affected by the
impact of climate change or climate variability that
are located in States with federally approved coastal
zone management programs.
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project is eligible
for financial assistance under the pilot program if
it—
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(A) will restore or strengthen coastal re-
sources, facilities, or infrastructure that have
been damaged by such an impact, as determined
by the Secretary;
(B) meets the requirements of the Coastal
Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.)
and is consistent with the coastal zone manage-
ment plan of the State in which it is located;
and
(C) will not cost more than $100,000.
(3) FUNDING
SHARE.—The Federal funding
share of any project under this subsection may not ex-
ceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project. In the
administration of this paragraph—
(A) the Secretary may take into account in-
kind contributions and other noncash support of
any project to determine the Federal funding
share for that project; and
(B) the Secretary may waive the require-
ments of this paragraph for a project in a com-
munity if—
(i) the Secretary determines that the
project is important; and
(ii) the economy and available re-
sources of the community in which the
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project is to be conducted are insufficient to
meet the non-Federal share of the project’s
costs.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Any term used in this section that
is defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453) has the meaning given it by
that section.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 annually for re-
gional assessments under subsection (a), and $3,000,000 an-
nually for coastal adaptation grants under subsection (d).
SEC. 1373. ARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and the Inte-
rior, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
shall establish a joint research facility, to be known as the
Barrow Arctic Research Center, to support climate change
and other scientific research activities in the Arctic.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretaries of Com-
merce, Energy, and the Interior, the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, $35,000,000 for the
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planning, design, construction, and support of the Barrow
Arctic Research Center.
PART II—FORECASTING AND PLANNING
PILOT PROGRAMS
SEC. 1381. REMOTE SENSING PILOT PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration may establish,
through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration’s Coastal Services Center, a program of grants for
competitively awarded pilot projects to explore the inte-
grated use of sources of remote sensing and other geospatial
information to address State, local, regional, and tribal
agency needs to forecast a plan for adaptation to coastal
zone and land use changes that may result as a consequence
of global climate change or climate variability.
(b) PREFERRED
PROJECTS.—In awarding grants
under this section, the Center shall give preference to
projects that—
(1) focus on areas that are most sensitive to the
consequences of global climate change or climate vari-
ability;
(2) make use of existing public or commercial
data sets;
(3) integrate multiple sources of geospatial infor-
mation, such as geographic information system data,
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satellite-provided positioning data, and remotely
sensed data, in innovative ways;
(4) offer diverse, innovative approaches that may
serve as models for establishing a future coordinated
framework for planning strategies for adaptation to
coastal zone and land use changes related to global
climate change or climate variability;
(5) include funds or in-kind contributions from
non-Federal sources;
(6) involve the participation of commercial enti-
ties that process raw or lightly processed data, often
merging that data with other geospatial information,
to create data products that have significant value
added to the original data; and
(7) taken together demonstrate as diverse a set of
public sector applications as possible.
(c) OPPORTUNITIES.—In carrying out this section, the
Center shall seek opportunities to assist—
(1) in the development of commercial applica-
tions potentially available from the remote sensing in-
dustry; and
(2) State, local, regional, and tribal agencies in
applying remote sensing and other geospatial infor-
mation technologies for management and adaptation
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to coastal and land use consequences of global climate
change or climate variability.
(d) DURATION.—Assistance for a pilot project under
subsection (a) shall be provided for a period of not more
than 3 years.
(e) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF GRANTEES.—Within 180
days after completion of a grant project, each recipient of
a grant under subsection (a) shall transmit a report to the
Center on the results of the pilot project and conduct at
least one workshop for potential users to disseminate the
lessons learned from the pilot project as widely as feasible.
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Center shall issue regulations
establishing application, selection, and implementation
procedures for pilot projects, and guidelines for reports and
workshops required by this section.
SEC. 1382. DATABASE ESTABLISHMENT.
The Center shall establish and maintain an electronic,
Internet-accessible database of the results of each pilot
project completed under section 1381.
SEC. 1383. AIR QUALITY RESEARCH, FORECASTS AND WARN-
INGS.
(a) REGIONAL STUDIES.—The Secretary of Commerce,
through the Administrator of the National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in order of priority
as listed in section (c), conduct regional studies of the air
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quality within specific regions of the United States. Such
studies should assess the effects of in situ emissions of air
pollutants and their precursors, transport of such emissions
and precursors from outside the region, and production of
air pollutants within the region via chemical reactions.
(b) FORECASTS AND WARNINGS.—The Secretary of
Commerce, through the Administrator of the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, shall, in
order of priority as listed in section (c), establish a program
to provide operational air quality forecasts and warnings
for specific regions of the United States.
(c) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘specific regions of the United States’’ means the fol-
lowing geographical areas:
(1) the Northeast, composed of Main, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and
West Virginia;
(2) the Southeast, composed of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and
Florida;
(3) the Midwest, composed of Minnesota, Wis-
consin, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana,
Ohio, and Michigan;
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(4) the South, composed of Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas;
(5) the High Plains, composed of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas;
(6) the Northwest, composed of Washington, Or-
egon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming;
(7) the Southwest, composed of California, Ne-
vada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico;
(8) Alaska; and
(9) Hawaii.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006 for
studies pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be
necessary for subsequent fiscal years for the forecast and
warning program pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
SEC. 1384. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the
Coastal Services Center of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(2) 
GEOSPATIAL
INFORMATION.—The 
term
‘‘geospatial information’’ means knowledge of the na-
ture and distribution of physical and cultural fea-
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tures on the landscape based on analysis of data from
airborne or spaceborne platforms or other types and
sources of data.
(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)).
SEC. 1385. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Admin-
istrator to carry out the provisions of this subtitle—
(1) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(3) $22,500,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
(4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
TITLE 
XIV—MANAGEMENT 
OF
DOE 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY PROGRAMS
SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.—The defi-
nitions in section 1203 shall apply.
(2) SINGLE-PURPOSE RESEARCH FACILITY.—The
term ‘‘single-purpose research facility’’ means any of
the following primarily single purpose entities owned
by the Department of Energy—
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(A) Ames Laboratory;
(B) East Tennessee Technology Park;
(C) Environmental Measurement Labora-
tory;
(D) Fernald Environmental Management
Project;
(E) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory;
(F) Kansas City Plant;
(G) Nevada Test Site;
(H) New Brunswick Laboratory;
(I) Pantex Weapons Facility;
(J) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory;
(K) Savannah River Technology Center;
(L) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center;
(M) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator
Facility;
(N) Y–12 facility at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory;
(O) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; or
(P) other similar organization of the De-
partment designated by the Secretary that en-
gages in technology transfer, partnering, or li-
censing activities.
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SEC. 1402. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy under title XII, title XIII, and title XV
shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 1403. COST SHARING.
(a) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.—For research
and development projects funded from appropriations au-
thorized under subtitles A through D of title XII, the Sec-
retary shall require a commitment from non-Federal
sources of at least 20 percent of the cost of the project. The
Secretary may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal require-
ment under this subsection if the Secretary determines that
the research and development is of a basic or fundamental
nature.
(b) DEMONSTRATION AND DEPLOYMENT.—For dem-
onstration and technology deployment activities funded
from appropriations authorized under subtitles A through
D of title XII, the Secretary shall require a commitment
from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the costs
of the project directly and specifically related to any dem-
onstration or technology deployment activity. The Secretary
may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal requirement under
this subsection if the Secretary determines that the reduc-
tion is necessary and appropriate considering the techno-
logical risks involved in the project and is necessary to meet
one or more goals of this title.
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(c) CALCULATION
OF AMOUNT.—In calculating the
amount of the non-Federal commitment under subsection
(a) or (b), the Secretary shall include cash, personnel, serv-
ices, equipment, and other resources.
SEC. 1404. MERIT REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.
Awards of funds authorized under title XII, subtitle
A of title XIII, and title XV shall be made only after an
independent review of the scientific and technical merit of
the proposals for such awards has been made by the Depart-
ment of Energy.
SEC. 1405. EXTERNAL TECHNICAL REVIEW OF DEPART-
MENTAL PROGRAMS.
(a) NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ADVISORY BOARDS.—(1) The Secretary shall establish an
advisory board to oversee Department research and develop-
ment programs in each of the following areas—
(A) energy efficiency;
(B) renewable energy;
(C) fossil energy;
(D) nuclear energy; and
(E) climate change technology, with emphasis on
integration, collaboration, and other special features
of the cross-cutting technologies supported by the Of-
fice of Climate Change Technology.
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(2) The Secretary may designate an existing advisory
board within the Department to fulfill the responsibilities
of an advisory board under this subsection, or may enter
into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy
of Sciences to establish such an advisory board.
(b) UTILIZATION
OF EXISTING COMMITTEES.—The
Secretary of Energy shall continue to use the scientific pro-
gram advisory committees chartered under the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act by the Office of Science to oversee re-
search and development programs under that Office.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—Each advisory board under this
section shall consist of experts drawn from industry, aca-
demia, Federal laboratories, research institutions, or State,
local, or tribal governments, as appropriate.
(d) MEETINGS AND PURPOSES.—Each advisory board
under this section shall meet at least semi-annually to re-
view and advise on the progress made by the respective re-
search, development, demonstration, and technology deploy-
ment program. The advisory board shall also review the
adequacy and relevance of the goals established for each pro-
gram by Congress and the President, and may otherwise
advise on promising future directions in research and devel-
opment that should be considered by each program.
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SEC. 1406. IMPROVED COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT
OF CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS.
(a) EFFECTIVE TOP-LEVEL COORDINATION OF RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Section 202(b)
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7132(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) There shall be in the Department an Under
Secretary for Energy and Science, who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be compensated at
the rate provided for at level III of the Executive Schedule
under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary for Energy and Science
shall be appointed from among persons who—
‘‘(A) have extensive background in scientific or
engineering fields; and
‘‘(B) are well qualified to manage the civilian
research and development programs of the Depart-
ment of Energy.
‘‘(3) The Under Secretary for Energy and Science
shall—
‘‘(A) serve as the Science and Technology Advi-
sor to the Secretary;
‘‘(B) monitor the Department’s research and de-
velopment programs in order to advise the Secretary
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with respect to any undesirable duplication or gaps
in such programs;
‘‘(C) advise the Secretary with respect to the
well-being and management of the multipurpose lab-
oratories under the jurisdiction of the Department;
‘‘(D) advise the Secretary with respect to edu-
cation and training activities required for effective
short- and long-term basic and applied research ac-
tivities of the Department;
‘‘(E) advise the Secretary with respect to grants
and other forms of financial assistance required for
effective short- and long-term basic and applied re-
search activities of the Department; and
‘‘(F) exercise authority and responsibility over
Assistant Secretaries carrying out energy research
and development and energy technology functions
under sections 203 and 209, as well as other elements
of the Department assigned by the Secretary.’’.
(b) RECONFIGURATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—Section 209 of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (41 U.S.C. 7139) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) There shall be within the Department an Office
of Science, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of
Science, who shall be appointed by the President, by and
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with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall
be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
‘‘(b) The Assistant Secretary of Science shall be in ad-
dition to the Assistant Secretaries provided for under sec-
tion 203 of this Act.
‘‘(c) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the As-
sistant Secretary of Science to carry out the fundamental
science and engineering research functions of the Depart-
ment, including the responsibility for policy and manage-
ment of such research, as well as other functions vested in
the Secretary which he may assign to the Assistant Sec-
retary.’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSITION TO
ENABLE IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
ISSUES.—
(1) Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘There shall be in the Department six Assist-
ant Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided
in section 209, there shall be in the Department seven
Assistant Secretaries’’.
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(2) It is the sense of the Senate that the leader-
ship for departmental missions in nuclear energy
should be at the Assistant Secretary level.
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 202 of the Department of Energy Or-
ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132) is further amended
by adding the following at the end:
‘‘(d) There shall be in the Department an Under Sec-
retary, who shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall
perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall
prescribe, consistent with this section. The Under Secretary
shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of
the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code.
‘‘(e) There shall be in the Department a General Coun-
sel, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Counsel
shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.’’.
(2) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretaries of Energy
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretaries of Energy (3)’’.
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(3) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by—
(A) striking ‘‘Director, Office of Science,
Department of Energy.’’; and
(B) striking ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of En-
ergy (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of
Energy (8)’’.
(4) The table of contents for the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 note) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Section 209’’ and inserting
‘‘Sec. 209’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘213.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec.
213.’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘214.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec.
214.’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘215.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec.
215.’’; and
(E) by striking ‘‘216.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec.
216.’’.
SEC. 1407. IMPROVED COORDINATION OF TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.
(a) TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
COORDINATOR.—The
Secretary shall appoint a Technology Transfer Coordinator
to perform oversight of and policy development for tech-
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nology transfer activities at the Department. The Tech-
nology Transfer Coordinator shall coordinate the activities
of the Technology Partnerships Working Group, and shall
oversee the expenditure of funds allocated to the Technology
Partnership Working Group.
(b) TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP.—
The Secretary shall establish a Technology Partnership
Working Group, which shall consist of representatives of the
National Laboratories and single-purpose research facili-
ties, to—
(1) coordinate technology transfer activities oc-
curring at National Laboratories and single-purpose
research facilities;
(2) exchange information about technology trans-
fer practices; and
(3) develop and disseminate to the public and
prospective technology partners information about op-
portunities and procedures for technology transfer
with the Department.
SEC. 1408. TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a
Technology Infrastructure Program in accordance with this
section.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Technology Infra-
structure Program shall be to improve the ability of Na-
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tional Laboratories or single-purpose research facilities to
support departmental missions by—
(1) stimulating the development of technology
clusters that can support departmental missions at
the National Laboratories or single-purpose research
facilities;
(2) improving the ability of National Labora-
tories or single-purpose research facilities to leverage
and benefit from commercial research, technology,
products, processes, and services; and
(3) encouraging the exchange of scientific and
technological expertise between National Laboratories
or single-purpose research facilities and—
(A) institutions of higher education,
(B) technology-related business concerns,
(C) nonprofit institutions, and
(D) agencies of State, tribal, or local gov-
ernments,
that can support departmental missions at the Na-
tional Laboratories and single-purpose research facili-
ties.
(c) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall authorize the Di-
rector of each National Laboratory or facility to implement
the Technology Infrastructure Program at such National
Laboratory or single-purpose research facility through
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projects that meet the requirements of subsections (d) and
(e).
(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each project funded
under this section shall meet the following requirements:
(1) MINIMUM PARTICIPANTS.—Each project shall
at a minimum include—
(A) a National Laboratory or single-pur-
pose research facility; and
(B) one of the following entities—
(i) a business,
(ii) an institution of higher education,
(iii) a nonprofit institution, or
(iv) an agency of a State, local, or
tribal government.
(2) COST SHARING.—
(A) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Not less than 50
percent of the costs of each project funded under
this section shall be provided from non-Federal
sources.
(B) 
QUALIFIED
FUNDING
AND
RE-
SOURCES.—(i) The calculation of costs paid by
the non-Federal sources to a project shall include
cash, personnel, services, equipment, and other
resources expended on the project.
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(ii) Independent research and development
expenses of Government contractors that qualify
for reimbursement under section 31–205–18(e) of
the Federal Acquisition Regulations issued pur-
suant to section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1))
may be credited towards costs paid by non-Fed-
eral sources to a project, if the expenses meet the
other requirements of this section.
(iii) No funds or other resources expended
either before the start of a project under this sec-
tion or outside the project’s scope of work shall
be credited toward the costs paid by the non-Fed-
eral sources to the project.
(3) COMPETITIVE
SELECTION.—All projects in
which a party other than the Department, a National
Laboratory, or a single-purpose research facility re-
ceives funding under this section shall, to the extent
practicable, be competitively selected by the National
Laboratory or facility using procedures determined to
be appropriate by the Secretary.
(4) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.—Any participant
that receives funds under this section, other than a
National Laboratory or single-purpose research facil-
ity, may use generally accepted accounting principles
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for maintaining accounts, books, and records relating
to the project.
(5) LIMITATIONS.—No Federal funds shall be
made available under this section for—
(A) construction; or
(B) any project for more than 5 years.
(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—
(1) THRESHOLD FUNDING CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate funds under this section only if
the Director of the National Laboratory or single-pur-
pose research facility managing the project determines
that the project is likely to improve the ability of the
National Laboratory or single-purpose research facil-
ity to achieve technical success in meeting depart-
mental missions.
(2) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall
require the Director of the National Laboratory or
single-purpose research facility managing a project
under this section to consider the following criteria in
selecting a project to receive Federal funds—
(A) the potential of the project to succeed,
based on its technical merit, team members,
management approach, resources, and project
plan;