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Union Calendar No. 123
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 610
[Report No. 109–216, Part I] 
To provide for Federal energy research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. BOEHLERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Resources, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
JULY 29, 2005
Reported from the Committee on Science with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JULY 29, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period 
not ending later than July 29, 2005, for consideration of such provisions 
of the bill and the amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that com-
mittee pursuant to clause 1(r), rule X 
JULY 29, 2005
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Transportation and In-
frastructure discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 8, 2005] 
A BILL 
To provide for Federal energy research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘En-
ergy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commer-
cial Application Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Office of Science programs. 
Sec. 102. Systems biology program. 
Sec. 103. Catalysis Research and Development Program. 
Sec. 104. Hydrogen. 
Sec. 105. Advanced scientific computing research. 
Sec. 106.
Fusion Energy Sciences program. 
Sec. 107. Science and Technology Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 108. Office of Scientific and Technical Information. 
Sec. 109. Science and engineering pilot program. 
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS 
Sec. 201. Cost Sharing. 
Sec. 202. Reprogramming. 
Sec. 203. Merit-based competition. 
Sec. 204. External technical review of departmental programs. 
Sec. 205. Competitive award of management contracts. 
Sec. 206. National Laboratory designation.
Sec. 207. Report on equal employment opportunity practices. 
Sec. 208. User facility best practices plan. 
Sec. 209. Support for science and energy infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 210. Coordination plan. 
Sec. 211. Availability of funds. 
TITLE III—ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Vehicles, Buildings, and Industries 
Sec. 301. Programs. 
Sec. 302. Vehicles. 
Sec. 303. Buildings. 
Sec. 304. Industries. 
Sec. 305. Demonstration and commercial application. 
Sec. 306. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program. 
Sec. 307. Next generation lighting initiative. 
Sec. 308. Definitions. 
Sec. 309. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 310. Limitation on use of funds. 
Subtitle B—Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems 
Sec. 321. Distributed energy. 
Sec. 322. Electricity transmission and distribution and energy assurance. 
Sec. 323. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—RENEWABLE ENERGY 
Sec. 401. Findings. 
Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. Programs. 
Sec. 404. Solar. 
Sec. 405. Bioenergy programs. 
Sec. 406. Wind. 
Sec. 407. Geothermal. 
Sec. 408. Photovoltaic demonstration program. 
Sec. 409. Additional programs. 
Sec. 410. Analysis and evaluation. 
Sec. 411. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE V—NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 501. Definition. 
Sec. 502. Programs. 
Subtitle A—Nuclear Energy Research Programs 
Sec. 511. Advanced fuel recycling program. 
Sec. 512. University nuclear science and engineering support. 
Sec. 513. University-National Laboratory interactions. 
Sec. 514. Nuclear Power 2010 Program. 
Sec. 515. Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative. 
Sec. 516. Civilian infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 517. Nuclear energy research and development infrastructure plan. 
Sec. 518. Idaho National Laboratory facilities plan. 
Sec. 519. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Next Generation Nuclear Plant Program 
Sec. 531. Definitions. 
Sec. 532. Next generation nuclear power plant. 
Sec. 533. Advisory committee. 
Sec. 534. Program requirements. 
Sec. 535. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VI—FOSSIL ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Research Programs 
Sec. 601. Enhanced fossil energy research and development programs. 
Sec. 602. Fossil research and development. 
Sec. 603. Oil and gas research and development. 
Sec. 604. Transportation fuels. 
Sec. 605. Fuel cells. 
Sec. 606. Carbon dioxide capture research and development. 
Sec. 607. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 
Petroleum Resources 
Sec. 611. Program authority. 
Sec. 612. Ultra-deepwater Program. 
Sec. 613. Unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources Program. 
Sec. 614. Additional requirements for awards. 
Sec. 615. Advisory committees. 
Sec. 616. Limits on participation. 
Sec. 617. Sunset. 
Sec. 618. Definitions. 
Sec. 619. Funding. 
TITLE VII—HYDROGEN 
Sec. 701. Definitions. 
Sec. 702. Plan. 
Sec. 703. Programs. 
Sec. 704. Interagency task force. 
Sec. 705. Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 706. External review. 
Sec. 707. Miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 708. Savings clause. 
Sec. 709. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VIII—ADVANCED VEHICLES 
Subtitle A—Pilot Program 
Sec. 801. Definitions. 
Sec. 802. Pilot program. 
Sec. 803. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 804. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Clean School Buses 
Sec. 811. Definitions. 
Sec. 812. Program for replacement of certain school buses with clean school buses.
Sec. 813. Diesel retrofit program. 
Sec. 814. Fuel cell school buses. 
Subtitle C—Fuel Cell Transit Bus Demonstration 
Sec. 821. Fuel cell transit bus demonstration. 
TITLE IX—CLEAN COAL POWER INITIATIVE 
Sec. 901. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 902. Project criteria. 
Sec. 903. Report. 
Sec. 904. Clean coal centers of excellence. 
TITLE X—IMPROVED COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF 
CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 1001. Improved coordination and management of civilian science and tech-
nology programs.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) APPLIED
PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘applied 
programs’’ means the research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application programs of 
the Department concerning energy efficiency, renew-
able energy, nuclear energy, fossil energy, and elec-
tricity transmission and distribution. 
(2) BIOMASS.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ means—
(A) any organic material grown for the 
purpose of being converted to energy; 
(B) any organic byproduct of agriculture 
(including wastes from food production and 
processing) that can be converted into energy; or 
(C) any waste material that can be con-
verted to energy, is segregated from other waste 
materials, and is derived from—
(i) any of the following forest-related 
resources: 
mill 
residues, 
precommercial 
thinnings, slash, brush, or otherwise non-
merchantable material; or 
(ii) wood waste materials, including 
waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufac-
turing and construction wood wastes (other 
than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or 
painted wood wastes), and landscape or 
right-of-way tree trimmings, but not includ-
ing municipal solid waste, gas derived from 
the biodegradation of municipal solid waste, 
or paper that is commonly recycled. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(4) DEPARTMENTAL
MISSION.—The term ‘‘de-
partmental mission’’ means any of the functions vest-
ed in the Secretary of Energy by the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) or 
other law. 
(5) 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)).