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Other Petroleum Research Fund (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Fund’’). For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘royalties’’ 
excludes proceeds from the sale of royalty production taken in 
kind and royalty production that is transferred under section 
27(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1353(a)(3)). 
(b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.—Monies in the Fund shall be 
available to the Secretary for obligation under this part without 
fiscal year limitation, to remain available until expended. 
(c) PRIOR DISTRIBUTIONS.—The distributions described in sub-
section (a) are those required by law— 
(1) to States and to the Reclamation Fund under the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)); and 
(2) to other funds receiving monies from Federal oil and 
gas leasing programs, including— 
(A) any recipients pursuant to section 8(g) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); 
(B) the Land and Water Conservation Fund, pursuant 
to section 2(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–5(c)); 
(C) the Historic Preservation Fund, pursuant to section 
108 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
470h); and 
(D) the coastal impact assistance program established 
under section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (as amended by section 384). 
(d) ALLOCATION.—Amounts obligated from the Fund under sub-
section (a)(1) in each fiscal year shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) 35 percent shall be for activities under section 
999A(b)(1). 
(2) 32.5 percent shall be for activities under section 
999A(b)(2). 
(3) 7.5 percent shall be for activities under section 
999A(b)(3). 
(4) 25 percent shall be for complementary research under 
section 999A(b)(4) and other activities under section 999A(b) 
to include program direction funds, overall program oversight, 
contract management, and the establishment and operation 
of a technical committee to ensure that in-house research activi-
ties funded under section 999A(b)(4) are technically complemen-
tary to, and not duplicative of, research conducted under para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 999A(b). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to other 
amounts that are made available to carry out this section, there 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016. 
(f) FUND.—There is hereby established in the Treasury of the 
United States a separate fund to be known as the ‘‘Ultra-Deepwater 
and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research 
Fund’’.
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TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 1001. IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF ENERGY TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COORDINATOR.—The Secretary shall 
appoint a Technology Transfer Coordinator to be the principal 
advisor to the Secretary on all matters relating to technology 
transfer and commercialization. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Coordinator shall be an individual 
who, by reason of professional background and experience, is spe-
cially qualified to advise the Secretary on matters pertaining to 
technology transfer at the Department. 
(c) DUTIES OF THE COORDINATOR.—The Coordinator shall over-
see— 
(1) the activities of the Technology Transfer Working Group 
established under subsection (d); 
(2) the expenditure of funds allocated for technology 
transfer within the Department; 
(3) the activities of each technology partnership ombuds-
man appointed under section 11 of the Technology Transfer 
Commercialization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7261c); and 
(4) efforts to engage private sector entities, including ven-
ture capital companies. 
(d) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKING GROUP.—The Secretary 
shall establish a Technology Transfer Working Group, which shall 
consist of representatives of the National Laboratories and single-
purpose research facilities, to— 
(1) coordinate technology transfer activities occurring at 
National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities; 
(2) exchange information about technology transfer prac-
tices, including alternative approaches to resolution of disputes 
involving intellectual property rights and other technology 
transfer matters; and 
(3) develop and disseminate to the public and prospective 
technology partners information about opportunities and proce-
dures for technology transfer with the Department, including 
opportunities and procedures related to alternative approaches 
to resolution of disputes involving intellectual property rights 
and other technology transfer matters. 
(e) TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FUND.—The Secretary 
shall establish an Energy Technology Commercialization Fund, 
using 0.9 percent of the amount made available to the Department 
for applied energy research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for each fiscal year, to be used to provide 
matching funds with private partners to promote promising energy 
technologies for commercial purposes. 
(f) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in this 
section affects the technology transfer responsibilities of Federal 
employees under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). 
(g) PLANNING AND REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a technology transfer execution plan.
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(2) UPDATES.—Each year after the submission of the plan 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
an updated execution plan and reports that describe progress 
toward meeting goals set forth in the execution plan and the 
funds expended under subsection (e). 
SEC. 1002. TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the Technology 
Infrastructure Program established under subsection (b). 
(2) TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘technology cluster’’ 
means a concentration of technology-related business concerns, 
institutions of higher education, or nonprofit institutions, that 
reinforce each other’s performance in the areas of technology 
development through formal or informal relationships. 
(3) TECHNOLOGY-RELATED BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘technology-related business concern’’ means a for-profit cor-
poration, company, association, firm, partnership, or small busi-
ness concern that— 
(A) conducts scientific or engineering research; 
(B) develops new technologies; 
(C) manufactures products based on new technologies; 
or 
(D) performs technological services. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a Tech-
nology Infrastructure Program in accordance with this section. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program shall be to improve 
the ability of National Laboratories and 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 Laboratories and 
single-purpose research facilities to leverage and benefit from 
commercial research, technology, products, processes, and serv-
ices; and 
(3) encouraging the exchange of scientific and technological 
expertise between— 
(A) National Laboratories or single-purpose research 
facilities; and 
(B) entities that can support departmental missions 
at the National Laboratories or single-purpose research 
facilities, such as— 
(i) institutions of higher education; 
(ii) technology-related business concerns; 
(iii) nonprofit institutions; and 
(iv) agencies of State, tribal, or local governments. 
(d) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall authorize the director of 
each National Laboratory or single-purpose research facility to 
implement the Program at the National Laboratory or facility 
through one or more projects that meet the requirements of sub-
sections (e) and (f). 
(e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each project funded under this section 
shall meet the requirements of this subsection. 
(2) ENTITIES.—Each project shall include at least one of 
each of the following entities: