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shall take into account and make adjustments for the ele-
vation of the site at which a project is proposed to be 
constructed. 
(B) APPLICABILITY
OF
MILESTONES.—In applying the 
thermal 
efficiency 
milestones 
under 
paragraphs 
(1)(B)(ii)(IV), (2)(B)(ii)(IV), and (4) to projects that separate 
and capture at least 50 percent of the potential emissions 
of carbon dioxide by a facility, the energy used for separa-
tion and capture of carbon dioxide shall not be counted 
in calculating the thermal efficiency. 
(C) PERMITTED USES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may give priority to projects that include, as 
part of the project— 
(i) the separation or capture of carbon dioxide; 
or 
(ii) the reduction of the demand for natural gas 
if deployed. 
(c) FINANCIAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall not provide finan-
cial assistance under this subtitle for a project unless the recipient 
documents to the satisfaction of the Secretary that— 
(1) the recipient is financially responsible; 
(2) the recipient will provide sufficient information to the 
Secretary to enable the Secretary to ensure that the funds 
are spent efficiently and effectively; and 
(3) a market exists for the technology being demonstrated 
or applied, as evidenced by statements of interest in writing 
from potential purchasers of the technology. 
(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide finan-
cial assistance to projects that, as determined by the Secretary— 
(1) meet the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c); 
and 
(2) are likely— 
(A) to achieve overall cost reductions in the use of 
coal to generate useful forms of energy or chemical feed-
stocks; 
(B) to improve the competitiveness of coal among var-
ious forms of energy in order to maintain a diversity of 
fuel choices in the United States to meet electricity genera-
tion requirements; and 
(C) to demonstrate methods and equipment that are 
applicable to 25 percent of the electricity generating facili-
ties, using various types of coal, that use coal as the pri-
mary feedstock as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) COST-SHARING.—In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary 
shall require cost sharing in accordance with section 988. 
(f) SCHEDULED COMPLETION OF SELECTED PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In selecting a project for financial assist-
ance under this section, the Secretary shall establish a reason-
able period of time during which the owner or operator of 
the project shall complete the construction or demonstration 
phase of the project, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(2) CONDITION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall require as a condition of receipt of any financial assistance 
under this subtitle that the recipient of the assistance enter
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into an agreement with the Secretary not to request an exten-
sion of the time period established for the project by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1). 
(3) EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary may extend the time period established under para-
graph (1) if the Secretary determines, in the sole discretion 
of the Secretary, that the owner or operator of the project 
cannot complete the construction or demonstration phase 
of the project within the time period due to circumstances 
beyond the control of the owner or operator. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not extend a time 
period under subparagraph (A) by more than 4 years. 
(g) FEE TITLE.—The Secretary may vest fee title or other prop-
erty interests acquired under cost-share clean coal power initiative 
agreements under this subtitle in any entity, including the United 
States. 
(h) DATA PROTECTION.—For a period not exceeding 5 years 
after completion of the operations phase of a cooperative agreement, 
the Secretary may provide appropriate protections (including 
exemptions from subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
Code) against the dissemination of information that— 
(1) results from demonstration activities carried out under 
the clean coal power initiative program; and 
(2) would be a trade secret or commercial or financial 
information that is privileged or confidential if the information 
had been obtained from and first produced by a non-Federal 
party participating in a clean coal power initiative project. 
(i) APPLICABILITY.—No technology, or level of emission reduc-
tion, solely by reason of the use of the technology, or the achieve-
ment of the emission reduction, by 1 or more facilities receiving 
assistance under this Act, shall be considered to be— 
(1) adequately demonstrated for purposes of section 111 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411); 
(2) achievable for purposes of section 169 of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 7479); or 
(3) achievable in practice for purposes of section 171 of 
that Act (42 U.S.C. 7501). 
SEC. 403. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and once every 2 years thereafter through 2014, the Secretary, 
in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall 
submit to Congress a report describing— 
(1) the technical milestones set forth in section 402 and 
how those milestones ensure progress toward meeting the 
requirements of subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2) of section 402; 
and 
(2) the status of projects funded under this subtitle. 
SEC. 404. CLEAN COAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the clean coal power initiative, 
the Secretary shall award competitive, merit-based grants to institu-
tions of higher education for the establishment of centers of excel-
lence for energy systems of the future. 
(b) BASIS
FOR GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants 
under this section to institutions of higher education that show 
the greatest potential for advancing new clean coal technologies.