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(B) NANOSCIENCE
CENTERS.—The Sec-
retary, in cooperation with the Council, shall co-
ordinate the activities of the nanoscience cen-
ters of the Department to help the nanoscience 
centers of the Department maintain a globally 
competitive posture in energy storage systems 
for motor transportation and electricity trans-
mission and distribution. 
(5) APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct an applied research program on 
energy storage systems to support motor transpor-
tation and electricity transmission and distribution 
technologies, including— 
(A) ultracapacitors; 
(B) flywheels; 
(C) batteries and battery systems (includ-
ing flow batteries); 
(D) compressed air energy systems; 
(E) power conditioning electronics; 
(F) manufacturing technologies for energy 
storage systems; and 
(G) thermal management systems. 
(6) ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish, through competitive bids, not more than 
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4 energy storage research centers to translate 
basic research into applied technologies to ad-
vance the capability of the United States to 
maintain a globally competitive posture in en-
ergy storage systems for motor transportation 
and electricity transmission and distribution. 
(B) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The centers 
shall be jointly managed by the Under Sec-
retary for Science of the Department. 
(C) PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENTS.—As a 
condition of participating in a center, a partici-
pant shall enter into a participation agreement 
with the center that requires that activities con-
ducted by the participant for the center pro-
mote the goal of enabling the United States to 
compete successfully in global energy storage 
markets. 
(D) PLANS.—A center shall conduct activi-
ties that promote the achievement of the goals 
of the plans of the Council under paragraph 
(3)(D). 
(E) COST SHARING.—In carrying out this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall require cost- 
sharing in accordance with section 988 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352). 
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(F) NATIONAL
LABORATORIES.—A na-
tional laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) 
may participate in a center established under 
this paragraph, including a cooperative research 
and development agreement (as defined in sec-
tion 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d))). 
(7) DISCLOSURE.—Section 623 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13293) may apply to 
any project carried out through a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement under this section. 
(8) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—In accordance 
with section 202(a)(ii) of title 35, United States 
Code, section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2182), and section 9 of the Federal Non-
nuclear Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5908), the Secretary may require, for any 
new invention developed under paragraph (6)— 
(A) that any industrial participant that is 
active in a Energy Storage Research Center es-
tablished under paragraph (6) related to the 
advancement of energy storage technologies car-
ried out, in whole or in part, with Federal fund-
ing, be granted the first option to negotiate 
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with the invention owner, at least in the field of 
energy storage technologies, nonexclusive li-
censes and royalties on terms that are reason-
able, as determined by the Secretary; 
(B) that, during a 2-year period beginning 
on the date on which an invention is made, the 
patent holder shall not negotiate any license or 
royalty agreement with any entity that is not an 
industrial participant under paragraph (6); 
(C) that, during the 2-year period de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), the patent holder 
shall negotiate nonexclusive licenses and royal-
ties in good faith with any interested industrial 
participant under paragraph (6); and 
(D) such other terms as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary to promote the acceler-
ated commercialization of inventions made 
under paragraph (6) to advance the capability 
of the United States to successfully compete in 
global energy storage markets. 
(9) REVIEW
BY
NATIONAL
ACADEMY
OF 
SCIENCES.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to 
enter into an arrangement with the National Acad-
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