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(iv) evaluation of the effectiveness of
the media campaign; and
(B) administrative costs, including oper-
ational and management expenses.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out this section,
the Secretary shall allocate not less than 85 percent
of funds made available under subsection (e) for each
fiscal year for the advertising functions specified
under paragraph (1)(A).
(d) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall annually submit
to Congress a report that describes—
(1) the strategy of the national media campaign
and whether specific objectives of the campaign were
accomplished, including—
(A) determinations concerning the rate of
change of energy consumption, in both absolute
and per capita terms; and
(B) an evaluation that enables consider-
ation of whether the media campaign contributed
to reduction of energy consumption;
(2) steps taken to ensure that the national media
campaign operates in an effective and efficient man-
ner consistent with the overall strategy and focus of
the campaign;
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(3) plans to purchase advertising time and
space;
(4) policies and practices implemented to ensure
that Federal funds are used responsibly to purchase
advertising time and space and eliminate the poten-
tial for waste, fraud, and abuse; and
(5) all contracts or cooperative agreements en-
tered into with a corporation, partnership, or indi-
vidual working on behalf of the national media cam-
paign.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(2) DECREASED
OIL
CONSUMPTION.—The Sec-
retary shall use not less than 50 percent of the
amount that is made available under this section for
each fiscal year to develop and conduct a national
media campaign to decrease oil consumption in the
United States over the next decade.
SEC. 802. ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE ADMINISTRA-
TION.
Section 106 of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act
(15 U.S.C. 720d) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal Coordi-
nator may appoint and terminate such personnel
as the Federal Coordinator determines to be ap-
propriate.
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
OF
FEDERAL
COORDI-
NATOR.—Personnel appointed by the Federal Co-
ordinator under subparagraph (A) shall be ap-
pointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments
in the competitive service.
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), personnel appointed by the Federal
Coordinator under paragraph (1)(A) shall be
paid without regard to the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code (relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates).
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM
LEVEL
OF
COMPENSA-
TION.—The rate of pay for personnel appointed
by the Federal Coordinator under paragraph
(1)(A) shall not exceed the maximum level of rate
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payable for level III of the Executive Schedule (5
U.S.C. 5314).
‘‘(C) ALLOWANCES.—Section 5941 of title 5,
United States Code, shall apply to personnel ap-
pointed by the Federal Coordinator under para-
graph (1)(A).
‘‘(3) TEMPORARY SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal Coordi-
nator may procure temporary and intermittent
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM
LEVEL
OF
COMPENSA-
TION.—The level of compensation of an indi-
vidual employed on a temporary or intermittent
basis under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed
the maximum level of rate payable for level III
of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5314).
‘‘(4) FEES, CHARGES, AND COMMISSIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the du-
ties of the Federal Coordinator, as described in
this Act, the Federal Coordinator shall have
similar authority to establish, change, and abol-
ish reasonable filing and service fees, charges,
and commissions, require deposits of payments,
and provide refunds as provided to the Secretary
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of the Interior in section 304 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1734).
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE
INTERIOR.—Subparagraph (A) shall not affect
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to
establish, change, and abolish reasonable filing
and service fees, charges, and commissions, re-
quire deposits of payments, and provide refunds
under section 304 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1734).
‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—The Federal Coordi-
nator is authorized to use, without further ap-
propriation, amounts collected under subpara-
graph (A) to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 803. RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ALASKA SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER.—
The term ‘‘Alaska small hydroelectric power’’ means
power that—
(A) is generated—
(i) in the State of Alaska;
(ii) without the use of a dam or im-
poundment of water; and
(iii) through the use of—
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(I) a lake tap (but not a perched
alpine lake); or
(II) a run-of-river screened at the
point of diversion; and
(B) has a nameplate capacity rating of a
wattage that is not more than 15 megawatts.
(2) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible
applicant’’ means any—
(A) governmental entity;
(B) private utility;
(C) public utility;
(D) municipal utility;
(E) cooperative utility;
(F) Indian tribes; and
(G) Regional Corporation (as defined in
section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)).
(3) OCEAN ENERGY.—
(A) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘ocean energy’’
includes current, wave, and tidal energy.
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘ocean energy’’
excludes thermal energy.
(4) RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT.—The term
‘‘renewable energy project’’ means a project—
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(A) for the commercial generation of elec-
tricity; and
(B) that generates electricity from—
(i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy
or ocean energy;
(ii) biomass (as defined in section
203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15852(b)));
(iii) landfill gas; or
(iv) Alaska small hydroelectric power.
(b) RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use
amounts appropriated under this section to make
grants for use in carrying out renewable energy
projects.
(2) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall set
forth criteria for use in awarding grants under this
section.
(3) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant from the
Secretary under paragraph (1), an eligible applicant
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require, including a writ-
ten assurance that—
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(A) all laborers and mechanics employed by
contractors or subcontractors during construc-
tion, alteration, or repair that is financed, in
whole or in part, by a grant under this section
shall be paid wages at rates not less than those
prevailing on similar construction in the local-
ity, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in
accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and
3147 of title 40, United States Code; and
(B) the Secretary of Labor shall, with re-
spect to the labor standards described in this
paragraph, have the authority and functions set
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of
1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title
40, United States Code.
(4) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Each eligible appli-
cant that receives a grant under this subsection shall
contribute to the total cost of the renewable energy
project constructed by the eligible applicant an
amount not less than 50 percent of the total cost of
the project.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as
are necessary to carry out this section.
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SEC. 804. COORDINATION OF PLANNED REFINERY OUT-
AGES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Energy Infor-
mation Administration.
(2) PLANNED REFINERY OUTAGE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘planned re-
finery outage’’ means a removal, scheduled before
the date on which the removal occurs, of a refin-
ery, or any unit of a refinery, from service for
maintenance, repair, or modification.
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘planned refin-
ery outage’’ does not include any necessary and
unplanned removal of a refinery, or any unit of
a refinery, from service as a result of a compo-
nent failure, safety hazard, emergency, or action
reasonably anticipated to be necessary to prevent
such events.
(3) REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCT.—The term
‘‘refined petroleum product’’ means any gasoline, die-
sel fuel, fuel oil, lubricating oil, liquid petroleum gas,
or other petroleum distillate that is produced through
the refining or processing of crude oil or an oil de-
rived from tar sands, shale, or coal.
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(4) REFINERY.—The term ‘‘refinery’’ means a
facility used in the production of a refined petroleum
product through distillation, cracking, or any other
process.
(b) REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE INFORMA-
TION.—The Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis—
(1) review information on refinery outages that
is available from commercial reporting services;
(2) analyze that information to determine wheth-
er the scheduling of a refinery outage may nationally
or regionally substantially affect the price or supply
of any refined petroleum product by—
(A) decreasing the production of the refined
petroleum product; and
(B) causing or contributing to a retail or
wholesale supply shortage or disruption;
(3) not less frequently than twice each year, sub-
mit to the Secretary a report describing the results of
the review and analysis under paragraphs (1) and
(2); and
(4) specifically alert the Secretary of any refin-
ery outage that the Administrator determines may
nationally or regionally substantially affect the price
or supply of a refined petroleum product.
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(c) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—On a determination by
the Secretary, based on a report or alert under paragraph
(3) or (4) of subsection (b), that a refinery outage may affect
the price or supply of a refined petroleum product, the Sec-
retary shall make available to refinery operators informa-
tion on planned refinery outages to encourage reductions
of the quantity of refinery capacity that is out of service
at any time.
(d) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall alter
any existing legal obligation or responsibility of a refinery
operator, or create any legal right of action, nor shall this
section authorize the Secretary—
(1) to prohibit a refinery operator from con-
ducting a planned refinery outage; or
(2) to require a refinery operator to continue to
operate a refinery.
SEC. 805. ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES.
(a) 5-YEAR PLAN.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the
Energy Information Administration (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall establish a
5-year plan to enhance the quality and scope of the
data collection necessary to ensure the scope, accu-
racy, and timeliness of the information needed for ef-
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ficient functioning of energy markets and related fi-
nancial operations.
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In establishing the plan
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall pay
particular attention to—
(A) data series terminated because of budget
constraints;
(B) data on demand response;
(C) timely data series of State-level infor-
mation;
(D) improvements in the area of oil and gas
data;
(E) improvements in data on solid byprod-
ucts from coal-based energy-producing facilities;
and
(F) the ability to meet applicable deadlines
under Federal law (including regulations) to
provide data required by Congress.
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator
shall submit to Congress the plan established under sub-
section (a), including a description of any improvements
needed to enhance the ability of the Administrator to collect
and process energy information in a manner consistent
with the needs of energy markets.
(c) GUIDELINES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall—
(A) establish guidelines to ensure the qual-
ity, comparability, and scope of State energy
data, including data on energy production and
consumption by product and sector and renew-
able and alternative sources, required to provide
a comprehensive, accurate energy profile at the
State level;
(B) share company-level data collected at
the State level with each State involved, in a
manner consistent with the legal authorities,
confidentiality protections, and stated uses in ef-
fect at the time the data were collected, subject to
the condition that the State shall agree to reason-
able requirements for use of the data, as the Ad-
ministrator may require;
(C) assess any existing gaps in data ob-
tained and compiled by the Energy Information
Administration; and
(D) evaluate the most cost-effective ways to
address any data quality and quantity issues in
conjunction with State officials.
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator shall
consult with State officials and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission on a regular basis in—
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(A) establishing guidelines and determining
the scope of State-level data under paragraph
(1); and
(B) exploring ways to address data needs
and serve data uses.
(d) ASSESSMENT OF STATE DATA NEEDS.—Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress an assessment of
State-level data needs, including a plan to address the
needs.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to any other amounts made available to the Adminis-
trator, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator to carry out this section—
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
(6) such sums as are necessary for subsequent fis-
cal years.
SEC. 806. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE USE OF
RENEWABLE RESOURCES TO GENERATE EN-
ERGY.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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(1) the United States has a quantity of renew-
able energy resources that is sufficient to supply a
significant portion of the energy needs of the United
States;
(2) the agricultural, forestry, and working land
of the United States can help ensure a sustainable do-
mestic energy system;
(3) accelerated development and use of renewable
energy technologies provide numerous benefits to the
United States, including improved national security,
improved balance of payments, healthier rural econo-
mies, improved environmental quality, and abundant,
reliable, and affordable energy for all citizens of the
United States;
(4) the production of transportation fuels from
renewable energy would help the United States meet
rapidly growing domestic and global energy demands,
reduce the dependence of the United States on energy
imported from volatile regions of the world that are
politically unstable, stabilize the cost and availability
of energy, and safeguard the economy and security of
the United States;
(5) increased energy production from domestic
renewable resources would attract substantial new in-
vestments in energy infrastructure, create economic
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growth, develop new jobs for the citizens of the United
States, and increase the income for farm, ranch, and
forestry jobs in the rural regions of the United States;
(6) increased use of renewable energy is practical
and can be cost effective with the implementation of
supportive policies and proper incentives to stimulate
markets and infrastructure; and
(7) public policies aimed at enhancing renewable
energy production and accelerating technological im-
provements will further reduce energy costs over time
and increase market demand.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than
January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working
land of the United States should—
(1) provide from renewable resources not less
than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the
United States; and
(2) continue to produce safe, abundant, and af-
fordable food, feed, and fiber.
SEC. 807. GEOTHERMAL ASSESSMENT, EXPLORATION IN-
FORMATION, AND PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2012,
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director
of the United States Geological Survey, shall—
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(1) complete a comprehensive nationwide geo-
thermal resource assessment that examines the full
range of geothermal resources in the United States;
and
(2) submit to the the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate a report describing the results of the assessment.
(b) PERIODIC UPDATES.—At least once every 10 years,
the Secretary shall update the national assessment required
under this section to support public and private sector deci-
sionmaking.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to carry out this section—
(1) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2012; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2022.
Subtitle B—Prohibitions on Market
Manipulation and False Infor-
mation
SEC. 811. PROHIBITION ON MARKET MANIPULATION.
It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly,
to use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale
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of crude oil gasoline or petroleum distillates at wholesale,
any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, in
contravention of such rules and regulations as the Federal
Trade Commission may prescribe as necessary or appro-
priate in the public interest or for the protection of United
States citizens.
SEC. 812. PROHIBITION ON FALSE INFORMATION.
It is unlawful for any person to report information
related to the wholesale price of crude oil gasoline or petro-
leum distillates to a Federal department or agency if—
(1) the person knew, or reasonably should have
known, the information to be false or misleading;
(2) the information was required by law to be re-
ported; and
(3) the person intended the false or misleading
data to affect data compiled by the department or
agency for statistical or analytical purposes with re-
spect to the market for crude oil, gasoline, or petro-
leum distillates.
SEC. 813. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.
(a) ENFORCEMENT.—This subtitle shall be enforced by
the Federal Trade Commission in the same manner, by the
same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all
applicable terms of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
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U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part
of this subtitle.
(b) VIOLATION IS TREATED AS UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE
ACT OR PRACTICE.—The violation of any provision of this
subtitle shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or
practice proscribed under a rule issued under section
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
SEC. 814. PENALTIES.
(a) CIVIL PENALTY.—In addition to any penalty ap-
plicable under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 41 et seq.), any supplier that violates section 811
or 812 shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not more
than $1,000,000.
(b) METHOD.—The penalties provided by subsection
(a) shall be obtained in the same manner as civil penalties
imposed under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission
Act (15 U.S.C. 45).
(c) MULTIPLE OFFENSES; MITIGATING FACTORS.—In
assessing the penalty provided by subsection (a)—
(1) each day of a continuing violation shall be
considered a separate violation; and
(2) the court shall take into consideration,
among other factors—
(A) the seriousness of the violation; and
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(B) the efforts of the person committing the
violation to remedy the harm caused by the vio-
lation in a timely manner.
SEC. 815. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
(a) OTHER AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION.—Noth-
ing in this subtitle limits or affects the authority of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission to bring an enforcement action or
take any other measure under the Federal Trade Commis-
sion Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) or any other provision of
law.
(b) ANTITRUST LAW.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be
construed to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of
any of the antitrust laws. For purposes of this subsection,
the term ‘‘antitrust laws’’ shall have the meaning given it
in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act (15
U.S.C. 12), except that it includes section 5 of the Federal
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that
such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.
(c) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this subtitle preempts
any State law.
TITLE IX—INTERNATIONAL
ENERGY PROGRAMS
SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations,
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources, the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
(2) CLEAN
AND
EFFICIENT
ENERGY
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘clean and efficient energy tech-
nology’’ means an energy supply or end-use tech-
nology that, compared to a similar technology already
in widespread commercial use in a recipient country,
will—
(A) reduce emissions of greenhouse gases; or
(B)(i) increase efficiency of energy produc-
tion; or
(ii) decrease intensity of energy usage.
(3) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse
gas’’ means—
(A) carbon dioxide;
(B) methane;
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(C) nitrous oxide;
(D) hydrofluorocarbons;
(E) perfluorocarbons; or
(F) sulfur hexafluoride.
Subtitle A—Assistance to Promote
Clean 
and 
Efficient 
Energy
Technologies in Foreign Coun-
tries
SEC. 911. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES.
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development
shall support policies and programs in developing countries
that promote clean and efficient energy technologies—
(1) to produce the necessary market conditions
for the private sector delivery of energy and environ-
mental management services;
(2) to create an environment that is conducive to
accepting clean and efficient energy technologies that
support the overall purpose of reducing greenhouse
gas emissions, including—
(A) improving policy, legal, and regulatory
frameworks;
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(F) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(G) the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development;
(H) the Export-Import Bank of the United
States;
(I) the Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration:
(J) the Trade and Development Agency;
(K) the Small Business Administration;
(L) the Office of the United States Trade
Representative; and
(M) other Federal departments and agen-
cies, as determined by the President.
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall des-
ignate a Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons of the Task
Force.
(4) DUTIES.—The Task Force—
(A) shall develop and assist in the imple-
mentation of the strategy required under sub-
section (c); and
(B)(i) shall analyze technology, policy, and
market opportunities for the development, dem-
onstration, and deployment of clean and efficient
energy technologies on an international basis;
and