H. R. 6—173
‘‘(C) provide low-interest loans to Indian tribes and 
tribal energy resource development organizations for use 
in the promotion of energy resource development on Indian 
land and integration of energy resources; and 
‘‘(D) provide grants and technical assistance to an 
appropriate tribal environmental organization, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, that represents multiple Indian 
tribes to establish a national resource center to develop 
tribal capacity to establish and carry out tribal environ-
mental programs in support of energy-related programs 
and activities under this title, including— 
‘‘(i) training programs for tribal environmental offi-
cials, program managers, and other governmental rep-
resentatives; 
‘‘(ii) the development of model environmental poli-
cies and tribal laws, including tribal environmental 
review codes, and the creation and maintenance of 
a clearinghouse of best environmental management 
practices; and 
‘‘(iii) recommended standards for reviewing the 
implementation of tribal environmental laws and poli-
cies within tribal judicial or other tribal appeals sys-
tems. 
‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2016. 
‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INDIAN ENERGY EDUCATION PLAN-
NING AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) The Director shall establish programs to assist con-
senting Indian tribes in meeting energy education, research 
and development, planning, and management needs. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Director may pro-
vide grants, on a competitive basis, to an Indian tribe or tribal 
energy resource development organization for use in carrying 
out— 
‘‘(A) energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation 
programs; 
‘‘(B) studies and other activities supporting tribal 
acquisitions of energy supplies, services, and facilities, 
including the creation of tribal utilities to assist in securing 
electricity 
to 
promote 
electrification 
of 
homes 
and 
businesses on Indian land; 
‘‘(C) planning, construction, development, operation, 
maintenance, and improvement of tribal electrical genera-
tion, transmission, and distribution facilities located on 
Indian land; and 
‘‘(D) development, construction, and interconnection of 
electric power transmission facilities located on Indian land 
with other electric transmission facilities. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Director shall develop a program to support 
and implement research projects that provide Indian tribes 
with opportunities to participate in carbon sequestration prac-
tices on Indian land, including— 
‘‘(i) geologic sequestration; 
‘‘(ii) forest sequestration; 
‘‘(iii) agricultural sequestration; and
H. R. 6—174
‘‘(iv) any other sequestration opportunities the Director 
considers to be appropriate. 
‘‘(B) The activities carried out under subparagraph (A) 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) coordinated with other carbon sequestration 
research and development programs conducted by the Sec-
retary of Energy; 
‘‘(ii) conducted to determine methods consistent with 
existing standardized measurement protocols to account 
and report the quantity of carbon dioxide or other green-
house gases sequestered in projects that may be imple-
mented on Indian land; and 
‘‘(iii) reviewed periodically to collect and distribute to 
Indian tribes information on carbon sequestration practices 
that will increase the sequestration of carbon without 
threatening the social and economic well-being of Indian 
tribes. 
‘‘(4)(A) The Director, in consultation with Indian tribes, 
may develop a formula for providing grants under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) In providing a grant under this subsection, the Director 
shall give priority to any application received from an Indian 
tribe with inadequate electric service (as determined by the 
Director). 
‘‘(C) In providing a grant under this subsection for an 
activity to provide, or expand the provision of, electricity on 
Indian land, the Director shall encourage cooperative arrange-
ments between Indian tribes and utilities that provide service 
to Indian tribes, as the Director determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary of Energy may issue such regulations 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this 
subsection. 
‘‘(6) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2016. 
‘‘(c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), the Secretary of 
Energy may provide loan guarantees (as defined in section 
502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) 
for an amount equal to not more than 90 percent of the unpaid 
principal and interest due on any loan made to an Indian 
tribe for energy development. 
‘‘(2) In providing a loan guarantee under this subsection 
for an activity to provide, or expand the provision of, electricity 
on Indian land, the Secretary of Energy shall encourage 
cooperative arrangements between Indian tribes and utilities 
that provide service to Indian tribes, as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) A loan guarantee under this subsection shall be made 
by— 
‘‘(A) a financial institution subject to examination by 
the Secretary of Energy; or 
‘‘(B) an Indian tribe, from funds of the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(4) The aggregate outstanding amount guaranteed by the 
Secretary of Energy at any time under this subsection shall 
not exceed $2,000,000,000.
H. R. 6—175
‘‘(5) The Secretary of Energy may issue such regulations 
as the Secretary of Energy determines are necessary to carry 
out this subsection. 
‘‘(6) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(7) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress 
a report on the financing requirements of Indian tribes for 
energy development on Indian land. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.— 
‘‘(1) In purchasing electricity or any other energy product 
or byproduct, a Federal agency or department may give pref-
erence to an energy and resource production enterprise, part-
nership, consortium, corporation, or other type of business 
organization the majority of the interest in which is owned 
and controlled by 1 or more Indian tribes. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, a Federal agency or 
department shall not— 
‘‘(A) pay more than the prevailing market price for 
an energy product or byproduct; or 
‘‘(B) obtain less than prevailing market terms and 
conditions. 
‘‘SEC. 2603. INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE REGULATION. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may provide to Indian tribes, on 
an annual basis, grants for use in accordance with subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds from a grant provided under this 
section may be used— 
‘‘(1)(A) by an Indian tribe for the development of a tribal 
energy resource inventory or tribal energy resource on Indian 
land; 
‘‘(B) by an Indian tribe for the development of a feasibility 
study or other report necessary to the development of energy 
resources on Indian land; 
‘‘(C) by an Indian tribe (other than an Indian Tribe in 
the State of Alaska, except the Metlakatla Indian Community) 
for— 
‘‘(i) the development and enforcement of tribal laws 
(including regulations) relating to tribal energy resource 
development; and 
‘‘(ii) the development of technical infrastructure to pro-
tect the environment under applicable law; or 
‘‘(D) by a Native Corporation for the development and 
implementation of corporate policies and the development of 
technical infrastructure to protect the environment under 
applicable law; and 
‘‘(2) by an Indian tribe for the training of employees that— 
‘‘(A) are engaged in the development of energy 
resources on Indian land; or 
‘‘(B) are responsible for protecting the environment. 
‘‘(c) OTHER ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) In carrying out the obligations of the United States 
under this title, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum 
extent practicable and to the extent of available resources, 
that on the request of an Indian tribe, the Indian tribe shall