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Union Calendar No. 352 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5656 
[Report No. 109–611] 
To provide for Federal energy research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2006 
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. HALL, Mr. SMITH of Texas, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, and Mr. 
WAMP) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science 
JULY 28, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan, Mr. 
AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. 
REICHERT, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Penn-
sylvania, and Mr. ROHRABACHER 
JULY 28, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 21, 2006] 
A BILL 
To provide for Federal energy research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Research, Devel-
opment, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act 
of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘biomass’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 932(a)(1) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16232(a)(1)); 
(2) the term ‘‘cellulosic feedstock’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘lignocellulosic feedstock’’ in sec-
tion 932(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16232(a)(2)); 
(3) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy; 
(4) the term ‘‘engineering-scale’’ means the min-
imum size required to predict with confidence all 
physical processes controlling the performance of a 
full-scale industrial facility; 
(5) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)); 
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(6) the term ‘‘National Laboratory’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘nonmilitary energy labora-
tory’’ in section 903(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16182(3)); and 
(7) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Energy. 
SEC. 3. FUTUREGEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
project of research, development, and demonstration de-
signed to demonstrate the feasibility of the commercial ap-
plication of advanced clean coal energy technology, includ-
ing carbon capture and geological sequestration, for elec-
tricity generation. 
(b) INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT.—The Secretary may 
conduct the project through a financial assistance coopera-
tive agreement with a consortium of coal-fired power pro-
ducers, coal companies, and others. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
(1) a FutureGen demonstration facility is oper-
ating by 2012; 
(2) the FutureGen demonstration facility is de-
signed to be able— 
(A) to achieve at least a 99 percent reduc-
tion in sulfur dioxide emissions or, when burn-
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ing coal containing 3 pounds or less of sulfur per 
million British thermal units, the project shall 
be able to emit no more than 0.03 pounds of sul-
fur dioxide emissions per million British ther-
mal units; 
(B) to emit no more than 0.05 pounds of 
nitrogen oxide emissions per million British 
thermal units; 
(C) to achieve at least a 90 percent reduc-
tion in mercury emissions; 
(D) to emit no more than 0.005 pounds of 
total particulate emissions in the flue gas per 
million British thermal units; 
(E) to achieve at least a 90 percent reduc-
tion in carbon dioxide emissions; 
(F) to demonstrate that the technology can 
be applied to a diversity of United States coal 
types; and 
(G) to demonstrate the feasibility of elec-
tricity generation from coal using advanced 
clean coal technology with carbon capture and 
geological sequestration at a cost not greater 
than 10 percent higher than the average of all 
commercial integrated coal gasification combined 
cycle electric generating plants operating in the 
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United States as of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) SYSTEM INTEGRATION.—To reduce technical risk 
and focus development efforts on system integration, the 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that the 
FutureGen demonstration facility is designed to utilize 
available advanced clean coal technology, as well as first- 
of-a-kind technology components, as appropriate. 
(e) DATA PROTECTION.—The Secretary may agree to 
protect FutureGen information to the same extent author-
ized for the Clean Coal Power Initiative pursuant to section 
402(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16231(h)). 
(f) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary may accept con-
tributions from private and public sources, including for-
eign nations and international contributors, and use such 
contributions to offset a portion of the Federal share of the 
project costs. 
SEC. 4. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE TECHNOLOGIES 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PLAN. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advanced 
recycling reactor’’ means a nuclear reactor that is capable 
of significantly reducing the toxicity or radioactivity of 
spent nuclear fuel components. 
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(b) SYSTEMS ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a 
comprehensive modeling and simulation capability to 
enable a thorough analysis of possible advanced nu-
clear fuel cycle systems. The modeling and simulation 
capability shall be capable of examining— 
(A) all of the components of each advanced 
nuclear fuel cycle system analyzed, including— 
(i) spent fuel separations technologies; 
(ii) advanced recycling reactor tech-
nologies; 
(iii) fuel fabrication technologies; 
(iv) advanced thermal reactor tech-
nologies, including advanced thermal reac-
tor designs that would be capable of reduc-
ing the toxicity or radioactivity of spent 
nuclear fuel components; and 
(v) waste disposal technologies; 
(B) the manner in which possible technology 
and engineering choices for individual compo-
nents might affect the overall system, and how 
various system components would interact with 
one another; 
(C) quantitative mass flows of nuclear fuel 
and spent nuclear fuel, including projected in-
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ventories and transportation requirements for 
nuclear fuel and spent nuclear fuel, for any ex-
amined system; and 
(D) estimated costs associated with building 
and operating the examined fuel cycle system, 
including a comparison with the estimated costs 
of building and operating a more conventional 
future fuel cycle system that includes geologic se-
questration of high-level nuclear waste but that 
does not include recycling of spent fuel compo-
nents. 
(2) ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
FUEL
CYCLE
TECH-
NOLOGIES PLAN.— 
(A) ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a thorough analysis of more than 1 possible con-
figuration of an advanced nuclear fuel cycle sys-
tem using the analytical capability developed 
under paragraph (1). Each analysis of a possible 
configuration of an advanced nuclear fuel cycle 
system shall examine— 
(i) the compatibility of fuel cycle sys-
tem components, including each of the sys-
tem component technologies described in 
paragraph (1)(A); and 
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(ii) the degree to which the examined 
system would— 
(I) minimize the toxicity and ra-
dioactivity of spent nuclear fuel; 
(II) increase the proliferation re-
sistance of commercial nuclear power 
reactors and their associated fuel sys-
tems and infrastructure; 
(III) maximize the amount of use-
ful energy that can be extracted from 
nuclear fuel; and 
(IV) minimize the costs of con-
struction and operation of commercial 
nuclear power reactors and their asso-
ciated fuel systems and infrastructure. 
(B) PLAN.—Using the results of the anal-
yses developed under subparagraph (A), and not 
later than June 30, 2007, the Secretary shall de-
velop a detailed plan for research, development, 
and demonstration for advanced nuclear fuel 
cycle system technologies, including proposed 
technology options for each of the system compo-
nent technologies described in paragraph (1)(A) 
and any proposed engineering-scale demonstra-
tions of such system component technologies. The 
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plan shall include an estimate of the design, en-
gineering, construction, and lifetime operating 
costs of any proposed engineering-scale dem-
onstration, including decontamination and de-
commissioning costs. In developing the plan, the 
Secretary shall consider the integration into an 
advanced nuclear fuel cycle system of advanced 
thermal reactors capable of reducing the toxicity 
or radioactivity of spent nuclear fuel compo-
nents. 
(C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
plan under subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
shall consult with— 
(i) technical experts from United 
States and foreign companies that design or 
engineer nuclear power plants or nuclear 
fuel reprocessing facilities; 
(ii) technical experts from United 
States electric utilities that operate nuclear 
power plants; 
(iii) economists with expertise in nu-
clear power and electricity markets; 
(iv) the Nuclear Energy Research Ad-
visory Committee; 
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(v) the Chairman of the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission; and 
(vi) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(3) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW.— 
The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with 
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a review 
of the plan developed under paragraph (2)(B), includ-
ing by reviewing the validity of the underlying anal-
yses required under paragraph (2)(A). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2008, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) the research, development, and demonstration 
plan developed under subsection (b)(2)(B), and the re-
port from the National Academy of Sciences on the 
review conducted under subsection (b)(3); 
(2) a revised research, development, and dem-
onstration plan that takes into account the findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations of the report from 
the National Academy of Sciences; and 
(3) an explanation of any instances where the 
Secretary does not concur with the findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations of the report from the 
National Academy of Sciences. 
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(d) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not initiate 
detailed design or construction of any demonstration facil-
ity that is capable of processing 750 kilograms or more per 
year of nuclear fuel or spent nuclear fuel and that is de-
signed to demonstrate the advanced nuclear fuel system 
component technologies described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) 
and (iii) until 90 days after the report under subsection 
(c) has been transmitted to Congress. 
SEC. 5. ADVANCED BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application for production of motor and other fuels 
from biomass. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the pro-
gram under this section to— 
(1) develop technologies that would make ethanol 
produced from cellulosic feedstocks cost competitive 
with ethanol produced from corn by 2012; 
(2) conduct research and development on how to 
apply 
advanced 
genetic 
engineering 
and 
bio-
engineering techniques to increase the efficiency and 
lower the cost of industrial-scale production of liquid 
fuels from cellulosic feedstocks; and 
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(3) conduct research and development on the pro-
duction of hydrocarbons other than ethanol from bio-
mass. 
(c) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS.— 
The Secretary shall designate not less than 10 percent of 
the funds appropriated under subsection (d) for each fiscal 
year to carry out the program for grants to competitively 
selected institutions of higher education around the country 
focused on meeting the objectives stated in subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 931(c) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(c)), there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section— 
(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
(3) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
SEC. 6. ADVANCED HYDROGEN STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application for technologies to enable practical on-
board storage of hydrogen for use as a fuel for light-duty 
motor vehicles. 
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The Secretary shall design the pro-
gram under this section to develop practical hydrogen stor-
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age technologies that would enable a hydrogen-fueled light- 
duty motor vehicle to travel 300 miles before refueling. 
SEC. 7. ADVANCED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application for advanced solar photovoltaic tech-
nologies. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the pro-
gram under this section to develop technologies that 
would— 
(1) make electricity generated by solar photo-
voltaic power cost-competitive by 2015; and 
(2) enable the widespread use of solar photo-
voltaic power. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section— 
(1) $148,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(3) $165,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(4) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 8. ADVANCED WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application for advanced wind energy technologies. 
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(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall design the pro-
gram under this section to— 
(1) improve the efficiency and lower the cost of 
wind turbines; 
(2) minimize adverse environmental impacts; 
and 
(3) develop new small-scale wind energy tech-
nologies for use in low wind speed environments. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section— 
(1) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $48,400,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(3) $53,240,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(4) $58,564,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 9. CONTINUING PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary shall continue to carry out the research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application 
activities authorized in sections 921(b)(1) (for distributed 
energy), 923 (for micro-cogeneration technology), and 
931(a)(2)(C), (D),and (E)(i) (for geothermal energy, hydro-
power, and ocean energy) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
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SEC. 10. PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2006’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means a de-
vice or system for the electrochemical storage of en-
ergy. 
(2) E85.—The term ‘‘E85’’ means a fuel blend 
containing 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline 
by volume. 
(3) ELECTRIC
DRIVE
TRANSPORTATION
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘electric drive transportation 
technology’’ means— 
(A) vehicles that use an electric motor for 
all or part of their motive power and that may 
or may not use offboard electricity, including 
battery electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, 
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, flexible fuel plug- 
in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric rail; and 
(B) related equipment, including electric 
equipment necessary to recharge a plug-in hy-
brid electric vehicle. 
(4) FLEXIBLE FUEL PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC 
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘flexible fuel plug-in hybrid elec-
tric vehicle’’ means a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle 
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warranted by its manufacturer as capable of oper-
ating on any combination of gasoline or E85 for its 
onboard internal combustion or heat engine. 
(5) HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘hy-
brid electric vehicle’’ means a vehicle that— 
(A) can be propelled using liquid combus-
tible fuel and electric power provided by an on-
board battery; and 
(B) utilizes regenerative power capture tech-
nology to recover energy expended in braking the 
vehicle for use in recharging the battery. 
(6) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’’ means a hybrid 
electric onroad light-duty vehicle that can be propelled 
solely on electric power for a minimum of 20 miles 
under city driving conditions, and that is capable of 
recharging its battery from an offboard electricity 
source. 
(c) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application on technologies needed for the development 
of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric drive trans-
portation, including— 
(1) high capacity, high efficiency batteries, to— 
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(A) improve battery life, energy storage ca-
pacity, and power delivery capacity, and lower 
cost; and 
(B) minimize waste and hazardous mate-
rial production in the entire value chain, includ-
ing after the end of the useful life of the batteries; 
(2) high efficiency onboard and offboard charg-
ing components; 
(3) high power drive train systems for passenger 
and commercial vehicles and for supporting equip-
ment; 
(4) onboard energy management systems, power 
trains, and systems integration for plug-in hybrid 
electric vehicles, flexible fuel plug-in hybrid electric 
vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles, including effi-
cient cooling systems and systems that minimize the 
emissions profile of such vehicles; and 
(5) lightweight materials, including research, de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial applica-
tion to reduce the cost of materials such as steel alloys 
and carbon fibers. 
(d) PLUG-IN
HYBRID
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a competitive grant pilot demonstration program 
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to provide not more than 25 grants annually to State 
governments, local governments and public entities, 
metropolitan transportation authorities, or combina-
tions thereof to carry out a project or projects for 
demonstration of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
issue requirements for applying for grants under 
the demonstration pilot program. The Secretary 
shall require that applications, at a minimum, 
include a description of how data will be— 
(i) collected on the— 
(I) performance of the vehicle or 
vehicles and the components, including 
the battery, energy management, and 
charging systems, under various driv-
ing speeds, trip ranges, traffic, and 
other driving conditions; 
(II) costs of the vehicle or vehicles, 
including acquisition, operating, and 
maintenance costs, and how the project 
or projects will be self-sustaining after 
Federal assistance is completed; and 
(III) emissions of the vehicle or 
vehicles, including greenhouse gases, 
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and the amount of petroleum displaced 
as a result of the project or projects; 
and 
(ii) summarized for dissemination to 
the Department, other grantees, and the 
public. 
(B) PARTNERS.—An applicant under sub-
paragraph (A) may carry out a project or 
projects under the pilot program in partnership 
with one or more private or nonprofit entities, 
which may include institutions of higher edu-
cation, including Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and 
other minority-serving institutions. 
(3) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
(A) PREFERENCE.—When making awards 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sider each applicant’s previous experience involv-
ing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and shall give 
preference to proposals that— 
(i) provide the greatest demonstration 
per award dollar, with preference increas-
ing as the number of miles that a plug-in 
hybrid electric vehicle can be propelled sole-
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ly on electric power under city driving con-
ditions increases; and 
(ii) maximize the non-Federal share of 
project funding and demonstrate the great-
est likelihood that each project proposed in 
the application will be maintained or ex-
panded after Federal assistance under this 
subsection is completed. 
(B) BREADTH
OF
DEMONSTRATIONS.—In 
awarding grants under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall ensure the program will demonstrate 
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles under various 
circumstances, including— 
(i) driving speeds; 
(ii) trip ranges; 
(iii) driving conditions; 
(iv) climate conditions; and 
(v) topography, 
to optimize understanding and function of plug- 
in hybrid electric vehicles. 
(4) PILOT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—An applicant 
that has received a grant in one year may apply 
for additional funds in subsequent years, but the 
Secretary 
shall 
not 
provide 
more 
than 
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$10,000,000 in Federal assistance under the pilot 
program to any applicant for the period encom-
passing fiscal years 2007 through fiscal year 
2011. 
(B) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish mechanisms to ensure that the informa-
tion and knowledge gained by participants in 
the pilot program are shared among the pilot 
program participants and are available to other 
interested parties, including other applicants. 
(5) AWARD AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall de-
termine grant amounts, but the maximum size of 
grants shall decline as the cost of producing plug-in 
hybrid electric vehicles declines or the cost of con-
verting a hybrid electric vehicle to a plug-in hybrid 
electric vehicle declines. 
(e) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
program under this section in compliance with section 
988(a) through (d) and section 989 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(a) through (d) and 16353). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— 
(1) for carrying out subsection (c), $250,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, of which 
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up to $50,000,000 may be used for the program de-
scribed in paragraph (5) of that subsection; and 
(2) for carrying out subsection (d), $50,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 11. PHOTOVOLTAIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Solar Utilization Now Demonstration Act of 2006’’ or the 
‘‘SUN Act of 2006’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram of grants to States to demonstrate advanced photo-
voltaic technology. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ABILITY TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—To re-
ceive funding under the program under this section, 
a State must submit a proposal that demonstrates, to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the State will 
meet the requirements of subsection (g). 
(2) COMPLIANCE
WITH
REQUIREMENTS.—If a 
State has received funding under this section for the 
preceding year, the State must demonstrate, to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary, that it complied with the 
requirements of subsection (g) in carrying out the 
program during that preceding year, and that it will 
do so in the future, before it can receive further fund-
ing under this section. 
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(3) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Except as provided 
in subsection (d), each State submitting a proposal 
that meets the requirements under subsection (c) shall 
receive funding under the program based on the pro-
portion of United States population in the State ac-
cording to the 2000 census. In each fiscal year, the 
portion of funds attributable under this paragraph to 
States that have not submitted proposals that meet 
the requirements under subsection (c) in the time and 
manner specified by the Secretary shall be distributed 
pro rata to the States that have submitted proposals 
that meet the requirements under subsection (c) in the 
specified time and manner. 
(d) COMPETITION.—If more than $80,000,000 is avail-
able for the program under this section for any fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall allocate 75 percent of the total amount 
of funds available according to subsection (c)(3), and shall 
award the remaining 25 percent on a competitive basis to 
the States with the proposals the Secretary considers most 
likely to encourage the widespread adoption of photovoltaic 
technologies. In awarding funds under this subsection, the 
Secretary may give preference to proposals that would dem-
onstrate the use of newer materials or technologies. 
(e) PROPOSALS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and in each subsequent fiscal 
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year for the life of the program, the Secretary shall solicit 
proposals from the States to participate in the program 
under this section. 
(f) COMPETITIVE CRITERIA.—In awarding funds in a 
competitive allocation under subsection (d), the Secretary 
shall consider— 
(1) the likelihood of a proposal to encourage the 
demonstration of, or lower the costs of, advanced pho-
tovoltaic technologies; and 
(2) the extent to which a proposal is likely to— 
(A) maximize the amount of photovoltaics 
demonstrated; 
(B) maximize the proportion of non-Federal 
cost share; and 
(C) limit State administrative costs. 
(g) STATE PROGRAM.—A program operated by a State 
with funding under this section shall provide competitive 
awards for the demonstration of advanced photovoltaic tech-
nologies. Each State program shall— 
(1) require a contribution of at least 60 percent 
per award from non-Federal sources, which may in-
clude any combination of State, local, and private 
funds, except that at least 10 percent of the funding 
must be supplied by the State; 
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(2) limit awards for any single project to a max-
imum of $1,000,000; 
(3) prohibit any nongovernmental recipient from 
receiving more than $1,000,000 per year; 
(4) endeavor to fund recipients in the commer-
cial, industrial, institutional, governmental, and resi-
dential sectors; 
(5) limit State administrative costs to no more 
than 10 percent of the grant; 
(6) report annually to the Secretary on— 
(A) the amount of funds disbursed; 
(B) the amount of photovoltaics purchased; 
and 
(C) the results of the monitoring under 
paragraph (7); 
(7) provide for measurement and verification of 
the output of a representative sample of the 
photovoltaics systems demonstrated throughout the av-
erage working life of the systems, or at least 20 years; 
(8) require that applicant buildings must have 
received an independent energy efficiency audit dur-
ing the 6-month period preceding the filing of the ap-
plication; and 
(9) encourage Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and 
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other minority-serving institutions to apply for 
grants under this program. 
(h) UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—If a State fails to expend 
any funds received under subsection (c) or (d) within 3 
years of receipt, such remaining funds shall be returned to 
the Treasury. 
(i) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report to Congress 
5 years after funds are first distributed to the States under 
this section— 
(1) the amount of photovoltaics demonstrated; 
(2) the number of projects undertaken; 
(3) the administrative costs of the program; 
(4) the amount of funds that each State has not 
received because of a failure to submit a qualifying 
proposal, as described in subsection (c)(3); 
(5) the results of the monitoring under subsection 
(g)(7); and 
(6) the total amount of funds distributed, includ-
ing a breakdown by State. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the pur-
poses of carrying out this section— 
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
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(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(5) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 12. ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING PILOT GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a pilot program to award grants to busi-
nesses and organizations for new construction of en-
ergy efficient buildings, or major renovations of build-
ings that will result in energy efficient buildings, to 
demonstrate innovative energy efficiency technologies, 
especially those sponsored by the Department. 
(2) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall award grants 
under this subsection competitively to those appli-
cants whose proposals— 
(A) best demonstrate— 
(i) likelihood to meet or exceed the 
standards referred to in subsection (b)(2); 
(ii) likelihood to maximize cost-effec-
tive energy efficiency opportunities; and 
(iii) advanced energy efficiency tech-
nologies; and 
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(B) maximize the leverage of private invest-
ment for costs related to increasing the energy ef-
ficiency of the building. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall give 
due consideration to proposals for buildings that are 
likely to serve low and moderate income populations. 
(4) AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.—Grants under this 
subsection shall be for up to 50 percent of design and 
energy modeling costs, not to exceed $50,000 per 
building. No single grantee may be eligible for more 
than 3 grants per year under this program. 
(5) GRANT PAYMENTS.— 
(A) INITIAL PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall 
pay 50 percent of the total amount of the grant 
to grant recipients upon selection. 
(B) REMAINDER
OF
PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall pay the remaining 50 percent of the 
grant only after independent certification, by a 
professional engineer or other qualified profes-
sional, that operational buildings are energy effi-
cient buildings as defined in subsection (b). 
(C) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 
shall not provide the remainder of the payment 
unless the building is certified within 6 months 
after operation of the completed building to meet 
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the requirements described in subparagraph (B), 
or in the case of major renovations the building 
is certified within 6 months of the completion of 
the renovations. 
(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
years after awarding the first grant under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a re-
port containing— 
(A) the total number and dollar amount of 
grants awarded under this subsection; and 
(B) an estimate of aggregate cost and en-
ergy savings enabled by the pilot program under 
this subsection. 
(7) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Administra-
tive expenses for the program under this subsection 
shall not exceed 10 percent of appropriated funds. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING.— 
For purposes of this section the term ‘‘energy efficient build-
ing’’ means a building that— 
(1) achieves a reduction in energy consumption 
of— 
(A) at least 30 percent for new construction, 
compared to the energy standards set by the 
2004 International Energy Conservation Code 
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