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(d) COMPLETION OF STUDY.—The National Academy of Sciences 
shall submit the findings and recommendations of the study to 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency within 12 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and shall upon completion make the results 
of the study available to the public. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of the Interior and 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after 
consulting with States, shall report to the Congress within 6 months 
after receiving the results of the study on— 
(1) the findings and recommendations of the study; 
(2) the agreement or disagreement of the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency with each of its findings and recommendations; and 
(3) any recommended changes in funding to address the 
effects of coal bed methane production on surface and ground 
water resources. 
SEC. 1812. BACKUP FUEL CAPABILITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
the effect of obtaining and maintaining liquid and other fuel 
backup capability at— 
(A) gas-fired power generation facilities; and 
(B) other gas-fired industrial facilities. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study under paragraph (1) shall 
address— 
(A) the costs and benefits of adding a different fuel 
capability to a power gas-fired power generating or indus-
trial facility, taking into consideration regional differences; 
(B) methods of the Federal Government and State 
governments to encourage gas-fired power generators and 
industries to develop the capability to power the facilities 
using a backup fuel; 
(C) the effect on the supply and cost of natural gas 
of— 
(i) a balanced portfolio of fuel choices in power 
generation and industrial applications; and 
(ii) State regulations that permit agencies in the 
State to carry out policies that encourage the use of 
other backup fuels in gas-fired power generation; and 
(D) changes required in the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.) to allow natural gas generators to add clean 
backup fuel capabilities. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report on the results of the study under subsection (a), including 
recommendations regarding future activity of the Federal Govern-
ment relating to backup fuel capability. 
SEC. 1813. INDIAN LAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretaries’’) shall 
jointly conduct a study of issues regarding energy rights-of-
way on tribal land (as defined in section 2601 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (as amended by section 503)) (referred to 
in this section as ‘‘tribal land’’).
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(2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under para-
graph (1), the Secretaries shall consult with Indian tribes, 
the energy industry, appropriate governmental entities, and 
affected businesses and consumers. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report on 
the findings of the study, including— 
(1) an analysis of historic rates of compensation paid for 
energy rights-of-way on tribal land; 
(2) recommendations for appropriate standards and proce-
dures for determining fair and appropriate compensation to 
Indian tribes for grants, expansions, and renewals of energy 
rights-of-way on tribal land; 
(3) an assessment of the tribal self-determination and sov-
ereignty interests implicated by applications for the grant, 
expansion, or renewal of energy rights-of-way on tribal land; 
and 
(4) an analysis of relevant national energy transportation 
policies relating to grants, expansions, and renewals of energy 
rights-of-way on tribal land. 
SEC. 1814. MOBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that— 
(1) identifies any policies or procedures of a contractor 
operating a National Laboratory or single-purpose research 
facility that create disincentives to the temporary or permanent 
transfer of scientific and technical personnel among the con-
tractor-operated National Laboratories or contractor-operated 
single-purpose research facilities; and 
(2) provides recommendations for improving interlaboratory 
exchange of scientific and technical personnel. 
SEC. 1815. INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF COMPETITION IN THE WHOLE-
SALE AND RETAIL MARKETS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY. 
(a) TASK FORCE.—There is established an inter-agency task 
force, to be known as the ‘‘Electric Energy Market Competition 
Task Force’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘task force’’), con-
sisting of five members— 
(1) one of whom shall be an employee of the Department 
of Justice, to be appointed by the Attorney General of the 
United States; 
(2) one of whom shall be an employee of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, to be appointed by the Chairperson 
of that Commission; 
(3) one of whom shall be an employee of the Federal Trade 
Commission, to be appointed by the Chairperson of that 
Commission; 
(4) one of whom shall be an employee of the Department, 
to be appointed by the Secretary; and 
(5) one of whom shall be an employee of the Rural Utilities 
Service, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The task force shall conduct a study and anal-
ysis of competition within the wholesale and retail market 
for electric energy in the United States. 
(2) REPORT.—
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(A) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit 
to Congress a final report on the findings of the task 
force under paragraph (1). 
(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not later than the date that 
is 60 days before a final report is submitted to Congress 
under subparagraph (A), the task force shall— 
(i) publish in the Federal Register a draft of the 
report; and 
(ii) provide an opportunity for public comment on 
the report. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under subsection 
(b), the task force shall consult with and solicit comments from 
any advisory entity of the task force, the States, representatives 
of the electric power industry, and the public. 
SEC. 1816. STUDY OF RAPID ELECTRICAL GRID RESTORATION. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
the benefits of using mobile transformers and mobile sub-
stations to rapidly restore electrical service to areas subjected 
to blackouts as a result of— 
(A) equipment failure; 
(B) natural disasters; 
(C) acts of terrorism; or 
(D) war. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study under paragraph (1) shall con-
tain an analysis of— 
(A) the feasibility of using mobile transformers and 
mobile substations to reduce dependence on foreign entities 
for key elements of the electrical grid system of the United 
States; 
(B) the feasibility of using mobile transformers and 
mobile substations to rapidly restore electrical power to— 
(i) military bases; 
(ii) the Federal Government; 
(iii) communications industries; 
(iv) first responders; and 
(v) other critical infrastructures, as determined by 
the Secretary; 
(C) the quantity of mobile transformers and mobile 
substations necessary— 
(i) to eliminate dependence on foreign sources for 
key electrical grid components in the United States; 
(ii) to rapidly deploy technology to fully restore 
full electrical service to prioritized Governmental func-
tions; and 
(iii) to identify manufacturing sources in existence 
on the date of enactment of this Act that have pre-
viously manufactured specialized mobile transformer 
or mobile substation products for Federal agencies. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
President and Congress a report on the study under subsection 
(a).