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cooperative agreements, cash prizes, and other trans-
actions.’’; 
(6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
redesignated by subparagraph (A)) the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
and maintain within ARPA–E a staff with sufficient 
qualifications and expertise to enable ARPA–E to 
carry out the responsibilities of ARPA–E under this 
section in conjunction with other operations of the 
Department.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A))— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘PROGRAM MANAGERS’’ and inserting 
‘‘PROGRAM DIRECTORS’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘program managers for each of’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘program directors for’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)—
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(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘program manager’’ 
and inserting ‘‘program director’’; 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘, 
with advice under subsection (j) as ap-
propriate,’’; 
(III) by redesignating clauses (v) 
and (vi) as clauses (vi) and (viii), re-
spectively; 
(IV) by inserting after clause (iv) 
the following: 
‘‘(v) identifying innovative cost-shar-
ing arrangements for ARPA–E projects, in-
cluding through use of the authority pro-
vided under section 988(b)(3) of the Energy 
Policy 
Act 
of 
2005 
(42 
U.S.C. 
16352(b)(3));’’; 
(V) in clause (vi) (as redesignated 
by subclause (III)), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(VI) by inserting after clause (vi) 
(as redesignated by subclause (III)) the 
following: 
‘‘(vii) identifying mechanisms for com-
mercial application of successful energy
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technology development projects, including 
through establishment of partnerships be-
tween awardees and commercial entities; 
and’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘not more than’’ after ‘‘shall be’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A))— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
and 
(II) by striking clause (ii) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(ii) fix the basic pay of such per-
sonnel at a rate to be determined by the Di-
rector at rates not in excess of Level II of 
the Executive Schedule (EX–II) without re-
gard to the civil service laws; and 
‘‘(iii) pay any employee appointed 
under this subpart payments in addition to 
basic pay, except that the total amount of 
additional payments paid to an employee 
under this subpart for any 12-month period
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shall not exceed the least of the following 
amounts: 
‘‘(I) $25,000. 
‘‘(II) The amount equal to 25 per-
cent of the annual rate of basic pay of 
the employee. 
‘‘(III) The amount of the limita-
tion that is applicable for a calendar 
year under section 5307(a)(1) of title 
5, United States Code.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘not less than 70, and not more than 120,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not more than 120’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)(2) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (4))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010’’; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘2011’’ 
and 
inserting’’2013’’; 
(8) by striking subsection (j) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (4)) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(j) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES.— 
The Director shall seek opportunities to partner with pur-
chasing and procurement programs of Federal agencies to