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SEC. 923. MICRO-COGENERATION ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make competitive, merit-
based grants to consortia for the development of micro-cogeneration 
energy technology. 
(b) USES.—The consortia shall explore— 
(1) the use of small-scale combined heat and power in 
residential heating appliances; 
(2) the use of excess power to operate other appliances 
within the residence; and 
(3) the supply of excess generated power to the power 
grid. 
SEC. 924. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) COORDINATING CONSORTIA PROGRAM.—The Secretary may 
provide financial assistance to coordinating consortia of inter-
disciplinary participants for demonstrations designed to accelerate 
the use of distributed energy technologies (such as fuel cells, micro-
turbines, reciprocating engines, thermally activated technologies, 
and combined heat and power systems) in high-energy intensive 
commercial applications. 
(b) SMALL-SCALE PORTABLE POWER PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) establish a research, development, and demonstra-
tion program to develop working models of small scale 
portable power devices; and 
(B) to the fullest extent practicable, identify and utilize 
the resources of universities that have shown expertise 
with respect to advanced portable power devices for either 
civilian or military use. 
(2) ORGANIZATION.—The universities identified and utilized 
under paragraph (1)(B) are authorized to establish an organiza-
tion to promote small scale portable power devices. 
(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘‘small scale portable power device’’ means a field-deployable 
portable mechanical or electromechanical device that can be 
used for applications such as communications, computation, 
mobility enhancement, weapons systems, optical devices, 
cooling, sensors, medical devices, and active biological agent 
detection systems. 
SEC. 925. ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive 
research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the 
reliability, efficiency, and environmental integrity of electrical trans-
mission and distribution systems, which shall include— 
(1) advanced energy delivery technologies, energy storage 
technologies, materials, and systems, giving priority to new 
transmission technologies, including composite conductor mate-
rials and other technologies that enhance reliability, operational 
flexibility, or power-carrying capability; 
(2) advanced grid reliability and efficiency technology 
development; 
(3) technologies contributing to significant load reductions; 
(4) advanced metering, load management, and control tech-
nologies; 
(5) technologies to enhance existing grid components;
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(6) the development and use of high-temperature super-
conductors to— 
(A) enhance the reliability, operational flexibility, or 
power-carrying capability of electric transmission or dis-
tribution systems; or 
(B) increase the efficiency of electric energy generation, 
transmission, distribution, or storage systems; 
(7) integration of power systems, including systems to 
deliver high-quality electric power, electric power reliability, 
and combined heat and power; 
(8) supply of electricity to the power grid by small scale, 
distributed and residential-based power generators; 
(9) the development and use of advanced grid design, oper-
ation, and planning tools; 
(10) any other infrastructure technologies, as appropriate; 
and 
(11) technology transfer and education. 
(b) PROGRAM PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a 5-year program plan to guide activities under 
this section. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the program plan, the 
Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) utilities; 
(B) energy service providers; 
(C) manufacturers; 
(D) institutions of higher education; 
(E) other appropriate State and local agencies; 
(F) environmental organizations; 
(G) professional and technical societies; and 
(H) any other persons the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall consider imple-
menting the program under this section using a consortium of 
participants from industry, institutions of higher education, and 
National Laboratories. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the submission of 
the plan under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report— 
(1) describing the progress made under this section; and 
(2) identifying any additional resources needed to continue 
the development and commercial application of transmission 
and distribution of infrastructure technologies. 
(e) POWER DELIVERY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a research, 
development, and demonstration initiative specifically focused 
on power delivery using components incorporating high 
temperature superconductivity. 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of the Initiative shall be— 
(A) to establish world-class facilities to develop high 
temperature superconductivity power applications in part-
nership with manufacturers and utilities; 
(B) to provide technical leadership for establishing reli-
ability for high temperature superconductivity power 
applications, including suitable modeling and analysis;