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Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), except sections 3, 7, and 12, does 
not apply to the Commission. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be composed of 
16 members appointed by the President from among individuals 
described in paragraph (2) who are knowledgeable on energy 
issues, including oil and gas exploration and production, crude 
oil refining, oil and gas pipelines, electricity production and 
transmission, coal, unconventional hydrocarbon resources, fuel 
cells, motor vehicle power systems, nuclear energy, renewable 
energy, biofuels, energy efficiency, and energy conservation. 
The membership of the Commission shall be balanced by area 
of expertise to the extent consistent with maintaining the 
highest level of expertise on the Commission. Members of the 
Commission may be citizens of Canada, Mexico, or the United 
States, and the President shall ensure that citizens of all three 
nations are appointed to the Commission. 
(2) NOMINATIONS.—The President shall appoint the mem-
bers of the Commission within 60 days after the effective date 
of this Act, including individuals nominated as follows: 
(A) Four members shall be appointed from amongst 
individuals independently determined by the President to 
be qualified for appointment. 
(B) Four members shall be appointed from a list of 
eight individuals who shall be nominated by the majority 
leader of the Senate in consultation with the chairman 
of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
(C) Four members shall be appointed from a list of 
eight individuals who shall be nominated by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives in consultation with the 
chairmen of the Committees on Energy and Commerce 
and Resources of the House of Representatives. 
(D) Two members shall be appointed from a list of 
four individuals who shall be nominated by the minority 
leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking 
Member of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(E) Two members shall be appointed from a list of 
four individuals who shall be nominated by the minority 
leader of the House in consultation with the ranking Mem-
bers of the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
Resources of the House of Representatives. 
(3) CHAIRMAN.—The chairman of the Commission shall be 
selected by the President. The chairman of the Commission 
shall be responsible for— 
(A) the assignment of duties and responsibilities among 
staff personnel and their continuing supervision; and 
(B) the use and expenditure of funds available to the 
Commission. 
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as the original incumbent was 
appointed. 
(c) RESOURCES.—In carrying out its functions under this section, 
the Commission— 
(1) is authorized to secure directly from any Federal agency 
or department any information it deems necessary to carry
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out its functions under this Act, and each such agency or 
department is authorized to cooperate with the Commission 
and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information 
(other than information described in section 552(b)(1)(A) of 
title 5, United States Code) to the Commission, upon the 
request of the Commission; 
(2) may enter into contracts, subject to the availability 
of appropriations for contracting, and employ such staff experts 
and consultants as may be necessary to carry out the duties 
of the Commission, as provided by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(3) shall establish a multidisciplinary science and technical 
advisory panel of experts in the field of energy to assist the 
Commission in preparing its report, including ensuring that 
the scientific and technical information considered by the 
Commission is based on the best scientific and technical 
information available. 
(d) STAFFING.—The chairman of the Commission may, without 
regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and termi-
nate an executive director and such other additional personnel 
as may be necessary for the Commission to perform its duties. 
The executive director shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed 
the rate payable for Level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
chapter 5136 of title 5, United States Code. The chairman shall 
select staff from among qualified citizens of Canada, Mexico, and 
the United States of America. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—All meetings of the Commission shall 
be open to the public, except that a meeting or any portion 
of it may be closed to the public if it concerns matters or 
information described in section 552b(c) of title 5, United States 
Code. Interested persons shall be permitted to appear at open 
meetings and present oral or written statements on the subject 
matter of the meeting. The Commission may administer oaths 
or affirmations to any person appearing before it. 
(2) NOTICE; MINUTES; PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
DOCU-
MENTS.— 
(A) NOTICE.—All open meetings of the Commission 
shall be preceded by timely public notice in the Federal 
Register of the time, place, and subject of the meeting. 
(B) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting shall be kept 
and shall contain a record of the people present, a descrip-
tion of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all state-
ments filed. Subject to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, the minutes and records of all meetings and other 
documents that were made available to or prepared for 
the Commission shall be available for public inspection 
and copying at a single location in the offices of the 
Commission. 
(3) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall hold its first 
meeting within 30 days after all 16 members have been 
appointed. 
(f) REPORT.—Within 12 months after the effective date of this 
Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress and the President 
a final report of its findings and recommendations regarding North 
American energy freedom.
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(g) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR REPORT AND REVIEW.—
Chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, do not 
apply to the preparation, review, or submission of the report 
required by subsection (f). 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall cease to exist 90 
days after the date on which it submits its final report. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this chapter a total of $10,000,000 
for the 2 fiscal-year period beginning with fiscal year 2005, such 
sums to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 1424. NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY FREEDOM POLICY. 
Within 90 days after receiving and considering the report and 
recommendations of the Commission under section 1423, the Presi-
dent shall submit to Congress a statement of proposals to implement 
or respond to the Commission’s recommendations for a coordinated, 
comprehensive, and long-range national policy to achieve North 
American energy freedom by 2025. 
TITLE XV—ETHANOL AND MOTOR 
FUELS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 1501. RENEWABLE CONTENT OF GASOLINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (r); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (n) the following: 
‘‘(o) RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(A) CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS
ETHANOL.—The term ‘cel-
lulosic biomass ethanol’ means ethanol derived from any 
lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available 
on a renewable or recurring basis, including— 
‘‘(i) dedicated energy crops and trees; 
‘‘(ii) wood and wood residues; 
‘‘(iii) plants; 
‘‘(iv) grasses; 
‘‘(v) agricultural residues; 
‘‘(vi) fibers; 
‘‘(vii) animal wastes and other waste materials; 
and 
‘‘(viii) municipal solid waste. 
The term also includes any ethanol produced in facilities 
where animal wastes or other waste materials are digested 
or otherwise used to displace 90 percent or more of the 
fossil fuel normally used in the production of ethanol. 
‘‘(B) WASTE
DERIVED
ETHANOL.—The term ‘waste 
derived ethanol’ means ethanol derived from— 
‘‘(i) animal wastes, including poultry fats and 
poultry wastes, and other waste materials; or 
‘‘(ii) municipal solid waste. 
‘‘(C) RENEWABLE FUEL.—