other crop by-products or residues, and livestock 
waste nutrients; or 
(D) a plant that is grown exclusively as a 
fuel for the production of electricity. 
(2) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renewable 
energy’’ means electric energy generated from solar, 
wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (tidal, wave, cur-
rent, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid 
waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity 
achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new 
capacity at an existing hydroelectric project. 
(c) CALCULATION.—For purposes of determining com-
pliance with the requirement of this section, the amount of 
renewable energy shall be doubled if— 
(1) the renewable energy is produced and used 
on-site at a Federal facility; 
(2) the renewable energy is produced on Federal 
lands and used at a Federal facility; or 
(3) the renewable energy is produced on Indian 
land as defined in title XXVI of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.) and used at a 
Federal facility. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than April 15, 2007, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall pro-
vide a report to Congress on the progress of the Federal Gov-
ernment in meeting the goals established by this section. 
SEC. 204. INSULAR AREAS ENERGY SECURITY. 
Section 604 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize 
appropriations for certain insular areas of the United 
States, and for other purposes’’, approved December 24, 
1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4) by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) electric power transmission and distribution 
lines in insular areas are inadequate to withstand 
damage caused by the hurricanes and typhoons which 
frequently occur in insular areas and such damage 
often costs millions of dollars to repair; and 
‘‘(6) the refinement of renewable energy tech-
nologies since the publication of the 1982 Territorial 
Energy Assessment prepared pursuant to subsection 
(c) reveals the need to reassess the state of energy pro-
duction, consumption, infrastructure, reliance on im-
ported energy, opportunities for energy conservation 
and increased energy efficiency, and indigenous 
sources in regard to the insular areas.’’;
(3) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy and the head of government 
of each insular area, shall update the plans required under 
subsection (c) by— 
‘‘(A) updating the contents required by sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(B) drafting long-term energy plans for such 
insular areas with the objective of reducing, to the ex-
tent feasible, their reliance on energy imports by the 
year 2012, increasing energy conservation and energy 
efficiency, and maximizing, to the extent feasible, use 
of indigenous energy sources; and 
‘‘(C) drafting long-term energy transmission line 
plans for such insular areas with the objective that 
the maximum percentage feasible of electric power 
transmission and distribution lines in each insular 
area be protected from damage caused by hurricanes 
and typhoons. 
‘‘(2) Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall submit to Congress the updated plans 
for each insular area required by this subsection.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (g)(4) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(4) 
POWER
LINE
GRANTS
FOR
INSULAR 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to make grants to govern-
ments of insular areas of the United States to 
carry out eligible projects to protect electric 
power transmission and distribution lines in 
such insular areas from damage caused by hurri-
canes and typhoons. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary 
may award grants under subparagraph (A) only 
to governments of insular areas of the United 
States that submit written project plans to the 
Secretary for projects that meet the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(i) The project is designed to protect 
electric power transmission and distribution 
lines located in 1 or more of the insular 
areas of the United States from damage 
caused by hurricanes and typhoons. 
‘‘(ii) The project is likely to substan-
tially reduce the risk of future damage, 
hardship, loss, or suffering. 
‘‘(iii) The project addresses 1 or more 
problems that have been repetitive or that
pose a significant risk to public health and 
safety. 
‘‘(iv) The project is not likely to cost 
more than the value of the reduction in di-
rect damage and other negative impacts 
that the project is designed to prevent or 
mitigate. The cost benefit analysis required 
by this criterion shall be computed on a net 
present value basis. 
‘‘(v) The project design has taken into 
consideration long-term changes to the areas 
and persons it is designed to protect and 
has manageable future maintenance and 
modification requirements. 
‘‘(vi) The project plan includes an 
analysis of a range of options to address the 
problem it is designed to prevent or miti-
gate and a justification for the selection of 
the project in light of that analysis. 
‘‘(vii) The applicant has demonstrated 
to the Secretary that the matching funds re-
quired by subparagraph (D) are available. 
‘‘(C) 
PRIORITY.—When 
making 
grants 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give
priority to grants for projects which are likely 
to— 
‘‘(i) have the greatest impact on reduc-
ing future disaster losses; and 
‘‘(ii) best conform with plans that have 
been approved by the Federal Government 
or the government of the insular area where 
the project is to be carried out for develop-
ment or hazard mitigation for that insular 
area. 
‘‘(D) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Fed-
eral share of the cost for a project for which a 
grant is provided under this paragraph shall not 
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of that project. 
The non-Federal share of the cost may be pro-
vided in the form of cash or services. 
‘‘(E) TREATMENT OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
PURPOSES.—Grants provided under this para-
graph shall not be considered as income, a re-
source, or a duplicative program when deter-
mining eligibility or benefit levels for Federal 
major disaster and emergency assistance. 
‘‘(F) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for each
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 205. USE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY IN PUBLIC 
BUILDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 4 of title V of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8271 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 570. USE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY IN PUBLIC 
BUILDINGS. 
‘‘(a) PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY COMMERCIALIZATION 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 
a photovoltaic energy commercialization program for 
the procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar 
electric systems for electric production in new and ex-
isting public buildings. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program 
shall be to accomplish the following: 
‘‘(A) To accelerate the growth of a commer-
cially viable photovoltaic industry to make this 
energy system available to the general public as 
an option which can reduce the national con-
sumption of fossil fuel. 
‘‘(B) To reduce the fossil fuel consumption 
and costs of the Federal Government.
‘‘(C) To attain the goal of installing solar 
energy systems in 20,000 Federal buildings by 
2010, as contained in the Federal Government’s 
Million Solar Roof Initiative of 1997. 
‘‘(D) To stimulate the general use within 
the Federal Government of life-cycle costing and 
innovative procurement methods. 
‘‘(E) To develop program performance data 
to support policy decisions on future incentive 
programs with respect to energy. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION
OF
PHOTOVOLTAIC
SOLAR 
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The program shall pro-
vide for the acquisition of photovoltaic solar elec-
tric systems and associated storage capability for 
use in public buildings. 
‘‘(B) ACQUISITION
LEVELS.—The acquisi-
tion of photovoltaic electric systems shall be at a 
level substantial enough to allow use of low-cost 
production 
techniques 
with 
at 
least 
150 
megawatts (peak) cumulative acquired during 
the 5 years of the program. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad-
minister the program and shall—
‘‘(A) issue such rules and regulations as 
may be appropriate to monitor and assess the 
performance and operation of photovoltaic solar 
electric systems installed pursuant to this sub-
section; 
‘‘(B) develop innovative procurement strate-
gies for the acquisition of such systems; and 
‘‘(C) transmit to Congress an annual report 
on the results of the program. 
‘‘(b) PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEMS
EVALUATION
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall establish a photovoltaic solar energy systems 
evaluation program to evaluate such photovoltaic 
solar energy systems as are required in public build-
ings. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT.—In evaluating 
photovoltaic solar energy systems under the program, 
the Secretary shall ensure that such systems reflect the 
most advanced technology. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PHOTOVOLTAIC
ENERGY
COMMERCIALIZA-
TION PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subsection (a) $50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Such sums 
shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS EVALUATION PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out subsection (b) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010. Such sums shall remain 
available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 569 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 570. Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings.’’. 
SEC. 206. GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE COMMERCIAL VALUE 
OF FOREST BIOMASS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY, 
USEFUL HEAT, TRANSPORTATION FUELS, PE-
TROLEUM-BASED 
PRODUCT 
SUBSTITUTES, 
AND OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Thousands of communities in the United 
States, many located near Federal lands, are at risk 
to wildfire. Approximately 190,000,000 acres of land 
managed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior are at risk of catastrophic fire 
in the near future. The accumulation of heavy forest 
fuel loads continues to increase as a result of disease,
insect infestations, and drought, further raising the 
risk of fire each year. 
(2) In addition, more than 70,000,000 acres 
across all land ownerships are at risk to higher than 
normal mortality over the next 15 years from insect 
infestation and disease. High levels of tree mortality 
from insects and disease result in increased fire risk, 
loss of old growth, degraded watershed conditions, and 
changes in species diversity and productivity, as well 
as diminished fish and wildlife habitat and decreased 
timber values. 
(3) Preventive treatments such as removing fuel 
loading, ladder fuels, and hazard trees, planting 
proper species mix and restoring and protecting early 
successional habitat, and other specific restoration 
treatments designed to reduce the susceptibility of for-
est land, woodland, and rangeland to insect out-
breaks, disease, and catastrophic fire present the 
greatest opportunity for long-term forest health by 
creating a mosaic of species-mix and age distribution. 
Such prevention treatments are widely acknowledged 
to be more successful and cost effective than suppres-
sion treatments in the case of insects, disease, and 
fire.
(4) The byproducts of preventive treatment 
(wood, brush, thinnings, chips, slash, and other haz-
ardous fuels) removed from forest lands, woodlands 
and rangelands represent an abundant supply of bio-
mass for biomass-to-energy facilities and raw mate-
rial for business. There are currently few markets for 
the extraordinary volumes of byproducts being gen-
erated as a result of the necessary large-scale preven-
tive treatment activities. 
(5) The United States should— 
(A) promote economic and entrepreneurial 
opportunities in using byproducts removed 
through preventive treatment activities related to 
hazardous fuels reduction, disease, and insect in-
festation; and 
(B) develop and expand markets for tradi-
tionally underused wood and biomass as an out-
let for byproducts of preventive treatment activi-
ties. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BIOMASS.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ means trees 
and woody plants, including limbs, tops, needles, and 
other woody parts, and byproducts of preventive 
treatment, such as wood, brush, thinnings, chips, and 
slash, that are removed—
(A) to reduce hazardous fuels; or 
(B) to reduce the risk of or to contain dis-
ease or insect infestation. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). 
(3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes— 
(A) an individual; 
(B) a community (as determined by the 
Secretary concerned); 
(C) an Indian tribe; 
(D) a small business, micro-business, or a 
corporation that is incorporated in the United 
States; and 
(E) a nonprofit organization. 
(4) PREFERRED
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘pre-
ferred community’’ means— 
(A) any town, township, municipality, or 
other similar unit of local government (as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned) that— 
(i) has a population of not more than 
50,000 individuals; and 
(ii) the Secretary concerned, in the sole 
discretion of the Secretary concerned, deter-
mines contains or is located near land, the 
condition of which is at significant risk of 
catastrophic wildfire, disease, or insect in-
festation or which suffers from disease or 
insect infestation; or 
(B) any county that— 
(i) is not contained within a metro-
politan statistical area; and 
(ii) the Secretary concerned, in the sole 
discretion of the Secretary concerned, deter-
mines contains or is located near land, the 
condition of which is at significant risk of 
catastrophic wildfire, disease, or insect in-
festation or which suffers from disease or 
insect infestation. 
(5) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to National Forest System lands; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior with re-
spect to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior and Indian lands. 
(c) BIOMASS COMMERCIAL USE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may 
make grants to any person that owns or operates a
facility that uses biomass as a raw material to 
produce electric energy, sensible heat, transportation 
fuels, or substitutes for petroleum-based products to 
offset the costs incurred to purchase biomass for use 
by such facility. 
(2) GRANT AMOUNTS.—A grant under this sub-
section may not exceed $20 per green ton of biomass 
delivered. 
(3) MONITORING OF GRANT RECIPIENT ACTIVI-
TIES.—As a condition of a grant under this sub-
section, the grant recipient shall keep such records as 
the Secretary concerned may require to fully and cor-
rectly disclose the use of the grant funds and all 
transactions involved in the purchase of biomass. 
Upon notice by a representative of the Secretary con-
cerned, the grant recipient shall afford the representa-
tive reasonable access to the facility that purchases or 
uses biomass and an opportunity to examine the in-
ventory and records of the facility. 
(d) IMPROVED BIOMASS USE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may 
make grants to persons to offset the cost of projects to 
develop or research opportunities to improve the use 
of, or add value to, biomass. In making such grants,
the Secretary concerned shall give preference to per-
sons in preferred communities. 
(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary concerned shall 
select a grant recipient under paragraph (1) after 
giving consideration to the anticipated public benefits 
of the project, including the potential to develop ther-
mal or electric energy resources or affordable energy, 
opportunities for the creation or expansion of small 
businesses and micro-businesses, and the potential for 
new job creation. 
(3) GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this sub-
section may not exceed $500,000. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2006 through 2016 to carry out this section. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2012, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Interior, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on 
Resources, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives a report describing the results of the grant programs 
authorized by this section. The report shall include the fol-
lowing:
(1) An identification of the size, type, and the 
use of biomass by persons that receive grants under 
this section. 
(2) The distance between the land from which the 
biomass was removed and the facility that used the 
biomass. 
(3) The economic impacts, particularly new job 
creation, resulting from the grants to and operation 
of the eligible operations. 
SEC. 207. BIOBASED PRODUCTS. 
Section 9002(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(c)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or such items that comply with the regula-
tions issued under section 103 of Public Law 100–556 (42 
U.S.C. 6914b–1)’’ after ‘‘practicable’’. 
SEC. 208. RENEWABLE ENERGY SECURITY. 
(a) WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 415(c) of 
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
6865(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in paragraph 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘in paragraphs (3) and (4)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$2,500 per 
dwelling unit average provided in paragraph (1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘dwelling unit averages provided in 
paragraphs (1) and (4)’’; and