I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 610 
To provide for Federal energy research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2005 
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. BOEHLERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Resources, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To provide for Federal energy research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
Commercial Application Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—SCIENCE PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Office of Science programs. 
Sec. 102. Systems biology program. 
Sec. 103. Catalysis Research and Development Program. 
Sec. 104. Hydrogen. 
Sec. 105. Advanced scientific computing research. 
Sec. 106.
Fusion Energy Sciences program. 
Sec. 107. Science and Technology Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 108. Office of Scientific and Technical Information. 
Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS 
Sec. 201. Cost Sharing. 
Sec. 202. Reprogramming. 
Sec. 203. Merit-based competition. 
Sec. 204. External technical review of departmental programs. 
Sec. 205. Competitive award of management contracts. 
Sec. 206. National Laboratory designation. 
Sec. 207. Report on equal employment opportunity practices. 
Sec. 208. User facility best practices plan. 
Sec. 209. Support for science and energy infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 210. Coordination plan. 
Sec. 211. Availability of funds. 
TITLE III—ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Vehicles, Buildings, and Industries 
Sec. 301. Programs. 
Sec. 302. Vehicles. 
Sec. 303. Buildings. 
Sec. 304. Industries. 
Sec. 305. Demonstration and commercial application. 
Sec. 306. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program. 
Sec. 307. Definition of cost-effective. 
Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 309. Limitation on use of funds. 
Subtitle B—Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems 
Sec. 321. Distributed energy. 
Sec. 322. Electricity transmission and distribution and energy assurance. 
Sec. 323. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—RENEWABLE ENERGY 
Sec. 401. Findings. 
Sec. 402. Definitions. 
Sec. 403. Programs. 
Sec. 404. Solar. 
Sec. 405. Bioenergy programs. 
Sec. 406. Wind. 
Sec. 407. Geothermal.
Sec. 408. Photovoltaic demonstration program. 
Sec. 409. Additional programs. 
Sec. 410. Analysis and evaluation. 
Sec. 411. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE V—NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 501. Definition. 
Sec. 502. Programs. 
Subtitle A—Nuclear energy research programs 
Sec. 511. Advanced fuel recycling program. 
Sec. 512. University nuclear science and engineering support. 
Sec. 513. University-National Laboratory interactions. 
Sec. 514. Nuclear Power 2010 Program. 
Sec. 515. Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative. 
Sec. 516. Civilian infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 517. Nuclear energy research and development infrastructure plan. 
Sec. 518. Idaho National Laboratory facilities plan. 
Sec. 519. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Next Generation Nuclear Plant Program 
Sec. 531. Definitions. 
Sec. 532. Next generation nuclear power plant. 
Sec. 533. Advisory committee. 
Sec. 534. Program requirements. 
Sec. 535. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VI—FOSSIL ENERGY 
Subtitle A—Research Programs 
Sec. 601. Enhanced fossil energy research and development programs. 
Sec. 602. Fossil research and development. 
Sec. 603. Oil and gas research and development. 
Sec. 604. Transportation fuels. 
Sec. 605. Fuel cells. 
Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 
Petroleum Resources 
Sec. 611. Program authority. 
Sec. 612. Ultra-deepwater Program. 
Sec. 613. Unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources Program. 
Sec. 614. Additional requirements for awards. 
Sec. 615. Advisory committees. 
Sec. 616. Limits on participation. 
Sec. 617. Sunset. 
Sec. 618. Definitions. 
Sec. 619. Funding. 
TITLE VII—HYDROGEN 
Sec. 701. Definitions. 
Sec. 702. Plan.
Sec. 703. Programs. 
Sec. 704. Interagency task force. 
Sec. 705. Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 706. External review. 
Sec. 707. Miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 708. Savings clause. 
Sec. 709. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VIII—ADVANCED VEHICLES 
Subtitle A—Pilot Program 
Sec. 801. Definitions. 
Sec. 802. Pilot program. 
Sec. 803. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 804. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Clean school buses 
Sec. 811. Definitions. 
Sec. 812. Program for replacement of certain school buses with clean school 
buses. 
Sec. 813. Diesel retrofit program. 
Sec. 814. Fuel cell school buses. 
Subtitle C—Fuel cell transit bus demonstration 
Sec. 821. Fuel cell transit bus demonstration. 
TITLE IX—CLEAN COAL POWER INITIATIVE 
Sec. 901. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 902. Project criteria. 
Sec. 903. Report. 
Sec. 904. Clean coal centers of excellence. 
TITLE X—IMPROVED COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF 
CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 1001. Improved coordination and management of civilian science and tech-
nology programs. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) APPLIED PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘applied 
programs’’ means the research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application programs of 
the Department concerning energy efficiency, renew-
able energy, nuclear energy, fossil energy, and elec-
tricity transmission and distribution. 
(2) BIOMASS.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ means— 
(A) any organic material grown for the 
purpose of being converted to energy; 
(B) any organic byproduct of agriculture 
(including wastes from food production and 
processing) that can be converted into energy; 
or 
(C) any waste material that can be con-
verted to energy, is segregated from other waste 
materials, and is derived from— 
(i) any of the following forest-related 
resources: mill residues, precommercial 
thinnings, slash, brush, or otherwise non-
merchantable material; or 
(ii) wood waste materials, including 
waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufac-
turing and construction wood wastes (other 
than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, 
or painted wood wastes), and landscape or 
right-of-way tree trimmings, but not in-
cluding municipal solid waste, gas derived 
from the biodegradation of municipal solid 
waste, or paper that is commonly recycled.