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(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee
shall have a chairperson, who is elected by the mem-
bers from among their number.
(c) REVIEW.—The Advisory Committee shall review
and make recommendations to the Secretary on—
(1) the implementation of programs and activi-
ties under this title;
(2) the safety, economical, and environmental
consequences of technologies for the production, dis-
tribution, delivery, storage, or use of hydrogen en-
ergy and fuel cells; and
(3) the plan under section 802.
(d) RESPONSE.—
(1) CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—
The Secretary shall consider, but need not adopt,
any recommendations of the Advisory Committee
under subsection (c).
(2) BIENNIAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall
transmit a biennial report to Congress describing
any recommendations made by the Advisory Com-
mittee since the previous report. The report shall in-
clude a description of how the Secretary has imple-
mented or plans to implement the recommendations,
or an explanation of the reasons that a recommenda-
tion will not be implemented. The report shall be
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transmitted along with the President’s budget pro-
posal.
(e) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide resources
necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the Advi-
sory Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this
title.
SEC. 806. EXTERNAL REVIEW.
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary shall enter into an ar-
rangement with the National Academy of Sciences to re-
view the plan prepared under section 802, which shall be
completed not later than 6 months after the Academy re-
ceives the plan. Not later than 45 days after receiving the
review, the Secretary shall transmit the review to Congress
along with a plan to implement the review’s recommenda-
tions or an explanation of the reasons that a recommenda-
tion will not be implemented.
(b) ADDITIONAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall enter
into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences under which the Academy will review the pro-
grams under section 803 during the fourth year following
the date of enactment of this Act. The Academy’s review
shall include the research priorities and technical mile-
stones, and evaluate the progress toward achieving them.
The review shall be completed not later than 5 years after
the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 45 days
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after receiving the review, the Secretary shall transmit the
review to Congress along with a plan to implement the
review’s recommendations or an explanation for the rea-
sons that a recommendation will not be implemented.
SEC. 807. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary may rep-
resent the United States interests with respect to activities
and programs under this title, in coordination with the
Department of Transportation, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, and other relevant Federal
agencies, before governments and nongovernmental orga-
nizations including—
(1) other Federal, State, regional, and local
governments and their representatives;
(2) industry and its representatives, including
members of the energy and transportation indus-
tries; and
(3) in consultation with the Department of
State, foreign governments and their representatives
including international organizations.
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title
shall be construed to alter the regulatory authority of the
Department.
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SEC. 808. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the
authority of the Secretary of Transportation that may
exist prior to the date of enactment of this Act with re-
spect to—
(1) research into, and regulation of, hydrogen-
powered vehicles fuel systems integrity, standards,
and safety under subtitle VI of title 49, United
States Code;
(2) regulation of hazardous materials transpor-
tation under chapter 51 of title 49, United States
Code;
(3) regulation of pipeline safety under chapter
601 of title 49, United States Code;
(4) encouragement and promotion of research,
development, and deployment activities relating to
advanced vehicle technologies under section 5506 of
title 49, United States Code;
(5) regulation of motor vehicle safety under
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code;
(6) automobile fuel economy under chapter 329
of title 49, United States Code; or
(7) representation of the interests of the United
States with respect to the activities and programs
under the authority of title 49, United States Code.
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SEC. 809. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this title, in addition to any amounts
made available for these purposes under other Acts—
(1) $546,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(3) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(4) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
SEC. 810. SOLAR AND WIND TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.—The Secretary
shall—
(1) prepare a detailed roadmap for carrying out
the provisions in this subtitle related to solar energy
technologies and for implementing the recommenda-
tions related to solar energy technologies that are in-
cluded in the report transmitted under subsection
(c);
(2) provide for the establishment of 5 projects
in geographic areas that are regionally and climati-
cally diverse to demonstrate the production of hydro-
gen at solar energy facilities, including one dem-
onstration project at a national laboratory or institu-
tion of higher education;
(3) establish a research and development
program—