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cordance with directives issued by the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on
House Administration of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 940. SMALL BUSINESS BIOPRODUCT MARKETING AND
CERTIFICATION GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made available
under subsection (g), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make available
on a competitive basis grants to eligible entities described
in subsection (b) for the biobased product marketing and
certification purposes described in subsection (c).
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity eligible for a grant
under this section is any manufacturer of biobased
products that—
(A) proposes to use the grant for the
biobased product marketing and certification
purposes described in subsection (c); and
(B) has not previously received a grant
under this section.
(2) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under this
section, the Secretary provide a preference to an eligi-
ble entity that has fewer than 50 employees.
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(c) BIOBASED PRODUCT MARKETING AND CERTIFI-
CATION GRANT PURPOSES.—A grant made under this sec-
tion shall be used—
(1) to provide working capital for marketing of
biobased products; and
(2) to provide for the certification of biobased
products to—
(A) qualify for the label described in section
9002(h)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)(1)); or
(B) meet other biobased standards deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary.
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant recipients shall provide
matching non-Federal funds equal to the amount of
the grant received.
(2) EXPENDITURE.—Matching funds shall be ex-
pended in advance of grant funding, so that for every
dollar of grant that is advanced, an equal amount of
matching funds shall have been funded prior to sub-
mitting the request for reimbursement.
(e) AMOUNT.—A grant made under this section shall
not exceed $100,000.
(f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall establish
such administrative requirements for grants under this sec-
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tion, including requirements for applications for the grants,
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(g) AUTHORIZATIONS
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this
section—
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year
2007 and each subsequent fiscal year.
SEC. 941. REGIONAL BIOECONOMY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made available
under subsection (g), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make available
on a competitive basis grants to eligible entities described
in subsection (b) for the purposes described in subsection
(c).
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a
grant under this section is any regional bioeconomy devel-
opment association, agricultural or energy trade associa-
tion, or Land Grant institution that—
(1) proposes to use the grant for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (c); and
(2) has not previously received a grant under
this section.
(c) REGIONAL BIOECONOMY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIA-
TION GRANT PURPOSES.—A grant made under this section
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shall be used to support and promote the growth and devel-
opment of the bioeconomy within the region served by the
eligible entity, through coordination, education, outreach,
and other endeavors by the eligible entity.
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant recipients shall provide
matching non-Federal funds equal to the amount of
the grant received.
(2) EXPENDITURE.—Matching funds shall be ex-
pended in advance of grant funding, so that for every
dollar of grant that is advanced, an equal amount of
matching funds shall have been funded prior to sub-
mitting the request for reimbursement.
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall establish
such administrative requirements for grants under this sec-
tion, including requirements for applications for the grants,
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(f) AMOUNT.—A grant made under this section shall
not exceed $500,000.
(g) AUTHORIZATIONS
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this
section—
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year
2007 and each subsequent fiscal year.
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SEC. 942. PREPROCESSING AND HARVESTING DEMONSTRA-
TION GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make
grants available on a competitive basis to enterprises owned
by agricultural producers, for the purposes of demonstrating
cost-effective, cellulosic biomass innovations in—
(1) preprocessing of feedstocks, including clean-
ing, separating and sorting, mixing or blending, and
chemical or biochemical treatments, to add value and
lower the cost of feedstock processing at a biorefinery;
or
(2) 1-pass or other efficient, multiple crop har-
vesting techniques.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS.—
(1) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—Not more than 5 dem-
onstration projects per fiscal year shall be funded
under this section.
(2) NON-FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The non-Fed-
eral cost share of a project under this section shall be
not less than 20 percent, as determined by the Sec-
retary.
(c) CONDITION OF GRANT.—To be eligible for a grant
for a project under this section, a recipient of a grant or
a participating entity shall agree to use the material har-
vested under the project—
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(1) to produce ethanol; or
(2) for another energy purpose, such as the gen-
eration of heat or electricity.
(d) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
SEC. 943. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall
establish, within the Department of Agriculture or through
an independent contracting entity, a program of education
and outreach on biobased fuels and biobased products con-
sisting of—
(1) training and technical assistance programs
for feedstock producers to promote producer owner-
ship, investment, and participation in the operation
of processing facilities; and
(2) public education and outreach to familiarize
consumers with the biobased fuels and biobased prod-
ucts.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
SEC. 944. REPORTS.
(a) BIOBASED PRODUCT POTENTIAL.—Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
that—
(1) describes the economic potential for the
United States of the widespread production and use
of commercial and industrial biobased products
through calendar year 2025; and
(2) as the maximum extent practicable, identifies
the economic potential by product area.
(b) ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC INDICATORS.—Not later
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress an analysis of economic
indicators of the biobased economy.
Subtitle D—Nuclear Energy
SEC. 945. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
(a) CORE PROGRAMS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out nuclear energy re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation activities, including activities authorized under this
subtitle, other than those described in subsection (b)—
(1) $330,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $355,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) $495,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
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(b) NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
activities under section 942(f):
(1) $135,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) $145,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(c) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized:
(1) For activities under section 943—
(A) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(B) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(C) $275,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(2) For activities under section 944—
(A) $43,600,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(B) $50,100,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(C) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(3) For activities under section 946, $6,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008.
(d) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized under
this section may be used to decommission the Fast Flux
Test Facility.
SEC. 946. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
(a) NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—The
Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy Research Ini-
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tiative for research and development related to nuclear en-
ergy.
(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANT OPTIMIZATION PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy
Plant Optimization Program to support research and devel-
opment activities addressing reliability, availability, pro-
ductivity, component aging, safety, and security of existing
nuclear power plants.
(c) NUCLEAR POWER 2010 PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out
a Nuclear Power 2010 Program, consistent with rec-
ommendations of the Nuclear Energy Research Advi-
sory Committee of the Department in the report enti-
tled ‘‘A Roadmap to Deploy New Nuclear Power
Plants in the United States by 2010’’ and dated Octo-
ber 2001.
(2) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Program 
shall
include—
(A) use of the expertise and capabilities of
industry, institutions of higher education, and
National Laboratories in evaluation of advanced
nuclear fuel cycles and fuels testing;
(B) consideration of a variety of reactor de-
signs suitable for both developed and developing
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(C) participation of international collabo-
rators in research, development, and design ef-
forts, as appropriate; and
(D) encouragement for participation by in-
stitutions of higher education and industry.
(d) GENERATION IV NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS INI-
TIATIVE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out
a Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative
to develop an overall technology plan for and to sup-
port research and development necessary to make an
informed technical decision about the most promising
candidates for eventual commercial application.
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In conducting the Initia-
tive, the Secretary shall examine advanced prolifera-
tion-resistant and passively safe reactor designs, in-
cluding designs that—
(A) are economically competitive with other
electric power generation plants;
(B) have higher efficiency, lower cost, and
improved safety compared to reactors in oper-
ation on the date of enactment of this Act;
(C) use fuels that are proliferation resistant
and have substantially reduced production of
high-level waste per unit of output; and
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(D) use improved instrumentation.
(e) REACTOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out research to examine designs for high-
temperature reactors capable of producing large-scale quan-
tities of hydrogen.
(f) NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
(A) develop and implement a strategy for
the facilities of the Office of Nuclear Energy,
Science, and Technology; and
(B) submit to Congress a report describing
the strategy, along with the budget request of the
President submitted to Congress for fiscal year
2006.
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The strategy shall pro-
vide a cost-effective means for—
(A) maintaining existing facilities and in-
frastructure;
(B) closing unneeded facilities;
(C) making facility upgrades and modifica-
tions; and
(D) building new facilities.
SEC. 947. ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Tech-