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gen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Bar-
riers, and R&D Needs’’; and 
(ii) the report prepared by the U.S. 
Fuel Cell Council in 2003 entitled ‘‘Fuel 
Cells and Hydrogen: The Path Forward’’; 
(G) consider the challenges, difficulties, and 
potential barriers to meeting the goal established 
under subparagraph (A); and 
(H) with respect to the budget roadmap— 
(i) specify the amount of funding re-
quired on an annual basis from the Federal 
Government and industry to carry out the 
budget roadmap; and 
(ii) specify the advantages and dis-
advantages to moving toward the transition 
to hydrogen in vehicles in accordance with 
the timeline established by the budget road-
map. 
SEC. 1335. PASSIVE SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF PASSIVE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘passive solar technology’’ means 
a passive solar technology, including daylighting, that— 
(1) is used exclusively to avoid electricity use; 
and 
(2) can be metered to determine energy savings.
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(b) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine— 
(1) the range of levelized costs of avoided elec-
tricity for passive solar technologies; 
(2) the quantity of electricity displaced using 
passive solar technologies in the United States as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(3) the projected energy savings from passive 
solar technologies in 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act if— 
(A) incentives comparable to the incentives 
provided for electricity generation technologies 
were provided for passive solar technologies; and 
(B) no new incentives for passive solar tech-
nologies were provided. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that describes the results of the study under 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 1336. STUDY OF LINK BETWEEN ENERGY SECURITY 
AND INCREASES IN VEHICLE MILES TRAV-
ELED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under 
which the Academy shall conduct a study to assess the im-
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plications on energy use and efficiency of land development 
patterns in the United States. 
(b) SCOPE.—The study shall consider— 
(1) the correlation, if any, between land develop-
ment patterns and increases in vehicle miles traveled; 
(2) whether petroleum use in the transportation 
sector can be reduced through changes in the design 
of development patterns; 
(3) the potential benefits of— 
(A) information and education programs 
for State and local officials (including planning 
officials) on the potential for energy savings 
through planning, design, development, and in-
frastructure decisions; 
(B) incorporation of location efficiency 
models in transportation infrastructure planning 
and investments; and 
(C) transportation policies and strategies to 
help transportation planners manage the de-
mand for the number and length of vehicle trips, 
including trips that increase the viability of 
other means of travel; and 
(4) such other considerations relating to the 
study topic as the National Academy of Sciences finds 
appropriate.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences 
shall submit to the Secretary and Congress a report on the 
study conducted under this section. 
SEC. 1337. STUDY OF AVAILABILITY OF SKILLED WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under 
which the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a 
study of the short-term and long-term availability of skilled 
workers to meet the energy and mineral security require-
ments of the United States. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include an analysis 
of— 
(1) the need for and availability of workers for 
the oil, gas, and mineral industries; 
(2) the availability of skilled labor at both entry 
level and more senior levels; and 
(3) recommendations for future actions needed to 
meet future labor requirements. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that describes the results of the study.
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SEC. 1338. SCIENCE STUDY ON CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF 
MULTIPLE OFFSHORE LIQUEFIED NATURAL 
GAS FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (in consultation 
with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard, affected recreational and 
commercial fishing industries and affected energy and 
transportation stakeholders) shall carry out a study and 
compile existing science (including studies and data) to de-
termine the risks or benefits presented by cumulative im-
pacts of multiple offshore liquefied natural gas facilities 
reasonably assumed to be constructed in an area of the Gulf 
of Mexico using the open-rack vaporization system. 
(b) ACCURACY.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall verify the accuracy of available science and 
develop a science-based evaluation of significant short-term 
and long-term cumulative impacts, both adverse and bene-
ficial, of multiple offshore liquefied natural gas facilities 
reasonably assumed to be constructed in an area of the Gulf 
of Mexico using or proposing the open-rack vaporization 
system on the fisheries and marine populations in the vicin-
ity of the facility. 
TITLE XIV—INCENTIVES FOR 
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES 
SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: