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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this sec-
tion $5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
SEC. 4505. GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION TRAINING AND 
RESEARCH. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall enter into an arrangement with the National 
Academy of Sciences to undertake a study that— 
(A) defines an interdisciplinary program in 
geology, engineering, hydrology, environmental 
science, and related disciplines that will support 
the Nation’s capability to capture and sequester 
carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources; 
(B) addresses undergraduate and graduate 
education, especially to help develop graduate 
level programs of research and instruction that 
lead to advanced degrees with emphasis on geo-
logical sequestration science; 
(C) develops guidelines for proposals from 
colleges and universities with substantial capa-
bilities in the required disciplines that wish to 
implement geological sequestration science pro-
grams that advance the Nation’s capacity to ad-
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dress carbon management through geological 
sequestration science; and 
(D) outlines a budget and recommenda-
tions for how much funding will be necessary to 
establish and carry out the grant program 
under subsection (b). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall transmit to the Congress a copy of the re-
sults of the study provided by the National Academy 
of Sciences under paragraph (1). 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for carrying out this subsection $1,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of En-
ergy, through the National Energy Technology Lab-
oratory, shall establish a competitive grant program 
through which colleges and universities may apply 
for and receive 4-year grants for— 
(A) salary and startup costs for newly des-
ignated faculty positions in an integrated geo-
logical carbon sequestration science program; 
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(B) internships for graduate students in 
geological sequestration science. 
(2) RENEWAL.—Grants under this subsection 
shall be renewable for up to 2 additional 3-year 
terms, based on performance criteria, established by 
the National Academy of Sciences study conducted 
under subsection (a), that include the number of 
graduates of such programs. 
(3) INTERFACE WITH REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL 
CARBON
SEQUESTRATION
PARTNERSHIPS.—To the 
greatest extent possible, geological carbon sequestra-
tion science programs supported under this sub-
section shall interface with the research of the Re-
gional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships operated 
by the Department of Energy to provide internships 
and practical training in carbon capture and geologi-
cal sequestration. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for carrying out this subsection such sums as 
may be necessary. 
SEC. 4506. UNIVERSITY BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with other appropriate agencies, shall estab-
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lish a university based research and development program 
to study carbon capture and sequestration using the var-
ious types of coal. 
(b) GRANTS.—Under this section, the Secretary shall 
award 5 grants for projects submitted by colleges or uni-
versities to study carbon capture and sequestration in con-
junction with the recovery of oil and other enhanced ele-
mental and mineral recovery. Consideration shall be given 
to areas that have regional sources of coal for the study 
of carbon capture and sequestration. 
(c) RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.—The 
Secretary shall designate that at least 2 of these grants 
shall be awarded to rural or agricultural based institutions 
that offer interdisciplinary programs in the area of envi-
ronmental science to study carbon capture and sequestra-
tion in conjunction with the recovery of oil and other en-
hanced elemental and mineral recovery. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are to be authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to 
carry out this section. 
Subtitle G—Global Change 
Research 
SEC. 4601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Global Change Re-
search and Data Management Act of 2007’’.