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meet the requirements established by the Sec-
retary. 
(d) FORMS OF AWARDS.—An award for a high-effi-
ciency consumer product under this section shall be in the 
form of a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the 
product obtained by multiplying— 
(1) the amount of the bid by the manufacturer 
of the high-efficiency consumer product; and 
(2) the energy savings during the projected use-
ful life of the high-efficiency consumer product, not 
to exceed 10 years, as determined under regulations 
issued by the Secretary. 
SEC. 233. INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term eligible entity 
means— 
(A) an institution of higher education 
under contract or in partnership with a non-
profit or for-profit private entity acting on be-
half of an industrial or commercial sector or 
subsector; 
(B) a nonprofit or for-profit private entity 
acting on behalf on an industrial or commercial 
sector or subsector; or 
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(C) a consortia of entities acting on behalf 
of an industrial or commercial sector or sub-
sector. 
(2) ENERGY-INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL APPLICA-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘energy-intensive commercial ap-
plications’’ means processes and facilities that use 
significant quantities of energy as part of the pri-
mary economic activities of the processes and facili-
ties, including— 
(A) information technology data centers; 
(B) product manufacturing; and 
(C) food processing. 
(3) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means 
the raw material supplied for use in manufacturing, 
chemical, and biological processes. 
(4) MATERIALS
MANUFACTURERS.—The term 
‘‘materials manufacturers’’ means the energy-inten-
sive primary manufacturing industries, including the 
aluminum, chemicals, forest and paper products, 
glass, metal casting, and steel industries. 
(5) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’ 
means an energy efficiency and utilization partner-
ship established under subsection (c)(1)(A). 
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(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the industrial efficiency program established under 
subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish a program under which the Secretary, in 
cooperation with materials manufacturers, companies en-
gaged in energy-intensive commercial applications, and 
national industry trade associations representing the man-
ufactures and companies, shall support, develop, and pro-
mote the use of new materials manufacturing and indus-
trial and commercial processes, technologies, and tech-
niques to optimize energy efficiency and the economic 
competitiveness of the United States. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) establish energy efficiency and utiliza-
tion partnerships between the Secretary and eli-
gible entities to conduct research on, develop, 
and demonstrate new processes, technologies, 
and operating practices and techniques to sig-
nificantly improve energy efficiency and utiliza-
tion by materials manufacturers and in energy- 
intensive commercial applications, including the 
conduct of activities to— 
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