trained individuals to support the expansion of the solar 
energy industry. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grant funds may be 
used to support the following activities: 
(1) Creation and development of a solar energy 
curriculum appropriate for the local educational, en-
trepreneurial, and environmental conditions, includ-
ing curriculum for community colleges. 
(2) Support of certification programs, such as 
the North American Board of Certified Energy Prac-
titioners, for individual solar energy system install-
ers, instructors, and training programs. 
(3) Internship programs that provide hands-on 
participation by students in commercial applications. 
(4) Activities required to obtain certification of 
training programs and facilities by the Institute of 
Sustainable Power or an equivalent industry-accepted 
quality-control certification program. 
(5) Incorporation of solar-specific learning mod-
ules into traditional occupational training and in-
ternship programs for construction-related trades. 
(6) The purchase of equipment necessary to 
carry out activities under this section. 
(7) Support of programs that provide guidance 
and updates to solar energy curriculum instructors. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF GRANTS.—Grants may be 
awarded under this section for up to 3 years. The Secretary 
shall award grants to ensure sufficient geographic distribu-
tion of training programs nationally. Grants shall only be 
awarded for programs certified by the Institute of Sustain-
able Power or an equivalent industry-accepted quality-con-
trol certification institution, or for new and growing pro-
grams with a credible path to certification. Due consider-
ation shall be given to women, underrepresented minorities, 
and persons with disabilities. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall make public, via 
the website of the Department or upon request, information 
on the name and institution for all grants awarded under 
this section, including a brief description of the project as 
well as the grant award amount. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
SEC. 6. DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS AND DIRECT SOLAR LIGHT 
PIPE TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program of research and development to provide assistance 
in the demonstration and commercial application of direct 
solar renewable energy sources to provide alternatives to 
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traditional power generation for lighting and illumination, 
including light pipe technology, and to promote greater en-
ergy conservation and improved efficiency. All direct solar 
renewable energy devices supported under this program 
shall have the capability to provide measurable data on the 
amount of kilowatt-hours saved over the traditionally pow-
ered light sources they have replaced. 
(b) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall transmit to Con-
gress an annual report assessing the measurable data de-
rived from each project in the direct solar renewable energy 
sources program and the energy savings resulting from its 
use. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘direct solar renewable energy’’ 
means energy from a device that converts sunlight 
into useable light within a building, tunnel, or other 
enclosed structure, replacing artificial light generated 
by a light fixture and doing so without the conversion 
of the sunlight into another form of energy; and 
(2) the term ‘‘light pipe’’ means a device de-
signed to transport visible solar radiation from its 
collection point to the interior of a building while ex-
cluding interior heat gain in the nonheating season. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
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out this section $3,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
SEC. 7. SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
research, development, and demonstration program to pro-
mote less costly and more reliable decentralized distributed 
solar-powered air conditioning for individuals and busi-
nesses. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants made available 
under this section may be used to support the following ac-
tivities: 
(1) Advancing solar thermal collectors, including 
concentrating solar thermal and electric systems, flat 
plate and evacuated tube collector performance. 
(2) Achieving technical and economic integration 
of solar-powered distributed air-conditioning systems 
with existing hot water and storage systems for resi-
dential applications. 
(3) Designing and demonstrating mass manufac-
turing capability to reduce costs of modular standard-
ized solar-powered distributed air conditioning sys-
tems and components. 
(4) Improving the efficiency of solar-powered dis-
tributed air-conditioning to increase the effectiveness 
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of solar-powered absorption chillers, solar-driven com-
pressors and condensors, and cost-effective precooling 
approaches. 
(5) Researching and comparing performance of 
solar-powered distributed air conditioning systems in 
different regions of the country, including potential 
integration with other onsite systems, such as solar, 
biogas, geothermal heat pumps, and propane assist or 
combined propane fuel cells, with a goal to develop 
site-specific energy production and management sys-
tems that ease fuel and peak utility loading. 
(c) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of re-
search and development projects supported under this sec-
tion shall be not less than 20 percent, and for demonstration 
projects shall be not less than 50 percent. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
SEC. 8. PHOTOVOLTAIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram of grants to States to demonstrate advanced photo-
voltaic technology. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) ABILITY TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—To re-
ceive funding under the program under this section, 
a State must submit a proposal that demonstrates, to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the State will 
meet the requirements of subsection (f). 
(2) COMPLIANCE
WITH
REQUIREMENTS.—If a 
State has received funding under this section for the 
preceding year, the State must demonstrate, to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary, that it complied with the 
requirements of subsection (f) in carrying out the pro-
gram during that preceding year, and that it will do 
so in the future, before it can receive further funding 
under this section. 
(3) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Each State submit-
ting a qualifying proposal shall receive funding under 
the program based on the proportion of United States 
population in the State according to the 2000 census. 
In each fiscal year, the portion of funds attributable 
under this paragraph to States that have not sub-
mitted qualifying proposals in the time and manner 
specified by the Secretary shall be distributed pro 
rata to the States that have submitted qualifying pro-
posals in the specified time and manner. 
(c) COMPETITION.—If more than $25,000,000 is avail-
able for the program under this section for any fiscal year, 
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the Secretary shall allocate 75 percent of the total amount 
of funds available according to subsection (b)(3), and shall 
award the remaining 25 percent on a competitive basis to 
the States with the proposals the Secretary considers most 
likely to encourage the widespread adoption of photovoltaic 
technologies. 
(d) PROPOSALS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and in each subsequent fiscal 
year for the life of the program, the Secretary shall solicit 
proposals from the States to participate in the program 
under this section. 
(e) COMPETITIVE CRITERIA.—In awarding funds in a 
competitive allocation under subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall consider— 
(1) the likelihood of a proposal to encourage the 
demonstration of, or lower the costs of, advanced pho-
tovoltaic technologies; and 
(2) the extent to which a proposal is likely to— 
(A) maximize the amount of photovoltaics 
demonstrated; 
(B) maximize the proportion of non-Federal 
cost share; and 
(C) limit State administrative costs. 
(f) STATE PROGRAM.—A program operated by a State 
with funding under this section shall provide competitive 
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awards for the demonstration of advanced photo-voltaic 
technologies. Each State program shall— 
(1) require a contribution of at least 60 percent 
per award from non-Federal sources, which may in-
clude any combination of State, local, and private 
funds, except that at least 10 percent of the funding 
must be supplied by the State; 
(2) endeavor to fund recipients in the commer-
cial, industrial, institutional, governmental, and resi-
dential sectors; 
(3) limit State administrative costs to no more 
than 10 percent of the grant; 
(4) report annually to the Secretary on— 
(A) the amount of funds disbursed; 
(B) the amount of photovoltaics purchased; 
and 
(C) the results of the monitoring under 
paragraph (5); 
(5) provide for measurement and verification of 
the output of a representative sample of the 
photovoltaics systems demonstrated throughout the av-
erage working life of the systems, or at least 20 years; 
and 
(6) require that applicant buildings must have 
received an independent energy efficiency audit dur-
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ing the 6-month period preceding the filing of the ap-
plication. 
(g) UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—If a State fails to expend 
any funds received under subsection (b) or (c) within 3 
years of receipt, such remaining funds shall be returned to 
the Treasury. 
(h) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report to Congress 
5 years after funds are first distributed to the States under 
this section— 
(1) the amount of photovoltaics demonstrated; 
(2) the number of projects undertaken; 
(3) the administrative costs of the program; 
(4) the amount of funds that each State has not 
received because of a failure to submit a qualifying 
proposal, as described in subsection (b)(3); 
(5) the results of the monitoring under subsection 
(f)(5); and 
(6) the total amount of funds distributed, includ-
ing a breakdown by State. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the pur-
poses of carrying out this section— 
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(3) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
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(4) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
(5) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
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Union Calendar No. 190 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2774 
[Report No. 110–303] 
A BILL 
To support the research, development, and commer-
cial application of solar energy technologies, and 
for other purposes. 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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