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‘‘(b) The Committee shall consult with, and make rec-
ommendations to, the Secretary on policy matters relating 
to carrying out this Act. The Secretary shall consult with 
and carefully consider recommendations of the Committee 
in such matters. 
‘‘(c) Committee members, other than officers or em-
ployees of Federal, State, or local governments, shall be, 
for each day (including traveltime) during which they are 
performing Committee business, paid at a rate fixed by 
the Secretary but not in excess of the daily equivalent of 
the maximum rate of pay for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5136 of title 5, United States 
Code, and shall be fully reimbursed for travel, subsistence, 
and related expenses. 
‘‘(d) The Committee shall be chaired by the Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior responsible for land and minerals 
management. There shall also be elected a Vice Chairman 
by the Committee from among the members referred to 
in this section. The Vice Chairman shall perform such du-
ties as are determined to be appropriate by the committee, 
except that the Chairman of the Committee must person-
ally preside at all meetings of the full Committee. The 
Committee may organize itself into such subcommittees as 
the Committee may deem appropriate. 
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‘‘(e) Following completion of the report required by 
section 385 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Com-
mittee shall consider the recommendations of the report, 
ongoing efforts in the schools, universities, and institu-
tions receiving funding under this Act, the Federal and 
State Governments, and the private sector, and shall for-
mulate and recommend to the Secretary a national plan 
for a program utilizing the fiscal resources provided under 
this Act. The Committee shall submit such plan to the 
Secretary for approval. Upon approval, the plan shall 
guide the Secretary and the Committee in their actions 
under this Act. 
‘‘(f) Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) shall not apply to the Committee. 
‘‘SEC. 12. CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) Up to 25 percent of the annual outlay of funds 
authorized by section 23(d) of the Deep Ocean Energy Re-
sources Act of 2008 may be granted to schools or institu-
tions including, but not limited to, colleges, universities, 
community colleges, tribal colleges and universities, tech-
nical institutes, secondary schools, other than those de-
scribed in sections 3, 4, 5, and 6, and jointly sponsored 
apprenticeship and training programs that are authorized 
by Federal law. 
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‘‘(b) The Secretary shall determine the eligibility of 
a school or institution to receive funding under this section 
using criteria that include— 
‘‘(1) the presence of a State-approved program 
in mining engineering technology, petroleum engi-
neering technology, industrial engineering tech-
nology, or industrial technology that— 
‘‘(A) is focused on technology and its use 
in energy and mineral production and related 
maintenance, operational safety, or energy in-
frastructure protection and security; 
‘‘(B) prepares students for advanced or su-
pervisory roles in the mining industry or the pe-
troleum industry; and 
‘‘(C) grants either an associate’s degree or 
a baccalaureate degree in one of the subjects 
listed in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(2) the presence of a program, including a sec-
ondary school vocational education program or ca-
reer academy, that provides training for individuals 
entering the petroleum, coal mining, or mineral min-
ing industries; or 
‘‘(3) the presence of a State-approved program 
of career technical education at a secondary school, 
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offered cooperatively with a community college in 
one of the industrial sectors of— 
‘‘(A) agriculture, forestry, or fisheries; 
‘‘(B) utilities; 
‘‘(C) construction; 
‘‘(D) manufacturing; and 
‘‘(E) transportation and warehousing. 
‘‘(c) Schools or institutions receiving funds under this 
section must show evidence of an institutional commit-
ment for the purposes of career technical education and 
provide evidence that the school or institution has received 
or will receive industry cooperation in the form of equip-
ment, employee time, or donations of funds to support the 
activities that are within the scope of this section. 
‘‘(d) Schools or institutions receiving funds under 
this section must agree to maintain the programs for 
which the funding is sought for a period of 10 years begin-
ning on the date the school or institution receives such 
funds, unless the Secretary finds that a shorter period of 
time is appropriate for the local labor market or is re-
quired by State authorities. 
‘‘(e) Schools or institutions receiving funds under this 
section may combine these funds with State funds, and 
other Federal funds where allowed by law, to carry out 
programs described in this section, however the use of the 
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funds received under this section must be reported to the 
Secretary not less than annually. 
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall seek the advice of the Com-
mittee established pursuant to section 11 in determining 
the criteria used to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 13. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WORKFORCE EN-
HANCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) PHYSICAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECH-
NOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) From the amount of funds available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 30 
percent of that amount to provide financial assist-
ance for education in physical sciences, engineering, 
and engineering or industrial technology and dis-
ciplines that, as determined by the Secretary, are 
critical to the functions of the Department of the In-
terior and are needed in the Department of the Inte-
rior workforce. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior may award 
a scholarship in accordance with this section to a 
person who— 
‘‘(A) is a citizen of the United States; 
‘‘(B) is pursuing an undergraduate or ad-
vanced degree in a critical skill or discipline de-
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scribed in paragraph (1) at an institution of 
higher education; and 
‘‘(C) enters into a service agreement with 
the Secretary of the Interior as described in 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(3) The amount of the financial assistance 
provided under a scholarship awarded to a person 
under this subsection shall be the amount deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Interior as being nec-
essary to pay all educational expenses incurred by 
that person, including tuition, fees, cost of books, 
laboratory expenses, and expenses of room and 
board. The expenses paid, however, shall be limited 
to those educational expenses normally incurred by 
students at the institution of higher education in-
volved. 
‘‘(b) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AT-
TENDING MINORITY SERVING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTI-
TUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) From the amount of funds available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 35 
percent of that amount to award scholarships in ac-
cordance with this section to persons who— 
‘‘(A) are enrolled in a Minority Serving 
Higher Education Institutions. 
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‘‘(B) are citizens or nationals of the 
United States; 
‘‘(C) are pursuing an undergraduate or ad-
vanced degree in agriculture, engineering, engi-
neering or industrial technology, or physical 
sciences, or other discipline that is found by the 
Secretary to be critical to the functions of the 
Department of the Interior and are needed in 
the Department of the Interior workforce; and 
‘‘(D) enter into a service agreement with 
the Secretary of the Interior as described in 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) The amount of the financial assistance 
provided under a scholarship awarded to a person 
under this subsection shall be the amount deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Interior as being nec-
essary to pay all educational expenses incurred by 
that person, including tuition, fees, cost of books, 
laboratory expenses, and expenses of room and 
board. The expenses paid, however, shall be limited 
to those educational expenses normally incurred by 
students at the institution of higher education in-
volved. 
‘‘(c) EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH MINORITY 
SERVING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) The Secretary shall require the director of 
each Bureau and Office, to foster the participation 
of Minority Serving Higher Education Institutions 
in any regulatory activity, land management activity, 
science activity, engineering or industrial technology 
activity, or engineering activity carried out by the 
Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(2) From the amount of funds available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 35 
percent of that amount to support activities at Mi-
nority Serving Higher Education Institutions by— 
‘‘(A) funding faculty and students in these 
institutions in collaborative research projects 
that are directly related to the Departmental or 
Bureau missions; 
‘‘(B) allowing equipment transfer to Mi-
nority Serving Higher Education Institutions as 
a part of a collaborative research program di-
rectly related to a Departmental or Bureau mis-
sion; 
‘‘(C) allowing faculty and students at these 
Minority Serving Higher Education Institutions 
to participate Departmental and Bureau train-
ing activities; 
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‘‘(D) funding paid internships in Depart-
mental and Bureau facilities for students at Mi-
nority Serving Higher Education Institutions; 
‘‘(E) assigning Departmental and Bureau 
personnel to positions located at Minority Serv-
ing Higher Educational Institutions to serve as 
mentors to students interested in a science, 
technology or engineering disciplines related to 
the mission of the Department or the Bureaus. 
‘‘(d) SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) To receive financial assistance under sub-
section (a) or (b) of this section— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an employee of the De-
partment of the Interior, the employee shall 
enter into a written agreement to continue in 
the employment of the department for the pe-
riod of obligated service determined under para-
graph (2); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a person not an em-
ployee of the Department of the Interior, the 
person shall enter into a written agreement to 
accept and continue employment in the Depart-
ment of the Interior for the period of obligated 
service determined under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(2) For the purposes of this section, the period 
of obligated service for a recipient of a scholarship 
under this section shall be the period determined by 
the Secretary of the Interior as being appropriate to 
obtain adequate service in exchange for the financial 
assistance provided under the scholarship. In no 
event may the period of service required of a recipi-
ent be less than the total period of pursuit of a de-
gree that is covered by the scholarship. The period 
of obligated service is in addition to any other period 
for which the recipient is obligated to serve in the 
civil service of the United States. 
‘‘(3) An agreement entered into under this sub-
section by a person pursuing an academic degree 
shall include any terms and conditions that the Sec-
retary of the Interior determines necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the United States or otherwise 
appropriate for carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) REFUND
FOR PERIOD
OF UNSERVED OBLI-
GATED SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) A person who voluntarily terminates serv-
ice before the end of the period of obligated service 
required under an agreement entered into under 
subsection (d) shall refund to the United States an 
amount determined by the Secretary of the Interior 
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as being appropriate to obtain adequate service in 
exchange for financial assistance. 
‘‘(2) An obligation to reimburse the United 
States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all pur-
poses a debt owed to the United States. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Interior may waive, 
in whole or in part, a refund required under para-
graph (1) if the Secretary determines that recovery 
would be against equity and good conscience or 
would be contrary to the best interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, 
United States Code, that is entered less than five 
years after the termination of an agreement under 
this section does not discharge the person signing 
such agreement from a debt arising under such 
agreement or under this subsection. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate the provision of 
financial assistance under the authority of this section 
with the provision of financial assistance under the au-
thorities provided in this Act in order to maximize the ben-
efits derived by the Department of Interior from the exer-
cise of all such authorities. 
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‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than September 1 of each 
year, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on the status of the assistance program car-
ried out under this section. The report shall describe the 
programs within the Department designed to recruit and 
retain a workforce on a short-term basis and on a long- 
term basis. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Minority Serving Higher Edu-
cation Institutions’ means a Hispanic-serving insti-
tution, historically Black college or university, Alas-
ka Native-serving institution, tribal college or uni-
versity, or insular area school. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 502(a) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1101a(a)). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘historically Black college or uni-
versity’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B in-
stitution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘tribal college or university’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘Tribal College or Uni-
versity’ in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 
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‘‘(5) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001). 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Alaska Native-serving institu-
tion’ has the meaning given the term in section 317 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d). 
‘‘(7) The term ‘insular area school’ means an 
academic institution or university in American 
Samoa, Guam, The Northern Mariana Islands, 
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, or any other 
territory or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.—To implement this section, the Sec-
retary shall use 3 percent of the annual outlay authorized 
by section 23(d) of the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act 
of 2008.’’. 
(b) FUNDING FOR ENERGY RESEARCH.— 
(1) Using 20 percent of the funds authorized by 
subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy, through the 
energy supply research and development programs of 
the Department of Energy, and in consultation with 
the Office of Science of the Department of Energy, 
shall carry out a program to award grants to institu-
tions of higher education on the basis of competitive, 
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merit-based review, for the purpose of conducting re-
search on advanced energy technologies with the po-
tential to transform the energy systems of the 
United States so as to— 
(A) reduce dependence on foreign energy 
supplies; 
(B) reduce or eliminate emissions of green-
house gases; 
(C) reduce negative environmental effects 
associated with energy production, storage, and 
use; and 
(D) enhance the competitiveness of United 
States energy technology exports. 
(2) Awards made under this subsection may in-
clude funding for— 
(A) energy efficiency; 
(B) renewable energy, including solar, 
wind, and biofuels; and 
(C) nuclear, hydrogen, and any other en-
ergy research that could accomplish the purpose 
set forth in paragraph (1). 
(3) The Secretary of Energy may require or au-
thorize grantees under this subsection to partner 
with industry, but only to the extent that such a re-
quirement does not prevent long-range, potentially 
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pathbreaking research from being funded under this 
subsection. 
(4) An institution of higher education seeking 
funding under this subsection shall submit an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary of Energy may re-
quire. 
(5) In this subsection, the term ‘‘institution of 
higher education’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965. 
(c) FUNDING FOR ENERGY SCHOLARSHIPS.— 
(1) Using 5 percent of the funds authorized by 
subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy, through the 
energy supply research and development programs of 
the Department of Energy, and in consultation with 
the Office of Science of the Department of Energy, 
shall carry out a program to award grants to institu-
tions of higher education on the basis of competitive, 
merit-based review, to grant graduate traineeships to 
Ph.D. students who are citizens of the United States 
who will carry out research on advanced energy tech-
nologies to accomplish the purpose set forth in sub-
section (c)(1). 
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(2) Awards made under this subsection may in-
clude funding for— 
(A) energy efficiency; 
(B) renewable energy, including solar, 
wind, and biofuels; and 
(C) nuclear, hydrogen, and any other en-
ergy research that would accomplish the pur-
pose set forth in subsection (c)(1) that is not el-
igible for funding under section 7 of the Energy 
and Mineral Schools Reinvestment Act. 
(3) An institution of higher education seeking 
funding under this subsection shall submit an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary of Energy may re-
quire. 
(4) In this subsection, the term ‘‘institution of 
higher education’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year 
thereafter. 
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SEC. 24. ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE MINERAL LEASE FEES. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Depart-
ment of the Interior is prohibited from charging fees appli-
cable to bidding or actions on Federal onshore and off-
shore oil and gas, coal, geothermal, and other mineral 
leases, including transportation of any production from 
such leases, if such fees were not established in final regu-
lations prior to the date of issuance of the lease. 
SEC. 25. OCS REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS. 
Not later than July 1, 2010, the Secretary of the In-
terior shall establish the headquarters for the Atlantic 
OCS Region, the headquarters for the Gulf of Mexico OCS 
Region, and the headquarters for the Pacific OCS Region 
within a State bordering the Atlantic OCS Region, a State 
bordering the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, and a State 
bordering the Pacific OCS Region, respectively, from 
among the States bordering those Regions, that petitions 
by no later than January 1, 2010, for leasing, for oil and 
gas or natural gas, covering at least 40 percent of the area 
of its Adjacent Zone within 100 miles of the coastline. 
Such Atlantic and Pacific OCS Regions headquarters shall 
be located within 25 miles of the coastline and each MMS 
OCS regional headquarters shall be the permanent duty 
station for all Minerals Management Service personnel 
that on a daily basis spend on average 60 percent or more 
of their time in performance of duties in support of the 
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activities of the respective Region, except that the Min-
erals Management Service may house regional inspection 
staff in other locations. Each OCS Region shall each be 
led by a Regional Director who shall be an employee with-
in the Senior Executive Service. 
SEC. 26. NATIONAL GEO FUND ACT OF 2008. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘National Geo Fund Act of 2006’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this section is to 
provide for the management of geologic programs, geologic 
mapping, geophysical and other seismic studies, seismic 
monitoring programs, and the preservation and use of geo-
logic and geophysical data, geothermal and geopressure 
energy resource management, unconventional energy re-
sources management, and renewable energy management 
associated with ocean wave, current, and thermal re-
sources. 
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section the term 
‘‘State’’ means the agency of a State designated by its 
Governor or State law to perform the functions and activi-
ties described in subsection (b). 
(d) STRATEGIC UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a program for production of fuels 
from strategic unconventional resources, and produc-
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tion of oil and gas resources using CO2 enhanced re-
covery. The program shall focus initially on activities 
and domestic resources most likely to result in sig-
nificant production in the near future, and shall in-
clude work necessary to improve extraction tech-
niques, including surface and in situ operations. The 
program shall include characterization and assess-
ment of potential resources, a sampling program, 
appropriate laboratory and other analyses and test-
ing, and assessment of methods for exploration and 
development of these strategic unconventional re-
sources. 
(2) PILOT PROJECTS.—The program created in 
paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to, 
pilot projects on (A) the Maverick Basin heavy oil 
and tar sands formations of Texas, including the 
San Miguel deposits, (B) the Greater Green River 
Basin heavy oil, oil shale, tar sands, and coal depos-
its of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, (C) the shale, 
tar sands, heavy oil, and coal deposits in the Ala-
bama-Mississippi-Tennessee region, (D) the shale, 
tar sands, heavy oil, and coal deposits in the Ohio 
River valley, and (E) strategic unconventional re-
sources in California. The Secretary shall identify 
and report to Congress on feasible incentives to fos-
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ter recovery of unconventional fuels by private indus-
try within the United States. Such incentives may 
include, but are not limited to, long-term contracts 
for the purchase of unconventional fuels for defense 
purposes, Federal grants and loan guarantees for 
necessary capital expenditures, and favorable terms 
for the leasing of Government lands containing un-
conventional resources. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) STRATEGIC
UNCONVENTIONAL
RE-
SOURCES.—The term ‘‘strategic unconventional 
resources’’ means hydrocarbon resources, in-
cluding heavy oil, oil shale, tar sands, and coal 
deposits, from which liquid fuels may be pro-
duced. 
(B) IN SITU EXTRACTION METHODS.—The 
term ‘‘in situ extraction methods’’ means recov-
ery techniques that are applied to the resources 
while they are still in the ground, and are in 
commercial use or advanced stages of develop-
ment. Such techniques include, but are not lim-
ited to, steam flooding, steam-assisted gravity 
drainage (including combination with electric 
power generation where appropriate), cyclic 
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steam stimulation, air injection, and chemical 
treatment. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2018 the amount of $35,000,000. Each pilot project 
shall be allocated not less than $4,000,000 per year 
in each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018. 
(e) SUPPORT OF GEOTHERMAL AND GEOPRESSURE 
OIL AND GAS ENERGY PRODUCTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a grant program in support of geothermal and 
geopressure oil and gas energy production. The pro-
gram shall include grants for a total of not less than 
three assessments of the use of innovative geo-
thermal techniques such as organic rankine cycle 
systems at marginal, unproductive, and productive 
oil and gas wells, and not less than one assessment 
of the use of innovative geopressure techniques. The 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and in the 
public interest, make awards that— 
(A) include not less than five oil or gas 
well sites per project award; 
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(B) use a range of oil or gas well hot water 
source temperatures from 150 degrees Fahr-
enheit to 300 degrees Fahrenheit; 
(C) use existing or new oil or gas wells; 
(D) cover a range of sizes from 175 kilo-
watts to one megawatt; 
(E) are located at a range of sites includ-
ing tribal lands, Federal lease, State, or pri-
vately owned sites; 
(F) can be replicated at a wide range of 
sites; 
(G) facilitate identification of optimum 
techniques among competing alternatives; 
(H) include business commercialization 
plans that have the potential for production of 
equipment at high volumes and operation and 
support at a large number of sites; and 
(I) satisfy other criteria that the Secretary 
determines are necessary to carry out the pro-
gram. 
The Secretary shall give preference to assessments 
that address multiple elements contained in subpara-
graphs (A) through (I). 
(2) GRANT AWARDS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Each grant award for 
assessment 
of 
innovative 
geothermal 
or 
geopressure technology such as organic rankine 
cycle systems at oil and gas wells made by the 
Secretary under this section shall include— 
(i) necessary and appropriate site en-
gineering study; 
(ii) detailed economic assessment of 
site specific conditions; 
(iii) appropriate feasibility studies to 
determine ability for replication; 
(iv) design or adaptation of existing 
technology for site specific circumstances 
or conditions; 
(v) installation of equipment, service, 
and support; and 
(vi) monitoring for a minimum of one 
year after commissioning date. 
(3) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION.—Not less 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a national solic-
itation for applications for grants under the pro-
gram. Grant recipients shall be selected on a com-
petitive basis based on criteria in subsection (b). 
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