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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Forest Foundation 
Conservation Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT.

    (a) Provision of Administrative Support.--Subsection (c) of section 
405 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(c) Administrative Assistance.--(1) Subject to such limitations, 
terms, and conditions as the Secretary may establish, the Secretary 
may--
            ``(A) detail personnel of the Department of Agriculture to 
        assist the Foundation; and
            ``(B) provide the Foundation with Department of Agriculture 
        facilities, equipment, supplies, and other administrative 
        services (including Government-contracted transportation and 
        travel services).
    ``(2) Assistance under paragraph (1) may be provided for partial or 
no reimbursement, as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
    (b) Matching Funds.--
            (1) Extension and expansion of authority; source of 
        funds.--Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 583j-8) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 410. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO MATCH FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS.

    ``For the purposes of section 405 of this title, during the five-
year period beginning on October 1, 1997, the Secretary may make 
available to the Foundation from benefiting Forest Service 
appropriations up to $5,000,000 each fiscal year to match, on a one-
for-one basis, private contributions made to the Foundation.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 405 of the National 
        Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a);
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``In addition to the 
                        startup funds provided under subsection (a) of 
                        this section, for'' and inserting ``For'';
                            (ii) by striking ``October 1, 1992,'' and 
                        inserting ``October 1, 1997,''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``section 410(b)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 410''; and
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
                subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
            (3) Effect of amendments.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall not affect the availability or use of funds 
        made available for fiscal year 1997 under sections 405(b) and 
        410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act, as in effect on 
        the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Use of Interest and Other Investment Income.--Section 404 of 
the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-2) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Use of Interest and Other Investment Income.--Interest and 
other investment income earned (before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection) by the Foundation and its subgrantees on 
Federal funds received from the Secretary under section 405, but not 
immediately disbursed, may be used by the Foundation to carry out the 
purposes of the Foundation under section 402(b).''.
    (d) Exception From Audit Reporting and Compliance Requirements.--
Section 407(a) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-
5(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A 
subgrantee of the Foundation shall be exempt from the audit reporting 
and compliance requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-133 (or any successor administrative regulation or policy) in the 
case of grants of $250,000 or less.''.
    (e) Licensing Use of Symbols; Violations.--Section 404 of the 
National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-2) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ``license,'' after 
        ``lease,''; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f), as added by 
        subsection (c) of this section, the following new subsections:
    ``(g) Licensing Use of Symbols.--(1) To further the purposes of the 
Foundation under section 402(b), the Foundation shall have exclusive 
authority to license or authorize persons to use trademarks, 
tradenames, signs, symbols, emblems, insignia, logos, likenesses, or 
slogans to represent, promote, or advertise that an individual, 
company, or particular good or service is an official sponsor or 
supporter of the Forest Service, the National Forest System, or any 
unit thereof. Any license or authorization provided by the Foundation 
under this paragraph shall be subject to the prior written approval of 
the Secretary, who may not delegate this authority.
    ``(2) All net income derived from licenses and authorizations 
provided under paragraph (1) shall be expended by the Foundation in 
accordance with policies and priorities of the Forest Service on 
programs, projects, or activities that benefit the National Forest 
System or the Forest Service, as identified by the Secretary in 
consultation with the Foundation.
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority of the 
Secretary under Public Law 93-318 (16 U.S.C. 580p et seq.) relating to 
the name and character of `Smokey Bear', and the name and character of 
`Woodsy Owl'.
    ``(4) The authority provided to the Foundation by paragraph (1) 
shall expire on September 30, 2003.
    ``(h) Violation of Licensing Requirements.--Except as provided in 
subsection (g), no person may use for commercial purposes any 
trademark, tradename, sign, symbol, emblem, insignia, slogan, or 
related artistic design belonging to the Forest Service. Whoever, 
without the authorization of the Foundation under subsection (g), uses 
for purposes of trade, to induce the sale of any good or service, to 
promote any commercial activity, or for other commercial purpose, the 
name of the Foundation or any trademark, tradename, sign, symbol, 
emblem, insignia, logo, likeness, or slogan referred to in subsection 
(g), or any facsimile or simulation thereof tending to cause confusion, 
to cause mistake, to deceive, or to suggest falsely that an individual, 
company, or particular good or service is an official sponsor or 
official supporter of the National Forest System or the Forest Service, 
shall be subject to suit in a civil action by the Foundation for the 
remedies provided in title VI of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly 
referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946; 15 U.S.C. 1114 et seq.).''.
    (f) Reporting Requirements.--Section 407 of the National Forest 
Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-5) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Report on Licensing Activities.--Not later than 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
report assessing the cost, effectiveness, and effects of the licensing 
and authorization program established pursuant to section 404(g). The 
report shall include a recommendation regarding the desirability of 
extending the authority provided in such section beyond the expiration 
date specified in paragraph (4) of such section and assessments of the 
effect of such program on--
            ``(1) visitation levels in the National Forest System;
            ``(2) the image of the National Forest System;
            ``(3) achievement of the needs and priorities of the Forest 
        Service;
            ``(4) appropriations for the National Forest System; and
            ``(5) the costs of the Foundation and the Secretary to 
        administer the program.''.
National Forest Foundation Conservation Act - Amends the National Forest Foundation Act to extend matching fund authority for the National Forest Foundation. 
Authorizes the Foundation to license the use of symbols, trademarks, or logos.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wind Energy Research and Development 
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program 
of research and development to--
            (1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and 
        capacity of wind turbines;
            (2) optimize the design and adaptability of wind energy 
        systems to the broadest practical range of atmospheric 
        conditions; and
            (3) reduce the cost of construction, generation, and 
        maintenance of wind energy systems.
    (b) Program.--The program under this section shall focus on 
research and development of--
            (1) new materials and designs to make larger, lighter, less 
        expensive, and more reliable rotor blades;
            (2) technologies to improve gearbox performance and 
        reliability;
            (3) automation, materials, and assembly of large-scale 
        components to reduce manufacturing costs;
            (4) low-cost transportable towers greater than 100 meters 
        in height to capitalize on improved wind conditions at higher 
        elevations;
            (5) advanced computational modeling tools to improve--
                    (A) the reliability of aeroelastic simulations of 
                wind energy systems;
                    (B) understanding of the interaction between each 
                wind turbine component;
                    (C) siting of wind energy systems to maximize 
                efficiency and minimize variable generation;
                    (D) integration of wind energy systems into the 
                existing electric grid to ensure reliability; and
                    (E) understanding of the wake effect between upwind 
                and downwind turbine operations;
            (6) advanced control systems and blade sensors to improve 
        performance and reliability under a wide variety of wind 
        conditions;
            (7) advanced generators, including--
                    (A) medium-speed and low-speed generators;
                    (B) direct-drive technology; and
                    (C) the use of advanced magnets in generator 
                rotors;
            (8) wind technology for offshore applications;
            (9) methods to assess and mitigate the effects of wind 
        energy systems on radar and electromagnetic fields;
            (10) wind turbines with a maximum electric power production 
        capacity of 100 kilowatts or less;
            (11) technical processes to enable--
                    (A) scalability of transmission from remotely 
                located renewable resource rich areas; and
                    (B) optimization of advanced infrastructure design, 
                including high voltage transmission; and
            (12) other research areas as determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. WIND ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a wind 
energy demonstration program. In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall ensure that--
            (1) the program is of sufficient size and geographic 
        diversity to measure wind energy system performance under the 
        full productive range of wind conditions in the United States;
            (2) demonstration projects carried out under this program 
        are--
                    (A) conducted in collaboration with industry and, 
                as appropriate, with academic institutions; and
                    (B) located in various geographic areas 
                representing various wind class regimes; and
            (3) data collected from demonstration projects carried out 
        under this program is useful for carrying out section 2(b).
    (b) Cost-Sharing.--The Secretary shall carry out the program under 
this section in compliance with section 988(a) through (d) and section 
989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(a) through (d) 
and 16353).

SEC. 4. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

    In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
            (1) coordinate with the Office of Minority Economic Impact 
        and with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
        Utilization; and
            (2) provide special consideration to applications submitted 
        by institutions, businesses, or entities containing majority 
        representation by individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of 
        the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1885a or 1885b).

SEC. 5. COMPETITIVE AWARDS.

    Awards under section 2 and section 3 shall be made on a competitive 
basis with an emphasis on technical merit.

SEC. 6. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.

    To the maximum extent practicable the Secretary of Energy shall 
coordinate activities under this Act with other programs of the 
Department of Energy and other Federal research programs.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development program to: (1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and capacity of wind turbines; (2) optimize the design and adaptability of wind energy systems to the broadest practical range of atmospheric conditions; and (3) reduce the cost of construction, generation, and maintenance of such systems.





Directs the Secretary to conduct a wind energy demonstration program to measure wind energy system performance under the full productive range of wind conditions in the United States.

Requires awards under such programs to be made on a competitive basis with an emphasis on technical merit.

Requires the Secretary, in carrying out this Act, to: (1) coordinate with the Office of Minority Economic Impact and with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; and (2) provide special consideration to applications submitted by institutions, businesses, or entities containing majority representation of women, minorities, or persons with disabilities in science and engineering.

Authorizes appropriations.

SECTION 1. CLASS SIZE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

    Subpart 3 of part D of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1109 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

              ``Subpart 3--Class Size Demonstration Grants

``SEC. 561. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to provide grants to State 
educational agencies to enable such agencies to determine the benefits, 
in various school settings, of reducing class size on the educational 
performance of students and on classroom management and organization.

``SEC. 562. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to State educational agencies to pay the 
        Federal share of the costs of conducting demonstration projects 
        that demonstrate methods of reducing class size that may 
        provide information meaningful to other State educational 
        agencies and local educational agencies.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share shall be 50 
        percent.
    ``(b) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 
percent of the amount appropriated under section 565A for each fiscal 
year to carry out the activities described in section 565.
    ``(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make grants to State 
educational agencies on the basis of--
            ``(1) the need and the ability of a State educational 
        agency to reduce the class size of an elementary school or 
        secondary school served by such agency;
            ``(2) the ability of a State educational agency to furnish 
        the non-Federal share of the costs of the demonstration project 
        for which assistance is sought;
            ``(3) the ability of a State educational agency to continue 
        the project for which assistance is sought after the 
        termination of Federal financial assistance under this subpart; 
        and
            ``(4) the degree to which a State educational agency 
        demonstrates in the application submitted pursuant to section 
        564 consultation in program implementation and design with 
        parents, teachers, school administrators, and local teacher 
        organizations, where applicable.
    ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the 
Secretary shall give priority to demonstration projects that involve 
at-risk students in the earliest grades, including educationally or 
economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and 
limited English proficient students.
    ``(e) Grants Must Supplement Other Funds.--A State educational 
agency shall use the Federal funds received under this subpart to 
supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds 
available to the State educational agency to carry out the purpose of 
this subpart.

``SEC. 563. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Annual Competition.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
announce the factors to be examined in a demonstration project assisted 
under this subpart. Such factors may include--
            ``(1) the magnitude of the reduction in class size to be 
        achieved;
            ``(2) the level of education in which the demonstration 
        projects shall occur;
            ``(3) the form of the instructional strategy to be 
        demonstrated; and
            ``(4) the duration of the project.
    ``(b) Random Techniques and Appropriate Comparison Groups.--
Demonstration projects assisted under this subpart shall be designed to 
utilize randomized techniques or appropriate comparison groups.

``SEC. 564. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to receive a grant under this subpart, 
a State educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 
that is responsive to the announcement described in section 563(a), at 
such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Duration.--The Secretary shall encourage State educational 
agencies to submit applications under this subpart for a period of 5 
years.
    ``(c) Contents.--Each application submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the objectives to be attained with 
        the grant funds and the manner in which the grant funds will be 
        used to reduce class size;
            ``(2) a description of the steps to be taken to achieve 
        target class sizes, including, where applicable, the 
        acquisition of additional teaching personnel and classroom 
        space;
            ``(3) a statement of the methods for the collection of data 
        necessary for the evaluation of the impact of class size 
        reduction programs on student achievement;
            ``(4) an assurance that the State educational agency will 
        pay, from non-Federal sources, the non-Federal share of the 
        costs of the demonstration project for which assistance is 
        sought; and
            ``(5) such additional assurances as the Secretary may 
        reasonably require.
    ``(d) Sufficient Size and Scope Required.--The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subpart only to State educational agencies 
submitting applications which described projects of sufficient size and 
scope to contribute to carrying out the purpose of this subpart.

``SEC. 565. EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.

    ``(a) National Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct a national 
evaluation of the demonstration projects assisted under this subpart to 
determine the costs incurred in achieving the reduction in class size 
and the effects of the reductions on results, such as student 
performance in the affected subjects or grades, attendance, discipline, 
classroom organization, management, and teacher satisfaction and 
retention.
    ``(b) Cooperation.--Each State educational agency receiving a grant 
under this subpart shall cooperate in the national evaluation described 
in subsection (a) and shall provide such information to the Secretary 
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Reports.--The Secretary shall report to Congress on the 
results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall widely disseminate 
information about the results of the class size demonstration projects 
assisted under this subpart.

``SEC. 565A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.''.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY NASA 
              RELATING TO AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

    The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may not carry out research and development activities 
relating to the performance of aircraft (including supersonic aircraft 
and subsonic aircraft) unless the Administrator receives payment in 
full for such activities from the private sector.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive Class Size Demonstration Grants program. 
Directs the Secretary of Education to award such grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to pay half of the costs of conducting projects that demonstrate methods of reducing class size that may provide information meaningful to other SEAs and local educational agencies (LEAs).  Authorizes the Secretary to reserve up to five percent of funds for this Act for each fiscal year to carry out national evaluation and dissemination activities. 
Sets forth program requirements for:  (1) grant selection criteria; (2) priority for projects that involve at-risk students in the earliest grades, including educationally or economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and limited English proficient students; (3) annual competitions; (4) random techniques and appropriate comparison groups; (5) applications; and (6) sufficient size and scope of projects. 
Directs the Secretary to:  (1) conduct, and report to the Congress on, a national evaluation of such projects to determine the costs incurred in achieving the reduction in class size and the effects of the reductions on results; and (2) widely disseminate information about the results of such projects. 
Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 2) Prohibits the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from carrying out research and development activities relating to the performance of aircraft (including supersonic aircraft and subsonic aircraft) unless the Administrator receives payment in full for such activities from the private sector.