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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Invest in Energy Security Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

(a) Petroleum Acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--
Section 301(e)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6240
note) is amended to read as follows:
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as
practical, without incurring excessive cost or appreciably
affecting the price of petroleum products to consumers, acquire
petroleum in quantities sufficient to fill the available
capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, subject to the
following limitations:
''(A) Suspension of royalty-in-kind transfers to
the strategic petroleum reserve.--No later than
September 30, 2008, the Secretary shall sell 13,000,000
barrels of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind
program. Beginning October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall
suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve under the Royalty-In-Kind program,
subject to resumption as provided in subparagraph (B).
''(B) Resumption of petroleum acquisition for the
strategic petroleum reserve.--The Secretary may resume
acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve 30 days after notification to Congress that--
''(i)(I) the Secretary projects that the
United States will fall short of its
commitments under the International Energy
Program within a period of 24 months from the
date of the projection; or
''(II) the weighted average price of
petroleum for the most recent 90 day period is
at least 25 percent less than the 24-month
historical average price; and
''(ii) that resumption of Strategic
Petroleum Reserve fill will not have an
appreciable effect on the price of petroleum
products to consumers within the following 12-
month period after the resumption of
acquisition.
''(C) Future suspension of strategic petroleum
reserve petroleum acquisition.--During any period in
which the Secretary is acquiring petroleum for the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary shall
suspend acquisition activities if--
''(i) the monthly weighted average price of
petroleum increases by more than 20 percent
over any period of 6 months or less; or
''(ii) the Secretary determines that
continued Strategic Petroleum Reserve fill may
have an appreciable impact on prices of
petroleum products in future months.''.
(b) Revised Procedures.--No later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish revised
procedures under section 301(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
consistent with the provisions contained in the amendment made by
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY FUND.

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of
the United States the ''Energy Independence and Security Fund''
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ''the Fund'').
(b) Administration.--The Secretary of Energy shall be responsible
for administering the Fund for the purpose of carrying out this
section.
(c) Deposits.--All proceeds from sales of petroleum from the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as authorized in section 301(e)(1) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (as amended by section 2 of this Act), after
deduction of the direct administrative costs associated with such
sales, shall be deposited in the Fund.
(d) Distribution of Funds.--The Secretary shall make available for
obligation, without further appropriation and without fiscal year
limitation, the following amounts from the Fund:
(1) Advanced research projects agency--energy.--For fiscal
year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the
''Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund'', as authorized in
section 5012(m) of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C.
16538(m)), to remain available until expended. Of the funds
transferred, the Secretary shall further allocate the amounts
made available for obligation as follows:
(A) $50,000,000 shall be available for university-
based research projects.
(B) $10,000,000 shall be available for program
direction expenses.
(2) Rural wind energy.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary
shall transfer $15,000,000 to the account ''Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program to support the development of
infrastructure necessary for deployment of wind energy systems
in rural areas, as authorized in section 931(f)(1) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(f)(1)).
(3) Solar energy research and development.--For fiscal year
2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account
''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to
accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and
deployment of solar energy technologies, as authorized by
section 931(a)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(A)).
(4) Low income weatherization.--For fiscal year 2008, the
Secretary shall transfer $100,000,000 to the account
''Weatherization Assistance Program'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for a program to
weatherize low income housing, as authorized by section 411 of
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law
110-140).
(5) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable electric energy.--For
fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to
the account ''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a
program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration,
and deployment of ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic
renewable energy, as authorized by section 931 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) and section 636 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
140).
(6) Industrial energy efficiency research and
development.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $110,000,000 to the account ''Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research,
development, demonstration, and deployment of new technologies
to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from industrial processes, as authorized in section
911(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16191(a)(2)(C)) and in section 452 of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
(7) Building energy efficiency research and development.--
For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer $70,000,000
to the account ''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for a
program to accelerate the research, development, demonstration,
and deployment of new technologies to improve the energy
efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings,
as authorized in section 422 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
(8) Energy storage for transportation and electric power
applications.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $30,000,000 to the account ''Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program to accelerate the research,
development, demonstration, and deployment of new materials for
improving the energy efficiency of transportation, electric
power and other technologies, as authorized by section 641 of
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law
110-140).
(9) Geothermal energy development.--(A) For fiscal year
2008, the Secretary shall transfer $30,000,000 to the account
''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for a program for
geothermal research and development activities to be managed by
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as authorized by
section 931(a)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(C)); and
(B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall transfer
$30,000,000 to the account ''Fossil Energy Research and
Development'', to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for a program of advanced geothermal
drilling and resource characterization to be managed by the
National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(10) Carbon capture and storage.--For fiscal year 2008, the
Secretary shall transfer $385,000,000 to the account ''Fossil
Energy Research and Development'', to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses for a program of demonstration
projects of carbon capture and storage, as authorized by
sections 702 and 703 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140). Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, one of the demonstration projects shall be a
component of the FutureGen project.
(11) Nonconventional domestic natural gas and petroleum
production and environmental research.--
(A) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $50,000,000 to the ''Ultra-Deepwater and
Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research
Fund'', to remain available until expended, as
authorized by section 999H(e) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(e)).
(B) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall
transfer $15,000,000 to the account ''Fossil Energy
Research and Development'', to remain available until
expended, for necessary expenses for a program of
environmental research in support of small producers of
domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory
analysis and for support for the stripper well
consortium.
(12) Hydrogen research and development.--For fiscal year
2008, the Secretary shall transfer $5,000,000 to the account
''Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'', to remain available
until expended, for necessary expenses for the Department's H-
Prize Program, as authorized by section 654 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140).
(e) Amendments.--(1) Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16376) is amended by striking ''2014'' and inserting
''2017''.
(2) Section 999B(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16372(e)) is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
''(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register the annual plan, along with any written
comments received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B).''.
(3) Section 999H(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C.16378(b)) is amended by
inserting '', and shall be exempt from subchapter II of chapter 15 of
title 31, United States Code'' after ''available until expended''.
(f) Transfer Procedures.--The Secretary shall make an initial
transfer from the Fund no later than 30 days after the initial deposit
of monies into the Fund. The Secretary shall make additional transfers
no later than 30 days after subsequent deposits, until the full amounts
authorized for fiscal 2008 have been transferred. To the extent that
any transfer in fiscal 2008 is less than the authorized total, the
transfers shall be made on a pro rata basis.
(g) Management and Oversight.--
(1) Additionality of fiscal year 2008 transfers.--All
amounts transferred under subsection (d)(1) shall be in
addition to, and shall not be substituted for, any funds
appropriated for the same or similar purposes in the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
(2) Program plans and performance measures.--The Secretary
shall prepare and publish in the Federal Register a plan for
the proposed use of all funds authorized in subsection (d). The
plan also shall identify how the use of these funds will be
additive to, and not displace annual appropriations. The plans
also shall identify performance measures to assess the
additional benefits that may be realized from the application
of the additional funding provided under this section. The
initial plan shall be published in the Federal Register within
90 days from enactment of this section, and shall be updated
annually and submitted to Congress together with the
President's budget.
(3) Congressional oversight and review.--Nothing in this
section shall limit or restrict the review and oversight of
program plans by the appropriate committees of Congress.
Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the authority
of Congress to set alternative spending limitations in annual
appropriations Acts.
(4) Apportionment.--All transactions of the Fund shall be
exempt from apportionment under the provisions of subchapter II
of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.
(5) Use of other transactions authority.--(A) Any
solicitation for research, development, or demonstration
project proposals to be funded under this section shall provide
for and encourage the use of Other Transactions Authority,
including Technology Investment Agreements as authorized by
section 646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the Department of Energy
Acquisition Regulation.
(B) Any solicitation for a commercial demonstration project
under this section shall require the use of Other Transactions
Authority, including Technology Investment Agreements, as
authorized by section 646(g) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256) and Part 603 of the
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation.
Invest in Energy Security Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 governing petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) sell specified quantities of petroleum received under the royalty-in-kind program; and (2) suspend petroleum acquisition for the SPR under such program.

Authorizes the Secretary to resume such acquisition upon notifying Congress that specified circumstances exist, and to suspend acquisition again if certain other circumstances arise.

Establishes the Energy Independence and Security Fund to receive all proceeds from sales of SPR petroleum.

Allocates amounts from such Fund for: (1) the Energy Transformation Acceleration Fund for university-based research projects and program direction expenses; (2) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for rural wind energy systems; (3) solar energy technologies; (4) weatherization assistance for low-income housing; (5) ocean and wave energy, including hydrokinetic renewable energy; (6) technologies to improve the energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes and from buildings; (7) improvements to the energy efficiency of transportation and electric power; (8) geothermal research and development managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; (9) advanced geothermal drilling and resource characterization managed by National Energy Technology Laboratory; (10) carbon capture and storage; (11) Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund; (12) environmental research in support of small producers of domestic petroleum and natural gas, for regulatory analysis and for support for the stripper well consortium; and (13) the H-Prize Program of the Department of Energy.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Post Office Relocation Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RENOVATION, RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR
CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES.

Section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows--
''(b)(1) The Postal Service, prior to making a determination under
subsection (a)(3) of this section as to the necessity for the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of any post office,
shall provide adequate notice of its intention to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate such post office at least 60 days prior to the
proposed date of such renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
to persons served by such post office.
''(2) Such notification shall be made in writing and shall be hand
delivered or delivered by mail to persons served by such post office,
and shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation
within the zip codes served by such post office. Such notification
shall include--
''(A) an identification of the renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(B) a summary of the reasons for the renovation,
relocation, closing, or consolidation; and
''(C) the proposed date for the renovation, relocation,
renovation, closing, or consolidation.
''(3) Any person served by the post office may offer an alternative
renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within the
60 day notice period. The Postal Service shall deliver a response in
writing by hand delivery or certified mail to the person making the
proposal. In a case in which the Postal Service rejects a bona fide
proposal, the Postal Service shall state in writing the reasons for the
rejection.
''(4) At the end of the 60 day notice period, the Postal Service
shall make a determination under subsection (a)(3). Prior to making a
final determination, the Postal Service shall conduct a hearing, and
persons served by the post office may present oral or written testimony
with respect to the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
of such post office. The Postal Service, in making a determination as
to whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post
office shall consider--
''(A) the extent to which such post office is part of a
core downtown business area;
''(B) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on the community served by such post office;
''(C) whether the community served by such post office
opposes a renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(D) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at
such office;
''(E) whether such renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation is consistent with the policy of the Government,
as stated in section 101(b) of this title, that the Postal
Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular
postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns
where post offices are not self sustaining;
''(F) the quantified long-term economic saving to the
Postal Service resulting from such renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(G) whether postal officials engaged in negotiations with
persons served by the post office concerning the proposed
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(H) whether management of the post office contributed to
a desire to relocate;
''(I) the adequacy of the existing post office, and whether
all reasonable alternatives have been explored; and
''(J) such other factors as the Postal Service determines
are necessary.
''(5) Any determination of the Postal Service to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office shall be in writing and
shall include the findings of the Postal Service with respect to the
considerations required to be made under paragraph (4) of this
subsection. Such determination and findings shall be made available to
persons served by such post office.
''(6) The Postal Service shall take no action to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office until 60 days after its
written determination is made available to persons served by such post
office.
''(7) A determination of the Postal Service to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate any post office may be appealed by any person
served by such post office to the Postal Rate Commission within 30 days
after such determination is made available to such person under
paragraph (5). The Commission shall review such determination on the
basis of the record before the Postal Service in the making of such
determination. The Commission shall make a determination based upon
such review no later than 120 days after receiving any appeal under
this paragraph. The commission shall set aside any determination,
findings, and conclusions found to be--
''(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
otherwise not in accordance with the law;
''(B) without observance of procedure required by law; or
''(C) unsupported by substantial evidence on the record.
The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal Service or
order that the entire matter be returned for further consideration, but
the Commission may not modify the determination of the Postal Service.
The Commission may suspend the effectiveness of the determination of
the Postal Service until the final disposition of the appeal. The
provisions of section 556, section 557, and chapter 7 of title 5 shall
not apply to any review carried out by the Commission under this
paragraph.
''(8) In a case in which a community has procedures to address the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the
community, and the public participation requirements of such procedures
are more stringent than those provided in this subsection, the Postal
Service shall follow such procedures and disregard the procedures
established in this subsection.
''(9) The Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, shall comply with any
zoning, planning, or land use regulations, or building codes applicable
to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority, of
the local jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

Section 101(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''The Postal Service shall also
consider the effect a new postal facility may have on the community
served by the prior facility.''.
Post Office Relocation Act of 1997 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require a 60-day notice before the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office. Requires such notice to be: (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the zip codes served by such post office.
Sets forth provisions which: (1) allow any person served by the post office to offer an alternative renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within such 60-day period; and (2) require the Postal Service to conduct a hearing to allow the individual to present oral or written testimony.
Revises the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post office to include: (1) the extent to which the post office is part of a core downtown business area; (2) the sentiment of the community; (3) whether postal officials negotiated with persons served; (4) whether management of the post office contributed to a desire to relocate; and (5) the adequacy of the existing post office.
Requires the Postal Service to follow a community's public participation procedures to address the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the community if participation requirements of such procedures are more stringent than those provided in this Act.
Requires the Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, to comply with any zoning, planning, or land use regulations or building codes applicable to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority of the local jurisdiction.
Includes within the Postal Service policy with respect to planning and building new postal facilities that the Service consider the effect a new facility may have on the community.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Black Carbon and Other Aerosols
Research Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to develop a monitoring and research plan--
(A) to identify natural and anthropogenic sources
of black carbon and other aerosols and to monitor their
atmospheric and deposited concentrations on both a
temporal and a spatial scale;
(B) to measure, monitor, model, and assess black
carbon and other aerosols in regard to their
atmospheric concentrations and deposited forms--
(i) to establish how these substances
impact regional- and global-scale climate
change and air quality;
(ii) to determine their regional impacts,
with a focus on the polar regions and other
snow and ice covered areas; and
(iii) to estimate, in the United States and
globally, spatial and temporal black carbon and
other aerosol concentrations, and deposition
trends in collaboration with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and other
appropriate partners; and
(C) to develop models to assist policy makers and
to increase understanding of--
(i) the transport and transformation of
black carbon and other aerosols to improve
knowledge of their distributions and climate-
forcing properties; and
(ii) the individual and combined roles of
black carbon and other aerosols on regional and
global climate change on both a temporal and a
spatial scale; and
(2) to establish a black carbon and other aerosols
monitoring and research program within the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(2) Black carbon.--The term ''black carbon'' means the
strongly light absorbing aerosol that--
(A) is composed of fine particles containing carbon
produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels,
biofuel, and biomass and other activities;
(B) exists in both atmospheric and deposited forms;
and
(C) is sometimes associated with impaired air
quality and climate change.
(3) Other aerosols.--The term ''other aerosols'' means the
components of atmospheric aerosols, fine particles suspended in
air, that contribute to climate-forcing and climate change,
including inorganic, organic, dust, and carbonaceous
substances, either separately or in combination.

SEC. 4. BLACK CARBON AND OTHER AEROSOLS MONITORING AND RESEARCH PLAN.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall develop an observation,
monitoring, modeling, and research plan for black carbon and other
aerosols that includes--
(1) analysis of gaps in scientific methods and research
on--
(A) black carbon and other aerosols; and
(B) the effect of black carbon, both singly and in
combination with other factors, on climate change and
air quality on both a regional and a global scale;
(2) identification of priorities for Federal research on
black carbon and other aerosols necessary to understand their
role in climate change and air quality on both a regional and a
global scale;
(3) a framework for modeling--
(A) the temporal and spatial effects of black
carbon and other aerosols on climate, both singly and
in combination, on regional and global scales and
processes;
(B) the transportation and transformation of black
carbon and other aerosols to gain insight into their
distribution and climate-forcing properties; and
(C) the influence of black carbon on clouds and
cloud particles to understand and quantify their role
in large-scale circulation and the hydrologic cycle;
(4) appropriate methods that--
(A) identify sources of black carbon and other
aerosols, both anthropogenic and naturally occurring,
and
(B) measure, monitor, and increase understanding of
the atmospheric concentrations and properties as well
as the deposited forms,
on both a temporal and a spatial scale;
(5) a comparative evaluation of the global and regional
climate-forcing properties of black carbon and other aerosols
and their effect on regional and global climate change and the
loss of Arctic sea ice; and
(6) observation systems, needs, and assets necessary to
develop and implement a black carbon and other aerosols
monitoring and research program within the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(b) Advisory Panel.--The Administrator shall establish a Black
Carbon and Other Aerosols Advisory Panel to assist in the development
and implementation of the plan.
(c) Report.--No later than 270 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of
Representatives Committee on Science and Technology describing the plan
required by subsection (a).

SEC. 5. BLACK CARBON AND OTHER AEROSOLS RESEARCH AND MONITORING
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish and maintain a
black carbon and other aerosols monitoring and research program that
combines observations, research, monitoring, modeling, and other
activities within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
consistent with the plan required by section 4(a), that includes--
(1) coordinated monitoring and research activities to
improve understanding of the sources, atmospheric
concentrations, deposited forms, and interactions among black
carbon and other aerosols that influence their contribution to
climate change processes on both a regional and a global scale;
(2) strategic modeling activities that improve
understanding of--
(A) the transportation and transformation of
aerosols, to improve knowledge of their distributions
and climate-forcing properties; and
(B) the separate and combined roles of black carbon
and other aerosols in regional and global climate
change and air quality, on regional, global and
temporal scales, to improve understanding of these
substances and their roles in climate change;
(3) educational opportunities that--
(A) encourage an interdisciplinary and
international approach to exploring the associated
sources and impacts of black carbon and other aerosols;
and
(B) increase interactions between the measurement
and modeling communities in order to optimize use of
available data;
(4) public outreach activities that improve understanding
of the current scientific knowledge of black carbon and other
aerosols and their impact on climate change;
(5) coordination of black carbon and other aerosols
monitoring research with the National Institute of Standards
and Technology and other appropriate international and national
government agencies, private entities, and others; and
(6) an assessment of the role black carbon and other
aerosols have in regional and global climate change and air
quality.
(b) Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a grant
program to provide grants for critical research and projects
that improve the ability to measure, monitor, model, and assess
black carbon and other aerosols with respect to their
atmospheric concentrations and deposited forms, including
research that supports means of reducing the impacts of black
carbon and other aerosols on climate.
(2) Consultation with panel.--The Administrator shall
consult with the Black Carbon and Other Aerosols Advisory
Panel, and shall work cooperatively with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology and other Federal agencies, to
establish criteria for such research and projects.
(3) Participation by federal agencies.--Federal agencies
may collaborate with, and participate in, such research and
projects to the extent requested by the grant recipient.
(4) Award process.--Grants under this subsection shall be
awarded extramurally through a competitive peer-reviewed,
merit-based process that may be conducted jointly with other
Federal agencies working on black carbon and aerosols and their
role in and relationship to climate change.
(c) Coordination With Other Agencies.--The Administrator shall
coordinate development of the plan under section 4 and the monitoring
and research program under subsection (a) of this section with the
National Institute of Standards and Technology and other relevant
Federal agencies.
(d) Additional Authority.--In conducting the program, the
Administrator may execute and perform such contracts, leases, grants,
or cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
of this Act on such terms as the Administrator considers appropriate.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015--
(1) $10,000,000 for grants under section 5(b); and
(2) $10,000,000 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out the other provisions of this Act.
Black Carbon and Other Aerosols Research Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to: (1) develop an observation, monitoring, modeling, and research plan for black carbon and other aerosols that contribute to climate-forcing and climate change, which shall analyze research gaps, identify federal research priorities, include a framework for modeling effects on climate, identify sources, monitor atmospheric concentrations, and provide for assets necessary to develop a monitoring and research program; and (2) establish a Black Carbon and Other Aerosols Advisory Panel to assist in development and implementation of such plan.

Directs the Administrator to establish a black carbon and other aerosols monitoring and research program that combines observations, research, monitoring, modeling, and other activities within NOAA, consistent with such plan, and that includes: (1) coordinated monitoring and research activities to improve understanding of specified factors that influence the contribution of such substances to climate change processes; (2) strategic modeling activities to improve understanding of the transportation and transformation of such substances, their distributions and climate-forcing properties, and their roles in climate change and air quality; (3) educational opportunities that encourage an interdisciplinary and international approach to exploring such substances' associated sources and impacts; (4) public outreach activities; and (5) coordination of monitoring research with various agencies and entities.

Directs the Administrator to establish a program to provide grants for critical research and projects that improve the ability to measure, monitor, model, and assess such substances with respect to atmospheric concentrations and deposited forms, including research that supports means of reducing their impacts on climate.