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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Energy and Water Research
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall assess each of the
energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects
of the Department of Energy and identify those programs and projects
into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. In
carrying out this section the Secretary shall, as appropriate--
(1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency
technologies and practices that would--
(A) minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption;
(B) increase water use efficiency; and
(C) utilize nontraditional water sources with
efforts to improve the quality of that water;
(2) consider the effects climate variability and change may
have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and
fuel production; and
(3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide
water supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a
Strategic Plan (in this section referred to as the ''Strategic
Plan'') outlining the research, development, and demonstration
needs for the programs and projects identified under subsection
(a), in accordance with subsections (a) through (c) of this
section, as appropriate.
(2) Milestones and specific considerations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate
and, as appropriate, establish technical milestones for--
(A) new advanced cooling technologies for energy
generation and fuel production technologies;
(B) performance improvement of existing cooling
technologies and cost reductions associated with using
those technologies;
(C) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment
in energy generation and fuel production;
(D) technology development for carbon capture and
storage systems that utilize efficient water use design
strategies;
(E) technologies that are life-cycle cost
effective;
(F) systems analysis and modeling of issues
relating to the energy required to provide water
supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States;
(G) technologies to treat and utilize produced
waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coalbed
methane, and mining activities;
(H) advanced materials for the use of
nontraditional water sources for energy generation and
fuel production;
(I) biomass production and utilization and the
impact on hydrologic systems;
(J) technologies that reduce impacts on water from
energy resource development;
(K) increases in energy efficiency of water
distribution and collection systems;
(L) technologies for energy generation from water
distribution and collection systems; and
(M) any other area of the energy-water nexus that
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) Interagency collaboration and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall, where
appropriate, work collaboratively with other Federal agencies
operating related programs and avoid duplication.
(4) Intra-agency coordination and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall
coordinate and avoid duplication of activities across programs
and projects of the Department of Energy, including with those
of the National laboratories.
(5) Relevant information and recommendations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall consider
and incorporate, as appropriate, relevant information and
recommendations, including those of the National Water
Availability and Use Assessment Program under section 9508(d)
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C.
10368(d)).
(6) Nongovernmental participation.--In carrying out the
development and updating of the Strategic Plan in accordance
with this subsection, the Secretary shall consult and
coordinate with a diverse group of representatives from
research and academic institutions and industry who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(7) Submission to congress.--Not later than 9 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress the Strategic Plan.
(8) Updating the strategic plan.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
utilize relevant information produced by Federal Government
agencies, academia, and industry to update the Strategic Plan,
and submit a report to Congress describing the changes from the
initial Strategic Plan.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall implement
the Strategic Plan, as appropriate, in carrying out energy
research, development, and demonstration programs of the
Department of Energy.
(2) Application to projects.--Not later than 3 months after
the submission of the report to Congress in subsection (b)(7)),
the Secretary shall as appropriate apply the Strategic Plan to
projects--
(A) identified as the most energy and water
intensive; and
(B) with the most potential to achieve the purposes
of this section.
(3) Delay or disruption.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Secretary shall ensure that no program or project of the
Department is unnecessarily delayed or disrupted.
(d) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on its findings and activities
under this section.
(e) Additional Activities.--The Secretary may provide for such
additional research, development, and demonstration activities as may
be appropriate to integrate water considerations into the research,
development, and demonstration activities of the Department as
described in subsection (a).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 3. ENERGY-WATER ARCHITECTURE COUNCIL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with
other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish an Energy-Water
Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water
resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. The
Council shall consist of--
(1) representation from each Federal agency that conducts
research related to energy and water resource data; and
(2) non-Federal members, including representatives of
research and academic institutions and industry, who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Functions.--The Council shall--
(1) make recommendations on the development of data
collection and data communication standards and protocols to
agencies and entities currently engaged in collecting the data
for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water
required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the
United States;
(2) recommend ways to make improvements to Federal water
use data to increase understanding of trends in energy
generation and fuel production;
(3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from
existing monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform
water and energy use and infrastructure data; and
(4) conduct annual technical workshops, including at least
one regional workshop annually, to facilitate information
exchange among Federal, State, and private sector experts on
technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use
of water and energy.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Council,
through the Secretary of Energy, shall transmit to the Congress a
report on its findings and activities under this section.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the establishment
of regulations by the Federal Government that would infringe or impair
the use of water by State, tribal, or local governments.

SEC. 5. MANDATES.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require State, tribal, or
local governments to take any action that may result in an increased
financial burden to such governments by restricting the use of water by
such governments.

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.

Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.

Ex Output:
Energy and Water Research Integration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to identify each of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that would minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increase water use efficiency, and utilize nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve water quality; and (2) consider the effects climate variability and change may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and (3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.

Requires the Secretary to develop, submit to Congress within nine months, and update every three years a Strategic Plan outlining the research, development, and demonstration needs of such programs and projects. Requires the Secretary to evaluate and establish technical milestones for: (1) new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation and fuel production technologies; (2) performance improvement and cost reductions of cooling technologies; (3) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment in energy generation and fuel production; (4) technology development for carbon capture and storage systems that utilize efficient water use design strategies; (5) technologies that are life-cycle cost effective; (6) systems analysis and modeling of issues relating to the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies; (7) technologies to treat and utilize produced waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coal-bed methane, and mining activities; (8) advanced materials for the use of nontraditional water sources for energy generation and fuel production; (9) biomass production and utilization and the impact on hydrologic systems; (10) technologies that reduce impacts on water from energy resource development; (11) increases in energy efficiency of water distribution and collection systems; and (12) technologies for energy generation from such systems.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement the Strategic Plan in carrying out DOE energy research, development, and demonstration programs; and (2) report to Congress every two years on findings and activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish an Energy-Water Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. Requires the Council to: (1) make recommendations on the development of data collection and communication standards and protocols to entities engaged in collecting data for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States; (2) recommend ways to make improvements to federal water use data to increase understanding of trends in energy generation and fuel production; (3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform water and energy use and infrastructure data; and (4) conduct annual technical workshops to facilitate information exchange among federal, state, and private sector experts on technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use of water and energy.

(Sec. 4) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) allow the establishment of regulations by the federal government that would infringe or impair the use of water by state, tribal, or local governments; and (2) require state, tribal, or local governments to take any action that may result in an increased financial burden by restricting their water use.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities under this Act with other DOE programs and other federal research programs.

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SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF QUOTA AND PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR PEANUTS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation may not
provide loans, purchases, payments, or other operations or take any
other action to support the price, or adjust or control the production,
of peanuts by using the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation or
under the authority of any law.
(b) Marketing Quotas.--
(1) In general.--Part VI of subtitle B of title III of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1357 et seq.) is
repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Definitions.--Section 301(b) of the Act (7
U.S.C. 1301(b)) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking
''corn, rice, and peanuts'' and inserting
''corn and rice'';
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking
subparagraph (C);
(iii) in paragraph (10)(A)--
(I) by striking ''wheat, and
peanuts'' and inserting ''and wheat'';
and
(II) by striking ''; 20 per centum
in the case of wheat; and 15 per centum
in the case of peanuts'' and inserting
''; and 20 percent in the case of
wheat'';
(iv) in paragraph (13)--
(I) by striking subparagraphs (B)
and (C); and
(II) in subparagraph (G), by
striking ''or peanuts'' both places it
appears; and
(v) in paragraph (16)(A), by striking
''rice, and peanuts'' and inserting ''and
rice''.
(B) Administrative provisions.--Section 361 of the
Act (7 U.S.C. 1361) is amended by striking
''peanuts,''.
(C) Adjustment of quotas.--Section 371 of the Act
(7 U.S.C. 1371) is amended--
(i) in the first sentence of subsection
(a), by striking ''peanuts,''; and
(ii) in the first sentence of subsection
(b), by striking ''peanuts''.
(D) Reports and records.--Section 373 of the Act (7
U.S.C. 1373) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking the
first sentence and inserting the following new
sentence: ''This subsection shall apply to
warehousemen, processors, and common carriers
of corn, wheat, cotton, rice, or tobacco, and
all ginners of cotton, all persons engaged in
the business of purchasing corn, wheat, cotton,
rice, or tobacco from producers, and all
persons engaged in the business of redrying,
prizing, or stemming tobacco for producers.'';
and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking
''peanuts,''.
(E) Regulations.--Section 375(a) of the Act (7
U.S.C. 1375(a)) is amended by striking ''peanuts,''.
(F) Eminent domain.--The first sentence of section
378(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1378(c)) is amended by
striking ''cotton, tobacco, and peanuts,'' and
inserting ''cotton and tobacco,''.
(c) Price Support Program.--
(1) Permanent price support.--Section 101(b) of the
Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) is amended by
striking ''and peanuts''.
(2) Temporary price support.--Sections 108, 108A, and 108B
of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1445c through 1445c-3) are repealed.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 301 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1447) is
amended by inserting after ''nonbasic agricultural
commodity'' the following: ''(other than peanuts)''.
(B) Section 408(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1428(c)) is
amended by striking ''peanuts,''.
(C) Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amended
by inserting after ''agricultural commodities'' the
following: ''(other than peanuts)''.
(c) Liability.--A provision of this section or an amendment made by
this section shall not affect the liability of any person under any
provision of law as in effect before the application of the provision
of this section or the amendment in accordance with subsection (d).
(d) Application.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall apply beginning with the 1996 crop of peanuts.

Ex Output:
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal respective peanut quota and price support programs.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY.

(a) National Registry.--Section 379 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 274k) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ''except that''
and all that follows and inserting ''except that--
''(A) such limitations shall not apply to the Chair
of the board (or the Chair-elect) or to the member of
the board who most recently served as the Chair; and
''(B) 1 additional consecutive 2-year term may be
served by any member of the board who has no
employment, governance, or financial affiliation with
any donor center, recruitment group, transplant center,
or cord blood bank.''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ''the Naval Medical
Research and Development Command'' and
inserting ''the Department of Defense Marrow
Donor Recruitment and Research Program operated
by the Department of the Navy''; and
(ii) by striking ''Organ'' after ''Division
of'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting ''at least''
before ''annually'';
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ''and comparisons
of transplant centers regarding search and other costs
that prior to transplantation are charged to patients
by transplant centers; and'';
(C) in paragraph (8), by inserting ''and outreach''
after ''and demonstration'';
(D) at the end of paragraph (8), by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon;
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as
paragraphs (4) through (9);
(F) by inserting after paragraph (2), the
following:
''(3) maintain and expand medical emergency contingency
response capabilities in concert with Federal programs for
response to threats of use of terrorist or military weapons
that can damage marrow, such as ionizing radiation or chemical
agents containing mustard, so that the capability of supporting
patients with marrow damage from disease can be used to support
casualties with marrow damage;''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
''(10) conduct and support research to improve the
availability, efficiency, safety, and cost of transplants from
unrelated donors and the effectiveness of Registry operations;
''(11) increase the number of umbilical cord blood units
listed in the Registry and assist cord blood banks in the
Registry program in accordance with subsection (c); and
''(12) establish bylaws and procedures--
''(A) to prohibit any member of the board of
directors of the Registry who has an employment,
governance, or financial affiliation with a donor
center, recruitment group, transplant center, or cord
blood bank from participating in any decision that
materially affects the center, recruitment group,
transplant center, or cord blood bank; and
''(B) to limit the number of members of the board
with any such affiliation.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(A), by striking
'', including providing updates''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ''the
availability, as a potential treatment option, of
receiving a transplant of bone marrow from an unrelated
donor'' and inserting ''transplants from unrelated
donors as a treatment option and resources for
identifying and evaluating other therapeutic
alternatives'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ''and assist
with information regarding third party payor matters''
after ''ongoing search for a donor'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(F)--
(i) by redesignating clause (v) as clause
(vi); and
(ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the
following:
''(v) Information concerning issues that
patients may face after a transplant regarding
continuity of care and quality of life.''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ''Office may''
and inserting ''Office shall'';
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ''the bone marrow donor
program of the Department of the Navy'' and inserting ''the
Department of Defense Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research
Program operated by the Department of the Navy'';
(6) in subsection (h)--
(A) by striking ''Application.--'' and inserting
''Contracts.--'';
(B) by striking ''To be eligible'' and inserting
the following:
''(1) Application.--To be eligible''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
''(2) Considerations.--In awarding contracts under this
section, the Secretary shall give substantial weight to the
continued safety of donors and patients and other factors
deemed appropriate by the Secretary.'';
(7) in subsection (i), by striking ''include'' and
inserting ''be''; and
(8) by striking subsection (l).
(b) Bone Marrow Scientific Registry.--Section 379A of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274l) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
''The scientific registry shall participate in medical research
that has the potential to improve transplant outcomes.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ''Each such report shall
in addition include the data required in section 379(l)
(relating to pretransplant costs).''; and
(3) by adding after subsection (c) the following:
''(d) Publicly Available Data.--The scientific registry shall make
relevant scientific information not containing individually
identifiable information available to the public in the form of
summaries and data sets to encourage medical research and to provide
information to transplant programs, physicians, and patients.''.
(c) Bone Marrow and Marrow Defined.--Part I of title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 379B as section 379C; and
(2) by inserting after section 379A the following:

''SEC. 379B. BONE MARROW AND MARROW DEFINED.

''For purposes of this part, the terms 'bone marrow' and 'marrow'
include bone marrow and any other source of hematopoietic progenitor
cells the acquisition or use of which is not inconsistent with Federal
law.''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 379C of the Public
Health Service Act, as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended to
read as follows:

''SEC. 379C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''(a) In General.--For the purpose of carrying out this part, there
are authorized to be appropriated $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through
2008.
''(b) Emergency Contingency Response Capabilities.--In addition to
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the
maintenance and expansion of emergency contingency response
capabilities under section 379(b)(3).''.

Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 2003.

Attest:

Clerk.

Ex Output:
National Bone Marrow Donor Registry Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize: (1) specified FY 2004 appropriations, and FY 2005 through 2008 appropriations, for the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry; and (2) appropriations for emergency contingency response capabilities.

Revises Registry provisions respecting: (1) board of directors term of office; and (2) Registry functions, including emergency response to terrorist threats injurious to bone marrow, and umbilical cord blood units and blood banks.

Defines "bone marrow" and "marrow" to include bone marrow and any other source of hematopoietic progenitor cells the acquisition or use of which is not inconsistent with Federal law.