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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Dr. Chris
Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Stays; probationary employees.
Sec. 103. Prohibited personnel practices.
Sec. 104. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers.
Sec. 105. Suicide by employees.
Sec. 106. Training for supervisors.
Sec. 107. Information on whistleblower protections.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

Sec. 201. Prevention of unauthorized access to medical records of
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 202. Outreach on availability of mental health services available
to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 203. Protocols to address threats against employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 204. Comptroller General of the United States study on
accountability of chiefs of police of Department of Veterans
Affairs medical centers.

TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title--
(1) the term ''agency''--
(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an entity
that is an agency, as defined under section 2302 of title 5,
United States Code, without regard to whether one or more
portions of title 5 of the United States Code are inapplicable
to the entity; and
(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
(2) the term ''employee'' means an employee (as defined in
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of an agency; and
(3) the term ''personnel action'' has the meaning given that
term under section 2302 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 102. STAYS; PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES.
(a) Request by Special Counsel.--Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(E) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay under
this subsection, the head of the agency employing the employee shall
give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee.''.
(b) Probationary Employees.--Section 1221 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(k) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay to an
employee in probationary status under subsection (c), the head of the
agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a
transfer submitted by the employee.''.
(c) Study Regarding Retaliation Against Probationary Employees.--
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives a report discussing retaliation against employees in
probationary status.
SEC. 103. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.
Section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ''or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
''(14) access the medical record of another employee or an
applicant for employment as a part of, or otherwise in furtherance
of, any conduct described in paragraphs (1) through (13).''.
SEC. 104. DISCIPLINE OF SUPERVISORS BASED ON RETALIATION AGAINST
WHISTLEBLOWERS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers
''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'agency'--
''(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an
entity that is an agency, as defined under section 2302,
without regard to whether any other provision of this chapter
is applicable to the entity; and
''(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
''(2) the term 'prohibited personnel action' means taking or
failing to take an action in violation of paragraph (8), (9), or
(14) of section 2302(b) against an employee of an agency; and
''(3) the term 'supervisor' means an employee who would be a
supervisor, as defined under section 7103(a), if the entity
employing the employee was an agency.
''(b) Proposed Disciplinary Actions.--
''(1) In general.--If the head of the agency employing a
supervisor, an administrative law judge, the Merit Systems
Protection Board, the Special Counsel, a judge of the United
States, or the Inspector General of the agency employing a
supervisor determines that the supervisor has committed a
prohibited personnel action, the head of the agency employing the
supervisor, in accordance with the procedures required under
paragraph (2)--
''(A) for the first prohibited personnel action committed
by a supervisor--
''(i) shall propose suspending the supervisor for a
period of not less than 3 days; and
''(ii) may, in addition to a suspension described in
clause (i), propose any other action, including a reduction
in grade or pay, that the head of the agency determines
appropriate; and
''(B) for the second prohibited personnel action committed
by a supervisor, shall propose removing the supervisor.
''(2) Procedures.--
''(A) Notice.--A supervisor against whom an action is
proposed to be taken under paragraph (1) is entitled to written
notice--
''(i) stating the specific reasons for the proposed
action; and
''(ii) informing the supervisor of the right of the
supervisor to review the material which is relied on to
support the reasons for the proposed action.
''(B) Answer and evidence.--
''(i) In general.--A supervisor who is notified under
subparagraph (A) that the supervisor is the subject of a
proposed action under paragraph (1) is entitled to 14 days
following such notification to answer and furnish evidence
in support of the answer.
''(ii) No evidence furnished; insufficient evidence.--
After the end of the 14-day period described in clause (i),
if a supervisor does not furnish evidence as described in
clause (i) or if the head of the agency determines that
such evidence is not sufficient to reverse the proposed
action, the head of the agency shall carry out the action.
''(C) Scope of procedures.--An action carried out under
this section--
''(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall be
subject to the same requirements and procedures (including
regarding appeals) as an action under section 7503, 7513,
or 7543; and
''(ii) shall not be subject to--

''(I) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7503(b);
''(II) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and
subsection (c) of section 7513; or
''(III) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)
and subsection (c) of section 7543.

''(3) Delegation.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (B), the
head of an agency may delegate any authority or responsibility
under this subsection.
''(B) Nondelegability of determination regarding prohibited
personnel action.--If the head of an agency is responsible for
determining whether a supervisor has committed a prohibited
personnel action for purposes of paragraph (1), the head of the
agency may not delegate that responsibility.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:

''7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers.''.
SEC. 105. SUICIDE BY EMPLOYEES.
(a) Referral.--The head of an agency shall refer to the Special
Counsel, along with any information known to the agency regarding the
circumstances described in paragraphs (2) and (3), any instance in
which the head of the agency has information indicating--
(1) an employee of the agency committed suicide;
(2) prior to the death of the employee, the employee made any
disclosure of information which reasonably evidences--
(A) any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or
(B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public
health or safety; and
(3) after a disclosure described in paragraph (2), a personnel
action was taken against the employee.
(b) Office of Special Counsel Review.--For any referral to the
Special Counsel under subsection (a), the Special Counsel shall--
(1) examine whether any personnel action was taken because of
any disclosure of information described in subsection (a)(2); and
(2) take any action the Special Counsel determines appropriate
under subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 106. TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS.
In consultation with the Special Counsel and the Inspector General
of the agency (or senior ethics official of the agency for an agency
without an Inspector General), the head of each agency shall provide
training regarding how to respond to complaints alleging a violation of
whistleblower protections (as defined in section 2307 of title 5,
United States Code, as added by section 107) available to employees of
the agency--
(1) to employees appointed to supervisory positions in the
agency who have not previously served as a supervisor; and
(2) on an annual basis, to all employees of the agency serving
in a supervisory position.
SEC. 107. INFORMATION ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.
(a) Existing Provision.--
(1) In general.--Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 4505a(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and inserting ''section
2302(c)''.
(B) Section 5755(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and inserting ''section
2302(c)''.
(C) Section 110(b)(2) of the Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by
striking ''section 2302(f)(1) or (2)'' and inserting ''section
2302(e)(1) or (2)''.
(D) Section 1217(d)(3) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22
U.S.C. 3657(d)(3)) is amended by striking ''section 2302(d)''
and inserting ''section 2302(c)''.
(E) Section 1233(b) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22
U.S.C. 3673(b)) is amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and
inserting ''section 2302(c)''.
(b) Provision of Information.--Chapter 23 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 2307. Information on whistleblower protections
''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'agency'--
''(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), has the
meaning given that term in section 2302; and
''(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
''(2) the term 'new employee' means an individual--
''(A) appointed to a position as an employee of an agency
on or after the date of enactment of the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; and
''(B) who has not previously served as an employee; and
''(3) the term 'whistleblower protections' means the
protections against and remedies for a prohibited personnel
practice described in paragraph (8), subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C),
or (D) of paragraph (9), or paragraph (14) of section 2302(b).
''(b) Responsibilities of Head of Agency.--The head of each agency
shall be responsible for the prevention of prohibited personnel
practices, for the compliance with and enforcement of applicable civil
service laws, rules, and regulations, and other aspects of personnel
management, and for ensuring (in consultation with the Special Counsel
and the Inspector General of the agency) that employees of the agency
are informed of the rights and remedies available to them under this
chapter and chapter 12, including--
''(1) information regarding whistleblower protections available
to new employees during the probationary period;
''(2) the role of the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit
Systems Protection Board with regard to whistleblower protections;
and
''(3) how to make a lawful disclosure of information that is
specifically required by law or Executive order to be kept
classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of
foreign affairs to the Special Counsel, the Inspector General of an
agency, Congress, or other agency employee designated to receive
such disclosures.
''(c) Timing.--The head of each agency shall ensure that the
information required to be provided under subsection (b) is provided to
each new employee of the agency not later than 6 months after the date
the new employee begins performing service as an employee.
''(d) Information Online.--The head of each agency shall make
available information regarding whistleblower protections applicable to
employees of the agency on the public website of the agency, and on any
online portal that is made available only to employees of the agency if
one exists.
''(e) Delegees.--Any employee to whom the head of an agency
delegates authority for personnel management, or for any aspect
thereof, shall, within the limits of the scope of the delegation, be
responsible for the activities described in subsection (b).''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:

''2307. Information on whistleblower protections.''.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

SEC. 201. PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Development of Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
(A) develop a plan to prevent access to the medical records
of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs by employees
of the Department who are not authorized to access such
records;
(B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the
plan developed under subparagraph (A); and
(C) upon request, provide a briefing to the appropriate
committees of Congress with respect to the plan developed under
subparagraph (A).
(2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A detailed assessment of strategic goals of the
Department for the prevention of unauthorized access to the
medical records of employees of the Department.
(B) A list of circumstances in which an employee of the
Department who is not a health care provider or an assistant to
a health care provider would be authorized to access the
medical records of another employee of the Department.
(C) Steps that the Secretary will take to acquire new or
implement existing technology to prevent an employee of the
Department from accessing the medical records of another
employee of the Department without a specific need to access
such records.
(D) Steps the Secretary will take, including plans to issue
new regulations, as necessary, to ensure that an employee of
the Department may not access the medical records of another
employee of the Department for the purpose of retrieving
demographic information if that demographic information is
available to the employee in another location or through
another format.
(E) A proposed timetable for the implementation of such
plan.
(F) An estimate of the costs associated with implementing
such plan.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ''appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 202. OUTREACH ON AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a program of
outreach to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to inform
those employees of any mental health services, including telemedicine
options, that are available to them.
SEC. 203. PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS THREATS AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure protocols are in
effect to address threats from individuals receiving health care from
the Department of Veterans Affairs directed towards employees of the
Department who are providing such health care.
SEC. 204. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY ON
ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHIEFS OF POLICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study
to assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command
structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs police officers at
medical centers of the Department.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 4, 2017 . Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (Sec. 102) This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an employee transfer request if the Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) grants a stay of a personnel action at the request of: (1) the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) if the OSC determines the personnel action was taken, or is to be taken, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice; or (2) the employee if the individual is in probationary status and seeks corrective action. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall report to Congress on retaliation against employees in probationary status. (Sec. 103) The bill: (1) prohibits any employee who has the authority to take a personnel action to access the medical records of another employee or applicant for employment, (2) authorizes disciplinary action against supervisors for retaliation against whistleblowers. (Sec. 105) Agencies must: (1) refer information about employee suicides to the OSC, (2) train supervisors on responding to complaints alleging whistleblower protections violations, (3) provide information regarding whistleblower protections to new employees during probationary periods, (4) inform employees of the role of the OSC and the MSPB with regard to whistleblower protection, and (5) make information about such protections available on agency websites. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES (Sec. 201) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must: (1) submit a plan to prevent unauthorized access to the medical records of VA employees; (2) conduct an outreach program to inform its employees of available mental health services, including telemedicine options; and (3) ensure protocols are in effect to address threats against VA employees providing health care. (Sec. 204) The GAO shall assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command structure of the VA police officers at VA medical centers.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''United States-Israel Cybersecurity
Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION.

(a) Grant Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in accordance with the
agreement entitled the ''Agreement between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the State of
Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for Homeland
Security Matters'', dated May 29, 2008 (or successor
agreement), and the requirements specified in paragraph (2),
shall establish a grant program at the Department to support--
(A) cybersecurity research and development; and
(B) demonstration and commercialization of
cybersecurity technology.
(2) Requirements.--
(A) Applicability.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in carrying out a research,
development, demonstration, or commercial application
program or activity that is authorized under this
section, the Secretary shall require cost sharing in
accordance with this paragraph.
(B) Research and development.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), the Secretary shall require not
less than 50 percent of the cost of a research,
development, demonstration, or commercial
application program or activity described in
subparagraph (A) to be provided by a non-
Federal source.
(ii) Reduction.--The Secretary may reduce
or eliminate, on a case-by-case basis, the
percentage requirement specified in clause (i)
if the Secretary determines that such reduction
or elimination is necessary and appropriate.
(C) Merit review.--In carrying out a research,
development, demonstration, or commercial application
program or activity that is authorized under this
section, awards shall be made only after an impartial
review of the scientific and technical merit of the
proposals for such awards has been carried out by or
for the Department.
(D) Review processes.--In carrying out a review
under subparagraph (C), the Secretary may use merit
review processes developed under section 302(14) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182(14)).
(3) Eligible applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible to
receive a grant under this subsection if the project of such
applicant--
(A) addresses a requirement in the area of
cybersecurity research or cybersecurity technology, as
determined by the Secretary; and
(B) is a joint venture between--
(i)(I) a for-profit business entity,
academic institution, National Laboratory (as
defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), or nonprofit entity
in the United States; and
(II) a for-profit business entity, academic
institution, or nonprofit entity in Israel; or
(ii)(I) the Federal Government; and
(II) the Government of Israel.
(4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an
application for such grant in accordance with procedures
established by the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory
board established under paragraph (5).
(5) Advisory board.--
(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish
an advisory board to--
(i) monitor the method by which grants are
awarded under this subsection; and
(ii) provide to the Secretary periodic
performance reviews of actions taken to carry
out this subsection.
(B) Composition.--The advisory board established
under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of three
members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
(i) one shall be a representative of the
Federal Government;
(ii) one shall be selected from a list of
nominees provided by the United States-Israel
Binational Science Foundation; and
(iii) one shall be selected from a list of
nominees provided by the United States-Israel
Binational Industrial Research and Development
Foundation.
(6) Contributed funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary may accept or retain funds contributed by
any person, government entity, or organization for purposes of
carrying out this subsection. Such funds shall be available,
subject to appropriation, without fiscal year limitation.
(7) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
completion of a project for which a grant is provided under
this subsection, the grant recipient shall submit to the
Secretary a report that contains--
(A) a description of how the grant funds were used
by the recipient; and
(B) an evaluation of the level of success of each
project funded by the grant.
(8) Classification.--Grants shall be awarded under this
subsection only for projects that are considered to be
unclassified by both the United States and Israel.
(b) Termination.--The grant program and the advisory board
established under this section terminate on the date that is seven
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Prohibition on Additional Funding.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.
(d) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ''cybersecurity research'' means research,
including social science research, into ways to identify,
protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from
cybersecurity threats;
(2) the term ''cybersecurity technology'' means technology
intended to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and
recover from cybersecurity threats;
(3) the term ''cybersecurity threat'' has the meaning given
such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information
Sharing Act of 2015 (enacted as title I of the Cybersecurity
Act of 2015 (division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2016 (Public Law 114-113)));
(4) the term ''Department'' means the Department of
Homeland Security; and
(5) the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security.

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2016.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

Ex Output:
United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development, and the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for Homeland Security Matters, dated May 29, 2008, or a successor agreement. Grants may be awarded for social science research and technology intended to identify, protect against, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats. To be eligible for a grant, a project must be a joint venture between: (1) for-profit, nonprofit, or academic entities (including U.S. national laboratories) in the United States and Israel; or (2) the governments of the United States and Israel. Grants shall be awarded only for projects considered unclassified by both the United States and Israel. DHS must require cost sharing of at least 50% from nonfederal sources for grant activities, but it may reduce the nonfederal percentage if necessary on a case-by-case basis. DHS must establish an advisory board to monitor the impartial scientific and technical merit method by which grants are awarded and provide periodic reviews of the actions taken to carry out the program. The grant program terminates seven years after this bill's enactment.

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SECTION 1. CORE FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND STATIONARY POWER GENERATION.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application program for fuel
cell technologies for transportation and stationary applications with
the following goals:
(1) Reducing the production cost of hydrogen or gasoline
fueled vehicle fuel cell power systems (including hydrogen
storage costs) to $45 per kilowatt in 2010 at production levels
of 500,000 units per year.
(2) Increasing the electrical efficiency of natural gas or
propane fueled stationary fuel cell systems to 40 percent in
2010.
(3) Validating solutions to the performance and vehicle
interface issues of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to demonstrate
an increase in durability in a vehicle fleet of such fuel cells
to 2000 hours by 2008.
(b) Elements of Program.--The program authorized under this section
shall include elements that focus on achieving low cost, high-
efficiency, fuel flexible, modular fuel cell power systems, improved
manufacturing production and processes, high-temperature membranes,
cost effective fuel processing for natural gas, fuel cell stack and
system reliability and durability, and freeze/cold start capability.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section--
(1) $78,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(5) $122,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 2. HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application program for
hydrogen technologies with the following goals:
(1) Developing and demonstrating distributed hydrogen
generation technology that will reduce the cost (before taxes)
of producing hydrogen from natural gas, when produced in large
quantities, to $1.50 per gallon of gasoline equivalent at
fueling stations in 2010.
(2) Developing and demonstrating hydrogen production from
renewable energy resources at a cost of $2.60 per kilogram in
2008, using biomass-based production.
(3) Developing and validating a hydrogen storage technology
with--
(A) specific energy of 2.0 kilowatt hours per
kilogram (6 weight percent capacity), and energy
density of 1.5 kilowatt hours per liter by 2010; and
(B) specific energy of 3.0 kilowatt hours per
kilogram (9 weight percent capacity), and energy
density of 2.7 kilowatt hours per liter by 2015.
(4) Validating a projected cost of $3.00 per gallon
gasoline equivalent at fueling stations, using infrastructure
and vehicle interface technologies, by 2008.
(b) Activities.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall--
(1) draft technical specifications for an international
agreement on a global technology regulation for hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles and infrastructure;
(2) educate key target audiences, including students and
teachers, local and State government representatives, and large
scale end users, on the concept of a hydrogen economy and how
it may affect them;
(3) initiate tests of prototype hydrogen-from-gas
production technologies and award projects for hydrogen
production and capture of associated carbon dioxide;
(4) initiate a hydrogen-from-coal initiative and identify
appropriate institutions to establish the feasibility of
emerging alternate coal-based hydrogen technologies,
investigate advanced separation technologies, and utilize a
combination of experimental and advanced computational methods
to determine optimal reaction chemistries for producing
hydrogen-from-coal-derived fuels; and
(5) initiate a nuclear hydrogen initiative to develop and
demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear energy for the large-
scale, emission-free production of hydrogen.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section--
(1) $104,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(5) $186,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 3. MERIT REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.

Awards of funds authorized under this Act shall be made only after
an impartial review of the scientific and technical merit of the
proposals for such awards has been carried out by or for the Department
of Energy.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

For purposes of this Act, the term ''Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.

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Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program for fuel cell and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications that meet specified goals.