114 S2012 ES: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
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(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.TITLE I—EfficiencySubtitle A—BuildingsSec. 1001. Greater energy efficiency in building codes.Sec. 1002. Budget-neutral demonstration program for energy and water conservation improvements at multifamily residential units.Sec. 1003. Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools.Sec. 1004. Energy efficiency materials pilot program.Sec. 1005. Utility energy service contracts.Sec. 1006. Use of energy and water efficiency measures in Federal buildings.Sec. 1007. Building training and assessment centers.Sec. 1008. Career skills training.Sec. 1009. Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.Sec. 1010. Availability of funds for design updates.Sec. 1011. Energy efficient data centers.Sec. 1012. Weatherization Assistance Program.Sec. 1013. Reauthorization of State energy program.Sec. 1014. Smart building acceleration.Sec. 1015. Repeal of fossil phase-out.Sec. 1016. Federal building energy efficiency performance standards.Sec. 1017. Codification of Executive Order.Sec. 1018. Certification for green buildings.Sec. 1019. High performance green federal buildings.Sec. 1020. Evaluation of potentially duplicative green building programs.Sec. 1021. Study and report on energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and services.Sec. 1022. Use of Federal disaster relief and emergency assistance for energy-efficient products and structures.Sec. 1023. Watersense.Subtitle B—AppliancesSec. 1101. Extended product system rebate program.Sec. 1102. Energy efficient transformer rebate program.Sec. 1103. Standards for certain furnaces.Sec. 1104. Third-party certification under Energy Star program.Sec. 1105. Energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment.Sec. 1106. Voluntary verification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products.Sec. 1107. Application of energy conservation standards to certain external power supplies.Subtitle C—ManufacturingSec. 1201. Manufacturing energy efficiency.Sec. 1202. Leveraging existing Federal agency programs to assist small and medium manufacturers.Sec. 1203. Leveraging smart manufacturing infrastructure at National Laboratories.Subtitle D—VehiclesSec. 1301. Short title.Sec. 1302. Objectives.Sec. 1303. Coordination and nonduplication.Sec. 1304. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 1305. Reporting.PART I—Vehicle Research and DevelopmentSec. 1306. Program.Sec. 1307. Manufacturing.PART II—Medium- and Heavy-Duty Commercial and Transit VehiclesSec. 1308. Program.Sec. 1309. Class 8 truck and trailer systems demonstration.Sec. 1310. Technology testing and metrics.Sec. 1311. Nonroad systems pilot program.PART III—AdministrationSec. 1312. Repeal of existing authorities.Sec. 1313. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program.Sec. 1314. Gaseous fuel dual fueled automobiles.Subtitle E—Short titleSec. 1401. Short title.Subtitle F—Housing Sec. 1501. Definitions. Sec. 1502. Enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria. Sec. 1503. Enhanced energy efficiency underwriting valuation guidelines. Sec. 1504. Monitoring. Sec. 1505. Rulemaking. Sec. 1506. Additional study.TITLE II—InfrastructureSubtitle A—CybersecuritySec. 2001. Cybersecurity threats.Sec. 2002. Enhanced grid security.Subtitle B—Strategic Petroleum ReserveSec. 2101. Strategic Petroleum Reserve modernization.Sec. 2102. Strategic petroleum reserve drawdown and sale.Subtitle C—TradeSec. 2201. Action on applications to export liquefied natural gas.Sec. 2202. Public disclosure of liquefied natural gas export destinations.Sec. 2203. Energy data collaboration.Subtitle D—Electricity and energy storageSec. 2301. Grid storage program.Sec. 2302. Electric system grid architecture, scenario development, and modeling.Sec. 2303. Hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated and resilient communities.Sec. 2304. Voluntary model pathways.Sec. 2305. Performance metrics for electricity infrastructure providers.Sec. 2306. State and regional electricity distribution planning.Sec. 2307. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 2308. Electric transmission infrastructure permitting.Sec. 2309. Report by transmission organizations on distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems.Sec. 2310. Net metering study guidance.Sec. 2311. Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems.Subtitle E—ComputingSec. 2401. Exascale computer research program.TITLE III—SupplySubtitle A—RenewablesPART I—HydroelectricSec. 3001. Hydropower regulatory improvements.Sec. 3002. Hydroelectric production incentives and efficiency improvements.Sec. 3003. Extension of time for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Clark Canyon Dam.Sec. 3004. Extension of time for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Gibson Dam.PART II—GeothermalSUBPART A—Geothermal energySec. 3005. National goals for production and site identification.Sec. 3006. Priority areas for development on Federal land.Sec. 3007. Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas leases.Sec. 3008. Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geothermal resources.Sec. 3009. Report to Congress.Sec. 3010. Authorization of appropriations.SUBPART B—Development of geothermal, solar, and wind energy on public land Sec. 3011. Definitions. Sec. 3011A. Land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental impact statements. Sec. 3011B. Environmental review on covered land. Sec. 3011C. Program to improve renewable energy project permit coordination. Sec. 3011D. Savings clause.SUBPART C—Geothermal explorationSec. 3012. Geothermal exploration test projects.PART III—Marine HydrokineticSec. 3013. Definition of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy.Sec. 3014. Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development.Sec. 3015. National Marine Renewable Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Centers.Sec. 3016. Authorization of appropriations.PART IV—BiomassSec. 3017. Policies relating to biomass energy.Subtitle B—Oil and GasSec. 3101. Amendments to the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000.Sec. 3102. Liquefied natural gas study.Sec. 3103. FERC process coordination with respect to regulatory approval of gas projects.Sec. 3104. Pilot program.Sec. 3105. GAO review and report.Sec. 3106. Ethane storage study.Sec. 3107. Aliso Canyon natural gas leak task force.Sec. 3108. Report on incorporating Internet-based lease sales.Sec. 3109. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline.Subtitle C—Helium Sec. 3201. Rights to helium.Subtitle D—Critical MineralsSec. 3301. Definitions.Sec. 3302. Policy.Sec. 3303. Critical mineral designations.Sec. 3304. Resource assessment.Sec. 3305. Permitting.Sec. 3306. Federal Register process.Sec. 3307. Recycling, efficiency, and alternatives.Sec. 3308. Analysis and forecasting.Sec. 3309. Education and workforce.Sec. 3310. National geological and geophysical data preservation program.Sec. 3311. Administration.Sec. 3312. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle E—CoalSec. 3401. Sense of the Senate on carbon capture, use, and storage development and deployment.Sec. 3402. Fossil energy.Sec. 3403. Establishment of coal technology program.Sec. 3404. Report on price stabilization support.Subtitle F—NuclearSec. 3501. Nuclear energy innovation capabilities.Sec. 3502. Next generation nuclear plant project.Subtitle G—Workforce developmentSec. 3601. 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board.Sec. 3602. Energy workforce pilot grant program.Subtitle H—RecyclingSec. 3701. Recycled carbon fiber.Sec. 3702. Energy generation and regulatory relief study regarding recovery and conversion of nonrecycled mixed plastics.Sec. 3703. Eligible projects.Sec. 3704. Promoting use of reclaimed refrigerants in Federal facilities.Subtitle I—Thermal energy Sec. 3801. Modifying the definition of renewable energy to include thermal energy.TITLE IV—AccountabilitySubtitle A—Loan programsSec. 4001. Terms and conditions for incentives for innovative technologies.Sec. 4002. State loan eligibility.Sec. 4003. GAO Study on fossil loan guarantee incentive program.Sec. 4004. Program eligibility for vessels.Sec. 4005. Additional reforms.Sec. 4006. Department of Energy Indian energy education planning and management assistance program.Subtitle B—Energy-Water nexusSec. 4101. Nexus of energy and water for sustainability.Sec. 4102. Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program.Subtitle C—InnovationSec. 4201. America COMPETES programs.Sec. 4202. Inclusion of early stage technology demonstration in authorized technology transfer activities.Sec. 4203. Supporting access of small business concerns to National Laboratories.Sec. 4204. Microlab technology commercialization.Sec. 4205. Sense of the Senate on accelerating energy innovation.Sec. 4206. Restoration of Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program.Sec. 4207. National Science and Technology Council coordinating subcommittee for high-energy physics.Subtitle D—Grid reliabilitySec. 4301. Bulk-power system reliability impact statement.Sec. 4302. Report by transmission organizations on diversity of supply.Subtitle E—ManagementSec. 4401. Federal land management.Sec. 4402. Quadrennial Energy Review.Sec. 4403. State oversight of oil and gas programs.Sec. 4404. Under Secretary for Science and Energy.Sec. 4405. Western Area Power Administration pilot project.Sec. 4406. Research grants database.Sec. 4407. Review of economic impact of BSEE rule on small entities.Sec. 4408. Energy emergency response efforts of the Department.Sec. 4409. GAO report on Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement statutory and regulatory authority for the procurement of helicopter fuel.Sec. 4410. Conveyance of federal land within the Swan Lake hydroelectric project boundary.Sec. 4411. Study of waivers of certain cost-sharing requirements.Sec. 4412. National park centennial.Sec. 4413. Program to reduce the potential impacts of solar energy facilities on certain species.Sec. 4414. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.Subtitle F—MarketsSec. 4501. Enhanced information on critical energy supplies.Sec. 4502. Working Group on Energy Markets.Sec. 4503. Study of regulatory framework for energy markets.Subtitle G—AffordabilitySec. 4601. E-prize competition pilot program.Sec. 4602. Carbon dioxide capture technology prize.Subtitle H—Code maintenanceSec. 4701. Repeal of off-highway motor vehicles study.Sec. 4702. Repeal of methanol study.Sec. 4703. Repeal of authorization of appropriations provision.Sec. 4704. Repeal of residential energy efficiency standards study.Sec. 4705. Repeal of weatherization study.Sec. 4706. Repeal of report to Congress.Sec. 4707. Repeal of report by General Services Administration.Sec. 4708. Repeal of intergovernmental energy management planning and coordination workshops.Sec. 4709. Repeal of Inspector General audit survey and President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency report to Congress.Sec. 4710. Repeal of procurement and identification of energy efficient products program.Sec. 4711. Repeal of national action plan for demand response.Sec. 4712. Repeal of national coal policy study.Sec. 4713. Repeal of study on compliance problem of small electric utility systems.Sec. 4714. Repeal of study of socioeconomic impacts of increased coal production and other energy development.Sec. 4715. Repeal of study of the use of petroleum and natural gas in combustors.Sec. 4716. Repeal of submission of reports.Sec. 4717. Repeal of electric utility conservation plan.Sec. 4718. Emergency Energy Conservation repeals.Sec. 4719. Energy Security Act repeals.Sec. 4720. Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 repeals.Sec. 4721. Elimination and consolidation of certain America COMPETES programs.Sec. 4722. Repeal of state utility regulatory assistance.Sec. 4723. Repeal of survey of energy saving potential.Sec. 4724. Repeal of photovoltaic energy program.Sec. 4725. Repeal of energy auditor training and certification.Sec. 4726. Repeal of authorization of appropriations.Sec. 4727. Repeal of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989.Sec. 4728. Repeal of hydrogen research, development, and demonstration program.Sec. 4729. Repeal of study on alternative fuel use in nonroad vehicles and engines.Sec. 4730. Repeal of low interest loan program for small business fleet purchases.Sec. 4731. Repeal of technical and policy analysis for replacement fuel demand and supply information.Sec. 4732. Repeal of 1992 Report on Climate Change.Sec. 4733. Repeal of Director of Climate Protector establishment.Sec. 4734. Repeal of 1994 report on global climate change emissions.Sec. 4735. Repeal of telecommuting study.Sec. 4736. Repeal of advanced buildings for 2005 program.Sec. 4737. Repeal of Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Advisory Board.Sec. 4738. Repeal of study on use of energy futures for fuel purchase.Sec. 4739. Repeal of energy subsidy study.Sec. 4740. Modernization of terms relating to minorities.TITLE V—Conservation reauthorizationSec. 5001. National Park Service Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund.Sec. 5002. Land and Water Conservation Fund.Sec. 5003. Historic Preservation Fund.Sec. 5004. Conservation incentives landowner education program.TITLE VI—Indian tribal energy development and self-determination Sec. 6001. Short title. Subtitle A—Indian tribal energy development and self-determination act amendments Sec. 6011. Indian tribal energy resource development. Sec. 6012. Indian tribal energy resource regulation. Sec. 6013. Tribal energy resource agreements. Sec. 6014. Technical assistance for Indian tribal governments. Sec. 6015. Conforming amendments. Sec. 6016. Report. Subtitle B—Miscellaneous amendments Sec. 6201. Issuance of preliminary permits or licenses. Sec. 6202. Tribal biomass demonstration project. Sec. 6203. Weatherization program. Sec. 6204. Appraisals. Sec. 6205. Leases of restricted lands for Navajo Nation. Sec. 6206. Extension of tribal lease period for the Crow Tribe of Montana. Sec. 6207. Trust status of lease payments.TITLE VII—Brownfields reauthorization Sec. 7001. Short title. Sec. 7002. Expanded eligibility for nonprofit organizations. Sec. 7003. Multipurpose brownfields grants. Sec. 7004. Treatment of certain publicly owned brownfield sites. Sec. 7005. Increased funding for remediation grants. Sec. 7006. Allowing administrative costs for grant recipients. Sec. 7007. Small community technical assistance grants. Sec. 7008. Waterfront brownfields grants. Sec. 7009. Clean energy brownfields grants. Sec. 7010. Targeted funding for States. Sec. 7011. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE VIII—Miscellaneous Sec. 8001. Removal of use restriction.TITLE IX—Miscellaneous Sec. 9001. Interagency transfer of land along George Washington Memorial Parkway.TITLE X—Natural Resources Subtitle A—Land conveyances and related matters Sec. 10001. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment. Sec. 10002. Land conveyance, Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest, Colorado. Sec. 10003. Land exchange in Crags, Colorado. Sec. 10004. Cerro del Yuta and Río San Antonio Wilderness Areas. Sec. 10005. Clarification relating to a certain land description under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005. Sec. 10006. Cooper Spur land exchange clarification amendments. Sec. 10007. Expedited access to certain Federal land. Sec. 10008. Black Hills National Cemetery boundary modification. Subtitle B—National Park Management, Studies, and Related Matters Sec. 10101. Refund of funds used by States to operate national parks during shutdown. Sec. 10102. Lower Farmington and Salmon Brook recreational rivers. Sec. 10103. Special resource study of President Street Station. Sec. 10104. Special resource study of Thurgood Marshall's elementary school. Sec. 10105. Special resource study of James K. Polk presidential home. Sec. 10106. North Country National Scenic Trail route adjustment. Sec. 10107. Designation of Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area. Sec. 10108. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Sec. 10109. Establishment of a visitor services facility on the Arlington Ridge tract. Subtitle C—Sportsmen's access and land management issues PART I—National policy Sec. 10201. Congressional declaration of national policy. PART II—Sportsmen’s access to federal land Sec. 10211. Definitions. Sec. 10212. Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Sec. 10213. Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Sec. 10214. Shooting ranges. Sec. 10215. Federal action transparency. PART III—Filming on federal land management agency land Sec. 10221. Commercial filming. PART IV—Bows, wildlife management, and access opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing Sec. 10231. Bows in parks. Sec. 10232. Wildlife management in parks. Sec. 10233. Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on Federal land. PART V—Federal land transaction facilitation act Sec. 10241. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. PART VI—Fish and wildlife conservation Sec. 10251. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. Sec. 10252. North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Sec. 10253. National fish habitat conservation. Sec. 10254. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission report on Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf State boundary extension. Sec. 10255. GAO report on Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf State boundary extension. PART VII—Miscellaneous Sec. 10261. Respect for treaties and rights. Sec. 10262. No priority. Subtitle D—Water infrastructure and related matters PART I—Fontenelle Reservoir Sec. 10301. Authority to make entire active capacity of Fontenelle Reservoir available for use. Sec. 10302. Savings provisions. PART II—Bureau of Reclamation transparency Sec. 10311. Definitions. Sec. 10312. Asset management report enhancements for reserved works. Sec. 10313. Asset management report enhancements for transferred works. Sec. 10314. Offset. PART III—Basin water management SUBPART A—Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Sec. 10321. Short title. Sec. 10322. Modification of terms, purposes, and definitions. Sec. 10323. Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program. Sec. 10324. Yakima Basin water projects, operations, and authorizations. Sec. 10325. Authorization of Phase III of Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project. SUBPART B—Klamath Project water and power Sec. 10329. Klamath Project. PART IV—Reservoir operation improvement Sec. 10331. Reservoir operation improvement. PART V—Hydroelectric projects Sec. 10341. Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion authorization. Sec. 10342. Stay and Reinstatement of FERC License No. 11393 for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project. Sec. 10343. Extension of deadline for hydroelectric project. Sec. 10344. Extension of deadline for certain other hydroelectric projects. Sec. 10345. Equus Beds Division extension. Sec. 10346. Extension of time for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Cannonsville Dam. PART VI—Pumped storage hydropower compensation Sec. 10351. Pumped storage hydropower compensation. 2.In this Act:
(1)The term Department means the Department of Energy. (2)The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efficiency</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id82212D7286A84FDB8FDE0451734427C2" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buildings</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2335CC177D49410D8F064F629F81A6B7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Greater energy
efficiency in building codes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA7D004B440244EBB649FCF8FD80A980"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6832">42 U.S.C. 6832</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1CCB6F82ED34D72A86855A80D8E0679"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25EF88996CA84967A74C2692C0C64771"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Model building
energy code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>model building energy code</term> means a voluntary building energy code and standards developed and updated through a consensus process among interested persons, such as the IECC or the code used by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD5B753A29024122BB7BD8E8914C3F2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Council of American Building Officials, or its legal successor, International Code Council, Inc.;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ED48B9BB5A246C793E6EC82E770E333"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A6ECFC899C74FABA5D74E06D0460F3F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other appropriate organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB99D7C64A36847F684779657CC2012D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ca536af-0e67-4fdd-8b32-8e0f2e2bf87e"><enum>(17)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">IECC</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>IECC</term> means the International Energy Conservation Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28F4BDEC32234C15A7C305B5A60D7D36"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian
tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4103">25 U.S.C. 4103</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd68f9b31-03f6-4046-911d-ab7261594098"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State
building energy efficiency codes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6833">42 U.S.C. 6833</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25544534-b23b-4f6f-b473-e83069a6a0b6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updating
State building energy efficiency codes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24647201-6884-4160-9277-ef5321a5d126"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f6128ca-90a2-4b94-abaf-860a90b2a86c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage and support the adoption of building energy codes by States, Indian tribes, and, as appropriate, by local governments that meet or exceed the model building energy codes, or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida49107b2-f667-4970-9ff0-c09b2428b6f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support full compliance with the State and local codes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id767a0a09-ff9d-41c2-94a8-eb35b5125ff2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and
Indian tribe certification of building energy code updates</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id298852ec-e3f0-4e7b-8e95-92906389b7b2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and
updating of codes by each State and Indian tribe</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idead0dc0a-cf23-4c29-a9dc-6ba6c8486dfd"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which a model building energy code is updated, each State or Indian tribe shall certify whether or not the State or Indian tribe, respectively, has reviewed and updated the energy provisions of the building code of the State or Indian tribe, respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd731490c-891c-4e7b-bfdc-c7d606c7ea3c"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certification shall include a demonstration of whether or not the energy savings for the code provisions that are in effect throughout the State or Indian tribal territory meet or exceed—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae05cc21-e074-4f80-bd52-773f668e88e8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the energy savings of the updated model building energy code; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd393b32f-ffd2-4f02-9fc1-39da6ffe3581"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the targets established under section 307(b)(2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cff36a5-a41a-46ed-bbea-63aad0b8688e"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No model
building energy code update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a model building energy code is not updated by a target date established under section 307(b)(2)(D), each State or Indian tribe shall, not later than 2 years after the specified date, certify whether or not the State or Indian tribe, respectively, has reviewed and updated the energy provisions of the building code of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, to meet or exceed the target in section 307(b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37e4636c-71d4-49ca-bfe0-0c6f1cfd8d7b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Validation
by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9ed7248-dff8-4f25-8875-d257996565e9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether the code provisions of the State or Indian tribe, respectively, meet the criteria specified in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28b3a82d-7feb-4ed1-b187-c4a1aa6f59fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the determination is positive, validate the certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb00a0ecd-2306-4f02-954d-069e2a24e00d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improvements
in compliance with building energy codes</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide41f999f-3183-4b46-9186-c7048c36d1a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e70223e-42e4-4f76-8c9b-a5cebe53552c"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of a certification under subsection (b), each State and Indian tribe shall certify whether or not the State and Indian tribe, respectively, has—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6721fd7f-58b0-43b0-b8aa-7c3305859a20"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieved full compliance under paragraph (3) with the applicable certified State and Indian tribe building energy code or with the associated model building energy code; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02e94d8a-fde8-4436-9764-56131ee5061b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made significant progress under paragraph (4) toward achieving compliance with the applicable certified State and Indian tribe building energy code or with the associated model building energy code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e294917-7840-4318-8bc2-2ed84097d210"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeat
certifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the State or Indian tribe certifies progress toward achieving compliance, the State or Indian tribe shall repeat the certification until the State or Indian tribe certifies that the State or Indian tribe has achieved full compliance, respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda7c5714-e66e-40dc-a78d-6f05e1076f10"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measurement
of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification under paragraph (1) shall include documentation of the rate of compliance based on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc78c77f-ffba-48bc-b62f-5bc4f3364fda"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">independent inspections of a random sample of the buildings covered by the code in the preceding year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd927aa9-0816-46d2-8478-0d56369a931f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alternative method that yields an accurate measure of compliance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d508f52-e62e-43ab-8f8a-1988e61b12fc"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Achievement
of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or Indian tribe shall be considered to achieve full compliance under paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb00e54c-3be7-4b97-9738-465a69372463"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 90 percent of building space covered by the code in the preceding year substantially meets all the requirements of the applicable code specified in paragraph (1), or achieves equivalent or greater energy savings level; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4884781b-7005-4c0c-b11d-fff4bff62201"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated excess energy use of buildings that did not meet the applicable code specified in paragraph (1) in the preceding year, compared to a baseline of comparable buildings that meet this code, is not more than 5 percent of the estimated energy use of all buildings covered by this code during the preceding year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide07a0a26-ffc7-48de-b01f-eb445614c0b0"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Significant
progress toward achievement of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or Indian tribe shall be considered to have made significant progress toward achieving compliance for purposes of paragraph (1) if the State or Indian tribe—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f4156c9-0154-4f6d-8fa3-a8cc65d9dd5a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has developed and is implementing a plan for achieving compliance during the 8-year-period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, including annual targets for compliance and active training and enforcement programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9cf0e76-90fd-4c7c-bae2-bd37a1426682"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has met the most recent target under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd667fc17-1295-4878-88cc-e86797cfe567"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Validation
by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after a State or Indian tribe certification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc6e15f3-a3d4-4ffc-b893-ae0f929b3a52"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether the State or Indian tribe has demonstrated meeting the criteria of this subsection, including accurate measurement of compliance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61a2c2c9-e9f4-4e66-a5c6-fb43c09c0aec"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the determination is positive, validate the certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce13cabd-a153-4eb4-8b32-6aae7cbde8b9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">States or
Indian tribes that do not achieve compliance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dc7990d-e38b-411b-b42e-5c48eb305246"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or Indian tribe that has not made a certification required under subsection (b) or (c) by the applicable deadline shall submit to the Secretary a report on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadf5298a-cdb2-408d-ad3a-b2e921295eea"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the State or Indian tribe with respect to meeting the requirements and submitting the certification; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3505ea74-29bf-4784-9630-0f415fc53d3f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for meeting the requirements and submitting the certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7a2c5486a7854809a5af5a24588167bf"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any State or Indian tribe for which the Secretary has not validated a certification by a deadline under subsection (b) or (c), the lack of the certification may be a consideration for Federal support authorized under this section for code adoption and compliance activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0bda389e14a44535b46c899fee3fc3de"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local
government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any State or Indian tribe for which the Secretary has not validated a certification under subsection (b) or (c), a local government may be eligible for Federal support by meeting the certification requirements of subsections (b) and (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id960abdd1-3ba9-4d36-9ff0-f3ba1411128d"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual
reports by Secretary</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id116e2c22-b301-4daa-aa4d-09a70bbac468"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually submit to Congress, and publish in the Federal Register, a report on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0c225f0-086d-4a0a-86e7-359e7dae3cc7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of model building energy codes;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd155cee7-4c36-43f3-b98c-13011f063b7c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of code adoption and compliance in the States and Indian tribes;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a1b2eb3-2ea0-461b-9a81-1d8df8a5db27"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fe184ed-1bc6-4850-9907-950c4e1d8b35"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improvements in energy savings over time as a result of the targets established under section 307(b)(2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04ca2301-4cd5-47d8-8fd1-443a74e2c837"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Impacts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall include estimates of impacts of past action under this section, and potential impacts of further action, on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b2e9c43-10cb-4bc1-a7e8-d78ad78fdf6f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upfront financial and construction costs, cost benefits and returns (using investment analysis), and lifetime energy use for buildings;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a66467f-7d3a-4a88-8e05-5bda1e5d89c6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resulting energy costs to individuals and businesses; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20713271-6a4b-4561-9770-956754590ed5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resulting overall annual building ownership and operating costs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc9029a1-22ab-4814-8266-cb1e3b3a3184"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical
assistance to States and Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States and Indian tribes to implement the goals and requirements of this section, including procedures and technical analysis for States and Indian tribes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3CF365830B64E2985AC3BCD25194F08"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve and implement State residential and commercial building energy codes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ea82f43-afae-4940-a226-ddd031dfbe84"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to demonstrate that the code provisions of the States and Indian tribes achieve equivalent or greater energy savings than the model building energy codes and targets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb3056a4-2332-4128-9a20-ab65d2a5ecfc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to document the rate of compliance with a building energy code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37c48f6e-35f9-4df3-9d28-30a309cfe9a1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to otherwise promote the design and construction of energy efficient buildings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6098097-d5ce-4e2f-9678-2e7f8e2dfcad"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability
of incentive funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b8be199-a59c-44d0-8ff0-9eae6b0eacf3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide incentive funding to States and Indian tribes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8094f578-0334-48ca-9f69-3c35b9894a5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement the requirements of this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id396070ab-78be-4442-bb7f-62fdb0ae6c75"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve and implement residential and commercial building energy codes, including increasing and verifying compliance with the codes and training of State, local, and tribal building code officials to implement and enforce the codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0c5f139-8a0b-4b2b-a5fb-b7e511be2cd0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote building energy efficiency through the use of the codes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id608a8e5e-74de-407d-9128-ae99ef9912bf"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional funding shall be provided under this subsection for implementation of a plan to achieve and document full compliance with residential and commercial building energy codes under subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf380c6b47c049fa9fa77514f7a693c8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to a State or Indian tribe for which the Secretary has validated a certification under subsection (b) or (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a7cf048-5c6e-45b5-98fd-aa48546104ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a State or Indian tribe that is not eligible under subparagraph (A), to a local government that is eligible under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0af2956-ab48-495c-894b-f47921ea1fc7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under this subsection, the State or Indian tribe may use amounts required, but not to exceed $750,000 for a State, to train State and local building code officials to implement and enforce codes described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id828045d3-30bc-4f3b-8247-237440589c34"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local
governments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States may share grants under this subsection with local governments that implement and enforce the codes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3aa4a84464e04fa4aaf6c0368a5e3a2f"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stretch codes
and advanced standards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d49b936be854c93a7f65e988a0cc215"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide technical and financial support for the development of stretch codes and advanced standards for residential and commercial buildings for use as—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd34ab458309b43739262002f381b94c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an option for adoption as a building energy code by State, local, or tribal governments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5cd0fb2ae424ac2bf20a8b41c0ca4e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidelines for energy-efficient building design.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa86c3b002174f95a3c34990babed676"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Targets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The stretch codes and advanced standards shall be designed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE300292B6EDE470AAA3AFD20CFD53FB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to achieve substantial energy savings compared to the model building energy codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2056FCDD804848998F1E6615BAB3E628"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to meet targets under section 307(b), if available, at least 3 to 6 years in advance of the target years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81fdf070-e53e-46f8-b812-5ce24cae8bac"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with building science experts from the National Laboratories and institutions of higher education, designers and builders of energy-efficient residential and commercial buildings, code officials, and other stakeholders, shall undertake a study of the feasibility, impact, economics, and merit of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3392673-43b2-48c7-abeb-0da5e1ed4c8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">code improvements that would require that buildings be designed, sited, and constructed in a manner that makes the buildings more adaptable in the future to become zero-net-energy after initial construction, as advances are achieved in energy-saving technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8de13d6a-dc63-4554-9495-f2c1449f86b2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">code procedures to incorporate measured lifetimes, not just first-year energy use, in trade-offs and performance calculations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13975f7f-52dc-42a9-848a-948fb03681b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">legislative options for increasing energy savings from building energy codes, including additional incentives for effective State and local action, and verification of compliance with and enforcement of a code other than by a State or local government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id843243562d034c08b938447404b6e735"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other
laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or section 307 supersedes or modifies the application of sections 321 through 346 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6291">42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf95f9dd5-ec11-4af5-8944-d84161f6ed82"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and section 307 $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A141D0F467847909FFEE4F6117090D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
building energy efficiency standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>voluntary building energy code</quote> each place it appears in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b) and inserting <quote>model building energy code</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65B42DB41D884362A36169D2C8E96E99"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Model building
energy codes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 307 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6836">42 U.S.C. 6836</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE06FF1B9735437CB9BC1F1A4B8ECDB2" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA758956ABF1D4C4ABDF98AB0FF61807E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support for
model building energy codes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBF077454CEA488B929CFD950DF7CF05"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall support the updating of model building energy codes.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C7857A9E61F447796F2A0821FC3A1B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Targets</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE43409F8521A4129BF893B1E621F7773"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall support the updating of the model building energy codes to enable the achievement of aggregate energy savings targets established under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63C291A19FA14A59B3EA102FFBEB1F7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Targets</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id508D5DE47C984B8BA92CA02BC2463A5F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall work with States, local governments, and Indian tribes, nationally recognized code and standards developers, and other interested parties to support the updating of model building energy codes by establishing one or more aggregate energy savings targets to achieve the purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA32E86E2E87340DCAC5F1C63F70CCD44"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separate
targets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish separate targets for commercial and residential buildings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id901C4C8874144BC298158BD4A38ABAB1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Baselines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The baseline for updating model building energy codes shall be the 2009 IECC for residential buildings and ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2010 for commercial buildings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53FABAD9C01B48528A6D93E5645F4092"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific
years</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7FB450E496E451998459DAD5E1B7A48"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Targets for specific years shall be established and revised by the Secretary through rulemaking and coordinated with nationally recognized code and standards developers at a level that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF21285C75B654E8DB9842776967E3DBB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is at the maximum level of energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and life-cycle cost effective, while accounting for the economic considerations under paragraph (4);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2100B432CBED445BAA47CE71710AA794"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is higher than the preceding target; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id299CC28511B14D0BAB8F54CC83D4B6B6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotes the achievement of commercial and residential high-performance buildings through high-performance energy efficiency (within the meaning of section 401 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17061">42 U.S.C. 17061</external-xref>)).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFEEB0FC7B5F4D44A123E7F220A4A761"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial
targets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall establish initial targets under this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE235062BD5248AEB147DE43820742C1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Different
target years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (i), prior to the applicable year, the Secretary may set a later target year for any of the model building energy codes described in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that a target cannot be met.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF65B5646B6F64A5BB192CC5D806BE1A1"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small
business</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When establishing targets under this paragraph through rulemaking, the Secretary shall ensure compliance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/601">5 U.S.C. 601</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/121">Public Law 104–121</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD98AB64C39C14D528EBCAD8EC9647E2A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appliance
standards and other factors affecting building energy use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing building code targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop and adjust the targets in recognition of potential savings and costs relating to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB6B600A1C5D4144B64D49146F791A68"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efficiency gains made in appliances, lighting, windows, insulation, and building envelope sealing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE82C8858B38F4E0DB987E134F111A22E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advancement of distributed generation and on-site renewable power generation technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E339C3287824D6D82897774D0707778"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment improvements for heating, cooling, and ventilation systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A4F4E8963F745168B2C6FE3CEE21709"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building management systems and SmartGrid technologies to reduce energy use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84545A3876694D5A8AE5D9B3348DAED4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other technologies, practices, and building systems that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding building plug load and other energy uses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id402CBD5D53114552858B712759F6E45E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic
considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing and revising building code targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the economic feasibility of achieving the proposed targets established under this section and the potential costs and savings for consumers and building owners, including a return on investment analysis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2701C1D4C3E84C6FB816C140AD87312B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical
assistance to model building energy code-Setting and standard
development
organizations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6DF9FA00CD34B0098D516D62DB33991"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, on a timely basis, provide technical assistance to model building energy code-setting and standard development organizations consistent with the goals of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06D03561DBFC45988C2B5D295298AE97"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assistance shall include, as requested by the organizations, technical assistance in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F86E06C692443A895B18DAFD4E0B200"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating code or standards proposals or revisions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECFB7B36786F4A7F8542F2B39B1D5A95"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building energy analysis and design tools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8240ED36C9234B12AE018744D7934D41"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building demonstrations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B207E3F38B14E02A7223C29B7787447"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing definitions of energy use intensity and building types for use in model building energy codes to evaluate the efficiency impacts of the model building energy codes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42E59D632FA04CC29348D427015A7264"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance-based standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6C45D4D14E94AF0A8FE92908A083753"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating economic considerations under subsection (b)(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCD04CB223F5486CB4262CBCD98AF217"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing model building energy codes by Indian tribes in accordance with tribal law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id440DED5DEDA240048DA64493E4820DF5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment
proposals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may submit timely model building energy code amendment proposals to the model building energy code-setting and standard development organizations, with supporting evidence, sufficient to enable the model building energy codes to meet the targets established under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1240009E9EBC4B78A837C996E7464E94"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analysis
methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make publicly available the entire calculation methodology (including input assumptions and data) used by the Secretary to estimate the energy savings of code or standard proposals and revisions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF72E22999574B40A294BAF77C4A5D91"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10F6963D4CF74CA6911EC7C1BEFFC3D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revision of
model building energy codes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the provisions of the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 regarding building energy use are revised, the Secretary shall make a preliminary determination not later than 90 days after the date of the revision, and a final determination not later than 15 months after the date of the revision, on whether or not the revision will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A0C07B08CDC45BC8E595BA91916C561"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve energy efficiency in buildings compared to the existing model building energy code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8FB9196221A4A65ABF9F8EDE52FDD48"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the applicable targets under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5748C5314DCF4438AD7838A24881A560"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Codes or
standards not meeting targets</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB85EED00F7174CEAAAE8BAD0E9B4CE2E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary makes a preliminary determination under paragraph (1)(B) that a code or standard does not meet the targets established under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may at the same time provide the model building energy code or standard developer with proposed changes that would result in a model building energy code that meets the targets and with supporting evidence, taking into consideration—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35E646C723EC496782A1133B6B5F94C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the modified code is technically feasible and life-cycle cost effective;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82D8C59527874DD4ACBF68DBC86F46EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">available appliances, technologies, materials, and construction practices; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5ED2FD85E4C479CB33E39372705288F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic considerations under subsection (b)(4).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8AEC775E2864BD8AD5A9EE72AF39CF7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incorporation
of changes</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE242431FCF441A6ACD653244D0C5C84"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On receipt of the proposed changes, the model building energy code or standard developer shall have an additional 270 days to accept or reject the proposed changes of the Secretary to the model building energy code or standard for the Secretary to make a final determination.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72079CF4FEF04A3785FD47171EC0C408"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final
determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A final determination under paragraph (1) shall be on the modified model building energy code or standard.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2084436F8B8746E69787701C8AB533B4"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA0BF9125B7742A297BE0C9EBB738498"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish notice of targets and supporting analysis and determinations under this section in the Federal Register to provide an explanation of and the basis for such actions, including any supporting modeling, data, assumptions, protocols, and cost-benefit analysis, including return on investment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44A35EC04EDB48EF9E8DA048B6061970"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an opportunity for public comment on targets and supporting analysis and determinations under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e898f1e42f745409f41322a046861bd"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary codes
and standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any model building code or standard established under section 304 shall not be binding on a State, local government, or Indian tribe as a matter of Federal law.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1CD96AA120C46E7A875EABFC9B573B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Budget-neutral
demonstration program for energy and water conservation improvements at
multifamily residential units</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22FAC99C7058406EB5EC6245E0379B8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>) shall establish a demonstration program under which, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and ending on September 30, 2018, the Secretary may enter into budget-neutral, performance-based agreements that result in a reduction in energy or water costs with such entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under which the entities shall carry out projects for energy or water conservation improvements at not more than 20,000 residential units in multifamily buildings participating in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97FB00F968404638AE19796433B181D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project-based rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref>), other than assistance provided under section 8(o) of that Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDA30D76C65D4B41900694D2BF77AC6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the supportive housing for the elderly program under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</external-xref>); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17823635AF08475E9FAF710B8BBB3C58"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFC353C9B640410380917B11C7537FEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA74A5E5EA72B42FABA498CC1F8B881EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments
contingent on savings</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3B96150E580410D9507EBAF080E138F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide to an entity a payment under an agreement under this section only during applicable years for which an energy or water cost savings is achieved with respect to the applicable multifamily portfolio of properties, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F1FB5AA47494C13A72DE10B83BCF877"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment
methodology</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18D648FF0FEB4991BBEEE57FACBF78AF"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agreement under this section shall include a pay-for-success provision—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF87E8653A1F142CB9EF3051D6393EAF8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that will serve as a payment threshold for the term of the agreement; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id298294CFEF9F41A384C0BE57EFDD145A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursuant to which the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall share a percentage of the savings at a level determined by the Secretary that is sufficient to cover the administrative costs of carrying out this section.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF581D9F8C004BAAAAB2A55BA478B2B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A payment made by the Secretary under an agreement under this section shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61F8FB0D9E8A43319A5BB2A1BF836230"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be contingent on documented utility savings; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A079664267E49DFABE960FA39CD22FC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not exceed the utility savings achieved by the date of the payment, and not previously paid, as a result of the improvements made under the agreement.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb1ecf63ff514fa9b6c395a9b87e3ede"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Third party
verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings payments made by the Secretary under this section shall be based on a measurement and verification protocol that includes at least—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef1d2ec50fa84d86a4ae3e2406566fe1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishment of a weather-normalized and occupancy-normalized utility consumption baseline established preretrofit;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1030982336834d20b77f724f53533f1d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual third party confirmation of actual utility consumption and cost for owner-paid utilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f525efaa94e466485d963b3009c333b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual third party validation of the tenant utility allowances in effect during the applicable year and vacancy rates for each unit type; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5497be9dbf4497b835140df647cac4b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual third party determination of savings to the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80969AD187AB42D49DE434FD056EC48F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of an agreement under this section shall be not longer than 12 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa25a1ae28174621898f838b360f2c1e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entity
eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD37C112229EC402AABE8D3C25E73B7F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a competitive process for entering into agreements under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD36F8012A9D4419FA7DE69B328EB46F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into such agreements only with entities that demonstrate significant experience relating to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1314520282154977b1c8db96bd002ad3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">financing and operating properties receiving assistance under a program described in subsection (a);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb01e94076d814d13a63bd7e5ebf43fb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oversight of energy and water conservation programs, including oversight of contractors; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50a92723426e4c4eaf9e6a0ba7f45ec3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">raising capital for energy and water conservation improvements from charitable organizations or private investors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24c0dc32ef544e1ca27578bb5ded247c"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographical
diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agreement entered into under this section shall provide for the inclusion of properties with the greatest feasible regional and State variance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33605802DCC142CC997C45B34D34240E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan and
reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F2752764993460284C29B7B85E40E3B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a detailed plan for the implementation of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73A9A824803E4684930FE60D824094BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF29CB22D1E7A4DA8AA0E0E3006B99702"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct an evaluation of the program under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9563009166046E5B0CE7FC9743D652A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a report describing each evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9ADE5699F8849F487DCCE4FADCC880D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year during which an agreement under this section is in effect, the Secretary may use to carry out this section any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the renewal of contracts under a program described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F6ABF10992C4E1F9757AF0516A9FBA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id000c4eaa5cc64a4aa951d0e7845ab138"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of school</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>school</term> means—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52c9c7e410474595bd78b1911a7607fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an elementary school or secondary school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec1d3345b5134ff098b74184bc7c8e30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002(a)</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3ee7b4cbedf432db94e6800b1ba7410"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school of the defense dependents' education system under the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/921">20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.</external-xref>) or established under section 2164 of title 10, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e685fc40eb740bcb6a45551bea6e734"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1507c7f424548d98de23afe7c2f25e2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a tribally controlled school (as defined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2511">25 U.S.C. 2511</external-xref>)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2436a61558ed44ffa63118844ec9dd67"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id647733762e2b40cfba2d5a6f142fe873"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall act as the lead Federal agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing Federal programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c80573f3d024fd1a84976e26040675d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out coordination and outreach under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id299815db88cc4b10a8dfb019ef571969"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation and coordination with the appropriate Federal agencies, carry out a review of existing programs and financing mechanisms (including revolving loan funds and loan guarantees) available in or from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the Department of Education, the Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate Federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and facilitation that are currently used or may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41d3556017e34d6f8920e0b1e45e9045"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a Federal cross-departmental collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline communication and promote available Federal opportunities and assistance described in paragraph (1) for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects that enables States, local educational agencies, and schools—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd152b2fcdcb4524a25dc1ff5d8ce644"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use existing Federal opportunities more effectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b72ea41b5444a6daaa00b0ea33884a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to form partnerships with Governors, State energy programs, local educational, financial, and energy officials, State and local government officials, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities to support the initiation of the projects;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1daa419469394a1e8fbc3cf3e1450764"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance for States, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e54dbc225a34e669a1b86387b55b66d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the energy efficiency of buildings or facilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8aaef1601bfc41af90762fa46ea3ccfd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to install systems that individually generate energy from renewable energy resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5ae89b5583b4f37a9d9bc3f690be8bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish partnerships to leverage economies of scale and additional financing mechanisms available to larger clean energy initiatives; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ec6393e9c9e436f8f5aa751128de89a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7f66c380e54470d9b2bcaeddc060fb9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maintenance of health, environmental quality, and safety in schools, including the ambient air quality, through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofit projects; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57353ea8acf3496c9b998295a27a3583"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the achievement of expected energy savings and renewable energy production through proper operations and maintenance practices;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id584fdccffe24497d9e664ac1135983c1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain a single online resource website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and support staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for States, local educational agencies, and schools to effectively access and use Federal opportunities and assistance described in paragraph (1) to develop energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30f06e8066ce4295b812cce258cfa4fa"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process for recognition of schools that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85e59b8d995b4f37b436311bad86f5e3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have successfully implemented energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id896950171d7d4ca5a673b1880473a68a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are willing to serve as resources for other local educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of similar efforts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23e7393cdaf244da867f6df49fd351b9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id52951C17BF004F8DB42A5C78409F7C1F"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Energy efficiency materials pilot program</header>
<subsection id="ida58343e49b4c42ffac83704c9047927c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id72512644613940509679118206e90538"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicant</header><text>The term <term>applicant</term> means a nonprofit organization that applies for a grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida414454703854bbbb83cc14fd275a31a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy-efficiency materials</header>
<subparagraph id="ide6615550de2d45f8966146172785a75f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>energy-efficiency materials</term> means a measure (including a product, equipment, or system) that results in a reduction in use by a nonprofit organization for energy or fuel supplied from outside the nonprofit building.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0e9b750ed1045489fddfa4b61c38bbf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>energy-efficiency materials</term> includes an item involving—</text> <clause id="idff78fc2f34d54f9aa65de9e81a60514e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a roof or lighting system, or component of a roof or lighting system;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5af00fd15e8443048d2a1c6d9d4d7756"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a window;</text> </clause><clause id="idad4b94e40b10410cb84f925590d7ae35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a door, including a security door; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idec90e9b8e8a741fdba7a87e845c2ed2b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system or component of the system (including insulation and wiring and plumbing materials needed to serve a more efficient system); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1524c1d06ecf4abea35845a2ccc2298a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a renewable energy generation or heating system, including a solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass (including wood pellet) system or component of the system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62669436f83548e69152574dd912ed3a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonprofit building</header>
<subparagraph id="id55d1d45a951548319d03bbb5bde269e2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>nonprofit building</term> means a building operated and owned by a nonprofit organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f03216c71a14a65917a3b2b512d089b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>nonprofit building</term> includes a building described in subparagraph (A) that is—</text>
<clause id="id4576f607729d410888fdef8030b53fa3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a hospital;</text> </clause><clause id="id6c47ac495a3f44538c26569323335f51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a youth center;</text>
</clause><clause id="id270772db2b6e4fc2aaa749c2ad51d2e1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a school;</text> </clause><clause id="id8b492830eacc44fc9d3e9e50a6cf3281"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a social-welfare program facility;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1bc6d2dc79c1462cac220f91b1e76231"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a faith-based organization; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5641869e722749a3849bc61b7882c980"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other nonresidential and noncommercial structure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id397ae9ab91b049d888f770e4e66bb921"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to award grants for the purpose of providing nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency materials.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id242ad0bc396049099883c6a9c6069b1e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="idd29319dec6284b748a0acbc889e1b0a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may award grants under the program established under subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida5f074dc2f9e41b29113b0c4cee63065"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The Secretary may award a grant under this section if an applicant submits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may prescribe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4cf95dc34591469bb1405565ee44d318"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for grant</header><text>In determining whether to award a grant under this section, the Secretary shall apply performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to applications based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0f570b73c66a42f5808ca85627f87ca7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the energy savings achieved;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb17e333bd36d41238cc524602d15fcb2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost-effectiveness of the use of energy-efficiency materials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93bc2ace0a774874bb2f8562faa965d7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39e7f27e1c034eb3960204712a4d2098"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the financial need of the applicant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45a497021a3b4ce79fc60af372e9b815"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on individual grant amount</header><text>Each grant awarded under this section shall not exceed $200,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88917c076b0e481faf7f95b36bf8f494"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb0dbe8db2974dff8396d3826fc8799c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Utility energy service contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 546 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8256">42 U.S.C. 8256</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C235D2030F440828DD71171BF824CC8" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B74809C3A894654B99641978FDE4BF6"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Utility energy
service contracts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ee3332b889a4eebbe108b8cb4961456"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal agency may use, to the maximum extent practicable, measures provided by law to meet energy efficiency and conservation mandates and laws, including through utility energy service contracts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b6ad0bff4504ec7acbb3b5078cce52a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of a utility energy service contract entered into by a Federal agency may have a contract period that extends beyond 10 years, but not to exceed 25 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id195c8428e322489dbf3fdb587002c873"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conditions of a utility energy service contract entered into by a Federal agency shall include requirements for measurement, verification, and performance assurances or guarantees of the savings.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFA19848784A419287A7D6F981292D6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of energy and water efficiency measures in Federal buildings</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f291b7b760448f089f0c4d613e187af"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy management requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 543(f)(4) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61f8982b1c174f6883500b717cbc5572"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8258">42 U.S.C. 8258(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaaef16dc86c4c80bafae2e5c82d2fcb"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b1b29e06291441f974941582f30c82b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f28e60621db4f02aab47449d3ad706d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d95023258eb4d2cae5bdb3bb319d3e7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id343cc0ef343b4510b852a93a0996f3c5"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF8C609627ADC48DDA2BE4DAA86726E3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts of each agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32521DF172FD4B00BD7B1F5C1C501A5F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the investment value of the contracts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id936D0093096E4AAF970585FDB1B155F5" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the guaranteed energy savings for the previous year as compared to the actual energy savings for the previous year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69ADF282722E42AE89B5541BFC26ED5E" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan for entering into the contracts in the coming year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD68930F73EE14144A6B9E8DE02EF7B9C" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information explaining why any previously submitted plans for the contracts were not implemented.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id220cc63c794a4fe580380d312de0bffe"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of energy conservation measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 551(4) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8259">42 U.S.C. 8259(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>or retrofit activities</quote> and inserting <quote>retrofit activities, or energy consuming devices and required support structures</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1dd3d77d13e48fe926fdf46f2465201"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To enter into contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 801(a)(2)(F) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287">42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(F)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06c8c2236db3407e8db0e8a97fb01a1e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47af37b28f0c48989fd591abc1271311"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d21350ca5cd4945b78701f2e5783459"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3080BBC48894F6DBAADCEFC06D3BB40" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id999710ed47bd48a08cab14139dbbf678"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit the recognition of operation and maintenance savings associated with systems modernized or replaced with the implementation of energy conservation measures, water conservation measures, or any combination of energy conservation measures and water conservation measures.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4729d72f3c4a4d798902f69539e0604b"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287">42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66dfa1ef351f41bbabc20f6f764d94fa" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30b80a1933774d10859b5173bbd43bfa"><enum>(H)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal agency may sell or transfer energy savings and apply the proceeds of the sale or transfer to fund a contract under this title.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b652b709fe143bc83b4cf26d0d78114"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 802 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287a">42 U.S.C. 8287a</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(and related operation and maintenance expenses)</quote> and inserting <quote>, including related operations and maintenance expenses</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABCBEB447E5E481CB60A0E49AD4093A5"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of Federal building</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 551(6) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8259">42 U.S.C. 8259(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>the term does not include a dam, reservoir, or hydropower facility owned or operated by a Federal agency;</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72e3aeacf5974da6bdfee3280c7f8a73"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of energy savings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 804(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287c">42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70e14396ba9c4791ad690fb821649d9e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>federally owned building or buildings or other federally owned facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal building (as defined in section 551)</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb0665cc535a4ca18e17a993332a32cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbaf432d641cc4c49b482bc45d312ab4f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15144aae3c3542879148f0977a5cab98"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id545721fa1dc94a91baf4e176704e48a4" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id153d20f543984a5299e62e8e067b27cf"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use, sale, or transfer of energy incentives, rebates, or credits (including renewable energy credits) from Federal, State, or local governments or utilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72300c5394644cadbbfd92454bdf2a8f"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any revenue generated from a reduction in energy or water use, more efficient waste recycling, or additional energy generated from more efficient equipment.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ba2aedb-d2a9-4d4c-a2d1-3ba8b31df5b0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1007.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Building
training and assessment centers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6415abc-f835-4356-8467-0928026d13a4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)</external-xref>)) to establish building training and assessment centers—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ec17e14-e4c3-4106-8222-815936a2535b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance in buildings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2feb47a0-3d77-42ea-9e0b-7273ffca0a16"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc27ced1c-5f70-42eb-8340-5e1c38de8d6e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a9d8bbf-28a1-44c8-b4a0-3dc2bc0e148c"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal Colleges or Universities in training building technicians;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida186eae1-3d5b-4d85-a671-4677c371cfeb"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive buildings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7649866-1e46-488e-b6fb-5e6607ad9a7f"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under this section to each region of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id204e2a9c-6270-4d9f-9590-aa9f8e3d1bbe"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination
and nonduplication</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11a888c5-bdda-439a-ac96-d4e57e431ca5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate the program with the industrial research and assessment centers program and with other Federal programs to avoid duplication of effort.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id965cb0c9-75f1-4a42-b5c5-1436fb0a30fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, building, training, and assessment centers established under this section shall be collocated with Industrial Assessment Centers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA63121F8EFB84F7C95406B469D3EE271"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48258ef4e96949b1a48877ef56fb8fe0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1008.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Career skills
training</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20fe237ff1b44f5aba4fc75a4d9462ab"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) to pay the Federal share of associated career skills training programs under which students concurrently receive classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the purpose of obtaining an industry-related certification to install energy efficient buildings technologies, including technologies described in section 307(b)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6836">42 U.S.C. 6836(b)(3)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3f92ce9c18a475387d9ec90a760c2d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to obtain a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall be a nonprofit partnership described in section 171(e)(2)(B)(ii) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2916">29 U.S.C. 2916(e)(2)(B)(ii)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20a81e2a315b433cb986ab3944344067"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a career skills training program described in subsection (a) shall be 50 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CC964EDAF1041B09FD2102BB7189056"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB41A3F92FB544F639465E10EB5EFA41B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1009.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy-efficient and
energy-saving information technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F9D83D12C694145A985231EBB951462"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
Implementation Strategy for Energy-Efficient and Energy-Saving Information
Technologies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC781E05AE154E19973C96C4CFC6C999"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id453886EB4C984398AF190B4C2A944368"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD706C77AB7764E548D7A2F6BF214AA1E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information
technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>information technology</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC3270BD98404BCCB8590B8ADA7792E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of
implementation strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, each Federal agency shall collaborate with the Director to develop an implementation strategy (including best-practices and measurement and verification techniques) for the maintenance, purchase, and use by the Federal agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0C713B46F2540FBA32B3787BC307135"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing an implementation strategy, each Federal agency shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF60A3489E55C4580BE38FA0C40A1D388"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced metering infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED3EB773074340B2B6C104B54CC8BFC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy efficient data center strategies and methods of increasing asset and infrastructure utilization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77356C64816A4BF6B1B0E589E5A1D538"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced power management tools;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H849AF64C3AA24354B82E7C4F0A89F5C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building information modeling, including building energy management; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4555BE2AA5A54B2A8FFDC46F2A3AAFEB"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secure telework and travel substitution tools.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC722BFD504FD48A38E5B7CA178FA2296"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance
goals</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F574BC71A2A466395B31E3D722F3E68"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2015, the Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of Federal agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technology systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2603fd2a0c74f17904aaa6f5c3da9f0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Best
practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United States Code, shall supplement the performance goals established under this paragraph with recommendations on best practices for the attainment of the performance goals, to include a requirement for agencies to consider the use of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7916A8499F59461AAE540F883F54DC44"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy savings performance contracting; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA57FC160F1D4222A0822CF5181D86E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utility energy services contracting.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F82F7F72A6A47CAA0B7E7CC094D20C4"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6DDBADB60B04FBFB4F774D4172B11AD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal agency subject to the requirements of this subsection shall include in the report of the agency under section 527 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17143">42 U.S.C. 17143</external-xref>) a description of the efforts and results of the agency under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37A0CBF176CC4CE98EE39DBD5A4F415C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB Government
efficiency reports and scorecards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning not later than October 1, 2015, the Director shall include in the annual report and scorecard of the Director required under section 528 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17144">42 U.S.C. 17144</external-xref>) a description of the efforts and results of Federal agencies under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87d8f6fc995b42f8aaf9df40a12dc320"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of existing
reporting structures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may require Federal agencies to submit any information required to be submitted under this subsection though reporting structures in use as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided1b329045c541d9886050eb8d3dd749" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1010.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability
of funds for design updates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc7c07f74dc44b759119bf058eee5269"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d41b447476247a2b66d57eb5c624aaa"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d6ea68eb0fa438d82ff58ca9c46d0da"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of
funds for design updates</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a691f8cd6a54ecb8116f1dd2e5fbde2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), for any project for which congressional approval is received under subsection (a) and for which the design has been substantially completed but construction has not begun, the Administrator of General Services may use appropriated funds to update the project design to meet applicable Federal building energy efficiency standards established under section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>) and other requirements established under section 3312.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6c7a0353786408e84c24aea98e8932e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of funds under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 125 percent of the estimated energy or other cost savings associated with the updates as determined by a life cycle cost analysis under section 544 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8254">42 U.S.C. 8254</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC29CF19AB53C454AA6959A60CB8BC6B1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1011.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy
efficient data centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17112">42 U.S.C. 17112</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f013b0dcd9549c89e6b952c309e2cde"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida18800d584f74756b01bc15184d7c45a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking <quote>the organization</quote> and inserting <quote>an organization</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida30d7430a25347fab6ac3b8f4e845214"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbead42b2cd584933bcce3825c977997c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (c) through (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A86E82F267C4634BB14F6668B2BE2E5" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5b5cfd1386843ee8c763dd2a7879463"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stakeholder involvement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3E95592F9C44E4C953B29A1AA04E06C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Administrator shall carry out subsection (b) in consultation with the information technology industry and other key stakeholders, with the goal of producing results that accurately reflect the best knowledge in the most pertinent domains.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id978921827EEB4D4EA8814DA5E3D6C5E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out consultation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall pay particular attention to organizations that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85c7073931f744b2814f3b6692488267"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have members with expertise in energy efficiency and in the development, operation, and functionality of data centers, information technology equipment, and software, including representatives of hardware manufacturers, data center operators, and facility managers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd03b455b17774829ae16d0263a766a91"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtain and address input from the National Laboratories (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>)) or any institution of higher education, research institution, industry association, company, or public interest group with applicable expertise;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad935675c3d64cf3983ac30424aedcd3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">follow—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39de43687d9d44a69f883593a0ac5c95"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commonly accepted procedures for the development of specifications; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1bb8b1d5164439a99758e31420a4ec1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accredited standards development processes; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0f6cbfce341494e9bf72073c4ea9b81"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have a mission to promote energy efficiency for data centers and information technology.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82257f8563ac42c089795d5c401e546e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measurements and specifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of the specifications, measurements, and benchmarks described in subsection (b) for use by the Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Star Program, and other efficiency programs of the Department of Energy or the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f8fc598bcff49a192b22fe6b386b88c"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, shall make available to the public an update to the report submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1 of the Act of December 20, 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/431">Public Law 109–431</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 2920), entitled <quote>Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency</quote> and dated August 2, 2007, that provides—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefe231007bce4b53932f2bbf4e249ff3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates and projections contained in the original report with new data regarding the period from 2007 through 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida51b4cb131e4438eadbfff6825823d2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis considering the impact of information technologies, including virtualization and cloud computing, in the public and private sectors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5ba947cac94480384ec613200853093"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the impact of the combination of cloud platforms, mobile devices, social media, and big data on data center energy usage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB627B3F1B234437A59441B18B44C0BB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of water usage in data centers and recommendations for reductions in such water usage; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cc7cf7246674aa2968ca4460efaa69c"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">updated projections and recommendations for best practices through fiscal year 2020.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01eefb77bbbf4737b35cafc057d61d41"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data center energy practitioner program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FDA731080AF4E91A799EFF49120898B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner program that provides for the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in Federal data centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BB5C57210A946CB84D01FECE84625E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal agency shall consider having the data centers of the agency evaluated once every 4 years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the program, whenever practicable using certified practitioners employed by the agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3692b67c14394f9fbe6e1b3773fb8475"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Open data initiative</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ACE6759EDB646B1835F6D1900406627"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish an open data initiative for Federal data center energy usage data, with the purpose of making the data available and accessible in a manner that encourages further data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2688A31E7314FE893B0629323646B4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the initiative under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider using the online Data Center Maturity Model.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6e962d13442411c806d349454f52f30"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International specifications and metrics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with key stakeholders, shall actively participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy and water efficiency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76fceebe08c44608b27efa1f1b87070b"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data center utilization metric</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facilitate in the development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency of a data center (including equipment and facilities).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30fd0d06532e41efaf9dc81ebc09e421"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of proprietary information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets provided by any individual or company for the purposes of carrying out this section or the programs and initiatives established under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AA17C8268934038BF7CCAF38C28FDBF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1012.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weatherization Assistance Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9B5774D44174A56887F13C0BCDE40F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization
of Weatherization Assistance Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6872">42 U.S.C. 6872</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>appropriated—</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>appropriated $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46d3879832e4430c890429a5427371a8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants for new, self-sustaining low-income, single-family and multifamily
housing energy retrofit model programs to eligible multistate housing and
energy nonprofit organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Energy Conservation and Production Act is amended by inserting after section 414B (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6864b">42 U.S.C. 6864b</external-xref>) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF09F71CCF4FF4A8EAD428FB040F860BB" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A616CBEC8DD4F738B1C476F285289DE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>414C.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for
new, self-sustaining low-income, single-family and multifamily housing energy
retrofit model programs to eligible multistate housing and energy nonprofit
organizations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID561a29c0ee544a9aa8f16d838e8cd1cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ce501a291644e1e9f070db7094443be"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expand the number of low-income, single-family and multifamily homes that receive energy efficiency retrofits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2ea1491be924f3b9b1824a3874b294a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote innovation and new models of retrofitting low-income homes through new Federal partnerships with covered organizations that leverage substantial donations, donated materials, volunteer labor, homeowner labor equity, and other private sector resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID530757496e67478aa66d21eb59bb1e25"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist the covered organizations in demonstrating, evaluating, improving, and replicating widely the model low-income energy retrofit programs of the covered organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1dda756278044e9f9522bc675e47d2a1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the covered organizations make the energy retrofit programs of the covered organizations self-sustaining by the time grant funds have been expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfd4ae57018d4c34aef463dc15fa02c1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE89C76922B6841AE807DA8B9D4662088"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered
organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered organization</term> means an organization that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id283E65CDA70B41E8990F5FC068C869B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52E9D410B8C24A609F9A483769C518B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has an established record of constructing, renovating, repairing, or making energy efficient a total of not less than 250 owner-occupied, single-family or multifamily homes per year for low-income households, either directly or through affiliates, chapters, or other direct partners (using the most recent year for which data are available).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a411178692b418bac3016babee72b09"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-income</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>low-income</term> means an income level that is not more than 200 percent of the poverty level (as determined in accordance with criteria established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget) applicable to a family of the size involved, except that the Secretary may establish a higher or lower level if the Secretary determines that a higher or lower level is necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa842ad9528e6479fab566f5eeb32be73"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weatherization
Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons</term> means the program established under this part (including part 440 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31822621eb864270b765b56b02793c01"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive
grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make grants to covered organizations through a national competitive process for use in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id604FB3B44B824ECCB4DDB1925D66D3CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Award
factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1484ccd52d844130a3656376981514d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of low-income homes the applicant—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id674479A72BD8442882F560F765C0AD32"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has built, renovated, repaired, or made more energy efficient as of the date of the application; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id205393964DC44F37BF99B15F34433ECD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can reasonably be projected to build, renovate, repair, or make energy efficient during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the application;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61954c0e90ea41e4a7cd0fbd959ebc01"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualifications, experience, and past performance of the applicant, including experience successfully managing and administering Federal funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05c7cfebd86f4b6ba8926cbfca191c26"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and diversity of States and climates in which the applicant works as of the date of the application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd89b1be5c8154d28a793e4b9912506fb"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of non-Federal funds, donated or discounted materials, discounted or volunteer skilled labor, volunteer unskilled labor, homeowner labor equity, and other resources the applicant will provide;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01681c5b89f64b3d9a1fbb94f7dde639"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the applicant could successfully replicate the energy retrofit program of the applicant and sustain the program after the grant funds have been expended;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15F7A93C4D2E439185384A0A4085A02B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional diversity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1ccc42563ad4fa480db85fd3ff9c8e1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">urban, suburban, and rural localities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7160a0c471b54903a64d6d023e4a3410"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bf4dabbd8be45e0b41ec3c4c759c66e"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E9252F16A584A768E596C44088AC1CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall request proposals from covered organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9544B5C7574A4A6C8C65FBBF0F57F740"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6551DC01E9ED40EAA3A759026367D8F4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of issuance of a request for proposals, the Secretary shall award grants under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6251afb612df498985fc084209fdefcb"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible uses
of grant funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this section may be used for—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c47c369ef0d4d87a66e17c7a13acdc5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy efficiency audits, cost-effective retrofit, and related activities in different climatic regions of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b6a06c244974ba0ab8f5ddc9215e2a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy efficiency materials and supplies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35fdf504055645b3953b557737a8af59"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organizational capacity—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f8641da48f44390bc9d7bfce99e6edf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to significantly increase the number of energy retrofits;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e4eeaba210c4cab94d1a4eb4d8a5cfd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to replicate an energy retrofit program in other States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf72794a0c464d368714bd513bf7936f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the program is self-sustaining after the Federal grant funds are expended;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e1b19b91a374261b5baaf267ff27609"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy efficiency, audit and retrofit training, and ongoing technical assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c68ca6978dc4df0b20d05c2eaa0143b"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information to homeowners on proper maintenance and energy savings behaviors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33881151ffd94c36b51bd22004d5708a"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quality control and improvement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe23a10dfd3a24abbbba2192252d84dc1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data collection, measurement, and verification;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb9ac286b4b334bf38eb9b008355a4e49"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">program monitoring, oversight, evaluation, and reporting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ccd27d5d3f54ec782d60b8c72f6ec67"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">management and administration (up to a maximum of 10 percent of the total grant);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3359c7b19c54f718395a482151d0f8b"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">labor and training activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdaf5181afb01483fab9c2968a62cd349"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccd90d0702cf4099b45688d6d9b1fd9e"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum
amount</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAA86548EF784C238BC9D3C23377C4B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a grant provided under this section shall not exceed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22F0B3EBAFA3492688A46EBB28AC53D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year is $225,000,000 or more, $5,000,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C3440AADC32465183DAE6AC2C596D2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year is less than $225,000,000, $1,500,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id443B2CE1746547C6A80BC5BA32736109"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and training assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of a grant provided under this section shall be reduced by the cost of any technical and training assistance provided by the Secretary that relates to the grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f5811c229fd461097fb58fc944faf7d"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidelines</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAB1497D9F87463EB7AD29A4C1BC9D57"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue guidelines to implement the grant program established under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF24BE234316B4ED99D7E176F457A99E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidelines—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED519A338CCF4F97878DB8031BE2F753"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not apply to the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons, in whole or major part; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id918ABB88EBA94BCAAC8E192DBA72D5E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may rely on applicable provisions of law governing the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons to establish—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff5fdbfd605b490d8f47e365dc1cb81f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards for allowable expenditures;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87dfa01d7a3c475fbf5aec0eea9a4ecc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a minimum savings-to-investment ratio;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b93198203dd4615a60a4bcac5c83165"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5F94C1C224A482B96285E0A3C01AB75"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out training programs;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB242EAEB5F5B42C0A5DEB18FE97179C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct energy audits and program activities;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE18C4A89A884A50A84A9A2FF2F66983"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8311F1D3CD964D189668D1DF05C18C9F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to monitor program activities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB083DA3FDAB45A0A115B5EDB5D651F6"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to verify energy and cost savings;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0268cb3378eb4b38b889ce1edafc3a37"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">liability insurance requirements; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b38914028e244b7b3ff5a01c899e3ef"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recordkeeping requirements, which shall include reporting to the Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs of the Department of Energy applicable data on each home retrofitted.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6840833ce9ae49bf848da9df3ca082c8"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and
evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review and evaluate the performance of any covered organization that receives a grant under this section (which may include an audit), as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6dc518f9e4744f26ac87028fc2910102"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with
State and local law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or any program carried out using a grant provided under this section supersedes or otherwise affects any State or local law, to the extent that the State or local law contains a requirement that is more stringent than the applicable requirement of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ba562c7ca874bbc8935ada924cbf188"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to Congress annual reports that provide—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BE52B1C5F134451839E6763CB29567D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">findings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA304C286387F4460B3A1AC0FA3D7FF6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of energy and cost savings achieved and actions taken under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13E0240EBAD34666B714E8926813CCCB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations for further action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0439374a5e347fc98bb02efb4968f50"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount of funds that are made available to carry out the Weatherization Assistance Program for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 under section 422, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 not less than—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF86781B75E154A4AB1D34BC46935C57A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 percent of the amount if the amount is less than $225,000,000;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id383F221FCB2F43FA841CCCF874A67C9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 percent of the amount if the amount is $225,000,000 or more but less than $260,000,000; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8238EB3EE95F4898A95EB105C4F3CE91"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of the amount if the amount is $260,000,000 or more.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE04BA5B696C420194C2C71B9ECACF2B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 415 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6865">42 U.S.C. 6865</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbc555a69ff0419dae66fc0d777ae0ed" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49383e5989d94dbebe03f375653342f8"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards
program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb053a573fa8429f954f3f4798b8b220"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contractor
qualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning January 1, 2016, to be eligible to carry out weatherization using funds made available under this part, a contractor shall be selected through a competitive bidding process and be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfeaba33d4454db1ab6ea4905d0054ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accredited by the Building Performance Institute;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4267429d2a034858846e2ab9366f76be"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Energy Smart Home Performance Team accredited under the Residential Energy Services Network; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49c4fd7432344dc68cb8728ed0591375"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accredited by an equivalent accreditation or program accreditation-based State certification program approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8159219f8fd743a7a3165e547b8d2d05"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for
energy retrofit model programs</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAD242E23504490BAA8C5E9551EFD9E1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under section 414C, a covered organization (as defined in section 414C(b)) shall use a crew chief who—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E337E18EDA5467299A017BCD4536BCA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is certified or accredited in accordance with paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2B9C776350749AFA315F7CE108BBEF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supervises the work performed with grant funds.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70C8521FF655492AB5F486895260E55B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Volunteer
labor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A volunteer who performs work for a covered organization that receives a grant under section 414C shall not be required to be certified under this subsection if the volunteer is not directly installing or repairing mechanical equipment or other items that require skilled labor.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14f63472f76548589dac23dd87dd7314"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use training and technical assistance funds available to the Secretary to assist covered organizations under section 414C in providing training to obtain certification required under this subsection, including provisional or temporary certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id790c1b1b760844d5bbd40872655eeb40"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum
efficiency standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning October 1, 2016, the Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bfe788d4b3b49cc886b88f585025c36"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each retrofit for which weatherization assistance is provided under this part meets minimum efficiency and quality of work standards established by the Secretary after weatherization of a dwelling unit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60a734811f4f439e95f6449741f9657b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 10 percent of the dwelling units are randomly inspected by a third party accredited under this subsection to ensure compliance with the minimum efficiency and quality of work standards established under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id849283727da7452b873f54e18e28283b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the standards established under this subsection meet or exceed the industry standards for home performance work that are in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C117E7B5C6E4308BFD73BCF7D0414F6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1013.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization of State energy program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6325">42 U.S.C. 6325(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, of which not greater than 5 percent may be used to provide competitively awarded financial assistance</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B76026DEF4D45AB8F2C5DEA14F43BB2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1014.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smart building acceleration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b461172e91448e5b537537bf92f5c10"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6185353b5c214bf0a885592a673fffe7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>program</term> means the Federal Smart Building Program established under subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6860173304bf4aba846a3df22725cfc0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smart building</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>smart building</term> means a building, or collection of buildings, with an energy system that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id671e3b479e6341d4a7f59f40adc7e47a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is flexible and automated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id349fcf971fe34f2bb3c060d973969546"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has extensive operational monitoring and communication connectivity, allowing remote monitoring and analysis of all building functions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida56ab43177d440848adc9677a5355783"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">takes a systems-based approach in integrating the overall building operations for control of energy generation, consumption, and storage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e80ce35f00f4b4fb88f931abcc35e91"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communicates with utilities and other third-party commercial entities, if appropriate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdca77c475c646beb159b363940d735a"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is cybersecure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c1bd362beda4fe3a7459eee3f389204"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smart building accelerator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>smart building accelerator</term> means an initiative that is designed to demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD53A716359D54BDA9D3A06D2E1149C45"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with clear goals and a clear timeline; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F93A277632947D78C2520FB8A65C5E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that, on successful demonstration, would accelerate investment in energy efficiency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32BD81AD75104B41BF7D2F8CD1F962FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal smart building program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0af825d5b0804e34831d8a91479e1bf5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the <quote>Federal Smart Building Program</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2697792BB4874B53A59917A67FC4A729"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement smart building technology; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCB49AAEA07B4D6EABBA7DB5A751FF01"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to demonstrate the costs and benefits of smart buildings.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBABBB6DF7E1C4B269D10F48A833CFC6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68CE242C8A64495DABB3D1F8498B0CB1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate the selection of not fewer than 1 building from among each of several key Federal agencies, as described in paragraph (4), to compose an appropriately diverse set of smart buildings based on size, type, and geographic location.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43AD7FE6F733414C97EF6A3528B6CE3C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of commercially operated buildings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making selections under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may include buildings that are owned by the Federal Government but are commercially operated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11d05067008246bb87e606bce6373613"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Targets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish targets for the number of smart buildings to be commissioned and evaluated by key Federal agencies by 3 years and 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a5d2bcbee81409086621275036e13e5"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal agency described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The key Federal agencies referred to in this subsection shall include buildings operated by—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25e2ad2334ab459698d56b30503e0ee0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Army;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide640a0290a4841b7b4f1fb542dfa5a8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Navy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dd73a65d2574a8eaa7635a21fe35648"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Air Force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33b8e44c9d00489b8a9948a41462fa62"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc50d639afcf94a979069546945c69814"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabe7417d2993484087c6ece9273c8088"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f2ef3c71c4f47059d50f1c8440a2661"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the General Services Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d5ee6d418bf42fc92f5bbdaddb59316"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the program, the Secretary shall leverage existing financing mechanisms including energy savings performance contracts, utility energy service contracts, and annual appropriations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17ead8faf72547f5aad9c43b0f10dc7a"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using the guidelines of the Federal Energy Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall evaluate the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under paragraph (2), including an identification of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id197f13caa3c440e2893f51721520ff85"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which advanced building technologies—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcc4eb0bd0d54399b9b39bb314a42b10"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are most cost-effective; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc54a2e45596740c5a34c56b0dfd391d2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">show the most promise for—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fc9c0c247b24838b7bb9561f4cbfaba"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing building energy savings;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f615685b21c4f4ab24b5d724260c23e"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing service performance to building occupants;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a4233d53dcb44de944a2387b73999ca"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing environmental impacts; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0b6b141db194f339a7263bd8a660f45"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing cybersecurity; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida835b6171d724278a990f8fe069d7894"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id437446c8abaa4b588b56cff8e15f2aca"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may expand awards made under the Federal Energy Management Program and the Better Building Challenge to recognize specific agency achievements in accelerating the adoption of smart building technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f8744b0194f4953a156b894fb7c9736"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Survey of private sector smart buildings</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd86b196bdf5a46509647a6a07ed48431"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Survey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a survey of privately owned smart buildings throughout the United States, including commercial buildings, laboratory facilities, hospitals, multifamily residential buildings, and buildings owned by nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51d3c867833844fe8c98f9aecf66e4a1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From among the smart buildings surveyed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select not fewer than 1 building each from an appropriate range of building sizes, types, and geographic locations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70b7cfb3f0c74e71b4db6f6dbf55f8b4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using the guidelines of the Federal Energy Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall evaluate the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under paragraph (2), including an identification of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24421312b6bb46bcb1ee9a83c145646d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which advanced building technologies and systems—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf18e73208d664469a5914051d13c3a70"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are most cost-effective; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab61c86c5c204b6ebfd662bd4f3061b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">show the most promise for—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01943fd2756b49cbb157a875bfe557f5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing building energy savings;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14926aef62a3426486159b3a126493a5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing service performance to building occupants;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcec6d36d76b24f929f265c83af6025b6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing environmental impacts; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dd64fc6522f4782a509959e4b6672e1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing cybersecurity; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42796f0c1c9f4864b5f355e1d7e69f88"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e37e049a14845448ca930890945853a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging existing programs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65b4962ddb2747a58796455a379bca27"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Better building challenge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the Better Building Challenge of the Department, the Secretary, in consultation with major private sector property owners, shall develop smart building accelerators to demonstrate innovative policies and approaches that will accelerate the transition to smart buildings in the public, institutional, and commercial buildings sectors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4a5b1e314d441fa994952acfa9407be"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and development</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7117cfc8c6c4e51a849fe386a8080df"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct research and development to address key barriers to the integration of advanced building technologies and to accelerate the transition to smart buildings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e566c047e73401688bd3ac7b971aeaa"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The research and development conducted under subparagraph (A) shall include research and development on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaa975f25eba469b93de70df525f2ad7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieving whole-building, systems-level efficiency through smart system and component integration;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1c9dc9d00e94d2ea84ce32e76a9621a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving physical components, such as sensors and controls, to be adaptive, anticipatory, and networked;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id362b7b6f2edc44a49d1d1c6ea9ad9dd5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing the cost of key components to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa716c7f1e044cf88064d06454949ec9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data management, including the capture and analysis of data and the interoperability of the energy systems;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfaa86b82e3664886a6e83d180666a6ae"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protecting against cybersecurity threats and addressing security vulnerabilities of building systems or equipment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5f9466ca1344610a81b83ddadcc36f1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">business models, including how business models may limit the adoption of smart building technologies and how to support transactive energy;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70f47727d03045deb5c1a1c5c6b52616"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration and application of combined heat and power systems and energy storage for resiliency;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b118637d2934d63b0263a62705fa10a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">characterization of buildings and components;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6eb01b20a6f24fc785aed62312437c09"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consumer and utility protections;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87e6391f99af4edaa92c149fc3690028"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuous management, including the challenges of managing multiple energy systems and optimizing systems for disparate stakeholders; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f49c3082674432d94d9749cb17f956c"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other areas of research and development, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba2024d157d945c1a620382090b46b29"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until a total of 3 reports have been made, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdbdcfce51c3420088f3a4ca60a5c81a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of the Federal Smart Building Program and the evaluation of Federal smart buildings under subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75c5f8c99b784930b629f6da6ca0e146"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the survey and evaluation of private sector smart buildings under subsection (c); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id278be015febe404cad9d10a8be21ccf7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations of the Secretary to further accelerate the transition to smart buildings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79f592a0d528404a8ae918073986759e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1015.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of fossil phase-out</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(a)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d16b05712914c95a39634afb98f3084" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1016.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal building energy efficiency performance standards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5f9ab4c661a44069abc444354b5f24e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6832">42 U.S.C. 6832</external-xref>) (as amended by section 1001(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide69c0df80b8b4a00bfe8cb52db672d94"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>to be constructed</quote> and inserting <quote>constructed or altered</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2bb5f96169e4f3a84edd774c559aaf1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd132932d512a4bb8a431198ca402698d" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda2c8293efdd4c719a1ef0a36c2356ce"><enum>(19)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Major renovation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>major renovation</term> means a modification of building energy systems sufficiently extensive that the whole building can meet energy standards for new buildings, based on criteria to be established by the Secretary through notice and comment rulemaking.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id993bdf303af54d289cde40ec69e73cc5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal building efficiency standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305(a)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 1015) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd5e54f2da5b4047a6361a29564911e9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(3)(A) Not later than</quote> and all that follows through subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99cd0470c4124559860aae8865066c37" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0df9ae69f7ae42bba12207e256cd4003"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised federal building energy efficiency performance standards</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf826488d9e3f423aa92673c5a526326d"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised federal building energy efficiency performance standards</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c22bdfe9dcb42459e653d256f9add53"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc645383b752b4e6bb265a29e2d66b733"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new Federal buildings and alterations and additions to existing Federal buildings—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc60207ecb9074e8a9870ebb924f9c7fb"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet or exceed the most recent revision of the International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (in the case of commercial buildings) as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73cb81d76c78422ba5ef62770ae53453"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet or exceed the energy provisions of State and local building codes applicable to the building, if the codes are more stringent than the International Energy Conservation Code or ASHRAE Standard 90.1, as applicable;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94adee08a47044bd85021d462ed053b3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unless demonstrated not to be life-cycle cost effective for new Federal buildings and Federal buildings with major renovations—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec917bb2bd224324b07e86a02580872f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the buildings be designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are at least 30 percent below the levels established in the version of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, that is applied under subclause (I)(aa), including updates under subparagraph (B); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc02e00baa11249959b3342b2e7d945b3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sustainable design principles are applied to the location, siting, design, and construction of all new Federal buildings and replacement Federal buildings;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e6e0ec055404c4ea9e4873520194df6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if water is used to achieve energy efficiency, water conservation technologies shall be applied to the extent that the technologies are life-cycle cost effective; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida644117de81d401ea0989c36b3154c63"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if life-cycle cost effective, as compared to other reasonably available technologies, not less than 30 percent of the hot water demand for each new Federal building or Federal building undergoing a major renovation be met through the installation and use of solar hot water heaters.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2198c5dca0b1426399338c81009d51a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (i)(I) shall not apply to unaltered portions of existing Federal buildings and systems that have been added to or altered.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd76b98d332ab4d6cb46442c9a0229c25"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of approval of each subsequent revision of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, the Secretary shall determine whether the revised standards established under subparagraph (A) should be updated to reflect the revisions, based on the energy savings and life-cycle cost-effectiveness of the revisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcab37edc179249828db741dbd56718ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>(C) In the budget request</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF166132793B84C4C8146CFB39F013292" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB32A98B85A3243F79AF7D99C9B17979A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Budget request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the budget request</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92123550c9e84b769a85890386cf8cc1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1017.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Codification of Executive Order</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Beginning in fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2025, the head of each Federal agency shall, unless otherwise specified and where life-cycle cost-effective, promote building energy conservation, efficiency, and management by reducing, in Federal buildings of the agency, building energy intensity, as measured in British thermal units per gross square foot, by 2.5 percent each fiscal year, relative to the baseline of the building energy use of the applicable Federal buildings in fiscal year 2015 and after taking into account the progress of the Federal agency in preceding fiscal years.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd717d65c6034f71848346cbeb7dd52a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1018.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification for green buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834</external-xref>) (as amended by sections 1015 and 1016(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5F38CAF478E4D4D9C6B89653CF8A3CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF282198BF7034C70A38E789A1B59032E" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id239ce5eef8c546229e8b5185627d851a"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification for green buildings</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53d4b75eee0f4839b70cade7be3df1f3"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sustainable design principles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sustainable design principles shall be applied to the siting, design, and construction of buildings covered by this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb405fc4a065448acb9a4d43fcadb1d6a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of certification systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, after reviewing the findings of the Federal Director under section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>), in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense relating to those facilities under the custody and control of the Department of Defense, shall determine those certification systems for green commercial and residential buildings that the Secretary determines to be the most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43ffaf6445844d1da6c4b2b0f4babb66"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basis for selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination of the certification systems under clause (ii) shall be based on ongoing review of the findings of the Federal Director under section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>) and the criteria described in clause (v).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5021eb25c3fa4126944511e2e39cf9df"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining certification systems under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a3f600e3ec241828e3f6a456437ab69"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make a separate determination for all or part of each system;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id963d247886024415aac8556182ba4895"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">confirm that the criteria used to support the selection of building products, materials, brands, and technologies—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8f524708340429b93977de5ba58c4ab"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are fair and neutral (meaning that the criteria are based on an objective assessment of relevant technical data);</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd075947093594e8681d7e9fb7f504945"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">do not prohibit, disfavor, or discriminate against selection based on technically inadequate information to inform human or environmental risk; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee9e2a5f70d845fabbe7de15ca22bb6d"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are expressed to prefer performance measures whenever performance measures may reasonably be used in lieu of prescriptive measures; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26a2f41a23fc42c58502c6c1f6008df6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use environmental and health criteria that are based on risk assessment methodology that is generally accepted by the applicable scientific disciplines.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9534ad39fb7744a890f6ce0d1abe2751"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the green building certification systems under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall take into consideration—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4c891cb25514ef5a103e47a448bd297"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability and availability of assessors and auditors to independently verify the criteria and measurement of metrics at the scale necessary to implement this subparagraph;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce0751557c61496f896738e80ac11860"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the applicable certification organization to collect and reflect public comment;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60b6bfb28ce24137a33664cd21e24aeb"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the standard to be developed and revised through a consensus-based process;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id504aa950fd8243508273eb010690b50e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the robustness of the criteria for a high-performance green building, which shall give credit for promoting—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7c8a8b6aed74991af22dd74eefaf23b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efficient and sustainable use of water, energy, and other natural resources;</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c9500e6d03c433cbbd5c939ed9e3fac"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of renewable energy sources;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ea25413689d4a438dc3825eeaf35f4b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved indoor environmental quality through enhanced indoor air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, day lighting, pollutant source control, and use of low-emission materials and building system controls; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e7db8a128d44021b7c8d1560587dd14"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21a353e709b54679bfdaa9df80cb8486"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">national recognition within the building industry.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b04b1bcd2574cbb891270bb048a0f84"><enum>(vi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an ongoing review to evaluate and compare private sector green building certification systems, taking into account—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8b67b0c131940dd9c8813013c556363"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the criteria described in clause (v); and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id647468c1ddae49eb8e65cd6e47b7386a"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification made by the Federal Director under section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b579efc33c44ce59758a0cc2289d75d"><enum>(vii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48c8198152ce41f485a91d6ad0512a3b"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subclause (II), if a certification system fails to meet the review requirements of clause (v), the Secretary shall—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id923a3662731746458a992d012a846434"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the portions of the system, whether prerequisites, credits, points, or otherwise, that meet the review criteria of clause (v);</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id849e123ffcbb4832b226c0596a49d451"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the portions of the system that are suitable for use; and</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8c8030a252342369f33fb1efd883781"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exclude all other portions of the system from identification and use.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd485855dd599488aad785e201b6208ed"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entire systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall exclude an entire system from use if an exclusion under subclause (I)—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id372da0c7355e4ae48d839599c26ef254"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impedes the integrated use of the system;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd6cb501ac214a4cabc1b83d5bb47a56"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creates disparate review criteria or unequal point access for competing materials; or</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45c846197013473093c3190c0c24b992"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increases agency costs of the use.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e5c0e26e10e450c9f696d92f4a40ffc"><enum>(viii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internal certification processes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may by rule allow Federal agencies to develop internal certification processes, using certified professionals, in lieu of certification by certification entities identified under clause (ii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id943df667bcf548eda1870a3631abe1ae"><enum>(ix)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privatized military housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to privatized military housing, the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary may, through rulemaking, develop alternative certification systems and levels than the systems and levels identified under clause (ii) that achieve an equivalent result in terms of energy savings, sustainable design, and green building performance.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8d460727c42435f81b5807583163e65"><enum>(x)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water conservation technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any use of water conservation technologies otherwise required by this section, water conservation technologies shall be applied to the extent that the technologies are life-cycle cost-effective.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb11b6c077a542ebb615f40112836467"><enum>(xi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3666deb50e7f485094b81f6e70e33da2"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations made after december 31, 2015</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subparagraph shall apply to any determination made by a Federal agency after December 31, 2015.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5f84bb998f7479e86b0a217f2bd8533"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations made on or before december 31, 2015</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subparagraph (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>) shall apply to any use of a certification system for green commercial and residential buildings by a Federal agency on or before December 31, 2015.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe0740f18e6a4e619d2d6abe0480912a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA16B0A2F20F458EBDD1AE0D8E4BD1E1" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided8722ba247a49329f3160e3577d5539"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ec679c15fb74887aa376871aa89162a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">once every 5 years, review the Federal building energy standards established under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07cf34f685574814940deb30c4646b2b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on completion of a review under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that significant energy savings would result, upgrade the standards to include all new energy efficiency and renewable energy measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca13a5d53a9644098c0e78bd8b0de17b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1019.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High performance green federal buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17092">42 U.S.C. 17092(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbf5cc86c1884229b785891b8bc081ba"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">System</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Systems</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id491bdad8ed9948a89b8db6a256535212"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D7A927CD30842D78EC2AB7C37A1B91C" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8477F4E65424AA0BCE62FFC82E6FE72"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on an ongoing review, the Federal Director shall identify and shall provide to the Secretary pursuant to section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)</external-xref>), a list of those certification systems that the Director identifies as the most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c4c010bdd764f05afd4f30b593a99a9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0458cc4d34554c7dbb33b8e46850eb5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>system</quote> and inserting <quote>systems</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cda0f615bd3438eadbcc4d8647cf33a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CA19560AD264ADD86D440DB7B1C8300" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8b60d9e216945e5996f33e12015b307"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an ongoing review provided to the Secretary pursuant to section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)</external-xref>), which shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4d154bdc5244ecfb75f16cbaed74833"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be carried out by the Federal Director to compare and evaluate standards; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58135f10316040f79d0e92a22e12eaa7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow any developer or administrator of a rating system or certification system to be included in the review;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab6dd18cf4f64b79902a44b3209caf08"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E)(v), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id425652276cdd48e48717fa289b81145f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d60d135d4ed4db4b95b6960bc85b71f"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id433F17C0121F4FBE9E2BC6D5AE998151" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id009d4ac471fb44fd945b3750d98f2e87"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a finding that, for all credits addressing grown, harvested, or mined materials, the system does not discriminate against the use of domestic products that have obtained certifications of responsible sourcing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd21a08307ca048bb958456284008066c"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a finding that the system incorporates life-cycle assessment as a credit pathway.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id542F9352BA8F4F14A51E69FEF031773F"><enum>1020.</enum><header>Evaluation of potentially duplicative green building programs</header> <subsection id="id67885072f312447798efcfef2dc7dbb3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id0ed411a8b3a5489fa7629934098af965"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header>
<subparagraph id="id3B0F11ADD5CA4CC5862F9C48983ED61C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>administrative expenses</term> has the meaning given the term by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under section 504(b)(2) of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">31 U.S.C. 1105</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/85">Public Law 111–85</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE898093F81934E758C44D7CEAFCF94F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>administrative expenses</term> includes, with respect to an agency—</text> <clause id="id57e63ac8b7614adc878065276cfc9831"><enum>(i)</enum><text>costs incurred by—</text>
<subclause id="idCB01DABBC2634B52B8DDFC727E1DA9AC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the agency; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idFC59ADABD7944FBCB134C81085726B31"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any grantee, subgrantee, or other recipient of funds from a grant program or other program administered by the agency; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idc976df1a835243e9b787ac57e5fc8a2f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expenses relating to personnel salaries and benefits, property management, travel, program management, promotion, reviews and audits, case management, and communication regarding, promotion of, and outreach for programs and program activities administered by the agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBAF0980AACFB4576A973788F96AB90FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
program</header><text>The term <term>applicable program</term> means any program that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBE83B963AE454F86B9C672B57BE2EE63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>listed in Table 9 (pages 348–350) of the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled <quote>2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF0CA6C5DCC8C4E5388B31CB84CF8BC9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administered by—</text> <clause id="id86A69D0B93364BF3A9C11B9E69210638"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="id77dd0ea1be9f4e449a01b4f6e7d80132"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture;</text> </clause><clause id="idF9C6506FB16F416D817F625D9DC288DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary of Defense;</text>
</clause><clause id="id38FA5B5BDB86443881A5BEFB387B39B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Secretary of Education;</text> </clause><clause id="id62F77FE5D6F6479B9AF3055961DB0AF1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Secretary of Health and Human Services;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1FFD2605530E40F8A626B890B93D161C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;</text> </clause><clause id="id543B6BDF5B5C46928F9B3E19BAA3C815"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD8A7172993534FDD8D2BBFEDFC21439E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Treasury;</text> </clause><clause id="id22C8D6C29D644041947D4518563C862C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8AE849EBDBF3469B92E0A43257F4794F"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; or</text> </clause><clause id="idF8A756CAC36F4D3DB14A0FE0D450AF6D"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcefe08839df5401fa183a6ed0854f409"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Service</header>
<subparagraph id="id9F29472B7FC14C00A58B2C26A82B44A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the term <term>service</term> has the meaning given the term by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A97F055430E4D8CBBF482E407A229C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term <term>service</term> shall be limited to activities, assistance, or other aid that provides a direct benefit to a recipient, such as—</text>
<clause id="idCC4C5E6F8C834C58B480F648A663A60F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the provision of technical assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="id053D190229684224A99D0BF3487E0C21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assistance for housing or tuition; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id67A0C2F9DCA04E7C804AFF5EA3177D06"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>financial support (including grants, loans, tax credits, and tax deductions).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1e0d2c9deed74af683d560c5801a9ebb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="id523A05243A1843CAB0B27F92B309E536"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary, in consultation with the agency heads described in clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection (a)(2)(B), shall submit to Congress and make available on the public Internet website of the Department a report that describes the applicable programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id19397f4169dc407c867b5287c67e879a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In preparing the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id467fc255dece48bba442cd7b5bd1a637"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the approximate annual total administrative expenses of each applicable program attributable to green buildings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf08df541f9042d0b457b94b76c7b748"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the approximate annual expenditures for services for each applicable program attributable to green buildings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43f70318a06b47b583d37bc108fd3c90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe the intended market for each applicable program attributable to green buildings, including the—</text>
<clause id="idE88854BDE3CC4FCEADD90041F1B6D5E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>estimated the number of clients served by each applicable program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCBEAB542F11D4FEE8460020E0AF59708"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beneficiaries who received services or information under the applicable program (if applicable and if data is readily available);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ba82f3ba0cb4a0a8bf8320f9f4825e8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>estimate—</text> <clause id="id3f99aeb995674844ae9515614a9f1e66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of full-time employees who administer activities attributable to green buildings for each applicable program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id46a69fb0c1af44efbbce9fa75a61890b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of full-time equivalents (the salary of whom is paid in part or full by the Federal Government through a grant or contract, a subaward of a grant or contract, a cooperative agreement, or another form of financial award or assistance) who assist in administering activities attributable to green buildings for the applicable program;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc91b188b633a49c085558b39a4997464"><enum>(E)</enum><text>briefly describe the type of services each applicable program provides attributable to green buildings, such as information, grants, technical assistance, loans, tax credits, or tax deductions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77D5E9C43DCD45C89DB2CC3220A3D689"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identify the type of recipient who is intended to benefit from the services or information provided under the applicable program attributable to green buildings, such as individual property owners or renters, local governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, or State governments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id340b567011c9405db5bcbc951ab10828"><enum>(G)</enum><text>identify whether written program goals are available for each applicable program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5c5ae34234eb4b6488abd4f8cda64102"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary, in consultation with the agency heads described in clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection (a)(2)(B), shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id9DBD360029DE42E2ABDD91F89AD4A8EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a recommendation of whether any applicable program should be eliminated or consolidated, including any legislative changes that would be necessary to eliminate or consolidate applicable programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1B536B2513E2433393F58DCFC54ECB95"><enum>(2)</enum><text>methods to improve the applicable programs by establishing program goals or increasing collaboration to reduce any potential overlap or duplication, taking into account—</text>
<subparagraph id="idcbc321b259f84b48aa930d78b4ae2954"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the 2011 report of the Government Accountability Office entitled <quote>Federal Initiatives for the Nonfederal Sector Could Benefit from More Interagency Collaboration</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd0ad4cf772d048b996abd65390968a50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled <quote>2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf56dfa479ecd47508881f85d5d716b5c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Analyses</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary, in consultation with the agency heads described in clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection (a)(2)(B), shall identify—</text>
<paragraph id="id03D1849973EC47FCAED4895E247BB794"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which applicable programs were specifically authorized by Congress; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB87794CCE2748498FD5671E6A6F5985"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which applicable programs are carried out solely under the discretionary authority of the Secretary or any agency head described in clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection (a)(2)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAFACA85B72B14A188917A62ADFCC73F1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1021.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study and
report on energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and
services</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF982777D131B4996AC227F7E5E34C307"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of
operational efficiency programs and services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>operational efficiency programs and services</term> means programs and services that use information and communications technologies (including computer hardware, energy efficiency software, and power management tools) to operate buildings and equipment in the optimum manner at the optimum times.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FF9637671C048BEBC84BBDE4CDB357F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study and
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study and issue a report that quantifies the potential energy savings of operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental entities, including Federal agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93274E76D3494281805F9889F2E319E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measurement and
verification of energy savings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under this section shall include potential methodologies or protocols for utilities, utility regulators, and Federal agencies to evaluate, measure, and verify energy savings from operational efficiency programs and services.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id3E40AEE462A14444AD4286CE7376A483"><enum>1022.</enum><header>Use of Federal disaster relief and emergency assistance for energy-efficient products and
structures</header>
<subsection id="id1016bb836b614ecd8c01a813232dad94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5141">42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="idd100478d885e46e3a73619c81994a963"><enum>327.</enum><header>Use of assistance for energy-efficient products and structures</header>
<subsection id="id7f2618a4cb224ece917ce9e89611ba36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section—</text> <paragraph id="ide23d8cbd24a4474f8b848cfc4d1be68c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>energy-efficient product</term> means a product that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0d3006cdb5b84a51a6f2e071e3271508"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets or exceeds the requirements for designation under an Energy Star program established under section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294a">42 U.S.C. 6294a</external-xref>); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75201206f8544be4a7da9578da00d528"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets or exceeds the requirements for designation as being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for energy efficiency under the Federal Energy Management Program; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id15cb920a04dd4ae2920dc2d6e0236823"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>energy-efficient structure</term> means a residential structure, a public facility, or a private nonprofit facility that meets or exceeds the requirements of Standard 90.1–2013 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers or the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code, or any successor thereto.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ided0c1a2368e043f1acad28590f50a347"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of assistance</header><text>A recipient of assistance relating to a major disaster or emergency may use the assistance to replace or repair a damaged product or structure with an energy-efficient product or energy-efficient structure.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id59af1edb91924886abc7ac42019700fa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to assistance made available under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act that is expended on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id7c4576a334064549bc51bd23a7c390ed"><enum>1023.</enum><header>Watersense</header>
<subsection id="id4A9EBEA3634B47C99A11F1262F73E775"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by adding after section 324A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294a">42 U.S.C. 6294a</external-xref>) the following:</text>
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<section id="id71b5989277464defa94c6b487ca27717"><enum>324B.</enum><header>Watersense</header>
<subsection id="idF88F60FF11E0489E865E6785F23FC64B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of WaterSense program</header>
<paragraph id="id0CE6E61E939C4E85A04802C006B011A3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established within the Environmental Protection Agency a voluntary WaterSense program to identify and promote water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services that, through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications regarding, products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services while meeting strict performance criteria, sensibly—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd5c2821aadbe4f178f88c245f69e7a6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce water use;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c01051e82524ec3a69225d2e08e8137"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce the strain on public and community water systems and wastewater and stormwater infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f89ff755f114767af3ab0e2355d5dfc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8811ebb3814f434a835a3bfdebd7c0b2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>preserve water resources for future generations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idADE8F86F807549E7B25BB53D8231EF0E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the <quote>Administrator</quote>) shall, consistent with this section, identify water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services, including categories such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="id202332BBEA204224807359C8137B8AA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>irrigation technologies and services;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4BF59C7873248699625D96945A187ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>point-of-use water treatment devices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FFF40B89EF94FC481F544872BE16268"><enum>(C)</enum><text>plumbing products;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9861875234A342CC8B04ECD5B0A71534"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reuse and recycling technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40C9DDCA8D18491E9F2A9734D6298B2B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>landscaping and gardening products, including moisture control or water enhancing technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C41C5F7E29446CC8328747505095789"><enum>(F)</enum><text>xeriscaping and other landscape conversions that reduce water use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18D34E9565024425AD007205EFD228FE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>whole house humidifiers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9CF9DB3B704486998BD2A355BDE4C58"><enum>(H)</enum><text>water-efficient buildings or facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8718816af90f4430bf07034482c4c654"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Administrator, coordinating as appropriate with the Secretary, shall—</text> <paragraph id="id2132909076b84965a739838d1053ffed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish—</text>
<subparagraph id="id54b58b5f86614b09833ca032a0e08a34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a WaterSense label to be used for items meeting the certification criteria established in accordance with this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70591ba5f73c4b1691cbb0ccfb6ca00b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the procedure, including the methods and means, and criteria by which an item may be certified to display the WaterSense label;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1ce10b1a70794a43970abf5cc00388a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enhance public awareness regarding the WaterSense label through outreach, education, and other means;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide720127ab3944826885d8758873c101e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>preserve the integrity of the WaterSense label by—</text> <subparagraph id="id52d2cc249ad14f3d83b6ed0adc3e6991"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing and maintaining feasible performance criteria so that products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled with the WaterSense label perform as well or better than less water-efficient counterparts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47c7f3d5aa7841d8b9372f6b64330b9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>overseeing WaterSense certifications made by third parties;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9deb028ea6e948688a0454073a6656d5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as determined appropriate by the Administrator, using testing protocols, from the appropriate, applicable, and relevant consensus standards, for the purpose of determining standards compliance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5e6812c3e6846b681b0c257cfe9278a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>auditing the use of the WaterSense label in the marketplace and preventing cases of misuse; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcabce09d1a74459a9e31f15ae0e32562"><enum>(4)</enum><text>not more often than 6 years after adoption or major revision of any WaterSense specification, review and, if appropriate, revise the specification to achieve additional water savings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24F10603FE8246229E5DC963643D505A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in revising a WaterSense specification—</text> <subparagraph id="id858c7f1c965b47c3b0c520f10f7d413d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide reasonable notice to interested parties and the public of any changes, including effective dates, and an explanation of the changes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc67ce295e601490ab1a4d06bb1209e30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solicit comments from interested parties and the public prior to any changes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc50e5f3b240448d3a8d646d712476f41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as appropriate, respond to comments submitted by interested parties and the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfdb8956c6c124b2ca1c1c99d6d2fe1a0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide an appropriate transition time prior to the applicable effective date of any changes, taking into account the timing necessary for the manufacture, marketing, training, and distribution of the specific water-efficient product, building, landscape, process, or service category being addressed; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF3C9A0FFC3174D399E9CED9106CED5CC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>not later than December 31, 2018, consider for review and revision any WaterSense specification adopted before January 1, 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2955ff37346442a9958f5f65706d26ae"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable and not less than annually, regularly estimate and make available to the public the production and relative market shares and savings of water, energy, and capital costs of water, wastewater, and stormwater attributable to the use of WaterSense-labeled products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7fa7173ccb0f445cb08a6ce6253be18c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distinction of authorities</header><text>In setting or maintaining specifications for Energy Star pursuant to section 324A, and WaterSense under this section, the Secretary and Administrator shall coordinate to prevent duplicative or conflicting requirements among the respective programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id04197F5E0F4F4691B2C39B2E0ED28947"><enum>(e)</enum><header>No warranty</header><text>A WaterSense label shall not create an express or implied warranty.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id93d1b55a85ea4091803caa9bba956c9e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 324A the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6346521C43B245B1B965405CD242B960" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 324B. WaterSense.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id1A0A578303324F0FB923B01862105B75" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appliances</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4f49fbeec70447d942eee2b6b4fb18f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extended product system rebate
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3759b44f33646feb26b57d50cbdf358"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id359a8cde1faf4691b2b3595f3bb4619e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric motor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric motor</term> has the meaning given the term in section 431.12 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id744d291170664020a36c404f59424239"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic control</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electronic control</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB9D9A7A02224C9EBEF976C893513195"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a power converter; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72DA83BB8C034062832152490841C663"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combination of a power circuit and control circuit included on 1 chassis.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95c85dbec67243bcb1e257d388df22e5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extended product system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>extended product system</term> means an electric motor and any required associated electronic control and driven load that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38c3b88c2d8c4d93a18a7e5d8da24011"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offers variable speed or multispeed operation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf90282214bac49ef951b536a084c8952"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offers partial load control that reduces input energy requirements (as measured in kilowatt-hours) as compared to identified base levels set by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id427a8607dbf94985b0b1e27736de4eef"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB02DF36FC1D545FBB34026350A4430EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has greater than 1 horsepower; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id703BF971BC354679A61B2DAEDFF1313F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses an extended product system technology, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id243bed89a8814bc9908a89e62851608a"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified extended product system</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB592B7557694EB888D20ABE09E6548E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified extended product system</term> means an extended product system that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2ae415c6bda4f88b40f9c1c61aab74b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes an electric motor and an electronic control; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c369e937e954a8f84876ac2bf2189dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduces the input energy (as measured in kilowatt-hours) required to operate the extended product system by not less than 5 percent, as compared to identified base levels set by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7844463E2BC344DDAB92196AA4938DEF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified extended product system</term> includes commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id663E999900BF4C5EA1402D46949E41C6"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE7D56A2E56D3452294CC1AF8513F5C8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">did not previously make use of the extended product system prior to the redesign described in subclause (II); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC09FEE96DEA49BD8B77DC95C4B7E959" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporates an extended product system that has greater than 1 horsepower into redesigned machinery or equipment; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d6695f5efb84bd1ac6b9018b24586a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was previously used prior to, and was placed back into service during, calendar year 2016 or 2017.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida79fbc4ac50e4b50917b081fa769787d"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide rebates for expenditures made by qualified entities for the purchase or installation of a qualified extended product system.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab7fadc146fc4d14a379766cf3a458e5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified entities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D5E623BC36F49648C5E39FC7B8A565B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A qualified entity under this section shall be—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d3cf5fe596d4cf49844a82989a41af5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a qualified extended product system described in subsection (a)(4)(A), the purchaser of the qualified extended product that is installed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3794ecdf35e14c2dba9b9a1fb8e5daad"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a qualified extended product system described in subsection (a)(4)(B), the manufacturer of the commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that incorporated the extended product system into that machinery or equipment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaae13d9cd1d4d809af746759001382c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a rebate under this section, a qualified entity shall submit to the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77FDD32A97E34F7A93A2B1C1FB4249EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58D9FF4D9D6C44F990C96611866AA45C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification that includes demonstrated evidence—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id609B5C7E34DF443F8F3CAB53CF962933"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the entity is a qualified entity; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id824a2a9ed90d4ea99f061e71440d6f01"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id138C1D55BC9346AF9B5EEA1D055A0E92"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a qualified entity described in paragraph (1)(A)—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD34EBF4EF3E642C089574BFC10D2F272" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the qualified entity installed the qualified extended product system during the 2 fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A17B4A6806542C3BB262657F1DD659A" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the qualified extended product system meets the requirements of subsection (a)(4)(A); and</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id488292FF7EEF45C8B77C5CACA99783D3" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">showing the serial number, manufacturer, and model number from the nameplate of the installed motor of the qualified entity on which the qualified extended product system was installed; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC788C1584065422996EAE012023785AA" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a qualified entity described in paragraph (1)(B), demonstrated evidence—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08D3833205ED4DD79694B7FDC3C9A608"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the qualified extended product system meets the requirements of subsection (a)(4)(B); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BFBC1E6FAC54F65ABD4EFEEAA9FD150"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">showing the serial number, manufacturer, and model number from the nameplate of the installed motor of the qualified entity with which the extended product system is integrated.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84be9e53c0d3485e9eaf066aef44a93f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized amount of rebate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36F15861CB4E43EE9F3D4F4B3F13A8DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide to a qualified entity a rebate in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20a3ed0f463441ad9a396e313e8b2b23"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equal to the sum of the nameplate rated horsepower of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05c78e90cf0047f49217f95729c1a3bc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the electric motor to which the qualified extended product system is attached; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e5053555af7487da723bb8ed652c1e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the electronic control; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b1576983c9d4b7c8a942f51d9d85abe"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82831a7e93674665a2a5cf59ab1ca22a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum aggregate amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A qualified entity shall not be entitled to aggregate rebates under this section in excess of $25,000 per calendar year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5befc99c3aa4e73b32b7edefb884bfb"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the first 2 full fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5edffc947adc4bac9f4ccaee49e852a9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy
efficient transformer rebate program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ab50467aed2401aa985ce9fceaab0ed"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30DB6564271D44C9A7D8032390A03776"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified energy efficient transformer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified energy efficient transformer</term> means a transformer that meets or exceeds the applicable energy conservation standards described in the tables in subsection (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6cf0cdbd2b8451baf75a7e2ee430e5b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified energy inefficient transformer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified energy inefficient transformer</term> means a transformer with an equal number of phases and capacity to a transformer described in any of the tables in subsection (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D4483E97F554CD8B244FAFDD9B614CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not meet or exceed the applicable energy conservation standards described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id635E8740E97F486D8AF17F5AFBC77EB9"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id388DC1354768459D963057CB326AAC78"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was manufactured between January 1, 1985, and December 31, 2006, for a transformer with an equal number of phases and capacity as a transformer described in the table in subsection (b)(2) of section 431.196 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14A57814E1A5410385DAE700D9A21340" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was manufactured between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 2009, for a transformer with an equal number of phases and capacity as a transformer described in the table in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of that section (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C9BD4AEC84A4962B1313B3D62AF43B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified entity</term> means an owner of industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, or multifamily residential buildings, a utility, or an energy service company that fulfills the requirements of subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48ab82ada6294b09bd13499dc4c8f6d8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide rebates to qualified entities for expenditures made by the qualified entity for the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient transformer with a qualified energy efficient transformer.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e110577c7bc42c1b40c9ba80b93ca31"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a rebate under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including demonstrated evidence—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dbb6d0c431f4b4590f250349bd6a366"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the entity purchased a qualified energy efficient transformer;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58c80bd37842475e8d91b2963a486d7b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the core loss value of the qualified energy efficient transformer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99d5182681484f3c87d3a9e5686eb342"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the age of the qualified energy inefficient transformer being replaced;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cd975928f7543e1a48011d15e8640b0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the core loss value of the qualified energy inefficient transformer being replaced—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac7590dcdf0c467e820bba153b95c6fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as measured by a qualified professional or verified by the equipment manufacturer, as applicable; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c3953d58b764d4bae24d4df1a897049"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for transformers described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), as selected from a table of default values as determined by the Secretary in consultation with applicable industry; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78bc268abab74c26af0bb64ecca0c04e"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the qualified energy inefficient transformer has been permanently decommissioned and scrapped.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c0a293753bb45a0b6e9d0ba70c0a63a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized amount of rebate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a rebate provided under this section shall be—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b03a96708a4474c8b9367126ec732d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer with a capacity of not less than 10 and not greater than 2,500 kilovolt-amperes, twice the amount equal to the difference in Watts between the core loss value (as measured in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c)) of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF68E588D35434C248E97C67A80B26ACD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualified energy inefficient transformer; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FF1C3165D694126A72D09D6D1F69B3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualified energy efficient transformer; or</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id096a93f60f8a488c9e7e3370114f30ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a transformer described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), the amount determined using a table of default rebate values by rated transformer output, as measured in kilovolt-amperes, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with applicable industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7718aefc786a4d1cb8aa681546397ec5"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab3d618b483842b9b4ae7c6c2ddc4212"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided by this section terminates on December 31, 2017.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE611BEAEC2514EA8976C25604284D6DE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for certain furnaces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325(f)(4) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05EB4F5373E74664BEBB5F2DF77704FD"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on final rule for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces and mobile home furnaces</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B6ECF54BCCA4B8FAE106A115E90A5A9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall not prescribe a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until each of the following has occurred:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d9b222e4ed543abb4708947d0b5ec46"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary convenes a representative advisory group of interested stakeholders, including the manufacturers, distributors, and contractors of residential non-weatherized gas furnaces and mobile home furnaces, home builders, building owners, energy efficiency advocates, natural gas utilities, electric utilities, and consumer groups.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e3cd69884934463927f081161cac502"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the advisory group described in subclause (I) completes an analysis of a nationwide requirement of a condensing furnace efficiency standard including—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d2cc405af4145b0b8f85827989c4c46"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a complete analysis of current market trends regarding the transition of sales from non-condensing furnaces to condensing furnaces;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id898a1d5cdd754253842020eaedd35f4a"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected net loss in the industry of the present value of original equipment manufactured after adoption of the standard;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedde4ec21c5344c3a5115f8c05808875"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected consumer payback period and life cycle cost savings after adoption of the standard;</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa74608b90344482955a000693056ddb"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination of whether the standard is economically justified, based solely on the definition of energy under section 321; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id165d1383487144168058b792a62a3cec"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other common economic principles.</text> </item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40a805a28ed74218a02519d8624c3c85"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The advisory group described in subclause (I) reviews the analysis and determines whether a nationwide requirement of a condensing furnace efficiency standard is technically feasible and economically justified.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id284131f5dd3b45cbbfabc891b6481c46"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The final determination of the advisory group under subclause (III) is published in the Federal Register.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a4cba0444e24942b9323dcb4620779c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amended standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the advisory group determines under clause (i)(III) that a nationwide requirement of a condensing furnace efficiency standard is not technically feasible and economically justified, the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date on which the final determination of the advisory group is published in the Federal Register under clause (i)(IV), establish amended standards through the negotiated rulemaking procedure provided for under subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990</quote>).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B677A22B8C14381A2E708116AB88317" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Third-party
certification under Energy Star program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294a">42 U.S.C. 6294a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC6FC0740E4C417AB23E5E02946C7E21"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Third-Party
Certification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73c89c52d1ad4f64a178c1e08ea51bbc"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall revise the certification requirements for the labeling of consumer, home, and office electronic products for program partners that have complied with all requirements of the Energy Star program for a period of at least 18 months.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F912CEF96434B09A99EFEE15563A7F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a program partner described in paragraph (1), the new requirements under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE19F2E928A84E5387E5D43CA6A99FA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not require third-party certification for a product to be listed; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD7F287AF5DE403B9021D2530BDE28FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may require that test data and other product information be submitted to facilitate product listing and performance verification for a sample of products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6FD67F86D4542199A20E692535173F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Third
parties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection prevents the Administrator from using third parties in the course of the administration of the Energy Star program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id338eda5c94a14312b14e49778930a63e"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79491197F6014512B9667382D3019232"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), an exemption from third-party certification provided to a program partner under paragraph (1) shall terminate if the program partner is found to have violated program requirements with respect to at least 2 separate models during a 2-year period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA144582EF8524933A26EEC9CE8EBDBDF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resumption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A termination for a program partner under subparagraph (A) shall cease if the program partner complies with all Energy Star program requirements for a period of at least 3 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38efa30d425f4a48a9d20094ffd8eccf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide30fd21f4ccb43eb85f00e23d00520fe"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of the final rule entitled <quote>Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment</quote> (79 Fed. Reg. 17725 (March 28, 2014)), shall take effect on January 1, 2020, for equipment covered by the final rule that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ee3b4a56f154258bafa6b2c9cb91ca3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses natural refrigerants with a global warming potential of 10 or less that are approved for use by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Significant New Alternatives Program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb29f07913b8c4afba25dea534d5e4b38"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is within 1 of the following product categories:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d31bded4ec34d50ab7d9493bda1ad8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">VCT.SC.M vertical cooler with transparent door self contained medium temperature; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc613edb7ac1b4d0994321a8bae842d51"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">HCT.SC.M horizontal cooler with transparent door self contained medium temperature; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9a80b0d6b8e4821ae82977e5a4f1f40"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses not more than 115 percent of the energy use allowed by applicable standards under Energy Star 3.0.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd2a8298402349b6825a0f2efeaaebf9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Future rulemakings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section changes the criteria to be considered during future rulemakings undertaken by the Department under title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6291">42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96a1ff183fa948a08ff4adbab0b65dc3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), the next review required under section 342(c)(6)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6313">42 U.S.C. 6313(c)(6)(B)</external-xref>) shall be conducted based on an effective date of March 27, 2017.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3288629e53bf4abf91c87d56a0fb301b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary verification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater
products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6296">42 U.S.C. 6296(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id469b4242e96942ca9a4d2169b7040f13" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id728b2cf0d4d747ea82127394fba30036"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary verification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater
products</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id666fd079ab6a4a1da33c746bc507c102"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reliance on voluntary programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of periodic testing to verify compliance with energy conservation standards and Energy Star specifications established under sections 324A, 325, and 342 for covered products described in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (9), and (11) of section 322(a) and covered equipment described in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), (I), (J), and (K) of section 340(1), the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall rely on testing conducted by voluntary verification programs that are recognized by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f973d9cf7ad4241b2c4098af19f527b"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recognition of voluntary verification programs</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7800ccbd165647658a697ee15d22dc93"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall initiate a negotiated rulemaking in accordance with subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990</quote>) to develop criteria that have consensus support for achieving recognition by the Secretary as an approved voluntary verification program.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id408febeb2c804b9ab02223bf424737e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The criteria developed under clause (i) shall, at a minimum, ensure that the voluntary verification program—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dc327a64a064450b7b91c66ddb94d95"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is nationally recognized;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74057411c0d7474c9f13ce2449e511c5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is operated by a third party and not directly operated by a program participant;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d2db1d6945849aca974bae80b75e9e7"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfies any applicable elements of—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9eff2e7151be4476b734be63c28efe38"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">International Organization for Standardization standard numbered 17025; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33b6138fa73647678004a0fba2f773d5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other relevant International Organization for Standardization standards identified and agreed to through the negotiated rulemaking under clause (i);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43eaf6aaa2ed4b75bf2c085e54db5574"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least annually tests independently obtained products following the test procedures established under this title to verify the certified rating of a representative sample of products and equipment within the scope of the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf43063b612e480994c7b915d222f831"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintains a publicly available list of all ratings of products subject to verification;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24292a4e8b07435692d81d7dc711f220"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the changing of the performance rating or removal of the product or equipment from the program if testing determines that the performance rating does not meet the levels the manufacturer has certified to the Secretary;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a9df418fd884b62bac2cc409735e46a"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires new program participants to substantiate ratings through test data generated in accordance with DOE regulations;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbaba021e037e4169b596391b17ea781a"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allows for challenge testing of products and equipment within the scope of the program;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75d865d4379e469c99d6d0fcb2a6fff6"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires program participants to disclose the performance rating of all covered products and equipment within the scope of the program for the covered product or equipment;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id885e0bb504d4481b912ad2f8dd2633d8"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides to the Secretary—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0c20cb896254eb0a68adb0dcdb1c3b5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an annual report of all test results, the contents of which shall be determined through the negotiated rulemaking process under clause (i); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb42fb73877d42b686d5daeb2aee9c78"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">test reports, on the request of the Secretary or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, that note any instructions specified by the manufacturer or the representative of the manufacturer for the purpose of conducting the verification testing, to be exempted from disclosure to the extent provided under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fdca5269ce7402d9ca6f331f7cf4f99"><enum>(XI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfies any additional requirements or standards that the Secretary and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish consistent with this subparagraph.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3f414a0217b4f29bf43000ec2601938"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Finding required for cessation of recognition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may only cease recognition of a voluntary verification program as an approved program described in subparagraph (A) on a finding that the program is not meeting its obligations for compliance through program review criteria established under this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7128236cd00b48a6bb5a84a3f9155f8a"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revisions</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B011A55C4434B38BA2FC86419D5BD50"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Major revisions to voluntary verification program criteria established under this subparagraph shall only be made pursuant to a subsequent negotiated rulemaking in accordance with subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990</quote>).</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF701159F0ECC4804A3229417FCBB0D20"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonmajor revisions</header>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C2C9D12815D429B8B929CB99B884A6A"><enum>(aa)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make all other nonmajor criteria revisions by initiating a direct final rule in accordance with section 553(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, on a determination published in the Federal Register that revisions to the criteria are necessary and that substantive opposition to the proposed revisions is not expected.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EB0D413ADE945C4B5BB3A229C96D2DF"><enum>(bb)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions for effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary does not receive adversarial comments with respect to the determination published under item (aa) during the 30-day-period following publication of that determination in the Federal Register, the direct final rule shall have the force and effect of law.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F1B3AE534C64AF1818D75A2F963FDC9"><enum>(cc)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Withdrawal of final rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receipt of any adversarial comment with respect to the determination published under item (aa) shall require the Secretary to withdraw the direct final rule and publish—</text>
<subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26D753F591644A219F5B8A8A2F88FBD2"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code; or</text> </subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bc18b4a45f343cab7d9ac306f1420a9"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, that includes a determination that revisions to the criteria are necessary.</text>
</subitem></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9715697a4f348de8e6483b82858d42e"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc7d57f6a8be47b99fab6b763b72331b"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not require—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idade68b901641430d861082bc817bf91e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">manufacturers to participate in a voluntary verification program described in subparagraph (A); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71b5101b44564462ba4fbe580fc7cf72"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participating manufacturers to provide information that has already been provided to the Secretary or the Administrator.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbac36350c79748359012fd24c1dc2350"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">List of covered products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may maintain a publicly available list of covered products and equipment that distinguishes between products that are, and are not covered products and equipment verified through a voluntary verification program described in subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f20288be3d048c8be896b6e179303ef"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic verification testing</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E0F76A0F70E4BE3AECB0B3171F8005D"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd583513984c42b8a65502654fbd97dd"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not subject products or equipment that have been verification tested under a voluntary verification program described in subparagraph (A) to periodic verification testing that verifies the accuracy of the certified performance rating of the products or equipment; but</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2deb0e58f0fe4bea8172559ee29ac830"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may test products or equipment described in subclause (I) if the testing is necessary—</text> <subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfabee1826bc434fa3afc9e4511b001d"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess the overall performance of a voluntary verification program;</text>
</subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id864f1d1dc55846ec85c448d51eeb5870"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address specific performance issues;</text> </subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c7c59e4c1144218b1c7a0f20646a6ed"><enum>(CC)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for use in updating test procedures and standards; or</text>
</subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6cbbdc58d9d47e0a31786ce1092bfbd"><enum>(DD)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for other purposes consistent with this title.</text> </subitem></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d129775e8c54bb39d8aa94ae77b47be"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional testing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may subject products or equipment described in subclause (I) to periodic verification testing outside the restrictions of subclause (I)(bb), if agreed to during the rulemaking described in subparagraph (B)</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbaad21d2b43b4533b4e10aadd401bc1a"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the Secretary or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce compliance with any law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idb368020adb094647a7e2326f72e7fd84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Application of energy conservation standards to certain external power supplies</header>
<subsection id="idE062CAA06BAB4C0789F770A154E79863"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of external power supply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 321(36)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6291">42 U.S.C. 6291(36)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ida3c74886e4e4456aa7ccbf4d0f35c205"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the subparagraph designation and all that follows through <quote>The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a95389275c04f568d0aa2000d251de5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idfc624962e6fc4c219a1f4894397f652f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>External power supply</header>
<clause id="idace228fce11a41e49bca74873cd80d94"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id366e5867662d4fdb818cd78abd741963"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida10f886761b94655ab70a1b0f21580d4" style="OLC">
<clause id="id83b861280bf04942a1f4dfdb08ea41a2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>external power supply</term> does not include a power supply circuit, driver, or device that is designed exclusively to be connected to, and power—</text>
<subclause id="id043801868537497d871b522b797e91f3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>light-emitting diodes providing illumination;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id062711fb07e04953a40cac9c81f8e1ad"><enum>(II)</enum><text>organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idd225e296c7a04e0da5981cb600f0bced"><enum>(III)</enum><text>ceiling fans using direct current motors.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6ef69ef1ccbf416a8186d8635538bb01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards for lighting power supply circuits</header> <paragraph id="id978616D4659A4C42BAF93596DCF8291A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 340(2)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6311">42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28a75383c68148648bdd6bc28ea5e21a" style="OLC">
<clause id="ida612a0c750c54ffb93109a1567f1f3a4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>electric lights and lighting power supply circuits;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC6B33609ED7A437D88A5BEFCC61826D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy conservation standard for certain equipment</header><text>Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6313">42 U.S.C. 6313</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id1A598D7BDC824FF592DCC90E31145F43"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Lighting power supply circuits</header><text>If the Secretary, acting pursuant to section 341(b), includes as a covered equipment solid state lighting power supply circuits, drivers, or devices described in section 321(36)(A)(ii), the Secretary may prescribe under this part, not earlier than 1 year after the date on which a test procedure has been prescribed, an energy conservation standard for such equipment.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id057dafff89034fc2a3bdd9c69bff9bb0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header>
<paragraph id="id30ed59cf18e849e9a5506f949533550d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 321(6)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6291">42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(19)</quote> and inserting <quote>(20)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id402942f83c004e1f98713c82f19b9e93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294">42 U.S.C. 6294</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(19)</quote> each place it appears in each of subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), and (b)(5) and inserting <quote>(20)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida9f47b2200944cc0927198079dbbf20d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 325(l) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295(l)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (19)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (20)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id632E3E91673D44A38BCF92286B6A6A08" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Manufacturing</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c24d200f4f549699273baa5611dd335" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Manufacturing energy efficiency</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E48EEA11B274A0793EBBE5D7D237EB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section are—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4aa74617d9e242cbb8e8d483bd30ad63"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reform and reorient the industrial efficiency programs of the Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f33910300ad4ba9807503530b3bd557"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a clear and consistent authority for industrial efficiency programs of the Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id513d6edb0d1a4918989a46cdae1da640"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accelerate the deployment of technologies and practices that will increase industrial energy efficiency and improve productivity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a1d6efc35784ccfb7f4472505c35cac"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accelerate the development and demonstration of technologies that will assist the deployment goals of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department and increase manufacturing efficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d6d7f009f354ffa9075f62d418d3964"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to stimulate domestic economic growth and improve industrial productivity and competitiveness; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id256e652ab8b043cbbe52561c1ff0ebe6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CC6D45B448F416D8EAAF3ECFE0719E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Future of
Industry program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1AC40BCB32B4FFB90B81E2678A8FF35"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 452 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17111">42 U.S.C. 17111</external-xref>) is amended by striking the section heading and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Future of Industry program</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F4E6126302043D89BE2D8CE8C6BB34F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of
energy service provider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 452(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17111">42 U.S.C. 17111(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA20FADCB01FB45DCBF0B0294FB1975E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="idE3E9D5B666A34BEAB514864EDB6DF8F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id76D073554F7A4869901792F3B2CE8869"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting before subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39C5CCAD3E084CE6BCF235C8F62BF14A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id6CD6B54B726748FEB7ABA66FA0DE93AF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>water and wastewater treatment facilities, including systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E9B5F07C7DF42749E5E6CD70A3007A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65797B430F92484DB944F6E9C1AE572A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB781417E9749433094D0817489C8E2F6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy service
provider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy service provider</term> means any business providing technology or services to improve the energy efficiency, water efficiency, power factor, or load management of a manufacturing site or other industrial process in an energy-intensive industry, or any utility operating under a utility energy service project.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4484CDF908474556BE653800D5925721"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industrial
research and assessment centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 452(e) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17111">42 U.S.C. 17111(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9944DBAE868D421CBA9728FD92740AD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23582C76811440E69E1C5427829C021D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81100F7CB476460AA08FF44E7324BF9F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90C3EA8EDE964CD1BD34DD657D7207B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EB39CBF96D2431A8D28CF566FA110FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, including assessments of sustainable manufacturing goals and the implementation of information technology advancements for supply chain analysis, logistics, system monitoring, industrial and manufacturing processes, and other purposes</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF7E2A3770AB4D5683948405A9CDB2B7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id027AC74152FE466B9A413540E983BA24" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE28C077BE864BF78392485EC9EB75E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To increase the value and capabilities of the industrial research and assessment centers, the centers shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id793AF6B7B5804A5EB81C9ED1A53CE67A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id986D0BAF9A224C3C8EA054BE53A6F4F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with the Building Technologies Program of the Department of Energy to provide building assessment services to manufacturers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC93EC2B949054611960C1A3994559EEE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase partnerships with the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy to leverage the expertise and technologies of the National Laboratories for national industrial and manufacturing needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB490458A1C454DFFB1CDA471F8FD19B4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase partnerships with energy service providers and technology providers to leverage private sector expertise and accelerate deployment of new and existing technologies and processes for energy efficiency, power factor, and load management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD39C7DA4431B49B69DF63D55F6EFB28B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF20BA8118354D52A54B245E7BED31EB"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote sustainable manufacturing practices for small- and medium-sized manufacturers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACC44B61B5B349C78DF0EFF640756D9B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide funding for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DD152EBB6E84E78A817925CF9D26688"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outreach activities by the industrial research and assessment centers to inform small- and medium-sized manufacturers of the information, technologies, and services available; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AF37EBCB03B4F079DBF3144355F0A89"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordination activities by each industrial research and assessment center to leverage efforts with—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0308AF40289D40419DDF74AA829F5774"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal and State efforts;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AE21E4091EB49839C23BD51F5E6E7D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efforts of utilities and energy service providers;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60383FAA481C40EFB2737BF827004365"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efforts of regional energy efficiency organizations; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D4B4364A38C4B3B8884FA5C4C3CFB35"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efforts of other industrial research and assessment centers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA6695C027F34F23B101CC215136CB00"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce
training</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F22A26797C54A0E9B88CE6215E34731"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated internship programs under which students work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy service providers to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC59B4F1CD31C4EBA80301DC30A9C33B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of carrying out internship programs described in subparagraph (A) shall be 50 percent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id342C58AA3E264ED7A3CE82C9BF764329"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small business
loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite consideration of applications from eligible small business concerns for loans under the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/631">15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.</external-xref>) to implement recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers established under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0b0f9fb0eff41df87754c1d1e982c4c"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced
manufacturing steering committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish an advisory steering committee to provide recommendations to the Secretary on planning and implementation of the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2213ca2e26d34a2b89613262c3059576"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Expansion of technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall expand the institution of higher education-based industrial research and assessment centers, working across Federal agencies as necessary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfd4a8b43979f4e3683a006adc2460682"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide comparable assessment services to water and wastewater treatment facilities, including systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc57312fce2d4bc5b04d198ce7c9136b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to equip the directors of the centers with the training and tools necessary to provide technical assistance on energy savings to the water and wastewater treatment facilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27bd708a-8057-452a-a326-20b99c74c159"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sustainable
manufacturing initiative</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf77a7751-37fc-4271-b474-16d07cf73976"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part E of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6341">42 U.S.C. 6341</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbb314a2-36a4-4444-8002-b3307f7e86a8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>376.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sustainable
manufacturing initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68c16781-a5dd-41bd-a25b-a22911463edf"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Secretary, on the request of a manufacturer, shall conduct on-site technical assessments to identify opportunities for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8ffd756-75a1-486f-90a5-139f8d0b32ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximizing the energy efficiency of industrial processes and cross-cutting systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida460da8c-5f8c-424e-a345-ac408d5c4b4e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventing pollution and minimizing waste;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e84d7f0-5fae-4715-a8cd-60c229ea807b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving efficient use of water in manufacturing processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77ee525d-a878-432e-961a-e3e72b474961"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conserving natural resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7d904c3-8052-4a45-8a74-f017ed2f38dd"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieving such other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2f2b24e-9fec-4a22-8655-ae229ad078a2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the initiative in coordination with the private sector and appropriate agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to accelerate adoption of new and existing technologies and processes that improve energy efficiency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04b03943-4c71-4b3d-8aa1-dff0ed8dacfa"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research
and development program for sustainable manufacturing and
industrial
technologies and processes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a joint industry-government partnership program to research, develop, and demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes that maximize the energy efficiency of industrial plants, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0b0d455-1748-4bba-92a8-fd11976e0a10"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of
contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part E of title III the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide12cee33-727a-4708-a65a-53ef0a88d02d" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 376. Sustainable
manufacturing
initiative.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c01a76cc3a24181a2bff9a092e0363f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging existing Federal agency programs to assist small and medium manufacturers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad882dbb7575470e866ecb2df046215c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section and section 1203:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacf1d6c0f6504e2bbbdeba36eda12309"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy management system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term “energy management system” means a business management process based on standards of the American National Standards Institute that enables an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, security, use, and consumption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb171f1b53d304e01a7a531190d79f057"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industrial assessment center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term “industrial assessment center” means a center located at an institution of higher education that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb37d3495a4f04a2bbd1a5308a7c5e7a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives funding from the Department;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34bc5d45f70a4ff3b1898c74d8e99dee"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides an in-depth assessment of small- and medium-size manufacturer plant sites to evaluate the facilities, services, and manufacturing operations of the plant site; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb43cfb6f6b147d5b831e24a703814ac"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies opportunities for potential savings for small- and medium-size manufacturer plant sites from energy efficiency improvements, waste minimization, pollution prevention, and productivity improvement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5594bf4636db482dafe278bc7524c76b"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Laboratory</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37d0e0b64aac46d48c013056292a26c4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small and medium manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term “small and medium manufacturers” means manufacturing firms—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01fedacd71f84448bff137d42646aebb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">classified in the North American Industry Classification System as any of sectors 31 through 33;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcec79219280e467aa6872aed1efc1300"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with gross annual sales of less than $100,000,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc24ed3b5f834ed681f39de628cecfce"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with fewer than 500 employees at the plant site; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb419f5ec7c1f4e88b70c6f5fceb36103"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with annual energy bills totaling more than $100,000 and less than $2,500,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id028BF19C506D4A2AB8C404EB91FB297E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Smart manufacturing</header><text>The term <quote>smart manufacturing</quote> means advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id403C790BA8BB4872A44C1C32536AC9A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>digitally—</text> <clause id="id925E7438309D4CC494464397394DA931"><enum>(i)</enum><text>simulate manufacturing production lines;</text>
</clause><clause id="idDFEC53744001447BA3199EB909D28764"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operate computer-controlled manufacturing equipment;</text> </clause><clause id="idB57A928CFC874575AB1A95A8695492FB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>monitor and communicate production line status; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6E2107FE48144EB1B6C4708BDD7532D5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>manage and optimize energy productivity and cost throughout production;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id136F4E2A92AC4716818D810574709488"><enum>(B)</enum><text>model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of a factory building;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B98CAF742374E4AA1217CB2B3A3A9C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitor and optimize building energy performance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA59EA633BB334645AD4DEFF190279656"><enum>(D)</enum><text>model, simulate, and optimize the design of energy efficient and sustainable products, including the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id041C3A17A4F240B3A8451E4502EEAAA5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>connect manufactured products in networks to monitor and optimize the performance of the networks, including automated network operations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99E879DC8B174DAB92AB17A8EF02968A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>digitally connect the supply chain network.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffba7356080a4d14a01b7911ce6df6f0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of Technical Assistance Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expand the scope of technologies covered by the Industrial Assessment Centers of the Department—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda89ca5c22cc4ed9943e8593835600a6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to include smart manufacturing technologies and practices; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6847c23bf3d4f589b31426eb32d096d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to equip the directors of the Industrial Assessment Centers with the training and tools necessary to provide technical assistance in smart manufacturing technologies and practices, including energy management systems, to manufacturers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide13b1d21115b4620a7dc0bfae90dbd54"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use unobligated funds of the Department to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id624e453584e947648ea08eb4102e4e49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging smart manufacturing infrastructure at National Laboratories</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01fa2e0578d942a89c58a70473495844"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide563f0ca111e4f958c287bc0cf26c579"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on ways in which the Department can increase access to existing high-performance computing resources in the National Laboratories, particularly for small and medium manufacturers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e8cac30794f4574b49df25709ae14fc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In identifying ways to increase access to National Laboratories under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0091ee94d91248bfad0e238d48994166"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">focus on increasing access to the computing facilities of the National Laboratories; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id707a008a8b4e4f33a4e960a99efd17ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0059e702e1c4d95809c1a83fb2148b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the information from the manufacturer is protected; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25a61782a0eb4c0fab82083b17a3400f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the security of the National Laboratory facility is maintained.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1b9f88ee53642d28fe261e5df28ccbd"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96e8222137e3466ca7bff3e6e429a41b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actions for Increased Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall facilitate access to the National Laboratories studied under subsection (a) for small and medium manufacturers so that small and medium manufacturers can fully use the high-performance computing resources of the National Laboratories to enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id7C5176FD15A7414CB27C3DAFF976B4A5" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicles</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1075B70105364A8B9D854C341A4FAB80" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Vehicle Innovation Act of 2016</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2B5C093B3FB4C98A5C5F82943A8C8E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The objectives of this subtitle are—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c7d17c4dbed4fecbd0c82722fb07b6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a consistent and consolidated authority for the vehicle technology program at the Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD15B4C5149104F398FB57EA51C00ED24"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop United States technologies and practices that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC506BB295E64B7B91C9F9BD89E6EE32"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the fuel efficiency and emissions of all vehicles produced in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F590C701D99464D909C93FD2BDFDBAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce vehicle reliance on petroleum-based fuels;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF625FACE72DA44B78397B01E4AE92325"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support domestic research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application and manufacturing of advanced vehicles, engines, and components;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDCDF8171654406B9E3E7EC450D3F11D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enable vehicles to move larger volumes of goods and more passengers with less energy and emissions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE48252D96C0F46A9A10A6F243EFDFFD6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop cost-effective advanced technologies for wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, commercial, government, and transit vehicle sectors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9701799C38814E95BFDD8EC872596D1A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to allow for greater consumer choice of vehicle technologies and fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E698203DFCE495299FD7E4D77FF1B10"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shorten technology development and integration cycles in the vehicle industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16538CB3C8C9419AA6315C517FEA9AD9"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure a proper balance and diversity of Federal investment in vehicle technologies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A8EB799D0C8468892E5C620A6F04701"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e217aa2465b4d6b8387ba8048cd5ae8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination and nonduplication</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the activities authorized by this subtitle do not duplicate those of other programs within the Department or other relevant research agencies.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12E637CE35C54C08BEF39D387BE5B060" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles and related technologies in the United States, including activities authorized under this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34040DA53E374DFB8CFD775BA84E96CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $313,567,000;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe7ebeeccd7d42558103e17593511346"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2017, $326,109,000;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03533e9c2f754e7593110934c0d45526"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2018, $339,154,000;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e756257fbda4a03af2324420291b432"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2019, $352,720,000; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd22a9ebaccf84c53a11d6c177f3b90bf"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2020, $366,829,000.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42532bed183c477a91b1b072b0016e33" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d518ca20af445dd9f30909c8d725c39"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technologies developed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 2020, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding the technologies developed as a result of the activities authorized by this subtitle, with a particular emphasis on whether the technologies were successfully adopted for commercial applications, and if so, whether products relying on those technologies are manufactured in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fde280a03254055bb338d8a99174c18"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional matters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of each fiscal year through 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant Congressional committees of jurisdiction an annual report describing activities undertaken in the previous year under this Act, active industry participants, the status of public private partnerships, progress of the program in meeting goals and timelines, and a strategic plan for funding of activities across agencies.</text>
</subsection></section><part commented="no" id="H8A78B68A1A3E49CF918501DE1C50DAE1" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicle Research
and Development</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF1D268D4EF4419C97925E4567698D8B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70D5D359B0B14894AA6B80304F57A03A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a program of basic and applied research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the emissions of the Nation’s passenger and commercial vehicles, including activities in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE418D53482A645B1BD9915728B91292E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electrification of vehicle systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H227F685B44CF45BFAB7F6E15BF9706EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">batteries, ultracapacitors, and other energy storage devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE84D33089CEE44F0A8A173FB753FA44A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">power electronics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24FD320B32344880A50063E6590E1FCC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle, component, and subsystem manufacturing technologies and processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1DB78E043CD46E9A87257F167164F62"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine efficiency and combustion optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H161149A3367A4BF3840922A212CAFD8A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">waste heat recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1295A03892BD4B34AB3604199FF59342"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transmission and drivetrains;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71844D5AC1B94D9491D24BDD14F0228D"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure, including hydrogen energy storage to enable renewables and provide hydrogen for fuel and power;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FE22B1A5AD04AB9A188CB9F0C49C2A3"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">natural gas vehicle technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA0AF93700BF46C8A441F15873C1D1A3"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aerodynamics, rolling resistance (including tires and wheel assemblies), and accessory power loads of vehicles and associated equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C97CFD3D8A34CC78D17F70F2A598DB8"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle weight reduction, including lightweighting materials and the development of manufacturing processes to fabricate, assemble, and use dissimilar materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60D39F0F0B584C14B605D6A811CCD416"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">friction and wear reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H586799CE311E4D25A6BDE15A79116AAC"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine and component durability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03A4848AAA3641B6A94E2AACC1323E53"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative propulsion systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92FAA7A175A64F3DA903AC68104266DA"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced boosting systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9DCD726A2034E429F70F4C61865D21C"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydraulic hybrid technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F21FF3A4E1F4B1FA9ACC228DE4BA11F"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine compatibility with and optimization for a variety of transportation fuels including natural gas and other liquid and gaseous fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F3AC69593C9412CB7521CCCDD7C91FF"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predictive engineering, modeling, and simulation of vehicle and transportation systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A7CFE9EDDE2414EA20E4C0CD4B4B011"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refueling and charging infrastructure for alternative fueled and electric or plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, including the unique challenges facing rural areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95236530A3BB4842B450E2204B16B33F"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gaseous fuels storage systems and system integration and optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE593373FF48F450992BF2ADA5B97D915"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sensing, communications, and actuation technologies for vehicle, electrical grid, and infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6274481A2DD040DA8C34F5E53D299F52"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efficient use, substitution, and recycling of potentially critical materials in vehicles, including rare earth elements and precious metals, at risk of supply disruption;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H190ABFE4DA514EFF835859465D9FEDDD"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aftertreatment technologies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95AC623B15404848A43265FC23520086"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thermal management of battery systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C4AC86DF91C45F9B57E0A739255CD87"><enum>(25)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies to existing vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF88E3094DBAD4E0FBB198122D4545871"><enum>(26)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of common standards, specifications, and architectures for both transportation and stationary battery applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60E11D3BE981493E935BDA01E9E85CEC"><enum>(27)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced internal combustion engines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C0C1E3B41E249F6B3219E63BF050119"><enum>(28)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mild hybrid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE532BB9DCE2F4076B671AE00C688314A"><enum>(29)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine down speeding;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc047f11c13ba4a56bdea8856423b18df"><enum>(30)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-pedestrian, and vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E0373A3E9EC4CC3BE8BB156D12BC1F2"><enum>(31)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other research areas as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1C610C3C3BF46E6A8C19D982BEA718B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transformational
technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the Department continues to support research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities and maintains competency in mid- to long-term transformational vehicle technologies with potential to achieve reductions in emissions, including activities in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H163F482FB21941B5936915D09BC2427A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel cells, hydrogen storage, infrastructure, and activities in hydrogen technology validation and safety codes and standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA2436354A0A49718647E02F905E445A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multiple battery chemistries and novel energy storage devices, including nonchemical batteries and electromechanical storage technologies such as hydraulics, flywheels, and compressed air storage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FBF568C89B94153ABBF9459325960E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communication and connectivity among vehicles, infrastructure, and the electrical grid; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF5F9B759F2243FB8DAC68BAA6BDCFF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other innovative technologies research and development, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBCA1080D26B4C2388639B19CF721AA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industry
participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, activities under this Act shall be carried out in partnership or collaboration with automotive manufacturers, heavy commercial, vocational, and transit vehicle manufacturers, qualified plug-in electric vehicle manufacturers, compressed natural gas vehicle manufacturers, vehicle and engine equipment and component manufacturers, manufacturing equipment manufacturers, advanced vehicle service providers, fuel producers and energy suppliers, electric utilities, universities, national laboratories, and independent research laboratories. In carrying out this Act the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82AB437842BA40D8BEF64EA7C90E3E6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether a wide range of companies that manufacture or assemble vehicles or components in the United States are represented in ongoing public private partnership activities, including firms that have not traditionally participated in federally sponsored research and development activities, and where possible, partner with such firms that conduct significant and relevant research and development activities in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB79DDC0C287347279AAA43978F54AC10"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leverage the capabilities and resources of, and formalize partnerships with, industry-led stakeholder organizations, nonprofit organizations, industry consortia, and trade associations with expertise in the research and development of, and education and outreach activities in, advanced automotive and commercial vehicle technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7082AEC35204CCDA6E42CCD321CC8BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop more effective processes for transferring research findings and technologies to industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7C0F28A536149528C58AB042F40F132"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support public-private partnerships, dedicated to overcoming barriers in commercial application of transformational vehicle technologies, that utilize such industry-led technology development facilities of entities with demonstrated expertise in successfully designing and engineering pre-commercial generations of such transformational technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DB98F46140543129F7EE14A0897E7CB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote efforts to ensure that technology research, development, engineering, and commercial application activities funded under this Act are carried out in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD68F52F64640462CA858FACB069F27B0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency and
intraagency coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities among—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03D59A49A22744FA9CEBDCFE7EF321F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant programs within the Department, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0374E41F0F644142BDF07E2216D4690A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H361F898414A243538058A3D17BDCDFEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19B5D9630CA14127B6B5BEFD2B829DA6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC11F2C22B9AB4DB99363BB0FE41BAC88"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Fossil Energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H423ADB6C36CB45DA8C7F0BDCEC94F5F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6679BDE2D0404A7B9E88F0FA5AEE674F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other offices as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83570E733B4A4A129321DE97449BC213"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant technology research and development programs within other Federal agencies, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61858C9623DA4DEDA7EC78208002E7FB"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
demonstration of technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make information available to procurement programs of Federal agencies regarding the potential to demonstrate technologies resulting from activities funded through programs under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H367332CCB65442F78836551877D52E3A"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intergovernmental
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall seek opportunities to leverage resources and support initiatives of State and local governments in developing and promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manufacturing, and infrastructure.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D9CDCB9556A4EA1B4D1F6801332985C"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When awarding grants under this program, the Secretary shall give priority to those technologies (either individually or as part of a system) that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7AEF8ACA65C4720BA175807973CF2EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the greatest aggregate fuel savings based on the reasonable projected sales volumes of the technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6F5CD6E286A4B3A96D0140C26A062AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the greatest increase in United States employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddeb3d85583944c7fa391257fd68896fc"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Secondary use applications</header>
<paragraph id="id331bd9966d7b45bdab6ce842de2ed448"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, and demonstration program that—</text> <subparagraph id="idC720A11A9D9D49B79D73A19FD1D674DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>builds on any work carried out under section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16195">42 U.S.C. 16195</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id644e58d3fce84c128aea4a94b6d0289b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies possible uses of a vehicle battery after the useful life of the battery in a vehicle has been exhausted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e703fbc945c4863bd66883a7bd66afe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conducts long-term testing to verify performance and degradation predictions and lifetime valuations for secondary uses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0282eeec4be0499b88e850f4fc606d48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>evaluates innovative approaches to recycling materials from plug-in electric drive vehicles and the batteries used in plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cb187bbd56b4634a52870f67f48e3a5"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3CFC38AD820E4388B2737F66841264E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assesses the potential for markets for uses described in subparagraph (B) to develop; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDA3D5DA5D6594B858041DAEA35C7F8D2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies any barriers to the development of those markets; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id704a75c745004b05b3489f76ada6eb02"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identifies the potential uses of a vehicle battery—</text> <clause id="id7d295e52737b49f6a8a56750b14242d2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with the most promise for market development; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf614371ea9c34bd6a99f4420d8110728"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which market development would be aided by a demonstration project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71ba7257edbf4a538ac6fc1f9233dcc9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an initial report on the findings of the program described in paragraph (1), including recommendations for stationary energy storage and other potential applications for batteries used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf9b3d1ac0ed4015b862b4b6a34b8f23"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secondary use demonstration</header>
<subparagraph id="id11a9af74685c4006956c4ce46e5168d5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Based on the results of the program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop guidelines for projects that demonstrate the secondary uses and innovative recycling of vehicle batteries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc10b97399cfc4465a6999f26bb80bac4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication of guidelines</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="id92b7af5d8317402fac319a1e319e77dd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>publish the guidelines described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id45a45d339d5b4d548f59d6ad9f483611"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>solicit applications for funding for demonstration projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3a606d575df483692255734b44f760f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Pilot demonstration program</header><text>Not later than 21 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall select proposals for grant funding under this section, based on an assessment of which proposals are mostly likely to contribute to the development of a secondary market for batteries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47060952201543D7BA899400E8D2BCC5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Manufacturing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application program of advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies and practices, including innovative processes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83DF36F0C9954C66B973B3248BC52E28"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the production rate and decrease the cost of advanced battery and fuel cell manufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6284C7FBF537457B9FBFE8B73B73256A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to vary the capability of individual manufacturing facilities to accommodate different battery chemistries and configurations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H926625736B504D62A01C457D245AC957"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce waste streams, emissions, and energy intensity of vehicle, engine, advanced battery and component manufacturing processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5737760A94624BE0BD710AE4F894D518"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to recycle and remanufacture used batteries and other vehicle components for reuse in vehicles or stationary applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H950ECFCBDB894C1CB97201E0E9C81C7C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop manufacturing processes to effectively fabricate, assemble, and produce cost-effective lightweight materials such as advanced aluminum and other metal alloys, polymeric composites, and carbon fiber for use in vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBC9A3B62EEA4C639C003C5158A6A1FE"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to produce lightweight high pressure storage systems for gaseous fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC59FEE3C924847FAA983044B376F3036"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to design and manufacture purpose-built hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and components;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0A5BDFFF7A149C2AFE762184D3FD1DE"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the calendar life and cycle life of advanced batteries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA49F1EFCAB824E35A263552737823859"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to produce permanent magnets for advanced vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></section></part><part commented="no" id="H9B89BD1A5AAA4E65B36A1CB317D315D5" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medium- and
Heavy-Duty Commercial and Transit Vehicles</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0DC517E9F28440C98680489B5178F21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, in partnership with relevant research and development programs in other Federal agencies, and a range of appropriate industry stakeholders, shall carry out a program of cooperative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities on advanced technologies for medium- to heavy-duty commercial, vocational, recreational, and transit vehicles, including activities in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93BECF5D89F74CAAB12CF2303C636260"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine efficiency and combustion research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9E9F016E4F949A68D4F2697562A5E7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">onboard storage technologies for compressed and liquefied natural gas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BF20E5D118B42D18CCA105C84AD0756"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development and integration of engine technologies designed for natural gas operation of a variety of vehicle platforms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2660F240BD3B446586DB05DCD68EEF32"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">waste heat recovery and conversion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A0C276DD5D742609D918F974F1D1394"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved aerodynamics and tire rolling resistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE097A99362D4AF0AD31154B705AFEE3"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy and space-efficient emissions control systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H310FDF1C67494CD08790E899DE4440D1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mild hybrid, heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in hybrid, and electric platforms, and energy storage technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F8FB1C45562476EA196FFFDF8A1D90C"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drivetrain optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA12CE07638644CA93BBE92E5DF4AD45"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">friction and wear reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB39447B505A4639A0AB915DEB30D228"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF72C3279C3D6437D9FC691E9F121E38B"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electrification of accessory loads;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BF3B4F4630548A28371328A96DE4B22"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">onboard sensing and communications technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89AF7DB92C8C4AB7AD250711ABA3CE07"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced lightweighting materials and vehicle designs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57E2E3173ECB420DA4C3713AF3309FCD"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing load capacity per vehicle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFBD911478C14E4B88CD48A9D2D9E28C"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thermal management of battery systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60AF4AD41F234DFD905F421EF94557DE"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recharging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA521B518E474C2497952E935CC2E164"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compressed natural gas infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01E2E71AD59842778A43649154860C20"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced internal combustion engines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D125BC7973248B39B716F4EA85F4A82"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete vehicle and power pack modeling, simulation, and testing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF257551E9C6D4FD1AFA79C87C0CE8D6D"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure, including hydrogen energy storage to enable renewables and provide hydrogen for fuel and power;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35BB73A9E7BB4997BE8FE73879E65C73"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retrofitting advanced technologies onto existing truck fleets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D497B39716A40C08EC632DBE6709B95"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced boosting systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B385DB7FB00431DBBEC19893AAE0AFD"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine down speeding; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E7ADBA0D71149569C8C7A5EE8BF4688"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration of these and other advanced systems onto a single truck and trailer platform.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7EED96DEE9A417C96F27892BCD223EB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1309.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Class 8 truck
and trailer systems demonstration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA36D749B723C47CC842BCF80C6EA1D80"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a competitive grant program to demonstrate the integration of multiple advanced technologies on Class 8 truck and trailer platforms, including a combination of technologies listed in section 1308.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id443D2EAB9B994EF1AC1E1D63AE55A7D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicant teams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicant teams may be comprised of truck and trailer manufacturers, engine and component manufacturers, fleet customers, university researchers, and other applicants as appropriate for the development and demonstration of integrated Class 8 truck and trailer systems.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H992B0EE0940E41BDA8DB647C1BB92C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1310.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology
testing and metrics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, in coordination with the partners of the interagency research program described in section 1308—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6653C5188863467DBC92407AA0D7BD61"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall develop standard testing procedures and technologies for evaluating the performance of advanced heavy vehicle technologies under a range of representative duty cycles and operating conditions, including for heavy hybrid propulsion systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDAFD8C303BE4B36B238E95470BD9462"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall evaluate heavy vehicle performance using work performance-based metrics other than those based on miles per gallon, including those based on units of volume and weight transported for freight applications, and appropriate metrics based on the work performed by nonroad systems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F4381F5250C4492B92DCAE923828E41"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may construct heavy duty truck and bus testing facilities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6773F6C2E9C543BBAD137215A1EB041B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonroad systems
pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall undertake a pilot program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial applications of technologies to improve total machine or system efficiency for nonroad mobile equipment including agricultural, construction, air, and sea port equipment, and shall seek opportunities to transfer relevant research findings and technologies between the nonroad and on-highway equipment and vehicle sectors.</text>
</section></part><part commented="no" id="id6906F10FFA9A4B99AAAAF1A377766692" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id108c0c97a15d468494a02462ed053d3e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of existing authorities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb184699bd3ef49d8954cd816dabe7f78"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 706, 711, 712, and 933 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16051">42 U.S.C. 16051</external-xref>, 16061, 16062, 16233) are repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b0b174c3de54a5c830afcbeb364de29"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy efficiency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16191">42 U.S.C. 16191</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e92155cae474cd2a36a58a987df0414"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id493419db428c4d2094be35f26c12d780"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>vehicles, buildings,</quote> and inserting <quote>buildings</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad009ffe7ed34df9a5d2367df3dd3150"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9575cf951e514325941db64a4d5b4ed3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaadcbe47663f4b8aa032a65afa181a01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id485df2e373d24d4e8c56302e98fc2c06"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5e94f83fbc54ba7a9cc27031fcc5f4e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35a9b34b49384f75b88fc741304e0f3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5dde635804fc49acb344393188ecf059"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>(a)(2)(D)</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)(2)(C)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72b7d05a21a140d19d2f53afdeb61957" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1313.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16137">42 U.S.C. 16137(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2016</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>.</text> </section><section id="id062A6DD2882B4A3EBC0CC0DF97F38D97"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Gaseous fuel dual fueled automobiles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id474036D650CE4492BC4FE5D30438BC0F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idfc12428ce01d4aaf8fdc59e03e86ca6c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Gaseous fuel dual fueled automobiles</header>
<paragraph id="id044F122E24FC43C99245A6F47B5DEF8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Model years 1993 through 2016</header><text>For any model of gaseous fuel dual fueled automobile manufactured by a manufacturer in model years 1993 through 2016, the Administrator shall measure the fuel economy for that model by dividing 1.0 by the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idec1e971360dd48ac84df3f0acb38f4f4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>.5 divided by the fuel economy measured under section 32904(c) of this title when operating the model on gasoline or diesel fuel; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id057c67239e81429da8dbf834e5afe6e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>.5 divided by the fuel economy measured under subsection (c) of this section when operating the model on gaseous fuel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a9c5d6ab93941a9a9c61b95c3c95079"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent model years</header><text>For any model of gaseous fuel dual fueled automobile manufactured by a manufacturer in model year 2017 or any subsequent model year, the Administrator shall calculate fuel economy in accordance with section 600.510–12 (c)(2)(vii) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph) if the vehicle qualifies under section 32901(c).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id478B10AB44AC416B9F04565611BF18EE" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BFE8DC37CDB4B1197E6EBE47D339D22" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Portman-Shaheen Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2016</short-title></quote>.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id002E8FA613534A60A9BB6582D5B81E35" style="OLC"><enum>F</enum><header>Housing</header> <section id="idA32B19F9F261431DAD02CFCAB3A140BD"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the following definitions shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="idE8785055A0D0444A95F2F662411F17AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
loan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered loan</term> means a loan secured by a home that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration under title II of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1707">12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9748FDF1DDF1487E85E9C3E26E4F44EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Homeowner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>homeowner</term> means the mortgagor under a covered loan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA25C478A9DD34354BA80E3C99CBD8814"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mortgagee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mortgagee</term> means an original lender under a covered loan or the holder of a covered loan at the time at which that mortgage transaction is consummated.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id09190967AD644C429C9990B46F1B9537"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Enhanced energy
efficiency underwriting criteria</header>
<subsection id="id8C62286D98884FE994215F57B28779D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, in consultation with the advisory group established in section 1505(c), develop and issue guidelines for the Federal Housing Administration to implement enhanced loan eligibility requirements, for use when testing the ability of a loan applicant to repay a covered loan, that account for the expected energy cost savings for a loan applicant at a subject property, in the manner set forth in subsections (b) and (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3C93949EAEC94853931BF2E29C4871E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements to
account for energy cost savings</header>
<paragraph id="id926E756AD15C4CD8BA397F0F21EE063A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The enhanced loan eligibility requirements under subsection (a) shall require that, for all covered loans for which an energy efficiency report is voluntarily provided to the mortgagee by the homeowner, the Federal Housing Administration and the mortgagee shall take into consideration the estimated energy cost savings expected for the owner of the subject property in determining whether the loan applicant has sufficient income to service the mortgage debt plus other regular expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6D243F35C4654DC792095D9330BED92F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use as offset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that the Federal Housing Administration uses a test such as a debt-to-income test that includes certain regular expenses, such as hazard insurance and property taxes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idFF7EAA798F6240009560440A4CA1BEE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expected energy cost savings shall be included as an offset to these expenses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF084585F5DFE48828AE9C4A183535908"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Housing Administration may not use the offset described in subparagraph (A) to qualify a loan applicant for insurance under title II of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1707">12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to a loan that would not otherwise meet the requirements for such insurance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id25B663B78F17443285262AC7D2F486A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Types of energy costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy costs to be assessed under this subsection shall include the cost of electricity, natural gas, oil, and any other fuel regularly used to supply energy to the subject property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4A7D5EF4446F49EAA9C28052536DE907"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Determination
of estimated energy cost savings</header>
<paragraph id="idE888D97B1769477EA98F4A29F354A1CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidelines to be issued under subsection (a) shall include instructions for the Federal Housing Administration to calculate estimated energy cost savings using—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide2d43da7aa694ef7b2ac20cbbc57997b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the energy efficiency report;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7df0e4b57934f82af3908a5e5fd4ff9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an estimate of baseline average energy costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2d9b3a2ddcd4274912f2c582c30df88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>additional sources of information as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf995779bc6784486ab5121bcea3d3f53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report
requirements</header><text>For the purposes of paragraph (1), an energy efficiency report shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id75e63488b32d4bb6b27fd07a8203f0ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>estimate the expected energy cost savings specific to the subject property, based on specific information about the property;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1c13dca4b0974e8aba244a2c8965d967"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be prepared in accordance with the guidelines to be issued under subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19b3c4ca494948eab524edca6794e554"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be prepared—</text>
<clause id="id2c826c910fcd42cfa420d6152f4f7d47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in accordance with the Residential Energy Service Network’s Home Energy Rating System (commonly known as <term>HERS</term>) by an individual certified by the Residential Energy Service Network, unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development finds that the use of HERS does not further the purposes of this subtitle;</text>
</clause><clause id="idc1aab0079742409986759976b9f51528"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in accordance with the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation energy rating system by an individual certified by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation as an authorized Energy Rater; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id57a3b218d89f4f0b93adb9e6d9c0e05c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by other methods approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary and the advisory group established in section 1505(c), for use under this subtitle, which shall include a third-party quality assurance procedure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71fb5d3e4e424713916eadc7b629c109"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use by
appraiser</header><text>If an energy efficiency report is used under subsection (b), the energy efficiency report shall be provided to the appraiser to estimate the energy efficiency of the subject property and for potential adjustments for energy efficiency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf4f8f7ef52444222a837df440d8fb729"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pricing of loans</header>
<paragraph id="idbecbd1c2b98a4aa6b4b511948ca148d4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal Housing Administration may price covered loans originated under the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section in accordance with the estimated risk of the loans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73ca0cc7e1b2420d8302c3a8147603b7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Imposition of certain material costs, impediments, or penalties</header><text>In the absence of a publicly disclosed analysis that demonstrates significant additional default risk or prepayment risk associated with the loans, the Federal Housing Administration shall not impose material costs, impediments, or penalties on covered loans merely because the loan uses an energy efficiency report or the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idece603ab333d42699fd0fe33cfdc7f05"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id89683AC1C6844C2D9690A9616BE6996A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal Housing Administration may price covered loans originated under the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section in accordance with the estimated risk of those loans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB65321CDE44A41F99E9F09E33711C166"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibited actions</header><text>The Federal Housing Administration shall not—</text> <subparagraph id="id4cd0758536334c4e8685c846954612a8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>modify existing underwriting criteria or adopt new underwriting criteria that intentionally negate or reduce the impact of the requirements or resulting benefits that are set forth or otherwise derived from the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf401817be56349c9a838e247c00a85ae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose greater buy back requirements, credit overlays, or insurance requirements, including private mortgage insurance, on covered loans merely because the loan uses an energy efficiency report or the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3387113d9ed64909a6323652c0fc26d8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability
and implementation date</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and before December 31, 2019, the enhanced loan eligibility requirements required under this section shall be implemented by the Federal Housing Administration to—</text>
<paragraph id="idc03bc0d7767442ffb7859f8c709329dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>apply to any covered loan for the sale, or refinancing of any loan for the sale, of any home;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddfb3ca11dcf04af9851ce82d964f3a97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be available on any residential real property (including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives) that qualifies for a covered loan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide45c85feed214ea7a5944a7247a4e7be"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide prospective mortgagees with sufficient guidance and applicable tools to implement the required underwriting methods.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc4f1efc8b0f947b5b338cba8a3bbf397"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Enhanced energy
efficiency underwriting valuation guidelines</header>
<subsection id="id6e448e2533ea405a85484322f7a969ef"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idF66F1F9F1B0A4462B225AB35BA2EA1D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in consultation with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and the advisory group established in section 1505(c), develop and issue guidelines for the Federal Housing Administration to determine the maximum permitted loan amount based on the value of the property for all covered loans made on properties with an energy efficiency report that meets the requirements of section 1502(c)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA947308D32464FD992BB728F92D42E34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in consultation with the Secretary, issue guidelines for the Federal Housing Administration to determine the estimated energy savings under subsection (c) for properties with an energy efficiency report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD2F592521DAE4257832FA2C1F33E64A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The enhanced energy efficiency underwriting valuation guidelines required under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id5485c232ffbd4a80937fc48463dd75e9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a requirement that if an energy efficiency report that meets the requirements of section 1502(c)(2) is voluntarily provided to the mortgagee, such report shall be used by the mortgagee or the Federal Housing Administration to determine the estimated energy savings of the subject property; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd57da94fae3947e688bd10260e2a964c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a requirement that the estimated energy savings of the subject property be added to the appraised value of the subject property by a mortgagee or the Federal Housing Administration for the purpose of determining the loan-to-value ratio of the subject property, unless the appraisal includes the value of the overall energy efficiency of the subject property, using methods to be established under the guidelines issued under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id466b385d14a545f791eede75f1a8c513"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Determination
of estimated energy savings</header>
<paragraph id="idA55339AA8EF344CE9FBFF83B3A16F8AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount of
energy savings</header><text>The amount of estimated energy savings shall be determined by calculating the difference between the estimated energy costs for the average comparable houses, as determined in guidelines to be issued under subsection (a), and the estimated energy costs for the subject property based upon the energy efficiency report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3BE9F0EFD1494EB8BEFD06F675F807BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration of
energy savings</header><text>The duration of the estimated energy savings shall be based upon the estimated life of the applicable equipment, consistent with the rating system used to produce the energy efficiency report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1B435BE8F01343B9B56E2DB2A9C4B4E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Present value
of energy savings</header><text>The present value of the future savings shall be discounted using the average interest rate on conventional 30-year mortgages, in the manner directed by guidelines issued under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc361b86d9207435bb8b5abe430111bcf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Ensuring
consideration of energy efficient features</header><text>Section 1110 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/3339">12 U.S.C. 3339</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idcf477bafb65c4cd48ca45fa8440ad7c3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFAB66AD83A7D4C5FB0ADB10033EFAD01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id83AE2C391CC642BAA00A7AF7B55BB264"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D5CC14203CF44AF88952E04973F7C21" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id97a0664822724b91b07bf613bcec77a8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>that State certified and licensed appraisers have timely access, whenever practicable, to information from the property owner and the lender that may be relevant in developing an opinion of value regarding the energy-saving improvements or features of a property, such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9072F53E2DCC49A8995A00DAA9F34C33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>labels or ratings of buildings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7C600DFCF9E44C99A486B99F70BCE08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>installed appliances, measures, systems or technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4282FE8531D84694A802B953C5CB3ABD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>blueprints;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7FAF7BC6D64498BA4D32DCD1D3485C6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>construction costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88F37A4A62794B289CDAB180DBF6BF02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>financial or other incentives regarding energy-efficient components and systems installed in a property;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6AA5C9F1FE5C4CFD984847D0CAB5621B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>utility bills;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CFA0153C32B4F86B2896B28E9111B64"><enum>(G)</enum><text>energy consumption and benchmarking data; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37D430F0B44F4A888DFDE47882D96B12"><enum>(H)</enum><text>third-party verifications or representations of energy and water efficiency performance of a property, observing all financial privacy requirements adhered to by certified and licensed appraisers, including section 501 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6801">15 U.S.C. 6801</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Unless a
property owner consents to a lender, an appraiser, in carrying out
the
requirements of paragraph (4), shall not have access to the
commercial or
financial information of the owner that is privileged or
confidential.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8DC6F84F094C4E2BB40B3AA50EE76573"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transactions
requiring state certified appraisers</header><text>Section 1113 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/3342">12 U.S.C. 3342</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id2100e52216dc4c3387ac451739091c30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, or any real property on which the appraiser makes adjustments using an energy efficiency report</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id02e85c42e8114e0e851d19607c463bb7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting after before the period at the end the following: <quote>, or an appraisal on which the appraiser makes adjustments using an energy efficiency report</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd2be2f11fd454edb97421fdd8222ff96"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Protections</header>
<paragraph id="id1c1ed0b834bf48188a229c12d16e7cf7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
impose limitations</header><text>The guidelines to be issued under subsection (a) shall include such limitations and conditions as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to be necessary to protect against meaningful under or over valuation of energy cost savings or duplicative counting of energy efficiency features or energy cost savings in the valuation of any subject property that is used to determine a loan amount.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id216c76858bbd402b80408f747464b4bf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
authority</header><text>At the end of the 7-year period following the implementation of enhanced eligibility and underwriting valuation requirements under this subtitle, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may modify or apply additional exceptions to the approach described in subsection (b), where the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development finds that the unadjusted appraisal will reflect an accurate market value of the efficiency of the subject property or that a modified approach will better reflect an accurate market value.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddc97c9cf0bac4b929ea295f6a220a2ad"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Applicability
and implementation date</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and before December 31, 2019, the Federal Housing Administration shall implement the guidelines required under this section, which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id72397681E55349C782174B92BA5D97D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>apply to any covered loan for the sale, or refinancing of any loan for the sale, of any home; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbdc966a2500247c08565e822f992149b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be available on any residential real property, including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives, that qualifies for a covered loan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id221e345b154c4c409fa772f8265016cd"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the enhanced eligibility and underwriting valuation requirements are implemented under this subtitle, and every year thereafter, the Federal Housing Administration shall issue and make available to the public a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="idDE77A78C1BE24F44BAF06F2366827D78"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enumerates the number of covered loans of the Federal Housing Administration for which there was an energy efficiency report, and that used energy efficiency appraisal guidelines and enhanced loan eligibility requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38F5817EBD164A16BB5876C3FD96BA55"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes the default rates and rates of foreclosures for each category of loans; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD9C48ECE027D4438B35E18C14548C7FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes the risk premium, if any, that the Federal Housing Administration has priced into covered loans for which there was an energy efficiency report.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id02e0b0b95e1549659629d0f84565691e"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<subsection id="id7f361c29400a4a5a8bda5d7c77f669dd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subtitle, in consultation with the Secretary and the advisory group established in subsection (c), which may contain such classifications, differentiations, or other provisions, and may provide for such proper implementation and appropriate treatment of different types of transactions, as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines are necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle, to prevent circumvention or evasion thereof, or to facilitate compliance therewith.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id13C73A65B5BE4BF29EC606011C79473A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require any homeowner or other party to provide energy efficiency reports, energy efficiency labels, or other disclosures to the Federal Housing Administration or to a mortgagee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb657c33b310f496a91be387e4cc9f801"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advisory
group</header><text>To assist in carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish an advisory group, consisting of individuals representing the interests of—</text>
<paragraph id="id991FFB06440A4CC992BCCCFA6E7DED21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>mortgage lenders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBCBCF663A97E458280820AEC5A9E43FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appraisers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEFE4175566A843DC8393FAA3576FAFC9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>energy raters and residential energy consumption experts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE28414B9C3DA4E0BBC8BCDED6D10DCC4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>energy efficiency organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE20092162324D74813235D8C63813D7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>real estate agents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3CC7AA5DC494256ACDC50D5BBF18BF7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>home builders and remodelers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFFFA48B89D894E2589C2FC74F473651E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>consumer advocates;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6AC6E25DF7B348B0824675CA3812DCD4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>State energy officials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB0C95BEEDBFE4D81AC06F7E4CC89CB20"><enum>(9)</enum><text>others as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb17bfa4bce21444db49987e7f711bae3"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Additional
study</header>
<subsection id="idCF0EB6E3544842029DB3639271F66EBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall reconvene the advisory group established in section 1505(c), in addition to water and locational efficiency experts, to advise the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on the implementation of the enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria established in sections 1502 and 1503.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34D612B0B47041F7AD41AAF8823CB00A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The advisory group established in section 1505(c) shall provide recommendations to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on any revisions or additions to the enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria deemed necessary by the group, which may include alternate methods to better account for home energy costs and additional factors to account for substantial and regular costs of homeownership such as location-based transportation costs and water costs. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall forward any legislative recommendations from the advisory group to Congress for its consideration.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Infrastructure</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idD22B17FAA36E4B0AB8373B2C79CF3A4B" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cybersecurity</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id088192CCC7714336822FAC9CF1B313CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cybersecurity threats</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part II of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/824">16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide28018dd20484619b9bc91e25106abfb" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe5296980ff3421082f9b336678a82f9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cybersecurity threats</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id576f7ced2bd244ed87fb43636ef36972"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id460CC7D4477740B48E23831D99DC7831"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bulk-power system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>bulk-power system</term> has the meaning given the term in section 215.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3a60dc3bd8346919561ac78fd8f2a49"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical electric infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>critical electric infrastructure</term> means a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual, the incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0dc23a995fb4439596146773fbd02825"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical electric infrastructure information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id424efe17b0204d8d9fa44b5c07002207"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>critical electric infrastructure information</term> means information related to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed critical electric infrastructure, generated by or provided to the Commission or other Federal agency, other than classified national security information, that is designated as critical electric infrastructure information by the Commission under subsection (d)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89e3e2c328364c9799cf7d3e54142830"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>critical electric infrastructure information</term> includes information that qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under regulations promulgated by the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2792ae7d49d4c3092a97e4fd8104f8c"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cybersecurity threat</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cybersecurity threat</term> means the imminent danger of an act that severely disrupts, attempts to severely disrupt, or poses a significant risk of severely disrupting the operation of programmable electronic devices or communications networks (including hardware, software, and data) essential to the reliable operation of the bulk-power system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE449B9D213FF4C89902D895156510799"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric Reliability Organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Electric Reliability Organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 215.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70CCDD71D13449B0B480AF6FDF552305"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional entity</term> has the meaning given the term in section 215.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a0006c836e5454b9ae4542c285b6577"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54e1b1b18f294ac4bae83846b3bc8ce1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency authority of Secretary</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb506e02c70414425bc19825581ce5329"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President notifies the Secretary that the President has made a determination that immediate action is necessary to protect the bulk-power system from a cybersecurity threat, the Secretary may require, by order and with or without notice, any entity that is registered with the Electric Reliability Organization as an owner, operator, or user of the bulk-power system to take such actions as the Secretary determines will best avert or mitigate the cybersecurity threat.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C4A2DFFE7AC4A4D8DE1D03549A4777B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written explanation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after notifying the Secretary under paragraph (1), the President shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AAED7A9FD4248F2AFEC8D73A4E5DDBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the Secretary, in writing, a record of the determination and an explanation of the reasons for the determination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D1D0F00D8AB45DD8414E140DB0A3106"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promptly notify, in writing, congressional committees of relevant jurisdiction, including the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, of the contents of, and justification for, the directive or determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ac7eae57f854f41831e29b125c892c3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with Canada and Mexico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In exercising the authority pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary is encouraged to consult and coordinate with the appropriate officials in Canada and Mexico responsible for the protection of cybersecurity of the interconnected North American electricity grid.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id426253e5316243bead74426aeca9a60f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before exercising authority pursuant to this subsection, to the maximum extent practicable, taking into consideration the nature of an identified cybersecurity threat and the urgency of need for action, the Secretary shall consult regarding implementation of actions that will effectively address the cybersecurity threat with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id612f285e1b884bd58f1bb390a26d4923"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any entities potentially subject to the cybersecurity threat that own, control, or operate bulk-power system facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9a65bf218024143b28a06769a945978"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Electric Reliability Organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb49f710e1994c7a8d3b5395a046e38c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Electricity Sub-sector Coordinating Council (as established by the Electric Reliability Organization); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A05BCFBEF8A4FD0B0E7A077C4C597C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officials of other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe09cf78c77641b087e32eae57f46379"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost recovery</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id942BCFD8750C461D9334B9D344B9475C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall adopt regulations that permit entities subject to an order under paragraph (1) to seek recovery of prudently incurred costs required to implement actions ordered by the Secretary under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id287CE4735FE142AA8BEECEC5001FD039"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rate or charge approved under regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73A0D726D0934C2D8B17F24061A64A68"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be just and reasonable; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBF01C0FB974451EAB42704126C81657"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be unduly discriminatory or preferential.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id090cc44fcb344470962ef28e626eb357"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of emergency orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An order issued by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) shall remain in effect for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on the effective date of the order, unless, during that 30 day-period, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05C87BC8D5284ACBA801B5E630ADD73D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides to interested persons an opportunity to submit written data, recommendations, and arguments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC855D70ABD149BEB7C64C70C71F7362"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affirms, amends, or repeals the order, subject to the condition that an amended order shall not exceed a total duration of 90 days.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id822C2E70A2A449958ED18455ED8544B6"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection and sharing of critical electric infrastructure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id936a8242fcbe4db8be60ba54a7e72cd7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of critical electric infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical electric infrastructure information—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3990bf5cc3574ea5b7aaddb5c7cd8d60"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd888ed1f14f74ed3ac0ecb11a99d1cef"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be made available by any State, political subdivision, or tribal authority pursuant to any State, political subdivision, or tribal law requiring disclosure of information or records.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id272677a7290c4a4f9bc862a5ede00c19"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation and sharing of critical electric infrastructure information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall promulgate such regulations and issue such orders as necessary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF2CBF2824A4F219376723E55445ED1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to designate critical electric infrastructure information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddeef571b78f4915b04cec5a2205eeb9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of critical electric infrastructure information; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbeff792894c04d08a3c5022735319a8d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure there are appropriate sanctions in place for Commissioners, officers, employees, or agents of the Commission who knowingly and willfully disclose critical electric infrastructure information in a manner that is not authorized under this section;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide77fcb6bbceb4acbb5b8d3ad1a5b491f"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In promulgating regulations and issuing orders under paragraph (2), the Commission shall take into consideration the role of State commissions in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c5869217f0f4e21a0599a9bc25c8dea"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewing the prudence and cost of investments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86b634bd91c6475ab93d334bb77bdc0b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determining the rates and terms of conditions for electric services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77a70aa16f85431bbf939d88242a6aa7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring the safety and reliability of the bulk-power system and distribution facilities within the respective jurisdictions of the State commissions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7065c8b2e75641688022c9dc1277dd12"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No required sharing of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section requires a person or entity in possession of critical electric infrastructure information to share the information with Federal, State, political subdivision, or tribal authorities, or any other person or entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98ede813bae64f788e1c85c6af39eeac"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of noncritical electric infrastructure information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Commission shall segregate critical electric infrastructure information within documents and electronic communications, wherever feasible, to facilitate disclosure of information that is not designated as critical electric infrastructure information.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53E31F506FA24137B0E8E3D369BE6BB7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced grid security</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80C190045FFF484DBB3DFE5FBE45F812"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01FA9347B2B741FB98D89B13DA336F50"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric utility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric utility</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/796">16 U.S.C. 796</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC08B70AC7974416FBD30D4E536F7440F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ES–ISAC</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ES–ISAC</term> means the Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98E6438C5D8942F49E3F464A7FD4D82C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Laboratory</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D4E38E39A59498786288C171503FC3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sector-Specific Agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Sector-Specific Agency</term> has the meaning given the term in the Presidential policy directive entitled <quote>Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience</quote>, numbered 21, and dated February 12, 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4CADF77D5AA43B997AEDC5849308215"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sector-Specific Agency for cybersecurity for the energy sector</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78D243D54AAD49BB8C120ED9580D7994"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department shall be the lead Sector-Specific Agency for cybersecurity for the energy sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A6A6EF742A94B6198EF84DE43142B0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As the designated Sector-Specific Agency for cybersecurity, the duties of the Department shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddf11c0a0d014d9c9e42f876a42aff66"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security and other relevant Federal departments and agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBED50388AE1E40889C72F41F1512FE14"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborating with—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE6A9A06137F402DA6153CAB144C73AA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical infrastructure owners and operators; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA24DE7E00D7B4EA6B34495990F9963FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43CB447156F5449FB600F8ABE3A4E7C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">independent regulatory agencies; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1944747D2194BDEBA453D47019B3CD3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State, local, tribal and territorial entities;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd213d234557246bdab0c7ad6a862ed36"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serving as a day-to-day Federal interface for the dynamic prioritization and coordination of sector-specific activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42d3e1a43b434fd591e5092e00977eaa"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out incident management responsibilities consistent with applicable law (including regulations) and other appropriate policies or directives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79c1c4769bba4c1fa0aef0ff43891d3b"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing, supporting, or facilitating technical assistance and consultations for the energy sector to identify vulnerabilities and help mitigate incidents, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28cabb5bc89b4a67ae0bb325e09d0d0b"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting the reporting requirements of the Department of Homeland Security under applicable law by providing, on an annual basis, sector-specific critical infrastructure information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id424BC76F403A466EA9EAD5B85A8D7F81"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cybersecurity for the energy sector research, development, and demonstration program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA6FC4A34E5346D098A24F47135A0FD4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, the energy sector, the States, and other stakeholders, shall carry out a program—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7b93c99372f470d9d8b749d47d98c7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for the energy sector—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19F0CB7245744C509DB970E18052F1F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04D76F83D17B4BBCB5AFCADAD5E7856A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dependencies on other critical infrastructure; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EB72CD228AB418DBF6B980E72208832"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impacts from weather and fuel supply; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id480DAF6E4B6046BA8A1AFAEC96DE0F9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to advance the security of field devices and third-party control systems, including—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F57840DA6434F4080CC44254FAF6B01"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">systems for generation, transmission, distribution, end use, and market functions;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf67dc13d92d4645b728d18c6fc8141c"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specific electric grid elements including advanced metering, demand response, distributed generation, and electricity storage;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40562E796B9A4C2DAD8ACCE57867F2F8"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forensic analysis of infected systems; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A8C3F519FC54FA491E6554B8E44D5B8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secure communications;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd61ae0e03a034034a24c623e5e9f4f84"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to leverage electric grid architecture as a means to assess risks to the energy sector, including by implementing an all-hazards approach to communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f3c11eab8bc4874a2353d55263d2eab"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to perform pilot demonstration projects with the energy sector to gain experience with new technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida400a4af97c14ec0aa72da1bef55bcaa"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop workforce development curricula for energy sector-related cybersecurity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8dfd5be574b47cd95da3990b23caf69"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2025.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB92A4BA025154D45BFE39ED17B3A7303"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy sector component testing for cyberresilience program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF04F4D033A14167B4A142131EFD330E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44aad3a8a1404acf8054205606dfdb37"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a cybertesting and mitigation program to identify vulnerabilities of energy sector supply chain products to known threats;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02ED41A0444C4DA3A94EDD267B1500A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to oversee third-party cybertesting; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida44c16a024854177825879fe8baf55d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop procurement guidelines for energy sector supply chain components.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d36b1295f9b410f818a519e1de641ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2025.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79B3AD5095EA4D53BA7D077FD4C0A77D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy sector operational support for cyberresilience program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2A865FD7D904451BA999F9E75C4268B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out a program—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ed7fa8acebc44f58c48ce646982294d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance and periodically test—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC78AF32446494975B5BC54CB557B1737"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the emergency response capabilities of the Department; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FAD701384C048F9AD1E7BEBC3EE430B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the coordination of the Department with other agencies, the National Laboratories, and private industry;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e553a86985c48d7b6e545f11d29d1e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expand cooperation of the Department with the intelligence communities for energy sector-related threat collection and analysis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42009f8fdd024e7491a0efddf04cd64c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance the tools of the Department and ES–ISAC for monitoring the status of the energy sector;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65FCD648CEB549368D1221352298AE6B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expand industry participation in ES–ISAC; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b97286d91154a79bba7a8769b51879d"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance to small electric utilities for purposes of assessing cybermaturity level.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4687ef6ffd4c483b89b8de62b7c62c58"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2025.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf88b73553bc2438ab92913ed43e32621"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modeling and assessing energy infrastructure risk</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70ac1602a1c14a4fb3a27f9dca3ba1e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop an advanced energy security program to secure energy networks, including electric, natural gas, and oil exploration, transmission, and delivery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida307d595d3b047c4bc21a491fe1c9610"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security and resiliency objective</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objective of the program developed under paragraph (1) is to increase the functional preservation of the electric grid operations or natural gas and oil operations in the face of natural and human-made threats and hazards, including electric magnetic pulse and geomagnetic disturbances.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f351f0591c943ffbe6618564f4ce087"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbee71fa27d5046c9a4d364b41025a7f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop capabilities to identify vulnerabilities and critical components that pose major risks to grid security if destroyed or impaired;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c587a6e8ae54b3282668a920af6053a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide modeling at the national level to predict impacts from natural or human-made events;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74a0a92e85aa4c56a851b7a3a3724828"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a maturity model for physical security and cybersecurity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a8316d6800d4cb08ae5f84e75f64bcc"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct exercises and assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities to the electric grid, including providing mitigation recommendations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9efda6cce25426fb450170079ce1cef"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct research hardening solutions for critical components of the electric grid;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072038e7bf344b6685807ddfc26bd578"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct research mitigation and recovery solutions for critical components of the electric grid; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BDE4D3282684E02B5B9B9AEEDF229D2"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance to States and other entities for standards and risk analysis.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03ae80e3d74342eab953807a706ee500"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2025.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44802A96EBF44F0F92DAC3CBF2457739"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging existing programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The programs established under this section shall be carried out consistent with—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3F2F8EF511A42BE8B77D448BF5BA645"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the report of the Department entitled <quote>Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity</quote> and dated 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB237E441E4D34CA7923DD815C691B93B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing programs of the Department; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA2DBC1E75224BDEB559B24D9C196179"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any associated strategic framework that links together academic and National Laboratory researchers, electric utilities, manufacturers, and any other relevant private industry organizations, including the Electricity Sub-sector Coordinating Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id342AB6BFB84D4A30B19A640A2FC09766"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB764DBA093274C5894C6236C6EF6E9D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, shall conduct a study to explore alternative management structures and funding mechanisms to expand industry membership and participation in ES–ISAC.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E29C828F53E4C87A758E80F623C09AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id5DFE7A3F24B44473944C41700845BA79" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic Petroleum Reserve</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida08920ac49fd48d2949efbb6bca07425" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic Petroleum Reserve modernization</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7f757521ebf4df39631050bc1d3824d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reaffirmation of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress reaffirms the continuing strategic importance and need for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as found and declared in section 151 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6231">42 U.S.C. 6231</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56878d1740304b26a9e65ad35c3cf003"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spr petroleum account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 167(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6247">42 U.S.C. 6247(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfd1369338b84ebb83b67030df4996fd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation of funds for the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products into
SPR and for other purposes</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca7c8e95005d47fba0243455b38b6c2e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Account may be obligated by the Secretary of Energy for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8bd08affc824642bf61d38ff97d61f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products into the Reserve;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida11646ba6b544fde82ebe413b6ae1f42"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">test sales of petroleum products from the Reserve;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cba618774ef4e11a3df49f1343b0cb6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the drawdown, sale, and delivery of petroleum products from the Reserve;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ad1a3851a544430a6c9fc225f53dc83"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of storage facilities and related facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3f5d5091c074a7eb1b0653fe6271ba3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out non-Reserve projects needed to enhance the energy security of the United States by increasing the resilience, reliability, safety, and security of energy supply, transmission, storage, or distribution infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9090edda6594cfeacddd84d73a7e520"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Account may be obligated by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of paragraph (1), in the case of any fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6cbbf17bb08498ea954c3b505d897a1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to section 660 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7270">42 U.S.C. 7270</external-xref>), in such aggregate amounts as may be appropriated in advance in appropriations Acts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9f705344e844f71b0e053586947fe40"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding section 660 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7270">42 U.S.C. 7270</external-xref>), in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate amount of the receipts to the United States from the sale of petroleum products in any drawdown and a distribution of the Reserve under section 161, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FA777DEB15948F1B7228B2945B885FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a drawdown and distribution carried out under subsection (g) of that section; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69E9EF671EF9485496D4C028FD47F89F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the sale of petroleum products under section 160(f).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddda6d312a6e14f8aadd0c8090b702e40"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds available to the Secretary of Energy for obligation under this subsection may remain available without fiscal year limitation.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id976420ccb3f74164b109deadd4f3c00c"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of related facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 152(8) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6232">42 U.S.C. 6232(8)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>terminals,</quote> after <quote>reservoirs,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id2A1B7CCEFDCA4DCDB0BF461A6F8D322C"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Strategic petroleum reserve drawdown and sale</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/74">Public Law 114–74</external-xref>; 129 Stat. 589) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ida5a3d9317f5d4db89dff579910231f66"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Increase; Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="id5410d1825f0c4f88bd62cb74517cdc34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Increase</header><text>The Secretary of Energy may increase the drawdown and sales under paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a) as the Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate to maximize the financial return to United States taxpayers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15d8868498394f4fa28d7398adb670a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall not drawdown or conduct sales of crude oil under this section after the date on which a total of $5,050,000,000 has been deposited in the general fund of the Treasury from sales authorized under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id2759A8B9C00C4FF387AFD5A9D95E6F05" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trade</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a269392ba3b425f904a4065e0ffb5df" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action on applications to export liquefied natural gas</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2206fa1fac34942ab4afd9f5c4c944b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decision deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate liquefied natural gas export facilities, the Secretary shall issue a final decision on any application for the authorization to export natural gas under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717b">15 U.S.C. 717b(a)</external-xref>) not later than 45 days after the later of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3924e33671c04844b11ffac312af68ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conclusion of the review to site, construct, expand, or operate the liquefied natural gas export facilities required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57fdeb6c3c9641f3840e0a9ff4126427"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9329476f3809470294598e1b8510952b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conclusion of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subsection (a), review required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) shall be considered concluded when the lead agency—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8b31bf410be4dd0a903f0fa43ff2864"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project requiring an Environmental Impact Statement, publishes a Final Environmental Impact Statement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71761c26e71c4e009bec85e5b05ae128"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project for which an Environmental Assessment has been prepared, publishes a Finding of No Significant Impact; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddce23e738a364bd188fd6d90a0211d94"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that an application is eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) implementing regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8eafd3e555ed405a8752bc9a7b3f0db0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f58b5510ddd40919a2f3020a89dfd81"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except for review in the Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the circuit in which the liquefied natural gas export facility will be located pursuant to an application described in subsection (a) shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action for the review of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id649f0f52c7934252aaabbef65933c6b1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an order issued by the Secretary with respect to such application; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id666249c411bf4d2b8e6db889d8f73dcb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the failure of the Secretary to issue a final decision on such application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78ce4258a64d46c1816c86a981048092"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Court in a civil action described in paragraph (1) finds that the Secretary has failed to issue a final decision on the application as required under subsection (a), the Court shall order the Secretary to issue the final decision not later than 30 days after the order of the Court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87589bd169354c03b791bd2402118244"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Court shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b61cc8026524b139c41c33601598ade"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set any civil action brought under this subsection for expedited consideration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51a5f5cd539e431d899799684c29616f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set the matter on the docket as soon as practicable after the filing date of the initial pleading.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1e63efc7526424fadb28d0b25996567"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an application described in subsection (a) for which a petition for review has been filed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7b8d19bf2684873b903d46fc549eb26"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon motion by an applicant, the matter shall be transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the circuit in which a liquefied natural gas export facility will be located pursuant to an application described in section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717b">15 U.S.C. 717b(a)</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f6590bb73ef46679a81f784bcf2060b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provisions of this section shall apply.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F064DDEEE2F4A97AC37DFBA84FF5525" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public disclosure of liquefied natural gas export destinations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717b">15 U.S.C. 717b</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H311CAB4BF827411384F96403E73208A3"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public Disclosure of LNG Export Destinations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE79D6F993EC64AAAA020FEBCA4469311"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any authorization to export liquefied natural gas, the Secretary of Energy shall require the applicant to report to the Secretary of Energy the names of the 1 or more countries of destination to which the exported liquefied natural gas is delivered.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7CD782F23E3467D8F946C939332E3FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant shall file the report required under paragraph (1) not later than—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75790F16601E400EAB5CF86264E4D4A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the first export, the last day of the month following the month of the first export; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DE5E8A81D9C4C45BBC02076956D822A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of subsequent exports, the date that is 30 days after the last day of the applicable month concerning the activity of the previous month.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3480D8B05FFB4AD8925E7A93D027EBBE"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy shall publish the information reported under this subsection on the website of the Department of Energy and otherwise make the information available to the public.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB5351F131BE46F1A34CA2D0EEB8558A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy data collaboration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f80e42c0f55403ca7de67ea9c7b2ce1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (referred to in this section as the <quote>Administrator</quote>) shall collaborate with the appropriate officials in Canada and Mexico, as determined by the Administrator, to improve—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcabe4f748c044fe591309933acc77bdc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quality and transparency of energy data in North America through reconciliation of data on energy trade flows among the United States, Canada, and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1f4fcade67c484ab0469d5daa76bd80"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extension of energy mapping capabilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32ea246ec4a342308ba8de9459033db1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of common energy data terminology among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2513b1d5f6cc4c49a5e09c1366e0706e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall periodically submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an update on—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68111855dee34a9eadc357e2914ac44d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which energy data is being shared under subsection (a); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id762f177b055e468c826cd066994a15f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether forward-looking projections for regional energy flows are improving in accuracy as a result of the energy data sharing under that subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idB7A6BEEE34EB4FA6960A405E14DDCDFB" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electricity and energy storage</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id100F343E68574207ABC93E5AA95F8CA1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grid storage program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72AC8E4BC62641848D08B6E554E170C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, and demonstration of electric grid energy storage that addresses the principal challenges identified in the 2013 Department of Energy Strategic Plan for Grid Energy Storage.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide18f48f2ef1f4558bcb1e17e3f048650"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Areas of focus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program under this section shall focus on—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d2a08d3e49642aba73087014fa21e69"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">materials, electric thermal, electromechanical, and electrochemical systems research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7607c8f4b6d647cf80ef9cf9d78e8337"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">power conversion technologies research;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6012ec5f1fe14372a86c4e905655cb48"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id777D8E10B5A44F578E3B749192F5A8A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">empirical and science-based industry standards to compare the storage capacity, cycle length and capabilities, and reliability of different types of electricity storage; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id639d09db52dc413898e72b53e9e51fec"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">validation and testing techniques;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id245C3139CF9A43A687ED6629B65A4A83"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other fundamental and applied research critical to widespread deployment of electricity storage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac65e05bb4904f15a589d5c55902a765"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">device development that builds on results from research described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), including combinations of power electronics, advanced optimizing controls, and energy storage as a general purpose element of the electric grid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bb0d02b3cbe44caab0097dd1fafbcd1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grid-scale testing and analysis of storage devices, including test-beds and field trials;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef9c9e1f3aa943bdb8f678c291da82b3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost-benefit analyses that inform capital expenditure planning for regulators and owners and operators of components of the electric grid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89f6291562244e3f8888026b96e0e71c"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electricity storage device safety and reliability, including potential failure modes, mitigation measures, and operational guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70d59f37beeb4164bb6370cd4309d2b8"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards for storage device performance, control interface, grid interconnection, and interoperability; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id847C4F1AF6B14581937AAE422224D1B6"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining a public database of energy storage projects, policies, codes, standards, and regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d0830f428bc4e4b9e9643244b445105"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance to States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to States, Indian tribes, or units of local government to participate in or use research, development, or deployment of technology developed under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e59d54cc6b64b5e9553b0acb7c360c5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2026.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78e34a1b7c2a4e2a962551d2e2a0e415"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No effect on other provisions of law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle or an amendment made by this subtitle authorizes regulatory actions that would duplicate or conflict with regulatory requirements, mandatory standards, or related processes under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/824o">16 U.S.C. 824o</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id22BA873D43414BBD82FE6A4833B94F79"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the use of funds to carry out this section is coordinated among different offices within the Grid Modernization Initiative of the Department and other programs conducting energy storage research.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5e8e0bc335a4daea5b06a5abb966c4b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric system grid architecture, scenario development, and modeling</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id978e845266d24c3ab092bdd2dae1bc4f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grid architecture and scenario development</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id720DDE5AEE23407388616A4D1BACA716"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and facilitate a collaborative process to develop model grid architecture and a set of future scenarios for the electric system to examine the impacts of different combinations of resources (including different quantities of distributed energy resources and large-scale, central generation) on the electric grid.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc15d3921712e4d41892063e0473e5ef4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Market structure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grid architecture and scenarios developed under paragraph (1) shall account for differences in market structure, including an examination of the potential for stranded costs in each type of market structure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95151d5d5dd84a81b7ee6e1a5988c870"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on the findings of grid architecture developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D4A0330ADD94358BF851F91059A9FE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether any additional standards are necessary to ensure the interoperability of grid systems and associated communications networks; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55C864C6AE7445F6A65369BE17FB364B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary makes a determination that additional standards are necessary under subparagraph (A), make recommendations for additional standards, including, as may be appropriate, to the Electric Reliability Organization under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/824o">16 U.S.C. 824o</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id935b7f49ae4649f48eff99417264bcba"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modeling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10D95EFDC4DA4999A8DB7E9D4795DA6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct modeling based on the scenarios developed under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E051A11FD364573BE9090F3BA0D36C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyze and evaluate the technical and financial impacts of the models to assist States, utilities, and other stakeholders in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB57C58EFF8244DB8971D4481A944D176"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing strategic planning efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB58F7C3FE224546B5201C7172BCB138"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">avoiding stranded costs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31EE464FD04D488CB0BB908445EB991C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximizing the cost-effectiveness of future grid-related investments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide68e7b83325f44aa97ce269e6313698d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Input</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop the scenarios and conduct the modeling and analysis under subsections (a) and (b) with participation or input, as appropriate, from—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadcf29ec3b1243429ab3f11b7e7929c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Laboratories;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0de185fd24f24c18b2933841396b5603"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab45316bbee84f7aa26e66c49c4fc7eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State regulatory authorities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1fbb2dbd08c454484c7100d52bcb5f4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transmission organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70676bd196ef40418efb1163a2543d76"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of the electric industry;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cea558d94c944aa8dda0973a7ac7f66"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">academic institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id145eb2bf3b2e40bd95b65e4675e380df"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">independent research institutes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3aaae835a5184f66a8d762585541e17d"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide646359f106147bab0c429ffe9dc9f33" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated and resilient communities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id797772724643426a898b52c5c8584b34"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06f1564b834a4dfcb4e09a22939778a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hybrid micro-grid system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>hybrid micro-grid system</term> means a stand-alone electrical system that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDEF5068929C478C92DC6C975F4B5400"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is comprised of conventional generation and at least 1 alternative energy resource; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54E2F6C87BAE4F9185F79EE5CF9D3C9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use grid-scale energy storage.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e29b3db3f56494ea7c6e3e9505f672f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Isolated community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>isolated community</term> means a community that is powered by a stand-alone electric generation and distribution system without the economic and reliability benefits of connection to a regional electric grid.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb47e44b13c8a437fa3a32477294887f7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Micro-grid system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>micro-grid system</term> means a standalone electrical system that uses grid-scale energy storage.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6531e01dcc14d0ab1693629e488b39a"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>strategy</term> means the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e66c4228d564827bca2c4fa0563ad62"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7054C113C13B4385A8492381177476C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program to promote the development of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0527584c60e4b80b1200da510157769"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce494f9905334ff18c9f4890ff61e697"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">micro-grid systems to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D5500892BFB4603B1423ACBC8A47332"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under paragraph (1) shall be divided into the following phases:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a27b20fe592493493e247e8691dcf46"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phase I, which shall consist of the development of a feasibility assessment for—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65a00c4564454a5692dde173deccc5e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hybrid micro-grid systems in isolated communities; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide18f3956145c49c192e48ecec8280069"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">micro-grid systems to enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6e18e41491f4ead8efd2dc1ffc6b278"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phase II, which shall consist of the development of an implementation strategy, in accordance with paragraph (3), to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities, particularly for those communities exposed to extreme weather conditions and high energy costs, including electricity, space heating and cooling, and transportation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ec706fdb21f4233b79757bc146fcb4c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phase III, which shall be carried out in parallel with Phase II and consist of the development of an implementation strategy to promote the development of micro-grid systems that increase the resilience of critical infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd153db20946641948687229dd3c0bba4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phase IV, which shall consist of cost-shared demonstration projects, based upon the strategies developed under subparagraph (B) that include the development of physical and cybersecurity plans to take appropriate measures to protect and secure the electric grid.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fae50dbeb084663b04fbcd4cd614b0d"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phase V, which shall establish a benefits analysis plan to help inform regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders about the affordability, environmental and resilience benefits associated with Phases II, III and IV.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id031b7d4331a34286a63d541723a7c2fb"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the strategy under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6fc211803fd4795acf8fe67e24b86d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing future targets for the economic displacement of conventional generation using hybrid micro-grid systems, including displacement of conventional generation used for electric power generation, heating and cooling, and transportation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dceaf716c184768b4670e058d03fc80"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential for renewable resources, including wind, solar, and hydropower, to be integrated into a hybrid micro-grid system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd49ae228133d4aa19fe6088a2197cfe4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities for improving the efficiency of existing hybrid micro-grid systems;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d407cb259ab4ee4a0973d0a58e36dca"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capacity of the local workforce to operate, maintain, and repair a hybrid micro-grid system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63532325735a4ff1aa2fa8ba2976ae32"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities to develop the capacity of the local workforce to operate, maintain, and repair a hybrid micro-grid system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1011ba849fbd4228a37025439a800c23"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leveraging existing capacity within local or regional research organizations, such as organizations based at institutions of higher education, to support development of hybrid micro-grid systems, including by testing novel components and systems prior to field deployment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37db04ed30f6446b9cad900b0cf6b5af"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for basic infrastructure to develop, deploy, and sustain a hybrid micro-grid system;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id546264a722f94e1ab11a097987fe282b"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">input of traditional knowledge from local leaders of isolated communities in the development of a hybrid micro-grid system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca5a1d3c59ad4456b9195396b66c2c0e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of hybrid micro-grid systems on defense, homeland security, economic development, and environmental interests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id299cf174ec3848c0952303a0aa1d5ca2"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities to leverage existing interagency coordination efforts and recommendations for new interagency coordination efforts to minimize unnecessary overhead, mobilization, and other project costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29c252d3b4ec42b3b5fd550e77b5a132"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other criteria the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ffb2097f7d44005a60b090bb35751b6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collaboration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under subsection (b)(1) shall be carried out in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including, as appropriate—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a5eb55d667648c3a2b9490f5fdb3522"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe3fc71361bf47a3a9cda4a802eb431c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida65eb13dcaf0488697264cbaef63fcb3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional entities and regulators;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide972ebdf02324ecb97d5de0b4b659b72"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">units of local government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf903c3b2de774d2ebb26d2254be0ad58"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c1fb6b2c1e4458fb0d5fc81b5a42c76"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">private sector entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d2eb7ce91e549a1b2c3b8c8ba280396"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the efforts to implement the program established under subsection (b)(1) and the status of the strategy developed under subsection (b)(2)(B).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB251A8947364C2582232515BC061AA5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary model pathways</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id868ca211e8e84c0ba871fa70a8881474"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of voluntary model pathways</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C636841EB144401BB7F4C3B75538B34"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid through a collaborative, public-private effort that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2952314934F4BAFBE6C6946AEF7F6C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produces illustrative policy pathways that can be adapted for State and regional applications by regulators and policymakers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1fe4cd1e0f342ad8db3d39abfd07745"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates the modernization of the electric grid to achieve the objectives described in paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49b3df7fe8364f63b3ec7ea4723b717e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures a reliable, resilient, affordable, safe, and secure electric system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd175c7cc810945d1bff9d1de10d45fa3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acknowledges and provides for different priorities, electric systems, and rate structures across States and regions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23ce5135cfcb4cc4b561dcf186aeaba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pathways established under paragraph (1) shall facilitate achievement of the following objectives:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f558067b95147e7aea36bf84f0c99e0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Near real-time situational awareness of the electric system.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2c1c818b1a64214bf78d12449457f58"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data visualization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF78D799D99AB47328FC44645826C8DF8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced monitoring and control of the advanced electric grid.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id420ee3e65fee4fe79d655780c694445b"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced certainty for private investment in the electric system.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5dbb41d827040cb8c16b27f84a29353"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased innovation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fe7687587234531804e378c0b558495"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Greater consumer empowerment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b522f1a107e471bb9a1ba26ace19da4"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced grid resilience, reliability, and robustness.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide889c77d4fc64ccda0c86f406202f009"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5b496c54a0b439faf34ef8d25405865"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration of distributed energy resources;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05c7f0538aea414db9abcb3a6484fa1d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interoperability of the electric system; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id156FFD6DA1474C798E6B371EF8B7CCD2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predictive modeling and capacity forecasting.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc36a71e5c3d14a41a128ccce031bad64"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Steering committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a steering committee to facilitate the development of the pathways under paragraph (1), to be composed of members appointed by the Secretary, consisting of persons with appropriate expertise representing a diverse range of interests in the public, private, and academic sectors, including representatives of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbac0d6a93d854f8ea64d6aedcbc9f0ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Smart Grid Task Force; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f4e90486a8e40f8a275806eae05cef9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Smart Grid Advisory Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32514940913c4f5f8cf1eeca92a61fe9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide technical assistance to States, Indian tribes, or units of local government to adopt 1 or more elements of the pathways developed under subsection (a)(1).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59839c66604b4ec89e37592dc3924e29" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance metrics for electricity infrastructure providers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66a4d93608824b33b4ca0ea27d1a2623"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F86DECB695E41E8A6946707F0DE819C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the performance of the electric grid as of the date of the report; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1C596BD10B1452A950C648BF8D0F062"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the quantified costs and benefits associated with the changes evaluated under the scenarios developed under section 2302.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id922304f2f0bd4353af6d4e05c1639725"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations for development of metrics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing metrics for evaluating and quantifying the electric grid under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id833c3fa969214126aae13abfcd381ba6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standard methodologies for calculating improvements or deteriorations in the performance metrics, such as reliability, grid efficiency, power quality, consumer satisfaction, sustainability, and financial incentives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2498611eb38493da7ec3ee48c71ed64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standard methodologies for calculating value to ratepayers, including broad economic and related impacts from improvements to the performance metrics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b75e5bb983946a0ab52c442ce48c5eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate ownership and operating roles for electric utilities that would enable improved performance through the adoption of emerging, commercially available or advanced grid technologies or solutions, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54aea75daa774dff9bb10404ccf09703"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multicustomer micro-grids;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74a56db2e8724a11aaeda540dcc636dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distributed energy resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10d32a91fa9d47a0881f7204df7a9147"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy storage;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dfb0295f20f49dcbaac0b2d99484e39"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3a30af3583847f285c0b0ee1b6592e2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric vehicle charging infrastructure;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id905e1b164b5a4c839d70063b236ceddf"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrated information and communications systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4099F8202E964FCCBA42D08525E6FD3D"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transactive energy systems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c46ea3fa3da494f9ac4932b27878539"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced demand management systems; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf34162aba6946b7989bc63da74ef478"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to States, the role of the grid operator in enabling a robust future electric system to ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id723736f67eec4146b8a79e1f3cdf0fbf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric utilities remain financially viable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a6164dab1e249f7844f1d98f20d20ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric utilities make the needed investments that ensure a reliable, secure, and resilient grid; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb4b65870ab04a05a66245365ac3dbc1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs incurred to transform to an integrated grid are allocated and recovered responsibly, efficiently, and equitably.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb790d826e72b495f8680fbf3f6c7bf56" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and regional electricity distribution planning</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fdd9232515e45dca9e0869116b171cb"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of a State or regional organization, the Secretary shall partner with States and regional organizations to facilitate the development of State and regional electricity distribution plans by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5333542c6b7453bab14b244dbdb8be2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting a resource assessment and analysis of future demand and distribution requirements; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb72af99f1cd49b484edb5414865b371"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing open source tools for State and regional planning and operations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14a5a89638464035a6ae92e3a679e989"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk and security analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment under subsection (a)(1) shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0c87add786940e49d17f56077adb4a4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the evaluation of the physical and cybersecurity needs of an advanced distribution management system and the integration of distributed energy resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd50839583365452cb459baef27be4274"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced use of grid architecture to analyze risks in an all-hazards approach that includes communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida599a2ab44184f7597e7aee6b1feb9dd"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of developing State and regional electricity distribution plans, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68d808b232764279b328fd8671ac600c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id044034d70055496dac92bbac32654b67"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional reliability entities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf78b7ed87cc42e4ac9ff2b471ad2152"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other distribution asset owners and operators.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58C53A0CC89A46278E450CFB36526CBD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out sections 2302 through 2307 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2026.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AC2C05F53734A8AA5B6F1ED6C2664D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric transmission infrastructure permitting</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id070B5736280A4D1D9BEF50C32B000C86"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency rapid response team for transmission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78966B480D054C419D44741A5AB1BD5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established an interagency rapid response team, to be known as the <quote>Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Team</quote>), to expedite and improve the permitting process for electric transmission infrastructure on Federal land and non-Federal land.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id224FD9E48B6842D8808CE5B354719946"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The mission of the Team shall be—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA92D6B61B8C143D0B6A225AC03A531F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the timeliness and efficiency of electric transmission infrastructure permitting; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CA09670372C4D0E8B6D3B7172C29004"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate the performance of maintenance and upgrades to electric transmission lines on Federal land and non-Federal land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C4DBD90BFE44029BAEF29775611EB50"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Team shall be comprised of representatives of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABAA1165E8A845DCBAF1C64FCAFEBEC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id246094fb598b46e6a147ff485246b7fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C606B83E5C3406E947FEE23F0A2799C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e9a65bc055e4ba48adb7e7f3da3f400"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Defense;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09ad03266d09411f823ca17352acd485"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76D0C052D4E4417FBF439B8F862F1A8C"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Council on Environmental Quality;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c038b86d3e84aaf89b7340dd058e7d7"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c452775bf0e4fd5baf85c460dcf3e07"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c58cc548bbf466b9400b5809cdd531d"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide11e031e32e64ab1b2abac1a337a47b7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Team shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaca915ac7f834bf88b26d38385974e4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate coordination and unified environmental documentation among electric transmission infrastructure project applicants, Federal agencies, States, and Indian tribes involved in the siting and permitting process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id245654180f5f42f4a842ae3d7c426cd2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish clear timelines for the review and coordination of electric transmission infrastructure projects by the applicable agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc037edcb8f1d4461ad458a3262aaaeb7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that each electric transmission infrastructure project is posted on the Federal permitting transmission tracking system known as <quote>e-Trans</quote>, including information on the status and anticipated completion date of each project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id132cc4202bb74db88a1058201ba5a4ce"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regularly notify all participating members of the Team involved in any specific permit of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BCC7E0724E14CB79E1F75433358605F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any outstanding agency action that is required with respect to the permit; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4F3F24A9F7646D1907780D9C7FB4149"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any approval or required comment that has exceeded statutory or agency timelines for completion, including an identification of any Federal agency, department, or field office that has not met the applicable timeline.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92BA6258635B40BE9593A540FB3CBE2D"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annually, the Team shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes the average completion time for specific categories of regionally and nationally significant transmission projects, based on information obtained from the applicable Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB22E8E8709A747F0B7EC00163814804D"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of data by OMB</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using data provided by the Team, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prioritize inclusion of individual electric transmission infrastructure projects on the website operated by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with section 1122 of title 31, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63C5F08FCEDD44279A786E334B3E759C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transmission Ombudsperson</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50F71D5D33B74D9CB9EE12F916662050"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To enhance and ensure the reliability of the electric grid, there is established within the Council on Environmental Quality the position of Transmission Ombudsperson (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Ombudsperson</quote>), to provide a unified point of contact for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F6A05035AA44303A8554F50A9CD32F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resolving interagency or intra-agency issues or delays with respect to electric transmission infrastructure permits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id974E5D0E8C654FEDB94D9B2D1C09C52C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receiving and resolving complaints from parties with outstanding or in-process applications relating to electric transmission infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B4A81AA6994499D95577E508E2456F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ombudsperson shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4979d3b5e654add8b3c30913a77ba18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process for—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3cb4af36a104d81a5128809b1043b07"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitating the permitting process for performance of maintenance and upgrades to electric transmission lines on Federal land and non-Federal land, with a special emphasis on facilitating access for immediate maintenance, repair, and vegetation management needs;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9B7081AACF941F98E1588EE1334A7DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resolving complaints filed with the Ombudsperson with respect to in-process electric transmission infrastructure permits; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9F82D501E2D433E9665C1922A593A7F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issuing recommended resolutions to address the complaints filed with the Ombudsperson; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fe074d7e1aa4bdc866c53f5f041cd5b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hear, compile, and share any complaints filed with Ombudsperson relating to in-process electric transmission infrastructure permits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb531229fcdfb4bd0a50eadfa9bb17eef"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA82A14CAEE2A48EE9703228D66CACB9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public lands (as defined in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702(e)</external-xref>), and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land, shall provide for continuity of the existing use and occupancy for the transmission of electric energy by any Federal department or agency granted across public lands or National Forest System land.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EC2C59BCADB4C3FAA7BB4C8726E2E9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, within 30 days after receiving a request from the Federal department or agency administering the electric energy transmission facilities, shall, in consultation with that department or agency, initiate agreements regarding the use and occupancy or right-of-way (including vegetation management agreements, where applicable).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id904807933fbb4126999dc00991b00cd3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Geomatic data</header><text>If a Federal or State department or agency considering an aspect of an application for Federal authorization requires the applicant to submit environmental data, the department or agency shall consider any such data gathered by geomatic techniques, including tools and techniques used in land surveying, remote sensing, cartography, geographic information systems, global navigation satellite systems, photogrammetry, geophysics, geography, or other remote means.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id057c3415f91a414a84355c598ba4a439" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2309.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report by transmission organizations on distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcb46f3e30904db0b910fa4d27cea4e8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd88432276cca4bdb92a226b0ef137894"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distributed energy resource</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>distributed energy resource</term> means an electricity supply resource that, as permitted by State law—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfee08cffde541b4babdddb0292f94c4"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1CFE1023BD674BA2B6C7BD72E7324EE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is interconnected to the electric system operated by a transmission organization at or below 69kV; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFA3132D3AB241588B6B4E4E060BDEA8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is subject to dispatch by the transmission organization; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fbf062e0793476bb49a0ae7c6dc5d40"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDAB6EC4357F74C16B96F0FB4057B6613"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">generates electricity using any primary energy source, including solar energy and other renewable resources; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75DDB74FFBF7465C8C72DB07B6B7FD8A" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stores energy and is capable of supplying electricity to the electric system operated by the transmission organization from the storage reservoir.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78afb888b28c4c6d8e8cd86de666b6f7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric generating capacity resource</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric generating capacity resource</term> means an electric generating resource, as measured by the maximum load-carrying ability of the resource, exclusive of station use and planned, unplanned, or other outage or derating, that is subject to dispatch by a transmission organization to meet the resource adequacy needs of the systems operated by the transmission organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85a3df9e00884fadbeec1f2a55d20f2c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Micro-grid system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>micro-grid system</term> means an electrically distinct system under common control that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf58e35f3ce3f44029d81ddf3c3abbbba"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serves an electric load at or below 69kV from a distributed energy resource or electric generating capacity resource; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa0bb59872e342e8955916b0f2804dd6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is subject to dispatch by a transmission organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37e0966641d5498eadda02d6cfe5210f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transmission organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transmission organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/796">16 U.S.C. 796</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde203b958205473aac7013592edbf637"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id341569a632064ad2b176aeb9b512db3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall submit to each transmission organization notice that the transmission organization is required to file with the Commission a report in accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ade05e06c5e468783de54cf47922424"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which a transmission organization receives a notice under paragraph (1), the transmission organization shall submit to the Commission a report that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id745ad888a361496f9fee999e266a7eca"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1F9635C0F64C4D51A63D1D397F178DC3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems that are subject to dispatch by the transmission organization as of the date of the report; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F234829F258430E9DEBBEC4E104D709" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the fuel sources and operational characteristics of such distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems, including, to the extent practicable, a discussion of the benefits and costs associated with the distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems identified under clause (i);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50984a17a6014a21b5f168dd76782de3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluates, with due regard for operational and economic benefits and costs, the potential for distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems to be deployed to the transmission organization over the short- and long-term periods in the planning cycle of the transmission organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c375fe1ad5a44c1af0bd0f66dc99f00"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaffa68a8c8744356a0153515d963d1df"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">over the short- and long-term periods in the planning cycle of the transmission organization, barriers to the deployment to the transmission organization of distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb20d6c5e5dc4195a7caef5a1ecb7cc7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential changes to the operational requirements for, or charges associated with, the interconnection of distributed energy resources and micro-grid systems to the transmission organization that would reduce the barriers identified under clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8B932925DEB45C499C55460A7F76481" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2310.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Net metering study guidance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title XVIII of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/58">Public Law 109–58</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 1122) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60233619f2864694a19244ab73d99593" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1841.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Net energy metering study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56d67a8848574d45a0c76c0911e715fe"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id552fcc0c1c4941b59087355c5cbf270c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue guidance on criteria required to be included in studies of net metering conducted by the Department; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A9AED1670D64827A5CF328BDD5BC977"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">undertake a study of net energy metering.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32c5d5d9a8bc4a9fb382ec3440595edb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements and contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The model guidance issued under subsection (a) shall clarify without prejudice to other study criteria that any study of net energy metering, including the study conducted by the Department under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id591f0ce13ed444e8a486572e85f59062"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be publicly available; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6da35bc5eba492fbf2d79b9f17e98b5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess benefits and costs of net energy metering, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideeaba2ab0f614c76b352ae7b90e0e9c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">load data, including hourly profiles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb18b2be2d7445528b1580af1314f2b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distributed generation production data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b1ed1e58ae24b22ad2442786f124dd7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best available technology, including inverter capability; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd0a0f0c0e1e4e72a866f5629d1bf34c"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benefits and costs of distributed energy deployment, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee3a1442b008442d96da53350aedfb4a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental benefits;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id152c03c442434306836d818a24efaabe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in electric system reliability;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7860d4132a44aae90171646f66f4a0c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in peak power requirements;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fc971b25a7e4ff687ae0ece490f1003"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provision of ancillary services, including reactive power;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f3b709ca32944cd8f67826fe7129e6c"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in power quality;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ac958d681524dd1a35c376ba8adf93d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in land-use effects;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ea6afaa139e4c119c7a9e35bd3b75e4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in right-of-way acquisition costs;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id613a31e8be8b4523b0a6e402a96d2e09"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in vulnerability to terrorism; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd829432d42a04a01a0b0d40ce1277f41"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in infrastructure resilience.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="idEB0D7A458CE5495DB1121DA5CA216FED"><enum>2312.</enum><header>Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems</header> <subsection id="id703fbff60b974676be14680c2b01515c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id5b358a250b474080b935b84fb946dd45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional services</header><text>The term <term>additional services</term> means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6b829dadce0f49a4a99e7d7b4a42138f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waste heat to power system</header>
<subparagraph id="idfe67f56937cb4047851c2a6ac4133fc4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>waste heat to power system</term> means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd15da6ae57fc4f91bc2d3a7430ef6974"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>waste heat to power system</term> does not include a system that generates electricity through the recovery of a heat resource from a process the primary purpose of which is the generation of electricity using a fossil fuel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id76476be9c8ed4d5682b01a120c50411e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other terms</header>
<subparagraph id="id7fb5e4abd75b4901a950b83b664434d1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>PURPA</header><text>The terms <term>electric consumer</term>, <term>electric utility</term>, <term>interconnection service</term>, <term>nonregulated electric utility</term>, and <term>State regulatory authority</term> have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2601">16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.</external-xref>), within the meaning of title I of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2611">16 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idede8276a47bf4047a283fa1ac3262434"><enum>(B)</enum><header>EPCA</header><text>The terms <term>combined heat and power system</term> and <term>waste energy</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 371 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6341">42 U.S.C. 6341</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD0A8BB51C28641B39A6F102CC4619733"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header>
<paragraph id="id165015758E0D4E68A6F9BDF0361A2F14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 20 megawatts to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id77b9f42b32004cdc92aa4c7a7f04f925"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The review under this subsection shall include a review of existing rules and procedures relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf90405b42ef3471da8d6305652448268"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determining and assigning costs of interconnection service and additional services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5729b74a3414f8c914d15ee79b2244e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring adequate cost recovery by an electric utility for interconnection service and additional services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf5496437cf754298801772e35a83a600"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Model guidance</header>
<paragraph id="id5ce355df08cc41e1bdab9076c20acfaf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall issue model guidance for interconnection service and additional services for use by State regulatory authorities and nonregulated electric utilities to reduce the barriers identified under subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2e2e88eda5b94cdc90f976e8189f9864"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Current best practices</header><text>The model guidance issued under this subsection shall reflect, to the maximum extent practicable, current best practices to encourage the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems while ensuring the safety and reliability of the interconnected units and the distribution and transmission networks to which the units connect, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida5af984a145e49e2aba197029cbc6b19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relevant current standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59272342d02841fdbbcc9f14cb958c75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>model codes and rules adopted by—</text>
<clause id="id80b2103c9159499f8a610cae8561e24b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>States; or</text> </clause><clause id="id5b9df0a540624c0dbed17723703800d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>associations of State regulatory agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50DDB0AF407F435F983764444751674A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text>In establishing the model guidance under this subsection, the Secretary shall take into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id265911C574E247CA9AC180C045E0099B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the appropriateness of using standards or procedures for interconnection service that vary based on unit size, fuel type, or other relevant characteristics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2bb0e3e64164553a8ec3bc7844d1c57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the appropriateness of establishing fast-track procedures for interconnection service;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf32f8cfca254df1b306c5558b1cf81f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the value of consistency with Federal interconnection rules established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idEE0753352D8D44768033A0D81A1D45D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the best practices used to model outage assumptions and contingencies to determine fees or rates for additional services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id65E7935D48D44DB3A789281122AB2BE0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the appropriate duration, magnitude, or usage of demand charge ratchets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73bcb005a6f14928800e677c96908641"><enum>(F)</enum><text>potential alternative arrangements with respect to the procurement of additional services, including—</text>
<clause id="id34b8d2b20965495493ba4b2312d6396f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contracts tailored to individual electric consumers for additional services;</text> </clause><clause id="idb547577da7764337ba9700ba8b023f17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>procurement of additional services by an electric utility from a competitive market; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id19f1b5930b91482e8d2df3d34240ecfe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>waivers of fees or rates for additional services for small electric consumers; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id47EBDA79F83F40BA9E064686B1890E9F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>outcomes such as increased electric reliability, fuel diversification, enhanced power quality, and reduced electric losses that may result from increased use of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idBE05600C50DA4084AB99AB12A6DEA0F7" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Computing</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F47A53B6A604E63B25A199FE7EC0769" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exascale computer research program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e452a3dfe8640c498510cf40b2ada74"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renaming of Act</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id998a6a5f36e64f84bca05b4230c26b05"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1 of the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5501">15 U.S.C. 5501</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/423">Public Law 108–423</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>Exascale Computing Act of 2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadfbfb8aef244f22a25dccab62f4b284"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 976(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16316">42 U.S.C. 16316(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>Exascale Computing Act of 2016</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86c835683a3f43419e57b19fbc28d1cd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Exascale Computing Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5541">15 U.S.C. 5541</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id988bf12cee0b49d29ca9dd6521f39623"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16fe887b677048419939c1ef5b022f61"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfaa2c02e8f4142a089ad52eed9f3089e" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ca72fdf4bf447e0b4acd86eb0df7cde"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Energy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9025909b27764ee7a135aa025cded1e2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exascale computing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>exascale computing</term> means computing through the use of a computing machine that performs near or above 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90497e0813264fff85c8aa7973ccbab3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>, acting through the Director of the Office of Science of the Department of Energy</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75d9497ba60e40c9a3fd420018e3a288"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Energy High-End Computing Research and Development Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Exascale Computing Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5542">15 U.S.C. 5542</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1cd4d70f50949479817c6aa08092a06"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>program</quote> and inserting <quote>coordinated program across the Department</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec34547cb438480ca1de09af6326ff00"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>, which may</quote> and all that follows through <quote>architectures</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4551430d7f44b37a88a7d184aaf2062"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c5fdd6e73b24498b02c3e796eaf1bc5" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd312614c04da447da993e0ee2d9a4e7e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exascale computing program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7be72a33cfbd422083b7217002cc0858"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a research program (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Program</quote>) to develop 2 or more exascale computing machine architectures to promote the missions of the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c74317794dd45a8a1ed69c9e912100d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89C71C90DAF84852B0AD5379F6A283DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CE2A1DD59904EDE828E6F1085442774"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish 2 or more National Laboratory partnerships with industry partners and institutions of higher education for the research and development of 2 or more exascale computing architectures across all applicable organizations of the Department; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60E44A4EDDDD47EE9B64B44B282A1975"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide, as appropriate, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access for researchers in industries in the United States, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and other Federal agencies to the exascale computing systems developed pursuant to clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE71C9CB57854C6C8811889AAC770753"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of partners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall select members for the partnerships with the computing facilities of the Department under subparagraph (A) through a competitive, peer-review process.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id558fdd46b9604d5f890e014edda7cc23"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Codesign and application development</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE281F17C2624C2AA694A4F4AB3F6ECA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the Program through an integration of applications, computer science, applied mathematics, and computer hardware architecture using the partnerships established pursuant to paragraph (2) to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, 2 or more exascale computing machine architectures are capable of solving Department target applications and broader scientific problems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E75A9A4CF15490EB78A1D0366F68C98"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on how the integration under subparagraph (A) is furthering application science data and computational workloads across application interests, including national security, material science, physical science, cybersecurity, biological science, the Materials Genome and BRAIN Initiatives of the President, advanced manufacturing, and the national electric grid.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04b504622e894bab850f7a9c81754a1e"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id551BA30F096E4EC1BE265A00A661E51E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exascale architectures developed pursuant to partnerships established pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be reviewed through a project review process.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6B7E43DB8B84841A5A24170D340AD80"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30C17047CEF8448984172C0253822947"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the review conducted under subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id293CC8075E684781A0A5D569D6537D3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the coordination and management of the Program to ensure an integrated research program across the Department.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49ab846e1eff49e69717c734a95d2291"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the time of the budget submission of the Department for each fiscal year, the Secretary, in consultation with the members of the partnerships established pursuant to paragraph (2), shall submit to Congress a report that describes funding for the Program as a whole by functional element of the Department and critical milestones.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3401abbb272f4abc9f9ab3f3794d376f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Exascale Computing Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5543">15 U.S.C. 5543</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9096df24d6f24a3f91b05de387fc620c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>section 3(d)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12f8c87203234ff38ba64d9034cb5774"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b1e92af0cc04715b0e55e4f7b4d29a7" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41471f0adb314d26b0df405273bb38e3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$272,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cfeac36b32b4c6e9348e1cea524d27c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$340,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id141be0346fc145e9b622f3d8f476020c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$360,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supply</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idFEABBBC0091E40BDA6FED0A625E4444B" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewables</header>
<part commented="no" id="id184B489E6EE94ABF8B11945830FF04FA" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydroelectric</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe604a480f20470b9794f8078e0ecaf7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydropower regulatory improvements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id574557bdd0d243ff9776b6dfa034ebd9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of congress on the use of hydropower renewable resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3070012d2a814a7a8a884531aea35b45"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydropower is a renewable resource for purposes of all Federal programs and is an essential source of energy in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e334b9b5609492a86d3428515008680"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States should increase substantially the capacity and generation of clean, renewable hydropower resources that would improve environmental quality in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5973473920B4A0384C3C6924E04D092"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifying the definition of renewable energy To include hydropower</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15852">42 U.S.C. 15852</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F6C3C5D31F94F1E812A5AB3FA47842B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>the following amounts</quote> and all that follows through paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>not less than 15 percent in fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be renewable energy.</quote> ; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF36E671A0716414CB7B3ABE8435362B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62671178fedd406eac493cb61afcd8bf" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79068757b12243af9fb5541a2fffe607"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewable energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>renewable energy</term> means energy produced from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or hydropower.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82E9ACDC40AB464DB184BE349EB5C849"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licenses for construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/797">16 U.S.C. 797(e)</external-xref>) is amended, in the first proviso, by striking <quote>deem</quote> and inserting <quote>determine to be</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4b5b0ca3987433eb987e23739043656"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preliminary permits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/798">16 U.S.C. 798</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefd4bb331f054b979f4885e35be4a670"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>three</quote> and inserting <quote>4</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c2629ec994842de80745892eb1e4fae"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf695b711b6534e36a5ea13e43f0139e7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years</quote> and inserting the following: “Commission may—</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6faa5e8b10f94c51a0852ae71debbe28"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 4 additional years beyond the 4 years</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ef7d9bcc1344eae952dc85457451cdf"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7453026db04d48b6b3aef632412aa5b7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9e34a1f9db343d18064d120c810af03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the end of an extension period granted under paragraph (1), issue an additional permit to the permittee if the Commission determines that there are extraordinary circumstances that warrant the issuance of the additional permit.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb64c475087264f108823321858ab51dc"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Time limit for construction of project works</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>once but not longer than two additional years</quote> and inserting <quote>for not more than 8 additional years,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46fe6255f11445009f768192446cabbc"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">License term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(e) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/808">16 U.S.C. 808(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1fb2295982e457ab22e0a4d24ac58f3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(e) Except</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB501F0591224363B4B0818C56AFEEE5" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc780de8a38694adcbf81f3913c0c21bb"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">License term on relicensing</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d4f377a468b49f1a5bc08f0bbb43a4f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf28f7e4b661420680d26752ee848352"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4657F79CCE414BFE940E421822F34036" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida65adcc95f404b38ae0209e84b73b6f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the term of a license under paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider project-related investments by the licensee over the term of the existing license (including any terms under annual licenses) that resulted in new development, construction, capacity, efficiency improvements, or environmental measures, but which did not result in the extension of the term of the license by the Commission.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id562A7A08BF4541A59A68D3F50C3B2A71"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation of navigation facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/811">16 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) is amended by striking the second, third, and fourth sentences.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida329e6b82b654081b71302329b49c592"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative conditions and prescriptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 33 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/823d">16 U.S.C. 823d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4dbf229bdca4fd59ddaa1f56e73f8b3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida88f1cf73745452b8fb767911ffe4b23"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>deems</quote> and inserting <quote>determines</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id957434c711b545a8aa4fa4d091ca207d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>determined to be necessary</quote> before <quote>by the Secretary</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9205fdbc37874259967421702feedb35"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1eb664c09ae4b369a9309850f2c3be7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8832c86924ec4da5ba6a350c3d028430"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ae463866e974a2180ef2e0dba2f2f1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66f03f1fae5f4d21bb2054a75e82fa15"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id919ef0621316448da2c0dc5f72ce64ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ab5210b8ec2443190388e4f874e5cee"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Further conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section applies to any further conditions or prescriptions proposed or imposed pursuant to section 4(e), 6, or 18.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70621a35ed6744dbb356e807a6cdd9ef"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing process improvements and coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part I of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/792">16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec0468bcddd5445c840745b7c2925cbb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing process improvements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61f8be9bb7bb4cd9a220d75feee686fa"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">License studies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5128efef2c14149acab161b637f73c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To facilitate the timely and efficient completion of the license proceedings under this part, the Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id796e7d5ad7fd42c68e67eaa0dd8fd084"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct an investigation of best practices in performing licensing studies, including methodologies and the design of studies to assess the full range of environmental impacts of a project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9398895acf7146988d46f1811d6c3a70"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile a comprehensive collection of studies and data accessible to the public that could be used to inform license proceedings under this paragraph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e9fd5080d8741f5ba98e3065fd7e202"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage license applicants and cooperating agencies to develop and use, for the purpose of fostering timely and efficient consideration of license applications, a limited number of open-source methodologies and tools applicable across a wide array of projects, including water balance models and streamflow analyses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c2348870c2a4e7bbabed797a74dd8d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of existing studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Commission shall use existing studies and data in individual licensing proceedings under this part in accordance with paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6585e596d0cd4f78a69352b962dac2ab"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonduplication requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Commission shall ensure that studies and data required for any Federal authorization (as defined in section 35(a)) applicable to a particular project or facility are not duplicated in other licensing proceedings under this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id127831a715b0439582fabaecbd1dd768"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biological opinions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that relevant offices within the National Marine Fisheries Service prepare any biological opinion under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1536">16 U.S.C. 1536</external-xref>) that forms the basis for a prescription under section 18 on a concurrent rather than sequential basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e857ed53a744d37986553ec81802d22"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water quality certification deadline</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F097F16B1B34F638A3E8BAF9900C9CF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of issuing a license under this part, the deadline for a certifying agency to act under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1341">33 U.S.C. 1341(a)</external-xref>) shall take effect only on the submission of a request for certification determined to be complete by the certifying agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id042316B401A44B019D7E729B67190770"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of complete request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certifying agency shall inform the Commission when a request for certification is determined to be complete.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8710a8dd7834cbdacce5113cd62a488" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing process coordination</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7188b9d096a143d087bec748aa6f7467"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of Federal authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Federal authorization</term> means any authorization required under Federal law (including any license, permit, special use authorization, certification, opinion, consultation, determination, or other approval) with respect to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7457bedb02dc403a9a6a70e47d33ae01"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project licensed under section 4 or 15; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62c5a8abf6fe4d12b089ba3369e1d49c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a facility exempted under—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id188b084a0f5a46bca42b7d28d998def3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 30; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ff8aaef75304129a6400d401d335447"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 405(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">16 U.S.C. 2705(d)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd991e6726d394c69ab648abfa2fc69a0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation as lead agency</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2c74dcbe77840fda5fcdd332383586f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall act as the lead agency for the purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13c3f549fdb740dfa1191bc17eec133d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal and State agency considering an aspect of an application for Federal authorization shall cooperate with the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb607da8a262b4ddd9c86ebf15f9fd183"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schedule</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fc5779f422b4a58b463cda4eb3fbe09"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing for issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that all Federal authorizations required for a project or facility, including a license or exemption order of the Commission, should be issued by the date that is 3 years after the date on which an application is considered to be complete by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfee1a111f45f47cfa35c9bfbd149cd6f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission schedule</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b599dc9464c4f148f5f4a43dbe0a530"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish a schedule for the issuance of all Federal authorizations.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90cf83995bbd40d4a6823ca4443a78cd"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the schedule under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaed9f37b9ddf4036bae7ac2e8d198c23"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult and cooperate with the Federal and State agencies responsible for a Federal authorization;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddca91e07bf1748caae1200732cd0f235"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the expeditious completion of all proceedings relating to a Federal authorization; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58881cea57ea4bf2838a33047c2f2b9c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with applicable schedules established by Federal law with respect to a Federal authorization.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b3765e21e514198a2a575860c57990e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resolution of interagency disputes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Federal agency fails to adhere to the schedule established by the Commission under paragraph (2), or if the final condition of the Secretary under section 4(e) or prescription under section 18 has been unreasonably delayed in derogation of the schedule established under paragraph (2), or if a proposed alternative condition or prescription has been unreasonably denied, or if a final condition or prescription would be inconsistent with the purposes of this part or other applicable law, the Commission may refer the matter to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92812057a95f48d8bc3953ab18408ac1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure timely participation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecba8f6a85a0465cac11d23cca68b229"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure a timely decision;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf82b09dc699c4e7cb8e33c38048c996a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to mediate the dispute; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1110ba5110bb43af8bb509078f7b7f0f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to refer the matter to the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide303e88d6b3348b59e6e867b934390ec"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidated record</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea4b498ac74c4772b6d24e59f10068d7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall maintain official consolidated records of all license proceedings under this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20a9a78c64304e7185a7ef63fe13c272"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission of recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any Federal or State agency that is providing recommendations with respect to a license proceeding under this part shall submit to the Commission for inclusion in the consolidated record relating to the license proceeding maintained under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29be657bba914fe2b8da2ca9a3018369"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recommendations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22a160ddb9d041dc9bf179a8cdc508e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rationale for the recommendations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ebad0abcfbf45568688c7177ffe0642"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any supporting materials relating to the recommendations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd213557d8b64e9b90fcb76ec980c3ca"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written statement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a case in which a Federal agency is making a determination with respect to a covered measure (as defined in section 36(a)), the head of the Federal agency shall include in the consolidated record a written statement demonstrating that the Federal agency gave equal consideration to the effects of the covered measure on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8806894337604a349e9dccb665209450"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy supply, distribution, cost, and use;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8939bd592b704e7cb0f283f799a8127e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">flood control;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad5719d39d5a40ee9bc89794a1abd02a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">navigation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12bceda99a9049cc9f23c8f3f1de340a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water supply; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6432fca2fb1448fb94ab347c72a0013c"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">air quality and the preservation of other aspects of environmental quality.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88b0a4c8ec9b4b2fb19b40528fbd454a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>36.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trial-type hearings</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a28993def21451a9a2ed13f9f0e0d57"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of covered measure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered measure</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD35CD7D6F3C49C8A0D9ED047189A868"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a condition prescribed under section 4(e), including an alternative condition proposed under section 33(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29618CA90FDD4398B804B9BB2542D2BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fishways prescribed under section 18, including an alternative prescription proposed under section 33(b); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FA75936E5574DB7BAE21AC8B863125F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any further condition pursuant to section 4(e), 6, or 18.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1ba25004226436b96b72d4c97db02ab"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of trial-type hearing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The license applicant (including an applicant for a license under section 15) and any party to the proceeding shall be entitled to a determination on the record, after opportunity for a trial-type hearing of not more than 120 days, on any disputed issues of material fact with respect to an applicable covered measure.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba0d6ee4307340119e58485c9fd657b7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A request for a trial-type hearing under this section shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date on which, as applicable—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17dc8647a07048c68f86333561b0146f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary submits the condition under section 4(e) or prescription under section 18; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ec6c0dbb4e842eca23aec617aa02a8a"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0145C2670F164A42B63CB9B2DAA2A341"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commission publishes notice of the intention to use the reserved authority of the Commission to order a further condition under section 6; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8B437814A3F4F2382B04B183E41BBD5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary exercises reserved authority under the license to prescribe, submit, or revise any condition to a license under the first proviso of section 4(e) or fishway prescribed under section 18, as appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fe1b6aaded9413cae7cb800f821f8fb"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No requirement To exhaust</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By electing not to request a trial-type hearing under subsection (d), a license applicant and any other party to a license proceeding shall not be considered to have waived the right of the applicant or other party to raise any issue of fact or law in a non-trial-type proceeding, but no issue may be raised for the first time on rehearing or judicial review of the license decision of the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e0a5fe8d17a47c6b01869a6471fef44"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative law judge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All disputed issues of material fact raised by a party in a request for a trial-type hearing submitted under subsection (d) shall be determined in a single trial-type hearing to be conducted by an Administrative Law Judge within the Office of Administrative Law Judges and Dispute Resolution of the Commission, in accordance with the Commission rules of practice and procedure under part 385 of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), and within the timeframe established by the Commission for each license proceeding (including a proceeding for a license under section 15) under section 35(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93ff85fa23cf42b69a975a2fa0108500"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrative Law Judge may impose a stay of a trial-type hearing under this section for a period of not more than 120 days to facilitate settlement negotiations relating to resolving the disputed issues of material fact with respect to the covered measure.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id177A1FBE297540FD97EE6A0CFF72D817"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decision of the Administrative Law Judge</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA7BF4181AB84DAA90D0A119AC1559F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision of the Administrative Law Judge shall contain—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21D86A89979642A6998E9FFD8E55927C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">findings of fact on all disputed issues of material fact;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60478301AD6244119AF4BFE1B0CD7EDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conclusions of law necessary to make the findings of fact, including rulings on materiality and the admissibility of evidence; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id926ED060CF0648D7AA4347CBCF4A0418"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reasons for the findings and conclusions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A1E4B638D9A4CAE903EF1630E332C8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision of the Administrative Law Judge shall not contain conclusions as to whether—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BE60B48208345C2AC1EC2F755F4639F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any condition or prescription should be adopted, modified, or rejected; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0F1F29A2A09442DBC5A9BF359370F9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any alternative condition or prescription should be adopted, modified, or rejected.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE48479E6870748B58D9CE26FA28F5E75"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Finality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision of an Administrative Law Judge under this section with respect to a disputed issue of material fact shall not be subject to further administrative review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4B26805081942C29155BC2A18C97DD7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrative Law Judge shall serve the decision on each party to the hearing and forward the complete record of the hearing to the Commission and the Secretary that proposed the original condition or prescription.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E53E75F1BF54778A38E2802E33402FC"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretarial determination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6050E19155854BB781E49A56FEA334A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Administrative Law Judge issues the decision under subsection (g) and in accordance with the schedule established by the Commission under section 35(c), the Secretary proposing a condition under section 4(e) or a prescription under section 18 shall file with the Commission a final determination to adopt, modify, or withdraw any condition or prescription that was the subject of a hearing under this section, based on the decision of the Administrative Law Judge.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF39C0123F5A7451D933F70EA60D48902"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Record of determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The final determination of the Secretary filed with the Commission shall identify the reasons for the decision and any considerations taken into account that were not part of, or inconsistent with, the findings of the Administrative Law Judge and shall be included in the consolidated record in section 35(d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44FB89E46C714F51B8BBAE8875B6AD22"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing decision of the Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding sections 4(e) and 18, if the Commission finds that the final condition or prescription of the Secretary is inconsistent with the purposes of this part or other applicable law, the Commission may refer the matter to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality under section 35(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7981E7346A314039A048C78C976C64FF"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision of the Administrative Law Judge and the record of determination of the Secretary shall be included in the record of the applicable licensing proceeding and subject to judicial review of the final licensing decision of the Commission under section 313(b).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9798c8e14135419d90f255f461f6c8bd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>37.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pumped storage projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out section 6(a) of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/797">16 U.S.C. 797</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/23">Public Law 113–23</external-xref>), the Commission shall consider a closed loop pumped storage project to include a project—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dcf7d2a8f1541b78a9b2bcac9be3f34"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which the upper and lower reservoirs do not impound or directly withdraw water from a navigable stream; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id618ed31dbf7141ab8f448b05d33ce7ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is not continuously connected to a naturally flowing water feature.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2a6640372af4144b36c8038b19ac11c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>38.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual reports</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ffcd14fe62242b2893e4e1c31f975e1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission annual report</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb39a2ee862394814821b3708dee0efb1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an annual report that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6be4506f690242b2a5d79270ad0c59dd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes and quantifies, for each licensed, exempted, or proposed project under this part or section 405(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">16 U.S.C. 2705(d)</external-xref>) (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>covered project</quote>), the quantity of energy and capacity authorized for new development and reauthorized for continued operation during the reporting year, including an assessment of the economic, climactic, air quality, and other environmental benefits achieved by the new and reauthorized energy and capacity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb19934e298d403cbf8bf6226ab78394"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes and quantifies the loss of energy, capacity, or ancillary services as a result of any licensing action under this part or other requirement under Federal law during the reporting year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf682fea9a6d348628d8e85c9d08c8d58"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies any application to license, relicense, or expand a covered project pending as of the date of the annual report, including a quantification of the new energy and capacity with the potential to be gained or lost by action relating to the covered project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd187f7a07474ed2bb5dcab6f6d61711"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lists all proposed covered projects that, as of the date of the annual report, are subject to a preliminary permit issued under section 4(f), including a description of the quantity of new energy and capacity that would be achieved through the development of each proposed covered project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55078ebbfcfc4eb286955b2197e13ddc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish and maintain a publicly available website or comparable resource that tracks all information required for the annual report under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffa2f528370c49e88e5188d5a5b2e1c8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resource agency annual report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fba2123f16f498b8f2d5def2194feb5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any Federal or State resource agency that is participating in any Commission proceeding under this part or that has responsibilities for any Federal authorization shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39e21fe78a644de5824f5267ecc55135"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes each term, condition, or other requirement prepared by the resource agency during the reporting year with respect to a Commission proceeding under this part, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5de9b6e3287e47d18106c46c8f6db37f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of whether implementation of the term, condition, or other requirement would result in the loss of energy, capacity, or ancillary services at the project, including a quantification of the losses;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3feeb111a68f4c0eadf9b3b348c1b4e6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of economic, air quality, climactic and other environmental effects associated with implementation of the term, condition, or other requirement;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5985f6ea9fea4e35bc2ade581340d867"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a demonstration, based on evidence in the record of the Commission, that the resource agency prepared the term, condition, or other requirement in a manner that meets the policy established by this part while discharging the responsibilities of the resource agency under this part or any other applicable requirement under Federal law; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30deee822b0541c19e0bbc7590e2ca17"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of whether the head of the applicable Federal agency has rendered final approval of the term, condition, or other requirement, or whether the term, condition, or other requirement remains a preliminary recommendation of staff of the resource agency; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23b6e0e2926d441ca3901d4b558283fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies all pending, scheduled, and anticipated proceedings under this part that, as of the date of the annual report, the resource agency expects to participate in, or has any approval or participatory responsibilities for under Federal law, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28237cf124264bac822dcb1b209f8bc4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an accounting of whether the resource agency met all deadlines or other milestones established by the resource agency or the Commission during the reporting year; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02d8f71a3b724c1eb9c26ac60a86aedf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specific plans of the resource agency for allocating sufficient resources for each project during the upcoming year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba040e3c005d4a3f953f28d797bbb385"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any resource agency preparing an annual report to Congress under paragraph (1) shall establish and maintain a publicly available website or comparable resource that tracks all information required for the annual report.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D3C2D7802AE4381B7D5D12064B1E51D"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida271c76dbbee4a66990bb2b58eafb538"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission (as the term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/796">16 U.S.C. 796</external-xref>)) shall establish a voluntary pilot program covering at least 1 region in which the Commission, in consultation with the heads of cooperating agencies, shall direct a set of region-wide studies to inform subsequent project-level studies within each region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0788f153374a407a8ca97c3d161dd459"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, if the conditions under paragraph (3) are met, the Commission, in consultation with the heads of cooperating agencies, shall designate 1 or more regions to be studied under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecf7b60ecb6743b692ebfa1eda60891e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may only designate regions under paragraph (2) in which every licensee, on a voluntary basis and in writing, agrees—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0208eeeca76e4cecb07139d15b351691"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be included in the pilot program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb653740db4bb4b8ca723d964bc629df0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any cost-sharing arrangement with other licensees and applicable Federal and State agencies with respect to conducting basin-wide studies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id129d42ff701a4ec3899ce29a7defab94"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scale</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regions designated under paragraph (2) shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18ab18f492b4428a989b99d4c7761c7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be at an adequately large scale to cover at least 5 existing projects that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83d9215c0dac4bba91485bafb2d14449"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are licensed under this part; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99a4f4b0b7134cb1a664ae5e2e714ccd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the licenses of which shall expire not later than 15 years after the date of enactment of this section; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1b0ecf6d746438f8ac2ce695a63ccbf"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be likely to yield region-wide studies and information that will significantly reduce the need for and scope of subsequent project-level studies and information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74d9ace40d644c1781cb34504020e087"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project license terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may extend the term of any existing license within a region designated under paragraph (2) by up to 8 years to provide sufficient time for relevant region-wide studies to inform subsequent project-level studies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef8770137a3e443a854ed0754f9891b1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydroelectric production incentives and efficiency improvements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46f70c6435704e0db18b39ad066a64b8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydroelectric production incentives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15881">42 U.S.C. 15881</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11050ee9a29248b79653d5c0bf01b6cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>10</quote> and inserting <quote>20</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id455cbafd4cfb4321baab593e46986667"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by striking <quote>20</quote> and inserting <quote>30</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86f1b880b03d49b5b353e5f83c6535cb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), by striking <quote>each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57f7bce4e5d842dfa3882c2e9c8fd148"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydroelectric efficiency improvement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 243(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15882">42 U.S.C. 15882(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47bc9dfb64a341c78233f60e0dca6a32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of time for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Clark Canyon Dam</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the time period described in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12429, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) shall, at the request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice and in accordance with the procedures of the Commission under that section, reinstate the license and extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of project works for the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95aca0dc504d40b3b61c4773c5d097b7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of time for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Gibson Dam</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3c9647f08da4efbbac7c37b295b36a6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the requirements of section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12478–003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) may, at the request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice and in accordance with the procedures of the Commission under that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of the project for a 6-year period that begins on the date described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8abc6b6f277c4350b81e685670838c8b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The date described in this subsection is the date of the expiration of the extension of the period required for commencement of construction for the project described in subsection (a) that was issued by the Commission prior to the date of enactment of this Act under section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf20103894fda49b6b5f123891bcd306a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reinstatement of Expired License</header><text>If the period required for commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (b) has expired before the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="id27ca6fb8049a404997eef5b82e5543b0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Commission shall reinstate the license effective as of the date of the expiration of the license; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4a4421f21338402c86aeb3fb9f305f31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on that expiration date.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="id9617EBDA6FDD4B8FB539DEDB1366A425" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geothermal</header> <subpart commented="no" id="id172515FC60F04578827E9FE18D04E853" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geothermal energy</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E44A652169341928A87C0E80E5BFF86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National goals for production and site identification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that, not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddd225297e9b4299ba019a7cd9d68a8b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior shall seek to approve a significant increase in new geothermal energy capacity on public land across a geographically diverse set of States using the full range of available technologies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c8ab3e104e84fc5bce7f9dd54adee64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the Geological Survey and the Secretary should identify sites capable of producing a total of 50,000 megawatts of geothermal power, using the full range of available technologies, through a program conducted in collaboration with industry, including cost-shared exploration drilling.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEE99CA5850F4B1F89D3911C13689DBB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority areas for development on Federal land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id710248744B4D4BB9A2F8BCB6DBD5154E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify high priority areas for new geothermal development; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15D826D9960D4C49B15B85753334732D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take any actions the Director determines necessary to facilitate that development, consistent with applicable laws.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id655e46db14064961a885065dd4cbb3c1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3007.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Facilitation of coproduction of geothermal energy on oil and gas leases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1003">30 U.S.C. 1003(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D625B6EBF1A45639123C82080402FAC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1f6e351942e4ef59d59662e3aa09a47"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land subject to oil and gas lease</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land under an oil and gas lease issued pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/351">30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.</external-xref>) that is subject to an approved application for permit to drill and from which oil and gas production is occurring may be available for noncompetitive leasing under this section to the holder of the oil and gas lease—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d53fd7e5fe541deb7e549d4fe048223"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on a determination that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0c25da282024e1cb68614491b97361f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geothermal energy will be produced from a well producing or capable of producing oil and gas; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01fa8c5d82534d6782e4e7334cf592c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">national energy security will be improved by the issuance of such a lease; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0382acb4d0b84bc8948d8c06821a4ac3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide for the coproduction of geothermal energy with oil and gas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96e0ff6ae495413e8013b23d3ab91b3e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3008.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geothermal resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1003">30 U.S.C. 1003(b)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 3007) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50FF23A1406C476190B91363097FE0CB" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BAC16BA7F4B4D219FCB6E771E580873"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjoining
land</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18862B7F8AF14F4999EF8CB1B5B1630E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph:</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B920B1D348B492388DC0380B27BA4B0"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fair market value per acre</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>fair market value per acre</term> means a dollar amount per acre that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09F9987EDB884C8288DF4FB20880CD4C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in this clause, shall be equal to the market value per acre (taking into account the determination under subparagraph (B)(iii) regarding a valid discovery on the adjoining land), as determined by the Secretary under regulations issued under this paragraph;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9DEE285BDB442DDBE13620B66F8F853"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be determined by the Secretary with respect to a lease under this paragraph, by not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date the Secretary receives an application for the lease; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07EABD1F2E524D899B040772922DBBAE"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be not less than the greater of—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C7E11E631484F8CA0F2A37F8A544EE8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 times the median amount paid per acre for all land leased under this Act during the preceding year; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H191A10BDD74542F789DB6FAEB7E3A480"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H146BE3D619564140AE5BA02B4549EA82"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Industry standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>industry standards</term> means the standards by which a qualified geothermal professional assesses whether downhole or flowing temperature measurements with indications of permeability are sufficient to produce energy from geothermal resources, as determined through flow or injection testing or measurement of lost circulation while drilling.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB71CE283B6B4A1E8F05631AB86734F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified
Federal land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified Federal land</term> means land that is otherwise available for leasing under this Act.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H576289DBE7854B5F9FC6E511DF9E6DF3"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified
geothermal professional</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified geothermal professional</term> means an individual who is an engineer or geoscientist in good professional standing with at least 5 years of experience in geothermal exploration, development, or project assessment.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB700C1956EA04F928621806666BFFE94"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified
lessee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified lessee</term> means a person that is eligible to hold a geothermal lease under this Act (including applicable regulations).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H670E7A7FEFC447859DCB87E73C09B1F6"><enum>(vi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Valid
discovery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>valid discovery</term> means a discovery of a geothermal resource by a new or existing slim hole or production well, that exhibits downhole or flowing temperature measurements with indications of permeability that are sufficient to meet industry standards.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H643B8A3E45924065A3F5CD506DB823B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An area of qualified Federal land that adjoins other land for which a qualified lessee holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may be available for a noncompetitive lease under this section to the qualified lessee at the fair market value per acre, if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80DB3170218D4C38812AA56795DFE328"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of qualified Federal land—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37A9EB92F7A47C2ADDC57EC65DCB6CA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consists of not less than 1 acre and not more than 640 acres; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H204A0B46973D49D5962DB0BF3A2D6BEC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not already leased under this Act or nominated to be leased under subsection (a);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H103A154DEDFC4FD3AE0BBAF3AA82DD64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualified lessee has not previously received a noncompetitive lease under this paragraph in connection with the valid discovery for which data has been submitted under clause (iii)(I); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF9A5FA2A8E248C69FB900279CCE13FC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient geological and other technical data prepared by a qualified geothermal professional has been submitted by the qualified lessee to the applicable Federal land management agency that would lead individuals who are experienced in the subject matter to believe that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51BA6137A80646E1ABA50AA28BC8C16C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a valid discovery of geothermal resources on the land for which the qualified lessee holds the legal right to develop geothermal resources; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DA607E0D15448E78DD7F0D8E007FDD2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that thermal feature extends into the adjoining areas.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H889C420B8E104840B66FDB9EBADC0769"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of
fair market value</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81DA94F8648C426C882E93C34E5BC2A2"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85A265EF62F943E59439EC5B069A3503"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish a notice of any request to lease land under this paragraph;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A89E674F2E24914BE958D34C2AA2431"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine fair market value for purposes of this paragraph in accordance with procedures for making those determinations that are established by regulations issued by the Secretary;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd50010c6ead04ec5b7e8cc111a238155"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to a qualified lessee and publish, with an opportunity for public comment for a period of 30 days, any proposed determination under this subparagraph of the fair market value of an area that the qualified lessee seeks to lease under this paragraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfffa0d7922094e818a09425b0a63b6b6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the qualified lessee and any adversely affected party the opportunity to appeal the final determination of fair market value in an administrative proceeding before the applicable Federal land management agency, in accordance with applicable law (including regulations).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD456FA498C4473FBBA0AA13FC1AE5D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on
nomination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After publication of a notice of request to lease land under this paragraph, the Secretary may not accept under subsection (a) any nomination of the land for leasing unless the request has been denied or withdrawn.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B11DECF91FE4E149C5157D32AEF2DD4"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual
rental</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of section 5(a)(3), a lease awarded under this paragraph shall be considered a lease awarded in a competitive lease sale.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H905F519DA7CF489BB1BB523A094D2D62"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97dc863764184824bceb597653a515a4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3009.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made towards achieving the goals described in section 3005.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD92F9B6946734E30B738EC753431EACA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3010.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE77DA5A3225F474E982887D3B9164A29"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03F21D87B81340AAA08166793A1FAA34"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.</text>
</paragraph></section></subpart><subpart id="idFF44978DF0B34D5C862064600059A70D" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Development of geothermal, solar, and wind energy on public land</header>
<section id="id06084b825a8e4300b48eacd2347a7b7d"><enum>3011.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subpart:</text> <paragraph id="id15af00c02e814df3835e574b56707685"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered land</header><text>The term <term>covered land</term> means land that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3fbda9035c8243abb4c2b67f51513ecf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public land administered by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46eea7de94c143479cb8a75581bf6f2e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy under—</text>
<clause id="idfd9821a8c05243bea32a104dba243aa4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id1b485d41b0aa4bceab288625abcbd1c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other Federal law.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaf701ce0317c49c7ae0debbcad4ca9c3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion area</header><text>The term <term>exclusion area</term> means covered land that is identified by the Bureau of Land Management as not suitable for development of renewable energy projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida461bd560bad4291b78b1a2f46f6db5a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority area</header><text>The term <term>priority area</term> means covered land identified by the land use planning process of the Bureau of Land Management as being a preferred location for a renewable energy project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb0327c9854f458e81ba134fb1356206"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public land</header><text>The term <term>public land</term> has the meaning given the term <term>public lands</term> in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id715f7f26c9534023a938fb02af7dbd6e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Renewable energy project</header><text>The term <term>renewable energy project</term> means a project carried out on covered land that uses wind, solar, or geothermal energy to generate energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc02d954e619f486ea450f3a160514206"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ideb8a666c109c416288106c5b0df88e8f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Variance area</header><text>The term <term>variance area</term> means covered land that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9b6ed3406066445fa5d4987b09e23827"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not an exclusion area; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d10b5db836143d2991f42982da0b156"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not a priority area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id07498744a082485fab0c663d96d9e202"><enum>3011A.</enum><header>Land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental impact statements</header>
<subsection id="id680ec8fbe8d44aa0bf6f19ed871461ba"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Priority areas</header>
<paragraph id="id53e5327931644ee9bb2983fd007374b3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish priority areas on covered land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id439a2fcc9b874dfa8d8bb21b735db5f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<subparagraph id="id0c9f8c88dc4d4e24beda3156076b3b8b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Geothermal energy</header><text>For geothermal energy, the Secretary shall establish priority areas as soon as practicable, but not later than 5 years, after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc72d1e6cb6843fc899688de06164c35"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Solar energy</header><text>For solar energy, the solar energy zones established by the 2012 western solar plan of the Bureau of Land Management shall be considered to be priority areas for solar energy projects.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2235681cac704b3d86b01ee83c31aeda"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Wind energy</header><text>For wind energy, the Secretary shall establish priority areas as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years, after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD3C5D8955AA44CC5B71A68340D422C65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Variance areas</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, variance areas shall be considered for renewable energy project development, consistent with the principles of multiple use as defined in the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide4851397402542f8a64bbdb0fbc496aa"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review and modification</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 10 years, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="id7d3e03cb30574cfeb4e863f9b0f2434e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the adequacy of land allocations for geothermal, solar, and wind energy priority and variance areas for the purpose of encouraging new renewable energy development opportunities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc68b8f9d5a944ee99ea6edce3c4a5ca6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on the review carried out under paragraph (1), add, modify, or eliminate priority, variance, and exclusion areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id73018153435a47e49ead388cd24566ec"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compliance with the national environmental policy act</header><text>For purposes of this section, compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) shall be accomplished—</text>
<paragraph id="id788cd2a14df247b6bece755dc967d44e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for geothermal energy, by supplementing the October 2008 final programmatic environmental impact statement for geothermal leasing in the western United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id491e5ead07814b969aace391b9037eb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for solar energy, by supplementing the July 2012 final programmatic environmental impact statement for solar energy projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide62924cabdfe4c099316a2cd0b41f635"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for wind energy, by supplementing the July 2005 final programmatic environmental impact statement for wind energy projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9aad6135f41d4a3c8a47d352887eb745"><enum>(e)</enum><header>No effect on processing applications</header><text>A requirement to prepare a supplement to a programmatic environmental impact statement under this section shall not result in any delay in processing an application for a renewable energy project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf354693177b04ccea7da8662ae5c1d36"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In developing a supplement required by this section, the Secretary shall coordinate, on an ongoing basis, with appropriate State, tribal, and local governments, transmission infrastructure owners and operators, developers, and other appropriate entities to ensure that priority areas identified by the Secretary are—</text>
<paragraph id="ida95c62e36ad14b9ea45d0a1915356ede"><enum>(1)</enum><text>economically viable (including having access to transmission);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0ba2ae740fc54ec38d1bb5a3b626ed25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>likely to avoid or minimize conflict with habitat for animals and plants, recreation, and other uses of covered land; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0440c2ec88a94376b29e7966c252fe43"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consistent with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>), including subsection (c)(9) of that section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id620d6ba776e64f8ba42f026270abc217"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Removal from classification</header><text>In carrying out subsections (a), (c), and (d), if the Secretary determines an area previously suited for development should be removed from priority or variance classification, not later than 90 days after the date of the determination, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the determination.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id130fb8d1e8f94619b78cf9b0047bc981"><enum>3011B.</enum><header>Environmental review on covered land</header>
<subsection id="idb9f41bc778ec4d2f965a56d03ee727c8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a proposed renewable energy project has been sufficiently analyzed by a programmatic environmental impact statement conducted under section 3011B(d), the Secretary shall not require any additional review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5673c36b3aee4a4695763805d220bdb6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional environmental review</header><text>If the Secretary determines that additional environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) is necessary for a proposed renewable energy project, the Secretary shall rely on the analysis in the programmatic environmental impact statement conducted under section 3011B(d), to the maximum extent practicable when analyzing the potential impacts of the project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5995185becf6455e957cb33a2257ca70"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship to other law</header><text>Nothing in this section modifies or supersedes any requirement under applicable law, including the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idf147ad7f750e430ca136b7ad47a067b6"><enum>3011C.</enum><header>Program to improve renewable energy project permit coordination</header>
<subsection id="id8194b2bd71e0476cb27b7e3f371b9ae0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to improve Federal permit coordination with respect to renewable energy projects on covered land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb95652d427c24a098ec30a17759b84d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header>
<paragraph id="id9544a16f50fe4f259e59ce0567787e7b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for purposes of this section, including to specifically expedite the environmental analysis of applications for projects proposed in a variance area, with—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide4d7306936274865a66dad13c4f73d49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd44667ea844541759d4a5e246ee431b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9fb153c631b54a33a055b7fa552201e7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State participation</header><text>The Secretary may request the Governor of any interested State to be a signatory to the memorandum of understanding under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc60ce086efa54597a2ff49b331d086be"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of qualified staff</header>
<paragraph id="id588e0476c0c74f16af2dd31feddc34d9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the memorandum of understanding under subsection (b) is executed, all Federal signatories, as appropriate, shall identify for each of the Bureau of Land Management Renewable Energy Coordination Offices an employee who has expertise in the regulatory issues relating to the office in which the employee is employed, including, as applicable, particular expertise in—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2fa26e66acf649deb824f7349c6bac09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consultation regarding, and preparation of, biological opinions under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1536">16 U.S.C. 1536</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae5e986ac8f84ebc9c4d20f407f127fd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permits under section 404 of Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C. 1344</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id382b5abbd01d4ce3ab819fd81f055a05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regulatory matters under the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf74729d2b2524f9bbbd82ca25525e106"><enum>(D)</enum><text>planning under section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/472a">16 U.S.C. 472a</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b232395404d482b8c0b2dbd1647dff4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideddf73a722804a1fa4459de95504f6e6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/703">16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id562aa39cfd3c467f85f7e8518cb43670"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the preparation of analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id37c40b5c524a432bb83226030fd06f2c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each employee assigned under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idaae2ec5ce4c343239c9e1e69bd971bb9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible for addressing all issues relating to the jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the employee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1028d93e7047405bae0d1dee0dac45ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>participate as part of the team of personnel working on proposed energy projects, planning, monitoring, inspection, enforcement, and environmental analyses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id50debf186aeb4b21a664bc2b1d8f4014"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional personnel</header><text>The Secretary may assign additional personnel for the renewable energy coordination offices as are necessary to ensure the effective implementation of any programs administered by those offices, including inspection and enforcement relating to renewable energy project development on covered land, in accordance with the multiple use mandate of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id87d0df4c695447c2840bdef0d8e3d44c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Renewable energy coordination offices</header><text>In implementing the program established under this section, the Secretary may establish additional renewable energy coordination offices or temporarily assign the qualified staff described in subsection (c) to a State, district, or field office of the Bureau of Land Management to expedite the permitting of renewable energy projects, as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id56ad50abc3174c79838d1d666abd718c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report to congress</header>
<paragraph id="id34e4e3afe05c4ff59cc43d53dff5464f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than February 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and each February 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the progress made pursuant to the program under this subpart during the preceding year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd639629199584bd68e27401582d0f26c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Each report under this subsection shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="idbba67e7ea84b4f929e8c705bce0e86d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>projections for renewable energy production and capacity installations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50af94da023f4a7dba62cf1dcf5c6351"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of any problems relating to leasing, permitting, siting, or production.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbeca23fc66a64c8d961a588dccce381d"><enum>3011D.</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subpart establishes—</text>
<paragraph id="id204D6F49CF9E4F9EB546292EBF9E2D92"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a priority or preference for the development of renewable energy projects on public land over other energy-related or mineral projects or other uses of public land; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3182728DF4E14CD18AD1A69D7C330CD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an exception to the requirement that public land be managed consistent with the principle of multiple use (as defined in section of section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph></section></subpart><subpart commented="no" id="idD91C37548CC0460CAC5B86CBD7009020" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geothermal exploration</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD956608CBC1F4C34B3E9CE5599B26EF8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3012.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geothermal exploration test projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB64859B46EFC47FE8DA33647242E9FC0" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9818053102A4F8A9E55DB630643E90A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geothermal exploration test projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE3946088E0D431C98E2CD8B33BBA71E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C49B34648A94513AA87E5D2BFD6A5DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered land</term> means land that is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4277596BE5143A4B92FA5EF76CDCDDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to geothermal leasing in accordance with section 3; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04C96993ED35440581D2B8D088240D2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not excluded from the development of geothermal energy under—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id925CA86DA9F0452F93FD572E4C2E49AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a final land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id462BF93C21A841F8A1B2A99E1FC559D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a final land and resource management plan established under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1600">16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00BF2172CFE440918096B3D7C1E82801"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other applicable law.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72F1E980336948E998198018ED26255A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary concerned</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA230DA7D1AE64ED5A8965B11429FD3C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to National Forest System land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F5D46B4D2C44FA1BE152FE16CD9D388"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary, with respect to land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (including land held for the benefit of an Indian tribe).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8BAECE4E98D4F2F9EEFB9E72F6F0AB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NEPA review of geothermal exploration test projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E236B9319D94986B4919D63B3A79228"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible activity described in paragraph (2) carried out on covered land shall be considered an action categorically excluded from the requirements for an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) or section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38AE734441464C5B8931BFFA2A14A51D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the action is for the purpose of geothermal resource exploration operations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD148716156874F728E13F35DECAE75AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the action is conducted pursuant to this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F75F4877C57407FAC9F514D55B76704"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible activity referred to in paragraph (1) is—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bf0fe99999349039b7c283bff23d182"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a geophysical exploration activity that does not require drilling, including a seismic survey;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8FC785B27C649EFB82C8B9A50687DBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the drilling of a well to test or explore for geothermal resources on land leased by the Secretary concerned for the development and production of geothermal resources that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5843EF8E7C64BF6BFC17763736F9B8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is carried out by the holder of the lease;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B755A566DD941B281E0D1A7A2D96927"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">causes—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F37332900374E7DA832FD29FE8EAB15"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fewer than 5 acres of soil or vegetation disruption at the location of each geothermal exploration well; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBAF28EED66F4F8F82149CD6736DBCF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than an additional 5 acres of soil or vegetation disruption during access or egress to the project site;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E56859C5AD64E6BB5EE8A27FBDDA503"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is completed in fewer than 90 days, including the removal of any surface infrastructure from the project site; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id035897EC6CD343D984462D5AAC7A2E68"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the restoration of the project site not later than 3 years after the date of completion of the project to approximately the condition that existed at the time the project began, unless—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0382FE370881410B9014026B8CE6F6E9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project site is subsequently used as part of energy development on the lease; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE28CE262CD744769984854FE0192FA7A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5FAD2001B414C6C8FAD17D46B6CBA78"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">yields geothermal resources; and</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A6FB81377CB440F9CCD54AE9B0A75C3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of the geothermal resources will be carried out under another geothermal generation project in existence at the time of the discovery of the geothermal resources; or</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB77088EFD0140108D53EC616F0CE75F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the drilling of a well to test or explore for geothermal resources on land leased by the Secretary concerned for the development and production of geothermal resources that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89437BBA61E743EFA64CFE6412D865E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">causes an individual surface disturbance of fewer than 5 acres if—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6BF43660FF604F41A30AE9DE22050A7D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total surface disturbance on the leased land is not more than 150 acres; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9E94D819D69447297878A49627C3E61"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a site-specific analysis has been prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id131005f699cf48e2805786d172ee4365"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involves the drilling of a geothermal well at a location or well pad site at which drilling has occurred within 5 years before the date of spudding the well; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF37188A9CC104582AA46997FE309A787"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involves the drilling of a geothermal well in a developed field for which—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB127A3AB6C0D4EF88CF2E1550CE86817"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an approved land use plan or any environmental document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) analyzed the drilling as a reasonably foreseeable activity; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AAED41009CE43F3AC55B4700C84EF58"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the land use plan or environmental document was approved within 10 years before the date of spudding the well.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5D79DC3717E422BAD940239BD80201E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation based on extraordinary circumstances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The categorical exclusion established under paragraph (1) shall be subject to extraordinary circumstances in accordance with the Departmental Manual, 516 DM 2.3A(3) and 516 DM 2, Appendix 2 (or successor provisions).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D8E47739BE94BA1B35000EC4B71BD0C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of intent; review and determination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEABF7FC0857840B09BA9D418AD99B9EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to provide notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days before the date on which drilling begins, a leaseholder intending to carry out an eligible activity shall provide notice to the Secretary concerned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id402B1469D9454231BFCAD9886873DC70"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 10 days after receipt of a notice of intent provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A9B0EDCB4494182ACBE3210CB0FE8CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the project described in the notice and determine whether the project is an eligible activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id101A8F43DBD44245A88F9E4F3E6AC5A7"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id512022BF4E5D46C2A7B21CED1F2526EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project is an eligible activity, notify the leaseholder that under subsection (b), the project is considered a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F403B3677924C9CB5CC82FDCDEDA2C5" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project is not an eligible activity—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id736CD180E5FD466E96C09370AC603843"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the leaseholder that section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</external-xref>) applies to the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E8CC8CA865748F1ADF20DC862F2C5C0"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in that notification clear and detailed findings on any deficiencies in the project that prevent the application of subsection (b) to the project; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEEDF1B619D14DE9A765AD7A1B0F402D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an opportunity to the leaseholder to remedy the deficiencies described in the notification before the date on which the leaseholder plans to begin the project under paragraph (1).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subpart></part><part commented="no" id="id8BCA309BCDCC4257A93BB78781051071" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marine Hydrokinetic</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59c037b6-3c77-4093-94e5-74d1fd11af09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3013.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of
marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 632 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17211">42 U.S.C. 17211</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>electrical</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0480542-8063-4de4-a96c-5f0491de8470" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3014.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marine and
hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 633 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17212">42 U.S.C. 17212</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13db52c7-709f-4b62-8f60-0e4babbcf6a7" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40b76ee3-5641-4f0f-8743-1a6f2a71d6dd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>633.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marine and
hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall carry out a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to accelerate the introduction of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy production into the United States energy supply, giving priority to fostering accelerated research, development, and commercialization of technology, including programs—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb9bed70-5728-46ef-a61c-2b7bb9256e90"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist technology development to improve the components, processes, and systems used for power generation from marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ee4a556-589a-4e17-82ab-abdb5cfe3607"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish critical testing infrastructure necessary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85abd1e3-3ef5-4737-af0a-d33493ed7dec"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cost effectively and efficiently test and prove marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy devices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id660a0e97-3438-42c0-917e-1451738abbee"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accelerate the technological readiness and commercialization of those devices;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95b6c759-dac8-4ac4-871b-378bb1013bc5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support efforts to increase the efficiency of energy conversion, lower the cost, increase the use, improve the reliability, and demonstrate the applicability of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies by participating in demonstration projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2db238bf-90ae-400f-8bb1-4a65b8eac8d9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to investigate variability issues and the efficient and reliable integration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy with the utility grid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaea53d4f-6688-4c4e-a94b-eec4aed7a47f"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify and study critical short- and long-term needs to create a sustainable marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy supply chain based in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc847baf-78cc-4375-bba5-bb91a3f477e9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the reliability and survivability of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2ccca11-bf9c-4c5c-bd64-da8d2bbcdc8d"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to verify the performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost of new marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy device designs and system components in an operating environment, and consider the protection of critical infrastructure, such as adequate separation between marine and hydrokinetic devices and projects and submarine telecommunications cables, including consideration of established industry standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58b2cf1f-ba3e-41b1-9d76-115377329993"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to coordinate and avoid duplication of activities across programs of the Department and other applicable Federal agencies, including National Laboratories and to coordinate public-private collaboration in all programs under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46a46d58-5eab-4a7a-a12d-adbc75985baf"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify opportunities for joint research and development programs and development of economies of scale between—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb987f8db-46c3-4b57-a9ea-62a0bed2ef63"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fcb66fa-25f1-464c-875b-aeff7c1e4324"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other renewable energy and fossil energy programs, offshore oil and gas production activities, and activities of the Department of Defense; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf06c03b6-1633-427b-85a6-a30c50824efa"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support in-water technology development with international partners using existing cooperative procedures (including memoranda of understanding)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id313b4d57-82bd-4dcb-a5a4-35c8244914d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to allow cooperative funding and other support of value to be exchanged and leveraged; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50c24964-09f2-43ee-9571-ed937a7f9144"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage the participation of international research centers and companies within the United States and the participation of United States research centers and companies in international projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1e82b6d-57bb-4948-9c42-3fea8ab654f7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3015.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National
Marine Renewable Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration
Centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 634 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17213">42 U.S.C. 17213</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b9e0135-476e-4bfd-b490-af02c6170389" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacc94040-71d6-4b29-a66b-e7a8318fd129"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Center (in coordination with the Department and National Laboratories) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d22ef09-76a3-410f-9a5a-047ba57d0c1e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58ce3962-9c08-4a17-8537-a72695a786ba"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support in-water testing and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, including facilities capable of testing—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ac2923f-1413-4114-8581-84cc851eecee"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy systems of various technology readiness levels and scales;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4671277f-2ecc-4624-a213-2be409a5df08"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a variety of technologies in multiple test berths at a single location; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadb30582-4929-48d4-b1dc-0d700b25fa5d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">arrays of technology devices; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8336d745-2056-4376-90b7-5105377cbd6a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as information clearinghouses for the marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy industry by collecting and disseminating information on best practices in all areas relating to developing and managing marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy resources and energy systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6f9f544-9ed8-4312-81cf-48f9b9095585" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3016.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 636 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17215">42 U.S.C. 17215</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021</quote>.</text>
</section></part><part commented="no" id="idF17B9E9D307844A0A2A6FB8305078992" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass</header>
<section id="idD4BE300B6BCB4C4CB2408C69DD11C7B7"><enum>3017.</enum><header>Policies relating to biomass energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To support the key role that forests in the United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States, the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their missions, jointly—</text>
<paragraph id="iddfd0fb08591f482fbd53403e8391e1bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bioenergy—</text> <subparagraph id="id5B96027B70494C9395CDF5BA6C96F425"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is consistent across all Federal departments and agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56f2698e2fef490ab1fee71d5e385085"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and responsible forest management; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id09d48bfb637f4cf19baf404b1a269b6e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish clear and simple policies for the use of forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3621c3dc873d4030ae83e9aa48b25ba2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reflect the carbon-neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause conversion of forests to non-forest use.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a3e4e556dc940d2bf94b34c140057a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encourage private investment throughout the forest biomass supply chain, including in—</text> <clause id="id17218B54BCFC46828B833BCDC11BBB3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>working forests;</text>
</clause><clause id="idDCE56924897B4C56A48F6FBE168FA9BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>harvesting operations;</text> </clause><clause id="id510BF55B402E41068BB0979DA9C5106D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>forest improvement operations;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD82885A3647046F7B9AF040BAF175C7C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>forest bioenergy production;</text> </clause><clause id="id1A39E611291A4698AC0047C029204BF2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>wood products manufacturing; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idAB2A9ACB02FF4215AFDBF5A8A648991B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>paper manufacturing;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d4c84a95e03476ab7f77a6bfaa8b572"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encourage forest management to improve forest health; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c19a4785e9c4fe690ed983b6d9f360b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recognize State initiatives to produce and use forest biomass.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idA51CD953BA5847C9BD60DEF999AC2E38" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil and Gas</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDDA6FFE3E464640BA21A999707D18D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3deec382f4924849a221ba1d40408024"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Methane hydrate research and development program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBAFC553EFF4486D86B93555BB02BBFD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/2003">30 U.S.C. 2003</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78c32bcd81354408b6e7362b0520e20c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants,
contracts, cooperative agreements, interagency funds transfer
agreements, and
field work proposals</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32ced2f215cd434ca28f104acb17d20a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance and
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program of methane hydrate research and development authorized by this section, the Secretary may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, institutions—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID840a5ad6f3204d34a507967fdbf79277"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct basic and applied research—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEA954A61E3C44978658ECC876A7643A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify, explore, assess, and develop methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54836554c4844e4d815f869b2716a9e6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify the environmental, health, and safety impacts of methane hydrate development;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a95115e593e4126a8a7c276bedd222b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify and characterize methane hydrate resources using remote sensing and seismic data, including the characterization of hydrate concentrations in marine reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico by the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda2a25c224f94b6c98df434076456ebd"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop technologies required for efficient and environmentally sound development of methane hydrate resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID407541b224ae46c5a02adb2e6e4b4c11"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct basic and applied research to assess and mitigate the environmental impact of hydrate degassing (including natural degassing and degassing associated with commercial development);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDebcb8b6fd2074a9f8418d01bd362346a"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop technologies to reduce the risks of drilling through methane hydrates;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1196233dd27426283584f7cd10878a9"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct exploratory drilling, well testing, and production testing operations on permafrost and nonpermafrost gas hydrates in support of the activities authorized by this paragraph, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED3EE46D994D42D08813BD9E8F3899E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drilling of a test well and performing a long-term hydrate production test on land in the United States Arctic region by the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD6716299AEA405DBFEBC45AC1DC3FAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drilling of a test well and performing a long-term hydrate production test in a marine environment by the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0B657B7AEE240109E64B8AA4721E289"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drilling a full-scale production test well at a location to be determined by the Secretary; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53cf88d1c2494cb6bcd6eda6cc099827"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expand education and training programs in methane hydrate resource research and resource development through fellowships or other means for graduate education and training.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9422f63e1bf6426ca7d19717ace67b0c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmental
monitoring and research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a long-term environmental monitoring and research program to study the effects of production from methane hydrate reservoirs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B7E0648465B4D78B8B11F6AA33FCF91"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive
peer review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made available based on a competitive process using external scientific peer review of proposed research.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CBC1BDB96D54731A5485E34C0503358"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(e) of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/2003">30 U.S.C. 2003(e)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (b)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID247972ececb744f4971fd8c3cc7584bd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 is amended by striking section 7 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/2006">30 U.S.C. 2006</external-xref>) and inserting the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd63c509bd08145db8dfc4ac689c471e8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5510D4589FE1497F8407140EAA945D00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liquefied natural gas study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a5946d744c945d589eaaecd62357b3c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3be940be21ec404aaaeee9e664e1997c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials, shall conduct a study of the State, regional, and national implications of exporting liquefied natural gas with respect to consumers and the economy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc35e420a32e24653907b88a930cce812"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65b1b0958d5c49a5acca19dce2f4bc53"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic impact that exporting liquefied natural gas will have in regions that currently import liquefied natural gas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5dfd6e39285446b18a403d78b05df49a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">job creation in the manufacturing sectors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id295afafcb17f4bcbbd2c934271bc7f52"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other issues as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97E52A8A5BA246CBBCD894086034D02D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id069F2996EA39496A92A3469FA1BF18CA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">FERC process coordination with respect to regulatory approval of gas projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA2D03BBCB7D4ECA99498EC4AA7161C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85E815AB62554F1BB2F7A9A593D86395"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commission</term> means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF6A636AE76047DB97C972359BFA1532"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal authorization</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D23B353D8F3497686D006FD5C9E6284"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal authorization</term> means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to an application for authorization or a certificate of public convenience and necessity relating to gas transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B106B598AEF4E69BA369C4BEE078502"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal authorization</term> includes any permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law with respect to an application for authorization or a certificate of public convenience and necessity relating to gas transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51D0AE0996044DF5B26BD04A80CBE91D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation as lead agency</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF87D934BEDFC4132B54F510ED22E3DD7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall act as the lead agency for the purposes of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35299525D1AF4F8C857726A6D7015AB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05828E4740A54F6CB189F473D5EA5675"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id772A7AD1CE5246F496A10EB0CD80BC9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal and State agency considering an aspect of an application for Federal authorization shall cooperate with the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBFDA1AC28A74D80A4ABD79F7398016F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schedule</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CA5991C8ECF4E8E9FAA48F7186B5E13"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing for issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that all Federal authorizations required for a project or facility should be issued by not later than the date that is 90 days after the date on which an application is considered to be complete by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb423e67ac1484df5ac292248f7bc1c9d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission schedule</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2bd199bcc39844d0aabc283f644a4714"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish a schedule for the issuance of all Federal authorizations.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf01799f4051490da46ad930a1631a00"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the schedule under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99777e738d7845a4b51ec1201c328bb0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult and cooperate with the Federal and State agencies responsible for a Federal authorization;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52de6f28a83d408e872c3450eb2ba06a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the expeditious completion of all proceedings relating to a Federal authorization; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8d10227a0264a52a7eb04601f71d54d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with applicable schedules established under Federal law with respect to a Federal authorization.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ff26a9d5f814decbd764240d88a7f91"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resolution of interagency disputes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Federal agency with responsibility fails to adhere to the schedule established by the Commission under paragraph (2), or if a Federal authorization has been unreasonably denied, or if a Federal authorization would be inconsistent with the purposes of this section or other applicable law, the Commission shall refer the matter to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d58692436a748ee9410e8a8c2e62c41"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure timely participation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ed4d943238f4ea197789a6104ddcc57"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure a timely decision;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id347c3e89c8c34ae9acec3270514eb659"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to mediate the dispute; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a0c4f4e452548ca8b536438d59cc9d7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to refer the matter to the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide28774bd45834ec08c81168941af660a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidated record</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall maintain official consolidated records of all license proceedings under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43f34120b0234513b78b63b6fe6631ac"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deference to Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a decision with respect to a Federal authorization, each agency shall give deference, to the maximum extent authorized by law, to the scope of environmental review that the Commission determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8f89e36b9d4414abdb37eb8f3eac20b"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concurrent Reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to the schedule established under subsection (c)(2), each agency considering an aspect of an application for Federal authorization shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91d44d7365014de09f703c61019645a0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent authorized by law, carry out the obligations of that agency under applicable law concurrently and in conjunction with the review required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), unless doing so would impair the ability of the agency to conduct needed analysis or otherwise carry out those obligations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcff17417c44b4a529444a0c6c693c80c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">formulate and implement administrative, policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the agency to complete the required Federal authorizations in accordance with the schedule described in subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74f5ccfc4e0e4f84b92e2fe9b725377d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transmit to the Commission a statement—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa4f3cf0b2174889a5434f5d3150fee3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acknowledging notice of the schedule described in subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1795e6449e4b4f4287adf11582a849ac"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing the plan formulated under paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68804F79CA86481B9CCD650959C2444E"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure To meet deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an agency does not complete a proceeding for an approval that is required for a Federal authorization in accordance with the schedule described in subsection (c), the head of the relevant Federal agency (including, in the case of a failure by the State agency or unit of local government, the Federal agency overseeing the delegated authority) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35AA8A88BA58484F836844A90A12B4E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify Congress and the Commission of the failure; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id330DDF21BCCD4BA7B41A70484334F29F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe in that notification an implementation plan to ensure completion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ddd94c1527a48478a04c1eb2887e474"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accountability; transparency; efficiency</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE9561E6018242AC9A82CB63022E7124"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For applications requiring multiple Federal authorizations, the Commission, in consultation with any agency considering an aspect of the application, shall track and make available to the public on the website of the Commission information relating to the actions required to complete permitting, reviews, and other requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD0E15FD02944BBCB5C76A3E7C3CD7B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information tracked under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51e81591a1ce4b3c9c3e17a76d12870a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The schedule described in subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee0f8badd1ae446fabad28b77a3a6976"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of all the actions required by each applicable agency to complete permitting, reviews, and other requirements necessary to obtain a final decision on the Federal authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9feaf51b499d417fa7470480d6904aad"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The expected completion date for each action listed under subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide65a208aa11447d1a09d1c2c60e9f664"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A point of contact at the agency accountable for each action listed under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9008f57fcec34cd2b5a1124cb313d003"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that an action is still pending as of the expected date of completion, a brief explanation of the reason for the delay.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEFC410997DB4CB5BD5E2B9547552C86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42571d00cef441e4850ad3c68625fd64"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this section as the <quote>Director</quote>), shall establish a pilot program in 1 State with at least 2,000 oil and gas drilling spacing units (as defined under State law), in which—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05D6720FF8B2490BA67F1DB59C110733"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">25 percent or less of the minerals are owned or held in trust by the Federal Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B072C49955041AABAC3F0BFA7923BA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is no surface land owned or held in trust by the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09869a7d25fe4b36b24ee042acdd48c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program, the Director shall identify and implement ways to streamline the review and approval of Applications for Permits to Drill for oil and gas drilling spacing units of the State in order to achieve a processing time for those oil and gas drilling spacing units similar to that of spacing units that require an Application for Permit to Drill and are not part of the pilot program in the same State.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12ba184e2278439dacc909b110c48d57"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning in fiscal year 2016, and for a period of 3 years thereafter, to carry out the pilot program efficiently, the Director may fund up to 10 full-time equivalents at appropriate field offices.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9003ca17ac194c1996665db4824c3a22"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE3189A9F5E0418A91D59D33A9731ADC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior may waive the requirement for an Application for Permit to Drill if the Director determines that the mineral interest of the United States in the spacing units in land covered by this section is adequately protected, if otherwise in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and lease terms.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idF40E72B969E14B25B1922A398173C3A0"><enum>3105.</enum><header>GAO review and report</header>
<subsection id="id651334846ed244218f4c96ceca5a2593"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of—</text>
<paragraph id="id90ef3096cfcc4294bd3b0d11644efe64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>energy production in the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id90e9b561bf314367a3212d6f68a98a89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the effects, if any, of crude oil exports from the United States on consumers, independent refiners, and shipbuilding and ship repair yards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4fbc3e039e7943f68754cd484fb62234"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after commencing each review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="ide559327550df4efc8261cbd95307e390"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a statement of the principal findings of the review; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5f79a89375ce4a0eb53a46fadd74dcbf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations for Congress and the President to address any job loss in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry or adverse impacts on consumers and refiners that the Comptroller General of the United States attributes to unencumbered crude oil exports in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE238C2FEA0F84561AF16E5244EAA3B1C"><enum>3106.</enum><header>Ethane storage study</header>
<subsection id="H379545ED6BE845468C514166901A2FF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and agencies and stakeholders, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing an ethane storage and distribution hub in the Marcellus, Utica, and Rogersville shale plays in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF22CD4659DBC4C00B4A55DD7B8E2D25E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HE3A2C2FA9D4A4D9BAEC8A977F4E4F1BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an examination of, with respect to the proposed ethane storage and distribution hub—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11273E7DCB86423DA14084CA3C5456A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential locations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85E2A0BC28B34A2F8ED92B1C5D318153"><enum>(B)</enum><text>economic feasibility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB50FF7466EB7422C95BE354E65D55D96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>economic benefits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E8C9B1DBBBC47BA80B41A2B02BA98D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>geological storage capacity capabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC99EE7C91B734275B87A663651FA7091"><enum>(E)</enum><text>above-ground storage capabilities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCFD3934C17948BBBBA270DF697D15B5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>infrastructure needs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BECE3EB716B4768842BA6E1E208EA5C"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other markets and trading hubs, particularly hubs relating to ethane; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H185E2B44BBE040CBA91F688EBAA09A3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the identification of potential additional benefits of the proposed hub to energy security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A4B4AA493A54F63ACB141B62BF6C410"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication of results</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id1A902ADF7945454982C061F894340CB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing the results of the study under subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5F9ECDFA2FEE46CAAD1E97FE0540F8F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish those results on the Internet websites of the Departments of Energy and Commerce, respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idBB7207C05F8B46F498D87C230999BDE8"><enum>3107.</enum><header>Aliso Canyon natural gas leak task force</header>
<subsection id="idAE64C5979A0F47E3872BDF0D72977FEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of task force</header><text>Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall lead and establish an Aliso Canyon Task Force (referred to in this section as the <quote>task force</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCF65DBF163754DB59001A39DA753B407"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership of task force</header><text>In addition to the Secretary, the task force shall be composed of—</text> <paragraph id="idBA5F7247233F4DA79B781E33A6B97724"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1 representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11BC2FD08AD24529AC9960BB9B5530CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>1 representative from the Department of Health and Human Services;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF8703F62CD7E4706934DC95833AD1E34"><enum>(3)</enum><text>1 representative from the Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6215AB46FA884DBA9DB26E122A80B4DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>1 representative from the Department of the Interior;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id89122A05558E42B8807BC6B00C1D0182"><enum>(5)</enum><text>1 representative from the Department of Commerce; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0A48337221643648778304AE5D2A85D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>1 representative from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id28F3D8E5470D4AE8A6DDED47448F113E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="id5892C06D14A04178875E35C57C0E80EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Final report</header> <subparagraph id="idC797BD7AF7C34469B7A6081A7ED1D2DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit a final report that contains the information described in subparagraph (B) to—</text>
<clause id="id34EA7929499545B9A929E80FFFFE7CB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;</text> </clause><clause id="id81263DE249334C5D8A7894611C189063"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE19BD30968714795A7CED96588470E91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</text> </clause><clause id="id20C29439B70945768F87068D1506FBCF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="id303D7C31D4E74C5CB58989C73FABBACC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text> </clause><clause id="id8F46125F72724342BE892382DAD0314F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="id477F8CC21B2D4915BF07DAF8848319E3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</text> </clause><clause id="id1DA1F42544AA4D22AC930E6D22A0B547"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="id76FC86CEC0F2422A83E05598D861BCE2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the President; and</text> </clause><clause id="id124D491BD901488FBF5504AECC68455E"><enum>(x)</enum><text>relevant Federal and State agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1D7BE9D4F2D48309349FFFB4FD76DE0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information included</header><text>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="idF8A0136FED7E4E9DAE2BF06D925B3492"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an analysis and conclusion of the cause of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA1713473648448B1AA4EC123166974D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an analysis of measures taken to stop the natural gas leak, with an immediate focus on other, more effective measures that could be taken;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6D8985F88398432889DA8DAC083E6C85"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an assessment of the impact of the natural gas leak on health, safety, the environment, and the economy of the residents and property surrounding Aliso Canyon;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1F80089294334C82AA3D7FA0758E24E3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an analysis of how Federal and State agencies responded to the natural gas leak;</text> </clause><clause id="id4E824A3F9BF64D6C9A859FA348AD823C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in order to lessen the negative impacts of natural gas leaks, recommendations on how to improve—</text>
<subclause id="id86813BA5C9F84AB48ECDB6A5BAE99C36"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the response to a future leak; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idAE22B4C9C0D84C5E86C93D6172BA10DC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>coordination between all appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies in the response to the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak and future natural gas leaks;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id30C19299ADDF4C21ABFA3A4AD5E5A4F4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>an analysis of the potential for a similar natural gas leak to occur at other underground natural gas storage facilities in the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD4F0FDBFA11C438FA9DED2937C847E20"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>recommendations on how to prevent any future natural gas leaks;</text> </clause><clause id="idCEC0EDBFDF1C422A823140BD6595E94B"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>recommendations on whether to continue operations at Aliso Canyon and other facilities in close proximity to residential populations based on an assessment of the risk of a future natural gas leak;</text>
</clause><clause id="id93A77317F3904487AA5752D9910F1106"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>a recommendation on information that is not currently collected but that would be in the public interest to collect and distribute to agencies and institutions for the continued study and monitoring of natural gas infrastructure in the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA61CE874E70149BCBEC5C1D57E7D80D3"><enum>(x)</enum><text>an analysis of the impact of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak on wholesale and retail electricity prices; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id50123A0546FA4165ACDC11103CFF2799"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>an analysis of the impact of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak on the reliability of the bulk-power system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id61ADB60901344C0484F1681F7AA17BF7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The interim reports and recommendations under paragraph (1) and the final report under paragraph (2) shall be made available to the public in an electronically accessible format.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4BD858A8D3D44D078D641F2A5C520A14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If, before the final report is submitted under paragraph (1) the task force finds methods to solve the natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon; better protect the affected communities; or finds methods to help prevent other leaks, they must immediately issue such findings to the same entities that are to receive the final report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEEC0CD8697594E12BA89769E2A17E519"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id4A22C3E996244428BD26472F27A875A8"><enum>3108.</enum><header>Report on incorporating Internet-based lease sales</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report containing recommendations for the incorporation of Internet-based lease sales at the Bureau of Land Management in accordance with section 17(b)(1)(C) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(C)</external-xref>) in the event of an emergency or other disruption causing a disruption to a sale.</text>
</section><section id="idD6B2C28B97AE4AF2879C1532AB6A99E6"><enum>3109.</enum><header>Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline</header>
<subsection id="idDE07A529BD7A45D1A2CB4D50CDF0E5DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permit</header><text>Section 3(b)(1) of the Denali National Park Improvement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/33">Public Law 113–33</external-xref>; 127 Stat. 516) is amended by striking <quote>within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park </quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7F118F94BE8C4F54A36E5632907B47FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>Section 3(c)(1) of the Denali National Park Improvement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/33">Public Law 113–33</external-xref>; 127 Stat. 516) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF614DF0B3FBA4F5D88D84C7FF6BA285C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3FB06E1593CC482DBBEB5BF13A741269"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0852DFAE0FB54FE9BB82D8543258F323"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4A6AEAD0F99540879654524671AF87FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicable law</header><text>Section 3 of the Denali National Park Improvement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/33">Public Law 113–33</external-xref>; 127 Stat. 515) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb84468f474674ce782e7940d926686fc" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id165ff702451446bd9cff41ecbaf18f79"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicable law</header><text>A high pressure gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in a nonwilderness area within the boundary of the Park, shall not be subject to title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3161">16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id38C7688783B748DCBAFEE89497D3D552" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Helium </header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7BA3A96AF6A43AE91E2C9B3F6FEE7C7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights to helium</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E41C50525D642ADBEB2B07815135C66"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of helium-related project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>helium-related project</term> means a project—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CE918960FBC4891AA6BBE1830607C5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to explore or produce crude helium; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D3B91F0304B4631B073C6E1E9190920"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to sell crude or refined helium.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id231D67182F094181B2694B2FECDBD08B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, applicable environmental reviews under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) for helium-related projects shall be completed on an expeditious basis and the shortest existing applicable process under that Act shall be used for such projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95CC5CBBB36E44CFB0BE851F4B279A69"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of reservation of helium rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first section of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181</external-xref>) is amended by striking the flush text that follows the last undesignated subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55761539A5054A0D8ED2448FE32D090C"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights to helium under leases under Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/351">30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1848BD5CC455480C9AF9882CD508415B" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA46258E6132443949CF9A5D6BE4E8EE8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights to helium</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any lease issued under this Act that authorizes exploration for, or development or production of, gas shall be considered to grant to the lessee a right of first refusal to engage in exploration for, and development and production of, helium on land that is subject to the lease in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.</text></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id2AE07197F73E4041895F49DA99CC5A1E" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical Minerals</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b73eed9510f474faae0d44918011825" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA60E217C3B1A4C6699A5708AB8B63A9A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical mineral</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbaecaa46657a48058ae0cf3c6486557a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>critical mineral</term> means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical pursuant to section 3303.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2828efd4a1c448bb8a502c129b079452"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>critical mineral</term> does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14465df75a364f44a2d2aef0c213604e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fuel minerals, including oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuels; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdc60c2bdb6d44e0847572385c7d4553"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water, ice, or snow.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id358979052af0433da8ec37a62a7eaf9e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical mineral manufacturing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>critical mineral manufacturing</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb81d9842df04c959006e57cb5833249"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the production, processing, refining, alloying, separation, concentration, magnetic sintering, melting, or beneficiation of critical minerals within the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c6a4e7c902c4f2c9eab573fe61607b9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fabrication, assembly, or production, within the United States, of equipment, components, or other goods with energy technology-, defense-, agriculture-, consumer electronics-, or health care-related applications; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3113633100F849698D0C1FAF47A04721"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other value-added, manufacturing-related use of critical minerals undertaken within the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76ecf65332034c7885c6dc79cafc178c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian
tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79ad42ebc5b4420091de66071c6828f7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf876473dd425477c900819ce52f1872f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf728b2dbc7040869818c15056140561"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the District of Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb959cc4bfa1148daa6a4eeab1f7df35a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd75b2fdf31e41a0a026ce3cc75f6295"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guam;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id246dc593eb544915b4b50e6fb850c4e9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">American Samoa;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4503c210273404e95a6c9b7f3efe7a2"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffa3c65aba9141789e5afbdf4dabb542"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Virgin Islands.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcffca5986ae142ae93e53f1dc2a5d221" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98b07f9ec35c428ea309afff9ba06377"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1602">30 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc53d3c631d1b4f9ab40846fba50b862b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7a1623276fb4a07949a3badb9ca3253" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbec13bf9d3543efae0d8a23c0963c88"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an analytical and forecasting capability for identifying critical mineral demand, supply, and other factors to allow informed actions to be taken to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand growth and other market shifts;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f08df36623e4427a1e974cd4b66821e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47cfc31b8bf64318bc64414646369d7d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id474bd7f9919a4255b57196044bc8def4" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97d1498f574a44779c643610074884f5"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage Federal agencies to facilitate the availability, development, and environmentally responsible production of domestic resources to meet national material or critical mineral needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide231f24a15f44573acf0dfc8056cb77a"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">avoid duplication of effort, prevent unnecessary paperwork, and minimize delays in the administration of applicable laws (including regulations) and the issuance of permits and authorizations necessary to explore for, develop, and produce critical minerals and to construct critical mineral manufacturing facilities in accordance with applicable environmental and land management laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1b964372e284b0d85b6734a5a7b7549"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthen educational and research capabilities and workforce training;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd1e0a2f50fd415b8fdada9faea60a1c"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bolster international cooperation through technology transfer, information sharing, and other means;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce48540195aa4dc18eb291dcc8052824"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote the efficient production, use, and recycling of critical minerals;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9691a4e173fd40b886a8652baf1f6d50"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop alternatives to critical minerals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id757f527cf3064f6d9b47441e22b90c34"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish contingencies for the production of, or access to, critical minerals for which viable sources do not exist within the United States.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2e7bf01003e487ca2fdff49c6b875f7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(b) of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1601">30 U.S.C. 1601(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(b) As used in this Act, the term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide877336a1d9a476d8b689baecd164d77" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5c52b4af09f497cb62e6f468bd79340"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this Act:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17495a91654c4481bf2951fcacaacc80"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical mineral</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>critical mineral</term> means any mineral or element designated as a critical mineral pursuant to section 3303 of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide49262a4cbcb4912b59b2bd21bda8eeb"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1caa8559378049f98f582030c7dbc866" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical mineral designations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9455f975185446ed99f2cfb9c159e1e4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Draft methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey) (referred to in this subtitle as the <term>Secretary</term>), in consultation with relevant Federal agencies and entities, shall publish in the Federal Register for public comment a draft methodology for determining which minerals qualify as critical minerals based on an assessment of whether the minerals are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5886c369d33c4a9bb74bbe320d4f241c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to potential supply restrictions (including restrictions associated with foreign political risk, abrupt demand growth, military conflict, violent unrest, anti-competitive or protectionist behaviors, and other risks throughout the supply chain); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9b1eec9a5a847c49d1ac3cd6243d3ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">important in use (including energy technology-, defense-, currency-, agriculture-, consumer electronics-, and health care-related applications).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48e372b93cf94f95b31089f720d7b5dc"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If available data is insufficient to provide a quantitative basis for the methodology developed under this section, qualitative evidence may be used to the extent necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3a88ac39bd149f880bcddc7ad065362"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After reviewing public comments on the draft methodology under subsection (a) and updating the draft methodology as appropriate, not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a description of the final methodology for determining which minerals qualify as critical minerals.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fafecb8f9444e36a5be0febe0fe9307"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49e9a417c6214622b6fe9e9e2acb9597"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary shall maintain a list of minerals and elements designated as critical, pursuant to the methodology under subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34ceb82346e046d08420989c6c36b480"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial list</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (1), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register an initial list of minerals designated as critical pursuant to the final methodology under subsection (c) for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0a864f4329d4b00841f028744aa3f36"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the criteria under subsection (c), the Secretary may designate and include on the list any mineral or element determined by another Federal agency to be strategic and critical to the defense or national security of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b26b13c5a6c4059a9e07980e6228471"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb30aaf2fc42a4ffe8c0b3fc9dbcdac07"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review the methodology and designations under subsections (c) and (d) at least every 3 years, or more frequently as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88e7d6e84dc04c3a9abcaabfaa524edc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id571d3b35c7b0416eb4c3b9d10c6944c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">revise the methodology described in this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id556896c4ca854d86bd8872f77529e2c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine that minerals or elements previously determined to be critical minerals are no longer critical minerals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61ef051e6af2476f851aac987de1f840"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate additional minerals or elements as critical minerals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d3c9f1e25b74e6690bbd98fe337987e"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On finalization of the methodology under subsection (c), the list under subsection (d), or any revision to the methodology or list under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to Congress written notice of the action.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ad8897c3e864026ae236ac7c70b0990" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resource assessment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea4496b08bae482f825aa712c19a4f78"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with applicable State (including geological surveys), local, academic, industry, and other entities, the Secretary shall complete a comprehensive national assessment of each critical mineral that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id382dd0213ff54640ae350fbe405665ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies and quantifies known critical mineral resources, using all available public and private information and datasets, including exploration histories; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58005ef424454b85994d169faf73c443"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of undiscovered critical mineral resources throughout the United States, including probability estimates of tonnage and grade, using all available public and private information and datasets, including exploration histories.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida87871631d254552930b6f3a0f1be9fe"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplementary information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may carry out surveys and field work (including drilling, remote sensing, geophysical surveys, geological mapping, and geochemical sampling and analysis) to supplement existing information and datasets available for determining the existence of critical minerals in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf035fc14b13440d58cb26a942040db66"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the Governor of a State or the head of an Indian tribe, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to State governments and Indian tribes conducting critical mineral resource assessments on non-Federal land.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ee57f19433b4d3ea7bd5b58ed954de5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prioritization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided2c36312b3048b8ad3f60c4d1b9cf9e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may sequence the completion of resource assessments for each critical mineral such that critical minerals considered to be most critical under the methodology established under section 3303 are completed first.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67581153aa5c4cedb8832be29e73280d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date of completion of all of the assessments required under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress on an annual basis an interim report that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35419137e8b749dc8a23e591a9d7f865"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies the sequence and schedule for completion of the assessments if the Secretary sequences the assessments; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a96752f53a14b5bbf6cc7928331ce65"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the progress of the assessments if the Secretary does not sequence the assessments.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8bd2793acbc4e06ac39e0153db6172a"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may periodically update the assessments conducted under this section based on—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfaf0f3d94624f1bb08f2a324fc07dcd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the generation of new information or datasets by the Federal Government; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide85c38d793044aa799131aebe26fe57b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the receipt of new information or datasets from critical mineral producers, State geological surveys, academic institutions, trade associations, or other persons.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34e32e5db33a442f803cad0b07a30762"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional surveys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall complete a resource assessment for each additional mineral or element subsequently designated as a critical mineral under section 3303(e)(2) not later than 2 years after the designation of the mineral or element.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3762af89c450486b89446cec90f10203"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the status of geological surveying of Federal land for any mineral commodity—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9B2478233DF4F5D89812EC0DF64BB44"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the United States was dependent on a foreign country for more than 25 percent of the United States supply, as depicted in the report issued by the United States Geological Survey entitled <quote>Mineral Commodity Summaries 2015</quote>; but</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id932CB85DFC6F4919A6F185E77082A821"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is not designated as a critical mineral under section 3303.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC0B90F9BB8C40CC986490911EC6B80E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permitting</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9261c812b7349d68aae308027b96e97"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To improve the quality and timeliness of decisions, the Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management) and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretaries</term>) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, with respect to critical mineral production on Federal land, complete Federal permitting and review processes with maximum efficiency and effectiveness, while supporting vital economic growth, by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2052b75843f466fa660c8686ec07169"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing and adhering to timelines and schedules for the consideration of, and final decisions regarding, applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, and other use authorizations for mineral-related activities on Federal land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64601dc1b3cd40d2b5b2310c5179a0d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing clear, quantifiable, and temporal permitting performance goals and tracking progress against those goals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8998815ccb24cc683c455750cfa4384"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaging in early collaboration among agencies, project sponsors, and affected stakeholders—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id132095650e9e41c5be61c1aa4280a14b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to incorporate and address the interests of those parties; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec4573bc13444bbe8a1ba9ca50776e53"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to minimize delays;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc7f8b55eda344c9a588d57a3a8cad9a"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring transparency and accountability by using cost-effective information technology to collect and disseminate information regarding individual projects and agency performance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbfe18ce529a4849a8a307b5b91cf83b"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaging in early and active consultation with State, local, and Indian tribal governments to avoid conflicts or duplication of effort, resolve concerns, and allow for concurrent, rather than sequential, reviews;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0e209ed2042438894075387cc2ae6e4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing demonstrable improvements in the performance of Federal permitting and review processes, including lower costs and more timely decisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b258655ea39404198bde2f2f229c2f3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expanding and institutionalizing permitting and review process improvements that have proven effective;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id362fcd1c8ff441218e1ca401f293f345"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing mechanisms to better communicate priorities and resolve disputes among agencies at the national, regional, State, and local levels; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf140c8a3f94c4cc790a3000f17c4b2fa"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing other practices, such as preapplication procedures.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49eaa6a57b504383be667c65dc52d6f6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69a24281b56b46a8aa7f3cf9185d5021"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies additional measures (including regulatory and legislative proposals, as appropriate) that would increase the timeliness of permitting activities for the exploration and development of domestic critical minerals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f3d49c797024714809c39a77cc07b2f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies options (including cost recovery paid by permit applicants) for ensuring adequate staffing and training of Federal entities and personnel responsible for the consideration of applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, and other use authorizations for critical mineral-related activities on Federal land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd7a4e77efef480b91f67580ea9ff16f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quantifies the amount of time typically required (including range derived from minimum and maximum durations, mean, median, variance, and other statistical measures or representations) to complete each step (including those aspects outside the control of the executive branch, such as judicial review, applicant decisions, or State and local government involvement) associated with the development and processing of applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, and other use authorizations for critical mineral-related activities on Federal land, which shall serve as a baseline for the performance metric under subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90a24b27ed34400e84f5e5445f07323e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes actions carried out pursuant to subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffd08a5d0e064ac68f8fec6bc28a119a"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance metric</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of submission of the report under subsection (b), the Secretaries, after providing public notice and an opportunity to comment, shall develop and publish a performance metric for evaluating the progress made by the executive branch to expedite the permitting of activities that will increase exploration for, and development of, domestic critical minerals, while maintaining environmental standards.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide893170b00e04eae9c33c180d9a507cf"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with the first budget submission by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, after publication of the performance metric required under subsection (c), and annually thereafter, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd15ae84a55b84dbd9d356265985bcc4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summarizes the implementation of recommendations, measures, and options identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id719db68c5e1f4814950c8e0c0dade48e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using the performance metric under subsection (c), describes progress made by the executive branch, as compared to the baseline established pursuant to subsection (b)(3), on expediting the permitting of activities that will increase exploration for, and development of, domestic critical minerals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb47849dabc284709a0f0b9c3fd9f7d04"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compares the United States to other countries in terms of permitting efficiency and any other criteria relevant to the globally competitive critical minerals industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdf09a540dbc41a98f2155dbcbe37a79"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individual projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using data from the Secretaries generated under subsection (d), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prioritize inclusion of individual critical mineral projects on the website operated by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with section 1122 of title 31, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37d3acc118714d2a8d845d07786873d0"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report of Small Business Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year and 300 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the applicable committees of Congress a report that assesses the performance of Federal agencies with respect to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8bb4d64aa70b4e359a87debeb07ef048"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complying with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Regulatory Flexibility Act</quote>), in promulgating regulations applicable to the critical minerals industry; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac552fccc47446a7b55ca4e6c09dcdb2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performing an analysis of regulations applicable to the critical minerals industry that may be outmoded, inefficient, duplicative, or excessively burdensome.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id752f8bd097f5451c93bdcfbbb1c658b9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Register process</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cfeaebc789f4a04a00de95e6e9e6d37"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Departmental review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absent any extraordinary circumstance, and except as otherwise required by law, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that each Federal Register notice described in subsection (b) shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id623f505390e94c0a852f93e62dd21cda"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to any required reviews within the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide241572bc0bb41a9998fdbf033069b72"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">published in final form in the Federal Register not later than 45 days after the date of initial preparation of the notice.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5bdd119b028477d8eb2f6b06ad04144"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preparation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The preparation of Federal Register notices required by law associated with the issuance of a critical mineral exploration or mine permit shall be delegated to the organizational level within the agency responsible for issuing the critical mineral exploration or mine permit.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefb626c3029542859eb3a27cbe0eecdc"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transmission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All Federal Register notices regarding official document availability, announcements of meetings, or notices of intent to undertake an action shall be originated in, and transmitted to the Federal Register from, the office in which, as applicable—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bdc2547d0e74f35abcad16f952c3c28"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the documents or meetings are held; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92c286bebdfb43d29946fc2ce0b6ef57"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activity is initiated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6980ab2f24ce41ecbb43955b7f232841" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recycling, efficiency, and alternatives</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2902c2166f3c434e88c11dcf1863f183"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall conduct a program of research and development—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38dbac846c6b44ca8ba4861ac446b970"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote the efficient production, use, and recycling of critical minerals throughout the supply chain; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd30bf5e2dfa844fe94c23f1224d9653f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop alternatives to critical minerals that do not occur in significant abundance in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d1c55fdecaf4e3890744a7030f03dfd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall cooperate with appropriate—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1a3c8fdd52b46dab0d63bf654e5fee4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal agencies and National Laboratories;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id561b0e8738ec4b72a464daa05d8359b3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical mineral producers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10ad6c52009c4352aa2b0c6dabe54587"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical mineral processors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94ca420e62b943588ea11485c19efe44"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical mineral manufacturers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacbf53c2e351403b90790dd265267cc0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trade associations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14066f779447474095765aeb3547ac24"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">academic institutions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7c45e7b00b549d0aefacbc23805a5e6"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">small businesses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3218d835f0ff4665a3440cccc6f440ac"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other relevant entities or individuals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97f333e9d51e476b9810a6c5bf81aff0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the program, the Secretary shall carry out activities that include the identification and development of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a3cd38686b74b55abe815f41768b457"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced critical mineral extraction, production, separation, alloying, or processing technologies that decrease the energy consumption, environmental impact, and costs of those activities, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3f42a403c0f4eb1833ec6718602c70c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efficient water and wastewater management strategies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2b7cd5ceb2c498aa2959aef0b14c897"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technologies and management strategies to control the environmental impacts of radionuclides in ore tailings; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34577f46edb344a8b74b96ba5c6cfeb8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technologies for separation and processing;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47d8da3202cd44b4a4915fe6df8dfe1d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technologies or process improvements that minimize the use, or lead to more efficient use, of critical minerals across the full supply chain;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id321dab07c6114a22b6cf089936e08cdc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technologies, process improvements, or design optimizations that facilitate the recycling of critical minerals, and options for improving the rates of collection of products and scrap containing critical minerals from post-consumer, industrial, or other waste streams;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9278a214808b49e4b7e2314fd94099a8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commercial markets, advanced storage methods, energy applications, and other beneficial uses of critical minerals processing byproducts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5032dbed53a402b8c1e1c6371e3964f"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alternative minerals, metals, and materials, particularly those available in abundance within the United States and not subject to potential supply restrictions, that lessen the need for critical minerals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0df2435ee884a2bb04b467f380acb7c"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alternative energy technologies or alternative designs of existing energy technologies, particularly those that use minerals that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AACB6BA6AA34874AEFAE374FD6BAC03"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">occur in abundance in the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7D1D058C26A46D49056E5C20AF41A47"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are not subject to potential supply restrictions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3a745a93b414263be0b02c7817ee89e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the activities, findings, and progress of the program.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bc08a1e72294a5eaa25cd737040cca5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analysis and forecasting</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81b5e8af235148f38ba8fd2637f28ee0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to evaluate existing critical mineral policies and inform future actions that may be taken to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand growth and other market shifts, the Secretary, in consultation with the Energy Information Administration, academic institutions, and others in order to maximize the application of existing competencies related to developing and maintaining computer-models and similar analytical tools, shall conduct and publish the results of an annual report that includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89547c721388471588ef76193eb0626b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as part of the annually published Mineral Commodity Summaries from the United States Geological Survey, a comprehensive review of critical mineral production, consumption, and recycling patterns, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38bb5d1ce1c24d3f87f12ac1e2fcc912"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of each critical mineral domestically produced during the preceding year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id301ce96ec2dd4f89879f36a6e706cbc1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of each critical mineral domestically consumed during the preceding year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebbd5bb1039e426d86e2c8fbf7208328"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">market price data or other price data for each critical mineral;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb11cffad92a45319c0cd46a136663fc"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcef8ea6dd02b495b8f70374323d2d178"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical mineral requirements to meet the national security, energy, economic, industrial, technological, and other needs of the United States during the preceding year;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id397f4e542ef64d3f8fa946af8b2b838c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reliance of the United States on foreign sources to meet those needs during the preceding year; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0cb53893221439e91ccce5064e50449"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implications of any supply shortages, restrictions, or disruptions during the preceding year;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a74d72087954cf4b6cfef0188d620a2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of each critical mineral domestically recycled during the preceding year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07c1f04b1f494ca98f198a6567540945"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the market penetration during the preceding year of alternatives to each critical mineral;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5587cdaf70c4e2688e3991e41e0cde8"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a discussion of international trends associated with the discovery, production, consumption, use, costs of production, prices, and recycling of each critical mineral as well as the development of alternatives to critical minerals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb112de266e4849eb85dcdd94373ba5d1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other data, analyses, and evaluations as the Secretary finds are necessary to achieve the purposes of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa5eb4c0723640a59bcf27642515e34a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive forecast, entitled the <quote>Annual Critical Minerals Outlook</quote>, of projected critical mineral production, consumption, and recycling patterns, including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87e62042582e4f42a01b29eac654b44d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be domestically produced over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6a5f0306df640219e56352e3f4889ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be domestically consumed over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecdaec3b415d479c81b83aee88a7f2f0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ddbcb785aab407f999b01d91e737f39"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical mineral requirements to meet projected national security, energy, economic, industrial, technological, and other needs of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbf49a91ee2546bbb7a60f192814ae6f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected reliance of the United States on foreign sources to meet those needs; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0f7489aed844ab59376e8ffb673ec41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected implications of potential supply shortages, restrictions, or disruptions;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c3bc12d08214cf384bd040ef91ab67a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be domestically recycled over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1680c41867ab490bb84f00e94fbe4999"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the market penetration of alternatives to each critical mineral projected to take place over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc68ce79f9334456bbf4dbb633834683"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a discussion of reasonably foreseeable international trends associated with the discovery, production, consumption, use, costs of production, and recycling of each critical mineral as well as the development of alternatives to critical minerals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b5406e1a48b4444b2a5213c5ca29fcd"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other projections relating to each critical mineral as the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id043774ddd6774531bef99a01c5bc380e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proprietary information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In preparing a report described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure, consistent with section 5(f) of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1604">30 U.S.C. 1604(f)</external-xref>), that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2c88035cf6541deb5d86ecacc64384e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no person uses the information and data collected for the report for a purpose other than the development of or reporting of aggregate data in a manner such that the identity of the person or firm who supplied the information is not discernible and is not material to the intended uses of the information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0254fb5808e49c686485632f61121d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no person discloses any information or data collected for the report unless the information or data has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does not allow the identification of the person or firm who supplied particular information; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60edd84cb25e4d609be80498c55a9723"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures are established to require the withholding of any information or data collected for the report if the Secretary determines that withholding is necessary to protect proprietary information, including any trade secrets or other confidential information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa765f9474754e09ac8a5a53ad3357a6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3309.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Education and workforce</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id054bace112f747d8a045629e8f014471"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year and 300 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor (in consultation with the Secretary, the Director of the National Science Foundation, institutions of higher education with substantial expertise in mining, institutions of higher education with significant expertise in minerals research, including fundamental research into alternatives, and employers in the critical minerals sector) shall submit to Congress an assessment of the domestic availability of technically trained personnel necessary for critical mineral exploration, development, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, education, and research, including an analysis of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97a9de35c1b74bfab81b665e099e8506"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">skills that are in the shortest supply as of the date of the assessment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e192b88c75545bbbdcb1b3e7c18a08b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">skills that are projected to be in short supply in the future;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93e41e8228c64c47b4e84976d1c6adfd"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demographics of the critical minerals industry and how the demographics will evolve under the influence of factors such as an aging workforce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6fdf72942d141d98d83288cd16e6414"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of training and education programs in addressing skills shortages;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8bc32dd68fa4d26baff1be84b7b43ed"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities to hire locally for new and existing critical mineral activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9b83034d8284c799cc2273e31cf982e"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sufficiency of personnel within relevant areas of the Federal Government for achieving the policies described in section 3 of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1602">30 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id965f862a3fff47f784a3dc6f231cb5e2"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential need for new training programs to have a measurable effect on the supply of trained workers in the critical minerals industry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b02376bb7a2439f847c5fc613d945b3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Curriculum study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6631b690ddfa4d8c95eb893a24158c92"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering under which the Academies shall coordinate with the National Science Foundation on conducting a study—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide07d235264ee416b8b08c44e3319e4ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to design an interdisciplinary program on critical minerals that will support the critical mineral supply chain and improve the ability of the United States to increase domestic, critical mineral exploration, development, production, manufacturing, research, including fundamental research into alternatives, and recycling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id896562c4d7314cfa92666177992622fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address undergraduate and graduate education, especially to assist in the development of graduate level programs of research and instruction that lead to advanced degrees with an emphasis on the critical mineral supply chain or other positions that will increase domestic, critical mineral exploration, development, production, manufacturing, research, including fundamental research into alternatives, and recycling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id514ddd4a13de4662b4c607ddbd34d56e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop guidelines for proposals from institutions of higher education with substantial capabilities in the required disciplines for activities to improve the critical mineral supply chain and advance the capacity of the United States to increase domestic, critical mineral exploration, research, development, production, manufacturing, and recycling; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01481bdbf37e443598c911891b3c93f3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to outline criteria for evaluating performance and recommendations for the amount of funding that will be necessary to establish and carry out the program described in subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id616ed8311eda46cdaa83d073272184ec"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a description of the results of the study required under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89f61eb65ec74f589d05658943149f64"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46a7545bd29e4b6582e209756723d73c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly conduct a competitive grant program under which institutions of higher education may apply for and receive 4-year grants for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43cab471549241e5a3d36e5726ef6370"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">startup costs for newly designated faculty positions in integrated critical mineral education, research, innovation, training, and workforce development programs consistent with subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided72e7059d2e468caa15be040b293816"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">internships, scholarships, and fellowships for students enrolled in programs related to critical minerals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29598ef7be4a4a89b7094bf64136ab17"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment necessary for integrated critical mineral innovation, training, and workforce development programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b835c2e083d4373a227b162237b87b5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research of critical minerals and their applications, particularly concerning the manufacture of critical components vital to national security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ff110cf4654415a94816c212303b306"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this subsection shall be renewable for up to 2 additional 3-year terms based on performance criteria outlined under subsection (b)(1)(D).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3379740283F449CBCDB540053F2BE6B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3310.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National geological and geophysical data preservation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 351(k) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15908">42 U.S.C. 15908(k)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2026, to remain available until expended</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6e69ab80a5a4a54a36f3842d49db885" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FEEFD23FE1A4D5894BB561BE2D78C31"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Critical Materials Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1801">30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e22badc65fa42cfb24367f7cabfc49e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(d) of the National Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5202">15 U.S.C. 5202(d)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>, with the assistance of the National Critical Materials Council as specified in the National Critical Materials Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1801">30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>),</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae27a5ad04f14302a35fea65eb51b0f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings clauses</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id301EAB3B2E694340A5AA1E6427BAF25D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle or an amendment made by this subtitle modifies any requirement or authority provided by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id630B9205C39449D1A0DEE6D1800C7282"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the matter under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">GEOLOGICAL SURVEY</header-in-text></quote> of the first section of the Act of March 3, 1879 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31">43 U.S.C. 31(a)</external-xref>); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CD1F034BBE345DF94061E19B947C21B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the first section of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/87/626">Public Law 87–626</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31">43 U.S.C. 31(b)</external-xref>).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9C300C14D9A342259ED1EDF9B32EB05F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretarial order not affected</header><text>This subtitle shall not apply to any mineral described in Secretarial Order No. 3324, issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 3, 2012, in any area to which the order applies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB4932C64C9948878701D5C08E7192B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2026.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idE6E6E580E6B247F3AC076E7F1B9DC682" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coal</header>
<section id="id95ffdb15cc1247ce87a69be223a6fd57"><enum>3401.</enum><header>Sense of the Senate on carbon capture, use, and storage development and deployment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that—</text> <paragraph id="id199a809162e144d3b727d7802a218830"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carbon capture, use, and storage deployment is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBB98C640033A4B6B8BF00FC4FE304522"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an important part of the clean energy future and smart research and development investments of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98E3C4B753534A77A4CE9F309C4D0441"><enum>(B)</enum><text>critical—</text> <clause id="id08858FF811C34E9597BF9E918E826A55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to increasing the energy security of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="id150B8CAC9BAC433B9D2EA71F61A1EC24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reducing emissions; and</text> </clause><clause id="id7B426916D72B4306A4456C8E49DFD529"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to maintaining a diverse and reliable energy resource;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b220dd902014e38b393585a5faf73ce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the fossil energy programs of the Department should continue to focus on research and development of technologies that will improve the capture, transportation, use (including for the production through biofixation of carbon-containing products), and injection processes essential for carbon capture, use, and storage activities in the electrical and industrial sectors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb7aaf9ce1fca4c7c981c8eb3e45abf9e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary should continue to partner with the private sector and explore avenues to bring down the cost of carbon capture, including through loans, grants, and sequestration credits to help make carbon capture, use, and storage technologies more competitive compared to other technologies that are a part of the clean energy future of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0f558749b8a4e638a0274313d39a8eb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Secretary should continue working with international partners on pre-existing agreements, projects, and information sharing activities of the Secretary to develop the latest and most cutting-edge carbon capture, use, and storage technologies for the electrical and industrial sectors.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E9D30DA3B7A4272B39105F0CE21F72E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fossil energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 961(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16291">42 U.S.C. 16291(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD42419276DB84420938EBC5E143EBA9E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5af70f6b696d42ca877aabaf9cace04d"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC56FAAA4ADDF4D36A87E2A5B6AC0BE93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of coal technology program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4F1EAF48A414434981A78D4C6F5E2AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeals</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0943518AC51F474BBAE680E9F0BA4172"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3583194D378C40F09A9909730B177ACC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 962 and 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16292">42 U.S.C. 16292</external-xref>, 16293) are repealed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD93CDCEEC9E04E24B74A9DF65F000553"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of title IV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15961">42 U.S.C. 15961 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0449A70E0ED74FF0A705CD5F9421D4E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the amendments made by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall continue to manage any program activities that are outstanding as of the date of enactment of this Act under the terms and conditions of sections 962 and 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16292">42 U.S.C. 16292</external-xref>, 16293) or subtitle A of title IV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15961">42 U.S.C. 15961 et seq.</external-xref>) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), as applicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA40CE25E24C642B6A78AFC49E47D9EDD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id052A757731544C168DAEB1BEEEDE40A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 703(a)(3) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17251">42 U.S.C. 17251(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDF6B3FA719F47E78325BE354C00CBA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the first and second sentences; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C0467E1D5FE4E3AB8141327D32C18BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>including</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>, including such geologic sequestration projects as are approved by the Secretary</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAB647D223E74BDB99ED1DF558141B47"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 704 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17252">42 U.S.C. 17252</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>under section 963(c)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16293">42 U.S.C. 16293(c)(3)</external-xref>), as added by section 702 of this subtitle, and</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDE2654EB16F346C89B641BB8E661E84B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of coal technology program</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by inserting after section 961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16291">42 U.S.C. 16291</external-xref>) the following:</text>
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<section id="id8A12B902566244E8B7CE5B27AAE2AE98"><enum>962.</enum><header>Coal technology program</header>
<subsection id="idE16479E5957947EF8CC6FB9C6CEA655E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idA8D5DFFCB3BD4AAAAD618BD3C7C3CC5D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Large-scale pilot project</header><text>The term <term>large-scale pilot project</term> means a pilot project that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8d1b4733f5ec46baa6c2ae92f2405d27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>represents the scale of technology development beyond laboratory development and bench scale testing, but not yet advanced to the point of being tested under real operational conditions at commercial scale;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC76848A7E704EE49777BE0A5A6CE96A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represents the scale of technology necessary to gain the operational data needed to understand the technical and performance risks of the technology before the application of that technology at commercial scale or in commercial-scale demonstration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6187E61010F34E878FCE08090F6804E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is large enough—</text> <clause id="id2776463E98A341CB9B1D7EAD7A6D4DB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to validate scaling factors; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id97F53ABE1BD54CC9A84464F5B3D4920E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to demonstrate the interaction between major components so that control philosophies for a new process can be developed and enable the technology to advance from large-scale pilot plant application to commercial-scale demonstration or application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f76a34d58574bdda56368e9f7696d9e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Net-negative carbon dioxide emissions project</header><text>The term <term>net-negative carbon dioxide emissions project</term> means a project—</text> <subparagraph id="id2e81bfc0caed4889ae75371702f1cb36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that employs a technology for thermochemical coconversion of coal and biomass fuels that—</text>
<clause id="id059A43C7CE3945D89C672E6F26B5EAAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>uses a carbon capture system; and</text> </clause><clause id="idffbfd6d2f7f943dda4970eb75fbd063c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with carbon dioxide removal, can provide electricity, fuels, or chemicals with net-negative carbon dioxide emissions from production and consumption of the end products, while removing atmospheric carbon dioxide;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51fddde108f84c2f8531d9c22b34157b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that will proceed initially through a large-scale pilot project for which front-end engineering will be performed for bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite coals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55933077d3a6409da2e360136841eae0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>through which each use of coal will be combined with the use of a regionally indigenous form of biomass energy, provided on a renewable basis, that is sufficient in quantity to allow for net-negative emissions of carbon dioxide (in combination with a carbon capture system), while avoiding impacts on food production activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAD24FD9E7B10464DBF191FDE4CEE9237"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the program established under subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAA7C669125BD4718BB6D3A774E2CF6F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transformational technology</header> <subparagraph id="idE1C3564F1FFC45B6B1E4C23A8A5E1D99"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>transformational technology</term> means a power generation technology that represents an entirely new way to convert energy that will enable a step change in performance, efficiency, and cost of electricity as compared to the technology in existence on the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1725232828C34FA483A0DCE52A1930D4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>transformational technology</term> includes a broad range of technology improvements, including—</text> <clause id="idD364E74877AB4B8284021325AED9FA06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>thermodynamic improvements in energy conversion and heat transfer, including—</text>
<subclause id="id429E942F11184B67A739F8A7974C1D38"><enum>(I)</enum><text>oxygen combustion;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id61A83D33BA154253A2A364A6AB89F44C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>chemical looping; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD2E6ACB3E7FC49859DB7588D8FB79F5C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the replacement of steam cycles with supercritical carbon dioxide cycles;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idE33C03AD9F6F43BF9A28CE6EF83DA2A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improvements in turbine technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="id836E58746FF544C1B551CA92951EADBA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improvements in carbon capture systems technology; and</text> </clause><clause id="idCD39308B547F434C8035ECD7983EC96C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other technology the Secretary recognizes as transformational technology.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id904BEC7873984AA3998D6CE4D743B5C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coal technology program</header>
<paragraph id="id7D4D36FF1C574F33ACCEBD6BCE767D7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a coal technology program to ensure the continued use of the abundant, domestic coal resources of the United States through the development of technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, and environmental performance of coal use.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0E827A2DDB9043538A1429A4A4E8B105"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The program shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="idd7b720b46c1f4b4bba8b0dff793f7365"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a research and development program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d25f0d02f9b471caa7827c311972e1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>large-scale pilot projects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideefa06021c374391b948fec734f45c67"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstration projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5B4562320FDA4212A9A5350ED2DBD0C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>net-negative carbon dioxide emissions projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8311922643604A668130439A59DEF290"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program goals and objectives</header><text>In consultation with the interested entities described in paragraph (4)(C), the Secretary shall develop goals and objectives for the program to be applied to the technologies developed within the program, taking into consideration the following objectives:</text>
<subparagraph id="iddbd1c14f39b04e0898b36794afa525f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Ensure reliable, low-cost power from new and existing coal plants.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7078259f68684efc86bde1b0fe703da4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Achieve high conversion efficiencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6fa4384e8bab40769c9d1049c717c5b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Address emissions of carbon dioxide through high-efficiency platforms and carbon capture from new and existing coal plants.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84167c5a68be4f519a6523ba0e83f540"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Support small-scale and modular technologies to enable incremental capacity additions and load growth and large-scale generation technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc93ef145405647a0bc47bdf409aabda5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Support flexible baseload operations for new and existing applications of coal generation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5287e1f4a3dc4161bc4863608467c5ba"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Further reduce emissions of criteria pollutants and reduce the use and manage the discharge of water in power plant operations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ebf79a3ec6d4bfb86572a0dbac6b4d0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Accelerate the development of technologies that have transformational energy conversion characteristics.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47b8f7119ea949429f7ab341c2713d23"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Validate geological storage of large volumes of anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide and support the development of the infrastructure needed to support a carbon dioxide use and storage industry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id978ae35faddd4f54b4a9753be0352f55"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Examine methods of converting coal to other valuable products and commodities in addition to electricity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1a0377ffc0a47ac8483494a38943fe0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultations required</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id01812e8979354afaac079c61d0e8f1d1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>undertake international collaborations, as recommended by the National Coal Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id111B05D9039C4F6FAF99D3C11AB56FE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use existing authorities to encourage international cooperation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1e32727e9fe4b02a96569d04adb18a3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with interested entities, including—</text>
<clause id="ide2f6525408f74fb7a84b98dc93f06dea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coal producers;</text> </clause><clause id="id6f0743dbe2754021aba0375ace610e53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>industries that use coal;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6a0751421d4e4a579fa9bcc78de8355e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>organizations that promote coal and advanced coal technologies;</text> </clause><clause id="id9e5850d024e34cda94fa6fc70bd2df46"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>environmental organizations;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd1d54e43e2d0449cae5fd15cbba5310b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>organizations representing workers; and</text> </clause><clause id="idcfe3faa7fff24a268b6e95a6706b3d30"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>organizations representing consumers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEE91EF4B752742E4869F44693B6D0AD6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="idA47F809D0B5E485B993AFD18D2F353E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the performance standards adopted under subsection (b)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF5BC74A5823F44FF90CEE8E656725362"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 2 years after the initial report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made towards achieving the objectives and performance standards adopted under subsection (b)(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idac960e0ed4ff42d6adc093041268aac2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id1932404673604A7E98F6FC0ED692869F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id88bc85df253741738e020374d15f54b3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for activities under the research and development program component described in subsection (b)(2)(A)—</text>
<clause id="idf4aac67c2f0545ed972b13d746b67c81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$275,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020; and</text> </clause><clause id="ida3ee5f0e0846443f99c09e092b9982e7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ebb19f0a91c4794b8a178ee0e95415b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for activities under the demonstration projects program component described in subsection (b)(2)(C)—</text>
<clause id="id414f1e18d3dc4ffc9831edf0dceb1f76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020; and</text> </clause><clause id="idf37f49139bad427b8183b9d94b6f3a34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a1d53c118344d44bab365a09192541b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), for activities under the large-scale pilot projects program component described in subsection (b)(2)(B), $285,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25841a6deac74e28914c962966572680"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for activities under the net-negative carbon dioxide emissions projects program component described in subsection (b)(2)(D), $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8EB268D4977C4B499C6FBA523550BB0F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost sharing for large-scale pilot projects</header><text>Activities under subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be subject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 988(b).</text>
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</subsection></section><section id="id782849df7e10406ba05b0b94dd502827"><enum>3404.</enum><header>Report on price stabilization support</header>
<subsection id="id8d58a71fd21646e0920b25dfc430524d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of electric generation unit</header><text>In this section, the term <term>electric generation unit</term> means an electric generation unit that—</text> <paragraph id="id9A97D35BABFA468B8298EBA73A40DE78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>uses coal-based generation technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA8D1281F9C9840F6A11031901FDE6D6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is capable of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the unit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2CC50BC0184F4A0286CF022793440A1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report—</text>
<paragraph id="idEB05A4EF4C584AF7A9A57037216DD04E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on the benefits and costs of entering into long-term binding contracts on behalf of the Federal Government with qualified parties to provide price stabilization support for certain industrial sources for capturing carbon dioxide from electricity generated at an electric generation unit or carbon dioxide captured from an electric generation unit and sold to a purchaser for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC6599CD354204F79B54A129CC90B09F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the recovery of crude oil; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75DE898587B14FE2BEE9B042A64D4B28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other purposes for which a commercial market exists; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAB17C4B7754C433F81A02E3DF9CD804F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that—</text> <subparagraph id="idB283F5E3FE53420792655C5EB550FA77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contains an analysis of how the Department would establish, implement, and maintain a contracting program described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC452F8B4F8FC4D2FBF509EDBD968B832"><enum>(B)</enum><text>outlines options for how price stabilization contracts may be structured and regulations that would be necessary to implement a contracting program described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id336BD20C129548008646076BED757A8F" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear</header>
<section id="id290F2FD64F6C4A0684AFAF1095D1EB86"><enum>3501.</enum><header>Nuclear energy innovation capabilities</header>
<subsection id="id71C8A03598114AF3AC77F3CC487151EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id946931d122184441804e5b9941ee6fe8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced fission reactor</header><text>The term <term>advanced fission reactor</term> means a nuclear fission reactor with significant improvements over the most recent generation of nuclear reactors, including improvements such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC939235E5DFA4A048A1EF254E70D9ECF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inherent safety features;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1CC1539B4D549D09810ACCF4487FB41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lower waste yields;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEDF6222868474BAF95AAEA9260A795F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>greater fuel utilization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF5555218004F4B9FA0F352972D80D817"><enum>(D)</enum><text>superior reliability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCCAA75D4DD744DD083029EA2CB370797"><enum>(E)</enum><text>resistance to proliferation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B38CE05BEE14E4E8213575049A2167B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>increased thermal efficiency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A2C7DB157AF41B28F79215C4079F776"><enum>(G)</enum><text>ability to integrate into electric and nonelectric applications.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc90fd3288307434fb490fe6207a6c59d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fast neutron</header><text>The term <term>fast neutron</term> means a neutron with kinetic energy above 100 kiloelectron volts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9eb82ab9c0e540a69de8e20f1483f857"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National Laboratory</header>
<subparagraph id="idE098C1F6DFED42359C1C62F2BD3489B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term <term>National Laboratory</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42DD89233968487EAF8761583F52C387"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>With respect to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Sandia National Laboratories, the term <term>National Laboratory</term> means only the civilian activities of the laboratory.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE215A62986FB4DE0B1A95A7DEA97F885"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Neutron flux</header><text>The term <term>neutron flux</term> means the intensity of neutron radiation measured as a rate of flow of neutrons applied over an area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb1bb4b00495844c08a652eb5c62f62b1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Neutron source</header><text>The term <term>neutron source</term> means a research machine that provides neutron irradiation services for—</text> <subparagraph id="id96EDF01A7A664FF9992D848ED9C2389B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>research on materials sciences and nuclear physics; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9E5EE37DA6724BB6A2B603E1512F1732"><enum>(B)</enum><text>testing of advanced materials, nuclear fuels, and other related components for reactor systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF344C4D7DCD84D36882E5FE49DCC5D2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16271">42 U.S.C. 16271</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idd0a2616feed64d8c973283cb041f074d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct programs of civilian nuclear research, development, demonstration, and commercial application, including activities described in this subtitle, that take into consideration the following objectives:</text>
<paragraph id="id8FB63529F26C4756808840415D4A0C2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Providing research infrastructure—</text> <subparagraph id="id30378E0173EA42FD8E4E0DCCF0DC60D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote scientific progress; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F3C9E1FF0334871AB449DB9EC285B91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to enable users from academia, the National Laboratories, and the private sector to make scientific discoveries relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials science engineering.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC5CBFCCF97104E94946FD00E5D293F35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maintaining nuclear energy research and development programs at the National Laboratories and institutions of higher education, including programs of infrastructure of National Laboratories and institutions of higher education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6B4BEA42B54C4188AB72348B9549A6C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Providing the technical means to reduce the likelihood of nuclear weapons proliferation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDFFE95088A9848FEB234B35CD2722B9D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Ensuring public safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFC1984B9E3394F76899A19E9B1E0C415"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Reducing the environmental impact of nuclear energy-related activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7D664802072C4CA081FA64D757AB6DA6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Supporting technology transfer from the National Laboratories to the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9BE3DB50FB1745ACBCC41C2280FE052E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Enabling the private sector to partner with the National Laboratories to demonstrate novel reactor concepts for the purpose of resolving technical uncertainty associated with the objectives described in this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idD6F2F63B4E84434D85461AA11B37182C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="idABC8C53B1C0344A1A4DB87F3E7B00408"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nuclear energy, through fission or fusion, represents the highest energy density of any known attainable source and yields low air emissions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8AAC88A779D34F82815CFC5E5B8C3410"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considering the inherent complexity and regulatory burden associated with nuclear energy, the Department should focus civilian nuclear research and development activities of the Department on programs that enable the private sector, National Laboratories, and institutions of higher education to carry out experiments to promote scientific progress and enhance practical knowledge of nuclear engineering.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idde12a405581c41989d69f7cf80dcd308"><enum>(d)</enum><header>High-performance computation and supportive research</header>
<paragraph id="id6C0ED80C6EDB41A0907F9C29AB21051F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Modeling and simulation program</header>
<subparagraph id="idB569974F947C4AB4909AF2F3416D3F5A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program to enhance the capabilities of the United States to develop new reactor technologies and related systems technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques (referred to in this paragraph as the <quote>program</quote>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB308E5AB26C4E0497DA817B635F6D84"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall coordinate with relevant Federal agencies through the National Strategic Computing Initiative established by Executive Order 13702 (80 Fed. Reg. 46177) (July 29, 2015).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1ABD50FD96A4A8190EB96A1F4E38916"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall take into consideration the following objectives:</text> <clause id="id5DEA2232390340E5B29ECDA206BA0933"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using expertise from the private sector, institutions of higher education, and National Laboratories to develop computational software and capabilities that prospective users may access to accelerate research and development of advanced fission reactor systems, nuclear fusion systems, and reactor systems for space exploration.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB7171E4F68614B57BDA3C57238358645"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Developing computational tools to simulate and predict nuclear phenomena that may be validated through physical experimentation.</text>
</clause><clause id="idCB0CA494D9E84F9B8B050AF198534AFC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increasing the utility of the research infrastructure of the Department by coordinating with the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program of the Office of Science.</text>
</clause><clause id="idC4E02F8B1EDC47DD8C76E4FA5B9C5E60"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging experience from the Energy Innovation Hub for Modeling and Simulation.</text> </clause><clause id="id6B510FF8C94B49148F90D6DE1D242747"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensuring that new experimental and computational tools are accessible to relevant research communities, including private companies engaged in nuclear energy technology development.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id426e34ae4834436cbc50bf3ef77e235f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supportive research activities</header><text>The Secretary shall consider support for additional research activities to maximize the utility of the research facilities of the Department, including research—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6864F63028AE4AEEB99A488986D7BBED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on physical processes to simulate degradation of materials and behavior of fuel forms; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBFCA368629494C7EA562CA3EF898E473"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for validation of computational tools.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2511cf7584eb4526976fb77e823f361c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Versatile neutron source</header>
<paragraph id="id673F3F1F7ABD423B80B57CC1BBD85A0E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination of mission need</header>
<subparagraph id="idA0EB3F467F4D40FC80AEFEFE5A1491C1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2016, the Secretary shall determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>user facility</quote>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD736104E64147FC9955748E4C213DC4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with the private sector, institutions of higher education, the National Laboratories, and relevant Federal agencies to ensure that the user facility will meet the research needs of the largest possible majority of prospective users.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id96E8D72C80A5441692F1667B0867D89E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan for establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the determination of the mission need under paragraph (1), the Secretary, as expeditiously as practicable, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a detailed plan for the establishment of the user facility (referred to in this section as the <quote>plan</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFDD486307F5B439DAEB3AEFCF19E777D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline for establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make every effort to complete construction of, and approve the start of operations for, the user facility by December 31, 2025.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64261DF1E8174D2BB270DCECC9B823FB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Facility requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="idC630A3EFF50A41689B047CF5D8143D55"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Capabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the user facility shall provide, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="id40757914B5AC4B90AB792F28EB597B1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fast neutron spectrum irradiation capability; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id16E17F515A32491CBF15563DAFC68FE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capacity for upgrades to accommodate new or expanded research needs.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01FC51A8A92E4511B6CB3D52F4A1AE46"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the plan, the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<clause id="idE34FC6D8A1384CF09A6FCAC6F23C4C8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capabilities that support experimental high-temperature testing;</text> </clause><clause id="id3C2DCD26503A41B1AC5A87EB586133B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing a source of fast neutrons—</text>
<subclause id="id1A0CE13BA16C48B0B1A16A96570B58F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at a neutron flux that is higher than the neutron flux at which research facilities operate before establishment of the user facility; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id09FE2547D2E54FDDB2E66494EECB35DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient to enable research for an optimal base of prospective users;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idB0B6B806F3264715AC13A956E9BA885A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximizing irradiation flexibility and irradiation volume to accommodate as many concurrent users as possible;</text>
</clause><clause id="id38BD9EA6BE1D469E86B186BD6AA6E7A0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capabilities for irradiation with neutrons of a lower energy spectrum;</text> </clause><clause id="idF4D36458495F4B378B41AAE2B77FA48F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multiple loops for fuels and materials testing in different coolants; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB0CA33CD3D4F4CE4B569C193F589F0F8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional pre-irradiation and post-irradiation examination capabilities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id427EA416452B4ABAAA94FF2BB0EBE309"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall leverage the best practices of the Office of Science for the management, construction, and operation of national user facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D3692385C3C426CB4402C4AC1FAA621"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in the annual budget request of the Department an explanation for any delay in carrying out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf82eab9611cb484caafb8175d12ba244"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Enabling nuclear energy innovation</header>
<paragraph id="idBA12622D2D8548EE930C628D1771ED04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of National Nuclear Innovation Center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish a center to be known as the <quote>National Nuclear Innovation Center</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Center</quote>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idba2ded2c9a514ffbb65fc761748531e0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts to be proposed and funded, in whole or in part, by the private sector;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBFDA53D5C01C41659950979E86AD07BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish and operate a database to store and share data and knowledge on nuclear science between Federal agencies and private industry; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFF3A54E202F4B9B8CDA9D91A6EFE2E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to establish capabilities to develop and test reactor electric and nonelectric integration and energy conversion systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE0E66C5C7B0F4A259B34AA88E333A7BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Role of NRC</header><text>In operating the Center, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id4660548059C14704A080D5DF80081559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on safety issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB429AA748A4543DE83A6C4F8A8BB9D27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permit staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to actively observe and learn about the technology being developed at the Center.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F46BB02378749C4AAA5B6BCEA74DB16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A reactor developed under paragraph (1)(A) shall have the following objectives:</text> <subparagraph id="idAA53C868BA7F45DFA472517318EB61F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enabling physical validation of fusion and advanced fission experimental reactors at the National Laboratories or other facilities of the Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id236887CBD9714177A9829F18EA47D131"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resolving technical uncertainty and increase practical knowledge relevant to safety, resilience, security, and functionality of novel reactor concepts.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86AC22D22AB64E85964414CE5B853318"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conducting general research and development to improve novel reactor technologies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5F45BCC5ED6F4774A5847D59ACFB87C7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of technical expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In operating the Center, the Secretary shall leverage the technical expertise of relevant Federal agencies and National Laboratories—</text>
<subparagraph id="id08E9B55E2D5B4B8C89AD532993871DFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to minimize the time required to carry out paragraph (3); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3CD20F5D15074BC789A2EBC200F05E11"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure reasonable safety for individuals working at the National Laboratories or other facilities of the Department to carry out that paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id25334B027409483689ACC79DBE089D01"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="id519b618004b24a0b8c782d54f18c7e83"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Laboratories, relevant Federal agencies, and other stakeholders, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing the capabilities of the Department to authorize, host, and oversee privately proposed and funded reactors (as described in paragraph (1)(A)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC9B6AD65C9647CF86CDBDEEB62F9F37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall address—</text> <clause id="id313114848A4B40FB948676124DC7CCFF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety review and oversight capabilities of the Department, including options to leverage expertise from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the National Laboratories;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6B370CED7201488093E0FCBFED5BF867"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential sites capable of hosting the activities described in paragraph (1);</text> </clause><clause id="idB61454290ADB4A4CAEE9A5D87A902CD4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efficacy of the available contractual mechanisms of the Department to partner with the private sector and other Federal agencies, including cooperative research and development agreements, strategic partnership projects, and agreements for commercializing technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="id60A0C94AC7C4498E8405E1D482523EF8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>how the Federal Government and the private sector will address potential intellectual property concerns;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB1808AF05B614C8CA6A7F3B1214EB4B4"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential cost structures relating to physical security, decommissioning, liability, and other long term project costs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9E36808D9EF646BAAFCFB848AF320FC3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other challenges or considerations identified by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id28f6aae7bc6c4521a47b85c4c7965534"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Budget plan</header> <paragraph id="id681B2598FDDC4CEF95C772FAEBA4E955"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 3 alternative 10-year budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and development by the Department in accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1CDACB9541DB4055B90CEC549E81D099"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of plans</header>
<subparagraph id="id8CE10A05A068432095A928F82CE02B95"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 3 alternative 10-year budget plans submitted under paragraph (1) shall be the following:</text> <clause id="id3842EBD204704872A0A7C173CC69FB29"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan that assumes constant annual funding at the level of appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for the civilian nuclear energy research and development of the Department, particularly for programs critical to advanced nuclear projects and development.</text>
</clause><clause id="id3F7F2AE1D44D4FA894D05D7D919A555A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan that assumes 2 percent annual increases to the level of appropriations described in clause (i).</text>
</clause><clause id="id0A5A3933B7A949309D9F00C5593A3929"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan that uses an unconstrained budget.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35DD1FCB97AF4E04A9743228D58F5F54"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each plan shall include—</text>
<clause id="id0D62830068EC48A5A5153E6CD0158606"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a prioritized list of the programs, projects, and activities of the Department that best support the development, licensing, and deployment of advanced nuclear energy technologies;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF661C8032F4E401D9D8B17AD563E3E1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">realistic budget requirements for the Department to carry out subsections (d), (e), and (f); and</text> </clause><clause id="idFB18D41493A54D1898916D518E72C016"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the justification of the Department for continuing or terminating existing civilian nuclear energy research and development programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD4FB1CB6251749FD9B38405F481301C7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Nuclear Regulatory Commission report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2016, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing—</text>
<paragraph id="id23605B8DA4634C23A0567B922D8333EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is capable of licensing advanced reactor designs that are developed pursuant to this section by the end of the 4-year period beginning on the date on which an application is received under part 50 or 52 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10BFFE72F45A49888D2E911340B45010"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any organizational or institutional barriers the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will need to overcome to be able to license the advanced reactor designs that are developed pursuant to this section by the end of the 4-year period described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50CAA20D1AFD449CBE0B64404BF0882E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Next generation nuclear plant project</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 642(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16022">42 U.S.C. 16022(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1055C6F31A142D5A52CF2502304FB6A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCBE5F404B978476A961B1F3D6DCA06DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idD461283D1EFB402ABD8E4700A0D29831" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>G</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce development</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0FA2073A9A64B3AA831858B7287A3DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id497759009a464761bbea5d0e7310bff9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the <quote>Board</quote>), to develop a strategy for the support and development of a skilled energy workforce that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93D2BADA2BBE43D2B97F99C030D9DC04"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the current and future industry and labor needs of the energy sector;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F1F06D6B3234C9EAC35B22781B43A77"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides opportunities for students to become qualified for placement in traditional energy sector and clean energy sector jobs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E3BBFBD34C54C20A15F691D22F308FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aligns apprenticeship programs and workforce development programs to provide industry recognized certifications and credentials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EC703197741448C93828499D46A25D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourages leaders in the education system of the United States to equip students with the skills, mentorships, training, and technical expertise necessary to fill the employment opportunities vital to managing and operating the energy- and manufacturing-related industries of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14E33EC79E23421681998929E4AB3658"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriately supports other Federal agencies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DE1522A7C1148A7889FFB7CF725A43F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthens and more fully engages workforce training programs of the Department and the National Laboratories in carrying out the Minorities in Energy Initiative of the Department and other Department workforce priorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3510D102A3E34412871389BAE442E28A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supports the design and replication of existing model energy curricula, particularly in new and emerging technologies, that leads to industry-wide credentials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC30E53D36385420A94F26D17F4091B0E"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develops plans to support and retrain displaced and unemployed energy sector workers; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1E3ABE4CF574493BBFD661F2F347CB6"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes a Department priority to provide education and job training to underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>)), women, veterans, and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cb18906dffd4dd09064ae00abab76ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b15c8983529475fa8f1654617d45925"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall be composed of 9 members, with the initial members of the Board to be appointed by the Secretary not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b1869a1ba5c43369b175d4b051dafd0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nominations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall nominate for appointment to the Board under paragraph (1) not less than 18 individuals who meet the qualifications described in paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7abb17e861646dd882606f08131c217"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each individual nominated for appointment to the Board under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11120bb3514c470aad1cf85a991e25d4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be eminent in the field of economics or workforce development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74e750e153104d109add3e413de4ad5c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have expertise in relevant traditional energy industries and clean energy industries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd2746d5da044e438192919b1168044d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have expertise in secondary and postsecondary education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0df31f38b76c4c5f9efe8d7a985223bf"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have expertise in energy workforce development or apprentice programs of States and units of local government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5714442ad3f2476c88195cc2a9a6657e"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have expertise in relevant organized labor organizations; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36B06F5509294CE998AF296DEEFFF42E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have expertise in bringing underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals, into the workforce.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05664a1193fd4c499a7a574cb20754c4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The membership of the Board shall be representative of the broad range of the energy industry, labor organizations, workforce development, education, minority participation, cybersecurity, and economics disciplines related to activities carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbed23fa2a9254d6b8fb339290b1b8f37"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No individual shall be nominated for appointment to the Board who is an employee of an entity applying for a grant under section 3602.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb20989bbc09459ba10394bbb13575ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory Board Review and Recommendations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac7debbc91474376a8f82ed36cd1b0aa"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination by board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the strategy required under subsection (a), the Board shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BB0189D09C04579874512E58B5420D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether there are opportunities to more effectively and efficiently use the capabilities of the Department in the development of a skilled energy workforce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id090D48DB6CB247CAB60D92B93B020531"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify ways in which the Department could work with other relevant Federal agencies, States, units of local government, educational institutions, labor, and industry in the development of a skilled energy workforce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id581F4687A8D14E778995E556231FD2E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify ways in which the Department and National Laboratories can—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB41107D65FE847198C57F2374AD671E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase outreach to minority-serving institutions; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB37FF1F3326F43079C6094E19C7B8C50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make resources available to increase the number of skilled minorities and women trained to go into the energy- and manufacturing-related sectors;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id599CD57791AC4C0297C0E704EBCB6895"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify ways in which the Department and National Laboratories can—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3AC4FFB19DA47C0B16F0CC69DC9D4A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase outreach to displaced and unemployed energy sector workers; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38411B9D4F12460784ACE525C6480E16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make resources available to provide training to displaced and unemployed energy sector workers to reenter the energy workforce; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2079AD9B80B04E3AAF20F84DB53CC7CE"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the energy sectors in greatest need of workforce training and develop guidelines for the skills necessary to develop a workforce trained to work in those energy sectors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e8f6e47121a4e69a805e000ca0504f6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the strategy required under subsection (a), the Board shall analyze the effectiveness of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id132C39FAEECA4FAF8D067D19988AA20F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing Department directed support; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2ADB5D249D64339BB11FC6CB1FF9695"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing energy workforce training programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AF3FBD001A54DBFB417E34BAB7CFA12"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Board is established under this section, and each year thereafter, the Board shall submit to the Secretary and Congress, and make public, a report containing the findings of the Board and model energy curricula with respect to the strategy required to be developed under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ed2952b5362460b92ba0a2a9fa19c1c"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date on which the Board is established under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD77F972029104428B757172149DEF913"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes whether the Secretary approves or disapproves the recommendations of the Board under subsection (c)(3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B7CA77AFD474076B23251C85B555052"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides an implementation plan for recommendations approved by the Board under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCF3C5840D5D47F68054F3CA2061029C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on the recommendations of the Board, the Secretary shall establish a clearinghouse—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2FB666E378D4B7F8CCFDB5568A4680E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain and update information and resources on training and workforce development programs for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB64350F128E34BB69BD866E7BBE6AC26"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to act as a resource, and provide guidance, for secondary schools, institutions of higher education (including community colleges and minority-serving institutions), workforce development organizations, labor management organizations, and industry organizations that would like to develop and implement energy- and manufacturing-related training programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id346953D90B674D7E914A02A56105882C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Outreach to minority-serving institutions</header><text>In developing the strategy under subsection (a), the Board shall—</text> <paragraph id="id9e68ddb63c2a451cbe98daef63d5c067"><enum>(1)</enum><text>give special consideration to increasing outreach to minority-serving institutions (including historically black colleges and universities, predominantly black institutions, Hispanic serving institutions, and tribal institutions);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30ad24ff67454550a1ad16ed3525ba3b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make resources available to minority-serving institutions with the objective of increasing the number of skilled minorities and women trained to go into the energy and manufacturing sectors; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14ad9da2e39440cbb23b45ad3faecb80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encourage industry to improve the opportunities for students of minority-serving institutions to participate in industry internships and cooperative work-study programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33F17E5BFBD140808B19AF0DFB1447AF"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board established under this section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2020.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77BE8CE717FC4D499482502D0AA96719" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy workforce pilot grant program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA505FE09E7574DEABACC6F9662BBAC4F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, shall establish a pilot program to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for job training programs that lead to an industry-recognized credential.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16FDBD23AA9A42D5B6A3DCB62FF58955"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be a public or nonprofit organization or a consortium of public or nonprofit organizations that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9099357979343ff8a79191edc5f702a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes an advisory board of proportional participation, as determined by the Secretary, of relevant organizations, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9092e9d4d9bd45bb95b46c3e553cf628"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant energy industry organizations, including public and private employers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id323c9eebda0c43b89ca8295c14bd46cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">labor organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide587e8cd94a34c55944f9e96ee8e5be3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">postsecondary education organizations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BEF1084DCE24099910BC5B070FB5A97"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">workforce development boards;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1724ae8e5324277a494232d70d7249d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates experience in implementing and operating job training and education programs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb4c1bab6fc44c0d96d54f62e84d4282"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates the ability to recruit and support individuals who plan to work in the energy industry in the successful completion of relevant job training and education programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDD2375104A947BF9D1EB03223B57131"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides students who complete the job training and education program with an industry-recognized credential.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id660E3ADB7CA94B6083DA84D7D75E162D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entities desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48EB0B346330447B97BABF5CD43D582C"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting eligible entities to receive grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DFAD78A78A2461BAE68EF31C9498855"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">house the job training and education programs in—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD997ABFD0692429B965BD4645260CAFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a community college or institution of higher education that includes basic science and math education in the curriculum of the community college, institution of higher education; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DEC29DE0AE34CFDB9C1F439DF21F255"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor or a State (as defined in 202 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6802">42 U.S.C. 6802</external-xref>)) (referred to in this section as the <quote>State</quote>);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id225922fab642461d8878a9b7a6101d48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>work with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or veteran service organizations recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code, to transition members of the Armed Forces and veterans to careers in the energy sector;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7726d343f96e422ea61bddfb85e6a2de"><enum>(3)</enum><text>work with Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>)), tribal organizations (as defined in section 3765 of title 38, United States Code), and Native American veterans (as defined in section 3765 of title 38, United States Code), including veterans who are a descendant of an Alaska Native (as defined in section 3(r) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1602">43 U.S.C. 1602(r)</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31423a2f2cf946039d068329b93daf14"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply as a State or regional consortia to leverage best practices already available in the State or region in which the community college or institution of higher education is located;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id916E6FC670E5401BA2769874DD34AF17"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have a State-supported entity included in the consortium applying for the grant;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80f248445d72455387c2e3d0f0f8c9ea"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include an apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor or a State as part of the job training and education program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id277347d596bc4628807f919723137e9c"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide support services and career coaching;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F8B482437664758B677652F0B453E2B"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide introductory energy workforce development training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40D02CA1336E4571B12840D966ECA66B"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with minority-serving institutions to provide job training to increase the number of skilled minorities and women in the energy sector;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A583EACE50946DFB098859D90B325CA"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide job training for displaced and unemployed workers in the energy sector;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id945269a1da7b4934a773685f8926aeff"><enum>(11)</enum><text>establish a community college or 2-year technical college-based <quote>Center of Excellence</quote> for an energy and maritime workforce technical training program; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide6f92332e55c4eb5a0d2e078a7a742f1"><enum>(12)</enum><text>are located in close proximity to marine or port facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, or Great Lakes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01E67813F4084330A7DA91BE27C1A79F"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider regional diversity.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD50416B12C27458698C40DF8BC861CF2"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity may not submit, either individually or as part of a joint application, more than 1 application for a grant under this section during any 1 fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id761B6C96F01A42DCBA4672F8C29452E9"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on amount of grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of an individual grant for any 1 year shall not exceed $1,000,000.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF455B20DDDEA4D1A9922124F8E6D771F"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost sharing</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7AFF7C0276E48AD9446A456ECD47A1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a job training and education program carried out using a grant under this section shall be not greater than 65 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF458C869F9D4BFEA45937FA4E9ECCB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal share</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id873D9C4013BE4BF688B4EA3E9BE8EB07"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of the cost of a job training and education program carried out using a grant under this section shall consist of not less than 50 percent cash.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE061920A1F142C6AFE0E57FF30BCB88"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not greater than 50 percent of the non-Federal contribution of the total cost of a job training and education program carried out using a grant under this section shall be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE89721CB0E784FE99BD26D4C381DB199"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reduction of duplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to submitting an application for a grant under this section, each applicant shall consult with the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government and coordinate the proposed activities of the applicant with existing State and local programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2911F54807E34EFC97DBF809349999BE"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall provide direct assistance (including technical expertise, wraparound services, career coaching, mentorships, internships, and partnerships) to entities that receive a grant under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dcc7db23b3f454e8c96c418df6b3f65"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and capacity building to national and State energy partnerships, including the entities described in subsection (b)(1), to leverage the existing job training and education programs of the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id146b1422a4254ec6b79ba7113205050b"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department an annual report on the program established under this section, including a description of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FD5C6C788894D37BCFCB8E32EB1907A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entities receiving grants;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AFE2E35829945C69E03AB9A587CA2D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities carried out using the grants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0E289483A1749DC9DD649F6BD39C918"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best practices used to leverage the investment of the Federal Government;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id315F3AF0710949E791CAC1906B6DED29"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rate of employment for participants after completing a job training and education program carried out using a grant; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC82475F7801848E69073A8099E780BDE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the results achieved by the program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef1f8d370b4145539bc97360cc43aa3b"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idCA9962D3620048FCB6C5249886BC9357" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>H</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recycling</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id084C3EE054474E36A779402DD55005AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recycled carbon fiber</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3F604541E7544A685DB2727FA2DC610"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD6CC0319C2A491EAF4A02D7D577E28F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study on—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E2B99A40B0A46D196303F1E36F34C59"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the technology of recycled carbon fiber and production waste carbon fiber; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DC2FA5C95034B89B3C25EA77459B6CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential lifecycle energy savings and economic impact of recycled carbon fiber.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id530ba105d76b4b36af02e9a95ddb23e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id513801d0313849a0ad4d8a3aee49d347"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of recycled carbon fiber or production waste carbon fiber that would make the use of recycled carbon fiber or production waste carbon fiber economically viable;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7a91fd645a44a4686efb591cc877fe4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any existing or potential barriers to recycling carbon fiber or using recycled carbon fiber;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2704ab956a984f1e9dbc323aa2f5956e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any financial incentives that may be necessary for the development of recycled carbon fiber or production waste carbon fiber;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb34c2e09fc5440909ccc383ddb9fff2f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential lifecycle savings in energy from producing recycled carbon fiber, as compared to producing new carbon fiber;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf37ce5e8ac346a6a924e6e65bc1fb55"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the best and highest use for recycled carbon fiber;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id066fe98da9ee40d5963e37a91e2389a6"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from producing recycled carbon fiber, as compared to producing new carbon fiber;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4566e9a943e64a1d8e7c2e99f346ea88"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any economic benefits gained from using recycled carbon fiber or production waste carbon fiber;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a7ec99704694941b0819e06eed851d2"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">workforce training and skills needed to address labor demands in the development of recycled carbon fiber or production waste carbon fiber; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb868a0f3032e4a01a55a6c17c7dead16"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the Department can leverage existing efforts in the industry on the use of production waste carbon fiber.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8386c5fb117b43e0ad39d5c7c7828fa7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dd249484bd74a4b818d43c0955efba5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recycled carbon fiber demonstration project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On completion of the study required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall consult with the aviation and automotive industries and existing programs of the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department to develop a carbon fiber recycling demonstration project.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2afe8280062a451fb99a4536c557ed5e"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0689A1827B2F40BF897ECF421A28A7A1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy generation and regulatory relief study regarding recovery and conversion of nonrecycled
mixed plastics</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0b7500f918546f79eacecd3190ad414"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1956BFFBAC454AEB8C0665EE7BA44981"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Engineered fuel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>engineered fuel</term> means a solid fuel that is manufactured from nonrecycled constituents of municipal solid waste or other secondary materials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfbc2f6e69704d828a428b9604a86441"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gasification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>gasification</term> means a process through which nonrecycled waste is heated and converted to synthesis gas in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere, which can be converted into fuels such as ethanol or other chemical feedstocks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6dc10f40cc14eadb84198fd94a0148b"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pyrolysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pyrolysis</term> means a process through which nonrecycled plastics are heated in the absence of oxygen until melted and thermally decomposed, and are then cooled, condensed, and converted into synthetic crude oil or refined into synthetic fuels and feedstocks such as diesel or naphtha.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bef91dfd0d141fcafb7e73c04fb786f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to nonrecycled mixed plastics that are part of municipal solid waste or other secondary materials in the United States (and are often deposited in landfills), the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the manner in which the United States can make progress toward a cost-effective system (including with respect to environmental issues) through which pyrolysis, gasification, and other innovative technologies such as engineered fuels are used to convert such plastics, alone or in combination with other municipal solid waste or secondary materials, into materials that can be used to generate electric energy or fuels or as chemical feedstocks.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07e3a49a5c594b9d9e342c66b1ddd57f"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completion of study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study described in subsection (b) and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress reports providing findings and recommendations developed through the study.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51B2B7D4282F49F5B148FC9145E203B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use unobligated funds of the Department to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id797D4268064E4904B0DCAAF15BF73197" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1703(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16513">42 U.S.C. 16513(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>(excluding the burning of commonly recycled paper that has been segregated from solid waste to generate electricity)</quote> after <quote>systems</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idFFB31C4E48FA4F2E998F030123CE9C01"><enum>3704.</enum><header>Promoting use of reclaimed refrigerants in Federal facilities</header>
<subsection id="id104BD6B9E1334973A2088A35E8D35927"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall issue guidance relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants to service existing equipment of Federal facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id77F1FFDA719A40418A2500261362D691"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidance issued under subsection (a) shall give preference to the use of reclaimed refrigerants, on the conditions that—</text>
<paragraph id="idEA9F01C684864A11B7B0604F05065DBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the refrigerant has been reclaimed by a person or entity that is certified under the laboratory certification program of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2746F71FFA8543198045FAFB8E27B951"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the price of the reclaimed refrigerant does not exceed the price of a newly manufactured (virgin) refrigerant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idE4E4C8F4F20F44CA9549D4A411870035" style="OLC"><enum>I</enum><header>Thermal energy</header>
<section id="id58B8DA60C9404841A392EDCA434D716D"><enum>3801.</enum><header>Modifying the definition of renewable energy to include thermal energy</header>
<subsection id="id4DB103DB7FF74AD581294BA3CC4FEFFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15852">42 U.S.C. 15852</external-xref>) (as amended by section 3001(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id71aaba51e95445b39f313965c371b562"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>a number equivalent to</quote> before <quote>the total amount of electric energy</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4FCAEAA7640240BF9ED54931165CE34F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA1992A9D17204CB09BA17EB978898A27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id608499B07ED840B298849E4EBDE85BC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id7879540440924b089783a66f7336081c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified Waste Heat Resource</header><text>The term <term>qualified waste heat resource</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id4d738cdc67c0495bb5c18d163257ec73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>exhaust heat or flared gas from any industrial process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd21cbbdf922c4b41bca2840367f31ae3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>waste gas or industrial tail gas that would otherwise be flared, incinerated, or vented;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2cf87635462c4ef39f35d28e9ce001d2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a pressure drop in any gas for an industrial or commercial process; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e240d2807194c5d893b8c82e59dba0b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other forms of waste heat as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90CD1EEBC16E4E61AB2B3E9E5426C93B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A))—</text>
<clause id="idDCE13D1BD0C244CB848A600BC54E5118"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>produced from</quote> and inserting <quote>produced or, if resulting from a thermal energy project placed in service after December 31, 2014, thermal energy generated from, or avoided by,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id233A244DE3474180945E863C4DE3C9F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>qualified waste heat resource,</quote> after <quote>municipal solid waste,</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf44282d119db49748f569c23f9d788bb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3a49eb9f5cad4c358417733045cf97ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc082e1c85f6d48c6ba762884aa4586b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>For purposes</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d78f251156b412990a236e25e42e61d" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ida9dc5b3e9309432db228f93171dab423"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idadc426e7a38143aea66f62dd10090617"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida187cc5d91bc496c9dd704cf5b000099" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id1b04e5ccd12342668111fac9a7886674"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Separate calculation</header> <subparagraph id="idedda089c6dba46f09f4cd3f1307a754c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of determining compliance with the requirements of this section, any energy consumption that is avoided through the use of renewable energy shall be considered to be renewable energy produced.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ee9569138ad4a388f0f80bed119a45c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Denial of double benefit</header><text>Avoided energy consumption that is considered to be renewable energy produced under subparagraph (A) shall not also be counted for purposes of achieving compliance with another Federal energy efficiency goal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id52D12A7870C5475AA3DBEAA9FDD02C98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 2410q(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15852">42 U.S.C. 15852(b)(2)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15852">42 U.S.C. 15852(b)</external-xref>)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accountability</header> <subtitle commented="no" id="id17AE8730E960496D8159E6E08973FD9D" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan programs</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f5abc0b51ca4570bd1e9c23a2d67587" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and conditions for incentives for innovative technologies</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd05d19b22c614f04bfdc4335c9c4cd0e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Borrower payment of subsidy cost</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBB9A01DE33B403696767CFC7303B6C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16512">42 U.S.C. 16512</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea68c31135fc45f394f0c40dc7169e04" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id286856b1dce6480681313f31f7ae3807"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Borrower payment of subsidy cost</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2ff501a32044799a69dacf3f5b33d64"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirement in subsection (b)(1), no guarantee shall be made unless the Secretary has received from the borrower not less than 25 percent of the cost of the guarantee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20bdd65eb87a4474bb2ebbe496bd3d86"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Estimate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide to the borrower, as soon as practicable, an estimate or range of the cost of the guarantee under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id525803ab72fb45e9b687c2d5ad41fddc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16512">42 U.S.C. 16512(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf57937740654969b23e41504ecc42da"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—No guarantee</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>Subject to subsection (l), no guarantee</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb9b6a4f2d70409083566338350426cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5fae773c5caa430c8616c2377824fe6d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1446b3cc518b4d38a81a9aa9168e41e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96bc6320792a4ec59a2e3ee6daef3c78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0277F4785BCF42519D47ECE20403174F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect on October 1, 2019.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10671c786ac541d0b48cde5706c300ed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on subordination of debt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1702(d)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16512">42 U.S.C. 16512(d)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>is not subordinate</quote> and inserting <quote>(including any reorganization, restructuring, or termination of the obligation) shall not at any time be subordinate</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff01bc35cd6b40778fa329c326e1e5a8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan program transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16513">42 U.S.C. 16513</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47A5A4692E1A4767854E36543D5B5481" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba85718171bc450b825b1b35ba9e3458"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51DEEE422A7840BDAC03FB9CA9D50E63"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary does not make a final decision on an application for a loan guarantee under this section by the date that is 270 days after receipt of the application by the Secretary, on that date and every 90 days thereafter until the final decision is made, the applicant may request that the Secretary provide to the applicant a description of the status of the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42BA97C5015046D8A42D6381D73F0EA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 10 days after receiving a request from an applicant under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the applicant a response that includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4f46b596e1746d1a84ec3670db56867"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of any factors that are delaying a final decision on the application; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b7ed73a8fab48a49bb84d278f1474d6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of when review of the application will be completed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3006704baefa46ab9634222ea3475ac0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary program for rapid deployment of renewable energy and electric power transmission projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59f893c63eb64abc87df9511d385ff83"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1705 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16516">42 U.S.C. 16516</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83a3fdefe3e9437d877da959fb841806"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rescission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is rescinded the unobligated balance of amounts made available to carry out the loan guarantee program established under section 1705 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16516">42 U.S.C. 16516</external-xref>) (before the amendment made by paragraph (1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f191e18a7184711a1f8c4a77df91aa8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure rigorous continued management and oversight of all outstanding loans guaranteed under the program described in subsection (b) until those loans have been repaid in full.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7F2B8C17191413FA0264478D2929C38" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State loan eligibility</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10B84D879C8342E3946E759CCE1EFE8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1701 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16511">42 U.S.C. 16511</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D78C7372A9C4B4F853AC0EB4EC64C1E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD01B390F3F95414D93A573B7FD7964EE"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 202 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6802">42 U.S.C. 6802</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id556d12b10490440b8f9066010c1c3caa"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State energy financing institution</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B36967B155E43AEB74406A1625601DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State energy financing institution</term> means a quasi-independent entity or an entity within a State agency or financing authority established by a State—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bb7aaf2128440a996140adee0a71762"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide financing support or credit enhancements, including loan guarantees and loan loss reserves, for eligible projects; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1c4a8d64d4d40ca8eb6df8f91f5e86b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create liquid markets for eligible projects, including warehousing and securitization, or take other steps to reduce financial barriers to the deployment of existing and new eligible projects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87CF0E01E0214E74BC09B2521D60E56A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State energy financing institution</term> includes an entity or organization established to achieve the purposes described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) by an Indian tribal entity or an Alaska Native Corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60121F9649704F56BB918EFF5558D6EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16512">42 U.S.C. 16512</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4001(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b910223a143418c882eacb4db3b6c4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>or to a State energy financing institution</quote> after <quote>for projects</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61f1bb3f6c954a9e8c575c34e9af6ffa"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id069697cf24bb4ab9806ebee94d064e82" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id433c4f83093e4e68bd72f9016e11d40a"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State energy financing institutions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1fcb9681c124d47a74b32f4bb8762ca"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a guarantee under this title, a State energy financing institution—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f67e02417004f85bd970c2b03d36bb3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall meet the requirements of section 1703(a)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cc7f9cd36854e9b942d58493a053abc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be required to meet the requirements of section 1703(a)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2353717404D84B7DBAFB88F3C3E0A3B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partnerships authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a project receiving a loan guarantee under this title, State energy financing institutions may enter into partnerships with private entities, tribal entities, and Alaska Native corporations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fa3619b0d034fbeb71703698fb6c1e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on use of appropriated funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated to the Department of Energy before the date of enactment of this subsection shall not be available to be used for the cost of loan guarantees made to State energy financing institutions under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC29C2B3FA3824CA88AD88FBE0FECE72B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO Study on fossil loan guarantee incentive program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A9BDB63CFFC4CD6B505392B055C58C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study on the effectiveness of the advanced fossil loan guarantee incentive program and other incentive programs for advanced fossil energy of the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF21E60502FB4E40AB338A3B0673E62B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40613837C6E942C5860AB3E2C30857F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit industry and stakeholder input;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4660B2615D3E4598B075F720EC5F2B62"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the effectiveness of the advanced fossil loan guarantee incentive program, alone or in combination with other incentives, in advancing carbon capture and storage technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A7EEBC834DD46E9A37F01907266970A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review each Federal incentive provided by the Department and other Federal agencies for carbon capture and storage demonstration projects to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of the combined Federal incentives in advancing carbon capture and storage and advanced fossil energy technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CC20B32E5024E7C861549471BA1E264"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess whether combinations of the incentive programs in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act could be effective to advance carbon capture and storage and advanced fossil energy technologies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id529BC32375344CD9BED1C130FF322E2F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the impact and costs of implementing the recommendations described in the January 2015 National Coal Council report entitled <quote>Fossil Forward: Revitalizing CCS, Bringing Scale and Speed to CCS Deployment</quote> on the effectiveness of the advanced fossil loan guarantee program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5f66fd6da35408a87cefbe4520ab060" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program eligibility for vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of title I of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17011">42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04650d50530f443895df3f39b18716de" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>137.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program eligibility for vessels</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cb5faeec45e4cc7aa8ffb3f59c734ef"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>vessel</term> means a vessel (as defined in section 3 of title 1, United States Code), whether in existence or under construction, that has been issued a certificate of documentation as a United States flagged vessel under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/121">chapter 121</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code and that meets the standards established under section 4005(a) of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf047d02a7b7e4f6392960586850e6e42"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the terms and conditions of subsections (d) and (f) of section 136, projects for the reequipping, expanding, or establishing of a manufacturing facility in the United States to produce vessels shall be considered eligible for direct loans under section 136(d).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6f7ef322ee349deb8363a733cc009a3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6248274624b746848141a309f29a45c6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on use of existing credit subsidy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the projects made eligible under this section shall be eligible to receive any credit subsidy provided under section 136 before the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cddc826458a497485535f026d00ed52"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific appropriation or contribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority under this section to incur indebtedness, or enter into contracts, obligating amounts to be expended by the Federal Government shall be effective for any fiscal year only—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideeb64d799d5249d58a3ccc9d00bfe6bb"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id21D14A62823B4D1993688CAF50D76E71"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF480AEF1B7CA463FB0112D0EFBC8F813" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the borrower has agreed to pay a reasonable percentage of the cost of the obligation; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46ce6dad1243409c83327d4ff4f96373"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary has received from the borrower a payment in full for the cost of the obligation and deposited the payment into the Treasury.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb01659787e0d4804b1410aabde69ef13" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional reforms</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c7e331017304f848ce7e735e4f0c011"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and after consultation with, and taking into account comments from, the vessel industry, the Secretary shall issue a rule that specifies which energy efficiency improvement standards shall apply to applicants for loans under section 137 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (as added by section 4004) for the manufacturing, retrofitting, or repowering vessels that have been issued certificates of documentation as United States flagged vessels under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/121">chapter 121</external-xref> of title 46, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64e3a279a1f04f8189f1208648decb0c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17013">42 U.S.C. 17013</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc64dc83a7d0d4cd4a0066d3d5edba6e3"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd4be7624acf4acfa8eaab6329726c49"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall charge and collect fees for loans provided under this section in amounts that the Secretary determines are sufficient to cover applicable administrative expenses associated with the loans, including reasonable closing fees on the loans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9268ad3a8dc3470080ac6b8c54adc032"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9db37057002445bb722f382ffbe852f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be deposited by the Secretary into the Treasury; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc44c3ec8cad6426bb75d0a7b253c2ba0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remain available until expended, subject to such other conditions as are contained in annual appropriations Acts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C44AC3005804BC6973C20A1B9373BEE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Energy Indian energy education planning and management assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2602(b)(6) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3502">25 U.S.C. 3502(b)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2016</quote> and inserting <quote>2026</quote>.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idf170a526af174d29906c729919fb6802" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy-Water nexus</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb238dcb969cb43568ca01896ac9f6372" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nexus of energy and water for sustainability</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51d7ae2123f84284a8fca99ab6500db2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE137E2E69139490D83F394D9A8F55927"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy-water nexus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy-water nexus</term> means the links between—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d83c8c23e1e4ebf85f5b8033249eb87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the water needed to produce fuels, electricity, and other forms of energy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24e864d3e8a64d58855d0e0ae4693d53"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the energy needed to transport, reclaim, and treat water and wastewater.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82d5ce18ac0940fa95d2311d3b5fb614"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency coordination committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Interagency Coordination Committee</term> means the Committee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (or the <quote>NEWS Committee</quote>) established under subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id777C9AE43D30488381774914F41F5B36"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nexus of energy and water sustainability office; NEWS Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Nexus of Energy and Water Sustainability Office</quote> or the <quote>NEWS Office</quote> means an office located at the Department and managed in cooperation with the Department of the Interior pursuant to an agreement between the 2 agencies to carry out leadership and administrative functions for the Interagency Coordination Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id842698a9c5064d7d99ef9df654b1c390"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">RD&D activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>RD&D activities</term> means research, development, and demonstration activities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc90b672fa6734a9ba0b13ec40c460c3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency coordination committee</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5d4b020c1b94633965ae8d8694e70ca"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish the joint NEWS Office and Interagency Coordination Committee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (or the <quote>NEWS Committee</quote>) to carry out the duties described in paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e2a16f62f9547adab6c9e9dc85ecd2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58167698ccfe46debff8a2f6a4383deb"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly manage the NEWS Office and serve as co-chairs of the Interagency Coordination Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49383f584b6f47f39fd00316ce88ccbd"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership; staffing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership and staffing shall be determined by the co-chairs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b59b81602ac431ba4b5d607d70170c6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Interagency Coordination Committee shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide124c00f0338431f9fae1031ecb8ef3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as a forum for developing common Federal goals and plans on energy-water nexus RD&D activities in coordination with the National Science and Technology Council;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id003a5cbf544f4460bfcf39443da06758"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, issue a strategic plan on energy-water nexus RD&D activities priorities and objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8adab66e194e46549294a4654a2da5e9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convene and promote coordination of the activities of Federal departments and agencies on energy-water nexus RD&D activities, including the activities of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4b559a04aa643b98973b413eea4bd8a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87cdfbfb1ad54e7bbf94c74ae4facb2a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Interior;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id100e362851b24d58aef89831d6ec6fde"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Corps of Engineers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d5d521624e74c9e942f9821d6706f2d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Agriculture;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc37a9466f89d45ec855a1dee8cc1cf39"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Defense;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2470747f21de4002824e73bc6c844b5f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of State;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3507e4b6d90f4b918b055803ea5c9585"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80fd1c58152945329c9f31447095efdf"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Council on Environmental Quality;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f8323311b6c4497972cefe488945a72"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2d79a17b1a44bac93fe5c2593831ec2"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id094813bfcae346dc8a2a1275cd028e29"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Science Foundation;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39e0416b81d843598f9b8d4bc765594a"><enum>(xii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Management and Budget;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac555a9755854af4a906b7679de4950a"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Science and Technology Policy;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84f0d8f5cba6400b8454ddc6c72e6b73"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b64c9f1b9d447e2a440ba2b21df2bd4"><enum>(xv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other Federal departments and agencies as the Interagency Coordination Committee considers appropriate;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe24b6ec69fb48d7b7f9d866ac219229"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id59ED7E6E96214689934EE36DEC4EC7DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate and develop capabilities and methodologies for data collection, management, and dissemination of information related to energy-water nexus RD&D activities from and to other Federal departments and agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id070917EA2BC94A61A5EBE5DE799534B4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote information exchange between Federal departments and agencies—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E9A8429D28045D0A1843EA9A283EDEC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify and document Federal and non-Federal programs and funding opportunities that support basic and applied research, development, and demonstration proposals to advance energy-water nexus related science and technologies;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E8685B1C411407DAB3687C367F8B645"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to leverage existing programs by encouraging joint solicitations, block grants, and matching programs with non-Federal entities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9A51E66D8EA4AFFA352533B163C0440"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify opportunities for domestic and international public-private partnerships, innovative financing mechanisms, information and data exchange;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a8c776b9ee945f0a6d1f1b46445c9b4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote the integration of energy-water nexus considerations into existing Federal water, energy, and other natural resource, infrastructure, and science programs at the national and regional levels and with programs administered in partnership with non-Federal entities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D064F7916694F72AA84E59B50C38C76"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a report on the potential benefits and feasibility of establishing an energy-water center of excellence within the National Laboratories (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cbbeba3dbf9405381e7a694f9d7f1f0"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection grants to the Interagency Coordination Committee the authority to promulgate regulations or set standards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e6a97bcfa2e4f38a8f7a971c8c0379a"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review; report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the Interagency Coordination Committee and NEWS Office are established, the NEWS Office shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5855ef30ce544159f275114e5838046"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the activities, relevance, and effectiveness of the Interagency Coordination Committee; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e1dcf237f014bbbac2873356318ea0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65FA6D4A0C3C4BB0AE2494541C9955FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the results of the review conducted under subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72907911E09D41009C87FF69FB2D600B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a recommendation on whether the Interagency Coordination Committee should continue.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3715de36acef4b55b0f946c53e8c13db"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crosscut budget</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the President submits the budget of the United States Government under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the co-chairs of the Interagency Coordination Committee (acting through the NEWS Office) shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, an interagency budget crosscut report that displays at the program-, project-, and activity-level for each of the Federal agencies that carry out or support (including through grants, contracts, interagency and intraagency transfers, and multiyear and no-year funds) basic and applied RD&D activities to advance the energy-water nexus related science and technologies—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f835676e8284c22955b45740f15da6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the budget proposed in the budget request of the President for the upcoming fiscal year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1e9cb405a2241cfadb3c5de3536e0ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expenditures and obligations for the prior fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1e440f20e5f49c49d2b09824c0faa8b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimated expenditures and obligations for the current fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8155524be0ce408fb5e8ccf698b8bd03" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16191">42 U.S.C. 16191 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9969df6bfdc54467b9846687d330a314" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>918.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6f8d818a0a445538f43b253e7d3bbc8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77cd5314611648679f114f83ca60a93b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea8b04f445284fba94a35b4f11c4b946"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a utility;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb181d4993ede48b9bb3d284ba8add6b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a municipality;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b2ecdef50b44e7e8a1b4ab03b521bd3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a water district;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide21285ca1fc4420cb80eff53739bccf6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Indian tribe or Alaska Native village; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b54a5250c7b4be3927417f6a77aa7dd"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other authority that provides water, wastewater, or water reuse services.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68ef96ce43084f73ab46d1810d91021b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>smart energy and water efficiency pilot program</term> or <quote>pilot program</quote> means the pilot program established under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83b368939e9d49a983e4a4432f26ed90"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id287aed31f06e4c5f8471a1ccb20b696b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency pilot program in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id622da6871a9341fbbd7b5ecaae4789e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the smart energy and water efficiency pilot program is to award grants to eligible entities to demonstrate unique, advanced, or innovative technology-based solutions that will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f46b288765d4328b734fe5bf3eb90e9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase the energy efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65a9eb10b64747ffa92f1ca5ce865f95"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve energy efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems to help communities across the United States make measurable progress in conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5d6cfad227148ac83bb7c7c19a2e0f0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the implementation of innovative and unique processes and the installation of established advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b7602dee24240d2a44417c263004fff"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve energy-water conservation and quality and predictive maintenance through technologies that utilize internet connected technologies, including sensors, intelligent gateways, and security embedded in hardware.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48388ac4f14546778088bdc6b419cee8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project selection</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ec9a3ea706f435882c3fd080c7cf684"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make competitive, merit-reviewed grants under the pilot program to not less than 3, but not more than 5, eligible entities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc629894580b24fd484aa5b79a5c0a3fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting an eligible entity to receive a grant under the pilot program, the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id520e53dd10a341b8872f5501bf0d155c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy and cost savings;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddea264524bee42b0b6cf2d0e32b34f87"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the uniqueness, commercial viability, and reliability of the technology to be used;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ab742b24aa24704a00e808ff8031cbf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the degree to which the project integrates next-generation sensors software, analytics, and management tools;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b6d39b1b54846c997b791fa4e40fe49"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the anticipated cost-effectiveness of the pilot project through measurable energy efficiency savings, water savings or reuse, and infrastructure costs averted;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0c92af3ef124a7196ac25972510a16e"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the technology can be deployed in a variety of geographic regions and the degree to which the technology can be implemented in a wide range of applications ranging in scale from small towns to large cities, including tribal communities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4559cadc05664a759966ef7be256006f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the technology has been successfully deployed elsewhere;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c6cc640d51c4698bfaf5e2f94fb8fd3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the technology was sourced from a manufacturer based in the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85ba863f2b764b2a9995e4ba51f54b70"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project will be completed in 5 years or less.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideea9f520db4a4a678ed0787241efbd51"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ad7ce09b0744b6481dd578f5e095ee7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), an eligible entity seeking a grant under the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47084b4af9bc4c63abee8b7d0ef1ecc8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application under clause (i) shall, at a minimum, include—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ba4e803f0f64ab8b1b22270e90ed289"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc182557e00684b98a2d678f288c2157a"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the technology to be used in the project;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id154b40996c5e4ab99592c80412f55883"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the anticipated results, including energy and water savings, of the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32fbbe8d2452492caca072867be80892"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive budget for the project;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb84c2ae5b317498980883ac4ce33dc08"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the names of the project lead organization and any partners;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf61d82bbf994db08de527fb5fe3dc6d"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of users to be served by the project;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3b6dd28beb049fb8b62fa316f2d2929"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the ways in which the proposal would meet performance measures established by the Secretary; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf35c3bdd006c4633abec93c7c8dc9050"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information that the Secretary determines to be necessary to complete the review and selection of a grant recipient.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ba4a76b4baf4907b2d0f475d4f9bcfa"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd81e408b661f4530997210b3a1f755c7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 300 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall select grant recipients under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id787fd2e30a074212955984f04f3acc01"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluations</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2363EA133D164611954D872FFC0CFAB1"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually carry out an evaluation of each project for which a grant is provided under this section that meets performance measures and benchmarks developed by the Secretary, consistent with the purposes of this section.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F7355407DAC47F99E3FF4D792A19190"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the performance measures and benchmarks developed under clause (i), in carrying out an evaluation under that clause, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53658a27c25545c2b6a7fa35c238b9cd"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the progress and impact of the project; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b59d35dc90c410aa8f578ccc43e71fd"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the degree to which the project is meeting the goals of the pilot program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a0072b3b18e4b62ba8ae793ff094d99"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and policy assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the request of a grant recipient, the Secretary shall provide technical and policy assistance.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id961108a7b7db43e68f7ed97adb86c678"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Best practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make available to the public through the Internet and other means the Secretary considers to be appropriate—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id854815edbb31461d8545d81e5fc9982c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a copy of each evaluation carried out under subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89c9ff3cff3e4338a7051432f95ac8cf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any best practices identified by the Secretary as a result of those evaluations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id364dec85a8984c90a106674fa808b906"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of each evaluation carried out under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46e1c43ff1d346e394d025e1e41408e9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id6586094B747E4A038BCAED278A208FEF" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovation</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA45A6B2C16D4BC2ADCDB9CB1E974962" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">America COMPETES programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B398FB82916468491FAE3438C06C25D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basic
research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 971(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16311">42 U.S.C. 16311(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74F96856715F46218DC282D9F0682548"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCD7E87E76AA4C3DA66B693A9486ADE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6974A438E06E4FA797109046822AC30B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5BFDA89E88E402DA0E8B4CA85A2A6AB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id41848003306A4805BFAB1ADB3D41BBD9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>$5,423,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0056D7E2AD3B4AAEBA05918F82405056"><enum>(9)</enum><text>$5,808,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3E2C13B2532044B1AE32C2AEDEE2D520"><enum>(10)</enum><text>$6,220,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id000A783E106F4059914926BCD11E9F99"><enum>(11)</enum><text>$6,661,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15E93EE32C1847389276170B36036DB3"><enum>(12)</enum><text>$7,134,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5F0C8A76E34459A85028372CB6F664A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16538">42 U.S.C. 16538</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id773C2C06946847059C54C1A36D102A1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>subsection (n)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (o)(1)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BA4F8188C474039BF98A7A27D576741"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8985764551C44870A3352EE2DA89663B" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id824B681E829C477B9895A62CFCB73810"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id105A7F7697AC4D02AA273E849A7C5507"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities of ARPA–E are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, programs and laboratories within the Department and other relevant research agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3481FAE43D7E4326B23E477EEA584D42"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ARPA–E does not provide funding for a project unless the prospective grantee demonstrates sufficient attempts to secure private financing or indicates that the project is not independently commercially viable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A9F6DBBD3574672A2068821C1F8A95E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC079B36BA15846B5B90E3396F833CDA7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (m) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5137A0FCCE4474698D9E69EB5C6B39B" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c5cc4c85ba04eb385c752ad030cd317"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following types of information collected by the ARPA–E from recipients of financial assistance awards shall be considered commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential and not subject to disclosure under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID432fb54976084e06bafbd82bb2b3c72a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans for commercialization of technologies developed under the award, including business plans, technology-to-market plans, market studies, and cost and performance models.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c687feabbeb420e9f918bf43ac17536"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investments provided to an awardee from third parties (such as venture capital firms, hedge funds, and private equity firms), including amounts and the percentage of ownership of the awardee provided in return for the investments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78fb04f3ef804c9b8e790ea4def23df4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional financial support that the awardee—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD994CE19A3114878882EFCFF0B23F2B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans to or has invested into the technology developed under the award; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56741B8702104E9B8F5800F517CE9724"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is seeking from third parties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9238169d92a4e8692e0ca4854b1f220"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue from the licensing or sale of new products or services resulting from research conducted under the award.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD62FE9B573E2445EBB005A64819990DB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (o) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93368BA1D6BE48E3A4F81D2D3B108459"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F3321419DBE4B44A3726BEA28251ED1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>paragraphs (4) and (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (4)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID539090C8353D4E5786FFD6955397296E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A47351973784D9F84C0EEBD014E3946"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4886E26931AC4AAF9F0A31C9AD725603"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fb3c8a73f204657a35c40536c63f1e8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id9bae026e1ce242e4a131761d8b08050e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$325,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0498AA026464C198F47CA777579F896"><enum>(G)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1CA9262797040CDB8C696028A79E4B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(B), by striking <quote>(c)(2)(D)</quote> and inserting <quote>(c)(2)(C)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C5BF3003D16487BAF70527ECFF9B6EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of early stage technology demonstration in authorized technology transfer activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16391">42 U.S.C. 16391</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EC0775609094F8496E9401701D2B547"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FFAFBD36E564E3E9A18B3A8100A2659"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (f) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H982BB23339B444A3A7ACA63336FCA2CC" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC809D874FCD648B79078CE068067B1CE"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early stage technology demonstration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall permit the directors of the National Laboratories to use funds authorized to support technology transfer within the Department to carry out early stage and precommercial technology demonstration activities to remove technology barriers that limit private sector interest and demonstrate potential commercial applications of any research and technologies arising from National Laboratory activities.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6DB9BBEBF734ACF8338AB568C35900C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supporting access of small business concerns to National Laboratories</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f21a86967b84a3fa0f99333862be548"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b002c34029349a89278858182bb91e1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Laboratory</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4cbcb55f3d9405586ef5b9d8eb34a6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small business concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>small business concern</term> has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd53a4e8d9eee4fb681bd4018a18d0392"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actions for increased access at national laboratories for small business concerns</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To promote the technology transfer of innovative energy technologies and enhance the competitiveness of the United States, the Secretary shall take such actions as are appropriate to facilitate access to the National Laboratories for small business concerns.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecabc5fc704044ff8f99452aed104d1c"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on the DOE website relating to national laboratory programs available to small business
concerns</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf89c8e2d4b754202a8bca2ef37fbe97d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Directors of the National Laboratories, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52276f07405048dc86e30575a01d7edc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish in a consolidated manner on the website of the Department information relating to National Laboratory programs that are available to small business concerns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce4805a0b3f94d2390819ca857faf131"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the information published under subparagraph (A) to be kept up-to-date; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08e867f383fe4554a13abfd7b0abfe5e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the information published under subparagraph (A), information on each available program under which small business concerns are eligible to enter into agreements to work with the National Laboratories.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c2c9b13e23b477d9a864c4396f3cb36"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information published on the Department website under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6a3ffd6c96f43989bbf7ccbb3cb29c1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a brief description of each agreement available to small business concerns to work with National Laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12883a8140f743fcbfc9db37920db362"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a step-by-step guide for completing agreements to work with National Laboratories;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3af27979dde0493081d795a898933f71"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best practices for working with National Laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id919c650605534eadb0989bd148793e80"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individual National Laboratory websites that provide information specific to technology transfer and working with small business concerns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaba68a8e704e4a7ab20243116e858f3b"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">links to funding opportunity announcements, nonfinancial resources, and other programs available to small business concerns; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ae1ca83d53149e59212bdf57f7acc73"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1d86aa4d48c4ef499c6a37896e25221"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accessibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information published on the Department website under paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5711a1570fc499b968794dc266574cd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">readily accessible and easily found on the Internet by the public and members and committees of Congress; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2826c7d3e76b45d8b853458db0d526cc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">presented in a searchable, machine-readable format.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7140f453343945839a1dc6c44a886839"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue Departmental guidance to ensure that the information published on the Department website under paragraph (1) is provided in a manner that presents a coherent picture of all National Laboratory programs that are relevant to small business concerns.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72F642A4D954489CA390B4982116B346" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Microlab technology commercialization</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D8B56EF39DE47EEA51772D01628CE34"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF336BE9E98546B4B2DE1485180372A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Microlab</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>microlab</quote> means a small laboratory established by the Secretary under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id891427E03207407A95E71AEBBF5B539C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>national laboratory</quote> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF779282A76C0476C9BF6147BD647CD28"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a National Laboratory, as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id789DF74136DB432597B0E206633F8990"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a national security laboratory, as defined in section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/2471">50 U.S.C. 2471</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4490E3B428424F94BB3CAFC0F410B79D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of microlab program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEAC2C8D903843E390A4D3C07F65528D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in collaboration with the directors of national laboratories, may establish a microlab program under which the Secretary establishes microlabs that are located in close proximity to national laboratories and that are accessible to the public for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id922357DAE3524CA08D58EF35F22F28A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing collaboration with regional research groups, such as institutions of higher education and industry groups;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFCC1F9908CB432E873944EE0B00C173"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accelerating technology transfer from national laboratories to the marketplace; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB710ECAF4E1E4EBCA5DB638E9D794CED"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting regional workforce development through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (<quote>STEM</quote>) instruction and training.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B09D80A86C04681A189C9160CB2A08E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the placement of microlabs under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6C76558712240F2B1E27D73C757B2A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the commitment of a national laboratory to establishing a microlab;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACD7659BDB6C41A1A3981580F1AAED88"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the existence of a joint research institute or a new facility that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1CF90C728774634BE55E1A37E9C820B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not on the main site of a national laboratory;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDEEDE7297C349C8A7A8F2BFB4A7C29B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in close proximity to a national laboratory; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6A3149E9FAD4B3BBFC28DCD650F4BCB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the capability to house a microlab;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id263198E6607A4AE689E95E5819B089D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether employees of a national laboratory and persons from academia, industry, and government are available to be assigned to the microlab; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF2F283AF9874D97A129CAC6AD31C1F2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost-sharing or in-kind contributions from State and local governments and private industry.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE12ABDAFAB864B56B37F01B6F317CBC4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary, in collaboration with the directors of national laboratories, elects to establish a microlab program under this subsection, the Secretary, in collaboration with the directors of national laboratories, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F75968ED8664F28856612F91AF512CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, begin the process of determining the placement of microlabs under paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79CCAA697D9B4544A75B681F48B88474"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, implement the microlab program under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id459D2766F0044BADBB767238E8FC9CF2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD05A7473EEE64DD599084C957F752A11"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of implementation of the microlab program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report that provides an update on the implementation of the microlab program under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEF1510A0DF14DC5812BDE39FC203996"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Progress report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of implementation of the microlab program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the microlab program under subsection (b), including findings and recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF65919159B6D415EBFBA4654008FD887"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7AF0763E93E840309515A6B575914864" section-type="undesignated-section"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text> </section><section id="id4D52FA26109F4BE0AE389D6674EB7D34"><enum>4205.</enum><header>Sense of the Senate on accelerating energy innovation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that—</text>
<paragraph id="id1fcbd3d26e8c4ba9ab17914da331148f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>although important progress has been made in cost reduction and deployment of clean energy technologies, accelerating clean energy innovation will help meet critical competitiveness, energy security, and environmental goals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id63c06c80cc6640f9ada65e225c8d9a5b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accelerating the pace of clean energy innovation in the United States calls for—</text> <subparagraph id="id12a7d836deae4dfd98215a0ed5f510b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supporting existing research and development programs at the Department and the world-class National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15801">42 U.S.C. 15801</external-xref>));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69997c5fdcf8406fbb1d50b114778f22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>exploring and developing new pathways for innovators, investors, and decision-makers to leverage the resources of the Department for addressing the challenges and comparative strengths of geographic regions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74f9d09d78be4b0994d192d0996022f9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recognizing the financial constraints of the Department, regularly reviewing clean energy programs to ensure that taxpayer investments are maximized;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf2a0c4c19dd6472c8a1dbdb202dae414"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the energy supply, demand, policies, markets, and resource options of the United States vary by geographic region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida1f154eb80f94f95b6a14b642eb3c424"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a regional approach to innovation can bridge the gaps between local talent, institutions, and industries to identify opportunities and convert United States investment into domestic companies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FDB7470A3A843809F7071FC4871E3F1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Congress, the Secretary, and energy industry participants should advance efforts that promote international, domestic, and regional cooperation on the research and development of energy innovations that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf5fc3e4473f347bab797e53110b33f93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy for everyone;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07ce897bf0594802ab9c69d3b7ca7319"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote economic growth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b748134d10a4b35886f249fe36bf0d3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are critical for energy security; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DF101A4945C408A9045C88B8C30002E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>are sustainable without government support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB44511D686784BBA8B7959B6028860F4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restoration of Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that laboratory operating contractors do not allocate costs of general and administrative overhead to laboratory directed research and development.</text>
</section><section id="idA3F3CF479C25487B986C28CDEE75035B"><enum>4207.</enum><header>National Science and Technology Council coordinating subcommittee for high-energy physics</header>
<subsection id="id4E2C329FC5084A059D344668D52DED5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Science and Technology Council shall establish a subcommittee to coordinate Federal efforts relating to high-energy physics research (referred to in this section as the <quote>subcommittee</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE95B77C56B5347F88403DD5F9210E7EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the subcommittee are—</text> <paragraph id="idD30D8B6A93A14709AD4ED2B958792ECA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of United States investment in high-energy physics; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id54B7353EBC6241358A00A84C9C670491"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to support a robust, internationally competitive United States high-energy physics program that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5E94E8FFAD0C4CD3A906D8F478222992"><enum>(A)</enum><text>underground science and engineering research; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE855864C433B4BBD9B670E44619B4526"><enum>(B)</enum><text>physical infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id041A9AECAA184972ADEF346203E9BE2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Co-chairs</header><text>The Director of the National Science Foundation and the Secretary shall serve as co-chairs of the subcommittee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD4A4E9B5F9B9464AAF5A0B1B08B62B9F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The responsibilities of the subcommittee shall be—</text> <paragraph id="id67236962df934cb1954bce336a988bb4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide recommendations on planning for construction and stewardship of large facilities participating in high-energy physics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id703dd62456d74d71a19e6a4190a450ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide recommendations on research coordination and collaboration among the programs and activities of Federal agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9607020dd6bf49ab957f62c2e76691a0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to establish goals and priorities for high-energy physics, underground science, and research and development that will strengthen United States competitiveness in high-energy physics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22b99a2ce81e4fddac997b91c901d6b5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to propose methods for engagement with international, Federal, and State agencies and Federal laboratories not represented on the subcommittee to identify and reduce regulatory, logistical, and fiscal barriers that inhibit United States leadership in high-energy physics and related underground science; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7e9ea16d472446a9b054470ee660125e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to develop, and update once every 5 years, a strategic plan to guide Federal programs and activities in support of high-energy physics research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1DEE6D901CC24586AEBFB2A5C999D324"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Annually, the subcommittee shall update Congress regarding—</text> <paragraph id="ida704ac80669b4207af233d289724bc1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>efforts taken in support of the strategic plan described in subsection (d)(5);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf0fafb0f6b28459fb703d30d06908aef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of the needs for maintaining United States leadership in high-energy physics; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9bc7a31753d045a283e333a62c4ee8ee"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identification of priorities in the area of high-energy physics.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC6AD6DD360FD455B93927A13F530EDD3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The subcommittee shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id48FB00C2192B455AA9844582BF4F68C2" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grid reliability</header>
<section id="id164A3D61AED14D53BA968879C26AC4BC"><enum>4301.</enum><header>Bulk-power system reliability impact statement</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/824o">16 U.S.C. 824o</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idF5BF5BE2538D4C3C8A9509C97AB9D134"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Reliability impact statement</header>
<paragraph id="id7EFF04BEE9224330ABDBE2A2BBE7BAAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Solicitation by commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 15 days after the date on which the head of a Federal agency proposes a major rule (as defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) that may significantly affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, the Commission shall solicit from the ERO, who shall coordinate with regional entities affected by the proposed rule, a reliability impact statement with respect to the proposed rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD7B7D13E103E4A3EA99E2A12EF8B87F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A reliability impact statement under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed statement on—</text> <subparagraph id="id3EB5F3002DD648E594E1646BEF4A2F51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of the proposed rule on the reliable operation of the bulk-power system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86CB0BD5888E4008B88B1B8B02DE9E42"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any adverse effects on the reliable operation of the bulk-power system if the proposed rule was implemented; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E26DCF1DA7647C0945CCB5D147B1F3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alternatives to cure the identified adverse reliability impacts, including a no-action alternative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDAB014953D7C4AAA90446E57F661E169"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission to commission and congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On completion of a reliability impact statement under paragraph (1), the ERO shall submit to the Commission and Congress the reliability impact statement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id793432F8B2714441B21BDB05A6A2A4F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transmittal to head of Federal agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On receipt of a reliability impact statement submitted to the Commission under paragraph (3), the Commission shall transmit to the head of the applicable Federal agency the reliability impact statement prepared under this subsection for inclusion in the public record.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9180C57ABE74D97A05931A7270B5FE7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Inclusion of detailed response in final rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a final major rule subject to a reliability impact statement prepared under paragraph (1), the head of the Federal agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBD67A376C08D47A9B102DBBEA990D771"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the reliability impact statement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79115D446F164F9A8A5F9F7AAF254338"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give due weight to the technical expertise of the ERO with respect to matters that are the subject of the reliability impact statement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F0ADE8A0BA44DE8BC68AF43DA1D5A88"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the final rule a detailed response to the reliability impact statement that reasonably addresses the detailed statements required under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id589F877C6A0746FFA5927DC4938A47E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report by transmission organizations on diversity of supply</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0B92ABAA67F44E98FAC4F73811C3C87"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id245960edccfc4bfe80f88b4aba7549a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electric generating capacity resource</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FAA491716AB46C7BBFF1CD6BB47DE02"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric generating capacity resource</term> means an electric generating resource, as measured by the maximum load-carrying ability of the resource, exclusive of station use and planned, unplanned, or other outage or derating subject to dispatch by the transmission organization to meet the resource adequacy needs of the systems operated by the transmission organization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id678d9e59f6e7438e9815b94a2469a0c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electric generating capacity resource</term> does not address non-electric generating resources that are qualified as capacity resources in the tariffs of various transmission organizations as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01e58260b73f49618bc0c9c6bd8e7229"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transmission organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transmission organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/796">16 U.S.C. 796</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f566884cca4eadae264e8e51dfb6ad"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96a23ba12ac2408c9475d9958519b56f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission (as the term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/796">16 U.S.C. 796</external-xref>)) shall submit to each transmission organization that has a tariff on file with the Commission that includes provisions addressing the procurement of electric generating capacity resources, a notice that the transmission organization is required to file with the Commission a report in accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb342ef006e034eecbf5283ef70f14e8a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which a transmission organization receives a notice under paragraph (1), the transmission organization shall submit to the Commission a report that, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81ae1be2e2b643b687881dfe2077bcc3"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAEBA173C29CA460CB4EF550972CF824E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies electric generating capacity resources that are available to the transmission organization as of the date of the report; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id595F9E6C7DE544DCB9F05489FCB4E129" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the primary energy sources and operational characteristics of electric capacity resources available, in the aggregate, to the transmission organization;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e7989d5a5d44cc1a7ceab6b048a8b6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluates, using generally accepted metrics, the current operational performance, in the aggregate, of electric capacity resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc2db791ca3545219eb03c7cda21bea3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies, for the aggregate of electric generating capacity resources available to the transmission organization—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fe4c64c1d254e619aea2d7121dc54d1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">over the short- and long-term periods in the planning cycle of the transmission organization, reasonable projections concerning the operational and economic risk profile of electric generating capacity resources;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f89043c0ecb466da5f1152ed1eebd60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected future needs of the transmission organization for electric generating capacity resources; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53ca5ef20223400ab10c406e52988211"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of transmission facilities and transmission support services necessary to provide for the transmission organization reasonable assurances of essential reliability services, including adequate voltage support; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cc1fc09715e4c4191f1639a4a33382d"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses whether and to what extent the market rules of the transmission organization—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a801c889c20489694f78445cc2bbab7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">yield capacity auction clearing prices that promote necessary and prudent investment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2de40e8170984730a96f8365c6d5b38e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">yield energy market clearing prices that reflect the marginal cost of supply, taking into account transmission constraints and other factors needed to ensure reliable grid operation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d21e9fec070463387c4767f084f61a8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produce meaningful price signals that clearly indicate where new supply and investment are needed;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42cc5b9a943641059611177991dea654"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce uncertainty or instability resulting from changes to market rules, processes, or protocols;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcce6a0acf86428d9abb540dc04a73ff"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote transparency and communication by the market operator to market participants;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75df6784788a4b42ba9a2c59ce791bef"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support a diverse generation portfolio and the availability of transmission facilities and transmission support services on a short- and long-term basis necessary to provide reasonable assurances of a continuous supply of electricity for customers of the transmission organization at the proper voltage and frequency; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5cd02e1ba724d048daf75743dec7d24"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an enhanced opportunity for self-supply of electric generating capacity resources by electric cooperatives, Federal power marketing agencies, and State utilities with a service obligation (as those terms are defined in section 217(a)) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/824q">16 U.S.C. 824q(a)</external-xref>)) in a manner that is consistent with traditional utility business models and does not unduly affect wholesale market prices.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idFCA15D8E4B00451ABD4EDC928C844BAE" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCE645D2370948B181EDD5AB3057C54D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal land management</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49f879b1c4674caabd70a1ad1f55308d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3965afb35f524631abbdb47367717d5b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cadastre</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cadastre</term> means an inventory of buildings and other real property (including associated infrastructure such as roads and utility transmission lines and pipelines) located on land administered by the Secretary, which is developed through collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital data and any information related to the data, including surveys, maps, charts, images, and services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f5eebaff17b4a5ca2219fdf0f97ad95"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id172ae8c929e84a06992a0acb6e414108"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cadastre of federal real property</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38f081ca67464b5cb6d698a6e88f77e4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcff241e1c9364f3990b419056a1cc0fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop and maintain a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre to support Federal land management activities for the Department of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde53879caae242db81855ecf213f3535"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to incorporate any related inventories of Federal real property, including any inventories prepared under applicable land or resource management plans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b3e227ac1fd41318b164afb8ad732d0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enter into discussions with other Federal agencies to make the cadastre available for use by the agency to support agency management activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93dbe0f3739d4c6fb6d96fd55595d131"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost-sharing agreements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4699311a73fd4041826fca756d3a320b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into cost-sharing agreements with other Federal agencies, and with States, Indian tribes, and local governments, to include any non-Federal land in a State in the cadastre.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48bc988aac594588814fb5c74b1475e3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of any cost agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to a State, Indian tribe, or local government for the development of the cadastre of non-Federal land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83e44edeac194bb5b1a74fafc1d1c6bc"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidation and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the real property inventories or any components of any cadastre or related inventories that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd559b077def544059edbfd560be43350"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exist as of the date of enactment of this Act;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9b4eef5927b45b4acbdf4677db8eedf"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are authorized by law or conducted by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdb4a0ca869e4541bde39556f3ddb76d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are of sufficient accuracy to be included in the cadastre authorized under paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcac5095d49b54604ae6245c0c7664b96"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cc5b541ff094731ac4df2c656239446"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participate (in accordance with section 216 of the E–Government Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3501">44 U.S.C. 3501</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/347">Public Law 107–347</external-xref>)) in the establishment of such standards and common protocols as are necessary to ensure the interoperability of geospatial information pertaining to the cadastre for all users of the information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07f5f5099fe5485b96566bf36f794ac0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with, seek assistance and cooperation of, and provide liaison to the Federal Geographic Data Committee pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16 and Executive Order 12906 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1457">43 U.S.C. 1457</external-xref> note; relating to coordinating geographic data acquisition and access: the National Spatial Data Infrastructure) for the implementation of and compliance with such standards as may be applicable to the cadastre;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1df7ca0ccb54a539bfe3a79e5c5fca0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the cadastre interoperable with the Federal Real Property Profile established pursuant to Executive Order 13327 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/121">40 U.S.C. 121</external-xref> note; relating to Federal real property asset management);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id711ed7bb4b314738b7ed935ac1776831"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrate with and leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, cadastre activities of units of State and local government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52fa96ab57554fe39dc235d5ecc7673a"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use contracts with the private sector, if practicable, to provide such products and services as are necessary to develop the cadastre.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0afc08dc77cc48df884db020dc1a03e7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transparency and public access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75e79f06ad9549d29cb0e5be8c244bc5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the cadastre required under this section publically available on the Internet in a graphically geoenabled and searchable format; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6aef93c434744a5b0bfbbd456e62907"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, prevent the disclosure of the identity of any buildings or facilities, or information related to the buildings or facilities, if the disclosure would impair or jeopardize the national security or homeland defense of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48a74c3efc0c4b0580fe7d0c2b1c83fd"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04c58b859a3f423b8dec8d69126a66ed"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creates any substantive or procedural right or benefit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf460abfc75a8400892560dac46e4fce3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizes any new surveying or mapping of Federal real property, except that a Federal agency may conduct a new survey to update the accuracy of the inventory data of the agency before storage on a cadaster; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57412d8665584beb8c6a55c0bb5b0dee"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe0e5f9514744bca89be15215bf32868"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the evaluation of any real property owned by the United States for disposal; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id579081200fc042f3b62529fac7dde61b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new appraisals or assessments of the value of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id088a384394d74e79b06fa61fa11bf3f7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">real property; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebbfecc1d58c4338bd5f6252171787a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cultural or archaeological resources on any parcel of Federal land or other real property.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14c3c2978ef2476eac8dcbdbcf075033" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quadrennial Energy Review</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92e335bd4de94bb1855fedaa5857a43c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 801 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7321">42 U.S.C. 7321</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f12898b141e44f5b561a7a38aafcf73" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34d7c92ab895411ea381de6580eee839" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quadrennial Energy Review</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0df95990544446a186b0b5b0a4b8bc88"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39a2c1dc98f34641944af6a3bd1231c1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall establish a Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force (referred to in this section as the <quote>Task Force</quote>) to coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6054354a29114439af423c61a6ecd16d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cochairpersons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall designate appropriate senior Federal Government officials to be cochairpersons of the Task Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8c643fda3e8415ba9e2fdd050e36d0a"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force may be comprised of representatives at level I or II of the Executive Schedule of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida85b8f9560714a7aa4b97aa830abec02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3077445b0be4bdda743320976773140"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Commerce;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fdc8296a63f4596bdedf64810cf9ad8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8371fa58970419da75e1194bba6e91d"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2f27a1b3ba948f0a4868f326e344fc7"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1a3131623314ee1b1663f576a1eef9e"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Agriculture;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58867f2e5d3d45408198b23800d5a99b"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Treasury;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff2a14faee8c48a2bebe901384868054"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Transportation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC288119E4B0E41348A8D17FA71306E5E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Homeland Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida210f2711f704c2ab23c75b28e421da6"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Management and Budget;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17df6f392c3144b8b05821844494ef3d"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Science Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id566f9625873b4592b22d8633ec6bdf37"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13907e68f04a4750b7ab0ec47101e1cc"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other Federal agencies, and entities within the Executive Office of the President, as the President considers to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e6ca897a632477483cd0be0ed4f483b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct of review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id446020cbf8c74258b1b29ccfa6722059"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Quadrennial Energy Review shall be conducted to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1be159c5817244c0916c678bf087ecd8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an integrated view of important national energy objectives and Federal energy policy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9f3a25a9c9845a49574f188e807cc1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the maximum practicable alignment of research programs, incentives, regulations, and partnerships.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df9bf611ebd407e9b4cbe524a80d116"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Quadrennial Energy Review shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb485910fc252435f8534c670b793bf53"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish integrated, governmentwide national energy objectives in the context of economic, environmental, and security priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7e61f888fad4af1a8fd34bff4bc5e79"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend coordinated actions across Federal agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae3e4e75138e45b0bd194ffbd3f24a0b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess and recommend priorities for research, development, and demonstration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf2d2d0931a1483c95cf2455e13ca882"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a strong analytical base for Federal energy policy decisions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id558b9bae4dce46649c4e9f688f0a1b54"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider reasonable estimates of future Federal budgetary resources when making recommendations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaadf1ce241ce4348826d4da7f707622c"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be conducted with substantial input from—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id388967790d9f4a2e8cc0708d0adb68c6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5616858c0e4468fb222ae10978fb6fe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the energy industry;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64913cc4e1f14300917fc399ef9cf2f7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">academia;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff97498586764583bb2c1329abed7569"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State, local, and tribal governments;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8647ec783efd4e82867cbdd9612fb939"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nongovernmental organizations; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide53b28e624dc4821973135c678400a1e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a436c64eb0048618d85ed4ecd125e08"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission of Quadrennial Energy Review to Congress</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf78bcc2285d649a4a0c8118361a20240"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb7af83db62e4b32bc0b6fbfbcd46627"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall publish and submit to Congress a report on the Quadrennial Energy Review once every 4 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c5a4265028541e7b491e051b9a726ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">more frequently than once every 4 years, as the President determines to be appropriate, may prepare and publish interim reports as part of the Quadrennial Energy Review.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42a9389f21f9435483671626514ba02b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reports described in paragraph (1) shall address or consider, as appropriate—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8627d257bdf04ce6af091a2a35a472e7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an integrated view of short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term objectives for Federal energy policy in the context of economic, environmental, and security priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id431cc4b098214682808f883c4289290d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential executive actions (including programmatic, regulatory, and fiscal actions) and resource requirements—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14d44d996c40403488caea204f87b720"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to achieve the objectives described in subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e3f7d72b2b3465f9dd1e595a8f96b8a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be coordinated across multiple agencies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id268234df6d82499c941c86838c2efe1e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analysis of the existing and prospective roles of parties (including academia, industry, consumers, the public, and Federal agencies) in achieving the objectives described in subparagraph (A), including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id249d2f9014294ff0922aae14f43b17dc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis by energy use sector, including—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e61fb30c9f74a4f8b47578820af8c9e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commercial and residential buildings;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ad41aa602044b5ab8379d5b1fde40e8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the industrial sector;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfebe5603e2624a90a6bca0d6b1560e37"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id913997e298c242fe9038f6d92b2470aa"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric power;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ca7b061f1e04523a98d77a6fda8c68d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requirements for invention, adoption, development, and diffusion of energy technologies as they relate to each of the energy use sectors; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaef19097d3a54ddfb93f405e68447397"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other research that informs strategies to incentivize desired actions;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a73fa0d9ab042f38e9255db7a3eb061"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessment of policy options to increase domestic energy supplies and energy efficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28aa1e7a2e764f609ae9de37e39a826c"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluation of national and regional energy storage, transmission, and distribution requirements, including requirements for renewable energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfef3f238a39431980823d69d8e06f62"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">portfolio assessments that describe the optimal deployment of resources, including prioritizing financial resources for energy-relevant programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d76d3e5f3ae4ea983c6c3db719758ff"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mapping of the linkages among basic research and applied programs, demonstration programs, and other innovation mechanisms across the Federal agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id074ed7f430b44c6eb6150cc602027f3d"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of demonstration projects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82b40c2400d64f3db35845e4934e3390"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of public and private funding needs for various energy technologies, systems, and infrastructure, including consideration of public-private partnerships, loans, and loan guarantees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d01555eee4a4bda87e3a22fda720901"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessment of global competitors and an identification of programs that can be enhanced with international cooperation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5760740beef49799802a04031476af5"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of policy gaps that need to be filled to accelerate the adoption and diffusion of energy technologies, including consideration of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20535bb64acd482499b3031a7397b773"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal tax policies; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8d3758c34ae407b946fbf27bb477ae7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the role of Federal agencies as early adopters and purchasers of new energy technologies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f98c8916bf4257a6758fcbce530223"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">priority listing for implementation of objectives and actions taking into account estimated Federal budgetary resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id416eec1bb278452789761e1887b791af"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analysis of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e6ae35fe3d244b8bf334bb9cb15f091"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">points of maximum leverage for policy intervention to achieve outcomes; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida17cbab76ebe434db9e5faa88fd4fb05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">areas of energy policy that can be most effective in meeting national goals for the energy sector; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffe3c321f081450bb0f4cb1335da73ea"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for executive branch organization changes to facilitate the development and implementation of Federal energy policies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11bc0b60860a4421acba919eb8a5eea0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy shall provide such support for the Quadrennial Energy Review with the necessary analytical, financial, and administrative support for the conduct of each Quadrennial Energy Review required under this section as may be requested by the cochairpersons designated under subsection (a)(2).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b83d388b4e94a2a8b1bdfd1321e0146"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heads of applicable Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary and provide such assistance, information, and resources as the Secretary may require to assist in carrying out this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide14d1bf0ec034ad4895ad45e88e63629"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to section 801 in the table of contents of such Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40aaf699-b4df-40cd-ba0f-ff984b196057" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" idref="id34d7c92ab895411ea381de6580eee839" level="section">Sec. 801. Quadrennial Energy Review.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0d6a577a8bf482db61d1418d8cb1394"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section supersedes, modifies, amends, or repeals any provision of Federal law not expressly superseded, modified, amended, or repealed by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id093A6A42088E4DEBAE4A840E7C103ED0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State oversight of oil and gas programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On request of the Governor of a State, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a program under which the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State to consider the costs and benefits of consistent rules and processes for the measurement of oil and gas production activities, inspection of meters or other measurement methodologies, and other operational activities, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id963b31e8631b4143bccc52024092783f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under Secretary for Science and Energy</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9da1e0f2d6c2448693b6dce2544d9b92"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(b) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7132">42 U.S.C. 7132(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23f2908066d94600b90be59dfeeaae80"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>for Science</quote> and inserting <quote>for Science and Energy (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Under Secretary</quote>)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3693038311f34db2a7084da92f700488"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>for Science</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1F0618B0C6E4B59B5ABE8A075EE9B60"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b85afcca00346adb0f1795aa07f475a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>for Science</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06A52964F6314F61B774A43BDA2F3996"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41e9455a41144653abc115e70ffb0c5d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id735565afa4a04f5f85ed5ed1604a8ce2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1a35cf43372445f805645e86795936d" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3884c4020c5d4e7fb7dab8e5326e89b1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish appropriate linkages between offices under the jurisdiction of the Under Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4b524e4b4d441b3851d9836a2ffe6cc"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe, consistent with this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd8995b3b3c147cd9eb331be31c3e0c5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 641(h)(2) of the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17231">42 U.S.C. 17231(h)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Under Secretary for Science</quote> and inserting <quote>Under Secretary for Science and Energy</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id5F2D12347DDB496BA365C8DAA4EEC13C"><enum>4405.</enum><header>Western Area Power Administration pilot project</header>
<subsection id="idEF70BF67D7EF45989189F6CFD6BDBA29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration (referred to in this section as the <quote>Administrator</quote>) shall establish a pilot project, as part of the continuous process improvement program and to provide increased transparency for customers, to publish on a publicly available website of the Western Area Power Administration, a searchable database of the following information, beginning with fiscal year 2008, relating to the Western Area Power Administration:</text>
<paragraph id="idAAF8DAD91DD34906B3398E05EFA0F117"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By power system, rates charged to customers for power and transmission service.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF6D2175FE60F45BA98357AC4E4725FCC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>By power system, the amount of capacity or energy sold.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9A954FD26F4B46FDB2F17A12B0ACF33E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>By region, a detailed accounting of the allocation of budget authority, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id644DE05FE2104E05BD7FA3ABCAB336E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>overhead costs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D38894A857844639DCBACF4513488D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of contractors; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id500860DFA1DB4F878BEC02CEDA48CA12"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of full-time equivalents.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6D463426ED244DABBA4BEA6B599AB005"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For the corporate services office, a detailed accounting of the allocation of budget authority, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id71593F36FF9B4B06BE25EA08623C812C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>overhead costs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B55D56137E543C890FD2FBA7A5A9A0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of contractors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE977A05F94E4F09B83CE621CE7A0318"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of full-time equivalents; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA34CCB90E5184A23827A02EF76C29128"><enum>(D)</enum><text>expenses charged to other Federal agencies or programs for the administration of programs not related to the marketing, transmission, or wheeling of Federal hydropower resources, including—</text>
<clause id="id1CF4E012407F4635BA1DC9B217AAAA50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>overhead costs;</text> </clause><clause id="idA9D2ABD3415C4C75B88DE67F7B10B829"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of contractors; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9C3B3907DFDD4C67ADDEF2D0F22A5189"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of full-time equivalents.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2C5175012A0541DD825874CDD8C50B41"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Capital expenditures, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE2DA0306FEA44C7AADDEFF797D4B93AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>capital investments delineated by the year in which each investment is placed into service; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9E0DE704CDAF421187FB05A4496BCAD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the sources of capital for each investment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFEF876FC2C8C4B6ABD8B602B07E20CE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not less than once each year for the duration of the pilot project under this section, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="id941AF47ABEE34A89800D97AE6A0A1C05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the annual estimated avoided costs and the savings as a result of the pilot project under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9748B60881E74DCCB113AB80A2AFE2D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes a certification from the Administrator that—</text> <subparagraph id="idE8E8F7B7834B412DABCE3C2DF5D581E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the rates for each power system do not recover costs and expenses recovered by other power systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81ABF3C5446240E9ABD79744C75DAF9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each expense allocated by the corporate services office to an individual power system is only recovered once.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD45DCBF8B3F64A028CE787604EBCE413"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The pilot project under this section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id7D54C53D257C428F900450CF59EC7945"><enum>4406.</enum><header>Research grants database</header>
<subsection id="id2eee639505a0441daf8c8d05ded13dc4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and maintain a public database, accessible on the website of the Department, that contains a searchable listing of every unclassified research and development project contract, grant, cooperative agreement, task order for federally funded research and development centers, or other transaction administered by the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id30886369422b430b8ea9a1850e6cba08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Classified projects</header><text>Each year, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that lists every classified project of the Department, including all relevant details of the projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0EB87DB0E29F446AAAF7D2AF0FCA88D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each listing described in subsections (a) and (b) shall include, at a minimum, for each listed project, the component carrying out the project, the project name, an abstract or summary of the project, funding levels, project duration, contractor or grantee name, and expected objectives and milestones.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc9b0e871785a4a6793af0675862360ed"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relevant literature and patents</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall provide information through the public database established under subsection (a) on relevant literature and patents that are associated with each research and development project contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or other transaction, of the Department.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idDE3A24B3CAA14C998F56BDCC0EA13A80"><enum>4407.</enum><header>Review of economic impact of BSEE rule on small entities</header>
<subsection id="idECDC66BEB2A94B88AD987D5EAA741CFB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section—</text> <paragraph id="id68A7E5E41D0C4D38A040FF682D1C37AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>BSEE</term> means the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD9DB48C96CB74324966DA5A3818EB8D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>Chief Counsel</term> means the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5628FFA6500B4926A1C956EE330C73C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>covered proposed rule</term> means the proposed rule of the BSEE entitled <quote>Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf—Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control</quote> (80 Fed. Reg. 21504 (April 17, 2015)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCCEA431DE87F49ABB14B372A7D256E90"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <term>small entity</term> has the meaning given the term in section 601 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id43AC8EA041F34386BD1128239918EAEC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement To conduct review</header> <paragraph id="id332CC0B25973404A96301DA4869344A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the BSEE issues a final rule for the covered proposed rule, then not later than 1 year after the effective date of the final rule the BSEE, in consultation with the Chief Counsel, shall complete a review of the final rule under section 610 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7DA9E256626C44FB9A48508C4D3C4B97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment of economic impact</header><text>In conducting the review required under paragraph (1), the BSEE, in consultation with the Chief Counsel, shall assess the economic impact of the final rule on small entities in the oil and gas supply chain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D907BEB720142EFA0C47D45E8303906"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the review is completed under this subsection, the BSEE, in consultation with the Chief Counsel, shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE75F0C59B8E9408EBD5749EBC9AF5ABC"><enum>4408.</enum><header>Energy emergency response efforts of the Department</header>
<subsection id="id9BE4F1EDDCD14064A20672B70E1D950B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional declaration of purpose</header><text>Section 102 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7112">42 U.S.C. 7112</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id7c5eb7525d6e4ec7974f02f20846fcb9"><enum>(20)</enum><text>To facilitate the development and implementation of a strategy for responding to energy infrastructure and supply emergencies through—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf0869f9732974536822797c1a49cd241"><enum>(A)</enum><text>continuously monitoring and publishing information on the energy delivery and supply infrastructure of the United States, including electricity, liquid fuels, natural gas, and coal;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ee45151745949dfb1d8c5ce17c75968"><enum>(B)</enum><text>managing Federal strategic energy reserves;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0aa3eb30be5e491399d1be95aa7271f9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advising national leadership during emergencies on ways to respond to and minimize energy disruptions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47ec7f2bf93940618c1a22b0558b335a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>working with Federal agencies and State and local governments—</text> <clause id="idA4C42F589F6343D9AB363E8AAFA8A813"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to enhance energy emergency preparedness; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id98E032A1D2AB47C78C976124BBB6B7B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to respond to and mitigate energy emergencies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idCC74810F22374DA9AF18C010EDE39438"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under Secretary for Science and Energy</header><text>Section 202(b)(4) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7132">42 U.S.C. 7132(b)(4)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4404(a)(3)) is amended, in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and applied energy</quote> before <quote>programs of the</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id872854996EFA40E591DBC2E5D9E6D2AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities of assistant secretaries</header><text>Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7133">42 U.S.C. 7133(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idd7b9dcaba16a40039a2ab8c14ee5a0e2"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Emergency response functions, including assistance in the prevention of, or in the response to, an emergency disruption of energy supply, transmission, and distribution.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36746A240B6642219CDF1EA18BFE6CDF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4409.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO report on Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement statutory and regulatory authority for
the
procurement
of helicopter fuel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that defines the statutory and regulatory authority of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement with respect to legally procuring privately owned helicopter fuel, without agreement, from lessees, permit holders, operators of federally leased offshore facilities, or independent third parties not under contract with the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement or an agent of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.</text>
</section><section id="idfa2230829a43429d93c341358bda1120"><enum>4410.</enum><header>Conveyance of federal land within the Swan Lake hydroelectric project boundary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id59197949f42b4e799beb8bdd76437616"><enum>(1)</enum><text>survey the exterior boundaries of the tract of Federal land within the project boundary of the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) as generally depicted and labeled <quote>Lost Creek</quote> on the map entitled <quote>Swan Lake Project Boundary—Lot 2</quote> and dated February 1, 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida47aabb6785a4920af16d8dfbf0ed32b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the tract described in paragraph (1) in accordance with—</text> <subparagraph id="id4cbe02d3b6974065b385ca6da722545f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the survey authorized under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4225f0e9121c4de692bb24e24cda024c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the <quote>Alaska Statehood Act</quote>) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/85/508">Public Law 85–508</external-xref>); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ce52f61fafc4ca7869afaf268f68a07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 24 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/818">16 U.S.C. 818</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id353AF5D0853042C9BB358D2C17F0AE14"><enum>4411.</enum><header>Study of waivers of certain cost-sharing requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="idC533CB1D7F12472EB1FEEDE108AEB718"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete a study on the ability of, and any actions before the date of enactment of this Act by, the Secretary to waive the cost-sharing requirement under section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16352">42 U.S.C. 16352</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA84F4BF685D645E2A94434108B9B0C9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on the results of the study under paragraph (1), make recommendations to Congress for the issuance of, and factors that should be considered with respect to, waivers of the cost-sharing requirement by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id6EA9CA7841DC46708FB085D9B95A9D91"><enum>4412.</enum><header>National park centennial</header>
<subsection id="id6D7611FE877E4EC5BED19C057F4C329A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Park Centennial Challenge Fund</header>
<paragraph id="idAA181675E9254F829E2830244D524B97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">Chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code (as amended by section 5001(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id6A06A83BEE884C23B8339ED67291A1E3"><enum>104909.</enum><header>National Park Centennial Challenge Fund</header>
<subsection id="idd610fcf82c2546f3b45ff4fcf588d48d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to establish a fund in the Treasury—</text> <paragraph id="idB7517F4DD8C74CCB90148858DFD0E680"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System as the centennial of the National Park System approaches in 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id474E85F479234015AB7856E08D14AE04"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prepare the System for another century of conservation, preservation, and enjoyment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfb73178ab0ac4105841ca42d9f7c746a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idec27ace683224bfa97e6a30170994a6b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Challenge fund</header><text>The term <term>Challenge Fund</term> means the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund established by subsection (c)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4ab9b2d0952f426c9cc9762fbd7cb629"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified donation</header><text>The term <term>qualified donation</term> means a cash donation or the pledge of a cash donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit to the Service that the Secretary certifies is to be used for a signature project or program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd3fdd9e328cf449cb34b15c93ba80bda"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Signature project or program</header><text>The term <term>signature project or program</term> means any project or program identified by the Secretary as a project or program that would further the purposes of the System or any System unit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id934073cfdbfa4f2b815cb81448968ecc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National park centennial challenge fund</header>
<paragraph id="id71fe9ed052234615aec461a2493a2a86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>National Park Centennial Challenge Fund</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id851A072E99A044398093181AC5929411"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>The Challenge Fund shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7946cc37da6443ec9059e44a7b443d96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>qualified donations that are transferred from the Service donation account, in accordance with subsection (e)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21f99840204d44d79044dc4aab94e2b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than $17,500,000, to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury, in accordance with subsection (e)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id454513472b2e43dcaa71908fd8b6be7e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts in the Challenge Fund shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id49CB61F67D274DCE8C6E0DB1D5A78B40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be available to the Secretary for signature projects and programs under this title, without further appropriation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE68C56EB0060456A9E35F4707022F8C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available until expended.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide6a84596e088436990d3dbd842a345b7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Signature projects and programs</header> <paragraph id="id0e0961966770475494cd9040ee72b90b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of list</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop a list of signature projects and programs eligible for funding from the Challenge Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB2340B044B34954B59B1C1BF9B48B25"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to congress</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the list developed under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57559d132dfd4eb6a9f3d6ee52c2e858"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Subject to the notice requirements under paragraph (2), the Secretary may add any signature project or program to the list developed under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id56145403167a420e9e91ad90de2b2118"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Donations and matching federal funds</header>
<paragraph id="idf1707ff07bcd4b2ea7855ef2f80c92ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified donations</header><text>The Secretary may transfer any qualified donations to the Challenge Fund.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2ff3162a1569473bb0a809233d625223"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matching amount</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Challenge Fund for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2020 an amount equal to the amount of qualified donations received for the fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd2124bd8ac6444839bc0d4db57c7e0e5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Solicitation</header><text>Nothing in this section expands any authority of the Secretary, the Service, or any employee of the Service to receive or solicit donations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2b0728fc09af4254b2e5933483dd87d3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide with the submission of the budget of the President to Congress for each fiscal year a report on the status and funding of the signature projects and programs.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8F5569911AD44B9DAD4F8123A0003EDC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections affected for title 54, United States Code (as amended by section 5001(b)), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104908 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF125886E96F4B7C964D9048CBE2FCA3" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">§104909. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb30cfa37080b4544b2e01eac757ef8cf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Second Century Endowment for the National Park System</header>
<paragraph id="id48DA961D64AE419983ECE0F1B4AD4C1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1011">chapter 1011</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="idCD07DD798975407698CEC8D4CF8E4DD5"><enum>101121.</enum><header>Second Century Endowment for the National Park System</header>
<subsection id="idbdb446c588034db19b74cad7037e7100"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Park Foundation shall establish an endowment, to be known as the <quote>Second Century Endowment for the National Park System</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Endowment</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="id8C53846BE8FC4173A5A3F92A854EFEF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Campaign</header><text>To further the mission of the Service, the National Park Foundation may undertake a campaign to fund the Endowment through gifts, devises, or bequests, in accordance with section 101113.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id78d969b06a344587851bf6c28c495f41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of proceeds</header>
<paragraph id="id346BD2C8E0AA4837B88480F538D93B95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On request of the Secretary, the National Park Foundation shall expend proceeds from the Endowment in accordance with projects and programs in furtherance of the mission of the Service, as identified by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idABB8A3D665CD40EC987E52623CD477B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management</header><text>The National Park Foundation shall manage the Endowment in a manner that ensures that annual expenditures as a percentage of the principal are consistent with Internal Revenue Service guidelines for endowments maintained for charitable purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide685a14162f345cb8117e1ab9386565b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>The National Park Foundation shall—</text> <paragraph id="id0521CE0F8090431F8341E8D34A764E5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain the Endowment in an interest-bearing account; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5FBED13BC697429EA4387A1544F21B67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>invest Endowment proceeds with the purpose of supporting and enriching the System in perpetuity.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id32bf3a571da0495681033dc9fd4cbb28"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Each year, the National Park Foundation shall make publicly available information on the amounts deposited into, and expended from, the Endowment.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA48CD4D067D5414EA67D4504A545164A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections affected for title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 101120 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB72F7ED814345BEBA217ED927825912" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">§101121. Second Century Endowment for the National Park System.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id376D7BFD40CB4B2C8365BE9761138992"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Park Service intellectual property protection</header>
<paragraph id="id3DA970F8FAA74B42AB290B04770675FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">Chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)(1)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id5EDC06AEC1514B47B72A5B4411D06322"><enum>104910.</enum><header>Intellectual property</header>
<subsection id="idf48879f6edd14f1ba1cf7d28b36037f8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idb932f923ae5a4a119000df2d130cddbb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Service emblem</header> <subparagraph id="id8F49C37CD6714195A2A6B6DF32F6ACFD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Service emblem</term> means any word, phrase, insignia, logo, logotype, trademark, service mark, symbol, design, graphic, image, color, badge, uniform, or any combination of emblems used to identify the Service or a component of the System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE92195F260264EF68349355A1BB40524"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <quote>Service emblem</quote> includes—</text> <clause id="id3FA4A3F9963E4870B459473EBC5C763B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Service name;</text>
</clause><clause id="id190723A0FB6644C0A29E4A40938A7EA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an official System unit name;</text> </clause><clause id="id4CE32D3784A0408792B65CF0BEBE159A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other name used to identify a Service component or program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDD295199042D4C7799B0AE536F287277"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Arrowhead symbol.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1d608a6ed0848d9a7226cc438956008"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Service uniform</header><text>The term <term>Service uniform</term> means any combination of apparel, accessories, or emblems, any distinctive clothing or other items of dress, or a representation of dress—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB4F6745DB59C4B97AB6CA19FBB9447E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is worn during the performance of official duties; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE965AE211C9741E68487F26D6E81484F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that identifies the wearer as a Service employee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id26cc865aca284021bb4778bcf3eaff25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibited acts</header><text>No person shall, without the written permission of the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="id4da113a1c27043628dd6bc8fca44330d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use any Service emblem or uniform, or any word, term, name, symbol or device or any combination of emblems to suggest any colorable likeness of the Service emblem or Service uniform in connection with goods or services in commerce if the use is likely to cause confusion, or to deceive the public into believing that the emblem or uniform is from or connected with the Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc8b316f32b534e4aa072003bd0f02576"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use any Service emblem or Service uniform or any word, term, name, symbol, device, or any combination of emblems or uniforms to suggest any likeness of the Service emblem or Service uniform in connection with goods or services in commerce in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression to the public that the goods or services are approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida0bc0035f83846668eeb6355c5dd5326"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, device or any combination of words, terms, names, symbols, or devices to suggest any likeness of the Service emblem or Service uniform in a manner that is reasonably calculated to convey the impression that the wearer of the item of apparel is acting pursuant to the legal authority of the Service; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3cdeead9fb40437d9a6cb33fe41ee0d6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>knowingly make any false statement for the purpose of obtaining permission to use any Service emblem or Service uniform.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDF20017D4095440EA9668DB829A3F2DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections affected for title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104908 (as added by subsection (a)(2)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF64271BEC18348D6AF68BE587EEC69F7" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">§104910. Intellectual property.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff1e150c2a6f4e7ab1eefbaf8bb7c072"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National Park Service education and interpretation</header>
<paragraph id="idd95ce2e668fe4dd7867508300605fe50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Division A of subtitle I of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1007 the following:</text>
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<chapter id="id195a96af06a045fc929721600f5677a6"><enum>1008</enum><header>Education and interpretation</header><toc><toc-entry idref="id195a96af06a045fc929721600f5677a6" level="chapter">CHAPTER 1008—Education and interpretation</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="idD29F3C79A5E34AEEB4A85C9526FFCEA2" level="section">100801. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="idE78B8BE8AFC84101976BC1B12E511C8E" level="section">100802. Interpretation and education authority.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="id3B53FE6426444AD295136478F173A408" level="section">100803. Interpretation and education evaluation and quality improvement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="id93CC14807FE54C6B9C278D09CDDC28B1" level="section">100804. Improved utilization of partners and volunteers in interpretation and education.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="idD29F3C79A5E34AEEB4A85C9526FFCEA2"><enum>100801.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this chapter:</text> <paragraph id="idc16320930b4f4301a46d234de0b2d7df"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Education</header><text>The term <term>education</term> means enhancing public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the resources of the System through learner-centered, place-based materials, programs, and activities that achieve specific learning objectives as identified in a curriculum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbdea869644df4439a8829f0c8d4316bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interpretation</header><text>The term <term>interpretation</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="idEBDC798FBBBF466898780DE6746DAC38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing opportunities for people to form intellectual and emotional connections to gain awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the resources of the System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2A042596CB94DB78541D98250C7301B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the professional career field of Service employees, volunteers, and partners who interpret the resources of the System.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c9d925c2c064ceb800dbc9979d13a91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Related area</header><text>The term <term>related area</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id9cc5776fbccc48d9a8c7260f912259b1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a component of the National Trails System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebe18d15303841ddb1501cf60587d356"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a National Heritage Area; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a6270bd834a465686ab49a7c5c2b9fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an affiliated area administered in connection with the System.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idE78B8BE8AFC84101976BC1B12E511C8E"><enum>100802.</enum><header>Interpretation and education authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that management of System units and related areas is enhanced by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality interpretation and education.</text>
</section><section id="id3B53FE6426444AD295136478F173A408"><enum>100803.</enum><header>Interpretation and education evaluation and quality improvement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may undertake a program of regular evaluation of interpretation and education programs to ensure that the programs—</text>
<paragraph id="ida19cb99dd2b14cfcbecef1fafac98791"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adjust to the ways in which people learn and engage with the natural world and shared heritage as embodied in the System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8a786b54f8ab47119d1083f843d283c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reflect different cultural backgrounds, ages, education, gender, abilities, ethnicity, and needs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id72704ad3d1934304bfd0ce855e4b0e23"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstrate innovative approaches to management and appropriately incorporate emerging learning and communications technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf52aca624d6941fd95c8209fa0530fd8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reflect current scientific and academic research, content, methods, and audience analysis.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id93CC14807FE54C6B9C278D09CDDC28B1"><enum>100804.</enum><header>Improved utilization of partners and volunteers in interpretation and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph id="id65db3d6b488641108563900a21073455"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with System unit partners and volunteers in the delivery of quality programs and services to supplement the programs and services provided by the Service as part of a Long-Range Interpretive Plan for a System unit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd01e2266ed3144dbbb927169349198f8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support interpretive partners by providing opportunities to participate in interpretive training; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id55c36de0e3ef44f0bc46d27b835d15a7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>collaborate with other Federal and non-Federal public or private agencies, organizations, or institutions for the purposes of developing, promoting, and making available educational opportunities related to resources of the System and programs.</text></paragraph></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id02b582b1bebc4b5faee7b07eeb15a9d6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of chapters for division A of subtitle I of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 1007 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE9D1A8C0B3E4720A905B46D267F7AE1" style="OLC"><toc><multi-column-toc-entry bold="off" level="chapter"><toc-enum>1008. </toc-enum><level-header level="chapter">Education and Interpretation</level-header><target>100801</target></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfb5d4a06a00f43e78bfad46bb6b70a75"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public land corps amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id08ADDFBAC1C041CFBF9A862F5621B0D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(10)(A) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1722">16 U.S.C. 1722(10)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>25</quote> and inserting <quote>30</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1B35E317099A49AC851D5B442915B046"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participants</header><text>Section 204(b) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1723">16 U.S.C. 1723(b)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>25</quote> and inserting <quote>30</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id065DD5BFAF85431A85DB8F833A0DCDB2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hiring</header><text>Section 207(c)(2) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C., 1726(c)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>120 days</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC775FF1622E54C50976361E71393D65A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National Park Foundation</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1011">chapter 1011</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id281c74c5563c4d02a8462122a319a324"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 101112—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbab8040c6c504acd81aacca9390e4aa8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedcfb9ca65904f51912c66ee0c984793" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idf02e5517655d4c498160296c502aa72b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The National Park Foundation shall consist of a Board having as members at least 6 private citizens of the United States appointed by the Secretary, with the Secretary and the Director serving as ex officio members of the Board.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0190efcc29744f1abd21e82f07362a8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c662071e0ec49cc82cdc56e914e9fdc" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idfc637595956f4c9081818320fd3a8ea8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairman</header> <paragraph id="idD63B6E26F6244D8AA44CCD62336B7EB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The Board shall select a Chairman of the Board from among the members of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0D147039372845BBA5D88B51B3AAD9CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The Chairman of the Board shall serve for a 2-year term.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idba9f5606be7a40eba17a73addf793ffa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 101113(a)—</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE06521CBD9D94B68BA9A24E164B2AA5E"><enum>4413.</enum><header>Program to reduce the potential impacts of solar energy facilities on certain species</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out a program of the Department relating to solar energy or the conduct of solar energy projects using funds provided by the Department, the Secretary shall establish a program to undertake research that—</text>
<paragraph id="ida1320425dbc7416295c0ab53945c7740"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies baseline avian populations and mortality; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcfee20c4d7f64bc980e974b270a1a587"><enum>(2)</enum><text>quantifies the impacts of solar energy projects on birds, as compared to other threats to birds.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ida9563cc04b8343198ff3f434ff458224"><enum>4414.</enum><header>Wild horses in and around the currituck national wildlife refuge</header>
<subsection id="idfda61dcbd70b4ed2ac6a58b27cef238a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Genetic diversity</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), in consultation with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Currituck County, North Carolina, and the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, shall allow for the introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the Cape Lookout National Seashore as necessary to ensure the genetic diversity and viability of the wild horse population currently found in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, consistent with—</text>
<paragraph id="id20b0adae21384e0094d6fe99a1780c6f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge and the Cape Lookout National Seashore; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75790376d8af4c499dcf56f04e210f2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the December 2014 Wild Horse Management Agreement approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Currituck County, North Carolina, and the Corolla Wild Horse Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf166f81931584bd9b16f9b36ad881aa8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreement</header>
<paragraph id="idEDC67263EE1B4799B3CB920A7583AAD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund to provide for the cost-effective management of the horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge while ensuring that natural resources within the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge are not adversely impacted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id766e0c9ee9ce4302bf20f8e73752a2fb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with—</text>
<subparagraph id="idcef2a82ff58b473dbcb851cfd1e982c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinating and conducting a periodic census, and inspecting the health, of the horses;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0fc129feca10411a917006dcefe03d9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida21c0ec81059407990bc938dfb1d123c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinating and conducting the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c5855526ae44e2f87e6b642bed6f358"><enum>(D)</enum><text>administering a viable population control plan for the horses, including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idBBF934E0CDBA427E90DDF264C5A6D6A1" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Markets</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID129bc3f6fa334056975c86588ce6fa5f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced
information on critical energy supplies</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0293fb4667664006947405456e1627ed"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7135">42 U.S.C. 7135</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA4DB38C7F484AD19606ED4094A538D9" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdaf6eb76a06f43dbb2db1ee9fccebc13"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of
information on critical energy supplies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82772dcd9fed4aad9d49c0e281ff0848"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure transparency of information relating to energy infrastructure and product ownership in the United States and improve the ability to evaluate the energy security of the United States, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies (as necessary), shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B5DD709CEF3447FAF6441AFCC82214A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, develop and provide notice of a plan to collect, in cooperation with the Commodity Futures Trade Commission, information identifying all oil inventories, and other physical oil assets (including all petroleum-based products and the storage of such products in off-shore tankers), that are owned by the 50 largest traders of oil contracts (including derivative contracts), as determined by the Commodity Futures Trade Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F2755B9250447BD8E5ABCCF39C14AED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 90 days after the date on which notice is provided under subparagraph (A), implement the plan described in that subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd7c17b01cbe49cfa8e5e5eafd873056"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include a description of the plan of the Administrator for collecting company-specific data, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8eae67a74ce34b09a577e75cda49f748"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">volumes of product under ownership; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93bb0dc4c2b44fb5b6b9cf8b2e2ef807"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">storage and transportation capacity (including owned and leased capacity).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID960bfbd29c0346a1a49e2b7e68086aa1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of
proprietary information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12(f) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/771">15 U.S.C. 771(f)</external-xref>) shall apply to information collected under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb19f664083df474e8c8203ab7d7883fb"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of
information on storage capacity for oil and natural gas</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa57185c1c2ee43eba23af5b5457aa418"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall collect information quantifying the commercial storage capacity for oil and natural gas in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51E8D2564A82414DB4B1920FB0E1794A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall update annually the information required under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10604C50C9F843478D62172FEB49B08E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of
proprietary information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12(f) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/771">15 U.S.C. 771(f)</external-xref>) shall apply to information collected under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8c23df52cddc4eb38f197e49a7e970cf"><enum>(p)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial
market analysis office</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ac8335a237144749d9191abb4afc21d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be within the Energy Information Administration a Financial Market Analysis Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49388833707844b784a8bb6e3b8f342c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F61634C6E0941B18F5F2C9C193102D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for analysis of the financial aspects of energy markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6dbd1ea7b7742c68c0a90e4a9dec734"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the reports required by section 4503(c) of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title> in advance of the submission of the reports to Congress; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0f4949564d44d929d6e582b6a91acb0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F0AAB7910B64CC3B6AED04C7D9C74AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that identify and quantify any additional resources that are required to improve the ability of the Energy Information Administration to more fully integrate financial market information into the analyses and forecasts of the Energy Information Administration, including the role of energy futures contracts, energy commodity swaps, and derivatives in price formation for oil;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF1A6D95D6CD44F798FC2AB0FB5EEE1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a review of implications of policy changes (including changes in export or import policies) and changes in how crude oil and refined petroleum products are transported with respect to price formation of crude oil and refined petroleum products; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA221736414C545489296A822033B25D2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations, of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations, of the House of Representatives of the recommendations described in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81a4fd8f7bce40da9ef9366a1d2ac5ca"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analyses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall take analyses by the Office into account in conducting analyses and forecasting of energy prices.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56a05fe113e5449e9f83652966599856"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 645 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7255">42 U.S.C. 7255</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3301">15 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717">15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID025fe24d6c8749809a972a972a655a7b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working Group
on Energy Markets</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01a887cfcd0d46258f9bac6358dc0be9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a Working Group on Energy Markets (referred to in this section as the <quote>Working Group</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDec29249c45d04665834e32f19036728b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Working Group shall be composed of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2def252195394c3dba428b307930b3ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b5c9b3f699f4f5a99d997d63ff54333"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Treasury;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ae535ed82f94c42aff0b842e7a01316"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0362a40fc28f4981a7b3233c40964e0e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chairman of Federal Trade Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6926ba3cf39426b9ea53c903b3af2a1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90e546e460b44406b609a1c0a2c2ccfa"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID687ec6f94209401ba73f34c64211e125"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID872029f413594622a488b3608d114da3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall serve as the Chairperson of the Working Group.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef5d57fa4ccb4224858f1882ab5d3280"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Working Group shall serve without additional compensation for the work of the member of the Working Group.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID547558ebe93d4137924982d0cf063dac"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose and
function</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Working Group shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8c54a5ab0864418ae4f4f17fa6de1c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate the effect of increased financial investment in energy commodities on energy prices and the energy security of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57102f49a81f42568fc9156279e88131"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend to the President and Congress laws (including regulations) that may be needed to prevent excessive speculation in energy commodity markets in order to prevent or minimize the adverse impact of excessive speculation on energy prices on consumers and the economy of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6c1cbae9b8643ea95876462727a59bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review energy security implications of developments in international energy markets.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30f0419d4aa640f78a190fab5c88a8dd"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide the Working Group with such administrative and support services as may be necessary for the performance of the functions of the Working Group.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1cc6d201d334775a5ed83379fc98f28"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation of
other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heads of Executive departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Working Group with such information as the Working Group requires to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc1095d4c1c0345479125102018ed4194"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Working Group shall consult, as appropriate, with representatives of the various exchanges, clearinghouses, self-regulatory bodies, other major market participants, consumers, and the general public.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f97afb8a5a24cacb78ff1b185f35c5f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study of
regulatory framework for energy markets</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccb8ef9755074fee82a14572e50b14a1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Working Group shall conduct a study—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe03a60de82bd4af5afc0d668f42cae5c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products, including an examination of the effects of market speculation on prices; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5687dfaeccc4b6ab99f15dce4d393d7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to review and assess—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id328D6F7D89DE491A99688DEC7FAA4899"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing statutory authorities relating to the oversight and regulation of markets critical to the energy security of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7572BC89E9804734B7683D1864D13EE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for additional statutory authority for the Federal Government to effectively oversee and regulate markets critical to the energy security of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID630585360a00488db9a60397dc1dda40"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements of
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd075dc53d3c495aa3225feb4c837614"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an examination of price formation of crude oil and refined petroleum products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdad1c8cc2a2a415d9d4ad12df13f9c71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an examination of relevant international regulatory regimes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe551c30483a741e3bd789fe8206416ba"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an examination of the degree to which changes in energy market transparency, liquidity, and structure have influenced or driven abuse, manipulation, excessive speculation, or inefficient price formation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1c0795a527134621bd0b57b407734657"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report and
recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives quarterly progress reports during the conduct of the study under this section, and a final report not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4bfe8978126e471091cdae5d90313983"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the results of the study; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1fe3503d67174de7a7b122cc27d951d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides options and the recommendations of the Working Group for appropriate Federal coordination of oversight and regulatory actions to ensure transparency of crude oil and refined petroleum product pricing and the elimination of excessive speculation, including recommendations on data collection and analysis to be carried out by the Financial Market Analysis Office established by section 205(p) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7135">42 U.S.C. 7135(p)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id855CD8C39D0B44C8AC6C8D164DDD0D23" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>G</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affordability</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05FA0DC47F9342E682707A0197BC45B1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">E-prize competition pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16396">42 U.S.C. 16396</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACD00C649E134F669371099C377FFC75"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">E-prize competition pilot program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F2F96B997514D718D360D655AFBCAA4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C7B196AEDB24DD6BB0C5449FBFF28BE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5304fa7de26540a1b1ef7cbe97d406ac"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a private sector for-profit or nonprofit entity;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7ae4e989dde4425b9308847f5981ee5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a public-private partnership; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf04b6718b3604ad18fd333951eb12ee5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local, municipal, or tribal governmental entity.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E2391B72CEC4BC0AD6E389D0CA25862"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-cost region</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high-cost region</term> means a region in which the average annual unsubsidized costs of electrical power retail rates or household space heating costs per square foot exceed 150 percent of the national average, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DE9FC400E6C40EF88FCB7690E774B09"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">E-prize competition pilot program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22C727A9BE594CECBE1C993B3536E1CD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish an e-prize competition or challenge pilot program to broadly implement sustainable community and regional energy solutions that seek to reduce energy costs through increased efficiency, conservation, and technology innovation in high-cost regions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78A2CCB3FA664EAAAC837E47A83F3764"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall award a prize purse, in amounts to be determined by the Secretary, to each eligible entity selected through 1 or more of the following competitions or challenges:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad2cb15cabcc481285a13507fb1862ef"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A point solution competition that rewards and spurs the development of solutions for a particular, well-defined problem.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id007b2de4702d4c1ea808f9030ea84b88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An exposition competition that helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas and practices that may not otherwise attract attention, facilitating further development of the idea or practice by third parties.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94698c49df724fbb9d990d803654b303"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participation competition that creates value during and after the competition by encouraging contestants to change their behavior or develop new skills that may have beneficial effects during and after the competition.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cd880bc9b39454dafda83952bd5c9c0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other types of prizes or challenges as the Secretary, in consultation with relevant heads of Federal agencies, considers appropriate to stimulate innovation that has the potential to advance the mission of the applicable Federal agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9da7a77ad6f6424cb370992e6226ed34"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id8C0C551A32304132BDDA46C7DE09D137"><enum>4602.</enum><header>Carbon dioxide
capture technology prize</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16396">42 U.S.C. 16396</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4601) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F05FB06BEC448278C9EB4E0674A85C4"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Carbon dioxide capture technology
prize</header>
<paragraph id="IDbc25144d49924f689d38af48962ed527"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="IDbc295c7de0b5460297947ab13c5afa3b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Advisory Board established by paragraph (6).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b8ac6b022944d399622d942240d52ca"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Dilute</header><text>The term <term>dilute</term> means a concentration of less than 1 percent by volume.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76b768fbb1da4fdfbfb0d71146dee682"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Intellectual
property</header><text>The term <term>intellectual property</term> means—</text>
<clause id="ID254600a3a9af46a7a6d2ba444ade265d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an invention that is patentable under title 35, United States Code; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7399f6611ea747ed8dd38bf239f682e0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any patent on an invention described in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDddc9f0a3728c4f27b5c50e392f75a225"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy or designee, in consultation with the Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID39a75bd51c7542d388d20e694c40f400"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, as part of the program carried out under this section, the Secretary shall establish and award competitive technology financial awards for carbon dioxide capture from media in which the concentration of carbon dioxide is dilute.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID87a6c8fa76b8494eb87067bae28552e0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1f7ba42afe12478fa244ba50267995de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (4), develop specific requirements for—</text>
<clause id="IDa3540b50975548ea9ef8048c37500c60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the competition process;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc78b6aada3fc4dd8b8e50d569cdef785"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>minimum performance standards for qualifying projects; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID77b9202f404642ffa508d9cd0abe397b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>monitoring and verification procedures for approved projects;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60fb72d6d4ca41f49f0db734130b9243"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish minimum levels for the capture of carbon dioxide from a dilute medium that are required to be achieved to qualify for a financial award described in subparagraph (C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42841f44f1e34d1d864aa923403b121f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offer financial awards for—</text>
<clause id="ID7d7e0d25ffcb4d539c52556181176483"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a design for a promising capture technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2a536a1c0f7548b7b4cc865a0e6b4c93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a successful bench-scale demonstration of a capture technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9fcb6f5da90348dabeac01248aabf878"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a design for a technology described in clause (i) that will—</text>
<subclause id="ID1fbb63feabef437eb48b3b6b62cfbd63"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be operated on a demonstration scale; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID9bc9c0cc5a5a4cafb39cd7b731db07b1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>achieve significant reduction in the level of carbon dioxide; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDc913dc4613fe4d939f0766a63ea2333f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an operational capture technology on a commercial scale that meets the minimum levels described in subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3f947a839564384a6a4c8f15256baa7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>submit to Congress—</text>
<clause id="ID420f8cce4ee74f858372aa9738e82c34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an annual report that describes the progress made by the Board and recipients of financial awards under this subsection in achieving the demonstration goals established under subparagraph (C); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID54307f2332e2474e9678d7d3340888cd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, a report on the adequacy of authorized funding levels in this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID110547b745394e14881b42c3e94a5f3a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
participation</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (3)(A), the Board shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1058094ae10c4bf587564516015ab4f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide notice of and, for a period of at least 60 days, an opportunity for public comment on, any draft or proposed version of the requirements described in paragraph (3)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9fb58835f22744c390e24e89dee03df7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take into account public comments received in developing the final version of those requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID30b7e0db707e40809a93af240649878b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Peer
review</header><text>No financial awards may be provided under this subsection until the proposal for which the award is sought has been peer reviewed in accordance with such standards for peer review as are established by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID622f13172733435fa54f5510e44a767b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Carbon Dioxide
Capture Technology Advisory Board</header>
<subparagraph id="ID42b83a5f0d844a8392a5e3c1487ec1ed"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established an advisory board to be known as the <quote>Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Advisory Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcccd021e358248cb9c8eaa2801e27300"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Board shall be composed of 9 members appointed by the President, who shall provide expertise in—</text>
<clause id="ID92dc4f1879ec4401b3401041d01412e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>climate science;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8c85b7940b9945418ec882b0fbd1e7c6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>physics;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9d7134445f7e4f4690580b88aa4998aa"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>chemistry;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID14ecea8b80b94c1c954b67c31d8c9c6a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>biology;</text> </clause><clause id="ID560041fac07d4c28a04253c6f1759eee"><enum>(v)</enum><text>engineering;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbe5f05d9f7934bebbdffd6e8932d8e01"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>economics;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa40f9b1e77514b699efe7f854124fd12"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>business management; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2d4c6cc7e92b4fe085192ec1a20d91ef"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>such other disciplines as the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45aab12fa875461880f3ae8c346554b4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Term;
vacancies</header>
<clause id="IDa457efb87cb242438d1e1efc4a70263e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A member of the Board shall serve for a term of 6 years.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID075e2c4bfd10414e8fb2b34e4f948abf"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A vacancy on the Board—</text>
<subclause id="ID7959ab8b93294905ab248a717e63676f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall not affect the powers of the Board; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1b7b3c35928d4f3e80227b89b181d442"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID633fe5f36e694cc89cca980f7c43b1b8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall hold the initial meeting of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d3d6b4ef29b48d0aefce52621f3dc3c"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41184a4f371b43f7ba0fea24a2413169"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd9747467ced45f086159a6b5f03221e"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Chairperson and
vice chairperson</header><text>The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95a47c21d61c4db6b7b46c6223e4199a"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Each member of the Board may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule for each day during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1564fc369edf44e9abbedf82ec363059"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Board shall advise the Secretary on carrying out the duties of the Secretary under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd772e56157c543d2807b812417f700ff"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Intellectual
property</header>
<subparagraph id="ID214b5bcc0d2648eaa7b79917a5af7380"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As a condition of receiving a financial award under this subsection, an applicant shall agree to vest the intellectual property of the applicant derived from the technology in 1 or more entities that are incorporated in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd8e1c74077dd439291cb88cc6c189aa3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reservation of
license</header><text>The United States—</text> <clause id="ID8eb9a8fdfba1407f98dac072716c4a2d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may reserve a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license, to have practiced for or on behalf of the United States, in connection with any intellectual property described in subparagraph (A); but</text>
</clause><clause id="ID57bdb963906e4a069d8474a47906c59a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not, in the exercise of a license reserved under clause (i), publicly disclose proprietary information relating to the license.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66d4c281640e46ba9777280e85f82c32"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfer of
title</header><text>Title to any intellectual property described in subparagraph (A) shall not be transferred or passed, except to an entity that is incorporated in the United States, until the expiration of the first patent obtained in connection with the intellectual property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c1a3889acbf47aa9aa82a293b4786f2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1154cb5435d4c25a062b74caa293812"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board and all authority provided under this subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2026.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id18861C2F00DD46E687B187D0E7E20B3D" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>H</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Code maintenance</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DC244994E294894B3F35129FC38068B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of off-highway motor vehicles study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF42A9677BEA4762BC0B1C33C6285398"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part I of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6373">42 U.S.C. 6373</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id650E9BC4D9DC49FB894BEFE2CF3C2666"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/163">Public Law 94–163</external-xref>; 89 Stat. 871) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05833FF9428A4D61BBFF3245124DC178"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to part I of title III; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE4D9F00FDA44ABA8695A3F1AFC6AEE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 385.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F00203A2AF74A98BA3629B3CC2C2B1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of methanol study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 400EE of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6374d">42 U.S.C. 6374d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7C95AABD5FC480AADFBF1CEF4E79DE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB22A0DC52694EEF847B3D66EDA0F536"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id131E428632834F60B450022E805544C1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of authorization of appropriations provision</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4D0833F14F04C79890C4A21E4206007"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6808">42 U.S.C. 6808</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C47DEC02D3241E791152A27FBD088DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/385">Public Law 94–385</external-xref>; 90 Stat. 1126) is amended by striking the item relating to section 208.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCB0AB6622324C3C96A0B23A7F9E2E43" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of residential energy efficiency standards study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id748D4F36F1EA48CCAE8C6B63C0F2D63E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 253 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8232">42 U.S.C. 8232</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A18DD16B70A40C1861968ABFE35E89C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/619">Public Law 95–619</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to section 253.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AAADE494AF7407B9C5CCE384BD8C920" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of weatherization study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45BC375D2649459AA1114D17CD54EAD7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 254 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8233">42 U.S.C. 8233</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id478AB6BEA4CC476F95DA66C31744A98C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/619">Public Law 95–619</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to section 254.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43D28EF0AB9A46A4A3B71DC45E429A7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4706.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of report to Congress</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id783E0DFF4D7341779E0B94F9BB6124C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 273 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8236b">42 U.S.C. 8236b</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE31AFFB18CB5490A946B04993F191358"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/619">Public Law 95–619</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to section 273.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2B6571BBBBB4424A20EFD10D33F9237" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4707.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of report by General Services Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id325225788140426DB38AE36FFDBE37AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 154 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8262a">42 U.S.C. 8262a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB56E6FA220C43549477C0D643768C61"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42453C57AA664090933854069B4F9E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 154.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0E260F7FC994A6BADCEC3BC6B0C19AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 159 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8262e">42 U.S.C. 8262e</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50C6037BCE9B48ACB3A08BB0B9C52FA2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4708.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of intergovernmental energy management planning and coordination workshops</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1D40691B1F64633B9D656AEC57A4737"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 156 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8262b">42 U.S.C. 8262b</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD663D3F845F4BF9ACDBFD2F4C01C39C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 156.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FB0A7000B8E42238977C317D2037D72" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4709.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of Inspector General audit survey and President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
report to Congress</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30D11F91FAB140C3B2F1BE6782B980ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 160 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8262f">42 U.S.C. 8262f</external-xref>) is amended by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>(c) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Inspector general review</header-in-text>.—Each Inspector General</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72B5A7A760EC4EEAAF983B9D91341158" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4251966EF814E1BA64EC2E72661EEAD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>160.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector general review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each Inspector General</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9B1332610B645E9B82F2ED985CE7F5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 160 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5182E8BA4614964B3846A7105C63BEB" style="OLC"><toc><multi-column-toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><toc-enum>Sec. 160. </toc-enum><level-header bold="off" level="section">Inspector General review.</level-header></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9C56CE0AFE24BFB89BDB3A50F8467B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4710.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of procurement and identification of energy efficient products program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2C63E749EAD4B019A9125967D50A19C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 161 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8262g">42 U.S.C. 8262g</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96F1C08E46D44DC786AE8F03BAB1468C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 161.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DBAF3C047E744D9AC880452BF72AC9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4711.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of national action plan for demand response</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8134C2AC9984ADC80363268C85FF648"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part 5 of title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8279">42 U.S.C. 8279 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28426B01F3A24ADDBE600E84EF895D54"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/619">Public Law 95–619</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3206; 121 Stat. 1665) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB85A332F0994463B8820FC76A77995C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to part 5 of title V; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2615A7B288D343B19DF102A92496196D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 571.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB78E198904794823827856800C24AA06" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4712.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of national coal policy study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AB01EF830C94A4EB8EE0584B3B0BBD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 741 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8451">42 U.S.C. 8451</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F97C22E7C424E15B0DF11840A62E86B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/620">Public Law 95–620</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item relating to section 741.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A3DF77FE8BB425FBD6006DE60239CE7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4713.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of study on compliance problem of small electric utility systems</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EA81825B7BE4945B23D9DBD7D56C9B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 744 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8454">42 U.S.C. 8454</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB9DF16DD376480880CE5019A8D87910"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/620">Public Law 95–620</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item relating to section 744.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id078972686D084113BF783CB77BB9B069" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4714.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of study of socioeconomic impacts of increased coal production and other energy development</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4155F9894268495083BDB5E379AB5306"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 746 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8456">42 U.S.C. 8456</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECACCA7CBF9241738DF25B87FD75579F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/620">Public Law 95–620</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item relating to section 746.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84A3F26F12784386850D69832E5F99E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4715.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of study of the use of petroleum and natural gas in combustors</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF10281848BB94F02AF919169561B9362"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 747 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8457">42 U.S.C. 8457</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF536B35AFFB42ADBFE6250437165E45"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/620">Public Law 95–620</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item relating to section 747.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78F81179BA114113BB5E19988C78A122" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4716.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of submission of reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F2D618BA60B4655B696C4B3EC07A263"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 807 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8483">42 U.S.C. 8483</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08377069D70F45C893B3CD7D57F4C7CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/620">Public Law 95–620</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item relating to section 807.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0940314FDE9F4171A60D77C42D1D66D1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4717.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of electric utility conservation plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE702854ECEBC440089A537E14FF355C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 808 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8484">42 U.S.C. 8484</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99E586DC76B84C0B99B143393D8EB033"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0A1809DD7EB4EF99842FAE955653A3D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/620">Public Law 95–620</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item relating to section 808.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF25C7DED8E8047C5950604766D9AC8F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 712 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8422">42 U.S.C. 8422</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0A88E3A85AB4F2990F1218D6E9ACE12"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Generally</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3226161754A1417BB12C560B7B0BBF9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72C15E6639CA4C8C90FA2E391AC98A8E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4718.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency Energy Conservation repeals</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DEFEC8E7EB04AE48D95B1D2FE67504B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeals</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id790E62A91F834B4390CD9D8B719BDB3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 of the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8501">42 U.S.C. 8501</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7664DBC141EB448795616821F5D6A88E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">findings and</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E13FCC3E13D4F7EA09B2D54CB342246"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4445C144C1E54599BD4ACFF7A3EB1661"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 221 of the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8521">42 U.S.C. 8521</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id337D11929DEB4E85B17A878F788D39EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 222 of the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8522">42 U.S.C. 8522</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54CEE4800346405EB739B836C33DF281"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">241 of the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8531">42 U.S.C. 8531</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DFBF5355A05408F8F9BFB356CEC4322"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/102">Public Law 96–102</external-xref>; 93 Stat. 749) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED62634982FF49A3BB0BE572684F7AAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 201 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB198D13E4D254EC5822402DCEDB5F60B" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 201. Purposes.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF77782097B646AFBB6F1BC84D9795A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items relating to sections 221, 222, and 241.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FFE11F21EB64BCC994343F74D988117" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4719.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy Security Act repeals</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id336274A7921249D3813B0D3E18C95821"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass energy development plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of title II of the Energy Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8811">42 U.S.C. 8811 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id838C403A96FE46488232A8E10358059E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Municipal waste biomass energy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title II of the Energy Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8831">42 U.S.C. 8831 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id937BE861D3314534AEF86739CFE25076"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of gasohol in Federal motor vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 271 of the Energy Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8871">42 U.S.C. 8871</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0423713DB4B4F2F9A6132A2D2F47DAD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD34B600BC77C4EB38DD52F446FD5A97B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/294">Public Law 96–294</external-xref>; 94 Stat. 611) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB86D2CF06A246758FAB065A05AB4C17"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items relating to subtitle A and B of title II;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id434F776D4AAF47EB8023F2DEB1F7AE5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 204 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D5F69BCBE7341E780AF77D64E685DF5" style="OLC"><toc><multi-column-toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><toc-enum>Sec. 204. </toc-enum><level-header bold="off" level="section">Funding. </level-header></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D728998531540A8A95A7C2DC6EE70E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 271.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E106D045B5A469CB3A61C4E3C15F085"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8802">42 U.S.C. 8802</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B8B341B8B51474AA6892C3AAFA53E63"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (16); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9712F8A4EEE6485EA65A2895E7C43600"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (17) through (19) as paragraphs (16) through (18), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D6EEF29233B47DE85E26F8C073748A7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204 of the Energy Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8803">42 U.S.C. 8803</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EDC6E036C6A4C6283DEA9B583255413"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">for subtitles A and B</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id558DF0AA46C24802A4AD2D183B22C048"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40DB9F83518543129D7A678EE06B69AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FAB9D79D56F4199AF44A8A40CD8D546"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88389A536F8D4F85B90E2A5A5778CD92"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67555d424ad343968768f0941f49c515" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4720.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 repeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 5 and 6 of the Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9704">42 U.S.C. 9704</external-xref>, 9705) are repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7268641D86B94DBB8003C2EB350F79CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4721.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination and consolidation of certain America COMPETES programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id171584949E874EC9A86239623D597D8A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of
program authorities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id155DC7C663FB4ED78CC6DEACACC6956F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear science talent expansion program for institutions of higher education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5004 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16532">42 U.S.C. 16532</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36329269E52A4238B92365341031EBE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydrocarbon Systems Science Talent Expansion Program for Institutions of Higher Education</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECE5908E6E8E4403877B4B9695710FDF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5005(e) of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16533">42 U.S.C. 16533(e)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF18D3B8E43E347F7B7BF5FCB8A3C1FB6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5005(f) of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16533">42 U.S.C. 16533(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA65D5E5B960A4796BDF35F556DC26886"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6EAFCA474DC4A969192C380D8E46B46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>There are</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB51D59F32DE46E69CF2473BE38DE59D" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59292AA03A3643E5885475A52F817FDE"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A10543547A5432883409033AB024B2B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively, and indenting appropriately.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABD275BC82DF4ED98AE97DD92145F6C1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discovery
Science and Engineering Innovation Institutes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5008 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16535">42 U.S.C. 16535</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id414BC87D2B7049678EADAFD79AC2B2AF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of duplicative authority for education programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 3181 and 3185 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7381l">42 U.S.C. 7381l</external-xref>, <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7381n">42 U.S.C. 7381n</external-xref>) are repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF89081F4275404E822046CB0F155B71"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mentoring program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3195 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7381r">42 U.S.C. 7381r</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A928CAEA0F24CD58D6804A52C00526D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of authorizations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id780fe1f6da9c44d9a2db93afcc4f9fec"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Energy Early Career Awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5006 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16534">42 U.S.C. 16534</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (h).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8aab80b9115c48caac75dccf1b6d49b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distinguished Scientist Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5011 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16537">42 U.S.C. 16537</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (j).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id739d325c71d44ec89044b3dc2cba9376"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) Graduate Fellowship Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5009 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16536">42 U.S.C. 16536</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (f).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDAB31CA2ECC42EDBF6C31AAAA7E3C4C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidation of duplicative program authorities</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fb8583993fd4785ab6eeea9afd8cc0b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">University nuclear science and engineering support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 954 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16274">42 U.S.C. 16274</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida33dcf60a8b24af8b0333dd116100b4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>nuclear chemistry,</quote> after <quote>nuclear engineering,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d32c291549246aaa4b649c7515011b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07a59a50dc824402ad1561a43c0af1f7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id738d82c422894457adfcbe0780f4c47b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7371bc11e35d4b8e9de909cd100a5196" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5c8d9dbcad749a4960a736fa40c4fd6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award grants, not to exceed 5 years in duration, to institutions of higher education with existing academic degree programs in nuclear sciences and related fields—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6ce2ad1a04f4d50a1987800bd69d7bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the number of graduates in nuclear science and related fields;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81178c808a364189b8ef2de4977d1e2b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance the teaching and research of advanced nuclear technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25891e1577ba480a9b191d490d2f50ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to undertake collaboration with industry and National Laboratories; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0a25443f81444b28eb7a1006174e637"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to bolster or sustain nuclear infrastructure and research facilities of institutions of higher education, such as research and training reactors and laboratories;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22071D0749E840C9AFD4BD4074CDCA81"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidation
of Department of Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and
mathematics researchers program and distinguished scientist program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DDBE39CEDDD41669585B9844418C4F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 971(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16311">42 U.S.C. 16311(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id593041D72E3940FABCFDB5CD9BF6F7BF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id519C78860EF7469F8F846B8F8E5EC023"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Department of Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers program under section 5006 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16534">42 U.S.C. 16534</external-xref>) and the distinguished scientist program under section 5011 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16537">42 U.S.C. 16537</external-xref>), $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, of which not more than 65 percent of the amount made available for a fiscal year under this paragraph may be used to carry out section 5006 or 5011 of that Act.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E390B9DF5B248ED87700E2D892C1717"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of
Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics
researchers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5006 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16534">42 U.S.C. 16534</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7759C62113B4548B2FA29C588590573"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4EE58711B404DAD8FCA1FA835EDE4D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EF7AF6281184A0997784884E994367D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>average</quote> before <quote>amount</quote>; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6BF960C4E2024943A876C5C8580F0D06"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>for each year</quote> before <quote>shall</quote>;</text> </item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68BC8605B603414DA7BB35FDAD8441A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$80,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$190,000</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DF5FAD971584C98871322926A093DD6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>$125,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$490,000</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id171FE1A2E1644131B803DB6B688C832F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1)(C)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DCF3459253E419690C0C41B89FB21AB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A5AA43C5E054F249F014334EC64CA23"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>assistant professor or equivalent title</quote> and inserting <quote>untenured assistant or associate professor</quote>; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD32A7F6EA1EB45478B01B9F9E37C1F1C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id605F2A6629BF44E39079FBD8439C5846"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33053F2E98DB4FFCAC373A6844F159E1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCD99D1CB53A4A778836C8599FFC1FA4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by striking <quote>on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis</quote> and inserting <quote>through a competitive process using merit-based peer review.</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CAEAB517B684451A3BD14B43ED69214"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C767D2AD72147B39B5CF1BAFF1E884D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(e)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>To be eligible</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA11CEB31CB794D3AB6854692495DF276" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47117d0bcfa246228dc793bfd150cf86"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection process and criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBED871C9CAB54793BC759D83E33FA1BF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1AB85F2F718485DA003BFA05D69C5BF"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(1), by striking <quote>nonprofit, nondegree-granting research organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>National Laboratories</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26526a0a27fa43a5801bd052fc342fe6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science
education programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3164 of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7381a">42 U.S.C. 7381a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id449902FA68D445A0922BB58C717D0538"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29F9594A73A5464F95EC042EB5FD78F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B15523755FD45B88307BF258103CC86" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d8bc80d486248b98b25b0bfa4952ecf"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Science (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Director</quote>) shall provide for appropriate coordination of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs across all functions of the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1906a14d6952477f90148b39ddb3960b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id539A250E5C40417D8632AB7F76B6E308"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id084C485361084188A17A47E7D2B7490D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Assistant Secretary of Energy with responsibility for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66AD55906EB7406BAF12423603486E8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id775A2315741747D99F35DE79DF8EBEE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek to increase the participation and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities at every level of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9A9AB1F852E47CBB42C26EC48E48693"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A852088534F400697D43B207BAAC982"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1C50465FA684D9DB324B43A33F3915F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id704A026B4CA3473BA41FBF9CDB34FFB4"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C508B9C704E4AD99EA29C8BD05FE0AA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e6f270dc2dd47e5941fa9889352baee"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">represent the Department as the principal interagency liaison for all coordination activities under the President for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE8F75780FC948A2B96DE17078809070"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45F201BF77904429B32A3619E670E176"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB72958A2A7640B99D96F444119A0499" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6939C4C2F9C64893B52E4035FF2142AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8EF3E610502448C9DB0BB8206158185"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98432934B55841FBBF85327771C315DA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83e08df33bc045c4b88404c8ffba1519"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Director shall submit a report describing the impact of the activities assisted with the Fund established under paragraph (1) to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D81C6F2E9DB421E9BBD97349B63936F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD75F989D1AD44CB6845DD606A664AE67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id148D92F27F974ABE880623AAD481E373"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protecting America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Graduate Fellowship Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5009 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16536">42 U.S.C. 16536</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d3e698f275047838e4d2657e2ee0862"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id854572437bb84e1abfc45f374210f9df"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>, involving</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafa807f0e19c4d50a0eaa59426d8d2f2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22ebaf2e223342ab9b7dbe6ea72a9626" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide02e456bc1fc425f812f9e4fd059d05f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to demonstrate excellent academic performance and understanding of scientific or technical subjects; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c988d5b55b943ba9f0e320316eaf3d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(1)(B)(i), by inserting <quote>full or partial</quote> before <quote>graduate tuition</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41892A57C3E541FCB7A494F95FF87440"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Director of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education</quote> and inserting <quote>Director of the Office of Science.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F770BD486BC411985B1759DC0FA9E00"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the America COMPETES ACT (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">Public Law 110–69</external-xref>; 121 Stat. 573) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 5004 and 5008.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde18162aa10b427e9d921298e6eea0a8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4722.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of state utility regulatory assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id978a22c7893145b6bdce4f86810d184d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6807">42 U.S.C. 6807</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b37f5a60bad45628587587595103a44"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/385">Public Law 94–385</external-xref>; 90 Stat. 1126) is amended by striking the item relating to section 207.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4035542371048e891368fcb69b85ac2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4723.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of survey of energy saving potential</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3b6f36deff14417bc386b4dfe09483c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 550 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8258b">42 U.S.C. 8258b</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91c112c0d88b4169b0da99d4317ab5f3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96b3dd81ee104f1da0f843ecb094ac08"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/619">Public Law 95–619</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3206; 106 Stat. 2851) is amended by striking the item relating to section 550.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd12b3527e57a467a80f0f073ea587b58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 543(d)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, incorporating any relevant information obtained from the survey conducted pursuant to section 550</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f63c2c4d8844265a696268732ba43cb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4724.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of photovoltaic energy program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided9ac4ccca8248b3928cc21aca2d40b8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part 4 of title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8271">42 U.S.C. 8271 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf99363a3217a4cb983481914e0a0febb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/619">Public Law 95–619</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3206) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6afb7c1a41645deb64678b4636253fe"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to part 4 of title V; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ca0aa25b5d2407d96e3d2a2e20b658b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the items relating to sections 561 through 569.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b07e803538d456c9e347927ef488c9a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4725.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of energy auditor training and certification</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65fae32a9f2449f5883edc73a659154a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle F of title V of the Energy Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8285">42 U.S.C. 8285 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id990503ec6f61451e878fecfc073833ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/294">Public Law 96–294</external-xref>; 94 Stat. 611) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle F of title V.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cf4bc6a9c5b4c749b629c3396f74942" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4726.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1a6129c16244efa96e8c33a8be7f4b1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle F of title VII of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8461">42 U.S.C. 8461</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e62675ae7ba42ad85c58f7b6a46d422"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/620">Public Law 95–620</external-xref>; 92 Stat. 3289) is amended by striking the item relating to subtitle F of title VII.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7006287295FA4902AE2E4F85F7CA89C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4727.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BDCC1A7958E4E0493853F10C221EE87"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12001">42 U.S.C. 12001 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76DD1C0F0B304007B80C60AD1150DB25"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D342303D658449FAAEDCB9E720CFD5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(b)(3) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5905">42 U.S.C. 5905(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6AAAC3F377F40EE88841938DE4A7BA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (Q), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DBE0112EBD1405F9EC0AD7A4BFC9071"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (R); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB83BED2C5444DD985CC89E4E894E171"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (S) as subparagraph (R).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id918182048F794E048BCC790DD13940B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1204 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13313">42 U.S.C. 13313</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD58C895848964C6491EE133CC4841561"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, in consultation with</quote> and all that follows through <quote>under section 6 of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34A1CFE88F5C46B3812B2BA7120B7F11"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>, in consultation with the Advisory Committee,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04F2D6985B4F4122B3A4B571FDD4475C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4728.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of hydrogen research, development, and demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12401">42 U.S.C. 12401 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FA80F34B0754A7ABC026E608F510394" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4729.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of study on alternative fuel use in nonroad vehicles and engines</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4C810EC57F04C46A977FF4A72CB0F35"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 412 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13238">42 U.S.C. 13238</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0002F5DA306541C2A47ED4092C779CB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 412.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072B358C47D64B67985DBB55EF55D65D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4730.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of low interest loan program for small business fleet purchases</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3861F03E58C24D79A3742D2F5BFF785B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 414 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13239">42 U.S.C. 13239</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF134A62BDA2485FA35E16681800F0D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 414.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40EB638688A244058EAA5F3540BE6F38" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4731.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of technical and policy analysis for replacement fuel demand and supply information</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49ADA4BAB12944479C80D866483539F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 506 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13256">42 U.S.C. 13256</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE271113C13C142E98D67E1EBA7D4C6D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1D8735712374F6A93F773210451527A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 506.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48B8EA5F2DF54C78B3941C639839504E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 507(m) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13257">42 U.S.C. 13257(m)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and section 506</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D9A55FCB3E34B9FA9D54123750C78B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4732.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of 1992 Report on Climate Change</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25A96BC1A80C4E7EA58CD1509C6037CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13381">42 U.S.C. 13381</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16C60ACEAF444D9199E54C79F586D4FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0C635EEDECA4F228295E437025BA9A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1601.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7860997C9E247038CEFEC3DFE07BA38"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1602(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13382">42 U.S.C. 13382(a)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the third sentence, by striking <quote>the report required under section 1601 and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE12D86DD01E4F8F8276CA77F5895317" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4733.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of Director of Climate Protector establishment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF66B44B2107948B78105B00FD2292377"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1603 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13383">42 U.S.C. 13383</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52CCED98FCBA4492A86811DF1A80BD44"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1603.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF39E387C1D134231881A34A67FF20BA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4734.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of 1994 report on global climate change emissions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48EB037D1D8949C1B93F971760D3AC9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1604 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13384">42 U.S.C. 13384</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97BF452DC1EB404CB19E4B75BD4AAFA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1604.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CD6D731DAA34571835CC93650EEB8AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4735.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of telecommuting study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31350351C7AD456FB10323DD327B94AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2028 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13438">42 U.S.C. 13438</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7833C06C94804D97BBE5012AE7825CBE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 2028.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D217617DA52454D9B4CB3D5BDCB9AFA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4736.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of advanced buildings for 2005 program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6BA1F5B320924D5780F2848462D39294"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2104 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13454">42 U.S.C. 13454</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05AE1F642A4B4DA78A8AFE01BD91E5C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF66D12DE340441FAAFC85012034429E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 2104.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF09046F309EE431A8160F6429969C091"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2101(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13451">42 U.S.C. 13451(a)</external-xref>) is amended, in the third sentence, by striking <quote>2104,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC74CFEF3CF34C229156B354DF2247E1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4737.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Advisory Board</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB5F8DFCE64A45B3B3CED7C61B121F8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13522">42 U.S.C. 13522</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA34A2344E797455F90E5E215F620DCC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15A84983141D4DE4A6BDB445F0591177"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 2302.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id970F0E3A31EB4E3D8EFAD4FB0B5BF885"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5905">42 U.S.C. 5905</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE87968D0B762425A9448EEC7BB6185A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49FC0F7F2D924049AAED123835DEE689"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27C95BD02B6F411999681F79FCD46EAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB6DA394A9784A19B92FE64C0B49FC4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09103CDA3899481D86705F2AFAD55BC7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EE5D8CEEE294B4D8701AD4894E5760A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2011(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13411">42 U.S.C. 13411(c)</external-xref>) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking <quote>, and with the Advisory Board established under section 2302</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id080CD6B483034ED2AA546E1AEEA51145"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2304 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13523">42 U.S.C. 13523</external-xref>), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F6BE0FE8E754C1C8F1EAA3CA836FAA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under section 2302,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEEDB922D5A841AC8E9DB8E70CAB5F8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, with the advice of the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of this Act,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E384D741425403892F3F63F0694BD97" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4738.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of study on use of energy futures for fuel purchase</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8376CBFEA0FD4F6D973D8B038D670709"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3014 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13552">42 U.S.C. 13552</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C1C9F562699475B88BDE41111E7E9B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 3014.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B3B2895E70F4B70BEB549E9534CA35C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4739.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of energy subsidy study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF830A772E1D4F2E9D486B87007F5154"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3015 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13553">42 U.S.C. 13553</external-xref>) is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id708E7541A8BB475AB41CACF68CF97C0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 2776) is amended by striking the item relating to section 3015.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id3D7651A486BF4CF3965B353D555B48CA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4740.</enum><header>Modernization of terms relating to minorities</header>
<subsection id="id93342130FBCF42E2B3BEF84AA67743CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Office of Minority Economic Impact</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7141">42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent</quote> and inserting <quote>Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African-American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB371591FB32E45449B8BDA00F6D3C7AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minority business enterprises</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(f)(2) of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6705">42 U.S.C. 6705(f)(2)</external-xref>) is amended in the third sentence by striking <quote>Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts</quote> and inserting <quote>Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African-American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation reauthorization</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d45bb34f5ec4e0d89633b9e0c73befc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Park Service Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33cbb7b1f6724362b7a45458784e3d2c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">Chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c13e81d58c74b18aa9397834d709e8f" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4F1CE15E92E4A58878CE0F1E4F83808" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104908.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Park Service Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f7b09b9dfe8403c8aeb345fcc9c8ad1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the <quote>National Park Service Critical Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Fund</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01b81d397f924d0c996cb0acb5323314"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposits to fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of law providing that the proceeds shall be credited to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury, for each fiscal year, there shall be deposited in the Fund, from revenues due and payable to the United States under section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1338">43 U.S.C. 1338</external-xref>) $150,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc2ff442cd854936b1e0c0b1e1b75f08"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use and availability</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99dc8ecb636b436da7d022277821df1c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited in the Fund shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d5218a5df73422db3d8a813dd7bdc48"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be used only for the purposes described in subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ced95a6a3a14596adb769f1b78abd0d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be available for expenditure only after the amounts are appropriated for those purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad73cba128b04bffab2df310e45dc8ac"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts in the Fund not appropriated shall remain available in the Fund until appropriated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5abe2d4c6f474507838757b6548dac1c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriations from the Fund pursuant to this section may be made without fiscal year limitation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idece97399b67342d6ae6aa8a6af4a9d80"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National park system critical deferred maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use amounts appropriated from the Fund for high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the Service that support critical infrastructure and visitor services.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c3b5cb557c54885a95d9c474f8fc551"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land acquisition prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Fund shall not be used for land acquisition.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5707dc1c0c6e417d8f59b9701117abee"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/54/104907">section 104907</external-xref> the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67C3CE0886184A3DBF7C18B1C53AFAC5" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">§104908. National Park Service Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2aa945ada1864c00b1a1925ecfff3d6b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land and Water Conservation Fund</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9779201881049cea5853ddab133d17b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 200302 of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34983aa24c924d49870594554ac09562"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>During the period ending September 30, 2018, there</quote> and inserting <quote>There</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id963bdca63de0413299c9f6decb4059b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>through September 30, 2018</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c2e4da8c2bb445692df6b58fe0f9254"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 200304 of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b78b2cfb6824eb0908ad72b4f3dfc43"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>There</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) In General.—There</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb4d29344f3f48d3a7b48101b1f5fa8a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the second sentence and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b580858fff248d7b005a26cc34ef6f9" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dbf7dda09944900a39bd102858c56a6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the appropriations from the Fund—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56983d535be14ac584434dd2a13c759d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 40 percent shall be used collectively for Federal purposes under section 200306;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6372e07195df446888693909ebff3f7a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 40 percent shall be used collectively—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb37dbe0469b148ceba0dc16aee0f32d4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide financial assistance to States under section 200305;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7aa30f2528048baacfea1af7084b652"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the Forest Legacy Program established under section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103c">16 U.S.C. 2103c</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida588ab9cd2144485b44dd75cc20af1f9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for cooperative endangered species grants authorized under section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1535">16 U.S.C. 1535</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfcbe6c70c194402b45491193a7e7e34"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the American Battlefield Protection Program established under chapter 3081; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2345a9e083544ebeb93f0379e652e07d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 1.5 percent or $10,000,000, whichever is greater, shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to Federal public land for hunting, fishing, or other recreational purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39c334c36d944952abbb2be155de9e64"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id789fa33cad0e486eb19a8b01850b9184" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41d4d18d616d460e8276dd06ea150bb6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider the acquisition of conservation easements and other similar interests in land where appropriate and feasible.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d89a6ee58bc431c85eab5620740ebf8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code (as amended by subsection (c)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28488C4F979C44859D2E844642741111" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id832b942f5d6e41d1adabca8096c2312f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall take into account the following in determining the land or interests in land to acquire:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21df887d83ce4f43a2306cb11de8e271"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management efficiencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52b5a5349b1e43e09c4096ffd526ac8b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management cost savings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2ad54554c12412499da72b3b7ef85a3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic distribution.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d95312372dc49fe8eaf627ad9dd9300"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Significance of the acquisition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4025b0173dc4a279d0a0d13e9dfe40c"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Urgency of the acquisition.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8daa64e565924984a2ea96a9d5188c49"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Threats to the integrity of the land to be acquired.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd42e6d432644379b5edd945cdd4f52d"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recreational value of the land.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33d5c2e81f1945c6b8653289320a599d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Historic Preservation Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303102 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>of fiscal years 2012 to 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idBC1EA9AAD9BF4FC6BD55585457C55882"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Conservation incentives landowner education program</header>
<subsection id="idB028D1C8DE0D43B58E9BD3918181879C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a conservation incentives landowner education program (referred to in this section as the <quote>program</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id28223E5263DB466B8F381F5D07880C6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of program</header><text>The program shall provide information on Federal conservation programs available to landowners interested in undertaking conservation actions on the land of the landowners, including options under each conservation program available to achieve the conservation goals of the program, such as—</text>
<paragraph id="id518896CFDF16497892379641A123C4C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fee title land acquisition;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id934915F687B6431090543DDFC2F0B2D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>donation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FB43CC760C24926BBEE054E81C240FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>perpetual and term conservation easements or agreements.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD68D9BF36ABB4EF998598E770DCF3FDB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the information provided under the program is made available to—</text>
<paragraph id="idFB78440EF74C47E8B0FB5C73D33BD82F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>interested landowners; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDAC210CFB5EB47BB8AA793257C6B87B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7512FBF091DD487B9F5E95DCFE02F221"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>In any case in which the Secretary of the Interior contacts a landowner directly about participation in a Federal conservation program, the Secretary shall, in writing—</text>
<paragraph id="idEAD92957075D4DB0AF51D0F656546A80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notify the landowner of the program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2E5FB4FC54654B48AC9D907ECFD0BAD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make available information on the conservation program options that may be available to the landowner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Indian tribal energy development and self-determination</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02d61af7-30be-4f3d-ab10-41301292a291" section-type="section-one"><enum>6001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><subtitle commented="no" id="id8d7e806b-0f11-405e-b724-768188c4f23b" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribal energy development and self-determination act amendments</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdb720e8-e4fd-4222-a506-5414eab15065" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6011.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribal energy resource development</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab45da60-b68a-4058-b209-bbd63fa6c032"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2602(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3502">25 U.S.C. 3502(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fc711b3-21b6-43b2-9aa8-7d9f5b6378fd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c6bfc45-4ce9-4560-a6a3-dfd944962fde"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd909fdc6-aee6-4e7c-939f-dc80a3366037"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21505468-f4d6-4853-98db-40ec78d73f3f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9eb7fa5-2bbd-460b-9ae3-06fa71daa6bc" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17ccca8f-a63b-4dc5-ab8e-5965bb363cd0"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with each applicable Indian tribe before adopting or approving a well spacing program or plan applicable to the energy resources of that Indian tribe or the members of that Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1848726-3ec7-4b87-92f6-d4bfeed33e4b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d2204a6-5bbc-4cf1-b5d1-b8c0a39be966" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bf82f88-ec57-459a-af28-408711c4127e"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47f1aa07-a38c-4d46-ba60-dc8868d47330"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program established by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to interested Indian tribes to develop energy plans, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f6afe6f-68fc-42d8-bb97-e19f7972a9d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans for electrification;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95174603-6640-4393-a416-e6aec4cea8e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans for oil and gas permitting, renewable energy permitting, energy efficiency, electricity generation, transmission planning, water planning, and other planning relating to energy issues;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d8c4bd0-2a97-4a2f-bb00-1e638d49c795"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans for the development of energy resources and to ensure the protection of natural, historic, and cultural resources; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida47f3466-caa0-41cd-bae5-e07e910ca76d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other plans that would assist an Indian tribe in the development or use of energy resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45926804-b2aa-405e-8c14-1b323dbe8d92"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall work in cooperation with the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5402ef16-ef4b-4a21-adc2-c9bb1bec2daf"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Energy Indian energy education planning and management assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2602(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3502">25 U.S.C. 3502(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c0edf33-0e1e-4045-911f-e2baa7fd789b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, intertribal organization,</quote> after <quote>Indian tribe</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ca299b0-68ac-4729-800d-fb38ffb932a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5092521-ddca-4be3-81e9-71f19f5a6b23"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id666cb918-1c14-49db-beef-001b763b9b36" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8ed03ad-a858-4a47-ae8d-614e636073f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities to increase the capacity of Indian tribes to manage energy development and energy efficiency programs;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcada9727-f6e5-417a-928d-5195ff8f2371"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Energy loan guarantee program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3502">25 U.S.C. 3502(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27507039-09d4-452b-bd53-98f2dc9229ab"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or a tribal energy development organization</quote> after <quote>Indian tribe</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cb87db8-720d-484e-99bf-f72393ab1b8b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id607fe0e6-a139-47aa-ab2d-d2acc046acbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>guarantee</quote> and inserting <quote>guaranteed</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabfc66fc-ea44-4708-a31c-3be0da9934b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b28ab91-5cf1-47d4-ab2a-437eaca85d15"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14ad7acf-6331-45e4-af3d-260c72b5dcf4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8dad64c-2011-4243-b01f-2c963ea63953" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c7d90c8-6405-4d5e-8969-32ddb3b2a70b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a tribal energy development organization, from funds of the tribal energy development organization.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e620222-e6e7-46fd-bc9e-c2fdbf5a6ba6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>The Secretary of Energy may</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>, the Secretary of Energy shall</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id126b9c9f-a306-4385-b736-d8e89910387c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6012.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribal energy resource regulation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2603(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3503">25 U.S.C. 3503(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5267ec5d-7758-4bf8-ad02-ce94eb33363f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>on the request of an Indian tribe, the Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>on the request of an Indian tribe or a tribal energy development organization, the Indian tribe or tribal energy development organization</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2c6f72b-86fa-4f2d-b656-b0a57300997d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting <quote>or tribal energy development organization</quote> after <quote>Indian tribe</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id354fbf0f-bc51-4af6-9ffc-f835a6ce5e1a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6013.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal energy resource agreements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43bbef90-8b3a-494c-afd8-a5114652197e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2604 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3504">25 U.S.C. 3504</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddabccc98-f830-421b-8355-ae83305df99d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id827c202a-412b-4614-87be-c302af39bc91"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id693bbfac-7ba1-4569-8d29-d60214973cd9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfee15361-b017-4bd9-abc9-538d3a5003df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd30a440c-9eb5-49c5-b62e-a8f122e820c1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01c41f1e-ea89-49ca-899f-2bf527515fb5" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75fe9e63-62d5-4663-9a2e-f0988637b203"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an electric production, generation, transmission, or distribution facility (including a facility that produces electricity from renewable energy resources) located on tribal land; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd70a0a1e-2cbf-43c0-b4e0-c678dced0e65"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida329f286-38ba-4f10-9b32-707cd4b10f18"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, at least a portion of which have been</quote> after <quote>energy resources</quote>;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f99088e-646a-4164-8799-922b6c97247e"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or produced from</quote> after <quote>developed on</quote>; and</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida08a8228-270b-43de-b44c-3d0cf4bf3959"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39a243a8-59e8-4354-a73e-aa746baea575"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76f6ab68-8e93-44ca-b203-28413e46b3a1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0fe5f09-9a5f-4a8a-b6d9-5a5f43ba05e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pooling, unitization, or communitization of the energy mineral resources of the Indian tribe located on tribal land with any other energy mineral resource (including energy mineral resources owned by the Indian tribe or an individual Indian in fee, trust, or restricted status or by any other persons or entities) if the owner, or, if appropriate, lessee, of the resources has consented or consents to the pooling, unitization, or communitization of the other resources under any lease or agreement; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a7f2b22-829a-4092-9196-851437aee50d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d474e3b-4247-4d43-99c3-a22aa13043ac" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cb7b2c0-1a6d-43a2-b448-31e235d20ae8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a lease or business agreement described in paragraph (1) shall not require review by, or the approval of, the Secretary under section 2103 of the Revised Statutes (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/81">25 U.S.C. 81</external-xref>), or any other provision of law (including regulations), if the lease or business agreement—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee84aebe-fbbc-46df-bb47-57ef834bc994"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was executed—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8c6570d-179a-437c-a71b-c4005ac0e269"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in accordance with the requirements of a tribal energy resource agreement in effect under subsection (e) (including the periodic review and evaluation of the activities of the Indian tribe under the agreement, to be conducted pursuant to subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subsection (e)(2)); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6b34794-b6ee-41b0-bf17-5294b8dca72c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the Indian tribe and a tribal energy development organization for which the Indian tribe has obtained a certification pursuant to subsection (h); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide59580f4-c573-4775-a074-377c7a581835"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a term that does not exceed—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdd69b59-0a0a-4eb2-9f6b-f72bda890023"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30 years; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcd5418f-0e04-467d-aec4-beafb999652b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a lease for the production of oil resources, gas resources, or both, 10 years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaceff7fc-ded8-43d7-a7ad-8404a96ed9a3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45fe259e-6657-42d0-b838-db6543c12676" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d4a2624-e76b-4403-800e-e42028d0d2d1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights-of-Way</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribe may grant a right-of-way over tribal land without review or approval by the Secretary if the right-of-way—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94731c68-b199-44f9-bdd7-357d3c85cd1b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serves—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52430895-ffe6-4e90-924d-c5bf3968217c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an electric production, generation, transmission, or distribution facility (including a facility that produces electricity from renewable energy resources) located on tribal land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida09206b1-cccb-469f-9c72-0d0753f21854"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a facility located on tribal land that extracts, produces, processes, or refines energy resources; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74c18dc3-ff09-4f8a-a6ca-411c1c5801e3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purposes, or facilitates in carrying out the purposes, of any lease or agreement entered into for energy resource development on tribal land;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8705801-cc31-46bd-928c-3437cfad49b6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was executed—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75a04e1f-5ceb-47e9-8674-d66024d9e8f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in accordance with the requirements of a tribal energy resource agreement in effect under subsection (e) (including the periodic review and evaluation of the activities of the Indian tribe under the agreement, to be conducted pursuant to subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subsection (e)(2)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6a53eed-459d-4106-99e7-24c8a437d9e6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the Indian tribe and a tribal energy development organization for which the Indian tribe has obtained a certification pursuant to subsection (h); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde795561-9a3b-4aea-80a5-d82091cd2b18"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a term that does not exceed 30 years.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa92b1ee-dd1f-4bdd-9452-57a13e59ce77"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0071b785-d8d1-490a-8933-92010dd1ec0a" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a4d839f-15c8-49b5-91a9-5cbf557f81ab"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Validity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No lease or business agreement entered into, or right-of-way granted, pursuant to this section shall be valid unless the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way is authorized by subsection (a) or (b).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc48bd24c-b7cc-4272-9948-431559c28148"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id662cf5d64f624f81a7999c5f5ab0ab2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab8870bbbde74584811b1fb0418fe407" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b99ccf216574299ae2be4216ab08708"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFE492AE249840189C6D0F5C7E33B05E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>, a qualified Indian tribe may submit to the Secretary a tribal energy resource agreement governing leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C321DEF8FF140D3A1F25190248E6352"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of complete proposed agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the tribal energy resource agreement is submitted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id437d497244b64645bc3d11184801be7b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Indian tribe as to whether the agreement is complete or incomplete;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88BE83187D524804A80023E8A109EC90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the agreement is incomplete, notify the Indian tribe of what information or documentation is needed to complete the submission; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ed5a5cd6fc941cdb3657fbba839fbce"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and notify the Indian tribe of the financial assistance, if any, to be provided by the Secretary to the Indian tribe to assist in the implementation of the tribal energy resource agreement, including the environmental review of individual projects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F83568CC9264CA88D869DD2CF39DA01"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph precludes the Secretary from providing any financial assistance at any time to the Indian tribe to assist in the implementation of the tribal energy resource agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97d8e92d-60a9-47f1-8628-8abc105f8b77"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide89e7c6d-b791-449d-8db8-debe89b40439"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(2)(A)</quote> and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40571ec7-2488-4764-8dda-0631d15f6be6" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d1cf157-af04-4116-8155-59498b7989cf"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id999b31d1-00a6-40ae-9814-f1b03d5c1297"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27eeb5e1-c260-43a2-85ec-303d89494c74"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the date that is 271 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a tribal energy resource agreement from a qualified Indian tribe under paragraph (1), the tribal energy resource agreement shall take effect, unless the Secretary disapproves the tribal energy resource agreement under subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa4654e4-d63d-4ff0-be3c-88559688e2ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised tribal energy resource agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a revised tribal energy resource agreement from a qualified Indian tribe under paragraph (4)(B), the revised tribal energy resource agreement shall take effect, unless the Secretary disapproves the revised tribal energy resource agreement under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bb432b2-e49b-40da-a6b1-38c61c8acab7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a97ebcb-02b4-46e2-854e-6772735f58f8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(B)</quote> and all that follows through clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0D4C2AE138447DD83EF8804F175C712" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb84b45d8-6e4b-4236-b27a-97980993b8c9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall disapprove a tribal energy resource agreement submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) or (4)(B) only if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76fa277e-452c-41d9-a08e-ccac96a4e8b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a provision of the tribal energy resource agreement violates applicable Federal law (including regulations) or a treaty applicable to the Indian tribe;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf108c628-1cb8-4674-8815-66908f8d138e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tribal energy resource agreement does not include 1 or more provisions required under subparagraph (D); or</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e53d68f-8d52-456f-9cfd-102e9f7ef7fe"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii)—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf36f37b0-706a-45f7-9c1e-9b9094fd0b86"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>includes</quote> and all that follows through <quote>section—</quote> and inserting <quote>does not include provisions that, with respect to any lease, business agreement, or right-of-way to which the tribal energy resource agreement applies—</quote>;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id995a810d-b4ce-4e81-b38c-2d8840bc85a7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subclauses (I), (II), (V), (VIII), and (XV);</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50ADAC01B8E34CA88C0E85D32A2707DA"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (III), (IV), (VI), (VII), (IX) through (XIV), and (XVI) as clauses (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V) through (X), and (XI), respectively;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1F2C36574634CAFAE236DAFB55233B3"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in item (bb) of subclause (XI) (as redesignated by item (cc))—</text> <subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9C768EE457141569D6E949AB344C0B3"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or tribal</quote>; and</text>
</subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13D4E9E58DE94F48B926805CEA3BC438"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subitem></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBEEBFDE51E14444A8FAD900C27B0EDF"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B2291DF2E81427399D8980DE7C32965" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id327A0B21F38A466ABF88308C7C5EF97E"><enum>(XII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a certification by the Indian tribe that the Indian tribe has—</text> <item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF8BB6C419CE42F5A67A080A0EA3BC21"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carried out a contract or compact under title I or IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>) for a period of not less than 3 consecutive years ending on the date on which the Indian tribe submits the application without material audit exception (or without any material audit exceptions that were not corrected within the 3-year period) relating to the management of tribal land or natural resources; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC45723900CE44F8865F45E4D8A902F4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">substantial experience in the administration, review, or evaluation of energy resource leases or agreements or has otherwise substantially participated in the administration, management, or development of energy resources located on the tribal land of the Indian tribe; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EDF68A8057A4707A438D6A216094BC4"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the option of the Indian tribe, identify which functions, if any, authorizing any operational or development activities pursuant to a lease, right-of-way, or business agreement approved by the Indian tribe, that the Indian tribe intends to conduct.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e9df234-39f6-490b-a87b-c0a61c433734"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1269B8A62BBF49BFA01C7A1406374D70"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clauses (i) and (ii);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3525776719374851AD267C3269A12CAB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses (ii) through (iv), respectively; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1C883B742534D29AA522D973DD446F4"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before clause (ii) (as redesignated by subclause (II)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47A6EB066A4D4F089C21135E0DC66E09" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D7A119F030547E3923265E2166F523D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process for ensuring that—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9954B0AF5EDF41F186437D01EEBB0F7A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the public is informed of, and has reasonable opportunity to comment on, any significant environmental impacts of the proposed action; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7A43775F610474C83C207CC12378703"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Indian tribe provides responses to relevant and substantive public comments on any impacts described in subclause (I) before the Indian tribe approves the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4851189c-d623-4574-89ae-cea9679df89f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)(iii)(XVI)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (B)(iv)(XI)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id012ad0f2-41b3-4300-b1ca-64d6366de932"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddda04e66-d901-4caa-8ac3-8a2de31a452b" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7726515-3782-4194-9f8f-609e62f1f356"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A tribal energy resource agreement that takes effect pursuant to this subsection shall remain in effect to the extent any provision of the tribal energy resource agreement is consistent with applicable Federal law (including regulations), unless the tribal energy resource agreement is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id234604fe-5aac-444e-b507-90ae2a99c85c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rescinded by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (7)(D)(iii)(II); or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c77b710-f2eb-404a-afb0-0a28dd07eb4a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">voluntarily rescinded by the Indian tribe pursuant to the regulations promulgated under paragraph (8)(B) (or successor regulations).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8561e6c7-b24b-40ff-a009-120367651884"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>date of disapproval</quote> and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idf8ad49b4-55fe-4fdc-9eb4-00d3f91a5a54" style="OLC"> <text>date of disapproval, provide the Indian tribe with—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideaa655bb-2853-4800-a7e9-16a7adb6dfaa"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed, written explanation of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48ec22b3-7fb5-400a-9de3-b3f62c37e5a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each reason for the disapproval; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3cc2ba4-50aa-40c0-869f-b1d879ab6d83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the revisions or changes to the tribal energy resource agreement necessary to address each reason; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ee93394-43b2-4b9e-b00a-3582b2b91586"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an opportunity to revise and resubmit the tribal energy resource agreement.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53bb8c21-0352-4941-a088-e00c2192c9c6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06a9e009-281a-4f02-8608-1fe3b4059d41"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e68e2ef-be5f-4587-807b-31857aef95f9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(B) Subject to</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd391774-7811-48ba-a75a-50c94ddbd7ae" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06646192-b345-45d3-8d17-b1442b82d4cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject only to</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61ba1628-3bc8-4e79-95de-374b12671d43"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (C) and (D)</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfd602a6-4019-402a-a2e5-2fff56e12870"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>to perform the obligations of the Secretary under this section and</quote> before <quote>to ensure</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id566c394d-78bd-4229-97ff-fa2a3f9f0d51"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20ebb17c-7abb-478a-b20a-a04129df3fd8" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52cb2faa-6214-49ae-b30b-d57177b49137"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section absolves, limits, or otherwise affects the liability, if any, of the United States for any—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84c5798d-255b-45cc-91f8-bd276d77ee0f"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">term of any lease, business agreement, or right-of-way under this section that is not a negotiated term; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b1b4c1d-bc7e-4412-99e1-d47bb4ffca91"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">losses that are not the result of a negotiated term, including losses resulting from the failure of the Secretary to perform an obligation of the Secretary under this section.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id434d74be-3406-4222-969e-ddcb55bfef47"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38348b3b-9106-42ba-bb2d-b09f038bcb52"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>has demonstrated</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary determines has demonstrated with substantial evidence</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c8507cc-a479-4725-855f-c7c42a33961c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>any tribal remedy</quote> and inserting <quote>all remedies (if any) provided under the laws of the Indian tribe</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3a2d3e6-aa4c-43c6-9651-219660e0d004"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id805216ed-8726-433f-9874-9b5afb9c02c3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>determine</quote> and all that follows through the end of the clause and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="iddea0694f-a323-43fc-93f7-96185c0946a6" style="OLC"> <text>determine—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbbf813a-3f19-436e-818c-42ccdf88f6c1" indent="down1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the petitioner is an interested party; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id544827ee-fd3f-44cc-9316-4320b4bee5a7" indent="down1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the petitioner is an interested party, whether the Indian tribe is not in compliance with the tribal energy resource agreement as alleged in the petition.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea9d8d83-ba4e-4369-b46b-d307656a9c81"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>determination</quote> and inserting <quote>determinations</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd08f122c-d18c-438e-bbb4-7088492fd633"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I) by striking <quote>agreement</quote> the first place it appears and all that follows through <quote>, including</quote> and inserting <quote>agreement pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary shall only take such action as the Secretary determines necessary to address the claims of noncompliance made in the petition, including</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc852b65b-bc87-4648-ad7c-c6ef1cf1fefa"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking <quote>the manner in which</quote> and inserting <quote>, with respect to each claim made in the petition, how</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c3fccf7-1695-4977-8751-9c4ce22fbe2d"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24b20367-e68b-48b9-8696-2da59210cb67" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98c0e91d-c36c-436a-9620-9eb63f33cf89"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the Secretary shall dismiss any petition from an interested party that has agreed with the Indian tribe to a resolution of the claims presented in the petition of that party.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb711477ab80a4a05914c84e47bc58949"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90CEF241C50947B6893F0D68B725BD88"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A7981BB20B44C7DB20315FF9C1A530B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77593996c499485083c3d74b76f02ef9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by clause (ii))—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16622DDC5160420295B042DADF07A9D8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84EC9D2DE5194C898CD9AB1202D05A9F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id680876D8C49A41A88369DE52879BEED7"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c5ad6f0bfaa48078cc01727f863d52a" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5891b01bba584b82bd730328da7a861d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amend an approved tribal energy resource agreement to assume authority for approving leases, business agreements, or rights-of-way for development of another energy resource that is not included in an approved tribal energy resource agreement without being required to apply for a new tribal energy resource agreement;</text></clause><after-quoted-block> and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8244edeb57eb48d085c2250bfd78ef9e"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e33b730ba784048ba35ed54d0ac602d" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c229dc35efd49ee8669dd566646d4f4"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to deny a tribal energy resource agreement or any amendment to a tribal energy resource agreement, or to limit the effect or implementation of this section, due to lack of promulgated regulations.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb236c952-44ef-45b1-9c7c-5f06ffcc2d5a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (j); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d72a49d-96bd-44ea-a20d-635ff86f083d"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (f) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc53df991-832d-4dd6-8ca0-52b16ae2e875" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a65c872-f24c-416b-8fd7-95cb697e83dc"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial assistance in lieu of activities by the Secretary</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50b548b3-7f69-4146-80ba-ff31f5ab8920"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts that the Secretary would otherwise expend to operate or carry out any program, function, service, or activity (or any portion of a program, function, service, or activity) of the Department that, as a result of an Indian tribe carrying out activities under a tribal energy resource agreement, the Secretary does not expend, the Secretary shall, at the request of the Indian tribe, make available to the Indian tribe in accordance with this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd66afdfa-6121-4701-b3ba-71ada60e7db9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual funding agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make the amounts described in paragraph (1) available to an Indian tribe through an annual written funding agreement that is negotiated and entered into with the Indian tribe that is separate from the tribal energy resource agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d833296-f02d-4ec0-95d4-4668dcd3bd5c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24146240-fd87-47ad-b3df-0e426adcf4eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of amounts to an Indian tribe under this subsection is subject to the availability of appropriations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c709b8d-4401-406b-839e-bb968a8a6560"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall not be required to reduce amounts for programs, functions, services, or activities that serve any other Indian tribe to make amounts available to an Indian tribe under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0339aeac-db5a-4a2b-8c73-d8965939640d"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6132087-fa23-4c1e-aa42-56cfb7ea149a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall calculate the amounts under paragraph (1) in accordance with the regulations adopted under section 6013(b) of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dd55ae2-d65d-4704-9d6f-97f5d2adecd8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The effective date or implementation of a tribal energy resource agreement under this section shall not be delayed or otherwise affected by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bb4c010-4270-44d4-bb6f-a2b8a6d1fb8a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a delay in the promulgation of regulations under section 6013(b) of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2c0a25c-e971-4a76-a5c7-a0d71f7641c4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the period of time needed by the Secretary to make the calculation required under paragraph (1); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6423fa85-8db6-4a63-b458-fc4b8b78deee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adoption of a funding agreement under paragraph (2).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c7991c4-a5bd-4ca0-9196-45add8d9242f"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification of tribal energy development organization</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44a81755-8249-4977-9294-c9889fb8bf07"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which an Indian tribe submits an application for certification of a tribal energy development organization in accordance with regulations promulgated under section 6013(b) of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f99e8e7-d474-443e-98ff-708d9b49ca07"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall approve an application for certification if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb06db87-ca4a-4b0a-b49b-921a073bfcfa"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8e23a1fb-a288-434a-9b8b-40562d515387"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Indian tribe has carried out a contract or compact under title I or IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab60ad30-5943-4bb3-8430-61f6650f054b" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a period of not less than 3 consecutive years ending on the date on which the Indian tribe submits the application, the contract or compact—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id949de105-5c07-42c5-86b1-ade2d4c016fb"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been carried out by the Indian tribe without material audit exceptions (or without any material audit exceptions that were not corrected within the 3-year period); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8bb13fc-e8ed-48d9-b189-1cf8bf8da824"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has included programs or activities relating to the management of tribal land; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ff23803-404c-492f-915b-8b9aed1d0d9a"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8778a8ae-aa78-4d1d-bdb5-27cc74eb877d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tribal energy development organization is organized under the laws of the Indian tribe;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e42f60b-e04f-4753-814e-6aa308e1c152" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6609DFF95142487ABA409804CB94A0F5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the majority of the interest in the tribal energy development organization is owned and controlled by the Indian tribe (or the Indian tribe and 1 or more other Indian tribes) the tribal land of which is being developed; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE80B4E857FBA481B8B10F237564B9797" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the organizing document of the tribal energy development organization requires that the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land maintain at all times the controlling interest in the tribal energy development organization;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03a9534d-a7f6-431c-badd-468956c59a1b" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the organizing document of the tribal energy development organization requires that the Indian tribe (or the Indian tribe and 1 or more other Indian tribes) the tribal land of which is being developed own and control at all times a majority of the interest in the tribal energy development organization; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB061DC2C241C4A98990FA63EB2981122" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the organizing document of the tribal energy development organization includes a statement that the organization shall be subject to the jurisdiction, laws, and authority of the Indian tribe.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4060a8a-5ec9-49a8-ab87-b65245494dd9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary approves an application for certification pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, not more than 10 days after making the determination—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20ae103c-8478-45ca-9039-46b25b8f93ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a certification stating that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79818824-0230-43a7-a3ba-f8baff01bf37"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tribal energy development organization is organized under the laws of the Indian tribe and subject to the jurisdiction, laws, and authority of the Indian tribe;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id428b0058-fb4c-4d65-b649-fb113f93dddb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the majority of the interest in the tribal energy development organization is owned and controlled by the Indian tribe (or the Indian tribe and 1 or more other Indian tribes) the tribal land of which is being developed;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b1537678fce4b73b0ffc1372fb062f6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the organizing document of the tribal energy development organization requires that the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the land maintain at all times the controlling interest in the tribal energy development organization;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6e0b911-52e2-48de-b9e9-20700beebd77"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the organizing document of the tribal energy development organization requires that the Indian tribe (or the Indian tribe and 1 or more other Indian tribes the tribal land of which is being developed) own and control at all times a majority of the interest in the tribal energy development organization; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66383bec-0109-49d1-a4a7-0ab993c339d2"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the certification is issued pursuant this subsection;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0004ef43-abcb-457a-8ab2-474b4eddab5c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deliver a copy of the certification to the Indian tribe; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd90095c1-a616-4aff-92a1-90bcb9816210"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish the certification in the Federal Register.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id940cbae2-c04f-428b-b493-ed64566e6945"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sovereign immunity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section waives the sovereign immunity of an Indian tribe.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b1f7b07-9ec4-40ac-9271-539784250fd6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate or update any regulations that are necessary to implement this section, including provisions to implement—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d3875cf-ed6a-46da-b55e-eeceace97ce1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 2604(e)(8) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3504">25 U.S.C. 3504(e)(8)</external-xref>), including the process to be followed by an Indian tribe amending an existing tribal energy resource agreement to assume authority for approving leases, business agreements, or rights-of-way for development of an energy resource that is not included in the tribal energy resource agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A44B55063D64B40800E927C20762231"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 2604(g) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3504">25 U.S.C. 3504(g)</external-xref>) including the manner in which the Secretary, at the request of an Indian tribe, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7b6ae7b-dabd-415e-bf7e-382f86db3cd7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the programs, functions, services, and activities (or any portions of programs, functions, services, or activities) that the Secretary will not have to operate or carry out as a result of the Indian tribe carrying out activities under a tribal energy resource agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6cb42b3-27af-4838-b9db-167cc8fe9b66"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the amounts that the Secretary would have otherwise expended to operate or carry out each program, function, service, and activity (or any portion of a program, function, service, or activity) identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e79300a-2f1b-4b29-bd3c-1047cbdc3c28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the Indian tribe a list of the programs, functions, services, and activities (or any portions of programs, functions, services, or activities) identified pursuant subparagraph (A) and the amounts associated with each program, function, service, and activity (or any portion of a program, function, service, or activity) identified pursuant to subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8db3e079-ced9-4690-833c-adbb1db00ab1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 2604(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3504">25 U.S.C. 3504(h)</external-xref>), including the process to be followed by, and any applicable criteria and documentation required for, an Indian tribe to request and obtain the certification described in that section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8781f172-48e3-446b-8ed3-b95164710968" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6014.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance for Indian tribal governments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2602(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3502">25 U.S.C. 3502(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf2c1384-72a8-4b70-add9-057784153371"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id685e7b2b-ca6e-4a05-853b-92d7baacad63"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaac9a3d5-5837-420e-810a-a9276540e54d" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6381a52a-35fd-4b34-9e14-f41931e174f5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and scientific resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to providing grants to Indian tribes under this subsection, the Secretary shall collaborate with the Directors of the National Laboratories in making the full array of technical and scientific resources of the Department of Energy available for tribal energy activities and projects.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0dffb7b8-9a8a-47f4-b2df-fd13d6e61a4c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6015.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d21a363-e912-4620-908e-129efc7e4c65"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of tribal energy development organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3501">25 U.S.C. 3501</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DD7E5BDFF9C49DA81E7C182CDD1FE02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (12) as paragraphs (10) through (13), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86F71C12BD9344A68DE6437C2CE8127D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFC7CFFA8FEA45AEA4C927FF970BB0C7" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CEA0664115845C9A83C1735B48ABA74"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified Indian tribe</term> means an Indian tribe that has—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01b3589828ea4dc19511c9e69efa20ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carried out a contract or compact under title I or IV of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>) for a period of not less than 3 consecutive years ending on the date on which the Indian tribe submits the application without material audit exception (or without any material audit exceptions that were not corrected within the 3-year period) relating to the management of tribal land or natural resources; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5f9195512194350a78ff935fbbfa21a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">substantial experience in the administration, review, or evaluation of energy resource leases or agreements or has otherwise substantially participated in the administration, management, or development of energy resources located on the tribal land of the Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE22FDB4222F4906AE4691D2485B1349"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (12) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8be4a99-e61d-4461-b262-234ab4b34816" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id742b8e74-c100-4d8a-866c-7ba44a2075d3"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>tribal energy development organization</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8fbb0c7e-1888-4fca-9fd6-322be3eab813"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any enterprise, partnership, consortium, corporation, or other type of business organization that is engaged in the development of energy resources and is wholly owned by an Indian tribe (including an organization incorporated pursuant to section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/477">25 U.S.C. 477</external-xref>) or section 3 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/503">25 U.S.C. 503</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act</quote>)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7E687499294B6F97F3A1372E83E63D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any organization of 2 or more entities, at least 1 of which is an Indian tribe, that has the written consent of the governing bodies of all Indian tribes participating in the organization to apply for a grant, loan, or other assistance under section 2602 or to enter into a lease or business agreement with, or acquire a right-of-way from, an Indian tribe pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) or (b)(2)(B) of section 2604.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1338dd4c-e03a-4e4c-a6c8-3c25a5070bd2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribal energy resource development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2602 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3502">25 U.S.C. 3502</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id649cfe6b-1c7e-4aa7-b9d8-cec02e3e1710"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id511bbbb6-bee2-4d91-9a2c-08ba0e6f0e6c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>tribal energy resource development organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>tribal energy development organizations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a90df1f-b996-46e6-9110-5059f9b59b0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>tribal energy resource development organizations</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>tribal energy development organizations</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfddd9e67-2349-4f73-8e2d-162ea4875979"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>tribal energy resource development organization</quote> and inserting <quote>tribal energy development organization</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1121d497-5d7b-4494-8fe3-07e8b2727ea1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wind and hydropower feasibility study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2606(c)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3506">25 U.S.C. 3506(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>energy resource development</quote> and inserting <quote>energy development</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id954c1385-6c5a-4b6a-b663-1b401c029ed7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2604(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3504">25 U.S.C. 3504(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dc565eb-a844-4534-9924-7d5d0e3dc6df"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91020553-cfa8-4ce4-a60f-e6a7476298bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(3) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb3d4c46-c34a-4e2b-b732-14f6498c48e8" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id585edd18-dd3a-4c4f-a2c6-f62c59623d25"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice and comment; Secretarial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id007e63bc-eb88-4c9f-a909-6be331309529"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>for approval</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f117400-37ef-4a0a-ac04-e80bd58a2e20"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>(4) If the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ad227bd-6139-4b89-bba6-40e160fe6daa" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c4ec875-24d0-42f7-9855-255bb2944a8c"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action in case of disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ffdc8f4-06cf-4dc4-a05c-09056765d47e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97e16f48-82aa-481f-927f-e3d97459bf1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(5) If an Indian tribe</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea4889fb-ebb1-4084-bfa3-ab0db80149ad" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40698384-0ade-4d96-9a34-ea0514c45215"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of documents to Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an Indian tribe</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6bbc2fc-1f9b-4053-b5b1-bc3d12074754"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>approved</quote> and inserting <quote>in effect</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0c3b3aa-508c-4411-91e7-372a95c991e8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide48ddd68-9417-447a-8e6b-68f1d8c08227"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(6)(A) In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id390441a1-c4c9-4696-a4ff-6ceec5a596dd" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91a9318c-d52d-491d-8b6a-68fd399ed858"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretarial obligations and effect of section</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dd90dac-55c2-4742-a96e-610661caf3ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34105c12-b0a5-4f6e-8c44-af4108045be6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by indenting clauses (i) and (ii) appropriately;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida167e4c1-fe1c-4969-b236-8ca3a668dbc1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>approved</quote> and inserting <quote>in effect</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8bf8af6-4f42-425d-9a56-5bea92bd77a2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ac47b01-7148-4dc5-b754-7c9ca26b10b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>an approved tribal energy resource agreement</quote> and inserting <quote>a tribal energy resource agreement in effect under this section</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2586e86c-f23a-4ce6-bf0e-cd2cc377a7f7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>approved by the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>in effect</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07172287-030f-4a87-b1c9-169e49c40c1a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id299e760a-72a3-4fc3-9830-0b87635e01eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(7)(A) In this paragraph</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf259ae02-b573-40a6-ab07-fce2686d5f0d" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id467481c4-e729-4a20-93bd-4da2f7979ef6"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitions by interested parties</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b4ccf83-22e3-4478-826c-a34913d819e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c55a996-f7c9-42e3-9b22-2a95083c3743"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>approved by the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>in effect</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id743f017d-509e-4452-a195-dd6ca1c768ad"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>approved by the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>in effect</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd918548a-320f-4eb1-ba90-cd8362cad261"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)(iii)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide616d9de-8681-4ada-8379-9b250a019e6f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking <quote>approved</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a342c7b-2cb3-4778-ad55-c9abff9bfff4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II)—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ba8b83f-3871-416d-8988-594ab8adcf98"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>approval of</quote> in the first place it appears; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa836f14-dec6-4613-8403-bd3c2255cb74"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subsection (a) or (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) or (b)(2)(A)</quote>.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id625307E0D5C94C94AB31ADD7474E543E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6016.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id351C5229B9DE4204B2A69D02DAD7C90C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that details with respect to activities for energy development on Indian land, how the Department of the Interior—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89d145b404da4dd9b46e8678d8fd223f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processes and completes the reviews of energy-related documents in a timely and transparent manner;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ac022faa0b34392993be8bc70f8b515"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitors the timeliness of agency review for all energy-related documents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6928984295994bc78a525d40e83e4aaf"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintains databases to track and monitor the review and approval process for energy-related documents associated with conventional and renewable Indian energy resources that require Secretarial approval prior to development, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA4B70A8F7DE46E1AA73409EE49B3F3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any seismic exploration permits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B16B4699CA34955AFE799233BED29E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permission to survey;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61B8369DD2DC4ED29EB3C3FC5EF7A99F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">archeological and cultural surveys;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AF002B9B4C9438F88D765F5E82987AB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access permits;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id043A4F403AB94819A19B036B3ED12EE8"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental assessments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFB7A3F00A204FC9A0C3853609EFB79C"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oil and gas leases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F475CA6BFA14DDDAF4E69F5D36C56FD"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">surface leases;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17F91D3023FB469D81B607A169B5989F"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rights-of-way agreements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D6293CABFBE49FAB3A888413D4F1A8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communitization agreements;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id883dbb0f52cc49d3837e4405a2d0ec8d"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies in the databases—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4AD16DCD0EE4C68BE55330D0B75EBAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date lease applications and permits are received by the agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26b5f56eff1d450dbf12d6f6ddb408a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the review;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideee3eea7ac494498857fa975725c6852"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date the application or permit is considered complete and ready for review;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33f79ae68e5f40fc89efa95c4e4add93"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date of approval; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0ffcd7821af4e31b1a644cbd1fe2f9a"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the start and end dates for any significant delays in the review process;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c95f96848a1419faf49f0484616692f"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tracks in the databases, for all energy-related leases, agreements, applications, and permits that involve multiple agency review—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE49F88A9CF904A18B4A2E966458CAB33"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dates documents are transferred between agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56C8428CB8E240E097B52A355C13170F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the review;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9522DCC6CF84BFC95705734E403CCDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date the required reviews are completed; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76F92C4F501449EA942E09A78EC49690"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date interim or final decisions are issued.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA3D86BBB52147469AABB965C3DF1403"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14d5c11401854ab7b5813c307bb82718"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any intermediate and final deadlines for agency action on any Secretarial review and approval required for Indian conventional and renewable energy exploration and development activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d7915e358504a7f9d93ac82b5f5d7c3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the existing geographic database established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, explaining—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE747574F75C54519AE4BD0CFFCD49C2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the database identifies—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F492049FC2043499E1E82BA4D41264B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the location and ownership of all Indian oil and gas resources held in trust;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CFB01678E244A4CA8DFCE9E772A1460"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resources available for lease; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C546498C3D04FAF88DC12126B53684C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the location of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E063EF1980D405F9BC8235927C8ACBB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any lease of land held in trust or restricted fee on behalf of any Indian tribe or individual Indian; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2714F0620F14EB6902E26CE7D389EF6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rights-of-way on that land in effect;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3291DCF3B7814C6CB0822E669FF3CEB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the information from the database is made available to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC88D78F161A24D07861D46C74830EA62"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs with responsibility over the management and development of Indian resources; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C2EFE5575174D5FAB7F8AC4E998D927"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resource owners; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD64C177285C64508908EC156C4138850"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any barriers to identifying the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) or any deficiencies in that information; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40181f07289b457abecfd05afd86d83e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id883ADA75E505435FB1D47D75DF766723"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of each applicable agency to track and monitor the review and approval process of the agency for Indian energy development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E8FF77B532343458E61CFAC6C6A3CC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which each applicable agency complies with any intermediate and final deadlines.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idc32094ef-fb0e-480b-8ceb-6c9bb90ea6ca" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous amendments</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id589b13ad-baac-44b9-9ced-466e0f91c01a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of preliminary permits or licenses</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85655524-718f-4ed3-a964-40294fc4fe0d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(a) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/800">16 U.S.C. 800(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>States and municipalities</quote> and inserting <quote>States, Indian tribes, and municipalities</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd90bbc8e-afdf-4982-8fca-e8447a4756a0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not affect—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcc83ac8-3ae0-47c1-9a81-f2747f3ff915"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any preliminary permit or original license issued before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7f5757b-79f5-4a92-b5e9-7216a4199af1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an application for an original license, if the Commission has issued a notice accepting that application for filing pursuant to section 4.32(d) of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2016</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61566c03-f60a-4817-a63c-344975f4326b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of Indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of section 7(a) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/800">16 U.S.C. 800(a)</external-xref>) (as amended by subsection (a)), the term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17f6edf2-2292-4031-89f5-c7daca6fdc17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal biomass demonstration project</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd680b1e5-6ade-481b-b262-b7233636ca5f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to establish a biomass demonstration project for federally recognized Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations to promote biomass energy production.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id310d1fa6-a0c3-49d3-911b-0c50ea393f7c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal biomass demonstration project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/278">Public Law 108–278</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 868) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f650193-76f0-46ca-964d-da6b0d0beadd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2(a), by striking <quote>In this section</quote> and inserting <quote>In this Act</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id956b8cae-3a67-4715-b692-18c1010013df"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35c2b71e-51b5-47b7-ba13-609a9e32238d" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabadc915-1d12-40bd-bce5-0317441a4185" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal biomass demonstration project</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id952c7a2e-8ac1-4593-9547-6f97e2b82e69"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stewardship contracts or similar agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary shall enter into stewardship contracts or similar agreements (excluding direct service contracts) with Indian tribes to carry out demonstration projects to promote biomass energy production (including biofuel, heat, and electricity generation) on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing reliable supplies of woody biomass from Federal land.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dccf2ba-a661-4690-90bf-0aba2af5460c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year for which projects are authorized, at least 4 new demonstration projects that meet the eligibility criteria described in subsection (c) shall be carried out under contracts or agreements described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55535c72-c928-41aa-beb2-17180cc958ed"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to enter into a contract or agreement under this section, an Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary an application—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7367c605-df47-4a29-96ae-847e0f285121"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">containing such information as the Secretary may require; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fb879f1-9c92-440b-a4ce-fd80c240864c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that includes a description of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a12afb5-ef93-4796-bdd9-8027b5b77278"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Indian forest land or rangeland under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a265ba3-1636-4504-afa5-9da73284393d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demonstration project proposed to be carried out by the Indian tribe.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2700e71c-43ac-49da-b871-d74f17e4299c"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating the applications submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea85431f-e09c-4b89-af84-4652da429cff"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2e7f7af-00f3-4e96-b8a8-083f69170c27"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the factors set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2(e); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id058276df-d161-4f91-b1f0-53445cbbef94"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether a proposed project would—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14ac46eb-4fde-43ac-b5ab-036b45f3d600"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase the availability or reliability of local or regional energy;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8de2dc8-cf50-4d4c-b4e1-ce17defa4192"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the economic development of the Indian tribe;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fe7ef0d-d715-429f-9241-10506e2ff1a1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in or improve the connection of electric power transmission facilities serving the Indian tribe with other electric transmission facilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6783f1b6-8433-4f23-99cd-4f91144e72f1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the forest health or watersheds of Federal land or Indian forest land or rangeland;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a271ddd-4a9c-47a6-ae99-1545653ac690"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate new investments in infrastructure; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b0e7b90-c108-46d0-bc8d-4fe0e66cae7d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise promote the use of woody biomass; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfcfcd87-0c16-4675-bba0-f41d22d863fe"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exclude from consideration any merchantable logs that have been identified by the Secretary for commercial sale.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbdb9c28-389f-4aab-8e1e-3e47aee76443"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e25da27-4e66-40c4-a470-39164357e2b5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the criteria described in subsection (c) are publicly available by not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74876e34-9ad3-4e31-a3b2-0f97c0ae2eb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, consult with Indian tribes and appropriate intertribal organizations likely to be affected in developing the application and otherwise carrying out this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbec9350e-81b7-4d8b-954e-fcf83f7a45e5"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 20, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes, with respect to the reporting period—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3c1dff8-2c01-471d-961e-ae6b34e5f616"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each individual tribal application received under this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe5bd614-395f-427d-a837-fd97c6c2ee56"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each contract and agreement entered into pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8169ae6e-5847-4959-9bf5-f6c05575ac1f"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incorporation of management plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a contract or agreement under this section, on receipt of a request from an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall incorporate into the contract or agreement, to the maximum extent practicable, management plans (including forest management and integrated resource management plans) in effect on the Indian forest land or rangeland of the respective Indian tribe.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88cff8d6-982a-42a9-bbde-153116085cf2"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract or agreement entered into under this section—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68bc14c9-6d21-498a-962f-1a10b4b7b4ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be for a term of not more than 20 years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee444a12-47a0-4324-83a0-e7ab13915e47"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be renewed in accordance with this section for not more than an additional 10 years.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaebbe732-9c28-45d7-af89-caabedd5b2a1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alaska Native biomass demonstration project</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5b03173-4e16-48f2-9fe4-8acb5aa088a8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d8af771-2971-40f2-8dbb-762b2b68f57c"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term “Federal land” means—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id698c9546-2e81-466e-a5cb-6779fa360aa0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1609">16 U.S.C. 1609(a)</external-xref>) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03553824-ea1d-4244-bbe1-0f10d44029ca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref>)), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3E7985FC1E4490383C312A787BA219F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideccc351d-5185-442f-be5a-cb2271cc8307"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term “Secretary” means—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55a1c9dc-ab6f-4869-8ffd-bf19cf4b233a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe5a60dd-4252-46d4-a2e7-0d10b654e53b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5875CFE228949F1B3B39E775682AC1E"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf606ae87-5f4a-466a-952e-54a0dd5ae38f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement or contract with an Indian tribe or a tribal organization to carry out a demonstration project to promote biomass energy production (including biofuel, heat, and electricity generation) by providing reliable supplies of woody biomass from Federal land.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd39486bb-3dd7-43ac-a7db-56a84ac9abff"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year for which projects are authorized, at least 1 new demonstration project that meets the eligibility criteria described in paragraph (4) shall be carried out under contracts or agreements described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd353a746-6a80-4b72-9738-db9861c86f81"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to enter into a contract or agreement under this subsection, an Indian tribe or tribal organization shall submit to the Secretary an application—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida14b1cfe-5bca-4633-ba87-96385f125c57"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">containing such information as the Secretary may require; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c66354e-1bea-4bdf-8146-9e74e6e3ed9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that includes a description of the demonstration project proposed to be carried out by the Indian tribe or tribal organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ab9666d-d326-4451-9795-dce36633e860"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating the applications submitted under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47c802f8-b26a-48c3-8101-2eb0fc410c5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into consideration whether a proposed project would—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5aa4741f-78b1-4477-a91e-379925488e8f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase the availability or reliability of local or regional energy;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ae42547-45f1-4af6-8698-6254dd600ba4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the economic development of the Indian tribe;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14c9645c-d6a4-4d72-9c08-798cb1ee9bb5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in or improve the connection of electric power transmission facilities serving the Indian tribe with other electric transmission facilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id130149d2-0683-46b1-91ae-614758d63378"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the forest health or watersheds of Federal land or non-Federal land;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63ba2a2c-03fb-41cd-aac2-8dedb8639ceb"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate new investments in infrastructure; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd975670-5eaa-43e8-a392-b58d481e825c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise promote the use of woody biomass; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7eb2e719-b059-433c-ae83-1ed155e05e40"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exclude from consideration any merchantable logs that have been identified by the Secretary for commercial sale.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dc69c54-4315-47f5-914a-8250832dedd1"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe363465-381b-48ca-9185-23c9fc86e24b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the criteria described in paragraph (4) are publicly available by not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8d257a0-afef-4344-8502-5629256c2d9b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, consult with Indian tribes and appropriate tribal organizations likely to be affected in developing the application and otherwise carrying out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74e7511b-52dc-42cb-93ae-5689c8e17b76"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 20, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes, with respect to the reporting period—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04f38aed-e8fd-4b8a-ba7f-e05d9e37b8af"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each individual application received under this subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06292267-2fa9-4d03-b1e2-8f2956b99e34"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each contract and agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2214de2e-63c5-49c3-bf72-2ff8b9478011"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract or agreement entered into under this subsection—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide54a4513-95c8-4abe-b54e-3adca324a590"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be for a term of not more than 20 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad560900-e0e1-4773-b4cb-cc9f82fe4399"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be renewed in accordance with this subsection for not more than an additional 10 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca6d1778-f0cf-4847-9319-f3b816c736c1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weatherization program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413(d) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6863">42 U.S.C. 6863(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f44861d-f524-4b8c-b10d-1387c1f2f356"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8e101c3-fa9d-40fe-9f31-6e742660afa6" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07c664ad-6234-4c42-94ac-ac38483e4399"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reservation of amounts</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaca5417d-4fb3-4182-ba8c-dcb009296e87"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B) and notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Secretary shall reserve from amounts that would otherwise be allocated to a State under this part not less than 100 percent, but not more than 150 percent, of an amount which bears the same proportion to the allocation of that State for the applicable fiscal year as the population of all low-income members of an Indian tribe in that State bears to the population of all low-income individuals in that State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b4ec260-8aad-4908-86dc-b914993e4d2b"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restrictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall apply only if—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb6b81d7-ba36-476d-8440-7e98fe6f917b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tribal organization serving the low-income members of the applicable Indian tribe requests that the Secretary make a grant directly; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f6a828a-2617-41d1-8f27-6bc8be80cf5c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the low-income members of the applicable Indian tribe would be equally or better served by making a grant directly than a grant made to the State in which the low-income members reside.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17AB4E975FC44076ADFB049D3514ACDB"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presumption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the tribal organization requesting the grant is a tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4103">25 U.S.C. 4103</external-xref>)) that has operated without material audit exceptions (or without any material audit exceptions that were not corrected within a 3-year period), the Secretary shall presume that the low-income members of the applicable Indian tribe would be equally or better served by making a grant directly to the tribal organization than by a grant made to the State in which the low-income members reside.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fd45f20-5915-4d99-9d74-8169c99d78fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52bf21fc-cccc-464e-b548-48a6653029cd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The sums</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Administration</header-in-text>.—The amounts</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ede9608-085f-4856-b85a-56d6b9dccaad"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>on the basis of his determination</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b8533ae-b6e4-45a2-a147-943181e6cef3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>individuals for whom such a determination has been made</quote> and inserting <quote>low-income members of the Indian tribe</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d736c2b-d2cc-4722-ab60-c3ba285d57c8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab88a2e7-54a4-4fe2-9b78-e062f8b54af2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>In order</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Application</header-in-text>.—In order</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7896e8d-992c-42ef-9833-5a8a76933de2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appraisals</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4188a2ed-2f04-462e-8218-03630ffde07b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3501">25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfa38860-8223-4afc-861c-91a04887e43a" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e8b857b-6921-4a45-89cc-4e5770354ca9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2607.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appraisals</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2d906d4-9f2c-469a-8d6f-7e3dc921d3c9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any transaction that requires approval of the Secretary and involves mineral or energy resources held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or by an Indian tribe subject to Federal restrictions against alienation, any appraisal relating to fair market value of those resources required to be prepared under applicable law may be prepared by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f737027-982d-4d63-9bb2-ae572b1b12c2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f72dee1-0ab8-44a1-976d-72c4cb46ee63"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the affected Indian tribe; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8be7cf6a-9b73-4ede-8898-59b87dc6b3b8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certified, third-party appraiser pursuant to a contract with the Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f500052-3cc1-4aa9-8987-ea33ab3ffdb9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretarial review and approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an appraisal prepared by or for an Indian tribe under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35487f7c-7d86-417b-bc85-872dcd1d0d39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the appraisal; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e816cb7-4377-4697-a0a2-ad298b4e9569"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approve the appraisal unless the Secretary determines that the appraisal fails to meet the standards set forth in regulations promulgated under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f9949b0-6545-4716-bccb-75201c72d462"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of Disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an appraisal submitted for approval under subsection (b) should be disapproved, the Secretary shall give written notice of the disapproval to the Indian tribe and a description of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8b6f5cd-716d-496b-8ecb-e244910d4d1e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each reason for the disapproval; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e2fdfb0-6060-4b90-9dae-e51907dac017"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the appraisal should be corrected or otherwise cured to meet the applicable standards set forth in the regulations promulgated under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id825b50d8-2795-4a6a-aeb1-f4207f8bf090"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section, including standards the Secretary shall use for approving or disapproving the appraisal described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3032756-610e-44d1-b88e-b39601f3d1af" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leases of restricted lands for Navajo Nation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id517f7596-d498-436f-aaec-78f81e164831"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the <quote>Long-Term Leasing Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/415">25 U.S.C. 415(e)(1)</external-xref>), is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee34127e-3722-4506-a6e8-c0d7baddcb32"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, except a lease for</quote> and inserting <quote>, including a lease for</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id609d89ca-54b5-4b4a-8f1e-a155b51a3c9c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e00c76c-8f3f-4c6d-9e09-1ffdb8b701c7" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ed84dee-238c-4c16-b6b2-12900a72c46a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a business or agricultural lease, 99 years;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id863fb104-f48a-41cb-bdd7-179e56ffa5aa"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4b570ee-cde3-4058-9f6b-ff71eaf71c68"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8faf472b-1e12-4604-88d7-bb964b7108b9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d005ef5-fc03-45a0-8d09-8e32a9175d08"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a lease for the exploration, development, or extraction of any mineral resource (including geothermal resources), 25 years, except that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb51a0e78-884b-484d-ba4f-9f959d50b01f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any such lease may include an option to renew for 1 additional term of not to exceed 25 years; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01e5cf06-ec73-445d-8601-56fe56bfca8e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any such lease for the exploration, development, or extraction of an oil or gas resource shall be for a term of not to exceed 10 years, plus such additional period as the Navajo Nation determines to be appropriate in any case in which an oil or gas resource is produced in a paying quantity.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacb8d6e5-d1d1-4648-a648-e470fd7c825f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to Congress a report describing the progress made in carrying out the amendment made by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08E5637362A549AB8FAE1C01662CBE69" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of tribal lease period for the Crow Tribe of Montana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/415">25 U.S.C. 415(a)</external-xref>), is amended in the second sentence by inserting <quote>, land held in trust for the Crow Tribe of Montana</quote> after <quote>Devils Lake Sioux Reservation</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BFBD64376B64E8694084DD9754D74AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trust status of lease payments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b1b32889efd46bd9bc3fe92a018794e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9E4C54D31B94CD38AA9481BFB15442B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of lease payments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40999138020944A8B8D3DB8B0C08542C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2) and at the request of the Indian tribe or individual Indian, any advance payments, bid deposits, or other earnest money received by the Secretary in connection with the review and Secretarial approval under any other Federal law (including regulations) of a sale, lease, permit, or any other conveyance of any interest in any trust or restricted land of any Indian tribe or individual Indian shall, upon receipt and prior to Secretarial approval of the contract or conveyance instrument, be held in the trust fund system for the benefit of the Indian tribe and individual Indian from whose land the funds were generated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c41dcdbd4b546c0b5769abf2c7d1c0e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the advance payment, bid deposit, or other earnest money received by the Secretary results from competitive bidding, upon selection of the successful bidder, only the funds paid by the successful bidder shall be held in the trust fund system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02e7c3eafc564fdb8aa912e5472074e6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37FBC64DDB36453F98E42C37B1C1AE08"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the approval of the Secretary of a contract or other instrument for a sale, lease, permit, or any other conveyance described in subsection (b)(1), the funds held in the trust fund system and described in subsection (b), along with all income generated from the investment of those funds, shall be disbursed to the Indian tribe or individual Indian landowners.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe6d0efe6b0c4684bbf59df1ebc54bf2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a contract or other instrument for a sale, lease, permit, or any other conveyance described in subsection (b)(1) is not approved by the Secretary, the funds held in the trust fund system and described in subsection (b), along with all income generated from the investment of those funds, shall be paid to the party identified in, and in such amount and on such terms as set out in, the applicable regulations, advertisement, or other notice governing the proposed conveyance of the interest in the land at issue.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dbeafc7e86e4b0aad7c4e6ffee69141"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply to any advance payment, bid deposit, or other earnest money received by the Secretary in connection with the review and Secretarial approval under any other Federal law (including regulations) of a sale, lease, permit, or any other conveyance of any interest in any trust or restricted land of any Indian tribe or individual Indian on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Brownfields reauthorization</header>
<section id="id403D5BABCC6F46F083BF12A7A9904590" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2016</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>BUILD Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idA5106D4A692F43ED9D21E368A694A5AE"><enum>7002.</enum><header>Expanded
eligibility for nonprofit organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id412F70B192004D498D3AC3AB8CE11952"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id94ACE3E36C02436F9463056D446A8347"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA9FDFF0CDB4B4120BC5CB05B4B1EE6DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0337A4220DF42E2B8758F43209B699F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id3d712a9b87784853b2765e9b76b7f6cf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an organization described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81b5f4062d114c6ea4e583f30ff36d98"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a limited liability corporation in which all managing members are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or limited liability corporations whose sole members are organizations described in subparagraph (I);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbcd9a8aef8484b6396e8f2447399eef1"><enum>(K)</enum><text>a limited partnership in which all general partners are organizations described in subparagraph (I) or limited liability corporations whose sole members are organizations described in subparagraph (I); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafe273e7921a47718656b830d7809748"><enum>(L)</enum><text>a qualified community development entity (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/45D">section 45D(c)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id796ED5B0F6E64997B55316466ACE2DC4"><enum>7003.</enum><header>Multipurpose
brownfields grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id5CB326B02F844383A6C7277F6C8ABD0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) and (10) through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (10) and (13) through (15), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32993DDB0E86439086F3CACBE29019BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>subject to paragraphs (4) and (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>subject to paragraphs (5) and (6)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id13694BBBF4E64CD8B65086C25E657074"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DA08AE0736F4DBE8998C6A0C41CD56C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idACE8C2B07A6443E58F40A78B1CBF3D50"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Multipurpose
brownfields grants</header>
<subparagraph id="idC3D8BCEC2DB64B7690FE3C0655C5F2DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (D) and paragraphs (5) and (6), the Administrator shall establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to an eligible entity based on the considerations under paragraph (3)(C), to carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or remediation activities at 1 or more brownfield sites in a proposed area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id408454FA5A834B97ABBC8AD04C41C767"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grant
amounts</header>
<clause id="id9A32154C546945AFA4A46098B22210BC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Individual
grant amounts</header><text>Each grant awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed $950,000.</text>
</clause><clause id="idCB8A692C5E34467D97BCD81B28DEB4FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cumulative
grant amounts</header><text>The total amount of grants awarded for each fiscal year under this paragraph shall not exceed 15 percent of the funds made available for the fiscal year to carry out this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC332A21340604EA4ACDEE77BD5B53540"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Administrator shall consider the extent to which an eligible entity is able—</text>
<clause id="id698C061AB9DB405CA7B32C143FF7E25D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to provide an overall plan for revitalization of the 1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed area in which the multipurpose grant will be used;</text>
</clause><clause id="idFDEA684F45CA42EE8276035B62E3BB8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to demonstrate a capacity to conduct the range of eligible activities that will be funded by the multipurpose grant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC106C508657A4F18A6958C16DCF6636A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to demonstrate that a multipurpose grant will meet the needs of the 1 or more brownfield sites in the proposed area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE254C0CDADBD43E1B8FB5904963D39A4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Condition</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this paragraph, each eligible entity shall expend the full amount of the grant not later than the date that is 3 years after the date on which the grant is awarded to the eligible entity unless the Administrator, in the discretion of the Administrator, provides an extension.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id45A0171FEFD444F3B460E44DAAB716CE"><enum>7004.</enum><header>Treatment of
certain publicly owned brownfield sites</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(k)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id566C75545C5445CB8D0F3E847C5A6EB4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idB41A93BE4FE44BEB8609BD3579FD675A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exemption for
certain publicly owned brownfield sites</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible entity that is a governmental entity may receive a grant under this paragraph for property acquired by that governmental entity prior to January 11, 2002, even if the governmental entity does not qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser (as that term is defined in section 101(40)), so long as the eligible entity has not caused or contributed to a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at the property.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id2128D7DFB1B64B0AAA2D8BC5FD8DA841"><enum>7005.</enum><header>Increased
funding for remediation grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(k)(3)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(3)(A)(ii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$200,000 for each site to be remediated</quote> and inserting <quote>$500,000 for each site to be remediated, which limit may be waived by the Administrator, but not to exceed a total of $650,000 for each site, based on the anticipated level of contamination, size, or ownership status of the site</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id1DFA8DC150254F25BD8C64287A4148C6"><enum>7006.</enum><header>Allowing
administrative costs for grant recipients</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (5) of section 104(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 3(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7BF4AF98EF6349BFA660B8106B3259FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8C6A1AD602EF4919BFE9AA293AF6718D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text>
<clause id="id694A023D69154D02B105D5C3CD471E81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subclause (III); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id590C0C491F52432FBC94E4C02355E824"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD33A0C1ABE6E4F178F23E58B85ED7D97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF0013B5C4DC44EFBB318CEAA9624531"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB3D20BEF7704580B9313F70AAF3F0F7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (ii) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C)), by striking <quote>Notwithstanding clause (i)(IV)</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding clause (i)(III)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC0EB63E7878E40AAA516ADC446640876"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B18270C23914F99AECEB09FD6861576" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id438CD11405BF4000A2290ABDBB3B2E6B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header> <clause id="idE888A1E20735460D82E909BDF100818A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity may use up to 8 percent of the amounts made available under a grant or loan under this subsection for administrative costs.</text>
</clause><clause id="idA9CDC616CE684C1F96F1B6C137E56E99"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>For purposes of clause (i), the term <term>administrative costs</term> does not include—</text>
<subclause id="idBE6CC4A514BA4BBE968CAC69EDD29E00"><enum>(I)</enum><text>investigation and identification of the extent of contamination;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB21A1647F9904D4980AE97A0BAAA52EE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>design and performance of a response action; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64A8E3F76C0849FABE1637CB308DA1C8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>monitoring of a natural resource.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idC5D6D465BA5841EEA5F52D1E0788F124"><enum>7007.</enum><header>Small community
technical assistance grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (7)(A) of section 104(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 7003(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3BE434ACF1BB45A0945B3D31F5AEBD06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Administrator may provide,</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A40189C9A234B2AA7FEF931F073B1AF" style="OLC"> <clause id="idDFCDABC2B8B5436697E5241C2D345E5C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subparagraph:</text>
<subclause id="idC1570775659749A59C16431F30C9D3EB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Disadvantaged area</header><text>The term <term>disadvantaged area</term> means an area with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the State-wide annual median household income, as determined by the latest available decennial census.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3EA201B670E34C80AE9296F5775430E5"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Small community</header><text>The term <term>small community</term> means a community with a population of not more than 15,000 individuals, as determined by the latest available decennial census.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id25FC8ECAD5E44C8292146FBDD79674FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a program to provide grants that provide,</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0DEEFE7059A44010A6C1ECB59B1BF32E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5E79C4069A3483D9D6B36EC4CFF6B99" style="OLC">
<clause id="idBBC41BAAE4BD4694AD165A2DB5FD1B4C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Small or disadvantaged community recipients</header>
<subclause id="id5F9C2232A7D646A9A28F0D2E69BB9AC1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), in carrying out the program under clause (ii), the Administrator shall use not more than $600,000 of the amounts made available to carry out this paragraph to provide grants to States that receive amounts under section 128(a) to assist small communities, Indian tribes, rural areas, or disadvantaged areas in achieving the purposes described in clause (ii).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4664D0D74DA74663BD790D5371695141"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Each grant awarded under subclause (I) shall be not more than $7,500.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id571D1DE76941462FA8FAC453F6B0BD91"><enum>7008.</enum><header>Waterfront brownfields grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) (as redesignated by section 7003(1)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABC856F90ADA4008A26345669C61F52C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7ebed01a9e554fe494827b4a8a313393"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Waterfront
brownfield sites</header>
<subparagraph id="idD9E8BA166A954D99980ECACFA36B60DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of
waterfront brownfield site</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>waterfront brownfield site</term> means a brownfield site that is adjacent to a body of water or a federally designated floodplain.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9934081B09C54A61B187C89B90D85413"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In providing grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall—</text>
<clause id="id3FA45F0FE55C4A46A5F0FC1B1E6B9F3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take into consideration whether the brownfield site to be served by the grant is a waterfront brownfield site; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idE30C10FE036C44668ECB203A9C2721E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>give consideration to waterfront brownfield sites.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idA16FFB559DF244AF82F1F42AF52E5F98"><enum>7009.</enum><header>Clean energy
brownfields grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 7008) is amended by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id236E0833B38C46389D91622398C10D03" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id3B499C62C4574F219A984C4F3E6B17DC"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Clean energy
projects at brownfield sites</header>
<subparagraph id="idACA66ED34A434D048C07F574595E05B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of
clean energy project</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>clean energy project</term> means—</text>
<clause id="idFCF6CFFB46A24A8F8E5679E336158570"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a facility that generates renewable electricity from wind, solar, or geothermal energy; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE22863B4DCD44E1CA793C9E6F637D1DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any energy efficiency improvement project at a facility, including combined heat and power and district energy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD731AE9C8133418D8AC8F6E100BDA796"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a program to provide grants—</text>
<clause id="id684D0D26B4C5497FBA4D512A837291A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to eligible entities to carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, feasibility analysis, design, or remediation activities to locate a clean energy project at 1 or more brownfield sites; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1DCA74E749E846AAA2EBF51A5C111B8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to capitalize a revolving loan fund for the purposes described in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88C4ECA8250A4AB9885D2B4F4221DB87"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>A grant under this paragraph shall not exceed $500,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idCC2D83204B194D5AB65295FABFD8F34C"><enum>7010.</enum><header>Targeted
funding for States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (15) of section 104(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 7003(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DED68D161C046CF90DA5A672C7E6AEA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id7B2FFE41A3C14B37A3A2C872A558D108"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Targeted
funding</header><text>Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more than $2,000,000 to provide grants to States for purposes authorized under section 128(a), subject to the condition that each State that receives a grant under this subparagraph shall have used at least 50 percent of the amounts made available to that State in the previous fiscal year to carry out assessment and remediation activities under section 128(a).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id32E2F8CEA39F47D9856B97EBD36A770F"><enum>7011.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="id365FBC177888491CB6CD6EAD07634596"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Brownfields
revitalization funding</header><text>Paragraph (15)(A) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 7003(1)) is amended by striking <quote>2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id360D5C4365E64E2DA67CA1B3B8AD7648"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State response
programs</header><text>Section 128(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9628">42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id978B39AF6717449898B40D62C0DD4268"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Removal of use restriction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Public Law 101–479 (104 Stat. 1158) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6696E9252F624DE7845B07D5CCF7E666"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 2(d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1A58D5741774A21A8E47D89AC831335"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding the following new section at the end:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H067A4DDEEFB8458B9CC9F0F1A563A4EC" style="OLC"> <section id="HE86474836ADA4CB8AF0D1C3BE9C047AA"><enum>4.</enum><header>Removal of use restriction</header> <subsection id="H44EF339BCD8646A494F1C1A4DC6137EB"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The approximately 1-acre portion of the land referred to in section 3 that is used for purposes of a child care center, as authorized by this Act, shall not be subject to the use restriction imposed in the deed referred to in section 3.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA888A5C9A3284FAAB1CE0BC1F61564B9"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Upon enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall execute an instrument to carry out subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="idEC4AEC4006DE4751952EBEC7A67F85AC"><enum>9001.</enum><header>Interagency transfer of land along George Washington Memorial Parkway</header>
<subsection id="H9BCB3D3BA06A4EE5963EE99359A342E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H071BA7C475C94590BD854035F050F113"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The term <term>Map</term> means the map entitled <quote>George Washington Memorial Parkway—Claude Moore Farm Proposed Boundary Adjustment</quote>, numbered 850_130815, and dated February 2016.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A82E3A188C34ED786A09D2EEF804D9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Research Center</term> means the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center of the Federal Highway Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5A8953A83AC4B2DA4FCBD6175DC3B36"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFCF01ADDCC40456AA44C0AF209B0C6C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative jurisdiction transfer</header>
<paragraph id="H482D03FCDFF14D10A5DA2168901DC2C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of jurisdiction</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F45F314FCEC4D0F9C6181DE3C7FC60F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>George Washington Memorial Parkway land</header><text>Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 0.342 acres of Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary within the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, as generally depicted as <quote>B</quote> on the Map, is transferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC087D07757D4F4BBE838D259F66C467"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research Center land</header><text>Administration jurisdiction over the approximately 0.479 acres of Federal land within the boundary of the Research Center land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Transportation adjacent to the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, as generally depicted as <quote>A</quote> on the Map, is transferred from the Secretary of Transportation to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C76EA865FF84292B485580A4EA2FB03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use restriction</header><text>The Secretary shall restrict the use of 0.139 acres of Federal land within the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway immediately adjacent to part of the perimeter fence of the Research Center, generally depicted as <quote>C</quote> on the Map, by prohibiting the storage, construction, or installation of any item that may interfere with the access of the Research Center to the restricted land for security and maintenance purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DACA62EEE344F37816E99EFA174367F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement or consideration</header><text>The transfers of administrative jurisdiction under this subsection shall not be subject to reimbursement or consideration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H110D8A518E8A4CA4B46FDB34B96B2515"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance with agreement</header>
<subparagraph id="HBD17C8A58D76475F91D7C970D33C5B35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>The National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration shall comply with all terms and conditions of the agreement entered into by the parties on September 11, 2002, regarding the transfer of administrative jurisdiction, management, and maintenance of the land described in the agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C4EC2A827B4477FA861AB796D4247DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access to restricted land</header>
<clause id="H3CDF6F0F72B145A9BA448013B8980F82"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the terms of the agreement described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allow the Research Center—</text>
<subclause id="id325A3A7C77DE4909957C69391DA99197"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to access the Federal land described in paragraph (1)(B) for purposes of transportation to and from the Research Center; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idFBDDA2FB91E4463EB98CE5FBBCA70774"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to access the Federal land described in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) for purposes of maintenance in accordance with National Park Service standards, including grass mowing, weed control, tree maintenance, fence maintenance, and maintenance of the visual appearance of the Federal land.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7194D1242454D41AFE69CC9DF18E6A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Management of transferred land</header>
<paragraph id="HDF96695BEC3E44E6970A48B86F27D863"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interior land</header><text>The Federal land transferred to the Secretary under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="idECC949A791B24FFB89780E0545C0158E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>included in the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD56E033B13B64959A53EF885663EC27B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administered by the Secretary as part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, subject to applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFBA0F2C0EF414AC5B395CEC1ECFFB015"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation land</header><text>The Federal land transferred to the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB57D4FFD8C0A4F7D93837EB568A9D4D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>included in the boundary of the Research Center land; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4E4C039B92043BDA69229780FEAFC1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removed from the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BC7ED1FB490433799DB7F7FD821244E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Restricted-use land</header><text>The Federal land that the Secretary has designated for restricted use under subsection (b)(2) shall be maintained by the Research Center.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00BAD642FE934F6A9C120D9D2748AF93"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Map on file</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Map shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>X</enum><header>Natural Resources</header>
<subtitle id="id3801D50DA51B48F99B99B82DB75FAF1B" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Land conveyances and related matters</header>
<section id="H61BC6A7AA7EA437C94908C28BE9CE568"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment</header>
<subsection id="H024720269EF140D7AB33BB3C8556B24C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado is adjusted to incorporate the approximately 92.95 acres of land generally depicted as <quote>The Wedge</quote> on the map entitled <quote>Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment</quote> and dated November 6, 2013, and described as lots three, four, eight, and nine of section 13, Township 4 North, Range 76 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado. A lot described in this subsection may be included in the boundary adjustment only after the Secretary of Agriculture obtains written permission for such action from the lot owner or owners.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H64B3F874E906404CB52CD1419168714A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bowen Gulch Protection Area</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall include all Federal land within the boundary described in subsection (a) in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under section 6 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/539j">16 U.S.C. 539j</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9944BEFCAF18442097AB5F8752C87300"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land and Water Conservation Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of section 200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United States Code, the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as in existence on January 1, 1965.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD946A4374AE34FE5835CB718119D61F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public motorized use</header><text>Nothing in this section opens privately owned lands within the boundary described in subsection (a) to public motorized use.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0CCE18755714148B82756FC9719052A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Access to non-Federal lands</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(f) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/539j">16 U.S.C. 539j(f)</external-xref>) regarding motorized travel, the owners of any non-Federal lands within the boundary described in subsection (a) who historically have accessed their lands through lands now or hereafter owned by the United States within the boundary described in subsection (a) shall have the continued right of motorized access to their lands across the existing roadway.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4B3DF4D8DDB546859837FB5ADA39F04D"><enum>10002.</enum><header>Land conveyance, Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest, Colorado</header>
<subsection id="H29113BBE6CD546379B8D6ACC52393FCE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Land conveyance required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the purpose of the Act of March 3, 1909 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/772">43 U.S.C. 772</external-xref>), all right, title, and interest of the United States (subject to subsection (b)) in and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 148 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Elkhorn Ranch Land Parcel–White River National Forest</quote> and dated March 2015 shall be conveyed by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership, a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership (in this section referred to as <quote>GLP</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF07321A6BCB043F49DE66DA9B75A5A03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conveyance under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="H13D7CEC6CEC94E66BED01BD16B94CEB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of Federal oil and gas lease COC–75070 and any other valid existing rights; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD0AA611FB9D4FD192BAD20BBA384CC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall reserve to the United States the right to collect rent and royalty payments on the lease referred to in paragraph (1) for the duration of the lease.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H76B7D017A64C40738B09FB029E91732F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Existing boundaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conveyance under subsection (a) does not modify the exterior boundary of the White River National Forest or the boundaries of Sections 18 and 19 of Township 7 South, Range 93 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, as such boundaries are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A89672195CB40C9AEB96CD2584BAE1D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Time for conveyance; payment of costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conveyance directed under subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The conveyance shall be without consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal description, or other activities carried out to prepare and issue the patent shall be paid by GLP to the Secretary prior to the land conveyance.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id47AD9F74C8504C50BC0CB1E27A3AB707"><enum>10003.</enum><header>Land exchange in Crags, Colorado</header>
<subsection id="H17DF0B3F6CA742178F1F5DCA09CCADF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section are—</text> <paragraph id="H88BD1245EE2545ADB1E5936FF94B2254"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate the land exchange set forth herein; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72402C971E9E456CA46BE51D9E97CADC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote enhanced public outdoor recreational and natural resource conservation opportunities in the Pike National Forest near Pikes Peak, Colorado, via acquisition of the non-Federal land and trail easement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA71726D2865548E497F0EFCEF7FA2EBE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H19A6ECCF052F481ABD821B739DB0322A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>BHI</header><text>The term <term>BHI</term> means Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., a Colorado corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD8DD2441F88403EA428D962A38B4195"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal land</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 83 acres of land within the Pike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement to BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Federal Parcel–Emerald Valley Ranch</quote>, dated March 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H029265039AE74187915AE0C3EDDDCA2B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal land</header><text>The term <term>non-Federal land</term> means the land and trail easement to be conveyed to the Secretary by BHI in the exchange and is—</text> <subparagraph id="H077E05DC8EED49D29C2B2138E664C9F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>approximately 320 acres of land within the Pike National Forest, Teller County, Colorado, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Non-Federal Parcel–Crags Property</quote>, dated March 2015; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7799AC198C74EF5B9B735911F777108"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Barr Trail Easement to United States</quote>, dated March 2015, and which shall be considered as a voluntary donation to the United States by BHI for all purposes of law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66338754B307461F93358CC4F2DF873B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise specified.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF240407F9EFC462A9F9C305C3F7EE1AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land exchange</header> <paragraph id="H90C508765D2843E2BCDEB4C77B05C20C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If BHI offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of BHI in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall accept the offer and simultaneously convey to BHI the Federal land.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H320D9C9B07704ED1BA93370AD98E3769"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Land title</header><text>Title to the non-Federal land conveyed and donated to the Secretary under this section shall be acceptable to the Secretary and shall conform to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BF1A45AE49C4E7A800B56E2889DADEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Perpetual access easement to BHI</header><text>The nonexclusive perpetual access easement to be granted to BHI as shown on the map referred to in subsection (b)(2) shall allow—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA816F3502A3043BE9DA8B359D829FBD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">BHI to fully maintain, at BHI’s expense, and use Forest Service Road 371 from its junction with Forest Service Road 368 in accordance with historic use and maintenance patterns by BHI; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA149860D440248F4BFA91FECFB81350F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>full and continued public and administrative access and use of FSR 371 in accordance with the existing Forest Service travel management plan, or as such plan may be revised by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D32857A599649DE9FA4678AD9041044"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Route and condition of road</header><text>BHI and the Secretary may mutually agree to improve, relocate, reconstruct, or otherwise alter the route and condition of all or portions of such road as the Secretary, in close consultation with BHI, may determine advisable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52B7EEDB0CAA43B589E5EC03A39CD2BD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exchange costs</header><text>BHI shall pay for all land survey, appraisal, and other costs to the Secretary as may be necessary to process and consummate the exchange directed by this section, including reimbursement to the Secretary, if the Secretary so requests, for staff time spent in such processing and consummation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H18152ED7A2424BD595CAEA886FCF3050"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Equal value exchange and appraisals</header>
<paragraph id="H335316490B9D49EC874B682040AE7C95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appraisals</header><text>The values of the lands to be exchanged under this section shall be determined by the Secretary through appraisals performed in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8328BDC08D9F45F3A3A54728A0670814"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H158AACA7C22D4789B7878DABDCA0FA06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03C261EE431C44EB8BBD1A5462E1A475"><enum>(C)</enum><text>appraisal instructions issued by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A8FD87B98234480A4F5AA282C366D3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall be performed by an appraiser mutually agreed to by the Secretary and BHI.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD967ED5C1E44316907631CA76BEA4A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Equal value exchange</header><text>The values of the Federal and non-Federal land parcels exchanged shall be equal, or if they are not equal, shall be equalized as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H886EF91AC83543B2946E4537738E70DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Surplus of Federal land value</header><text>If the final appraised value of the Federal land exceeds the final appraised value of the non-Federal land parcel identified in subsection (b)(3)(A), BHI shall make a cash equalization payment to the United States as necessary to achieve equal value, including, if necessary, an amount in excess of that authorized pursuant to section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of l976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716">43 U.S.C. 1716(b)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA33831288FB24C228E79A17AD450BE23"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Any cash equalization moneys received by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be—</text> <clause id="H0FA4F2A8AC094A0899777510F52671E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deposited in the fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/171">Public Law 90–171</external-xref> (commonly known as the <quote>Sisk Act</quote>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/484a">16 U.S.C. 484a</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2C599FD11D0D46008CA7DE68735FF59E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made available to the Secretary for the acquisition of land or interests in land in Region 2 of the Forest Service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DC1715568CD4E4A8CD20BC90C2EE87F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Surplus of non-Federal land value</header><text>If the final appraised value of the non-Federal land parcel identified in subsection (b)(3)(A) exceeds the final appraised value of the Federal land, the United States shall not make a cash equalization payment to BHI, and surplus value of the non-Federal land shall be considered a donation by BHI to the United States for all purposes of law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1F977B58F5E42278CBBB71D3B1CDC76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appraisal exclusions</header>
<subparagraph id="HB3D1A00CA6994F329454725A758DAEB9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Special Use Permit</header><text>The appraised value of the Federal land parcel shall not reflect any increase or diminution in value due to the special use permit existing on the date of the enactment of this Act to BHI on the parcel and improvements thereunder.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52D854E4394545DCB194976D35574F29"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Barr Trail easement</header><text>The Barr Trail easement donation identified in subsection (b)(3)(B) shall not be appraised for purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4CF486A86B6D46F3A0F97C716421C3A3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H1DD4FB2893304444BB3DE65CB8D5010D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Withdrawal provisions</header>
<subparagraph id="H3BC6038831784A4BAECB3FF9BC3AFBD2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Lands acquired by the Secretary under this section shall, without further action by the Secretary, be permanently withdrawn from all forms of appropriation and disposal under the public land laws (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H782F31803E3A415C8B05604D0190668C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawal revocation</header><text>Any public land order that withdraws the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land parcel to BHI.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5A6CEFC8141469B955342F1E371A99B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Withdrawal of Federal land</header><text>All Federal land authorized to be exchanged under this section, if not already withdrawn or segregated from appropriation or disposal under the public lands laws upon enactment of this Act, is hereby so withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, until the date of conveyance of the Federal land to BHI.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB3BDDAB0EED479090A9BFDD47F1E2A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Postexchange land management</header><text>Land acquired by the Secretary under this section shall become part of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest and be managed in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6A88FC4AFCD748FA917DE0ABBD20ACD1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exchange timetable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this section be consummated no later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA9C8811179844E490EC6E5CAA1C3051"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maps, estimates, and descriptions</header>
<subparagraph id="H031B14AA42774E00915C7B202817811B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Minor errors</header><text>The Secretary and BHI may by mutual agreement make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal and non-Federal lands involved in the exchange, and may correct any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land to be exchanged.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5034903BAC445C6A6C0549CA2A9B1EC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conflict</header><text>If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land under this section, the map shall control unless the Secretary and BHI mutually agree otherwise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8610C4EE4CC944668D61643738D9AE6F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection in the headquarters of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest a copy of all maps referred to in this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id429B8D113C4849A4893E55FB0EF3333E"><enum>10004.</enum><header>Cerro del
Yuta and Río
San Antonio Wilderness Areas</header>
<subsection id="id230E7183C2B04D658AEE4AC1B80AACDC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id8241d67e-416b-40c3-827e-bc92b4a59299"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Río Grande del Norte National Monument Proposed Wilderness Areas</quote> and dated July 28, 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1d8e0ba4-3ba3-4301-ac67-5ca5bd8c6c8a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id142876A2563746248C3F15CF1161B5E1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Wilderness
area</header><text>The term <quote>wilderness area</quote> means a wilderness area designated by subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6725ce3e-922f-4706-8b20-602ae25f6639"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of Cerro del
Yuta and Río
San Antonio Wilderness Areas</header>
<paragraph id="id0e4cd064-3b4b-43fc-88c5-deeb4605846b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), the following areas in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument are designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</text>
<subparagraph id="id6f85ff6c-302a-4108-9660-1f99800dafce"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Cerro del yuta
wilderness</header><text>Certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County, New Mexico, comprising approximately 13,420 acres as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the <quote>Cerro del Yuta Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id486b9056-e6dc-43d3-a5d5-31b484327207"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Río san antonio
wilderness</header><text>Certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Río Arriba County, New Mexico, comprising approximately 8,120 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the <quote>Río San Antonio Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida72f0d9f-e29b-4839-b6fb-77fde3cac9a2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management of
wilderness areas</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas shall be administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>) and this section, except that with respect to the wilderness areas designated by this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id54931d33-0b1e-4340-a70c-cbb872206e6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any reference to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb701f05a-f108-495a-82e2-b2c361d92617"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62fab9d2-291b-4aea-8488-d08ea58337a3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incorporation of
acquired land and interests in land</header><text>Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the wilderness areas that is acquired by the United States shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb2e9cdce-32f2-4f7f-a951-b005eefc4f6d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>become part of the wilderness area in which the land is located; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7aff5ebc-6cd0-4bcf-857f-2b3b691d975c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be managed in accordance with—</text>
<clause id="id349163dd-d042-47e7-b91a-bb753a3cdf56"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="ide48652af-b2e6-4c46-8a59-79d629512921"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="id2b7cf092-9874-42d0-bee1-95bd3d3c0e9c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other applicable laws.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b9ba390-7d1a-4d2b-8752-000a2f5ae8bc"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text>Grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas, where established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id244f5341-5813-4fad-aeb9-c7efc42f8903"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id905f3d4f-ec5e-41af-bc56-c6837b3c51cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the guidelines set forth in appendix A of the Report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id617e884c-e334-4494-8aef-8aef0faa4d5f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Buffer zones</header>
<subparagraph id="ida7a2b9fa-cd1d-4869-95e7-c4956a69c98b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this section creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62175c8e-557b-4d85-a293-76850950b058"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Activities outside
wilderness areas</header><text>The fact that an activity or use on land outside a wilderness area can be seen or heard within the wilderness area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the wilderness area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b518b12-96f9-4b9c-85a9-00f09f47011b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Release of wilderness
study areas</header><text>Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1782">43 U.S.C. 1782(c)</external-xref>), the public land within the San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6ca4d0ec-bb08-4acf-a3a9-3509d7f5a319"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been adequately studied for wilderness designation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88fbedf5-2c46-44bd-b374-dd7dbbad82f2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1782">43 U.S.C. 1782(c)</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55b9b505-5e2d-4a6a-94cc-f961add5e401"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be managed in accordance with this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95d60977-cdc2-4e2d-8fa8-61b671396568"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Maps and legal
descriptions</header>
<subparagraph id="idfcad4d81-6005-400b-b1f2-77a773bb85e2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file the map and legal descriptions of the wilderness areas with—</text>
<clause id="id4cf6b40d-7c19-43a0-9f06-06d08ed01e5a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd0111fd2-a27f-4c95-8601-e3a36fbe2bc7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1fd46bd-158d-43b0-8856-498b68138db6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Force of
law</header><text>The map and legal descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct errors in the legal description and map.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48fc884f-aab4-42c8-ac70-c3cbabe11d12"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The map and legal descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id26ba09b3-da89-4ed5-a71b-92ce3719c945"><enum>(8)</enum><header>National landscape
conservation system</header><text>The wilderness areas shall be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8ab9b2f4-9ddf-407d-9dd0-f791ec2db42a"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Fish and
wildlife</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the State of New Mexico with respect to fish and wildlife located on public land in the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4ca8d3bd-b99c-4a50-b903-176ed13633a9"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Withdrawals</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land within the wilderness areas designated by paragraph (1), including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from—</text>
<subparagraph id="id96d3374c-2902-4cee-a546-12db3aba646b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20f34ef3-0c46-4bda-b41c-7905b36ee6ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id658e3835-35dc-4312-acce-2011abdd1139"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc9c7aeb-0240-4f22-8675-36acc13b73ea"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Treaty
rights</header><text>Nothing in this section enlarges, diminishes, or otherwise modifies any treaty rights.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id649EC6859C0C4BB794FC68A431B7BC0D"><enum>10005.</enum><header>Clarification relating to a certain land description under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and
Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(a)(5) of the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/110">Public Law 109–110</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2356) is amended by inserting before the period at the end <quote>, which, notwithstanding section 102(a)(4)(B), includes the N<fraction>1/2</fraction>, NE<fraction>1/4</fraction>, SW<fraction>1/4</fraction>, SW<fraction>1/4</fraction>, the N<fraction>1/2</fraction>, N<fraction>1/2</fraction>, SE<fraction>1/4</fraction>, SW<fraction>1/4</fraction>, and the N<fraction>1/2</fraction>, N<fraction>1/2</fraction>, SW<fraction>1/4</fraction>, SE<fraction>1/4</fraction>, sec. 34, T. 22 N., R. 2 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, Coconino County, comprising approximately 25 acres</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idA63625310A33491B9C8FA6D25FA46DF2"><enum>10006.</enum><header>Cooper Spur land exchange clarification amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1018) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H160DE93BFBAA4A609873B9CD1C8DBA11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE82FCFDD8F904058B29AC5D2E2C624B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>120 acres</quote> and inserting <quote>107 acres</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H388E872818DD4EAA8DAEA6C89BAD4E1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting <quote>improvements,</quote> after <quote>buildings,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF67542E42DF74DCA9008A08FABD21C64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H32D0278D05D34C5B8702B6BDC98552F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text> <clause id="H7F7DAB18CFE24DE695D26222D85E8000"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows shall select</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, the Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows shall jointly select</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1E8BBB30D2254369AE2D5FC1F08B6763"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>An appraisal under clause (i) shall</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided under clause (iii), an appraisal under clause (i) shall assign a separate value to each tax lot to allow for the equalization of values and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE17667E86DED41D6B930CBB12F60DF72"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB8712B15DC664D1B83E468A1BB26AF34" style="OLC"> <clause id="H4F5D0BC443A8435CBF538DBC798E656D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Final appraised value</header> <subclause id="H3C49CE7D31D749EBA95A6E0025711E18"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), after the final appraised value of the Federal land and the non-Federal land are determined and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not be required to reappraise or update the final appraised value for a period of up to 3 years, beginning on the date of the approval by the Secretary of the final appraised value.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9CA1E429770C4BB2840AE79505D6F4C1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subclause (I) shall not apply if the condition of either the Federal land or the non-Federal land referred to in subclause (I) is significantly and substantially altered by fire, windstorm, or other events.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H570F8B936F0341F2B02646C362872801"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Public review</header><text>Before completing the land exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall make available for public review the complete appraisals of the land to be exchanged.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01DA9FB4B2FE4C3AA5B25FE535270271"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H299BA41C102E443DA072F006E9B69E45" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE19E81C736CE4E4EBCCDE8E291A4C9C4"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Required conveyance conditions</header><text>Prior to the exchange of the Federal and non-Federal land—</text>
<clause id="id9de909b03e344f80b339e58aad4b94dc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows may mutually agree for the Secretary to reserve a conservation easement to protect the identified wetland in accordance with applicable law, subject to the requirements that—</text>
<subclause id="id4da15dab84c4432d916f63fb42fc417d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the conservation easement shall be consistent with the terms of the September 30, 2015, mediation between the Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8f39ee71f5794c44b9708b5b2a9064ad"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in order to take effect, the conservation easement shall be finalized not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H452C336B76CC47A49BA82DCA2873891E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary shall reserve a 24-foot-wide nonexclusive trail easement at the existing trail locations on the Federal land that retains for the United States existing rights to construct, reconstruct, maintain, and permit nonmotorized use by the public of existing trails subject to the right of the owner of the Federal land—</text>
<subclause id="H17B999BE7B204A0D8CD0E15273A8D9A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to cross the trails with roads, utilities, and infrastructure facilities; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HB072DDE9E9634551891D12AABA8852FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve or relocate the trails to accommodate development of the Federal land.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9170CC77F04640B096960D726E461E0E"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Equalization of values</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H5BDABAEA3EB24757A2FA825E64C1C714"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in addition to or in lieu of monetary compensation, a lesser area of Federal land or non-Federal land may be conveyed if necessary to equalize appraised values of the exchange properties, without limitation, consistent with the requirements of this Act and subject to the approval of the Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68BE1885843042C1B301A63716106A01"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Treatment of certain compensation or conveyances as donation</header><text>If, after payment of compensation or adjustment of land area subject to exchange under this Act, the amount by which the appraised value of the land and other property conveyed by Mt. Hood Meadows under subparagraph (A) exceeds the appraised value of the land conveyed by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be considered a donation by Mt. Hood Meadows to the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id376FFCA1EBF74A359B44BE53DC8CFB29"><enum>10007.</enum><header>Expedited access to certain Federal land</header>
<subsection id="H62A0EBC19E28472FB88C244C6393F58F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HE633BBB75BAD4777A433E6C42CF628E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible</term>, with respect to an organization or individual, means that the organization or individual, respectively, is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BD24041F43B46A6AE1D39BC52EA8310"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acting in a not-for-profit capacity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H335632E66C4C4E9AB9EBF19825CD8E96"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">composed entirely of members who, at the time of the good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission, have attained the age of majority under the law of the State where the mission takes place.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFEB771608BB4A92A48628DED5E58D20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission</term> means a search conducted by an eligible organization or individual for 1 or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at the time that the search is initiated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14B4CB9FA97C4D7693DF3126017B5E5C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC9A7CF31FCB43288BEAC58C4EFB81A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Process</header> <paragraph id="H43715071D3B0470DA83DE316DC05F016"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Secretary shall develop and implement a process to expedite access to Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for eligible organizations and individuals to request access to Federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF251DCA806749DCBCDD73655BACB32E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The process developed and implemented under this subsection shall include provisions to clarify that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7ABF43A34AA4E0084686F55A44E1E45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible organization or individual granted access under this section—</text> <clause id="H47DE0AEB60E840B6AA8890ADAF625708"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be acting for private purposes; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3877647984CF427FB6211495FBA6A6D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not be considered to be a Federal volunteer;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE1A7DCC42594E2680E8CF39341ABE94"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible organization or individual conducting a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under this section shall not be considered to be a volunteer under section 102301(c) of title 54, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD24140842F8047F99B088ACA7CA6FE68"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">chapter 171</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Tort Claims Act</quote>), shall not apply to an eligible organization or individual carrying out a privately requested good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H227DDE4D3C444FABACFAB437C5191CF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">chapter 81</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Employees Compensation Act</quote>), shall not apply to an eligible organization or individual conducting a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under this section, and the conduct of the good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission shall not constitute civilian employment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB807E4402E94AB09083FB6F4AB9ABA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Release of Federal Government from liability</header><text>The Secretary shall not require an eligible organization or individual to have liability insurance as a condition of accessing Federal land under this section, if the eligible organization or individual—</text>
<paragraph id="H99CD2863439740C8B0E39DA5B8FE8465"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acknowledges and consents, in writing, to the provisions described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E9B10030E294C8DA98788077D1F2C69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>signs a waiver releasing the Federal Government from all liability relating to the access granted under this section and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United States from any claims or lawsuits arising from any conduct by the eligible organization or individual on Federal land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8445E1EAFD904F629CF3DEFA13E5502C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval and denial of requests</header>
<paragraph id="H4DD645A8033448BDA017AD86FF15B2B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall notify an eligible organization or individual of the approval or denial of a request by the eligible organization or individual to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under this section by not later than 48 hours after the request is made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB8DFC03D71D462B8DA69231117BD0E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Denials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary denies a request from an eligible organization or individual to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under this section, the Secretary shall notify the eligible organization or individual of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H57C1EE08FF3042C0B75512C58871D91F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reason for the denial of the request; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28CE30EEB33C4C78A7644C9B33FCBAD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any actions that the eligible organization or individual can take to meet the requirements for the request to be approved.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFDC00B1D8B9427DAD970DFA264C8642"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Secretary shall develop search-and-recovery-focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations—</text>
<paragraph id="H13D43505D828425BBFBDB4842E1DA2E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions on Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49FAE19CFB3646139FB072953B163DC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expedite and accelerate good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing individuals on Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAAD00F227C4441069175130C9AC1A58A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a joint report describing—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7B37AB34269A46E590870AF46681B104"><enum>(1)</enum><text>plans to develop partnerships described in subsection (e)(1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF33B0C6B137D4AF794EF2F99E063050D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efforts carried out to expedite and accelerate good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing individuals on Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary pursuant to subsection (e)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4D4C0CF42F5842629ADF1D1B85A0F36D"><enum>10008.</enum><header>Black Hills National Cemetery boundary modification</header>
<subsection id="id8A9469089F6140CFBD20C6F380A3E715"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idd5700745a21a41848f76f90cfcc3a959"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cemetery</header><text>The term <term>Cemetery</term> means the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id316D2B11A7C14B51848EC8027B9FFE9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal land</header><text>The term <quote>Federal land</quote> means the approximately 200 acres of Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to the Cemetery, generally depicted as <quote>Proposed National Cemetery Expansion</quote> on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery-South Dakota</quote> and dated September 28, 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7BBF34A64F2C411DB7916D31A81984C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id78F215F4E4F048C6B51D776271488DD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer and withdrawal of Bureau of Land Management land for Cemetery use</header> <paragraph id="idE20D21F0630F4254B174E747AD273210"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of administrative jurisdiction</header> <subparagraph id="idDB4C3C18AE2549AFA34CD4C30E999800"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid existing rights, administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land is transferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/24">chapter 24</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C44FB4522D74C0E932E669B78FABAAB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Legal descriptions</header>
<clause id="id5B627B9653114309A791C6708E136A48"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a legal description of the Federal land.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5e2ee3f43bb8444fbf96f242ac60da72"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>A legal description published under clause (i) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the legal description.</text>
</clause><clause id="idbb426522c9cc43db8dd4d410578537ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Copies of the legal description published under clause (i) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of—</text>
<subclause id="idfb3f94b05c3947c6bd743fb2fd8b1af1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Bureau of Land Management; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id45402ab471954ae08a8c3fcb282789ff"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the National Cemetery Administration.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id826d74271bb54794b194f720d1bbe2f2"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this subparagraph, including the costs of any surveys and other reasonable costs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22c2360ba32f4a14bb2c4462199e26da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, for any period during which the Federal land is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Federal land—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1f81c57629834183b80a994a6acc44e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b6a7849af844a95a5ace589a877b5e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be treated as property as defined under section 102(9) of title 40, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBFB409DCB3F84A629CA82908C10054FD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Boundary modification</header><text>The boundary of the Cemetery is modified to include the Federal land.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5CB0B4DFD0CE420088CB3EBBA05EF457"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Modification of public land order</header><text>Public Land Order 2112, dated June 6, 1960 (25 Fed. Reg. 5243), is modified to exclude the Federal land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2eb7bac389bc4b7a8b192879043a9496"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subsequent transfer of administrative jurisdiction</header>
<paragraph id="id94d1d99ca9b84bb994f6905e97809fd6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>On a determination by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that all or a portion of the Federal land is not being used for purposes of the Cemetery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Secretary of the determination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id80E9894B94D74735B725EB168970EAAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of administrative jurisdiction</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transfer to the Secretary administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land subject to a notice under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id39d7a301efaf409eb255110bfe83146b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Decontamination</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for the costs of any decontamination of the Federal land subject to a notice under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the Federal land to be restored to public land status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd6ba822c6cb94a52961eb9d7a5dcf05d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Restoration to public land status</header><text>The Federal land subject to a notice under paragraph (1) shall only be restored to public land status on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id383F255722C249F9BD6AB47A4B544811"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acceptance by the Secretary of the Federal land subject to the notice; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F83435585F546ABBF277D7266E5BBA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a determination by the Secretary that the Federal land subject to the notice is suitable for—</text>
<clause id="id48E69E42668045E4922A76CC74F972E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>restoration to public land status; and</text> </clause><clause id="id394569280D0D4BB085183C4B120064D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the operation of 1 or more of the public land laws with respect to the Federal land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa36e9c7a6534b5782b3116fbc332149"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Order</header><text>If the Secretary accepts the Federal land under paragraph (4)(A) and makes a determination of suitability under paragraph (4)(B), the Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6E867E9E4A264CB991B347B8E0C3FBB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>open the accepted Federal land to operation of 1 or more of the public land laws; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFAE25A6CFC874D52A895EDE8AB91C07B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issue an order to carry out the opening authorized under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idFE544EDDBAE7453EA341040522470414" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>National Park Management, Studies, and Related Matters </header>
<section id="idB73EAD78A10443858EADBE4CFD75A66C"><enum>10101.</enum><header>Refund of funds used by States to operate national parks during shutdown</header>
<subsection id="idAEA0D8493F6B43818DAEC001B42076DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Park Service shall refund to each State all funds of the State that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the period in October 2013 in which there was a lapse in appropriations for the unit.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1AD6F13076745078E54B32570EAB212"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds of the National Park Service that are appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act shall be used to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id82FC04ADF0654388B981388574DEA48E"><enum>10102.</enum><header>Lower Farmington and Salmon
Brook recreational rivers</header>
<subsection id="HEA95F1B64C434CF28870830A8683F3BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2FF815716C64466CBB8F37A5DB5DFBC0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2FAF52FA9E674348B4F2C1D8726F4EB3"><enum>(213)</enum><header>Lower
farmington river and salmon brook, Connecticut</header><text>Segments of the main stem and its tributary, Salmon Brook, totaling approximately 62 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA4E91CC4DFEC45B8A344D68F0E370720"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The approximately 27.2-mile segment of the Farmington River beginning 0.2 miles below the tailrace of the Lower Collinsville Dam and extending to the site of the Spoonville Dam in Bloomfield and East Granby as a recreational river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E287CA82D8A4826986537E3991F8294"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The approximately 8.1-mile segment of the Farmington River extending from 0.5 miles below the Rainbow Dam to the confluence with the Connecticut River in Windsor as a recreational river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83594E59E0CE42AAAB6485AFD9B1621B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The approximately 2.4-mile segment of the main stem of Salmon Brook extending from the confluence of the East and West Branches to the confluence with the Farmington River as a recreational river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9E02A6737334DFBA09470DED6C48674"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The approximately 12.6-mile segment of the West Branch of Salmon Brook extending from its headwaters in Hartland, Connecticut to its confluence with the East Branch of Salmon Brook as a recreational river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E7C10A20A34426CAD0389344B624C92"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The approximately 11.4-mile segment of the East Branch of Salmon Brook extending from the Massachusetts-Connecticut State line to the confluence with the West Branch of Salmon Brook as a recreational river.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA8B170F7C85846079481C670192AC32E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management</header>
<paragraph id="H9EBCE751D1754A94979DB14765B24245"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The river segments designated by subsection (a) shall be managed in accordance with the management plan and such amendments to the management plan as the Secretary determines are consistent with this section. The management plan shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">16 U.S.C. 1274(d)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD036C7EA78C24AE483C5B03B0F882744"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this section with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee, as specified in the management plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H333E702ADC49411FBDE69BB4CF40209E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header>
<subparagraph id="H6CB40D917A874B15BECDE540020AA288"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to provide for the long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segment designated by subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with—</text>
<clause id="H83F8D27433364E15B79F48D207834D3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State of Connecticut;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD683764A37034CD4B5DB3668BA365431"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, East Granby, Farmington, Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor in Connecticut; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1CB7F69B4985471EB21F05AEDDAC882F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>appropriate local planning and environmental organizations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD5025A6F90746A59FFBDC3A79D6B2FC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>All cooperative agreements provided for under this section shall be consistent with the management plan and may include provisions for financial or other assistance from the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50EDEB833B654426A7DFC6F380D5104F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Land
management</header>
<subparagraph id="H5423DADE3D634320BF801C917836ED9D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Zoning
ordinances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of the segments designated in subsection (a), the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns in Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, East Granby, Farmington, Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor in Connecticut, including provisions for conservation of floodplains, wetlands and watercourses associated with the segments, shall be deemed to satisfy the standards and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1277">16 U.S.C. 1277(c)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFADDC95006454574B25E6EE0109E2E2A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Acquisition of
land</header><text>The provisions of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1277">16 U.S.C. 1277(c)</external-xref>) that prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation shall apply to the segments designated in subsection (a). The authority of the Secretary to acquire lands for the purposes of the segments designated in subsection (a) shall be limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner of the lands, and shall be subject to the additional criteria set forth in the management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id33BBEDE14FFB4069BEB3C60F4A334FC3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rainbow
Dam</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The designation made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id47EDE937160D47D79D5B2D8A1F0FC3DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit, pre-empt, or abridge the potential future licensing of the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir (including any and all aspects of its facilities, operations and transmission lines) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a federally licensed hydroelectric generation project under the Federal Power Act, provided that the Commission may, in the discretion of the Commission and consistent with this section, establish such reasonable terms and conditions in a hydropower license for Rainbow Dam as are necessary to reduce impacts identified by the Secretary as invading or unreasonably diminishing the scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife values of the segments designated by subsection (a); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7f498753e8542908b12ff2aef63e5da"><enum>(B)</enum><text>affect the operation of, or impose any flow or release requirements on, the unlicensed hydroelectric facility at Rainbow Dam and Reservoir.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC2F735A595B41D093EF4AA1F8897220"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Relation to
National Park System</header><text>Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1281">16 U.S.C. 1281(c)</external-xref>), the Lower Farmington River shall not be administered as part of the National Park System or be subject to regulations which govern the National Park System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0366466AA590421EBD03B5BC8781B65B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Farmington River,
Connecticut, designation revision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(a)(156) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="H13A0F6C8C9964D6CB62D7985702640C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>14-mile</quote> and inserting <quote>15.1-mile</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91097D5FADD048BFB2F82939C182DAC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to the downstream end of the New Hartford-Canton, Connecticut town line</quote> and inserting <quote>to the confluence with the Nepaug River</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F9E2E37C06344A2B31104BD0B9BEFA4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="H178208A29CEA4C09A2E3A757302B0A43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Management plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>management plan</term> means the management plan prepared by the Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Study Committee entitled the <quote>Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan</quote> and dated June 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42A61C1CB22746FE93B562EDCD0A7D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE04E15E90A7149D99286D78D7D59FFE6"><enum>10103.</enum><header>Special resource study of President Street Station</header>
<subsection id="idD144F5BB47BC430B94D32A502F660FF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id9488A432FA144C2B86997BCD214B6449"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67D58DD1C6CF45A49EA7223C4C561F31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study
area</header><text>The term <quote>study area</quote> means the President Street Station, a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, the history of which is tied to the growth of the railroad industry in the 19th century, the Civil War, the Underground Railroad, and the immigrant influx of the early 20th century.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB555C19DB17F4856BE6312419A69A9E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special resource
study</header>
<paragraph id="idA272695407A1476492479562D5F02C79"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07AF7F88F47C4DA08728E1E1C1E59E28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE87E7959C30144AA8F6C697DB77BD184"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate the national significance of the study area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FAD0127689C4F0EA538816778E7A8A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC14CA98D07F44A9BC69D16C062E2602"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCD04E718E6C84FF39F41C15CD011EC67"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4D5F2DFA838C41218AB405A024D58840"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3664915BF75E48AD87EE4207143DB2FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The study required under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF5198FDB38BE474390D73E642CC432F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id101455010CDB47578A1DFFBE0D2B7428"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the study; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2E86BD06E2E4B2985B5D641C9795D29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5692E1ECB8DA41D68F92BB7062A07879"><enum>10104.</enum><header>Special resource study of Thurgood Marshall's elementary school</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d3d105243ab48a2b23a62187cf0af3c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID194117306056414896d925f1803de89a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID103a93f2e7754929bee228f52b2a9528"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study
area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>study area</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0072C1EC6D04B3FB531F723AAF21AD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">P.S. 103, the public school located in West Baltimore, Maryland, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1C884712D6042DB9BB2C8632F501C8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other resources in the neighborhood surrounding P.S. 103 that relate to the early life of Thurgood Marshall.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcbf337db542d4574b5a2de4917e2b924"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special resource
study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8dca89d7c6274f42a90d09abc2f4332a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c67bc3821d9400ab441c809fcb5e946"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb547a817bb734a41b63cc7760601f72f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the national significance of the study area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1739d9ebd1b744bca38b31b6493b1d7d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb12413b4b1784fbb8ed80be74279f77e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID767cc5b489a241be99548ac73c747f3c"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87ab00e4e070425b9d9fbec9f3fc705b"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff43720aa9114e6a9c5422bb9f927973"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study required under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16f4d42b7faa48f5a88609f041cd3562"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID706ba0f7400642f78135cdd86ae775a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the study; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5b71be8592747459ae70e2743306e84"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5C3DB3F392A648D1840B1168C4C912AA"><enum>10105.</enum><header>Special resource study of James K. Polk presidential home</header>
<subsection id="HF108919122884EA4B538A04B01FAABED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall conduct a special resource study of the site of the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, and adjacent property (referred to in this section as the <quote>site</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C74B258FC7B49C6AA001CAD055FE93D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct the study under subsection (a) in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4B37A307BC2F426B8F1097C7EE8971EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idA1C68604CA7A4CA1B18392FB329EE9DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate the national significance of the site;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9072EB0BF1344153BB328BDC9836005F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E5EA8D784FE4D3F8D20B119A9B7FF43"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the site;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc14cddac35a8420f9f3070636d9da617"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consult with interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or other interested individuals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4a2f607e49424575aa362fa3d3ed766b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify alternatives for the management, administration, and protection of the site.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA24E6AC292E648DAA83B832117005848"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="id5E8B406E0C954F7294DF38F9FC13B4F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings and conclusions of the study; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48BC90BC424747A9AA6855C4C67944C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1185D5BBEF974BEFA369D89293A13AA8"><enum>10106.</enum><header>North Country National Scenic Trail route adjustment</header>
<subsection id="H696D2FE107544252A0A35754E812209D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Route adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A812FB677344363A0D40462DCC4EDD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>thirty two hundred miles, extending from eastern New York State</quote> and inserting <quote>4,600 miles, extending from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBE21639009D0491A8EF81763C2F336E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Proposed North Country Trail</quote> and all that follows through <quote>June 1975.</quote> and inserting <quote><quote>North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route</quote> dated February 2014, and numbered 649/116870.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9449E972F71F4A4DBAA7BABBEA6AD8DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No condemnation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>No land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any Federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail by condemnation.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idD2688C19A0134A2A8AA641D79E7E366D"><enum>10107.</enum><header>Designation of Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area</header>
<subsection id="id2F09044CB9214E5DA9296B7126B395E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The approximately 2,600,000 acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land located within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve designated by section 201(e)(7)(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/410hh">16 U.S.C. 410hh(e)(7)(a)</external-xref>) shall be known and designated as the <quote>Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddd35f15cce544a6bf3899f3806619a9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the wilderness area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id91F1834BDCEC45DB9C22B231CC5A5E54"><enum>10108.</enum><header>Advisory Council on Historic Preservation</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304101(a) of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id7dc4069606bd40cb8038151fe9a291b1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb19ae44174504d2fbcc37ec69acba8e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33aa283d8653469da7cbd26fbc946fca" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idf1794ba61d5f431d84298a445ba80fbc"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The General Chairman of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id33B0B71908304271BEABE11372681E44"><enum>10109.</enum><header>Establishment of a visitor services facility on the Arlington Ridge tract</header>
<subsection id="id305C58DD94124D6099FD82D4596D412E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Arlington Ridge tract</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Arlington Ridge tract</term> means the parcel of Federal land located in Arlington County, Virginia, known as the <quote>Nevius Tract</quote> and transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1953, that is bounded generally by—</text> <paragraph id="idA7CBC49C5796461AA55A157FB317B060"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Arlington Boulevard (United States Route 50) to the north;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24B23DE29E4D47A3877C6ED016C98356"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route 110) to the east;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBB9A6B53548642AF90200885C139083A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Marshall Drive to the south; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3194564CF76641A5B1413335AEB99B28"><enum>(4)</enum><text>North Meade Street to the west.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35DC763272824706A6A46C4927AFA57D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of visitor services facility</header><text>Notwithstanding section 2863(g) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/107">Public Law 107–107</external-xref>; 115 Stat. 1332), the Secretary of the Interior may construct a structure for visitor services to include a public restroom facility on the Arlington Ridge tract in the area of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id203E5CC5948E4D90B073669CCFE6759B" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Sportsmen's access and land management issues</header>
<part id="idaa3742e004c14e3ba0f51da6b198a9b9"><enum>I</enum><header>National policy</header>
<section id="id41248c2128764793998b1024b0699a13"><enum>10201.</enum><header>Congressional declaration of national policy</header>
<subsection id="idFDDC0EF63FA34D43A87F157E7779A827"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that Federal departments and agencies, in accordance with the missions of the departments and agencies, Executive Orders 12962 and 13443 (60 Fed. Reg. 30769 (June 7, 1995); 72 Fed. Reg. 46537 (August 16, 2007)), and applicable law, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id07bc3969060145959897bf4bd9511f71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities on Federal land, in consultation with the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, State and tribal fish and wildlife agencies, and the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idece10c067db2472babe6ee8375d0ee22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conserve and enhance aquatic systems and the management of game species and the habitat of those species on Federal land, including through hunting and fishing, in a manner that respects—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida74727054e354091806d64500a033d7a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State management authority over wildlife resources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e5818b76cbf400c8ebbea5cdb63c7e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>private property rights; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68445956c3c042df8122822f5732ee97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities as part of all Federal plans for land, resource, and travel management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id685EA8F1E5E44EAF8ACFDACAECCCE8F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>In this subtitle, the term <term>fishing</term> does not include commercial fishing in which fish are harvested, either in whole or in part, that are intended to enter commerce through sale.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="id5fd3842528784f1ba31acf708c431a27"><enum>II</enum><header>Sportsmen’s access to federal land</header>
<section id="id8a2ba12601324a828dd6d19b29d19c96"><enum>10211.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text> <paragraph id="idd0bd1eb5465d42ebb02f8cc174ac2242"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal land</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3fd9042e54a14005b90c69535400abcf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any land in the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1609">16 U.S.C. 1609(a)</external-xref>)) that is administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8701b367b3b7481c8ad2468c02bd351d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref>)), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0bc0d6b06e064e4f9ffd6f94d19dfcdd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id577462ea156048e08f8b3765bcfd8dfb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6ff3b2e88ad42b5a035c2a1ef39d6ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id57d7190dee6647c1bb982ef632da98a1"><enum>10212.</enum><header>Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting</header> <subsection id="iddb266532912c4d488a0efee7a4144c75"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), Federal land shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting, in accordance with applicable law, unless the Secretary concerned closes an area in accordance with section 6213.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1e4d03efd9f14f2b82ac7b5c83b8d218"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of part</header><text>Nothing in this part opens to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting any land that is not open to those activities as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id52396d4343104872ac74081853cada46"><enum>10213.</enum><header>Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting</header>
<subsection id="idbc97817a362d4f1ab09cf302e40a4e9e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<paragraph id="idd4a4ec8e226a44b88c220ecb70ca6115"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and in accordance with section 302(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1732">43 U.S.C. 1732(b)</external-xref>), the Secretary concerned may designate any area on Federal land in which, and establish any period during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting shall be permitted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3ac605da7a2d4005b027d58f6ee4b087"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>In making a designation under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall designate the smallest area for the least amount of time that is required for public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7f40cc5b6ed946a48ab8915e24826f43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Closure procedures</header>
<paragraph id="ida64773eff0d049d4b9549c07cf3a8021"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except in an emergency, before permanently or temporarily closing any Federal land to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting, the Secretary concerned shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id38e5d5c7cead46cfa7db472a10f7a394"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with State fish and wildlife agencies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id600460592b9e4b55add9e2827ba332ac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide public notice and opportunity for comment under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida91fa2e3ea9f480b87c1cde0934cc235"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notice and comment</header>
<subparagraph id="id977fb0700a3f42e698a110be1e7f5d91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Public notice and comment shall include—</text> <clause id="id23bc67875d624ab7ae11947bf43313ed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a notice of intent—</text>
<subclause id="id90e7200b621a45f4b0af920b11143f7a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>published in advance of the public comment period for the closure—</text> <item id="id63276b9f8e8c41ffbd0872ec2b42f525"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in the Federal Register;</text>
</item><item id="id758105ee707045ceb8909347f5a067ba"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>on the website of the applicable Federal agency;</text> </item><item id="id5ca33a29ff3d43f7b8375fc87af32d7b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>on the website of the Federal land unit, if available; and</text>
</item><item id="id6baade0334244180a48dca4b0a214310"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>in at least 1 local newspaper;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id8b075073d5f242909d4720f2d92f8520"><enum>(II)</enum><text>made available in advance of the public comment period to local offices, chapters, and affiliate organizations in the vicinity of the closure that are signatories to the memorandum of understanding entitled <quote>Federal Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting Sports Roundtable Memorandum of Understanding</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id87f25c27083e48629753ef869a304ebf"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that describes—</text> <item id="id248102befe9246699a11b6899453d649"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the proposed closure; and</text>
</item><item id="id421e1cda8b464e989e7d5b87e3607f99"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the justification for the proposed closure, including an explanation of the reasons and necessity for the decision to close the area to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idac09295196574f4893d55246b9eca444"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an opportunity for public comment for a period of—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="idDAE6BC9B764A496DB0D82C5F22B6A114"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not less than 60 days for a permanent closure; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id95C7A2A3DC824EC4B71CADFB83BBD5DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not less than 30 days for a temporary closure.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cad09999f1d4eeaac3c3cf8c01da50d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final decision</header><text>In a final decision to permanently or temporarily close an area to hunting, fishing, or recreation shooting, the Secretary concerned shall—</text>
<clause id="idb42feeb406834f368709ad64bb11316c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>respond in a reasoned manner to the comments received;</text> </clause><clause id="idd5dec76c06b14248b95760255a7fb1af"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>explain how the Secretary concerned resolved any significant issues raised by the comments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9a0d0ef59dc849889b0c6199a92fa117"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>show how the resolution led to the closure.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida7243c1ab1e9461790ac30b656d752c5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Temporary closures</header> <paragraph id="id55ad09a2c11b48eaafe4e46a15c85ef0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A temporary closure under this section may not exceed a period of 180 days.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0988b942aab645f2be9f805b06cdbfb5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>Except in an emergency, a temporary closure for the same area of land closed to the same activities—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8da493bf02f840938062c8818cc5aa33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not be renewed more than 3 times after the first temporary closure; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a99b86294234cacbebe9786c697c01e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>must be subject to a separate notice and comment procedure in accordance with subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9d9904aa14ee4059beba6dc290468425"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of temporary closure</header><text>Any Federal land that is temporarily closed to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting under this section shall not become permanently closed to that activity without a separate public notice and opportunity to comment in accordance with subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd600dd48468a4f6fba44ff4bacc66800"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>On an annual basis, the Secretaries concerned shall—</text> <paragraph id="idde87de0aefa9484b8f3da7162fc65002"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish on a public website a list of all areas of Federal land temporarily or permanently subject to a closure under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd95542b0377246f7ad32c19c229f064c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="idddf8d67149e44197985d5078e893a5fa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of each area of Federal land temporarily or permanently subject to a closure;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50467e09c4384be8b9dea2deefd5f454"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the acreage of each closure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1441baac8da4b1ca0d57a32029ce6c3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a survey of—</text> <clause id="idcfbcbb3bbeab4f95b138da3d10e81ed3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aggregate areas and acreage closed under this section in each State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc98a79fb794640759644604f4e5dc372"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percentage of Federal land in each State closed under this section with respect to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd27899d81d0b4b5cad5469cfb0ca35fa"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>This section shall not apply if the closure is—</text> <paragraph id="id48370dddb0be4b989ef83150f6db46c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>less than 14 days in duration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id184bf1429a1b482e9367280bcff3fa1a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>covered by a special use permit.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4190d5125de64a7096b9477eb79510d3"><enum>10214.</enum><header>Shooting ranges</header> <subsection id="idb8b7d5101db14dc29f53ad06def51a5b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idbc437c2c3ca54cc3a60d22de8503c5e5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall not lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range, within—</text>
<paragraph id="ideaf231d28a86406797d3a5ddb693c603"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a component of the National Landscape Conservation System;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide13b1e2bbb5d452483788ea640e8a515"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcb3a54040a244736870501e1eec47a94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any area that is—</text> <subparagraph id="id2048f9d8d6dc4af8a20bbe8059600252"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designated as a wilderness study area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0eee35a7b97c4466b24f690ef1bf8ef9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administratively classified as—</text> <clause id="idae669f8c3d01448d8e7918e10a1094b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>wilderness-eligible; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id6f7479fd487442baab2e2159bd015430"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wilderness-suitable; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id278f493a82e74afbb5ad17c9501c424b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a primitive or semiprimitive area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc80ca177cd9458a8a32eedf1f33e313"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a national monument, national volcanic monument, or national scenic area; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf39992ed07e340c7b9d09b0e042d9d21"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (including areas designated for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id901D6AFB5DC2494BAC67A807AE45F12B"><enum>10215.</enum><header>Federal action transparency</header>
<subsection id="id2cfbdd326f6c452ab183d5f18bdcf609"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of equal access to justice provisions</header>
<paragraph id="id237be81558c54b289608f7d5934b3308"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency proceedings</header><text>Section 504 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="idcca796f91fcd43f988715e3071cb0be1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>, United States Code</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87fdcedcdd3f468abf86af890cd1b81d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e01977e9fde41c291d95a92c185441b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93C73E028EE64DBD928D4909B5EC5BB2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idd0b4755eeeb846beba4b403b9766e832"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD0EFAC9425044EA794668A4C900C07A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, after consultation with the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available online a report on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0FA398026C04BEAA0A6375C4E4B1666" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall describe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and impact of such awards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF630D4B5FCF34C85B0CF7B7DE4901152" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5461185EC62B44A19C8B63BFC7737D47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall account for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded under this section that are made pursuant to a settlement agreement, regardless of whether the settlement agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure provision.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C429054C414465EA0388A53D0D19CFA" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The disclosure of fees and other expenses required under subparagraph (A) shall not affect any other information that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in a settlement agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF20882FA78DC4732BA0FA25989A9CF6E"><enum>(f)</enum><text>As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than the date on which the first report under subsection (e)(1) is required to be submitted, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall create and maintain online a searchable database containing, with respect to each award of fees and other expenses under this section made on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="id53224b9c0e5c4185b19c6bbbf2315cd1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The case name and number of the adversary adjudication, if available, hyperlinked to the case, if available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10a2e2de4c8d4b938ea76adbf5fc279a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The name of the agency involved in the adversary adjudication.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id065281e94d604847a55e6847af894e5c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the claims in the adversary adjudication.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idceae8ca59a0846fe97bca48bbd45b8bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The name of each party to whom the award was made as such party is identified in the order or other court document making the award.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb3b73cd0d5b74cc0a90b15e7f7859161"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The amount of the award.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5922b5ae357c477d9148a278d3ce1952"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The basis for the finding that the position of the agency concerned was not substantially justified.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF13DD8F2093347D5BFE164E25491BA56"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The online searchable database described in subsection (f) may not reveal any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law or a court order.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF9D6C24C1F4B44E9A2441CE8CE10DF44"><enum>(h)</enum><text>The head of each agency shall provide to the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States in a timely manner all information requested by the Chairman to comply with the requirements of subsections (e), (f), and (g).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaecc28f3b1d6465683b2b89701c63698"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Court cases</header><text>Section 2412(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id507DC2B2217A4692871A9AF447D90AFB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id530250c6fff6410285c9ba2e2da5dbd3" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7D2FC93B5FBF4F029551BEC42EE2D280"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall submit to Congress and make publicly available online a report on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id695FDDA2359743699C860E7A7A488085" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each report under subparagraph (A) shall describe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and impact of such awards.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD26EE95BA7FB46F7AC7B04B9ED1E7FAE" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2351567901C847BF90D5832CBB12D233"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Each report under subparagraph (A) shall account for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded under this subsection that are made pursuant to a settlement agreement, regardless of whether the settlement agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure provision.</text>
</clause><clause id="idBF345F67E78842D7BD0BCC3E7FAE9913" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The disclosure of fees and other expenses required under clause (i) shall not affect any other information that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in a settlement agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07EF12CFC1A942A79F6088885F727A88" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall include and clearly identify in each annual report under subparagraph (A), for each case in which an award of fees and other expenses is included in the report—</text>
<clause id="idF3A09A14A38D4E03BF3D1D2E19E112A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any amounts paid under section 1304 of title 31 for a judgment in the case;</text> </clause><clause id="idD97A048E394A4B8FB5F34D56E6218A60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of the award of fees and other expenses; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB4F80869A5254B49BCB3AEC60427782D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the statute under which the plaintiff filed suit.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id450BDD795A894FA190679D8383327EBE" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than the date on which the first report under paragraph (5)(A) is required to be submitted, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall create and maintain online a searchable database containing, with respect to each award of fees and other expenses under this subsection made on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, the following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="id159A934CA2ED49E08884EC6155538646"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The case name and number, hyperlinked to the case, if available.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5DCDCA1551874DAFADA41A8E00D825D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The name of the agency involved in the case.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93172831678D445A892967252A1C5EB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The name of each party to whom the award was made as such party is identified in the order or other court document making the award.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7430AA1F2FE4F71B12FA2D8DC51CA41"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of the claims in the case.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36770FE4B4B34FF49951F0E2B325149B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The amount of the award.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idADFD95131BA24DE4B913999B3689E182"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The basis for the finding that the position of the agency concerned was not substantially justified.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5668041BACBD4289A0235683D24ED8B2" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The online searchable database described in paragraph (6) may not reveal any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law or a court order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7A6CF0255EDE4A95B032DD02FE033CD7" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The head of each agency (including the Attorney General of the United States) shall provide to the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States in a timely manner all information requested by the Chairman to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (5), (6), and (7).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84fbdee95b654bcf88bf8a6abac26d37"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><text>Section 2412 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="id869cbe8ee3254da9a840761a4ac9da4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3), by striking <quote>United States Code,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd68a3b52cb914309a60974ecce87a4a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <clause id="id848fc29f5bce40d38f5d1cedca818a85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of section 2412 of title 28, United States Code,</quote> and inserting <quote>of this section</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd8cc10cfabf342f18b575b1914a3e3b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of such title</quote> and inserting <quote>of this title</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab082802dff647669a7c13e5db929c19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judgment Fund transparency</header><text>Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idc960f0f7c29a4ff2bce0542ed0d908f5"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Beginning not later than the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, and unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or a court order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the public on a website, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after the date on which a payment under this section is tendered, the following information with regard to that payment:</text>
<paragraph id="idc9b20be09f1446479c3005af3d1fde43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The name of the specific agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd1f6f96e390e4e678e573ee98c120241"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The name of the plaintiff or claimant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf52742e9e62f4012a60e0e5fc2075f43"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The name of counsel for the plaintiff or claimant.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd63c4f29c7a94ad5a6ffe1c2ff12910c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The amount paid representing principal liability, and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd925dd7377cb41e19763e4f5cb950b7f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id27d5a2e463d04adca7d3c9dc4dda5577"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The name of the agency that submitted the claim.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></part><part id="id7cf968acb3b64cfca3c44be8db507ba0"><enum>III</enum><header>Filming on federal land management agency land</header>
<section id="id6a33429ff5564706a462c553ed1e116a"><enum>10221.</enum><header>Commercial filming</header>
<subsection id="idc15ce8c1252d4620ad57426e387d208b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/206">Public Law 106–206</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/460l-6d">16 U.S.C. 460l–6d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id76b8a6d29f854702bedff285dbf27fff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) as subsections (b) through (g), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7dd0b079a54949b1aceafb04ea956447"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2eb1ced8c0d74eed8cf0a46e6e9fc38c" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id04da85d955aa4589b06df75d91c5af6b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, with respect to land under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaba97e505d7d4114a746f14ad6d3e845"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="idd45bb42220874634886124aa580a654a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="idbc89affc363b43e89a4c53955ef06df4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter individually referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote> with respect to land (except land in a System unit as defined in section 100102 of title 54, United States Code) under their respective jurisdictions)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1cfca811011b401d83f5610563b673df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, except in the case of film crews of 3 or fewer individuals</quote> before the period at the end; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf30dfde001004723a4c57839e18d1a0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc783b895edb944dc9d6b7420f37d72f0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id657e499fd2cd42688cf90078a0124eb4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fee schedule</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016</short-title>, to enhance consistency in the management of Federal land, the Secretaries shall publish a single joint land use fee schedule for commercial filming and still photography.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id24b656c4098e4a72a699115b8fc28d74"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddc147c229f2a4102916f9fdf1489f322"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in the heading, by inserting <quote>Commercial</quote> before <quote>Still</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60828cfe5d4e4085a8f2510ca66efab8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>in accordance with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6801">16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.</external-xref>),</quote> after <quote>without further appropriation,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide05e5ff671914e63869f630558544680"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd97d9d86dd46474983dc584993a62587"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887d0fce4e754373a8a060ceb70ae6da" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id8e3240d25e1d45dea82cfdb2aeb46e2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id726b5c1a1e774af88877b30caea7c5ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida713053ea09f422ca9d965fb5659392f" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id360575cb59d74dcea8385d925068c3e2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The Secretary shall not consider subject matter or content as a criterion for issuing or denying a permit under this Act.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbaa1bd840a454a5696ad0e144104fe1b"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3005f489d85a4cf1a0954a0011a0d212" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id6012b5041f124859bdc0a6937aab7de3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Exemption from commercial filming or still photography permits and fees</header><text>The Secretary shall not require persons holding commercial use authorizations or special recreation permits to obtain an additional permit or pay a fee for commercial filming or still photography under this Act if the filming or photography conducted is—</text>
<paragraph id="id8658186bc0c74574ae0eee6b79bf41ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incidental to the permitted activity that is the subject of the commercial use authorization or special recreation permit; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd8c3162a28034d84be2ea5de7f47639a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the holder of the commercial use authorization or special recreation permit is an individual or small business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id623e038610c1416e854a5d3e4acc5b5d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Exception from certain fees</header><text>Commercial filming or commercial still photography shall be exempt from fees under this Act, but not from recovery of costs under subsection (c), if the activity—</text>
<paragraph id="idefdda9a27d654279affb465bb3d164f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is conducted by an entity that is a small business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8a062e92935c431abc698b474ad9950f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is conducted by a crew of not more than 3 individuals; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id962bda9e0df840b8b001fa50a270de3e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>uses only a camera and tripod.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72962a854fb04799bbba9b6a9176dcea"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Applicability to news gathering activities</header>
<paragraph id="id7951804448f044de94f1add7736a0dc6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>News gathering shall not be considered a commercial activity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id578333c1a06849c1b38259f586201a79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included activities</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>news gathering</term> includes, at a minimum, the gathering, recording, and filming of news and information related to news in any medium.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d89115f46524cc1b8bcc744eeb7517f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1009">Chapter 1009</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id4454bc804ac749c0abd99e6212f5f003"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 100905; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1bae4072e57747a2adf0ab1a2ad40546"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1009">chapter 1009</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, by striking the item relating to section 100905.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="id7bf815fb02d6469c91c10083e526b2f6"><enum>IV</enum><header>Bows, wildlife management, and access opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing</header>
<section id="id84A073EF202E4DAABB79AB48BFA18BF0"><enum>10231.</enum><header>Bows in parks</header>
<subsection id="idF7FCEEF5C6234FA7AE31C203CC200125"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">Chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code (as amended by section 5001(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id3931C42E717E4AB6B3B1333B03556A92"><enum>104909.</enum><header>Bows in parks</header>
<subsection id="idF459DF8F47CB4500B9DBB1587EF4B5F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of not ready for immediate use</header><text>The term <term>not ready for immediate use</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id8AD684ADC4C14822824E90927942F502"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which are secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow transport case; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB29CDEAA3DD4612A35C886F78392428"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to a crossbow, uncocked.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F239078E4F14B1B8F025A4846FAEFA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicular transportation authorized</header><text>The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from transporting bows and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across any System unit in the vehicle of the individual if—</text>
<paragraph id="id1A6F291DDF234C70A0E92D9FD8063E79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the bows and crossbows;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1F59FD16C75F4B7DB4759DFE18DAB749"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the bows or crossbows that are not ready for immediate use remain inside the vehicle of the individual throughout the period during which the bows or crossbows are transported across System land; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6108D2B36C054F90B61C90E9404CD179"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the possession of the bows and crossbows is in compliance with the law of the State in which the System unit is located.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idDB5BEAB50DB34F32BB41BA9904A2CE58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code (as amended by section 5001(b)), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104908 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BFB7A9724114BCBA082510E2C740D98" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">104909. Bows in parks.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id1cb117bf2c82404888de2d1704802f63"><enum>10232.</enum><header>Wildlife management in parks</header>
<subsection id="id4f96f946881b48e493367c0a3aa0b264"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">Chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code (as amended by section 6231(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id2D2E03F95B804732A25754931B5C5DA6"><enum>104910.</enum><header>Wildlife management in parks</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id0c3c6bc4eb8448ccbb67ce821b809485"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of qualified volunteers</header><text>If the Secretary determines it is necessary to reduce the size of a wildlife population on System land in accordance with applicable law (including regulations), the Secretary may use qualified volunteers to assist in carrying out wildlife management on System land.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id38b189d3fe934253ad75b13572245fc4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for qualified volunteers</header><text>Qualified volunteers providing assistance under subsection (a) shall be subject to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="idFF8698244B2B40919828015DD6AEF7B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any training requirements or qualifications established by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2E9AC42113C544F2A904C77F1D3A34E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other terms and conditions that the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ideeb146c74f9c4c829da48e6c1d5fcfac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54 (as amended by section 6231(b)), United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104909 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3F5B63431A24CD399887A3696D1F582" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">104910. Wildlife management in parks.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idde5d3794d5c04908b85422ae123d4be6"><enum>10233.</enum><header>Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on Federal land</header>
<subsection id="id25c4bceee51241f5a0308265d3341eab"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idf700cf7cf6c044e3b2ae72d730f3ef25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd4014fa251c74983bf859a8219f2ba11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by—</text> <clause id="iddd0fee05bcd64660b36811c1172586b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Director of the National Park Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="idefe4eaa16eb642ad8c7660247ac8504b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5f8599b08dfb43bd96140cd0f48b0904"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde58f65b1529441db85d67dab0f038e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Chief of the Forest Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5bdbcd4ec3f14d898dab9cec6b3d71e8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State or regional office</header><text>The term <term>State or regional office</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id42951774edce49099da729e58a0c9f1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State office of the Bureau of Land Management; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida847958829244f54bac2dc9b40b4eeba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a regional office of—</text>
<clause id="idd894dfb4aaab4becbab61b3472be8691"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Park Service;</text> </clause><clause id="id727c7d42792342a386a778d7ff6c02c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idc88b4f162d8c4262b936c772220da463"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Forest Service.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fc5e22cf1bc4654b755200e72e57e52"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Travel management plan</header><text>The term <term>travel management plan</term> means a plan for the management of travel—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4521013392e041f9a3885a1cffd1385e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, on park roads and designated routes under section 4.10 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30f5500e2f0b425b94b07367db2c8593"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, on the land under a comprehensive conservation plan prepared under section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/668dd">16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10ce209ed46c4511b8a7ba573765735f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, on National Forest System land under part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id986324c90e994f6e92105b2d0f0aa077"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, under a resource management plan developed under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9f2cca3b60934913a1a20ed13b657ccf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority lists required</header>
<paragraph id="idf57fadd63bc940669ff3ba39b2c27f37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, annually during the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the first priority list is completed, and every 5 years after the end of the 10-year period, the Secretary shall prepare a priority list, to be made publicly available on the website of the applicable Federal agency referred to in subsection (a)(1), which shall identify the location and acreage of land within the jurisdiction of each State or regional office on which the public is allowed, under Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land for other recreational purposes but—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd48df58126734c7b80232f8fd3fb5fc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to which there is no public access or egress; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1aedc2a0bb64b5a9691b43e52951acf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to which public access or egress to the legal boundaries of the land is significantly restricted (as determined by the Secretary).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a721125e8c0499ba33fbcd7e48d5e8c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum size</header><text>Any land identified under paragraph (1) shall consist of contiguous acreage of at least 640 acres.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5a46c2851dd64d0d9200bb684f55f9d6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In preparing the priority list required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider with respect to the land—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3ab1ae6043f243acaffcc2195ab81452"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether access is absent or merely restricted, including the extent of the restriction;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53db98168d0c4696b06b8d8aa1021f39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the likelihood of resolving the absence of or restriction to public access;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0fd64b4c965b4a98a999d894463c6b78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the potential for recreational use;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d925dd42a5348bf8857855a2ae1741b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any information received from the public or other stakeholders during the nomination process described in paragraph (5); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0675dbdf5794fe7b9f4313a705a4c8c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other factor as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id554fc7dff11b404b860049efc58c7c9f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adjacent land status</header><text>For each parcel of land on the priority list, the Secretary shall include in the priority list whether resolving the issue of public access or egress to the land would require acquisition of an easement, right-of-way, or fee title from—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf6ae15b28c484865aaf89eb7ed96a9ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>another Federal agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id689613af137d472ea04184f014824cfc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State, local, or tribal government; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7c7118db08646698a841eaa00bbf772"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a private landowner.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idea8ff33d77cc4729bf0e70c220515085"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nomination process</header><text>In preparing a priority list under this section, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to nominate parcels for inclusion on the priority list.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id928b6daad254420398c09997aeb9e13e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access options</header><text>With respect to land included on a priority list described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on options for providing access that—</text>
<paragraph id="id6031cedddce7478f898699c7f7c836a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies how public access and egress could reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries of the land in a manner that minimizes the impact on wildlife habitat and water quality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id73f9a9dc59744347bfbcd19d51b21659"><enum>(2)</enum><text>specifies the steps recommended to secure the access and egress, including acquiring an easement, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner of any land that abuts the land or the need to coordinate with State land management agencies or other Federal, State, or tribal governments to allow for such access and egress; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b47e4bbbf994cceb58754ed12220395"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is consistent with the travel management plan in effect on the land.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5869fc66c965433eb971cf24edb44d16"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Protection of personally identifying information</header><text>In making the priority list and report prepared under subsections (b) and (c) available, the Secretary shall ensure that no personally identifying information is included, such as names or addresses of individuals or entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb7a45c1cde9941cf8cd6a05fbd3b566c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Willing owners</header><text>For purposes of providing any permits to, or entering into agreements with, a State, local, or tribal government or private landowner with respect to the use of land under the jurisdiction of the government or landowner, the Secretary shall not take into account whether the State, local, or tribal government or private landowner has granted or denied public access or egress to the land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idadc433696ac9454fabf91565608ce8a4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Means of public access and egress included</header><text>In considering public access and egress under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall consider public access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land described in those subsections, including access and egress—</text>
<paragraph id="id5d72120b98c64348a7cc2a3e349e49db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide895bf2c2e084d829d310bb8461bb440"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on foot or horseback.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4c92d819d3774aafa5dfe2c882074bdf"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect</header>
<paragraph id="id86e104cb6e184ae48f5c5c9f8e7f4fd7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This section shall have no effect on whether a particular recreational use shall be allowed on the land included in a priority list under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id33e0ec175295464495d07d98d1a0502d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of allowable uses on agency consideration</header><text>In preparing the priority list under subsection (b), the Secretary shall only consider recreational uses that are allowed on the land at the time that the priority list is prepared.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="idfe6b7f96c50049c3a9f6fe42dd11a40d"><enum>V</enum><header>Federal land transaction facilitation act</header>
<section id="id60761aa9c2c74381ba8bf74a2168a076"><enum>10241.</enum><header>Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act</header>
<subsection id="id92853adc340547398565b291dc99799d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idda1aeb302ffc457fa198537ca9423277"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 203(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2302">43 U.S.C. 2302(2)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>on the date of enactment of this Act was</quote> and inserting <quote>is</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id81538ed4a6e24e2f9cb948e4c5d24260"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 205 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2304">43 U.S.C. 2304</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4f7383cd91ef4ccea17b9192f9c13194"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8049864dd8774816a56d80563c7511ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide47e7656c1b340f1ab753970d5cb5d88"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 206 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2305">43 U.S.C. 2305</external-xref>), by striking subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2a75d11666bb43b79ab4e6dc56aa3217"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 207(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2306">43 U.S.C. 2306(b)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="id69c0a08f9d62459a93f724621c15d747"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id4b8114da84cc4d07997b6b70a239e4fc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>96–568</quote> and inserting <quote>96–586</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id417ae603477e4547a100ab76464dd9f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02d5687aaa894114b22e1e89ace92b97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id749730789a064d0ea6653c3d02754243"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Public Law 105–263;</quote> before <quote>112 Stat.</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide8fcfe885e89400684cde4d94953c319"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca3ba8025a5647e4918ff59b97d39f1b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9a8d4e5b0e54b36836aca9fe142491d" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id9fcfbf5436a54caeac5fd6cec5178203"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 3028);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43e64055365c4ef6a95457092deddd40"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/424">Public Law 108–424</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 2403);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id79ae7a39de574fb5bfdddaf3256d0daf"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id602f7d424779414a94a9c88d43fbd2d6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/460www">16 U.S.C. 460www</external-xref> note, 1132 note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc1e1995a1ee247bbbe1727063dc8a468"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1108); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1b9b740941f74b2c9180c43008a67a76"><enum>(8)</enum><text>section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1121).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd5f8d1db217e4cb3a23a02bd5d9cacff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds to treasury</header><text>Of the amounts deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account, there shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="id93ACDC47C3B14B378073248CB50E43CB" style="OLC"><enum>VI</enum><header>Fish and wildlife conservation</header>
<section id="idda85f555303c4a80a79e3b10c92556f6"><enum>10251.</enum><header>Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act</header>
<subsection id="idd1ff0fbfca8c4f20bfc4e0322a5342cb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb5bfae99dc9245758396310cb40196de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of public target range</header><text>In this section, the term <term>public target range</term> means a specific location that—</text> <paragraph id="id3a17252069af437aa45dadfff19e15eb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37ae4e11b2364a5cb145b7dcf9d4ca73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is open to the public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf906c6ef77de472eb833d4ad5133c157"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may be supervised; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfb514251257d47d3b3dba933ba34e17a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9985b2ecf8c34d0f8ef778d35a4c685a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendments to pittman-robertson wildlife restoration act</header> <paragraph id="ide4d411362fe046f4a16483ce47ca2917"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669a">16 U.S.C. 669a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id64e8a9aacb0b4f38b1b3fd1fdaf1c0ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7a5fee03e5f4e09a06074dea388ccee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id118df79cdece4b0bb7e8682ca6b368bd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>public target range</term> means a specific location that—</text> <subparagraph id="id708ef1b30b474031af1cc4168083169f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02e00a95b41c456aac2d39db55c0bb91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is open to the public;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf00ab359433c4dfc9d4d513f86513ec5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be supervised; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a05c4bc4b82407b84222606fe99d033"><enum>(D)</enum><text>may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc448d6374b846ed92af19a59df37683"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources</header><text>Section 8(b) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669g">16 U.S.C. 669g(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf679d387225f47d59fa4d173e54061be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(b) Each State</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25b0e51465f143729eaafeb6bd9d111d" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idc0fea0d1b34049c7aa7ae650c7fd6c32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources</header> <paragraph id="idad58572380a449978079802018de5bd6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), each State</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cbf12aa64fe42f3a1179d60182e4cb0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking <quote>construction, operation,</quote> and inserting <quote>operation</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id514e7a9f312940949ee9d82f88195e80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>The non-Federal share</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id73774435035d4dfb8a1fa15686689592"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfef7fb333e9c4597832b98f951427c48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id0a78215d3bb44f61aa5797a2376985da"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34d2de200c41468f9f86fbb2765cc185"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A)) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idb6a6d95f7ba1432da6c65ca07543183c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding the limitation described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id452a4d21ff1343b18645d284f7dd1bbb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants</header><text>Section 10 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-1">16 U.S.C. 669h–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="idfd96a4c49ae94addba888e92a4b6176f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id4c1e36a2406b4d65bdc90de92f1af4de"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation of additional amounts</header><text>Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allocate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with the amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5cd7896ab54b4118aef9bcefd7c336af"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fe52ccaf618411e9083b2c6032e4f68" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idb4ba56646090410a9bf73706abf061ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <paragraph id="id40e812b7b9a54d79870a1232f4aa2b1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idde90261b2b7b469896f5afdf103a52d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public target range construction or expansion</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d6a0f30a1f749a2a78cb47cdd9aacb6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text> <clause id="id90a2cdff51e649e0b26b391e9ffb8134"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Amounts made</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id2f4d8686530348abb8d9877a451a659c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts made</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="ide96af8f22c7e4f798677b6d42fb502c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id9f03c9c14533456a86d8be6f7cf2cb8b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Amounts provided for acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a public target range shall remain available for expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year for which the amounts are made available.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc8f553eda54347d49fc4c8a4a1a75db7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sense of congress regarding cooperation</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with applicable laws (including regulations), the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management should cooperate with State and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any Federal land used as a public target range to encourage continued use of that land for target practice or marksmanship training.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id29c8526f21634cf8af24c97c8f757e2e"><enum>10252.</enum><header>North American Wetlands Conservation Act</header>
<subsection id="id5115848C6FFD4C499ECEFB37267B7798"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conservation Incentives Landowner Education Program</header><text>Any acquisition of land (including any interest in land) under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4401">16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.</external-xref>) shall be subject to the notification requirements under section <inline-comment>50__(d)</inline-comment>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6C52A0DF73D64C2B8EC64B9DC8DA6172"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4406">16 U.S.C. 4406(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id6cf239ded8544dfc85f4ed8528e7c89a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0817b3bb80f546489ea96a8585764433"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5ddd680dea324aa1a4c55f9e2e2a5967"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="iddbfd257786574a62b2f821757b281ed3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2020.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id049cae3d36d94ad68f84c2dd04fe2607"><enum>10253.</enum><header>National fish habitat conservation</header> <subsection id="id7f5baa23e20040f3b7049c0a261d5b2a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote>National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0a5228830e5442809e2e46850d69a85b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation—</text>
<paragraph id="id3883e455c90c433e9e4b0f2c7132e943"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to achieve measurable habitat conservation results through strategic actions of Fish Habitat Partnerships that lead to better fish habitat conditions and increased fishing opportunities by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id63feeb66798844f18b20bd358537248d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving ecological conditions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31c82d893ee34769952bd9a2f2a733ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>restoring natural processes; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77e5beb3364049e98794e2bf3350c995"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preventing the decline of intact and healthy systems;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id81fd76bbfdd24e549589122045ae8b2b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a consensus set of national conservation strategies as a framework to guide future actions and investment by Fish Habitat Partnerships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideb9487a968184585aec74344d1f2677d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to broaden the community of support for fish habitat conservation by—</text> <subparagraph id="id08690252689a4deb8ad7d1e7e709d4a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing fishing opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2e4e0b54d464d2ea1e907f620f9102a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fostering the participation of local communities, especially young people in local communities, in conservation activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ab764f578c84b37a7064e142ee8e13c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>raising public awareness of the role healthy fish habitat play in the quality of life and economic well-being of local communities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfae9f3a4dddf4d44ab61dd593c56c9a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat Assessment and the associated database of the National Fish Habitat Assessment—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6443d27e77634e358e64a651ca9a70f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to empower strategic conservation actions supported by broadly available scientific information; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida72a35b5307c49e3bf0506feb2403b30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to integrate socioeconomic data in the analysis to improve the lives of humans in a manner consistent with fish habitat conservation goals; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id96bc97ba94774b51b143052c0cac2d99"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to communicate to the public and conservation partners—</text> <subparagraph id="id0f2de2faf92f4cbe91b18df38df96671"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the conservation outcomes produced collectively by Fish Habitat Partnerships; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b1880bd5dd94c1e8a23d1d55728d6e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>new opportunities and voluntary approaches for conserving fish habitat.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide028b3c1304147d79001da5da49e3cb8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idcfc8d812dab74692a68677a1e5e56f34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="ide0b1a8721b724fa791d38637550e4cd8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb811f5eb93584741b49a59d0ddf6a101"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idccc13fefd65d4bc49be7004d2776cbff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the National Fish Habitat Board established by subsection (d)(1)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id725a2d6b2fad44c6ba2b1714b8911773"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9772ea7180ce4ad8b677954b50908d5f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Epa assistant administrator</header><text>The term <term>EPA Assistant Administrator</term> means the Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idba8d3344112c421c84f61864cb9880fb"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb22a596ffd5d422fbf2cc19094cb0877"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Noaa assistant administrator</header><text>The term <term>NOAA Assistant Administrator</term> means the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id917469e55f51421f9ab5a888a332064d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The term <term>Partnership</term> means a self-governed entity designated by the Board as a Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership pursuant to subsection (e)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30dd2f0c16394d7cabdedda5f406d684"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Real property interest</header><text>The term <term>real property interest</term> means an ownership interest in—</text> <subparagraph id="id08cae3d0d3f745ab817958cd3a2d2593"><enum>(A)</enum><text>land; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50bafbc98fc24b24afdc3fc5037a0533"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water (including water rights).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id163c2f178fd741b8a0de72746c364dfb"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8392bdceb80a487fab7a3e822196d062"><enum>(10)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means each of the several States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7f1532071ddf4e6ea66e451c044f854a"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State agency</header><text>The term <term>State agency</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id54f5d3e10e4749c685a3653c03285500"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the fish and wildlife agency of a State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd924da823aa94d428d422a54fa788db1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any department or division of a department or agency of a State that manages in the public trust the inland or marine fishery resources or sustains the habitat for those fishery resources of the State pursuant to State law or the constitution of the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb865161726124ed9b107034e46696643"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National fish habitat board</header>
<paragraph id="ide4141829821a4bd19d07fa5b581fd652"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="id2bcaa3381e5b4e4093bb3f71cf090c44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fish habitat board</header><text>There is established a board, to be known as the <quote>National Fish Habitat Board</quote>, whose duties are—</text> <clause id="id54c15b2532f04d08ba434c4757e272ec"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd8e2071d6b3c476fa9bf90d121e7bed5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation;</text> </clause><clause id="ide9a8d970b02746d5b4fee86b3814455d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to approve Partnerships; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id78cfeb0739724493b052adccb0a6b492"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ab1dbc252cc405980e3e3d0a115f3ca"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Board shall be composed of 25 members, of whom—</text>
<clause id="idd5c780617386490d9234d771a418bb40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of the Department of the Interior;</text> </clause><clause id="idfeacd5b807d74849b9b86adc627dd1a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of the United States Geological Survey;</text>
</clause><clause id="idda0832d3cd8746148cb86eb56e99a0e3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of the Department of Commerce;</text> </clause><clause id="idda18aa1dd7ba4a23adb8017a3690a6b0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of the Department of Agriculture;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide3d68c1455a84ea99a9eed1cf53dd9d7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;</text> </clause><clause id="id69d704de53d643c6a73fe1a7fdf9936f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>4 shall be representatives of State agencies, 1 of whom shall be nominated by a regional association of fish and wildlife agencies from each of the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Western regions of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="idfd433c4751c24b83a327ff884e23c249"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of either—</text> <subclause id="idb95dbae4d1a9434c80f87e9b7f95e877"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Indian tribes in the State of Alaska; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id320cdfd398fa4014b60211e13cb8c66d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Indian tribes in States other than the State of Alaska;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idbe765923d2fd4ad0b2dc3b4e78183070"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of either—</text>
<subclause id="id1ef94986c3d041558e4ae660941660a6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Regional Fishery Management Councils established under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id759cd6172ee04a7cbbab7b8824912843"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a representative of the Marine Fisheries Commissions, which is composed of—</text> <item id="id1304d700b8654281880122a075c0df47"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission;</text>
</item><item id="id1739d9e7e6444435af78a61de7999f26"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; and</text> </item><item id="id7c1e5d75098f425089d7ef7960b79d50"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="id58091390597c4572af237d3a75191790"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of the Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council;</text> </clause><clause id="id3d729e594af14898943c91b9b639a0d5"><enum>(x)</enum><text>7 shall be representatives selected from each of—</text>
<subclause id="id719975d18ba34e7fa3928614fc3e6b77"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the recreational sportfishing industry;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7fdca1eddb2444e8b740872f8bd27f48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the commercial fishing industry;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idef5514c0d8cf416597f4de3bac5537bc"><enum>(III)</enum><text>marine recreational anglers;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id798f4d2f78b0479eb30d70554817b384"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>freshwater recreational anglers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb89cff0b918341b4b30e5ec1df17b02e"><enum>(V)</enum><text>habitat conservation organizations; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id29a79392ad1a47f6a7cb24302dcd780d"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>science-based fishery organizations;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id9a43a26c6f92497a94ebcde9bee9d176"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of a national private landowner organization;</text> </clause><clause id="id12c866395aa3497aa24adbb0ccaba057"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of an agricultural production organization;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida1f20f627cf74cbab7d5c328a164dbee"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>1 shall be a representative of local government interests involved in fish habitat restoration;</text> </clause><clause id="idaa1ca72d078b4af18baecb894ba35457"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>2 shall be representatives from different sectors of corporate industries, which may include—</text>
<subclause id="ida06e9f238f394a12abab946f68a45997"><enum>(I)</enum><text>natural resource commodity interests, such as petroleum or mineral extraction;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc6a3f9eacc4b4a7ea2cf530ebc9be53b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>natural resource user industries; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idcceb972607174f678af4654c3a3813fb"><enum>(III)</enum><text>industries with an interest in fish and fish habitat conservation; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id2abe5c721b01461e858051b541191037"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>1 shall be a leadership private sector or landowner representative of an active partnership.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida515c1fe5a094e518fe0263efb73deb1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Board shall serve without compensation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id067cb4c15a794233bfde2d5026a47b9c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>A member of the Board may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8eb9f4ad7a24ef3862da3aef9f9a81a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment and terms</header>
<subparagraph id="id5910adf005774e61872f6cf9bee9a5e4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member of the Board described in any of clauses (vi) through (xiv) of paragraph (1)(B) shall serve for a term of 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf08a0eed61b14f56bc910df5f1ac0184"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial board membership</header>
<clause id="id10cc6592127a4d44976c41f0b87f066d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The initial Board will consist of representatives as described in clauses (i) through (vi) of paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</clause><clause id="idb5ac3bcf99ae4fa8a663cb27805abda3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Remaining members</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the representatives of the initial Board pursuant to clause (i) shall appoint the remaining members of the Board described in clauses (viii) through (xiv) of paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</clause><clause id="idad6ce3ebc8684d5b8725f8dd73de9a9a"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Tribal representatives</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Board a recommendation of not fewer than 3 tribal representatives, from which the Board shall appoint 1 representative pursuant to clause (vii) of paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76767df61ede42d2a7a8298a283ef018"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transitional terms</header><text>Of the members described in paragraph (1)(B)(x) initially appointed to the Board—</text> <clause id="id9569f29a9e9b4e8f9766518bad325cab"><enum>(i)</enum><text>2 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year;</text>
</clause><clause id="id76f5572c392942509b6ab61ecff367a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>2 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and</text> </clause><clause id="idb295d176865e4ab8884544b665d7cc62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>3 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id126916318df34b24bfaaa7900a985da0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Vacancies</header>
<clause id="idd1a6615a48104131b5926a5e32044b9d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A vacancy of a member of the Board described in any of clauses (viii) through (xiv) of paragraph (1)(B) shall be filled by an appointment made by the remaining members of the Board.</text>
</clause><clause id="id55b02aa0b63f4160962320d21cd521c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Tribal representatives</header><text>Following a vacancy of a member of the Board described in clause (vii) of paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall recommend to the Board a list of not fewer than 3 tribal representatives, from which the remaining members of the Board shall appoint a representative to fill the vacancy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0cb28f9c986849599e10e184950681a4"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Continuation of service</header><text>An individual whose term of service as a member of the Board expires may continue to serve on the Board until a successor is appointed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91da1a8e16834899b39aa908032c4615"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>If a member of the Board described in any of clauses (viii) through (xiv) of paragraph (1)(B) misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled Board meetings, the members of the Board may—</text>
<clause id="idf152ab3454e74b599dc2de4435197321"><enum>(i)</enum><text>vote to remove that member; and</text> </clause><clause id="id11e220af94bd4e26a511b2efd88f00f3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appoint another individual in accordance with subparagraph (D).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb81f2a321f7a4c31b1c36c172495d5b9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<subparagraph id="ide62a9768336243b4a598f041dc3e8ec1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The representative of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(v) shall serve as Chairperson of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93fae373933f4ba9aca5b6d281967702"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The Chairperson of the Board shall serve for a term of 3 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4691593316fc432892b2aa4738ceb682"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header> <subparagraph id="id488f93551fab49a892222534e100d90f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall meet—</text>
<clause id="idee592345f2a24824b527f0b1f271b2d9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at the call of the Chairperson; but</text> </clause><clause id="ida5b610504ece408bafd6e395b14ee11b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not less frequently than twice each calendar year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id961227458ad048c6972e88a24533c70d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id54dc1d7431a4469a8a34e0712d390b07"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Procedures</header> <subparagraph id="id91653e8fbef0470092178d9679dab49c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall establish procedures to carry out the business of the Board, including—</text>
<clause id="id6e9fd621a79349c8b189335ad5880e04"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a requirement that a quorum of the members of the Board be present to transact business;</text> </clause><clause id="id1ebdf196797049d682bbf164241c67be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a requirement that no recommendations may be adopted by the Board, except by the vote of <fraction>2/3</fraction> of all members;</text>
</clause><clause id="idc0b56d74574e42b3b2d9e212897d6a40"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>procedures for establishing national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation for the purposes of this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd4cd0097aae541ec8baafcab5ac34a71"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>procedures for designating Partnerships under subsection (e); and</text> </clause><clause id="idb91c7e165153486db140bd4ebdd31290"><enum>(v)</enum><text>procedures for reviewing, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7c90e77f4fca4f0cbc29d605258905c4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5bd789fff6244d48bb7ab855d2ad9864"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fish habitat partnerships</header> <paragraph id="id9495fb3672d14bfdab4acc982f357dd4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to approve</header><text>The Board may approve and designate Fish Habitat Partnerships in accordance with this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9f0d1133b810477fa74952e41b536cbc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of a Partnership shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="id6705a93aa1aa48489e5f9bb237c99227"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to work with other regional habitat conservation programs to promote cooperation and coordination to enhance fish and fish habitats;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7e3a64516f645119c6de029e9332c81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to engage local and regional communities to build support for fish habitat conservation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3502512f767543fabb7ec476bb6fb464"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to involve diverse groups of public and private partners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebc43c7fb98c40ee8a7a4330389b7f70"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to develop collaboratively a strategic vision and achievable implementation plan that is scientifically sound;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf462e17d56054052848ef11f1fee641e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to leverage funding from sources that support local and regional partnerships;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fec85e282964ea2a4df5d55dd7d583a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to use adaptive management principles, including evaluation of project success and functionality;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb03a8b0f887f4363adf7c9e8a7303981"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to develop appropriate local or regional habitat evaluation and assessment measures and criteria that are compatible with national habitat condition measures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b16f6ed5fec4d73b243fcdcccdd212b"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to implement local and regional priority projects that improve conditions for fish and fish habitat.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id06f2c9f9891a474aa545181f1c1a5e64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for approval</header><text>An entity seeking to be designated as a Partnership shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id8a7d3073c6b14bbba2627b59483ce957"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Board an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Board may reasonably require; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58259890c6e2445ea83d852be43fbe97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrate to the Board that the entity has—</text> <clause id="idd58a2e5781184ff2a53191b1daef72d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a focus on promoting the health of important fish and fish habitats;</text>
</clause><clause id="idb3138b69e71e4eb9afa775ee78a7f1ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an ability to coordinate the implementation of priority projects that support the goals and national priorities set by the Board that are within the Partnership boundary;</text>
</clause><clause id="id29f9fabce5194f9eb5b6a022b40e7270"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a self-governance structure that supports the implementation of strategic priorities for fish habitat;</text>
</clause><clause id="idb9971dc8439b4721955794e91b27793a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the ability to develop local and regional relationships with a broad range of entities to further strategic priorities for fish and fish habitat;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5b56bee6c8cc47089afe2a7288e8b92b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a strategic plan that details required investments for fish habitat conservation that addresses the strategic fish habitat priorities of the Partnership and supports and meets the strategic priorities of the Board;</text>
</clause><clause id="idacb293ec096a429f82208ba8300f11be"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the ability to develop and implement fish habitat conservation projects that address strategic priorities of the Partnership and the Board; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id435492ae67f2470a8511dd05dbc49c42"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the ability to develop fish habitat conservation priorities based on sound science and data, the ability to measure the effectiveness of fish habitat projects of the Partnership, and a clear plan as to how Partnership science and data components will be integrated with the overall Board science and data effort.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb55d7c67606f461ea7c426d3859114d7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The Board may approve an application for a Partnership submitted under paragraph (3) if the Board determines that the applicant—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7e4c4048ac2041449f7d1b8acc1d63f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies representatives to provide support and technical assistance to the Partnership from a diverse group of public and private partners, which may include State or local governments, nonprofit entities, Indian tribes, and private individuals, that are focused on conservation of fish habitats to achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries on public and private land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida78ebf140e174a5db62375f215cebaf3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is organized to promote the health of important fish species and important fish habitats, including reservoirs, natural lakes, coastal and marine environments, and estuaries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2c90e9c517b4dbc83638b26fe079cda"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifies strategic fish and fish habitat priorities for the Partnership area in the form of geographical focus areas or key stressors or impairments to facilitate strategic planning and decisionmaking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50ee10c31b224c9bbfc7586bcee07acf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is able to address issues and priorities on a nationally significant scale;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a3d58acd5ef43979fb85d9079f6d7ac"><enum>(E)</enum><text>includes a governance structure that—</text>
<clause id="id0e335066129448d8b866d1fb59d80994"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reflects the range of all partners; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0c73362846dd4c1f9e518c33a1c025ce"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promotes joint strategic planning and decisionmaking by the applicant;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee5f20ccde6d4e6db4aa01e05738759e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>demonstrates completion of, or significant progress toward the development of, a strategic plan to address the decline in fish populations, rather than simply treating symptoms, in accordance with the goals and national priorities established by the Board; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2317c69f46149eca89b0b7216c2ceba"><enum>(G)</enum><text>promotes collaboration in developing a strategic vision and implementation program that is scientifically sound and achievable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id02c531293979485fb2a8fbb3709aacd3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fish habitat conservation projects</header>
<paragraph id="id61112dbfd2bf484ead3752052a2ad0ca"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission to board</header><text>Not later than March 31 of each calendar year, each Partnership shall submit to the Board a list of priority fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Partnership for annual funding under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id04618203df224ac1aa0206be46e0cac2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations by board</header><text>Not later than July 1 of each calendar year, the Board shall submit to the Secretary a priority list of fish habitat conservation projects that includes the description, including estimated costs, of each project that the Board recommends that the Secretary approve and fund under this section for the following fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea0eaf8eca1742e6a198f285d9165462"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for project selection</header><text>The Board shall select each fish habitat conservation project to be recommended to the Secretary under paragraph (2) after taking into consideration, at a minimum, the following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="ida9a65033670342f6b67820e9b734ca8a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A recommendation of the Partnership that is, or will be, participating actively in implementing the fish habitat conservation project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca7f3995f20544e9a6b59412b0e33752"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The capabilities and experience of project proponents to implement successfully the proposed project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90ffb8f6988f4d34b816579b43eedd70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The extent to which the fish habitat conservation project—</text> <clause id="id72472d636d3e4e5686677604720d198b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fulfills a local or regional priority that is directly linked to the strategic plan of the Partnership and is consistent with the purpose of this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="id895ba41b502b4e519b53ff14c5408ff9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>addresses the national priorities established by the Board;</text> </clause><clause id="id133db07e116143659a6f8ed3e875557f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is supported by the findings of the Habitat Assessment of the Partnership or the Board, and aligns or is compatible with other conservation plans;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida6a7c087243c42278fa03bece4f14565"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identifies appropriate monitoring and evaluation measures and criteria that are compatible with national measures;</text>
</clause><clause id="idbd93a57d263e4ea5a9d92e41793cd08c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provides a well-defined budget linked to deliverables and outcomes;</text> </clause><clause id="id91c1565a3bfb4762b29ed52035eabfc0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>leverages other funds to implement the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="idc8471881e5704af7ad802406ea63e1dc"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>addresses the causes and processes behind the decline of fish or fish habitats; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0781ea6bfa224d9e9e9e4e60a81b5bec"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>includes an outreach or education component that includes the local or regional community.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14f9636ebd2f447bbc770d6c9277603e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The availability of sufficient non-Federal funds to match Federal contributions for the fish habitat conservation project, as required by paragraph (5);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id626b3e642d9c48319f8d2950b3133c54"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The extent to which the local or regional fish habitat conservation project—</text> <clause id="idd7efda5ca1594145ac9cf5225c39e304"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will increase fish populations in a manner that leads to recreational fishing opportunities for the public;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide9c2605ace8249d5b3e13e1f8e30ffa4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will be carried out through a cooperative agreement among Federal, State, and local governments, Indian tribes, and private entities;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7a020fb4762c48dda36b49e2f843d54d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increases public access to land or water for fish and wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida3b2692e032d4bada184276c3b386f26"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>advances the conservation of fish and wildlife species that have been identified by the States as species of greatest conservation need;</text>
</clause><clause id="id00267de781774c1983ae290e128fb019"><enum>(v)</enum><text>where appropriate, advances the conservation of fish and fish habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>) and other relevant Federal law and State wildlife action plans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf27022c2342648738da0570386059652"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>promotes strong and healthy fish habitats so that desired biological communities are able to persist and adapt.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b51761c92464128b1c6d41f4d979bfe"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The substantiality of the character and design of the fish habitat conservation project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8d9400e82db4c5cb46d0865c4cf8343"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <subparagraph id="id0e84c05155324e0b9d096546ca496a45"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirements for evaluation</header><text>No fish habitat conservation project may be recommended by the Board under paragraph (2) or provided financial assistance under this section unless the fish habitat conservation project includes an evaluation plan designed using applicable Board guidance—</text>
<clause id="id2cd65f1dfeda46dca4218b5cac30e259"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to appropriately assess the biological, ecological, or other results of the habitat protection, restoration, or enhancement activities carried out using the assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="idfaec4c7bb8ba447194b0e4cd10892287"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reflect appropriate changes to the fish habitat conservation project if the assessment substantiates that the fish habitat conservation project objectives are not being met;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4d08b3e924e64ffeaaaea80018df271f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to identify improvements to existing fish populations, recreational fishing opportunities and the overall economic benefits for the local community of the fish habitat conservation project; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf355f05927f14a24967265095e721121"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to require the submission to the Board of a report describing the findings of the assessment.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7faee68f5c184d8b9f6ed285f76af53a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Acquisition authorities</header> <clause id="id47975e50257145e19b8523b5c695b287"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State, local government, or other non-Federal entity is eligible to receive funds for the acquisition of real property from willing sellers under this section if the acquisition ensures 1 of—</text>
<subclause id="ida2607fa190c541d4aa58229d49921837"><enum>(I)</enum><text>public access for compatible fish and wildlife-dependent recreation; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id117c222b1d4f435a938e77b5c8f70203"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a scientifically based, direct enhancement to the health of fish and fish populations, as determined by the Board.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idaf6ce16903e74146beb81a04afa891be"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>State agency approval</header>
<subclause id="ide6fa89bbe8594feab3a1045ce292356a"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All real property interest acquisition projects funded under this section are required to be approved by the State agency in the State in which the project is occurring.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idc34ae4bdcc684effb6f284bc08c3f11a"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Board may not recommend, and the Secretary may not provide any funding for, any real property interest acquisition that has not been approved by the State agency.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ida059d1a69a6c467592f7e6fd178aeb32"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Assessment of other authorities</header><text>The Fish Habitat Partnership shall conduct a project assessment, submitted with the funding request and approved by the Board, to demonstrate all other Federal, State, and local authorities for the acquisition of real property have been exhausted.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5d2478272bdd48e9b1a641cf59bb9598"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>A real property interest may not be acquired pursuant to a fish habitat conservation project by a State, local government, or other non-Federal entity, unless—</text>
<subclause id="id4900ff9998614ddf82013a17ae8069a4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the owner of the real property authorizes the State, local government, or other non-Federal entity to acquire the real property; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id48c9e14ae13f49f0b4600b939f9f4de8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary and the Board determine that the State, local government, or other non-Federal entity would benefit from undertaking the management of the real property being acquired because that is in accordance with the goals of a partnership.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd30b5ccce2264cae9943501724e53ab4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Non-federal contributions</header>
<subparagraph id="iddb926245d0a7491b82dab1e7e1499459"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no fish habitat conservation project may be recommended by the Board under paragraph (2) or provided financial assistance under this section unless at least 50 percent of the cost of the fish habitat conservation project will be funded with non-Federal funds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab773f4bd741455caaa5f9e349c1111c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of a fish habitat conservation project—</text> <clause id="idf96704ebe7a64be2b1388b7ec02b02bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may not be derived from another Federal grant program; but</text>
</clause><clause id="id068c76561205461f983a793e7d90c190"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include in-kind contributions and cash.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc59dd65ce0314c7b9ca88f7239b7fca4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule for indian tribes</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or any other provision of law, any funds made available to an Indian tribe pursuant to this section may be considered to be non-Federal funds for the purpose of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1d22348321a4573b2079821d87a5140"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Approval</header>
<subparagraph id="id6c301793b82249ee926c2b58522d8dad"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the recommended priority list of fish habitat conservation projects under paragraph (2), subject to the limitations of paragraph (4), and based, to the maximum extent practicable, on the criteria described in paragraph (3), the Secretary, after consulting with the Secretary of Commerce on marine or estuarine projects, shall approve or reject any fish habitat conservation project recommended by the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef70585c790f48ff800f0a7e54fd026c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>If the Secretary approves a fish habitat conservation project under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use amounts made available to carry out this section to provide funds to carry out the fish habitat conservation project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69299be7bd2f4072901e109fce2daa7c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>If the Secretary rejects any fish habitat conservation project recommended by the Board under paragraph (2), not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the recommendation, the Secretary shall provide to the Board, the appropriate Partnership, and the appropriate congressional committees a written statement of the reasons that the Secretary rejected the fish habitat conservation project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idaf5d430da8964710ac9b2fc9be803454"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Technical and scientific assistance</header>
<paragraph id="id31e51c5ed42d488c848aef152feaf58e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director, the NOAA Assistant Administrator, the EPA Assistant Administrator, and the Director of the United States Geological Survey, in coordination with the Forest Service and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, may provide scientific and technical assistance to the Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id49bced06d4f04d4fb7dd2836f0071a3f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Scientific and technical assistance provided pursuant to paragraph (1) may include—</text> <subparagraph id="id6287edf7918648cbb2a78d2b16bb919a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing technical and scientific assistance to States, Indian tribes, regions, local communities, and nongovernmental organizations in the development and implementation of Partnerships;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd752ecbd0314ee380213391d613a180"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing technical and scientific assistance to Partnerships for habitat assessment, strategic planning, and prioritization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id138fab96afc647f39ca28c48cdf8db92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting the development and implementation of fish habitat conservation projects that are identified as high priorities by Partnerships and the Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id260f01b0b58944cea7714adccb8edc18"><enum>(D)</enum><text>supporting and providing recommendations regarding the development of science-based monitoring and assessment approaches for implementation through Partnerships;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8dbe4d564ee94594b4957ead69ba078d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>supporting and providing recommendations for a national fish habitat assessment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62208b6b24334a4a858a7bb9976cb1fe"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensuring the availability of experts to assist in conducting scientifically based evaluation and reporting of the results of fish habitat conservation projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65f864eac12e4625ab4fa29043c4f023"><enum>(G)</enum><text>providing resources to secure state agency scientific and technical assistance to support Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff5b6784107142a692c786cae6772e41"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Coordination with states and indian tribes</header><text>The Secretary shall provide a notice to, and cooperate with, the appropriate State agency or tribal agency, as applicable, of each State and Indian tribe within the boundaries of which an activity is planned to be carried out pursuant to this section, including notification, by not later than 30 days before the date on which the activity is implemented.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb886963fa339465dab245fdba6ebf196"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Interagency operational plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Director, in cooperation with the NOAA Assistant Administrator, the EPA Assistant Administrator, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies (including at a minimum, those agencies represented on the Board) shall develop an interagency operational plan that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="id7b2b51e3f5844f3698bf027bae6ddd49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the functional, operational, technical, scientific, and general staff, administrative, and material needs for the implementation of this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc204b9a0d00242adafa3a40367653dc6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any interagency agreements between or among Federal departments and agencies to address those needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idde182743b0594fcb919c5ff6709483cc"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Accountability and reporting</header>
<paragraph id="idc6abb888daa14c6e8bd9912453c56161"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subparagraph id="id743ab7e734ef4cec8a22a73786809de2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the progress of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90d24e83e9314c32b6d66fcadf9a086e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text> <clause id="id52e5454d226747fc836141858139eff1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an estimate of the number of acres, stream miles, or acre-feet, or other suitable measures of fish habitat, that was maintained or improved by partnerships of Federal, State, or local governments, Indian tribes, or other entities in the United States during the 5-year period ending on the date of submission of the report;</text>
</clause><clause id="id63d57a725b7146a9be9a877208a10919"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the public access to fish habitats established or improved during that 5-year period;</text>
</clause><clause id="id44bef9fa2b4046edbefab8e21315d23a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of the improved opportunities for public recreational fishing; and</text> </clause><clause id="ide82e5c0412834440922ef4261d51bc42"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an assessment of the status of fish habitat conservation projects carried out with funds provided under this section during that period, disaggregated by year, including—</text>
<subclause id="idb704b6528bd642fa8a6937ecd32e9552"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description of the fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Board under subsection (f)(2);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id98ac6c20f3154ba8aed9f6868ddefe48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of each fish habitat conservation project approved by the Secretary under subsection (f)(6), in order of priority for funding;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6e5f586ea77840789791e576ca7534c3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a justification for—</text> <item id="idc07bdae80574493694ba65bcf6d1072f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the approval of each fish habitat conservation project; and</text>
</item><item id="ida32ac98d5b9d4a86bc1ef6e5739c2cc7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the order of priority for funding of each fish habitat conservation project;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id9051fc030cb84219942b73b907e3b6bc"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a justification for any rejection of a fish habitat conservation project recommended by the Board under subsection (f)(2) that was based on a factor other than the criteria described in subsection (f)(3); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4c7d8f9c0cda43508a441af5dde35e5b"><enum>(V)</enum><text>an accounting of expenditures by Federal, State, or local governments, Indian tribes, or other entities to carry out fish habitat conservation projects.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id44705ed5c51c41efb73fba7c1eaa3870"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status and trends report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2016, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9a83f100fcf9411286bfe2e395388d2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a status of all Partnerships approved under this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4f437980ad041539b4a3c6a0d6bda8a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the status of fish habitats in the United States as identified by established Partnerships; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ef12bf64570464995dc5a1d15328e39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhancements or reductions in public access as a result of—</text> <clause id="id3d7b7f70efe44d4cb3625f6f89086c1e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activities of the Partnerships; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idefbca05035714247bb8e35416bb42956"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other activities carried out pursuant to this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id085cb6eb8fe2497aa1e252635a92d7cb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2016, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall consider revising the goals of the Board, after consideration of each report required by paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7bd6608e76074ac19b4cdf59ce3b0962"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Effect of section</header>
<paragraph id="id3dddd2b048c94c76837b0a68a48eb6ea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Water rights</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <subparagraph id="idd5faba025373476db21efc748b56fe5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishes any express or implied reserved water right in the United States for any purpose;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73a1a54b6cdb4caba8f2c93dc4c4f732"><enum>(B)</enum><text>affects any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b56f08e3c854ca0b4c45c708aa62f86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8dff3b1219fe409690a32a6a5166fd96"><enum>(D)</enum><text>affects any Federal or State law in existence on the date of enactment of the Act regarding water quality or water quantity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05b1026568c6407a8eede64094588ba4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority to acquire water rights or rights to property</header><text>Under this section, only a State, local government, or other non-Federal entity may acquire, under State law, water rights or rights to property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb387705b314f48f89909d0f721332f64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State authority</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <subparagraph id="id2299b3bcbca2477a8916c547034e2587"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affects the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under the laws and regulations of the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7529c577c1204c7db47ff58762e6a8c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorizes the Secretary to control or regulate within a State the fishing or hunting of fish and wildlife.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4d37a5b05686415aa25a3c7052a98138"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect on indian tribes</header><text>Nothing in this section abrogates, abridges, affects, modifies, supersedes, or alters any right of an Indian tribe recognized by treaty or any other means, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id85b70d8147a04a2ba3aa960746ce2da9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an agreement between the Indian tribe and the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60f210319e4648c9a8de0bff9578e452"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal law (including regulations);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd00a8d529d9b4efe8efab344dd8882e7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Executive order; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id480c5db71fbc4c77babd8410fd1aa741"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a judicial decree.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id24efe62da0994934ab89b98615a15354"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Adjudication of water rights</header><text>Nothing in this section diminishes or affects the ability of the Secretary to join an adjudication of rights to the use of water pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/666">43 U.S.C. 666</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84e20c81965545dca56ab9b9a8af4b7e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Department of commerce authority</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the Department of Commerce to manage, control, or regulate fish or fish habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id33643ff146c34c9887e022e27d48a271"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effect on other authorities</header>
<subparagraph id="idf266f7c9ccf34250bda233b09581c8e0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Private property protection</header><text>Nothing in this section permits the use of funds made available to carry out this section to acquire real property or a real property interest without the written consent of each owner of the real property or real property interest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5e2da9e2a8004f9cacb687579c554195"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mitigation</header><text>Nothing in this section permits the use of funds made available to carry out this section for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under—</text>
<clause id="id2274197a35864411b415099394b71073"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>);</text> </clause><clause id="idcceb63e65d32435fad27d6f416f00f47"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/661">16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="id063809597f474fedbd94b3452bd0ca6d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">Public Law 99–662</external-xref>; 100 Stat. 4082); or</text> </clause><clause id="id9ea2ad8b9fdf4d15956d8e6bcda47cf9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other Federal law or court settlement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50e6c477a0574d1296ec781459373fbd"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Clean water act</header><text>Nothing in this section affects any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>), including any definition in that Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id301230e807834f25a01d753e0957dff8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of federal advisory committee act</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to—</text> <paragraph id="idce96178873e74337a85a2006254a0a38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Board; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7db07414f2d64181807926e82d11b632"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any Partnership.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id851549bd3d684ab9b5ddaa675c831504"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="id3447e9be9f1343aaa210cf39440e635c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subparagraph id="id54d7d72fabed498dacdc06c4fc7ba969"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fish habitat conservation projects</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 to provide funds for fish habitat conservation projects approved under subsection (f)(6), of which 5 percent shall be made available for each fiscal year for projects carried out by Indian tribes.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4d38d78484d49c0822f52f55004b121"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative and planning expenses</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount appropriated for the applicable fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="idfc05f7d0789544098aa26a7f58e9b8bf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for administrative and planning expenses; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3d39528a28e1403086113b5b5aaa2552"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to carry out subsection (j).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11f7ae94b85043319b7891e089f2629e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Technical and scientific assistance</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 to carry out, and provide technical and scientific assistance under, subsection (g)—</text>
<clause id="id3d1adb1fccd94fb9bde2ab8fd598b929"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$500,000 to the Secretary for use by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text> </clause><clause id="idd1d8acd470b348d096cd521a1d25d1b0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$500,000 to the NOAA Assistant Administrator for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide4654ac6a47248bbbaee4bd03c6f4952"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$500,000 to the EPA Assistant Administrator for use by the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3d483e7395a345d3acbdc0d448b468b7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$500,000 to the Secretary for use by the United States Geological Survey.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a83d051b6b9499c987b6e32a304eae5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreements and grants</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="id875db8aba2e0431fac0c277339115be9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the recommendation of the Board, and notwithstanding sections 6304 and 6305 of title 31, United States Code, and the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6101">31 U.S.C. 6101</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/107">Public Law 106–107</external-xref>), enter into a grant agreement, cooperative agreement, or contract with a Partnership or other entity for a fish habitat conservation project or restoration or enhancement project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88777c7b6a7c454dbfd4a40c8aa53ca5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply for, accept, and use a grant from any individual or entity to carry out the purposes of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb0f28587ded4611a62dfe855bfc4863"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make funds available to any Federal department or agency for use by that department or agency to provide grants for any fish habitat protection project, restoration project, or enhancement project that the Secretary determines to be consistent with this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6c1a8ac00aa742acabe092652f5909d9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Donations</header>
<subparagraph id="id1ce9007711ed4851a36732ed1661ba7e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <clause id="id163d5f5b597c4ab987d9afe9309983e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enter into an agreement with any organization described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code to solicit private donations to carry out the purposes of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id03560cd9a26740b2b55eb247f2131d8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accept donations of funds, property, and services to carry out the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a821629efea4448a1ee12f6bffb7fc1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>A donation accepted under this section—</text>
<clause id="id6701fe597cad47468b026cf28a0f67a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be considered to be a gift or bequest to, or otherwise for the use of, the United States; and</text> </clause><clause id="id245c3e3c51744b8880df0951dbcbda70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be—</text>
<subclause id="id7a0544676cac49a29195add5ba8dc0a2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>used directly by the Secretary; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id670525ad2a2441e18c9ebbdd10b5955f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provided to another Federal department or agency through an interagency agreement.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4F75F13BC9D840D2B488FA822BB7E036"><enum>10254.</enum><header>Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission report on Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf State
boundary extension</header>
<subsection id="id80151265d160416498fb6da5871ffc94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on resource management outcomes</header><text>Not later than March 1, 2017, the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the economic, conservation and management, and law enforcement impacts of the implementation of section 110 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8c81a84c216f4fe9bcbc60ad015265c8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information required</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include a detailed accounting of how the implementation of section 110 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</external-xref>) has affected—</text>
<paragraph id="id6e6ad840cdf342279ab4178aa72b80a9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the economies of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc637af16365d4aabaabb9ebd93d60b9a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the sustained participation of fishing communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id706f2e8f803442999ab021ad525be62c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conservation and management of living resources under all applicable Federal laws;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc4a7682c404f461688f306ddad932f19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enforcement of Federal maritime laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61232e689a064629b6b449d6095476db"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the ability of the governments of the States described in paragraph (1) to effectively manage activities pursuant to the fishery management plan for reef fish resources of the Gulf of Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida64023e4def047d7b05baa4f6086bccd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id99fea3d6d350444682727e078114ec9c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Commerce shall make available to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission $500,000 to carry out the report required under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaa78158fd2ff41f891679fbbb0c08c95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent appropriations</header><text>Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be available only to the extent specifically provided for in advance in subsequent appropriations Acts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id71335B04DBB1401FA66C2E038F4C45F3"><enum>10255.</enum><header>GAO report on Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf State boundary extension</header>
<subsection id="idFD8B5C01FE3C438AB95559127C074921"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on resource management outcomes</header><text>Not later than March 1, 2017, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the economic, conservation and management, and law enforcement impacts of section 110 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA218B1FFA0104E68B07C984ADCD136F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information required</header><text>The report required by subsection (a) shall include a detailed accounting of how section 110 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/113">Public Law 114–113</external-xref>) has affected—</text>
<paragraph id="idDFE3710C307F41D5868400D73F51CC25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the economies of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id32D08A09A91D4D559E66703908EA5D47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the sustained participation of fishing communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5B706EB450484093B1DCF1441A9C47FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conservation and management of living resources under all applicable Federal laws;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id96119AB5130746839AD6A19991E3F9BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enforcement of Federal maritime laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2946F9EB9B66491ABB6D77C0BCBF0BEB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the ability of the governments of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to effectively manage activities pursuant to the fishery management plan for reef fish resources of the Gulf of Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="id86a7971defc145499013758b19039e45"><enum>VII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id2778207591524402ad5def9a28f67b4b"><enum>10261.</enum><header>Respect for treaties and rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle—</text> <paragraph id="id22DEE273AAC24BBA8D31E92B6DEC2065"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affects or modifies any treaty or other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA04109989AF34617B71F6EA15127D0EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modifies any provision of Federal law relating to migratory birds or to endangered or threatened species.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5c964269ff7457ea597360cde52c6b4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10262.</enum><header>No priority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle provides a preference to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting over any other use of Federal land or water.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="id7FFCB713C9704B598DA5A185A195D2EF" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Water infrastructure and related matters</header>
<part id="id28B06AA9D0C944F3BC531F164A745031" style="OLC"><enum>I</enum><header>Fontenelle Reservoir</header>
<section id="id3B22F099E5B3484AAD98297CB8A6330C"><enum>10301.</enum><header>Authority to make entire active capacity of Fontenelle Reservoir available for use</header>
<subsection id="id5829118a-e00c-4905-a454-7af6bc7ab6a4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the State of Wyoming, may amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project authorized under the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the <quote>Colorado River Storage Project Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/620">43 U.S.C. 620</external-xref>), to provide for the study, design, planning, and construction activities that will enable the use of all active storage capacity (as may be defined or limited by legal, hydrologic, structural, engineering, economic, and environmental considerations) of Fontenelle Dam and Reservoir, including the placement of sufficient riprap on the upstream face of Fontenelle Dam to allow the active storage capacity of Fontenelle Reservoir to be used for those purposes for which the Seedskadee Project was authorized.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id187140bb-58ff-419d-b021-1e0ff794c3c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header>
<paragraph id="id904e440a-9cf5-4914-866a-0e9e3ceda95e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may enter into any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is necessary to carry out subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id86035d3d-6834-40f6-bf43-ee4bd5cc1657"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State of Wyoming</header>
<subparagraph id="id0dec7b3a-0db8-43f1-aa3f-c9212039e82c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Wyoming to work in cooperation and collaboratively with the State of Wyoming for planning, design, related preconstruction activities, and construction of any modification of the Fontenelle Dam under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c9e378c-ae5e-457d-b218-339593fb376f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The cooperative agreement under subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, specify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Wyoming with respect to—</text>
<clause id="ida434685b-b486-4c83-b524-b89ee17b799b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>completing the planning and final design of the modification of the Fontenelle Dam under subsection (a);</text>
</clause><clause id="idf4e64fc9-6363-49df-87c4-9a4ee5deccb0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any environmental and cultural resource compliance activities required for the modification of the Fontenelle Dam under subsection (a) including compliance with—</text>
<subclause id="id2887442a-6dd2-404a-995e-da8e15a4d316"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ida773449f-8efe-4288-895d-8ebc22709c68"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0dd45f6b-748f-4107-b2ed-0c877092563c"><enum>(III)</enum><text>subdivision 2 of division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idce706649-379a-4619-ba8f-be0de159c4f1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the construction of the modification of the Fontenelle Dam under subsection (a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0ea2b13e-1fb7-401c-b639-fe05e262301f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding by State of Wyoming</header><text>Pursuant to the Act of March 4, 1921 (41 Stat. 1404, chapter 161; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/395">43 U.S.C. 395</external-xref>), and as a condition of providing any additional storage under subsection (a), the State of Wyoming shall provide to the Secretary of the Interior funds for any work carried out under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf1155b76-7015-4931-adb8-da0556989f12"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other contracting authority</header>
<paragraph id="id8b71cd93-506b-4d1d-8e48-0925c04941ec"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts with the State of Wyoming, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Wyoming may agree, for division of any additional active capacity made available under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b49526b-0a9c-4920-b2f1-f323c99cf454"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>Unless otherwise agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Wyoming, a contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Bureau of Reclamation Contract No. 14–06–400–2474 and Bureau of Reclamation Contract No. 14–06–400–6193.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7b40ab3a-b8a2-47ac-8be4-9f356aee72f9"><enum>10302.</enum><header>Savings provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless expressly provided in this part, nothing in this part modifies, conflicts with, preempts, or otherwise affects—</text>
<paragraph id="idcb97e928-27af-494b-a6f2-56e2a072597d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Act of December 31, 1928 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/617">43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Boulder Canyon Project Act</quote>);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id950b7d4f-f6e7-4d1f-8ea8-51b10b80f43e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Colorado River Compact of 1922, as approved by the Presidential Proclamation of June 25, 1929 (46 Stat. 3000);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id156375f3-abc7-4286-9555-54f006edb7d7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Act of July 19, 1940 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/618">43 U.S.C. 618 et seq.</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act</quote>);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddac16d9c-535b-4c12-91bb-89fc3ddd88c7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Treaty between the United States of America and Mexico relating to the utilization of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and supplementary protocol signed November 14, 1944, signed at Washington February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc5842d75-6a0d-45fe-b0c4-47b3d8178ca0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact as consented to by the Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8e15633a-2192-401d-af57-4d232a5f1a21"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the <quote>Colorado River Storage Project Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/620">43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd2defddc-d81d-4f84-811c-b6babfbd9d7c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Colorado River Basin Project Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/537">Public Law 90–537</external-xref>; 82 Stat. 885); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9cf2ba5-cde6-4cf4-aec0-c3752a98f749"><enum>(8)</enum><text>any State of Wyoming or other State water law.</text>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="id130B0D0D341A4F08A435E8642BB8D2E1" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header>Bureau of Reclamation transparency</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDFC1E33D1F9400ABA1F2BF8B6932092" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93E68B6A4BCE47A9AF3B55A3DA6D75CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asset</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA03B2821A7B4E31B8C8B0076D86C1E4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>asset</term> means any of the following assets that are used to achieve the mission of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the people of the United States:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07F2D6B371694A289A2842DE0805FE6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitalized facilities, buildings, structures, project features, power production equipment, recreation facilities, or quarters.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEB7F0298C954DA188FF3B1FB364C2E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitalized and noncapitalized heavy equipment and other installed equipment.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE379902A408B43A8A3428B899E0FA744"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>asset</term> includes assets described in subparagraph (A) that are considered to be mission critical.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6447D7A87EA84EA289B8512F37126698"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asset Management Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Asset Management Report</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E7C3DD044AC4EB8B211C802725878F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the annual plan prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation known as the <quote>Asset Management Plan</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89317979E4444CE8B9AF67326C3FC8B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any publicly available information relating to the plan described in subparagraph (A) that summarizes the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to evaluate and manage infrastructure assets of the Bureau of Reclamation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DEBC38A3EC54CC98728D15E070A2F7D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Major repair and rehabilitation need</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>major repair and rehabilitation need</term> means major nonrecurring maintenance at a Reclamation facility, including maintenance related to the safety of dams, extraordinary maintenance of dams, deferred major maintenance activities, and all other significant repairs and extraordinary maintenance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC9380A2D81E4F56832153B1E2995BCB"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reclamation facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Reclamation facility</term> means each of the infrastructure assets that are owned by the Bureau of Reclamation at a Reclamation project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4E35D316C46463B89A87CADF015F2BC"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reclamation project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Reclamation project</term> means a project that is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation, including all reserved works and transferred works owned by the Bureau of Reclamation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68EF511B7E3A458DAB55A99869780D09"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reserved works</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>reserved works</term> means buildings, structures, facilities, or equipment that are owned by the Bureau of Reclamation for which operations and maintenance are performed by employees of the Bureau of Reclamation or through a contract entered into by the Bureau of Reclamation, regardless of the source of funding for the operations and maintenance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD561A1DE7014A8494ED552CE927CADA"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E7530A523864834A397AD55C779C948"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transferred works</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transferred works</term> means a Reclamation facility at which operations and maintenance of the facility is carried out by a non-Federal entity under the provisions of a formal operations and maintenance transfer contract or other legal agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DAEEB58B3334CC7B1161A2E4AF80E58" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asset management report enhancements for reserved works</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD7D1D75C72C48CDAC7C5196B669C41F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an Asset Management Report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F69B3AFAFA442CFB79EB6177026CEC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6553E93154524540868C3C57550A5ABA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain in a reliable manner all reserved works at Reclamation facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37D5419C180746C9AFA4B5255AF61B59"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to standardize and streamline data reporting and processes across regions and areas for the purpose of maintaining reserved works at Reclamation facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52ABE56748C44E8199A1D983BCC3B734"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expands on the information otherwise provided in an Asset Management Report, in accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DD6E725FC214838BC531BBE3D46A8C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Infrastructure Maintenance Needs Assessment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDF1EADA49724F5A864F8AEFDE62AA43"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Asset Management Report submitted under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EF1E6E219C243ADBFB11CF0E8A006FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed assessment of major repair and rehabilitation needs for all reserved works at all Reclamation projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB193DF01793B49CE8AA5825C3F4FC64B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, an itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs of individual Reclamation facilities at each Reclamation project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41D6B6BDC70840919F6C8C7F89D73D1D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation needs under paragraph (1)(B) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF0FB2528AAF4A0881C87DE0A0499F18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a budget level cost estimate of the appropriations needed to complete each item; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H645A11470C524468B8C3FF4B64656D4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assignment of a categorical rating for each item, consistent with paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1232F225887047F59D453C2A81073A6B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rating requirements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C0E93206BCC47499526479E379EE375"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The system for assigning ratings under paragraph (2)(B) shall be—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3EF70931EF343D6B4588E9B2F67EE85"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with existing uniform categorization systems to inform the annual budget process and agency requirements; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDE7737A2A54432B93734BC08F8F32A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to the guidance and instructions issued under subparagraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3C74E62CED347F8B454D9635E088F2A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance that describes the applicability of the rating system applicable under paragraph (2)(B) to Reclamation facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C98E474D2E04720AC2CEBBB7E69B794"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (5), the Secretary shall make publicly available, including on the Internet, the Asset Management Report required under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCA811AAB0914C9BAB5D35B056050E2D"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may exclude from the public version of the Asset Management Report made available under paragraph (4) any information that the Secretary identifies as sensitive or classified, but shall make available to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a version of the report containing the sensitive or classified information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54C417FD46FE4145B7F317B63959E369"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Asset Management Report is submitted under subsection (a) and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall update the Asset Management Report, subject to the requirements of section 6313(b)(2).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7640ECA0424C4C28A85CCD7B0572EFBE"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that such consultation would assist the Secretary in preparing the Asset Management Report under subsection (a) and updates to the Asset Management Report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consult with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC58978DF46F34CA7BB6908273AD486BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF4B463C22964092AA2FEB5366DBFB36"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water and power contractors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1B3638B29FC41C8BBA65EDC4BA5E435" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10313.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asset management report enhancements for transferred works</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C616C5B585B490DB41DCA2E0B947F2A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate with the non-Federal entities responsible for the operation and maintenance of transferred works in developing reporting requirements for Asset Management Reports with respect to major repair and rehabilitation needs for transferred works that are similar to the reporting requirements described in section 6312(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DD27F2C81A44AE1BD5CA4C1B65BFE64"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7923349FF17F4FDF9B9958AFCEF2E250"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After considering input from water and power contractors of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Secretary shall develop and implement a rating system for transferred works that incorporates, to the maximum extent practicable, the rating system for major repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works developed under section 6312(b)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE72FB46C589B42EB838E37ADEF04FC2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ratings system developed under paragraph (1) shall be included in the updated Asset Management Reports under section 6312(c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6797D169424544968641EAA1EE54361B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10314.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of the project authorized by section 1617 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390h-12c">43 U.S.C. 390h–12c</external-xref>), the maximum amount of the Federal share of the cost of the project under section 1631(d)(1) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390h-13">43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)(1)</external-xref>) otherwise available as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be reduced by $2,000,000.</text>
</section></part><part id="id714A02F2A2B94ED08A57FCF2C0AC9D3A" style="OLC"><enum>III</enum><header>Basin water management</header>
<subpart id="id4E770154DE2C4A8EB6121C0FB41F6C90" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement</header>
<section id="id34F0F6D6147340B8A1280B008180047F"><enum>10321.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subpart may be cited as the <quote>Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2016</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idf564fe3e-2b4c-44e3-939f-e31ec3f07b72"><enum>10322.</enum><header>Modification of terms, purposes, and definitions</header> <subsection id="idb849b224-8f82-46cc-861c-1cde66d6ef37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of terms</header><text>Title XII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4550) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3cb614fe-0099-4d1b-be00-b11de8adaba9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Yakama Indian</quote> each place it appears (except section 1204(g)) and inserting <quote>Yakama</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbbd1fa61-6ada-4cb2-8ba2-dd7945ee3713"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Superintendent</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Manager</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb12b8868-8718-43e2-b5c5-d0be1b5714d0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of purposes</header><text>Section 1201 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4550) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id15935886-2bc4-4545-be94-5e1f768d9ae0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id897f65eb-f94c-4acd-9784-4d7584e7f4cb" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5b2e575e-4340-47b2-ba45-1faf78b3338b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife and the recovery and maintenance of self-sustaining harvestable populations of fish and other aquatic life, both anadromous and resident species, throughout their historic distribution range in the Yakima Basin through—</text>
<subparagraph id="idad0c16b2-c200-44f2-868f-a12330e499c6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improved water management and the constructions of fish passage at storage and diversion dams, as authorized under the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/619">43 U.S.C. 619 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17286a6a-dc0f-4a74-9457-54beb38ff120"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improved instream flows and water supplies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35a677e1-a0b2-4403-8012-589de201fda7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improved water quality, watershed, and ecosystem function;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f270e1b-7f6d-4f56-8e7d-e1eb2b3dd44c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>protection, creation, and enhancement of wetlands; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09f9c2ce-2f40-4d45-88d1-765bb265b577"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other appropriate means of habitat improvement;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id189c3b76-0033-4e95-81fc-6336fa9fdfcd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply and use purposes, especially during drought years, including reducing the frequency and severity of water supply shortages for pro-ratable irrigation entities</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4a6898ce-2bb3-4426-ad63-2abeb0aeef26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddf0ee848-2429-42f5-8b73-0edc8e593c4e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb304897b-4509-4ac9-ba5c-658789246808"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id628443b2-ec8e-40cf-b8ae-5540536e4286" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id60128285-42ec-4242-bf9f-711191e8c1ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to authorize the Secretary to make water available for purchase or lease for meeting municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply purposes;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E20E70FF4AA49F08861AE1211EFE387"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (8), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3BC967B99A0462D90EBCB37500DB165"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE2566DC5CC4482EAB1DD423BA0E33D3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2228C66CA364CF799BB593224E730CC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to realize sufficient water savings from implementing the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan, so that not less than 85,000 acre feet of water savings are achieved by implementing the first phase of the Integrated Plan pursuant to section 1213(a), in addition to the 165,000 acre feet of water savings targeted through the Basin Conservation Program, as authorized on October 31, 1994;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id925a7920-abd7-4c73-8c5a-8cac06408184"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id723A6EEAE8D841BABCDD7360E9C4015D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>an increase in</quote> before <quote>voluntary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2278B24971E4BF7B0ED67C7B8788382"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1733B5289ECE49D5985251C91F2827C9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39BA28A1F28C4D2BB1C81981FB950AC9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ida622a3a1210741f9ba99a38dff64a2b2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to encourage an increase in the use of, and reduce the barriers to, water transfers, leasing, markets, and other voluntary transactions among public and private entities to enhance water management in the Yakima River basin;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcebe7750-a20a-49f1-9ac1-87ba597841dc"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (6)), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida59c4897-19b8-4da7-8dbf-02e11707c171"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a4390ca-2279-4eed-a044-97ab189f3db3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idf128a209-a5cb-499f-90e8-79fefef0b7f3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to improve the resilience of the ecosystems, economies, and communities in the Basin as they face drought, hydrologic changes, and other related changes and variability in natural and human systems, for the benefit of both the people and the fish and wildlife of the region; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4c119856-a076-421d-9936-253c160113a9"><enum>(10)</enum><text>to authorize and implement the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan as Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, as a balanced and cost-effective approach to maximize benefits to the communities and environment in the Basin.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id394fed3e-b96d-44ff-ae83-ef185da9d5cf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modification of definitions</header><text>Section 1202 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4550) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id074ced0d-998f-4c6d-8ced-4f5b49824d65"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (8), (10), (11), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18), and (19), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8ca7bf31-14b9-4666-a76b-cc47a0942f37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68C5E84537AA478E908061BD4D40DFA5" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fc76e92-6a19-45a6-a4eb-f92f4360ba83"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Designated Federal official</header><text>The term <term>designated Federal official</term> means the Commissioner of Reclamation (or a designee), acting pursuant to the charter of the Conservation Advisory Group.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07787d4613ee44ccaf31ced4e391b651"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Integrated Plan</header><text>The terms <term>Integrated Plan</term> and <term>Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Plan</term> mean the plan and activities authorized by the <short-title>Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2016</short-title> and the amendments made by that subpart, to be carried out in cooperation with and in addition to activities of the State of Washington and Yakama Nation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb4c31f0-7594-4d6c-be3c-dfbf8589199e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id489a8c68-c891-46d4-befc-9cabb279f59b" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id90ea5ffa-86aa-4f55-86ae-c52211a299fa"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply and use</header><text>The term <term>municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply and use</term> means the supply and use of water for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id206db69e-d8b6-470b-9c66-66f2f115a87b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>domestic consumption (whether urban or rural);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1da613c-835b-48f3-a27b-050744ec7697"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintenance and protection of public health and safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ce41e7c-65a5-4a18-9d8e-977350276aa4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>manufacture, fabrication, processing, assembly, or other production of a good or commodity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ea7d5a5-09f6-458b-8654-54dcde170da9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>production of energy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1d3e8ae-43f7-4e7e-801d-417f1a0b0366"><enum>(E)</enum><text>fish hatcheries; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d36666b5db041fe82ab313a3a0a7eb2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>water conservation activities relating to a use described in subparagraphs (A) through (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided06dd8d-4d31-4196-8bed-15768d569acd"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (11) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF27D34E198CE424D8C651FB4C87BE403" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idc1b48b3ef9d242d8acc0a047428e6909"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Proratable irrigation entity</header><text>The term <term>proratable irrigation entity</term> means a district, project, or State-recognized authority, board of control, agency, or entity located in the Yakima River basin that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8BA243C81C664BD5B99D6CA896F8B97E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>manages and delivers irrigation water to farms in the basin; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id038068C146264E8AA3CE1D4F1D138EBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>possesses, or the members of which possess, water rights that are proratable during periods of water shortage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4a7eb1b6-ce19-4ffb-be78-f116e642cfad"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (16) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f3df031-fa35-490a-80f5-6fa3d93a1504" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idced0e8fa-32ec-4add-a7db-aed9ef8c6335"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Yakima Enhancement Project; Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project</header><text>The terms <term>Yakima Enhancement Project</term> and <term>Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project</term> mean the Yakima River basin water enhancement project authorized by Congress pursuant to this Act and other Acts (including <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/162">Public Law 96–162</external-xref> (93 Stat. 1241), section 109 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/381">Public Law 98–381</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/839b">16 U.S.C. 839b</external-xref> note; 98 Stat. 1340), <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/62">Public Law 105–62</external-xref> (111 Stat. 1320), and <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/372">Public Law 106–372</external-xref> (114 Stat. 1425)) to promote water conservation, water supply, habitat, and stream enhancement improvements in the Yakima River basin.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3f7a3944-d2d7-45bc-b6c0-4c922b056859"><enum>10323.</enum><header>Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1203 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4551) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id9d8a35c1-f317-447d-9fd7-20a29f4d4af5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id95c1ef74-b59f-4bed-802e-2f593fc5342a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="idDABF0C18586E47E5AC0596224C0DB59A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>title</quote> and inserting <quote>section</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF4E61BBC1A4B488C88B3744B97865599"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>within 5 years of the date of enactment of this Act</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idabaf3493-def7-4faa-826f-2ba2efe52fdf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>irrigation</quote> and inserting <quote>the number of irrigated acres</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id15972c77-3503-4324-91c3-b177718956e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id7ca6cdf7-15a6-40af-97eb-709b9c7b431e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id836208d3-fb57-4b2d-a35d-23125fffdeaa"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e86ff58-3ebd-4a00-b61f-733be12d5a42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking the comma at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="id74bda433-3c4b-41df-bd89-31fd1a079b68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>Department of Wildlife of the State of Washington, and</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of Fish and Wildlife of the State of Washington.</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29d64dc7-d786-4b3c-a9ec-283b58d6ae6d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id860e8c89-cae4-4fa4-917c-857d743d7088"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="id4cf52928-1b5c-41d7-a3c1-8c45ac94d066"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in each of subparagraphs (A) through (C), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="idec21354c-399d-4fef-8cae-ce28baea1f20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </clause><clause id="id7a08d5f3-9caa-4872-8d74-571bb4342d2c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9568509c-a381-4daa-8979-0f1d7c9905d4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13e328ad-3bad-486a-859c-7a44fff44d43" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffb71c43-f14c-497c-be65-ebb3c528d1b6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide recommendations to advance the purposes and programs of the Yakima Enhancement Project, including the Integrated Plan.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id757f3607-e828-45c5-ba29-a04130819b07"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4035fea-d153-49ba-8d1a-b0279a9f0b3f" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idb780cab6-8cc0-4999-beed-1b5029aac8b1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authority of designated Federal official</header><text>The designated Federal official may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf6a7e693-75be-4389-943e-976f6dc13df9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>arrange and provide logistical support for meetings of the Conservation Advisory Group;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id548b4144-ccc1-4922-9870-1f531c20e817"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use a facilitator to serve as a moderator for meetings of the Conservation Advisory Group or provide additional logistical support; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67521f37-760d-4e1d-8d5a-c109ea9411c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>grant any request for a facilitator by any member of the Conservation Advisory Group.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f912e40-34ff-4997-ba6e-6b5e2d246884"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16545eb9-0480-47ec-98e1-0e9005b0967d" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id27fb9ee2-322e-4798-8376-bddf26e8570a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payment of local share by State or Federal Government</header>
<subparagraph id="id8A30172C9B5D40F096C7D2066DB0C90C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State or the Federal Government may fund not more than the 17.5 percent local share of the costs of the Basin Conservation Program in exchange for the long-term use of conserved water, subject to the requirement that the funding by the Federal Government of the local share of the costs shall provide a quantifiable public benefit in meeting Federal responsibilities in the Basin and the purposes of this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC304DF5C86D461F92F61FE05F9347D4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of conserved water</header><text>The Yakima Project Manager may use water resulting from conservation measures taken under this title, in addition to water that the Bureau of Reclamation may acquire from any willing seller through purchase, donation, or lease, for water management uses pursuant to this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id40271d12-a824-4101-b09e-9202383eca8d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: <quote>To participate in the Basin Conservation Program, as described in subsection (b), an entity shall submit to the Secretary a proposed water conservation plan.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc91e75ef-36da-4ea8-9aac-cce0bdb18d2b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(3)—</text> <subparagraph id="id0d5d5d9c-1cde-4cda-b003-e3c3c57fd189"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>purchase or lease</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>purchase, lease, or management</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25defa44-51f0-4243-9e9d-0de9e6b50612"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>made immediately upon availability</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Committee</quote> and inserting <quote>continued as needed to provide water to be used by the Yakima Project Manager as recommended by the System Operations Advisory Committee and the Conservation Advisory Group</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id24f8b312-468a-4c7d-acfd-1438d044f0a5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(4), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>initial acquisition</quote> and all that follows through <quote>flushing flows</quote> and inserting <quote>acquisition of water from willing sellers or lessors specifically to provide improved instream flows for anadromous and resident fish and other aquatic life, including pulse flows to facilitate outward migration of anadromous fish</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id93bf3207-ce9f-4d43-bc3a-a2753cd4ac5b"><enum>10324.</enum><header>Yakima Basin water projects, operations, and authorizations</header>
<subsection id="id04c95dab-31e4-45ff-a5db-ca2544deb098"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Yakama Nation projects</header><text>Section 1204 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4555) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id8655A2B2CCB9469C96E2C8B21D34B988"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>not more than $23,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not more than $100,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idecd5d665637f40c3bfb547340fd481d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph id="idb5a3d241465c4cd188d7af689dec17e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Redesignation of Yakama Indian Nation to Yakama Nation</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0329e88724664f82bef5759880ae3f7b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92C1E8D144374F1EA968F2F9F8DC6B1E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id6bd73d97143b4dcc9c8b3aa635d0a29a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation shall be known and designated as the <quote>Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation</quote>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8dc509e80c14679974ea7cf75fccbd0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation</quote>.</quote> and inserting <quote>deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation</quote>.</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10089eb6-4d49-47c5-81f7-e7f90a471144"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Operation of Yakima Basin projects</header><text>Section 1205 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4557) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0ac34cfc-fd48-4a99-8d7b-5510617b9e26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idd851c3f1-6350-4c51-ab79-187f83e18502"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="id8916b2a6-9f4d-4436-8ee6-3f2b20967220"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="iddb0cf16b-44fe-4a24-8218-90a2789910ec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text>
<item id="idec6ef3f2-dc03-459d-b468-7ac9003b09d9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>additional</quote> after <quote>secure</quote>;</text> </item><item id="idd62275da-7ac2-4daf-abb3-98df1311be1e"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>flushing</quote> and inserting <quote>pulse</quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="id0b8bd0fd-61da-49c5-ae13-df4d3434fd29"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>by striking <quote>uses</quote> and inserting <quote>uses, in addition to the quantity of water provided under the treaty between the Yakama Nation and the United States</quote>;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id72f039d4-1e87-4544-ad53-97a26e02971d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii);</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3308fc51-5689-4d46-85fb-1e1dfd4f0f04"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id30596158-c1b6-4562-8413-bb3577313e41"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (ii) (as so redesignated) by inserting <quote>and water rights mandated</quote> after <quote>goals</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idafd7365f-79ae-48f6-8501-603830e0e72e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>in proportion to the funding received</quote> after <quote>Program</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5af26e4a-4852-4ca7-b428-feae27c00b25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as amended by section 6322(a)(2)), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>instream flows for use by the Yakima Project Manager as flushing flows or as otherwise</quote> and inserting <quote>fishery purposes, as</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id545efbe7-2eab-4009-ab67-eb552415871b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ide00a3253-0595-4206-9694-cc4a1cce465a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Additional purposes of the Yakima Project shall be any of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="id0c0460ae-e171-4d7b-bb18-633009dd2f4d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To recover and maintain self-sustaining harvestable populations of native fish, both anadromous and resident species, throughout their historic distribution range in the Yakima Basin.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac8efea4-d9c3-46d1-a826-01e640fdff07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To protect, mitigate, and enhance aquatic life and wildlife.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36638a17-6f3b-4ca5-9540-9a81ea96a22d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Recreation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78dacf5c-487e-4018-98a8-462c86e3b660"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Municipal, industrial, and domestic use.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide142b4c398d54520ad09ccd195f5ac22"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lake Cle Elum Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>Section 1206(a)(1) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4560), is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>at September</quote> and all that follows through <quote>to—</quote> and inserting <quote>not more than $12,000,000 to—</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id44f06fcc-f935-4c66-8b02-5c02ee2efdda"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enhancement of water supplies for Yakima basin tributaries</header><text>Section 1207 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4560) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idE2524FBDB7414368BA1CEBE2A1454FFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">supplies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">management</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddacf5a1c-a103-49f1-a4c1-69b21a18eac3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6448d370-c2e0-47be-ae26-502528475553"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>supplies</quote> and inserting <quote>management</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81297312-00a4-44f0-8f91-b52b0ae7411d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and water supply entities</quote> after <quote>owners</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id956733d8-9734-4dc8-acf2-a20241fa8c1b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3099fab4-a5a9-4388-957e-5ba4084c1045"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>that choose not to participate or opt out of tributary enhancement projects pursuant to this section</quote> after <quote>water right owners</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8fff76e8-21cd-400b-acd8-13ff4d9fa7d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>nonparticipating</quote> before <quote>tributary water users</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06524879-fe48-447b-966d-0b822d584bcd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ddf3c73-e85a-48e0-8d92-cc44918c7d58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bcb46b9-e92e-49eb-8168-44d2fe918bb5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through <quote>(but not limited to)—</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6569cd70-a7e5-4fd4-bdf9-6f2cf4f3aa29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, following consultation with the State of Washington, tributary water right owners, and the Yakama Nation, and on agreement of appropriate water right owners, is authorized to conduct studies to evaluate measures to further Yakima Project purposes on tributaries to the Yakima River. Enhancement programs that use measures authorized by this subsection may be investigated and implemented by the Secretary in tributaries to the Yakima River, including Taneum Creek, other areas, or tributary basins that currently or could potentially be provided supplemental or transfer water by entities, such as the Kittitas Reclamation District or the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District, subject to the condition that activities may commence on completion of applicable and required feasibility studies, environmental reviews, and cost-benefit analyses that include favorable recommendations for further project development, as appropriate. Measures to evaluate include—</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26f8a0be-6cfe-4a94-9a1e-cadfd7620b93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by indenting subparagraphs (A) through (F) appropriately;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0ece7d3-f802-411d-9598-ab83ecf1f5bc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, including irrigation efficiency improvements (in coordination with programs of the Department of Agriculture), consolidation of diversions or administration, and diversion scheduling or coordination</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8a1a680-b504-4858-a216-85fc8458efe5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ab8e096-bf11-4d8c-9707-4ed0234de836"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id675d8483-db0d-4cc5-88a2-0bb9acc9f916"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improvements in irrigation system management or delivery facilities within the Yakima River basin when those improvements allow for increased irrigation system conveyance and corresponding reduction in diversion from tributaries or flow enhancements to tributaries through direct flow supplementation or groundwater recharge;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbef0820e-d38e-4ebf-90b7-4f53d9d4991c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improvements of irrigation system management or delivery facilities to reduce or eliminate excessively high flows caused by the use of natural streams for conveyance or irrigation water or return water;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d7d0343-19df-415b-867e-5373bdc6505c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by clause (iv)), by striking <quote>ground water</quote> and inserting <quote>groundwater recharge and</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda016b69-387f-4dfe-a36f-b559f1e200dd"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated by clause (iv)), by inserting <quote>or transfer</quote> after <quote>purchase</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id397fe77c-09ea-4fdf-bc61-46584feb9efd"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) (as redesignated by clause (iv)), by inserting <quote>stream processes and</quote> before <quote>stream habitats</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85bf073d-af27-4e04-8317-2711286c8248"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="id536a6c7e-875d-482b-989f-96899a0cfe6b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the Taneum Creek study</quote> and inserting <quote>studies under this subsection</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="id9aa62ac4-a8a8-4cc0-b329-a650a7b7d515"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="ided4a7469-f6e7-4292-868f-c1155009132b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and economic</quote> and inserting <quote>, infrastructure, economic, and land use</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id913ebbda-8509-4bae-8f25-94af8396e23c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id3c9acf2d-f5ea-4446-89c5-19afa814c42a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id4090dd0d-5a7f-4b95-a9ca-5598baf6ed4a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id71ef3691-82fc-4463-91ff-0913160589b9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any related studies already underway or undertaken.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f58fc01-71fe-44c2-b40d-36fba0ce4714"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>of each tributary or group of tributaries</quote> after <quote>study</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb6a316b8-baf3-471f-afb1-7245c527e3ad"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id9A46A2737B184E0EBAA2869CAD0E843A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and nonsurface storage</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">nonstorage</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC83891F2E00546F480BFD79D0139C314"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and nonsurface storage</quote> after <quote>nonstorage</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide0bf1324-d69b-4832-ba6c-cbdb7aac0af4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0bfa2e63-da6a-4d16-9ca4-3a7c3d99f38a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf2f5716e-33e8-4231-a0fa-5c1dd95555b6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0193ECA8BD58411BAF48EAC779BEEC76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text> <clause id="idD5D400A37B3D4B49A6E346DE93496DD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and implementation</quote> after <quote>investigation</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0601300c-44f0-4923-89e4-d0fcfb33a842"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>other</quote> before <quote>Yakima River</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="iddc67cbc6-a81c-4911-8b6d-d525946f1065"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and other water supply entities</quote> after <quote>owners</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76998e0f-fde2-4033-8ead-ca0c03ab84b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the second sentence.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd432fd56-71a2-46d8-9e3b-5623ea9453e1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Chandler pumping plant and powerplant-operations at Prosser Diversion Dam</header><text>Section 1208(d) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4562; 114 Stat. 1425) is amended by inserting <quote>negatively</quote> before <quote>affected</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide4fea285-be84-4ca7-b5c0-350e1a15610b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Interim Comprehensive Basin Operating Plan</header><text>Section 1210(c) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4564) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83874afd26b04aec9705f0c6539f0f37"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmental compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1211 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4564) is amended by striking <quote>$2,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4d8cff7e-dc5f-405b-b8d4-99826f38c13d"><enum>10325.</enum><header>Authorization of Phase III of Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title XII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/434">Public Law 103–434</external-xref> (108 Stat. 4550) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43b4ed26-9e44-4869-be99-61862241b25d" style="OLC"> <section id="idee807a3c-a216-4f75-aec3-19bf7b752256"><enum>1213.</enum><header>Authorization of the integrated plan as Phase III of Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project</header> <subsection id="id090c8e3f-fac4-4024-9daa-6a90e547f8e8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Integrated Plan</header> <paragraph id="idbd2740e1-cd98-450e-87d6-6a4c1025114f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall implement the Integrated Plan as Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project in accordance with this section and applicable laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4838e9bd-379b-4286-a27e-eec773d89c2e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial development phase of the integrated plan</header>
<subparagraph id="id1ef31d41-2263-4935-afaf-248ed6d38d0e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the State of Washington and Yakama Nation and subject to feasibility studies, environmental reviews, and the availability of appropriations, shall implement an initial development phase of the Integrated Plan, to—</text>
<clause id="id37401fc3-3844-4a16-927f-8a5e181bcf3e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete the planning, design, and construction or development of upstream and downstream fish passage facilities, as previously authorized by the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/619">43 U.S.C. 619 et seq.</external-xref>) at Cle Elum Reservoir and another Yakima Project reservoir identified by the Secretary as consistent with the Integrated Plan, subject to the condition that, if the Yakima Project reservoir identified by the Secretary contains a hydropower project licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary shall cooperate with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a timely manner to ensure that actions taken by the Secretary are consistent with the applicable hydropower project license;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9d290cee-fba0-4ecd-a87d-325ba5c89508"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>negotiate long-term agreements with participating proratable irrigation entities in the Yakima Basin and, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, coordinate between Bureaus of the Department of the Interior and with the heads of other Federal agencies to negotiate agreements concerning leases, easements, and rights-of-way on Federal land, and other terms and conditions determined to be necessary to allow for the non-Federal financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of—</text>
<subclause id="idd2f096e1-80b0-469e-94d5-a8fe93774d00"><enum>(I)</enum><text>new facilities needed to access and deliver inactive storage in Lake Kachess for the purpose of providing drought relief for irrigation (known as the <quote>Kachess Drought Relief Pumping Plant</quote>); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id966ce1d0-df9a-4ae6-b6e4-6b9394a115d6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a conveyance system to allow transfer of water between Keechelus Reservoir to Kachess Reservoir for purposes of improving operational flexibility for the benefit of both fish and irrigation (known as the <quote>K to K Pipeline</quote>);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id30c7bdc6-9402-4dcc-81fc-4b16961c5c81"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>participate in, provide funding for, and accept non-Federal financing for—</text> <subclause id="id21065ee1-69a5-4aa7-87ce-ee559c83b20d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>water conservation projects, not subject to the provisions of the Basin Conservation Program described in section 1203, that are intended to partially implement the Integrated Plan by providing 85,000 acre-feet of conserved water to improve tributary and mainstem stream flow; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8247adc2-615f-4606-86ef-cfa672805600"><enum>(II)</enum><text>aquifer storage and recovery projects;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idf5d509294c7e4b83b8d658116beaa524"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>study, evaluate, and conduct feasibility analyses and environmental reviews of fish passage, water supply (including groundwater and surface water storage), conservation, habitat restoration projects, and other alternatives identified as consistent with the purposes of this Act, for the initial and future phases of the Integrated Plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0fb0d7094e4f409f85336430aa98d0ea"><enum>(v)</enum><text>coordinate with and assist the State of Washington in implementing a robust water market to enhance water management in the Yakima River basin, including—</text>
<subclause id="id4292b44afdc04706b14ae1dbb672f4c5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>assisting in identifying ways to encourage and increase the use of, and reduce the barriers to, water transfers, leasing, markets, and other voluntary transactions among public and private entities in the Yakima River basin;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id30a4f09c5bb046eda7de6813cc7c68b5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>providing technical assistance, including scientific data and market information; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8a5faa0946bf4f109dc35b53d66cecbd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>negotiating agreements that would facilitate voluntary water transfers between entities, including as appropriate, the use of federally managed infrastructure; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idf8aed810-4471-4a8a-85f0-c57c8a17fec1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into cooperative agreements with, or, subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 50 percent, make grants to, the Yakama Nation, the State of Washington, Yakima River basin irrigation districts, water districts, conservation districts, other local governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and land owners to carry out this title under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require, including the following purposes:</text>
<subclause id="idf2c6e2e4-ea88-4ee5-92f7-18e74fe2cc27"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Land and water transfers, leases, and acquisitions from willing participants, so long as the acquiring entity shall hold title and be responsible for any and all required operations, maintenance, and management of that land and water.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2cf14e25-7925-4717-8810-31fc56b71dfd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>To combine or relocate diversion points, remove fish barriers, or for other activities that increase flows or improve habitat in the Yakima River and its tributaries in furtherance of this title.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb89ecf30-61e3-45d4-b1a3-feae3a00e194"><enum>(III)</enum><text>To implement, in partnership with Federal and non-Federal entities, projects to enhance the health and resilience of the watershed.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id845f2a21-dff0-43b5-a3b3-c1b667cd3775"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Commencement date</header><text>The Secretary shall commence implementation of the activities included under the initial development phase pursuant to this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="id90A6B49BEA3E4917851F8EE37B76BA07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on the date of enactment of this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF79E85785EC14BDAA629A4CDABCE5FAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on completion of applicable feasibility studies, environmental reviews, and cost-benefit analyses that include favorable recommendations for further project development.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id08d1ffe1-8458-4e5b-bc57-068c61943557"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Intermediate and final phases</header>
<subparagraph id="id8a872030-81b5-4a64-bc1b-54d19e872660"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the State of Washington and in consultation with the Yakama Nation, shall develop plans for intermediate and final development phases of the Integrated Plan to achieve the purposes of this Act, including conducting applicable feasibility studies, environmental reviews, and other relevant studies needed to develop the plans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63794dc7-da44-40bd-a5f9-1f68c0e71f20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Intermediate phase</header><text>The Secretary shall develop an intermediate development phase to implement the Integrated Plan that, subject to authorization and appropriation, would commence not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida507bb3e-c73f-425f-b59b-2e30986fbf2d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final phase</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a final development phase to implement the Integrated Plan that, subject to authorization and appropriation, would commence not later than 20 years after the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id96a83187-812f-471e-a4c9-1b964ef3d9de"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Contingencies</header><text>The implementation by the Secretary of projects and activities identified for implementation under the Integrated Plan shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id42B3453E571D4D4F8598D1EAC2FD5B4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to authorization and appropriation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b45fe5b043b4bb181d9b1a72c02b959"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contingent on the completion of applicable feasibility studies, environmental reviews, and cost-benefit analyses that include favorable recommendations for further project development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4b2c92057f647e3940650bfe146435b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>implemented on public review and a determination by the Secretary that design, construction, and operation of a proposed project or activity is in the best interest of the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8417570cd7ff484f886ed53518def080"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in compliance with all applicable laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c46177c-b17b-4ba0-91c2-34146bf77605"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Progress report</header>
<subparagraph id="id763d7b57-0e3a-4692-875f-57bf6a1a60d1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in conjunction with the State of Washington and in consultation with the Yakama Nation, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a progress report on the development and implementation of the Integrated Plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbbc3f781-4fd1-4d6d-b1b0-32f4b48a21ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The progress report under this paragraph shall—</text> <clause id="id82e424ae-74b7-4587-9a1a-0e99d9975fc2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide a review and reassessment, if needed, of the objectives of the Integrated Plan, as applied to all elements of the Integrated Plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7e3be2e7-5457-4c81-9473-337a2987ba9b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assess, through performance metrics developed at the initiation of, and measured throughout the implementation of, the Integrated Plan, the degree to which the implementation of the initial development phase addresses the objectives and all elements of the Integrated Plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2707f8e4252a480eaeea613a58b14519"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify the amount of Federal funding and non-Federal contributions received and expended during the period covered by the report;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF4B4E6DA9A5A4CB79C589E285F12706A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describe the pace of project development during the period covered by the report;</text> </clause><clause id="id4173a2af-ef2e-45d3-a094-45e111c9e566"><enum>(v)</enum><text>identify additional projects and activities proposed for inclusion in any future phase of the Integrated Plan to address the objectives of the Integrated Plan, as applied to all elements of the Integrated Plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id13602206-8b7c-47bb-8636-b2a724f00c60"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for water supply projects—</text> <subclause id="id9597a887-98a1-4c88-bde9-db37d88c3b0e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide a preliminary discussion of the means by which—</text>
<item id="idd2ca3f38-dca2-42e4-9ce2-23d445daf3db"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>water and costs associated with each recommended project would be allocated among authorized uses; and</text>
</item><item id="id15600dc4-8600-4d2d-bbe4-e14e0dd55fba"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>those allocations would be consistent with the objectives of the Integrated Plan; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id0407d674-719f-4d22-bd11-c71b1150c9f8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>establish a plan for soliciting and formalizing subscriptions among individuals and entities for participation in any of the recommended water supply projects that will establish the terms for participation, including fiscal obligations associated with subscription.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id18f029f5-a546-4584-8db1-aef20c6c8612"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of Kachess Drought Relief Pumping Plant and K
to K Pipeline</header>
<paragraph id="idb93be2e98c94489eb4f3c88546251ceb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Long-term agreements negotiated between the Secretary and participating proratable irrigation entities in the Yakima Basin for the non-Federal financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Drought Relief Pumping Plant and K to K Pipeline shall include provisions regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida200000f697742468a629c658f97b52c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>responsibilities of the participating proratable irrigation entities for the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure in consultation and coordination with the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0bb3bcf707e64f13b140f0a8ef04832b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>property titles and responsibilities of the participating proratable irrigation entities for the maintenance of and liability for all infrastructure constructed under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4410e512d894b439ec8312c0a669760"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operation and integration of the projects by the Secretary in the operation of the Yakima Project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfdc118b48fe347a587559d144f99e524"><enum>(D)</enum><text>costs associated with the design, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and mitigation of projects, with the costs of Federal oversight and review to be nonreimbursable to the participating proratable irrigation entities and the Yakima Project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideaa666c81e5143ac95a27d91df43abc4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>responsibilities for the pumping and operational costs necessary to provide the total water supply available made inaccessible due to drought pumping during the preceding 1 or more calendar years, in the event that the Kachess Reservoir fails to refill as a result of pumping drought storage water during the preceding 1 or more calendar years, which shall remain the responsibility of the participating proratable irrigation entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b04e712-402f-4606-9cb7-bffeed39c5af"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of Kachess Reservoir stored water</header>
<subparagraph id="idDF7DE83E943047C28B693954EF3F8D8D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The additional stored water made available by the construction of facilities to access and deliver inactive storage in Kachess Reservoir under subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)(I) shall—</text>
<clause id="id30c3fd40-6b57-408b-8e21-c536e86d8f1c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be considered to be Yakima Project water;</text> </clause><clause id="id651d827f-7469-4b67-a468-3f3052cc4a39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not be part of the total water supply available, as that term is defined in various court rulings; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb980476a-8cad-4016-8fa1-63e268fdaf1a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be used exclusively by the Secretary—</text> <subclause id="id7f07a5af-0b22-4780-9d98-451adce5e824"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to enhance the water supply in years when the total water supply available is not sufficient to provide 70 percent of proratable entitlements in order to make that additional water available up to 70 percent of proratable entitlements to the Kittitas Reclamation District, the Roza Irrigation District, or other proratable irrigation entities participating in the construction, operation, and maintenance costs of the facilities under this title under such terms and conditions to which the districts may agree, subject to the conditions that—</text>
<item id="id7ec60aa6-978b-4ec3-9a28-00088707aca9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Wapato Irrigation Project, and the Yakama Nation, on an election to participate, may also obtain water from Kachess Reservoir inactive storage to enhance applicable existing irrigation water supply in accordance with such terms and conditions to which the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Yakama Nation may agree; and</text>
</item><item id="id3b9c05b5-876c-49f5-b7d9-b51a81adc478"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the additional supply made available under this clause shall be available to participating individuals and entities in proportion to the proratable entitlements of the participating individuals and entities, or in such other proportion as the participating entities may agree; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id5d8f81bf-0f0b-4cc4-8895-6f3d7b9e52aa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to facilitate reservoir operations in the reach of the Yakima River between Keechelus Dam and Easton Dam for the propagation of anadromous fish.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id354b2d5378fe48e4ac138fe3005aabed"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of paragraph</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph affects (as in existence on the date of enactment of this section) any contract, law (including regulations) relating to repayment costs, water right, or Yakama Nation treaty right.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3f8874a002848e49c352806230e82f0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text>The Secretary shall not commence entering into agreements pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) or subsection (b)(1) or implementing any activities pursuant to the agreements before the date on which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida8f89487e82944ce88afe6876e7045ef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all applicable and required feasibility studies, environmental reviews, and cost-benefit analyses have been completed and include favorable recommendations for further project development, including an analysis of—</text>
<clause id="id4B9E1FCB7C2C484AAD0A8679984E860D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the impacts of the agreements and activities conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) on adjacent communities, including potential fire hazards, water access for fire districts, community and homeowner wells, future water levels based on projected usage, recreational values, and property values; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB0B99FA9E88044798DE4BA25F70CDBCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specific options and measures for mitigating the impacts, as appropriate;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide897fbd6083040edac449193d72bdf53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary has made the agreements and any applicable project designs, operations plans, and other documents available for public review and comment in the Federal Register for a period of not less than 60 days; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c5be9119eb140418bad264b409d88d8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary has made a determination, consistent with applicable law, that the agreements and activities to which the agreements relate—</text>
<clause id="id73905F27CFE24DB799EECC24A3812329"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are in the public interest; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9DE04468AB0E4902A5B1C37F38969C58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>could be implemented without significant adverse impacts to the environment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idedb607b2-721f-4efa-8742-5cfe500e147f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electrical power associated with Kachess drought relief pumping plant</header>
<subparagraph id="idF24835EB71A34021A961C61CF4E5EEC1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, pursuant to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/839">16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.</external-xref>), shall provide to the Secretary project power to operate the Kachess Pumping Plant constructed under this title if inactive storage in Kachess Reservoir is needed to provide drought relief for irrigation, subject to the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69C5BBD9D3634BBB843EFE03170F283A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Power may be provided under subparagraph (A) only if—</text> <clause id="id11DAB9EBD11A4A39A2DF74EEF401E334"><enum>(i)</enum><text>there is in effect a drought declaration issued by the State of Washington;</text>
</clause><clause id="id865DF605B47E432FB0C3F840203CE189"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there are conditions that have led to 70 percent or less water delivery to proratable irrigation districts, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id151C02E8AE63424D9CDEFB0940853729"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that it is appropriate to provide power under that subparagraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id247A77FACBF244EFAEE2C3CAE38AD0EB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text>Power under subparagraph (A) shall be provided until the date on which the Secretary determines that power should no longer be provided under that subparagraph, but for not more than a 1-year period or the period during which the Secretary determines that drought mitigation measures are necessary in the Yakima River basin.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B3FC9AFE1F04A01AE2C12738510838D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rate</header><text>The Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration shall provide power under subparagraph (A) at the then-applicable lowest Bonneville Power Administration rate for public body, cooperative, and Federal agency customers firm obligations, which as of the date of enactment of this section is the priority firm Tier 1 rate, and shall not include any irrigation discount.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11E1D12E743E4A588F18528CAA7CBF20"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Local provider</header><text>During any period in which power is not being provided under subparagraph (A), the power needed to operate the Kachess Pumping Plant shall be obtained by the Secretary from a local provider.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id618C7F61D5484048B70A14A417575A37"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The cost of power for such pumping, station service power, and all costs of transmitting power from the Federal Columbia River Power System to the Yakima Enhancement Project pumping facilities shall be borne by irrigation districts receiving the benefits of that water.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE399727EA30420ABAD64FB9F8763C1B"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Duties of commissioner</header><text>The Commissioner of Reclamation shall be responsible for arranging transmission for deliveries of Federal power over the Bonneville system through applicable tariff and business practice processes of the Bonneville system and for arranging transmission for deliveries of power obtained from a local provider.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id46978950-4fa4-4e38-9a81-e084026e5bd7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Design and use of groundwater recharge projects</header>
<paragraph id="idbc95b255-95ae-4b93-87f9-f0bdefbf88d4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any water supply that results from an aquifer storage and recovery project shall not be considered to be a part of the total water supply available if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4d273bd7-eb3d-4fea-af3e-62c46689c6af"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the water for the aquifer storage and recovery project would not be available for use, but instead for the development of the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec85be9f-110e-492c-ab90-d349ebdfd8e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the aquifer storage and recovery project will not otherwise impair any water supply available for any individual or entity entitled to use the total water supply available; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b6e26ab-aa75-44a5-a0e3-bd8936942010"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development of the aquifer storage and recovery project will not impair fish or other aquatic life in any localized stream reach.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c757bca-8b11-4fb5-b6e4-39b262373066"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project types</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical assistance for, and participate in, any of the following 3 types of groundwater recharge projects (including the incorporation of groundwater recharge projects into Yakima Project operations, as appropriate):</text>
<subparagraph id="id328c4745-8d17-4033-9011-63c1db08512d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Aquifer recharge projects designed to redistribute Yakima Project water within a water year for the purposes of supplementing stream flow during the irrigation season, particularly during storage control, subject to the condition that if such a project is designed to supplement a mainstem reach, the water supply that results from the project shall be credited to instream flow targets, in lieu of using the total water supply available to meet those targets.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62ee0ec8-d2ee-4253-8a3c-7b5dd3af41fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Aquifer storage and recovery projects that are designed, within a given water year or over multiple water years—</text>
<clause id="id739d4563-f055-4adf-ab4f-b1d7bd61832c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to supplement or mitigate for municipal uses;</text> </clause><clause id="id389e7bce-3493-46d4-b7dc-4c5ef6bcc916"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to supplement municipal supply in a subsurface aquifer; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idb84148a4-2ad1-48f7-b475-79b565ba5604"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to mitigate the effect of groundwater use on instream flow or senior water rights.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e395233-cb46-477e-bd3c-6971c5fb02bb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Aquifer storage and recovery projects designed to supplement existing irrigation water supply, or to store water in subsurface aquifers, for use by the Kittitas Reclamation District, the Roza Irrigation District, or any other proratable irrigation entity participating in the repayment of the construction, operation, and maintenance costs of the facilities under this section during years in which the total water supply available is insufficient to provide to those proratable irrigation entities all water to which the entities are entitled, subject to the conditions that—</text>
<clause id="id0c235293-4d8d-475c-99ca-cce597c87bc0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Wapato Irrigation Project, and the Yakama Nation, on an election to participate, may also obtain water from aquifer storage to enhance applicable existing irrigation water supply in accordance with such terms and conditions to which the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Yakama Nation may agree; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5ae2ece6-dd14-487c-93ed-d32813e5c49c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nothing in this subparagraph affects (as in existence on the date of enactment of this section) any contract, law (including regulations) relating to repayment costs, water right, or Yakama Nation treaty right.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7c7a2b55-a240-4da3-ab20-008aaf49b38a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal cost-share</header>
<paragraph id="idf509ae3a-7ade-44b4-a417-6468a5d6862d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal cost-share of a project carried out under this section shall be determined in accordance with the applicable laws (including regulations) and policies of the Bureau of Reclamation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id057a43be-0bd0-4276-a562-dd4690ea6f7e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial phase</header><text>The Federal cost-share for the initial development phase of the Integrated Plan shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the initial development phase.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd2e67d21-0389-4fe3-b6b0-53b8ee21ee3e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State and other contributions</header><text>The Secretary may accept as part of the non-Federal cost-share of a project carried out under this section, and expend as if appropriated, any contribution (including in-kind services) by the State of Washington or any other individual or entity that the Secretary determines will enhance the conduct and completion of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBA4D11CD727E462D9C33A7FB2E3E978B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on use of other Federal funds</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, other Federal funds may not be used to provide the non-Federal cost-share of a project carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idad1ad5c0-8de6-4b35-843c-50184fd438d3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings and contingencies</header><text>Nothing in this section shall—</text> <paragraph id="id63b595e8-1056-49f4-91fb-31e9b67d1398"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be a new or supplemental benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390aa">43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id920a8ac7-dcc5-47cc-b9ad-8da0533b49d8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affect any contract in existence on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2016</short-title> that was executed pursuant to the reclamation laws;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4860437d-a63a-4514-9880-7ec8ac3cd6e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>affect any contract or agreement between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Reclamation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24a3f657-c974-4244-9553-783f3247383a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affect, waive, abrogate, diminish, define, or interpret the treaty between the Yakama Nation and the United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idc0a0565e2dec4fc5aba9f219b383a872"><enum>(5)</enum><text>constrain the continued authority of the Secretary to provide fish passage in the Yakima Basin in accordance with the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/619">43 U.S.C. 619 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a75d0b1-0be3-41f3-8e95-a7ffc18ddb1b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1214.</enum><header>Operational control of water supplies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall retain authority and discretion over the management of project supplies to optimize operational use and flexibility to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws, treaty rights of the Yakama Nation, and legal obligations, including those contained in this Act. That authority and discretion includes the ability of the United States to store, deliver, conserve, and reuse water supplies deriving from projects authorized under this title.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subpart><subpart id="id064FB1ABE05148508FA24B5DE971D837" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Klamath Project water and power</header>
<section id="id03316CF19846474FA8C1DA55E9FB4CBD"><enum>10329.</enum><header>Klamath Project</header>
<subsection id="idC034F6C7786B467F821A49B6957B248A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Addressing water management and power costs for irrigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/498">Public Law 106–498</external-xref>; 114 Stat. 2221) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id948219da29384e6aa11c5d6bc47912c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 4 through 6 as sections 5 through 7, respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ideaabac91e75147bfa72ffe3aa25483b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 3 the following:</text>
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<section id="id07c82b67815c4377812761f5e680fb52"><enum>4.</enum><header>Power and water management</header>
<subsection id="id073ed0e8e9194751a1e614ea2379f0c4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idbab75414598f45bb89736b1a6a9b26fa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered power use</header><text>The term <term>covered power use</term> means a use of power to develop or manage water for irrigation, wildlife purposes, or drainage on land that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idda0f06b8c1924266af77478c66da9404"><enum>(A)</enum><text>associated with the Klamath Project, including land within a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System that receives water due to the operation of Klamath Project facilities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id970a9377cc4c4d4690e69f5ae0755018"><enum>(B)</enum><text>irrigated by the class of users covered by the agreement dated April 30, 1956, between the California Oregon Power Company and Klamath Basin Water Users Protective Association and within the Off Project Area (as defined in the Upper Basin Comprehensive Agreement entered into on April 18, 2014), only if each applicable owner and holder of a possessory interest of the land is a party to that agreement (or a successor agreement that the Secretary determines provides a comparable benefit to the United States).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc776afd8d79d447daa6b0c21d62851d0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Klamath project</header>
<subparagraph id="idaceae997477449ef8a9ee2947007888d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Klamath Project</term> means the Bureau of Reclamation project in the States of California and Oregon.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id853d4e624ec44e4ca1943f1a15daa2f0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>Klamath Project</term> includes any dams, canals, and other works and interests for water diversion, storage, delivery, and drainage, flood control, and similar functions that are part of the project described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7745518b6f1440baa9e225cb475387e8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Power cost benchmark</header><text>The term <term>power cost benchmark</term> means the average net delivered cost of power for irrigation and drainage at Reclamation projects in the area surrounding the Klamath Project that are similarly situated to the Klamath Project, including Reclamation projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0B052D6685CF43829A72260507205B59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are located in the Pacific Northwest; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DE32AAD21EC4735B05FD7C472759570"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receive project-use power.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id68ea7633957b41f9a587d31b00adcba6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Water, environmental, and power activities</header>
<paragraph id="id329EF58DD827443AA3452D98E0C1B8F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Pursuant to the reclamation laws and subject to appropriations and required environmental reviews, the Secretary may carry out activities, including entering into an agreement or contract or otherwise making financial assistance available—</text>
<subparagraph id="id794d81851313401db925e53a971bab4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to plan, implement, and administer programs to align water supplies and demand for irrigation water users associated with the Klamath Project, with a primary emphasis on programs developed or endorsed by local entities comprised of representatives of those water users;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id827798e4f62448899d765b89ed922499"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to plan and implement activities and projects that—</text> <clause id="idDD6694AFB77D430F840F119B5C4581B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>avoid or mitigate environmental effects of irrigation activities; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id7B15476D67E744B5898870B375807095"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>restore habitats in the Klamath Basin watershed, including restoring tribal fishery resources held in trust; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16a802a22df24bb8a2feb4f322168376"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to limit the net delivered cost of power for covered power uses.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id13bfc20d31cb426fb8028f396a5a0aa6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) authorizes the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD9CCB12474684ACC8D24D5E4983895B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop or construct new facilities for the Klamath Project without appropriate approval from Congress under section 9 of the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/485h">43 U.S.C. 485h</external-xref>); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED6245814A1F451395D70E41A9840C10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to carry out activities that have not otherwise been authorized.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5d0e3ebc93f7416f8b0106dbbb9b473e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reducing power costs</header> <paragraph id="id4E45297DD3B744BEA1AC7C2F2BA8BC79"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, the Secretary, in consultation with interested irrigation interests that are eligible for covered power use and representative organizations of those interests, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfde8344c9c0e4bb48f70f930a8c82827"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies the power cost benchmark; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9a4e55e3eba4330a82d6b86a44b3e86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommends actions that, in the judgment of the Secretary, are necessary and appropriate to ensure that the net delivered power cost for covered power use is equal to or less than the power cost benchmark, including a description of—</text>
<clause id="id65d0cee536a44d08889c2842653d115e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>actions to immediately reduce power costs and to have the net delivered power cost for covered power use be equal to or less than the power cost benchmark in the near term, while longer-term actions are being implemented;</text>
</clause><clause id="idef95d6dd4a68425daa66349eef8e49e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>actions that prioritize water and power conservation and efficiency measures and, to the extent actions involving the development or acquisition of power generation are included, renewable energy technologies (including hydropower);</text>
</clause><clause id="id28c2e6540c0347c3a86d56f6a0c884a3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the potential costs and timeline for the actions recommended under this subparagraph;</text> </clause><clause id="idbbd9ee7acc5b479fa9a205d78ba1d3ee"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provisions for modifying the actions and timeline to adapt to new information or circumstances; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id65bac10463b04ec594d7d1f46c7bdef9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a description of public input regarding the proposed actions, including input from water users that have covered power use and the degree to which those water users concur with the recommendations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2507c526c5014b3ebef3e8d7065c03f1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of submission of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall implement those recommendations described in the report that the Secretary determines will ensure that the net delivered power cost for covered power use is equal to or less than the power cost benchmark, subject to availability of appropriations, on the fastest practicable timeline.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44ba9fb6effc48ce8b4dbe115733e929"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to each Committee described in paragraph (1) annual reports describing progress achieved in meeting the requirements of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4b70679874b4c32a13ae138455f671b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of power purchases</header>
<paragraph id="id03E3F2B82B004538918829C559C53BC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any purchase of power by the Secretary under this section shall be considered to be an authorized sale for purposes of section 5(b)(3) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/839c">16 U.S.C. 839c(b)(3)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd186b52f671341f992cc5d2359d77e1a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section authorizes the Bonneville Power Administration to make a sale of power from the Federal Columbia River Power System at rates, terms, or conditions better than those afforded preference customers of the Bonneville Power Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3f1eaa0eb76d4c5eb1bf2bfc0bbaf12d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of activities under subsections (b) and (c) shall include, as applicable—</text> <paragraph id="id8C50894E231A4139A99302C35DC8E3ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the short-term and long-term reduction and resolution of conflicts relating to water in the Klamath Basin watershed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3A43511EEEB24874A3293D3DA680C4BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>compatibility and utility for protecting natural resources throughout the Klamath Basin watershed, including the protection, preservation, and restoration of Klamath River tribal fishery resources, particularly through collaboratively developed agreements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideb7da8d55a724502b118c01d5a3e5190"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Pumping Plant D</header><text>The Secretary may enter into 1 or more agreements with the Tulelake Irrigation District to reimburse the Tulelake Irrigation District for not more than 69 percent of the cost incurred by the Tulelake Irrigation District for the operation and maintenance of Pumping Plant D, on the condition that the cost benefits the United States.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id20BBEDD2621A41B0808EDB2FAFF79A1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance of non-Project water; replacement of C Canal</header>
<paragraph id="idD8461C1C82C543A98498358CDAD9A683"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of Klamath Project</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="id6D9AD0DD0D6B4F11B559D931715AAD02"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Klamath Project</term> means the Bureau of Reclamation project in the States of California and Oregon.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9741C9B6B54D413F83D95BBE8128CDE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>Klamath Project</term> includes any dams, canals, and other works and interests for water diversion, storage, delivery, and drainage, flood control, and similar functions that are part of the project described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id045AC2C13055413087B6B3827D1C593A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conveyance of non-Project water</header>
<subparagraph id="idE7578ADFF807411EB238CA87F5495C71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An entity operating under a contract entered into with the United States for the operation and maintenance of Klamath Project works or facilities, and an entity operating any work or facility not owned by the United States that receives Klamath Project water, may use any of the Klamath Project works or facilities to convey non-Klamath Project water for any authorized purpose of the Klamath Project, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id897558CD75884A9BBEA082D46BE070D8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Permits; measurement</header><text>An addition, conveyance, and use of water pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the requirements that—</text>
<clause id="idF12107A344324024AC1E1F639417ACA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicable entity shall secure all permits required under State or local laws; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9A6609ACDEE944A588500E9532142C42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all water delivered into, or taken out of, a Klamath Project facility pursuant to that subparagraph shall be measured.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80270E01D75443BCAC0CEF879A25AF44"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>A use of non-Klamath Project water under this paragraph shall not—</text> <clause id="idC146D087E2D64789B635399D12A194F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adversely affect the delivery of water to any water user or land served by the Klamath Project; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id467688126C2746F9AE08ACC470EF5C66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>result in any additional cost to the United States.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide6efc5d259cc4dc8b81dda25133be92e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Replacement of C Canal flume</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The replacement of the C Canal flume within the Klamath Project shall be considered to be, and shall receive the treatment authorized for, emergency extraordinary operation and maintenance work in accordance with Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id562343078bda489393c6fa284ec60267"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="id88e22b09e37d431994c8e4a6fe2b7dd6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>In implementing this section and the amendments made by this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2a52de76d1924bd3b1846a12c44e79d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50499adfe97443be893bd5f14a7aa5a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb36d14cee8004b669267fe79ff6fb9a9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all other applicable laws.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id732b3aeb5a394a1da1a00636b5ea083e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2e1cbd85d7dd49b8a98c72409aeb9a65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>modifies the authorities or obligations of the United States with respect to the tribal trust and treaty obligations of the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23d816bfcc474c1286dc306cf9f188c1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>creates or determines water rights or affects water rights or water right claims in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subpart></part><part id="idFB16BFBA44FE431ABF81552A6C2C7284" style="OLC"><enum>IV</enum><header>Reservoir operation improvement</header>
<section id="idB6E66E17027C4C1B85F7F442FEC45056"><enum>10331.</enum><header>Reservoir operation improvement</header>
<subsection id="id850113403BF94ABF96FC27C41D9095AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idE5284BD4342D4DD49EE3E5DC9FB63BE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reserved works</header><text>The term <term>reserved works</term> means any Bureau of Reclamation project facility at which the Secretary of the Interior carries out the operation and maintenance of the project facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDBD4F39BDA524E4EAD1FFE74BD3E868D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Army.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFA7AD1A6C3E24A6383492E17C5F49830"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transferred works</header><text>The term <term>transferred works</term> means a Bureau of Reclamation project facility, the operation and maintenance of which is carried out by a non-Federal entity, under the provisions of a formal operation and maintenance transfer contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD463185020534CCE96900D9E2CC8E432"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transferred works operating entity</header><text>The term <term>transferred works operating entity</term> means the organization that is contractually responsible for operation and maintenance of transferred works.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2C3606CE89BF4CFC9451135611FF5E60"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report including, for any State in which a county designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as a drought disaster area during water year 2015 is located, a list of projects, including Corps of Engineers projects, and those non-Federal projects and transferred works that are operated for flood control in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the <quote>Flood Control Act of 1944</quote>) (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665), including, as applicable—</text>
<paragraph id="id9FED55D92822420AAA7669846381E8CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the year the original water control manual was approved;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5E06CA5E892B4A4C90F0AB894F54DCD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the year for any subsequent revisions to the water control plan and manual of the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70AB029AB7E54FD6948B2BC32D905F59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a list of projects for which—</text> <subparagraph id="idF9240A5C1278499ABFBA5ED55E6C0BA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operational deviations for drought contingency have been requested;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id149EEEFEA92744508E3D336A649F4662"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the status of the request; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4FC65843C4224DA491697D1C3406FCBE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of how water conservation and water quality improvements were addressed; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8A643154AE914367BA3A96BAD40E2322"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a list of projects for which permanent or seasonal changes to storage allocations have been requested, and the status of the request.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id79CD2873197D4EF18EB40841CCD008A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project identification</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the report under subsection (b), the Secretary shall identify any projects described in the report—</text>
<paragraph id="id8D09F5FF9474439E8E520D782604F3CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for which the modification of the water operations manuals, including flood control rule curve, would be likely to enhance existing authorized project purposes, including for water supply benefits and flood control operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC5BDA8F7BEE941D4BA1335B5A39DFE97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which the water control manual and hydrometeorological information establishing the flood control rule curves of the project have not been substantially revised during the 15-year period ending on the date of review by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id40E9D59F018E44EAA8865026F216B28E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for which the non-Federal sponsor or sponsors of a Corps of Engineers project, the owner of a non-Federal project, or the non-Federal transferred works operating entity, as applicable, has submitted to the Secretary a written request to revise water operations manuals, including flood control rule curves, based on the use of improved weather forecasting or run-off forecasting methods, new watershed data, changes to project operations, or structural improvements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4C2024CCA29F4FC6AF5C23B30E71A824"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pilot projects</header>
<paragraph id="idE3BDE9D1E2C249848DAE4912C103BF93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of identification of projects under subsection (c), if any, the Secretary shall carry out not fewer than 15 pilot projects, which shall include not less than 6 non-Federal projects, to implement revisions of water operations manuals, including flood control rule curves, based on the best available science, which may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1E510F4798554424AC561990FE48E23B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>forecast-informed operations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47E295264941439A88CF14F4951873D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>new watershed data; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA89A6190AEEC4D96BFD2D9AADCB0953C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if applicable, in the case of non-Federal projects, structural improvements.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE87A231787F241C795E5F69F1D695FDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In implementing a pilot project under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with all affected interests, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id145E0E6FF4AB4E91A2DFC8D2AEF5C4C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>non-Federal entities responsible for operations and maintenance costs of a Federal facility;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA82CD978441C4541B18BBD2D5F1D11BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individuals and entities with storage entitlements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id248E78FF0547463285A4A0B93441F453"><enum>(C)</enum><text>local agencies with flood control responsibilities downstream of a facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA9ABABB3FEA147859591FA47DD5F453D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination with non-federal project entities</header><text>If a project identified under subsection (c) is—</text>
<paragraph id="id86259564BDB140C19D88FEF27154C4D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a non-Federal project, the Secretary, prior to carrying out an activity under this section, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idF1611BF696734ABCB1DC25EC963B046D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with the non-Federal project owner; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19C6DA2ED65A434493A632038A10059D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into a cooperative agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other agreement with the non-Federal project owner describing the scope and goals of the activity and the coordination among the parties; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2A5016CDDC07471F98D3A6172C8CB03A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Federal project, the Secretary, prior to carrying out an activity under this section, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idF3944265879A465FBCD547A02D8E9964"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with each Federal and non-Federal entity (including a municipal water district, irrigation district, joint powers authority, transferred works operating entity, or other local governmental entity) that currently—</text>
<clause id="id3F9577EF4D1A4490882645941FDBE6E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>manages (in whole or in part) a Federal dam or reservoir; or</text> </clause><clause id="id1098F72D6BE94142ABC56435EF868DC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is responsible for operations and maintenance costs; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCBEF2519E71C4B6C819BDE28A1BD1724"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into a cooperative agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other agreement with each such entity describing the scope and goals of the activity and the coordination among the parties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE4A113118BCE42D18A67893A830E27D8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In designing and implementing a forecast-informed reservoir operations plan under subsection (d) or (g), the Secretary may consult with the appropriate agencies within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce with expertise in atmospheric, meteorological, and hydrologic science to consider—</text>
<paragraph id="id20F761360F1B4B08B148EC78A310582E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the relationship between ocean and atmospheric conditions, including—</text> <subparagraph id="id803204F1FC054EF7BE0B8CAB59B3650B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the El Niño and La Niña cycles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC0AADEFCC35470F9DD8C90667A60028"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the potential for above-normal, normal, and below-normal rainfall for the coming water year, including consideration of atmospheric river forecasts;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3DCD008A32B24D0AA6D41447221913C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the precipitation and runoff index specific to the basin and watershed of the relevant dam or reservoir, including incorporating knowledge of hydrological and meteorological conditions that influence the timing and quantity of runoff;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCA3524D953034AC89B94F3BF95D30646"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improved hydrologic forecasting for precipitation, snowpack, and soil moisture conditions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id09B12A70DAE9458DB569C1618A0C70FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an adjustment of operational flood control rule curves to optimize water supply storage and reliability, hydropower production, environmental benefits for flows and temperature, and other authorized project benefits, without a reduction in flood safety; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB15791155CE6400D926B7BFB900F93A1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>proactive management in response to changes in forecasts.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id38F8179A8DD443069BB5BF950B79C847"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary may accept and expend amounts from non-Federal entities and other Federal agencies to fund all or a portion of the cost of carrying out a review or revision of operational documents, including water control plans, water control manuals, water control diagrams, release schedules, rule curves, operational agreements with non-Federal entities, and any associated environmental documentation for—</text>
<paragraph id="id1D350887E6A84C549006D703E7497C92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a Corps of Engineers project;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8898F0ECD4374964861C4735601E27A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a non-Federal project regulated for flood control by the Secretary; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id164CD7D4667C4E2BB98869B87C567DED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a Bureau of Reclamation transferred works regulated for flood control by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1D5F4DBD09D043C9974D5B2496D02BBA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Effect</header> <paragraph id="id112C70D185C6457C8EAA28F7F02C242E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Manual revisions</header><text>A revision of a manual shall not interfere with the authorized purposes of a Federal project or the existing purposes of a non-Federal project regulated for flood control by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2F510ECFD89845D8BFCDC8F3D61CDCEF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of section</header>
<subparagraph id="id7CD1B9F191D547168FD6A62A1A4CEB56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to carry out, at a Federal dam or reservoir, any project or activity for a purpose not otherwise authorized as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8A655C40D4346B09B496D546C400A0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Nothing in this section affects or modifies any obligation of the Secretary under State law.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52122824E9384F2086F86E2C54A32438"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Nothing in this section affects or modifies any obligation to comply with any applicable Federal law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1D883B3201264EB8B81D1EB836B376DE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bureau of reclamation reserved works excluded</header><text>This section—</text> <subparagraph id="id4DA54C79703A469E839FBED57A104FE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not apply to any dam or reservoir operated by the Bureau of Reclamation as a reserved work, unless all non-Federal project sponsors of a reserved work jointly provide to the Secretary a written request for application of this section to the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6727594093EE480EB9511096F996BB07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall apply only to Bureau of Reclamation transferred works at the written request of the transferred works operating entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id887f79533e634722a2e609bbbcad9b46"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prior studies</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id223A999DA7184033A0F40BC82BE340FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the efforts of the Secretary in carrying out subsections (b), (c), and (d) with the efforts of the Secretary in completing—</text>
<clause id="id939EF9D65E49479FA329CA35B0A2AD91"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the report required under section 1046(a)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2319">33 U.S.C. 2319</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/121">Public Law 113–121</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAC73CEE4DEED40639AD49320D2BD95F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the updated report required under subsection (a)(2)(B) of that section; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id683FDC614DDA4478B32859073C1AA489"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the reports are available before the date on which the Secretary carries out the actions described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), consider the findings of the reports described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE69E5606E4314101ABC238DBE309D5E3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Modifications to manuals and curves</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of completion of a modification to an operations manual or flood control rule curve, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report regarding the components of the forecast-based reservoir operations plan incorporated into the change.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="idF06A038051874504A3E6E4327B686645" style="OLC"><enum>V</enum><header>Hydroelectric projects</header>
<section id="id1C4F700B38774E20BD0D8F035D3264D4"><enum>10341.</enum><header>Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion authorization</header>
<subsection id="id9064B05502AE46DD89C8D16C58944258"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idB4598A8B8FBA41049C61221BA05AE5CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project</header><text>The term <quote>Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project</quote> means the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3212">16 U.S.C. 3212</external-xref>), and which is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project number 2743.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67C4197F63C74E408E6EBE0639C02FE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion</header><text>The term <quote>Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion</quote> means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project as generally described in Exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Application dated July 2, 2014 and submitted to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2e539c8ea93b4df0b97335072512491b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3101">16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7363327FF854ECBBD014A68A035C224"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an amendment to a license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/791a">16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.</external-xref>), including section 4(e) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/797">16 U.S.C. 797(e)</external-xref>), following an environmental review by the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id594E331DEECF476DB829A4C4D2888F71"><enum>10342.</enum><header>Stay and Reinstatement of FERC License No. 11393 for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project</header>
<subsection id="idDE54DF23D6B04CE4AA95195497ADC077"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id79FC416DE4FF4504B4CD181529C001D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The term <quote>Commission</quote> means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCE59295C643746D2AF06453771A0A727"><enum>(2)</enum><header>License</header><text>The term <quote>license</quote> means the license for Commission project number 11393.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3E9C2D8EDF2A41EEA728E7AB23FB75E5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Licensee</header><text>The term <quote>licensee</quote> means the holder of the license.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id556B272643D147B29DFDF241F51003FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stay of license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the request of the licensee, the Commission shall issue an order continuing the stay of the license.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id26a1b8be35b84343918495f74d63f168"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lifting of stay</header><text>On the request of the licensee, but not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id9931CF4186C840D4BC4C88B2E62F1483"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue an order lifting the stay of the license under subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9FAA9E0B44C648BF958574D40F91F1AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the effective date of the license the date on which the stay is lifted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf24de28f60e84982a4df8acee3aa57f1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Extension of license</header><text>On the request of the licensee and notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>) for commencement of construction of the project subject to the license, the Commission shall, after reasonable notice and in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods, notwithstanding any other provision of law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd6a6f7a24cae461cbc6715253618615b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section prioritizes, or creates any advantage or disadvantage to, Commission project number 11393 under Federal law, including the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/791a">16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.</external-xref>) or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2601">16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.</external-xref>), as compared to—</text>
<paragraph id="id2619368640874E3E9CF97E4CE8A86A9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any electric generating facility in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB8E893EDD0A34306B73BAF11C06FB2B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any electric generating facility that may be examined, proposed, or developed during the period of any stay or extension of the license under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC11B9BCB5E4B41B48A5528C03DCA34F3"><enum>10343.</enum><header>Extension of deadline for hydroelectric project</header>
<subsection id="H01315481DEA34D7183E1B14333366F4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) project numbered 12642, the Commission may, at the request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that section and the procedures of the Commission under that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3CBF9E456F7C44ACA9EF6C5A717F0108"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reinstatement of expired license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the period required for commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="idD5E209C791624C17B75277B77C8065DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commission shall reinstate the license effective as of the date of the expiration of the license; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CD17DF7B8D34596AA55DD51A5B16A99"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on that expiration date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2B991CBCBB484028A317D93845CAAF81"><enum>10344.</enum><header>Extension of deadline for certain other hydroelectric projects</header>
<subsection id="H4BC886C5B4E24A738B1CB77E53BA7EF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) projects numbered 12737 and 12740, the Commission may, at the request of the licensee for the applicable project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that section and the procedures of the Commission under that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of the applicable project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H628D9D2E494849B593CB6C9CD713B4BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reinstatement of expired license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the period required for commencement of construction of a project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="idC3A746CFB1E6482BBE650360037FB6F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commission may reinstate the license for the applicable project effective as of the date of the expiration of the license; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E64CE4E01B74825B8656598D89EB16C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on that expiration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id29ACD6FB98A949978629DACA9E6059A9"><enum>10345.</enum><header>Equus Beds Division extension</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10(h) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/787">Public Law 86–787</external-xref> (74 Stat. 1026; 120 Stat. 1474) is amended by striking <quote>10 years</quote> and inserting <quote>20 years</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idB0CC62D8B21045E5B5D40C3C0D4CEB0F"><enum>10346.</enum><header>Extension of time for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Cannonsville Dam</header> <subsection id="id362298b3879f4d4d9fcfe50b603fbaa1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/806">16 U.S.C. 806</external-xref>) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 13287, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) may, at the request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that section and the procedures of the Commission under that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of the project for up to 4 consecutive 2-year periods after the required date of the commencement of construction described in Article 301 of the license.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8d785b3d0c824a0dbc53b4c4369bae39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reinstatement of expired license</header>
<paragraph id="idDE4C17141F91475785D49E51BC32D23D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the required date of the commencement of construction described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license effective as of that date of expiration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB68E579E21074EF9BF1AD0F1246EEA60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>If the Commission reinstates the license under paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that expiration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="idDE43413014244DEFBA4588DFA0585C31" style="OLC"><enum>VI</enum><header>Pumped storage hydropower compensation</header>
<section id="id26e9a9cc656248e79ae9a7368409bbda"><enum>10351.</enum><header>Pumped storage hydropower compensation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall initiate a proceeding to identify and determine the market, procurement, and cost recovery mechanisms that would—</text>
<paragraph id="id561A4C5E0F0F43F08627F2B01BA55E29"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage development of pumped storage hydropower assets; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id86DA191E588840EAB41BA13B4D236A1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">properly compensate those assets for the full range of services provided to the power grid, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6F055C9856EA4C8488BDD3FB1DC7701E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">balancing electricity supply and demand;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2762FD5ABA04B21A619F06812D23973"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring grid reliability; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59D1A7219A224E469889B977AEFF1DCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost-effectively integrating intermittent power sources into the grid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></part></subtitle>Passed the Senate April 20, 2016.Secretary