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		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>

		<congress>109th CONGRESS</congress>

		<session>2d Session</session>

		<legis-num>S. 2398</legis-num>

		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>

		<action>

			<action-date date="20060309">March 9, 2006</action-date>

			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S127">Mr. Baucus</sponsor> introduced

			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on

			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>

		</action>

		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>

		<official-title>To establish an Advanced Research Projects

		  Administration-Energy to initiate high risk, innovative energy research to

		  improve the energy security of the United States, to extend certain energy tax

		  incentives, and for other purposes.</official-title>

	</form>

	<legis-body>

		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short

			 title; table of contents</header>

			<subsection id="id5062F941FB47487A8A119DB4C869B285"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short

			 title</header><text>This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Energy Competitiveness Act of

			 2006</short-title></quote>.</text>

			</subsection><subsection id="id0D70D1DA0D4F4906A7A5D1C5D3ACF855"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of

			 contents</header><text>The table of contents of this Act is as follows:</text>

				<toc>

					<toc-entry idref="S1" level="section">Sec. 1. Short title; table of

				contents.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id2144DF5F47CA4FED8413D1B5EB92E48E" level="title">TITLE I—Advanced Research Projects

				Administration-Energy</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="idC7EEE9E114BF4B3BA94518804DA132BB" level="section">Sec. 101. Advanced Research Projects

				Administration-Energy.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id3867C8CB43A34B009A6485A3D2EC8A02" level="title">TITLE II—Energy tax incentives</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id7EF55FAE6BA0480885EB71175F7CE027" level="subtitle">Subtitle A—Energy infrastructure tax incentives</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="idD60B7D99D2734F96AB4736BE7D56DEB0" level="section">Sec. 201. Extension of credit for electricity produced from

				certain renewable resources.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="idB6C9F9E77E17489A8C6466A23DAF9B6C" level="section">Sec. 202. Extension and expansion of credit to holders of clean

				renewable energy bonds.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id55C54F0993174F2A962DE014FB93AE17" level="section">Sec. 203. Extension and expansion of qualifying advanced coal

				project credit.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id9403EA9A16994E2A981F7903D83ACFAB" level="section">Sec. 204. Extension and expansion of qualifying gasification

				project credit.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id466311078CAA4E6A86227C68ABB3D5A2" level="subtitle">Subtitle B—Domestic fossil fuel security</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="idEAC4605BDDC0470189FD9405D3A3605D" level="section">Sec. 211. Extension of election to expense certain

				refineries.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="idE82E07BC42B1443991DCF2C099547FA0" level="subtitle">Subtitle C—Conservation and energy efficiency

				provisions</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="idE0C403A526EC4487B43E50AA81D82ADC" level="section">Sec. 221. Extension of energy efficient commercial buildings

				deduction.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id25011D3CD2AA4618B722585096C323C2" level="section">Sec. 222. Extension of new energy efficient home

				credit.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id40BBDF8B32F94F27B0A9686C641A2ACE" level="section">Sec. 223. Extension of residential energy efficient property

				credit.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id90479786DFF642D09F4A0CC41D445F49" level="section">Sec. 224. Extension of credit for business installation of

				qualified fuel cells and stationary microturbine power plants.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id20456CD7CC714CD4ABC38AD93C5960B7" level="section">Sec. 225. Extension of business solar investment tax

				credit.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id91FADCFDCB5E48C2BB38E19361FA5823" level="subtitle">Subtitle D—Alternative fuels and vehicles

				incentives</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id44FC68855BD04FAA9BCB7909471242EA" level="section">Sec. 231. Extension of excise tax provisions and income tax

				credit for biodiesel and alternative fuels.</toc-entry>

					<toc-entry idref="id533432FF97F949698B00A7AE597AD5D3" level="section">Sec. 232. Exception from depreciation limitation for certain

				alternative and electric passenger automobiles.</toc-entry>

				</toc>

			</subsection></section><title id="id2144DF5F47CA4FED8413D1B5EB92E48E"><enum>I</enum><header>Advanced Research

			 Projects Administration-Energy</header>

			<section id="idC7EEE9E114BF4B3BA94518804DA132BB"><enum>101.</enum><header>Advanced

			 Research Projects Administration-Energy</header>

				<subsection id="IDC906AE1ECE744C79819B6DE52F633E81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There

			 is established the Advanced Research Projects Administration-Energy (referred

			 to in this section as <quote>ARPA–E</quote>).</text>

				</subsection><subsection id="H4F4D1D4437B146FCBAE0ABD03D95B9B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The

			 goals of ARPA–E are to reduce the quantity of energy the United States imports

			 from foreign sources and to improve the competitiveness of the United States

			 economy by—</text>

					<paragraph id="HBC654B2AFCC142758BD1C9C52394009E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting revolutionary changes in the

			 critical technologies that would promote energy competitiveness;</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="H00C2F096555A409492F49E1200EC64A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>turning

			 cutting-edge science and engineering into technologies for energy and

			 environmental application; and</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CAE331682644F4894F486DB4D6E0901"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accelerating innovation in energy and the

			 environment for both traditional and alternative energy sources and in energy

			 efficiency mechanisms to—</text>

						<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13702EA4871C4D7296C9F1754AD74A75"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce energy use;</text>

						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA68B6BDB27A4C08B4B054EEEF0C3D8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">decrease the reliance of the United States

			 on foreign energy sources; and</text>

						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B95CFA75EE54BACAE545364CFF203A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve energy competitiveness.</text>

						</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0DCA0601BF624164B1EA8DB6B932596A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Director</header>

					<paragraph id="id9F7BFE5793964F2F97CBDA314E8A20E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text>ARPA–E shall be headed by a Director (referred to in this

			 section as the <term>Director</term>) appointed by the President.</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB71F5C9E5B84AB3BE3B4A8FD01B0EE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Positions at

			 Level V</header><text>Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

			 by adding at the end the following:</text>

						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3E7F79559A34E3EB0268B153D35A559" style="OLC"><list>

								<list-item>Director, Advanced Research Projects

				  Administration-Energy.</list-item></list>

							<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>

					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H377A542FD3144A7894ABA6DD65D17054"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header>

					<paragraph id="idCA0FD62779904EF5BC083CE945FA57F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this

			 section, the Director shall award competitive grants, cooperative agreements,

			 or contracts to institutions of higher education, companies, or consortia of

			 such entities (which may include federally funded research and development

			 centers) to achieve the goal described in subsection (b) through acceleration

			 of—</text>

						<subparagraph id="H7269F273FAE14D5A96AAB000AEE4611"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy-related

			 research;</text>

						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6B0BBDDFC404C9681DAAB0023EBCF88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development of

			 resultant techniques, processes, and technologies, and related testing and

			 evaluation; and</text>

						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9841052DCC0A413598B8422842CFFB5E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration and commercial application of

			 the most promising technologies and research applications.</text>

						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFCACAAC0F6A4195BF59FE9666DB4F73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small-business

			 concerns</header><text>The Director shall carry out programs established under

			 this section, to the maximum extent practicable, in a manner that is similar to

			 the Small Business Innovation Research Program established under section 9 of

			 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) to ensure that small-business concerns

			 are fully able to participate in the programs.</text>

					</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CD5CBE5DB3B4C3D9C403995B68E467A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Personnel</header>

					<paragraph id="idFE4FA9BC7FE64C619CA0F5503EC1141D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program

			 managers</header>

						<subparagraph id="idA84FBA735C5E4476A4962CD656891CF8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The

			 Director shall appoint employees to serve as program managers for each of the

			 programs that are established to carry out the duties of ARPA–E under this

			 section.</text>

						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB6BAFCB4FF3403C9F7795248F4FE7C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Program

			 managers shall be responsible for—</text>

							<clause id="H208C952671CA47368E9049ECB49EACB0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing research and development goals

			 for the program, as well as publicizing goals of the program to the public and

			 private sectors;</text>

							</clause><clause id="HEFFC59E97753442DB300EDF30CE12E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>soliciting

			 applications for specific areas of particular promise, especially areas for

			 which the private sector cannot or will not provide funding;</text>

							</clause><clause commented="no" id="HFE9AF31691864F53A74C8B397C00D2EE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>selecting

			 research projects for support under the program from among applications

			 submitted to ARPA–E, based on—</text>

								<subclause commented="no" id="H7D851C76CFBA4C8BB4D2E00013BE430"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the scientific and

			 technical merit of the proposed projects;</text>

								</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H20DECCDB0DE145EFB0DFF67CC75F6E48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the demonstrated

			 capabilities of the applicants to successfully carry out the proposed research

			 project; and</text>

								</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id198EBFAB3C324C5BA1C0F246BBA47901"><enum>(III)</enum><text>such other

			 criteria as are established by the Director; and</text>

								</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idFD719BA516A64378AFE9A07AFC099BD8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>monitoring the

			 progress of projects supported under the program.</text>

							</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0B7E4FCA10A543638026368F46274CF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other

			 personnel</header>

						<subparagraph commented="no" id="id59D5423CCE9A48BB8C82B4185E4BAD5C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director shall appoint

			 such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties of ARPA–E under this

			 section.</text>

						</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF41357920E654333A8E3FAC3DC7BD0FB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The

			 Director shall appoint not more than 250 employees to carry out the duties of

			 ARPA–E under this section, including not less than 180 technical staff, of

			 which—</text>

							<clause commented="no" id="id0D667809F7DF46E790EACE284B3D67E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 20

			 staff shall be senior technical managers (including program managers designated

			 under paragraph (1)); and</text>

							</clause><clause commented="no" id="idCD8A0F53313F4CE79BF1A3A1924D9A4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not less than 80

			 staff shall be technical program managers.</text>

							</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF998EDFAD85C4A78871EAE1F0762A14C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Experimental

			 personnel authority</header><text>In appointing personnel for ARPA–E, the

			 Director shall have the hiring and management authorities described in section

			 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

			 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note).</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="id3A70CFF3DBF24A748DA41958481B4AAC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maximum

			 duration of employment</header>

						<subparagraph id="idB4711060E5864CACB1015F1FD5988BCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Program

			 managers and senior technical managers</header>

							<clause id="id3F53CE0AF9574B75ACFB7F7B372DCBF3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), a program manager and a senior

			 technical manager appointed under this subsection shall serve for a term not to

			 exceed 4 years after the date of appointment.</text>

							</clause><clause id="id2436C537E0694999A97016ED8C67849D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text>The

			 Director may extend the term of employment of a program manager or a senior

			 technical manager appointed under this subsection for not more than 4 years

			 through 1 or more 2-year terms.</text>

							</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42731525374540E9B7E663ED1F6FC3AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical

			 program managers</header><text>A technical program manager appointed under this

			 subsection shall serve for a term not to exceed 6 years after the date of

			 appointment.</text>

						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAE46B2CF8F3C46EE87F78145D120B2D9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The

			 office of an officer or employee of ARPA–E shall not be located in the

			 headquarters of the Department of Energy.</text>

					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID46BA9D7FA01C4EEE879E87BEFF104465"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transactions

			 other than contracts and grants</header>

					<paragraph id="id0C8C788DE54E4CC89332A3BDC8C8EF6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text>To carry out projects through ARPA–E, the Director may

			 enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and

			 grants) to carry out advanced research projects under this section under

			 similar terms and conditions as the authority is exercised under section 646(g)

			 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256(g)).</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="id3EC484773C014E55BFA3E7FCDC766A81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Peer

			 review</header><text>Peer review shall not be required for 75 percent of the

			 research projects carried out by the Director under this section.</text>

					</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77A907A6784D4560AD49BD844E191986"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prizes for

			 advanced technology achievements</header><text>The Director may carry out a

			 program to award cash prizes in recognition of outstanding achievements in

			 basic, advanced, and applied research, technology development, and prototype

			 development that have the potential for application to the performance of the

			 mission of ARPA–E under similar terms and conditions as the authority is

			 exercised under section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.

			 16396).</text>

				</subsection><subsection id="IDC93E25EA4E584D65B7910A1D0E30D4ED"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Coordination of

			 activities</header><text>The Director—</text>

					<paragraph id="id3D0082FDA26749309A85F690FFA4737D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall ensure that

			 the activities of ARPA–E are coordinated with activities of Department of

			 Energy offices and outside agencies; and</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="idC64D981C3D3C48388F3C194B28E37106"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may carry out

			 projects jointly with other agencies.</text>

					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id258CDFCAD0E24CD39C42D981DCB17829"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not

			 later than September 30, 2007, the Director shall submit to Congress a report

			 on the activities of ARPA–E under this section, including a recommendation on

			 whether ARPA–E needs an energy research laboratory.</text>

				</subsection><subsection id="id9AF4873F9FBB4E23868C2703DC74779C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization

			 of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to

			 carry out this section—</text>

					<paragraph id="id880F64C002664A37965D6FD5E7B560FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for

			 fiscal year 2007;</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="idFABC983424C94A719BB2D76D42CA8392"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$600,000,000 for

			 fiscal year 2008;</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="id1692A86882084231998AABDEA74E5815"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$1,100,000,000

			 for fiscal year 2009;</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="idC90ABF6CDB334BC487182963983E3CF5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$1,500,000,000

			 for fiscal year 2010; and</text>

					</paragraph><paragraph id="id96A62C2EE1E84F0DBBF85D189380326A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$2,000,000,000

			 for fiscal year 2011.</text>

					</paragraph></subsection></section></title><title id="id3867C8CB43A34B009A6485A3D2EC8A02"><enum>II</enum><header>Energy tax

			 incentives</header>

			<subtitle id="id7EF55FAE6BA0480885EB71175F7CE027"><enum>A</enum><header>Energy

			 infrastructure tax incentives</header>

				<section id="idD60B7D99D2734F96AB4736BE7D56DEB0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Extension of

			 credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code

			 of 1986 (relating to qualified facilities) is amended by striking

			 <quote>2008</quote> each place it appears and inserting

			 <quote>2011</quote>.</text>

				</section><section id="idB6C9F9E77E17489A8C6466A23DAF9B6C"><enum>202.</enum><header>Extension and

			 expansion of credit to holders of clean renewable energy bonds</header>

					<subsection id="idFC8AA6E667354CD3ADE7A44CD9C30071"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text>Section 54(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

			 (relating to termination) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and

			 inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text>

					</subsection><subsection id="id8172ED3348B24C87BA898A47ED08B3D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual volume

			 cap for bonds issued during extension period</header><text>Paragraph (1) of

			 section 54(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation on

			 amount of bonds designated) is amended to read as follows:</text>

						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56DF8D20F1C84D9DB7AF2B412B1AB435" style="OLC">

							<paragraph id="idFCF0446C7C614B9DB8B9C19C2CC1E594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National

				limitation</header>

								<subparagraph id="id8C23DEF8DB2A4D94BF139268DDFBAD93"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial

				national limitation</header><text>With respect to bonds issued after December

				31, 2005, and before January 1, 2008, there is a national clean renewable

				energy bond limitation of $800,000,000.</text>

								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id183DDACD8B2A469682D8D845809E4D9E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual national

				limitation</header><text>With respect to bonds issued after December 31, 2007,

				and before January 1, 2011, there is a national clean renewable energy bond

				limitation for each calendar year of

				$800,000,000.</text>

								</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>

					</subsection><subsection id="idD10B1851F2DC46EB8FA45F6DC8EDC603"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective

			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds

			 issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>

					</subsection></section><section id="id55C54F0993174F2A962DE014FB93AE17"><enum>203.</enum><header>Extension and

			 expansion of qualifying advanced coal project credit</header>

					<subsection id="id671B6A9D57BD4745BBCF11A72D0F8F22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text>Section 48A(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

			 (relating to aggregate credits) is amended by striking

			 <quote>$1,300,000,000</quote> and inserting

			 <quote>$1,800,000,000</quote>.</text>

					</subsection><subsection id="idA3658DB0EA114DB884AE27535C691EB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization

			 of additional integrated gasification combined cycle

			 projects</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 48A(d)(3) of te Internal

			 Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to aggregate credits) is amended to read as

			 follows:</text>

						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14EB61625F3F469BBA1052ADC49D3FC5" style="OLC">

							<subparagraph id="id772588177D42424581858BCF50FE5C9F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Particular

				projects</header><text>Of the dollar amount in subparagraph (A), the Secretary

				is authorized to certify—</text>

								<clause id="id73FC6279C27544FFA7835FB24B21BC8E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$800,000,000 for

				integrated gasification combined cycle projects the application for which is

				submitted during the period described in paragraph (2)(A)(i),</text>

								</clause><clause id="id6CC45A21479D4EA393B875FCDCFD7084"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for

				projects which use other advanced coal-based generation technologies the

				application for which is submitted during the period described in paragraph

				(2)(A)(i), and</text>

								</clause><clause id="id6B3349106C7A45F2A39D9B0113A03A80"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$500,000,000

				for integrated gasification combined cycle projects the application for which

				is submitted during the period described in paragraph

				(2)(A)(ii).</text>

								</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>

					</subsection><subsection id="id1A462781BC1C44098FC962ECF73D3213"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application

			 period for additional projects</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section

			 48A(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certification) is

			 amended to read as follows:</text>

						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FD705B0C29B4AB99471A75F059B1E23" style="OLC">

							<subparagraph id="id3A034F6A96E642E988773C3EC571672C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application

				period</header><text>Each applicant for certification under this paragraph

				shall submit an application meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B). An

				applicant may only submit an application—</text>

								<clause id="idB334518D132347E98DD11D27F641864F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for an allocation

				from the dollar amount specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (3)(A)

				during the 3-year period beginning on the date the Secretary establishes the

				program under paragraph (1), and</text>

								</clause><clause id="idD117BC9B5A504ECD8334A8DA9301CC1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for an

				allocation from the dollar amount specified in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) during the

				3-year period beginning at the termination of the period described in clause

				(i).</text>

								</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>

					</subsection><subsection id="id2EBD4D9AB58E4BD18F622C654F26243D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective

			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if

			 included in the amendments made by section 1307 of the Energy Policy Act of

			 2005.</text>

					</subsection></section><section id="id9403EA9A16994E2A981F7903D83ACFAB"><enum>204.</enum><header>Extension and

			 expansion of qualifying gasification project credit</header>

					<subsection id="id2D357A4D2C1648B0BE301533AE3F1A40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text>Section 48B(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

			 (relating to qualifying gasification project program) is amended by striking

			 <quote>$350,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$850,000,000</quote>.</text>

					</subsection><subsection id="id4E62FBDE2DFA42E4A4CD6D24AEA79A57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective

			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if

			 included in the amendments made by section 1307 of the Energy Policy Act of

			 2005.</text>

					</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id466311078CAA4E6A86227C68ABB3D5A2"><enum>B</enum><header>Domestic fossil

			 fuel security</header>

				<section id="idEAC4605BDDC0470189FD9405D3A3605D"><enum>211.</enum><header>Extension of

			 election to expense certain refineries</header>

					<subsection id="idEB8E452CD73B4EABA72EFC57B0005C30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 179C(c)(1) of

			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified refinery property) is

			 amended—</text>

						<paragraph id="id68F9B57FD36B43C3A509CA4F6E6E2E79"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and before January 1,

			 2012</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>and, in the case of any

			 qualified refinery described in subsection (d)(1), before January 1,

			 2012</quote>, and</text>

						</paragraph><paragraph id="idFAC37D79F0CE40B18C99C66190FCA619"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting

			 <quote>if described in subsection (d)(1)</quote> after <quote>of which</quote>

			 in subparagraph (F)(i).</text>

						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88455AA1BBBF4F448AA687E34930FB10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming

			 amendment</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 179C of the Internal Revenue

			 Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>

						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD64284D31CF2445094C819250FABAB55" style="OLC">

							<subsection id="id3B39DD0C9B4B411EBD2DCDF0BE8313CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualified

				refinery</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>qualified

				refinery</term> means any refinery located in the United States which is

				designed to serve the primary purpose of processing liquid fuel from—</text>

								<paragraph id="id4D08BD3DDA7342E5BC6A36817B240D1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>crude oil,

				or</text>

								</paragraph><paragraph id="id0926F2502E2740FB972AEB1B7EB8FFCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>qualified fuels

				(as defined in section

				45K(c)).</text>

								</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>

					</subsection><subsection id="id753B6DF080724E80A93272A8C9AC076A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective

			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if

			 included in the amendment made by section 1323(a) of the Energy Policy Act of

			 2005.</text>

					</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idE82E07BC42B1443991DCF2C099547FA0"><enum>C</enum><header>Conservation and

			 energy efficiency provisions</header>

				<section id="idE0C403A526EC4487B43E50AA81D82ADC"><enum>221.</enum><header>Extension of

			 energy efficient commercial buildings deduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 179D(h) of the Internal Revenue Code

			 of 1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote>

			 and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text>

				</section><section id="id25011D3CD2AA4618B722585096C323C2"><enum>222.</enum><header>Extension of

			 new energy efficient home credit</header>

					<subsection id="idB8991EF190C74E5080D32C2205FC2F6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (g) of

			 section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to new energy

			 efficient home credit) is amended to read as follows:</text>

						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E61BE3A5F29427F8DEBA4A4ABDA9E45" style="OLC">

							<subsection id="id7D90FD1594314760A46805E304036751"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not apply to—</text>

								<paragraph id="idFF8B1AB8FF004F8D93DF04C34E825AFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any qualified new energy efficient home

				meeting the energy saving requirements of subsection (c)(1) acquired after

				December 31, 2010, and</text>

								</paragraph><paragraph id="id874F3911ABCB4292A94CF5DC2690626B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any qualified new energy efficient home

				meeting the energy saving requirements of paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection

				(c) acquired after December 31,

				2007.</text>

								</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>

					</subsection><subsection id="id10ABD39A39164E958CC5756549744E24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective

			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if

			 included in the amendments made by section 1332 of the Energy Policy Act of

			 2005.</text>

					</subsection></section><section id="id40BBDF8B32F94F27B0A9686C641A2ACE"><enum>223.</enum><header>Extension of

			 residential energy efficient property credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 25D(g) of the Internal Revenue Code

			 of 1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote>

			 and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text>

				</section><section id="id90479786DFF642D09F4A0CC41D445F49"><enum>224.</enum><header>Extension of

			 credit for business installation of qualified fuel cells and stationary

			 microturbine power plants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 48(c)(1)(E) and 48(c)(2)(E) of the

			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) are each amended by

			 striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text>

				</section><section id="id20456CD7CC714CD4ABC38AD93C5960B7"><enum>225.</enum><header>Extension of

			 business solar investment tax credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) and

			 48(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination)

			 are each amended by striking <quote>2008</quote> and inserting

			 <quote>2011</quote>.</text>

				</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id91FADCFDCB5E48C2BB38E19361FA5823"><enum>D</enum><header>Alternative fuels

			 and vehicles incentives</header>

				<section id="id44FC68855BD04FAA9BCB7909471242EA"><enum>231.</enum><header>Extension of

			 excise tax provisions and income tax credit for biodiesel and alternative

			 fuels</header>

					<subsection id="idB63E060F5DF64A088662B8A89B1BB4E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Biodiesel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 40A(g), 6426(c)(6), and

			 6427(e)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking

			 <quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text>

					</subsection><subsection id="id4528DC1297CE448C8C8D9043495A4541"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alternative

			 fuel</header>

						<paragraph id="idB09E437A4C8C4AB7B5F8A0C701F15C1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fuels</header><text>Sections

			 6426(d)(4) and 6427(e)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each

			 amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2009</quote> and inserting

			 <quote>December 31, 2010</quote>.</text>

						</paragraph><paragraph id="id9EAF9E227FBB45508936941984DFDDED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Refueling

			 property</header><text>Section 30C(g) of such Code is amended by striking

			 <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text>

						</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4729949F5E0E4DA8BA411F095FBCD422"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective

			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on

			 January 1, 2007.</text>

					</subsection></section><section id="id533432FF97F949698B00A7AE597AD5D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>232.</enum><header>Exception from

			 depreciation limitation for certain alternative and electric passenger

			 automobiles</header>

					<subsection id="idA470844817A3484E9625127516BC4020"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of

			 section 280F(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation)

			 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>

						<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4F2B188AB7D406FA8605207B57B6ADC" style="OLC">

							<subparagraph id="id463AC01A7F4D47F4B482CE595FA23674"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Special rule

				for certain alternative motor vehicles and qualified electric

				vehicles</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any motor vehicle

				for which a credit is allowable under section 30 or

				30B.</text>

							</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>

					</subsection><subsection id="id1A05A0056DAE4AF0AB1F399A77D77932"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming

			 amendment</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section 280F(a)(1) of the Internal

			 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking clause (ii) and by redesignating

			 clause (iii) as clause (ii).</text>

					</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF68E433123F4AC8B7C044D425D66C04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective

			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property

			 placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>

					</subsection></section></subtitle></title></legis-body>

</bill>

