1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Small Business Energy
Innovation Act of 2008
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Department of Energy
Sec. 101. Grants to small business concerns for innovative
energy-efficient technologies and products.
Sec. 102. Loan guarantees for small business concerns for
innovative energy-efficient technologies and products.
TITLE II—Small Business Administration
Sec. 201. Director of Energy Innovation.
<enum>I</enum><header>Department of
Energy</header>
<section id="id766E4A063E9C49C89F1133FC77DC5140"><enum>101.</enum><header>Grants to
small business concerns for innovative energy-efficient technologies and
products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title XVII of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idBA6192E7B2DC4513B0DA55D734EBDC69"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 1704 (42 U.S.C.
16514) as section 1706; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46095F365315430F81C0E825DE78A5CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 1703 (42 U.S.C. 16513) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ECEF4B1F22A4CD89466DFAA5B3FF056" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25DA26959F9745718FA7A5BF51052E24" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to small business concerns for
innovative energy-efficient technologies and products</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4C0C717056144AB80A0627358694DD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this
section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id390B194023C846BD8B9683C14AED7C48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF2002CC0348A40F28B7BAAF3EF3B7225"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small business
concern</header>
<subparagraph id="id0CF653835DE84201BCB67A241B77CA80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a
small business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 632)),
except as the Secretary otherwise determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id304460965FA54DC5999FF6FABE04C561"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>small business concern</term> includes a micro-innovator (as defined
by the Secretary).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID27e2bafea8764af5a7cf7bf1c2933b42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary shall make grants to small business concerns for the development of
innovative energy-efficient technologies and products described in subsection
(c) in 2 phases described in subsections (d) and (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf2fa25d417854a2ebe0c1b597d174f69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Categories</header><text>A
grant under this section may be used to carry out a project in any of the
following categories:</text>
<paragraph id="IDe26d5d5c6c1345a8bb6b129d2ed143dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Renewable energy
systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7cb7082f1d74291be491fbfd09977fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Advanced
energy-efficiency systems, including systems for improved commercial and
residential building efficiencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7638812375347ee81f5eec330ae1769"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Advanced
transportation fuels (including cellulosic ethanol) for residential,
industrial, or transportation applications.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b7e10000fff449eaeeeab6048adbc56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Carbon capture
and sequestration practices and technologies, including agricultural and
forestry practices that store and sequester carbon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0353d0d7564489587bc0ff44587b02a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Efficient
electrical generation, transmission, and distribution technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7724a94a5fc84182be9034172e9d75a2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Efficient end-use
energy technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID713cbc59a05b4c40b367a08270d1ff28"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Production
facilities for fuel efficient vehicles, including hybrid and advanced diesel
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c064b4988a04832a2d13ca67b1e4d2b"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Pollution control
equipment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id280BE0AA48244FF6B8EC0BA74590980F"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Any other
category determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB586E61F03DE44E19DB184D5098A3791"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Phase 1
grants</header>
<paragraph id="ID9552402de5ba4533be4c23dfdf4443b6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="idBA11FDEE0B6E4AA3855FFC683E6DC917"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible for a phase 1 grant under this section, a
recipient shall—</text>
<clause id="id0195429453DE4B6B80AE93776D81F3B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be a small
business concern that employs not more than 100 full-time employees; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf276add8ff83437da8918afcb5c78a8a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have a primary
goal of making an innovative energy-efficient technology or product a
commercial technology or product not later than 5 years after the date of
receipt of the grant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9844CAE463B64725920A391D696377CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall publish the criteria to be used in
any competition for grants under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID328a970e4ae14447a2da1683ea8071c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Competition</header><text>In
making phase 1 grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD060021134D342D2B0B32948ABA1C476"><enum>(A)</enum><text>award any grant
pursuant to a full and open competition; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0968462fbcfb4658ab9584d05c34c9b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advertise any
competition under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d60fc83b1a24a95adf67da41add76ec"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maximum number
of grants</header><text>An entity shall be eligible to receive under this
subsection phase 1 grants for not more than 2 fiscal years for each project
carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID218f4acc0bbf4267a572a295ba1290e3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Amount of
grant</header><text>The amount of a phase 1 grant made to an eligible entity
for a project under this subsection shall not be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC9C60B9C2C114FF58955A2D102EA8DB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>less than
$25,000; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id590C37AA2E5543DCBA63FC8F095EBE16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>more than
$250,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5EA10765D846461EA6D67B21F4691F3B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Phase 2
grants</header>
<paragraph id="id888B28AB6B4C4607818E13B38C006719"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for a phase 2 grant under this section, a recipient shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAE94EAC24C3C4A56B3F2F93B27BD5909"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have received a
phase 1 grant under subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3482AFB31B1743E0B2631E9035D357B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrate to
the Secretary (through a review process established by the Secretary)
that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA2AC10E9A3E4BBBB02A7D0E54020F01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the phase 1 grant
has been used to develop an innovative energy-efficient technology or product
described in subsection (c); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1B47B3A74A54791A894E21702A136DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the innovative
energy-efficient technology or product is viable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id43D7061CA3824314889F0A3F06D4BBD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum number
of grants</header><text>An entity shall be eligible to receive under this
subsection phase 2 grants for not more than 3 fiscal years for each project
carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id49E668A6B28B4AED9B9BCA9FF4AF684D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount of
grant</header><text>The amount of a phase 2 grant made to an eligible entity
for a project under this subsection shall not be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF4CAE35782224DF19C70347A91F51F12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>less than
$250,000; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFEB920EAE5D94EEEA869A1B983B311E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>more than
$1,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC593FE688B1A45F39CEAE31F492819D2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State
distribution</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that the number of grants made under this section (regardless of
the dollar amounts) are equally dispersed among small, medium, and large
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id58151CD45623402CA525C1668CCA2ABF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Secretary may terminate providing grants to a recipient under this section if
the Secretary determines that the recipient is not eligible for the grants or
is not complying with the terms and conditions of the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1E880C330151419ABC43363B25902C98"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Small Business Energy Innovation Act of
2008</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID48038dc762724b8fb28383c467f60a34"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through
2013.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDdabd8cc5d17a4951a6f9852a2ff85c04"><enum>102.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for small business concerns for innovative energy-efficient
technologies and products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) (as amended by section 101) is amended by inserting
after section 1704 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04ED2F5A59F7472ABD07725DA2E54A4F" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F60104FB2C24634B39A1EC32C2EC5E8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan guarantees for small business concerns
for innovative energy-efficient technologies and products</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42E9FF079FDF42B49C31547297BC20D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this
section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6D67F7B8FBA496C944F13765B66CC02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF8A30728B46040899504B85C6E91914B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small business
concern</header>
<subparagraph id="id329F62DF49EA4F69A6F96147384D565F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a
small business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 632)),
except as the Secretary otherwise determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5F73DDA50D954FDA9041983F415D9866"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>small business concern</term> includes a micro-innovator (as defined
by the Secretary).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8052a0b3c5274e5b863ca3f0d71a5c89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="id9DB23C4CEDB34FFBA826BC950666BEA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
Secretary may make guarantees for loans made to small business concerns for the
development of innovative energy-efficient technologies and products.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2DADBDFA7C014CB38B1803BFB9315F12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>In
making guarantees under this section, the Secretary may guarantee the repayment
of not more than 90 percent of the loan amount for a loan that does not exceed
$10,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD4C484E194904204BEF0C01CF91FE35E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="idCD0BF4B837394F1EA3CACC72ADBF5417"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible for a loan guarantee under this section, a
recipient shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1FEA86E0514149239062E377ACA42E0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be a small
business concern; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1060DC55AD1D47229E20F274CD9D0B5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a primary
goal of making an innovative energy-efficient technology or product a
commercial technology or product not later than 5 years after the date of
receipt of the loan guarantee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBE3AA2FE5764409FB951648145E592FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall publish the criteria to be used in
any competition for loan guarantees under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf01578fead3a416dab80920b6ae4d1aa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Categories</header><text>A
loan may be guaranteed under this section to carry out a project in any of the
following categories:</text>
<paragraph id="ID4b99d292ef53441a88d9dac14ab80296"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Renewable energy
systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID798e44db171a41b38743afd2edebea49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Advanced
energy-efficiency systems including systems for improved commercial and
residential building efficiencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f9d34b8e0124db1bcd608882d3a6c98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Advanced
transportation fuels (including cellulosic ethanol) for residential,
industrial, or transportation applications.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa33d047112724188a79f359efc573dea"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Carbon capture
and sequestration practices and technologies, including agricultural and
forestry practices that store and sequester carbon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID672bf15defa3436d9d800c0eefe87648"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Efficient
electrical generation, transmission, and distribution technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7900eda2bb6d4cf6b43244ca9bb367d8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Efficient end-use
energy technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID080a4330583346f58f6da18b128e0a13"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Production
facilities for fuel efficient vehicles, including hybrid and advanced diesel
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe74288cc555144f6819ceb5cb52210d6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Pollution control
equipment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBECDEF21DD74C88BBDD0935A14E3DAB"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Any other
category determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd5738d498d9a4fedb5d2df564b0234df"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header>
<paragraph id="idA7EB8A7E28F446C7ACCAAF92454E2594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, a loan
guaranteed under this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
section 1702 and this section and such terms and conditions as the Secretary
may prescribe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc79adf2c01744db78b157aca253bad10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>A
loan may not be guaranteed under this section unless the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id35500296ECCE4A1A865B4963CF71FF6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lender is
responsible;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D51605E25F94F3390B107DDDB7CDC37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is a
reasonable assurance of repayment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0CBF756C34D4802A67A9E2B573E0EF3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adequate
provisions are made for—</text>
<clause id="id4854A039A78540AA83A53EE061F12BFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>servicing the
loan on reasonable terms; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6BDC1C4BB63F4134A5C44891ADA3133A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>protecting the
financial interest of the United States;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID425c51bc42d842d9bf4d56255475486b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Collateral or
security</header><text>An eligible entity shall provide significant collateral
or security for repayment of a loan guaranteed under this section, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID211a8142cafd45d290011941b996f6ed"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Interest rate
buydown</header><text>The Secretary may buy down the interest rate of a loan
guaranteed under this section by no more than 2 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID10e49dfcf2b14f81b9b8ee70ec316dbd"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Small Business Energy Innovation Act of
2008</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to carry out this section, including regulations that
establish—</text>
<paragraph id="id6E943C1CA8E648BBA61133E8DCDF9B2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lending standards
for loans guaranteed under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a5ebd6a850849529faf090fde725ea9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>standards for use
in periodically assessing credit risk and eligibility requirements for loans
guaranteed loans under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49a42c1e13c04071a70b17f39eeece15"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through
2013.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Small Business
Administration</header>
<section id="id9291E9A92E5B458BB6D8FBBC7590EFA9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Director of
Energy Innovation</header>
<subsection id="id264EE6DD329C4CE39F4EBF2473397C0E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idA693D68E381B400BB025D606DC4FE394"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 44 (15 U.S.C. 631
note; Public Law 85–536) as section 45; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6CF818A002E9499192767CF2884133D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 43 (15 U.S.C. 657o) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86D730EBB782484B9D8F3059BF7C85CD" style="OLC">
<section id="id4A9F108EB25D4B2BAB35DE2BE8CAB80A"><enum>44.</enum><header>Director of
Energy Innovation</header>
<subsection id="ID6138260b033a460aab4a718863fc3424"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Director of
Energy Innovation</header>
<paragraph id="ID887a2baeb4584de8a1d62c19aa632a2a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be in the Administration a Director of Energy
Innovation, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8B4659DE50E54C27BCB7149F4FC9FDBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by
the Administrator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id592CEA806ABD4867B18AF9F48A737059"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have documented
experience in working on energy or innovation related issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0fe125e930a449aaed5337378d4e950"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate the
energy innovation activities of the Administration, as determined by the
Administrator, which shall include promoting small business concerns that are
engaged in promoting energy independence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id52A5ADD559BB4FB18FE1A74911CD2627"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Employment
status</header><text>The Administrator shall establish the position of Director
of Energy Innovation as—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1dc4a8591d9c42f7a9308958b35a5847"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a position at
GS–15 of the General Schedule; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8834a2f051164b24b6df8d70d600ff8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Senior
Executive Service position to be filled by a career appointee, as defined under
section 3132(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4785a34b388548d9aa3f6d6f42d7f820"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation
of programs</header><text>The Director of Energy Innovation shall work with the
offices of the Administration on issues relating to energy under the programs
of the Administration, including the technical assistance programs of the
Administration, the Small Business Development Center Program under section 21,
the women's business center program under section 29, and the Service Corps of
Retired Executives established under section 8(b)(1)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6603897D217747159B4005E98E69F6FE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID21de26a2bcd042e7b1c9eb8569150c2d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Energy
innovation grant program</header>
<paragraph id="ID03a46c54a0bb46069ce34ca3095e104c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="idF03CD1C66D9D44FA814DDC6A267E7359"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible
organization</header><text>The term <term>eligible organization</term> means an
organization that—</text>
<clause id="id0369534186244B9A84912C67A0125C35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a private,
nonprofit organization, including a private, nonprofit organization that is an
institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));</text>
</clause><clause id="id3E21F9A3C7664E0B91D94B2E68D38768"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is capable of
providing technical assistance relating to—</text>
<subclause id="IDd3367fa26e204e5ca842d51f571b9a62"><enum>(I)</enum><text>renewable energy
systems;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0e371acddea748bc9ccd0b86ac097492"><enum>(II)</enum><text>advanced energy
efficiency systems, including systems for improved commercial and residential
building efficiencies;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa5717080008f4d12859e71ffb9992c1a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advanced
transportation fuels (including cellulosic ethanol) for residential,
industrial, or transportation applications;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDb1c23a91bfa0468bb440d97927e4176d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>carbon capture
and sequestration practices and technologies, including agricultural and
forestry practices that store and sequester carbon;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID242f8f5b8216460ea1dde03cd094b365"><enum>(V)</enum><text>efficient
electrical generation, transmission, and distribution technologies;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID35872e6bd62e4f8993e2911ea5e244ff"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>efficient
end-use energy technologies;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc18215b057714a1dab18d1e3164d8094"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>production
facilities for fuel efficient vehicles, including hybrid and advanced diesel
vehicles;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7a2ff3055e9d46fe8cacf8f480f86d8b"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>pollution
control equipment; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id89AE3A63F11A4F559EB38E79B5DBF5E1"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>any other type
of energy innovation project determined appropriate by the Director of Energy
Innovation; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id6014583B71034E1188BE64778D117735"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>meets any other
criteria established by the Director of Energy Innovation under paragraph
(3).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB7B6474DEB1A4DC39B54CED3291DB55B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Energy
innovation</header><text>The term <term>energy innovation project</term> means
a project from the following categories:</text>
<clause id="ID419E2903F6044BA68C508EB90B7065A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Renewable energy
systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF9F03B00190143688D7168E3914EDC94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Energy
efficiency, including improved commercial and residential building
efficiencies.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7A0A4C67CFF94B9E90662C279AB9FA40"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Advanced
transportation fuels (including cellulosic ethanol) for residential,
industrial, or transportation applications.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3B1A816A654041519DC75101421775D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Efficient
electrical generation, transmission, and distribution technologies.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1F8CA1A5C898423381890819B848FA62"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Efficient end-use
energy technologies.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID57B91155F1EA4428A071F83193CD7C58"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Production
facilities for fuel efficient vehicles, including hybrid and advanced diesel
vehicles.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2E05FEB0A55448628C3606198D4935E4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Pollution
control equipment.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB08340354484CDEABE834218EFDF940"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Any other
category determined appropriate by the Administrator.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA0A145A5328E4BC7AEB05013F16FFE36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator, acting through the Director of Energy Innovation, shall
establish an energy innovation grant program, under which the Director of
Energy Innovation may make grants on a competitive basis to eligible
organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE083135DDB7B40FBAF2D3913A28B0526"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for
eligible organizations</header><text>The Director of Energy Innovation shall
establish and publish criteria for determining whether an organization is an
eligible organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4B49DD603B1643E4A9D4BC67883BD9DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Amount and
period of grants</header><text>A grant under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9A91BA1DD6AC4C5E8AE1EC55900E0D8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be for not
less than $100,000 or more than $500,000 for a fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84573C36ED6843F88E68C547AAF47145"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be for a
period of not more than 5 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89621797DAFF4C738D9C5377F5ED00B8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be renewed,
as determined appropriate by the Director of Energy Innovation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID068883d7738f4b03bd641c22cc7eee92"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A grant under this subsection may be used to establish a
program to provide assistance to small business concerns in carrying out an
energy innovation project, including establishing educational curriculum,
creating a technical assistance center, and providing technical assistance
online.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCBD2F5EA63D748C895EA47106CE6BD62"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Distribution of
grants</header><text>The Director of Energy Innovation shall ensure, to the
maximum extent practicable, that the number of grants under this subsection
made to States with small, medium, and large populations (as determined by the
Administrator) is equal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9706B22340AF4F6BB63F18273A48F93E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Cost-sharing
requirement</header><text>The Federal share of the total cost of carrying out a
program described in paragraph (5) shall be not more than 75 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE8FA4DD42E7D4968AC0A20837F913432"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The
Director of Energy Innovation shall advertise the grant program under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC9721D348A894777B5EE1B5BED2F7333"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Small Business Energy Innovation Act of
2008</short-title>, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to carry out
the program under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC3098FB1FC5A4BF6BB071962818769CA"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c4173ca0fc14c9bbebdeaf4b6c8724e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination of
energy innovation programs</header>
<paragraph id="ID2cc575a302ff48fea4d398b1e8ca2e67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of Energy Innovation shall ensure that the
energy innovation programs of the Administration are coordinated, to the
maximum extent practicable, with the energy programs of the Department of
Commerce, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and
other Federal departments and agencies, as determined appropriate by the
Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1e998d45cbf740f789beabd8135de13c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance programs</header><text>The Director of Energy Innovation
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id155B24876C474DC98AA70C9BF565AC06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate with
the head of the technical assistance programs of the Administration (including
the Small Business Development Center Program under section 21, the women's
business center program under section 29, and the Service Corps of Retired
Executives established under section 8(b)(1)(B)) to create programs to provide
technical assistance for the grant and loan programs under the
<short-title>Small Business Energy Innovation Act of
2008</short-title> or an amendment made by that Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7D54D08260045D39CEEFD68BEF716BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work to leverage
the resources and expand the energy innovation technical assistance programs of
other Federal departments and
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2F33C4935D8A474CB9462F06EA8ECE87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment of
first Director of Energy Innovation Programs</header><text>The first individual
appointed as the Director of Energy Innovation Programs under section 44(a)(1)
of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, may, if
determined appropriate by the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration, be an individual who is employed by the Small Business
Administration on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section>