1.This Act may be cited as the
Solar Technology Roadmap
Act
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
(2)The term solar technology means—
(A)photovoltaic
technologies, including technologies utilizing—
(i)crystalline
silicon;
(ii)cadmium
telluride;
(iii)semiconductor materials
containing copper, indium, and selenium;
(iv)thin film
silicon;
(v)gallium arsenide alloy
and multijunctions;
(vi)dye-sensitized and
organic solar cell technologies;
(vii)concentrating
photovoltaics; and
(viii)other photovoltaic methods identified by
the Secretary;
(B)solar thermal electric
technology, including linear concentrator systems, dish/engine systems, and
power tower systems;
(C)solar thermal water
heating technology;
(D)solar heating and air
conditioning technologies;
(E)passive solar design in
architecture, including both heating and lighting applications; and
(F)related or enabling
technologies, including thin films, semiconducting materials, transparent
conductors, optics, and technologies that increase durability or decrease cost
or weight.
<enum>I</enum><header>Solar Technology
Research, Development, and Demonstration</header>
<section id="H4DFB05A2062E4E84AEED3357C099EF91"><enum>101.</enum><header>Program</header>
<subsection id="HDBCF13D0CC264AD4AD94D62DE365D5A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a program of research,
development, and demonstration for solar technology, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E62CDB7EE9D479BB9C470D82194204F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>photovoltaics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7402FF63B9E43A3A5B0D30EAB340BF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solar hot water and solar
space heating and cooling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BF8AC0917984FE795A6AC3AA72CF106"><enum>(3)</enum><text>concentrating solar
power;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19843E2FEC2A415FAC0C21AC34DDBFC0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>lighting systems that
integrate sunlight and electrical lighting in complement to each other in
common lighting fixtures for the purpose of improving energy efficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44AE1B8A7857452FB2B0F7E463193F9A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>manufacturability of low
cost, high-quality solar energy systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D9B39820BE54BCBA2C3BC8EA5AE038D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>development of solar
technology products that can be easily integrated into new and existing
buildings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73A62BD7FCE145C680068C801D7F3868"><enum>(7)</enum><text>other areas as the
Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89EBB9F8E90A4B8CA184FDC38745DA1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide awards under
this section to promote a diversity of research, development, and demonstration
activities for solar technology on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H601C2B2137714743924C20FCB29CEFBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">academic institutions, national
laboratories, Federal research agencies, State research agencies, nonprofit
research organizations, industrial entities, or consortia thereof for research,
development, and demonstration activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D287FE0D813482BA0209CC963BF52A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>industry-led consortia
for research, development, and demonstration of advanced techniques for
manufacturing a variety of solar energy products.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE793E0F5EC6546A4905E74793D3BE92E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that at least 75 percent of
funding for solar technology research, development, and demonstration
activities conducted by the Department of Energy after fiscal year 2014 support
a diversity of activities identified by and recommended under the Solar
Technology Roadmap as described in section 102.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5DD2957F8BAD4D29A4CEC471C0E0927E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a criteria
for providing awards under this Act, the Secretary shall consider areas with
high unemployment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H094588A8A9A9467AB7D8BC1F8FBCDDC4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Competitiveness</header><text>In
carrying out section 105, the Department of Energy shall strongly consider
projects utilizing solar technologies manufactured in the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H27EA1DD761C14E6E8FC0B34FCED6AED2"><enum>102.</enum><header>Solar Technology
Roadmap</header>
<subsection id="HD4AF1E9F632D4651BBEBED5A0D0EEDA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee established under section 103
shall develop and transmit to the Secretary of Energy and the Congress a Solar
Technology Roadmap that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F6D540A721D40CCA457EE3DC5568FB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>presents the best current
estimate of the near-term (up to 2 years), mid-term (up to 7 years), and
long-term (up to 15 years) research, development, and demonstration needs in
solar technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FD6D19CF94A4CC8BF6877C26E610FEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides guidance to the solar technology
research, development, and demonstration activities supported by the Federal
Government for the purposes of meeting national priorities in energy security,
United States competitiveness, mitigation of adverse environmental impacts, and
energy diversification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H65C6AE03CA6B46B68FE709B683AE482B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
Solar Technology Roadmap shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD8F8154BDA9D46F5885F2ED98E1AA35D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify research, development, and
demonstration needs for a diversity of solar technologies to address—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54880463323745D1913729AA5F7257A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the key solar energy
production challenges of intermittency, transience, storage, and scaling,
including determining—</text>
<clause id="HFF0A26773E8A445D98202E3A222FB60F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>which solar-related
technological solutions are appropriate for various applications, locations,
and seasons;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6BC56F585A9447C285130DB7D7D83D54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how to store excess
solar energy in batteries, supercapacitors, compressed air, flywheels,
hydrogen, synthetic fuels, thermal storage, or superconductors, or through
other means;</text>
</clause><clause id="H43556DCE5ECD46E68D6D9260CC14865D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how and when to
integrate solar energy into the electricity grid effectively, including—</text>
<subclause id="H63037666CA5C4536807059E68ED2F902"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the integration of solar
technologies with a Smart Grid;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA94409327A304FC59EE81C7D834D3C3A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>electrical power
smoothing;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4B526D0BA18041C6AA91E78D8E057F86"><enum>(III)</enum><text>microgrid
integration;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9F2FCE975C3C4040BD921E13489FE885"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>solar resource
forecasting;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4EF3F2332DEB4AF880A76EEDBB1EF9A4"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">long distance transmission options,
including direct current and superconducting transmission; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H562E2298C11042CF8B8382613C4F3704"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>ways to address
arbitrage over minutes, hours, days, weeks, and seasons with respect to the
full range of project scales; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB0145C38BAB6432999C58A9EAC9FF02E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>how best to integrate
solar technologies into buildings;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18149AB9868D4ACA94A1030E088C71AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>modeling and
simulation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H971B946D7EDB4ED0B21D9AA1CB3ED53E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the design, materials,
and manufacture of solar technologies, as well as related factory
sciences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H676EC4B24E314FE4B587376A6B39084E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the development of
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01731EBC1DBD44AAB6B2447A900C3A40"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the need for
demonstration facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F2CDE17DAE744A886C52FD5E797912C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>optimized packaging
methods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80B659AA43804BB38C7EC87B8709E4B3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>environmental, safety,
and health concerns including reuse, recycling, hazardous materials disposal,
and photovoltaic waste issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC9F15995C594D769896618608DF7A20"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other areas identified by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DCFF147D383442B81D603C0A479A0B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify opportunities
for coordination with partner industries such as those for semiconductors,
lighting, energy storage, Smart Grid, and wind that can benefit from similar
advances;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2236749035484C31AF122ECD9E05C947"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish research,
development, and demonstration goals with recommended timeframes with respect
to solar technologies for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA0A7EFE7F01432789B4F99B19355D9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving
performance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD9F50A590F44B18ADA9D626D7455503"><enum>(B)</enum><text>decreasing cost of
electricity generated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0678E2DAD7884CB187AD5A4F49C4DDE7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improving reliability;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52D86FE13F2F468197206FB75887B0A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>decreasing potential
negative environmental impacts and maximizing the environmental benefits of
solar technologies;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1451F056CC944868FA6D832A0ED68C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include recommendations,
as appropriate, to guide solar technology research, development, and
demonstration activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDC666F576674B49B6B9FC634BFE4205"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outline the various technologies and
practices considered by the Committee and the benefits and shortcomings of
each, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD2C548FF8D26454389CB83F824E59169"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revisions and
updates</header>
<paragraph id="HF7098390E0F04DDEB2F246640C0708E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>Once
every 3 years after completion of the first Solar Technology Roadmap under this
Act, the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall conduct a comprehensive
review and revision of the Solar Technology Roadmap.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7654890D9BE8468B9066CCC71AC4DD31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall update the Solar Technology Roadmap
annually as necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H09A57249B1D74E2090769D0E2C26FB81"><enum>103.</enum><header>Solar Technology
Roadmap Committee</header>
<subsection id="HEFABC956CD944940B03BA3FDB502E9B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish, and provide support for as necessary, a Solar Technology
Roadmap Committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9BF6EAF1B2974A0AAC69C50A43E815AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H56801F9297DF42CF83C73CA83044D73A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall consist of
at least 11 members. Each member shall be appointed by the Secretary from among
subject matter experts representing—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC88CA73425DB4F57AF3843EB0AF4CE5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">different sectors of the domestic solar
technology industry, including manufacturers and equipment suppliers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CA75748B6094657BBAF1F3BD0F41201"><enum>(B)</enum><text>national
laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D501A3DE7A04195A733EFDB9AEC9600"><enum>(C)</enum><text>academia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86876F01F82C4AD68780114E245152B8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>relevant Federal
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A172F652339400DADD37FFE721BCA79"><enum>(E)</enum><text>relevant State and local
government entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF1402FEA32343F0842106D1E385A1C9"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">private research institutions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89126424A6E844AC9121F8816D82222C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other entities or
organizations, as appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H19F79FB770A94314B302E4D431973CB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="H9BF63EE5376D46249C912199D6CDB8DC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term of a
member of the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall be 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9BD2765E32646A2B2BFD496229E894F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Original
terms</header><text>Of the members appointed originally to the Solar Technology
Roadmap Committee, approximately <fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be appointed
for a 2-year term, approximately <fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be appointed
for a 3-year term, and approximately <fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be
appointed for a 4-year term.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE27160261CD42B9BDE1F83F6F1A02F2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limit on
terms</header><text>A member of the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee may
serve more than 1 term, except that such member may not serve a subsequent term
unless 2 years have elapsed since the end of a previous term.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD060A09B746844359B69F2129FF3DCB7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Industry
participation</header><text>At least <fraction>1/3</fraction> and not more than
<fraction>1/2</fraction> of the members of the Solar Technology Roadmap
Committee shall be individuals described in paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71558CEAB0B34A4498291052A4BA0632"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The
Secretary shall select a Chair from among the members of the Committee. The
Chair shall not be an employee of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H155F0777BE6F437899798527CAE16B18"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
appointing members to the Committee, shall make every effort to ensure
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB60EA44851F40F183586D8BB14DFEE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no individual appointed
to serve on the Committee has a conflict of interest that is relevant to the
functions to be performed, unless such conflict is promptly and publicly
disclosed and the Secretary determines that a waiver is appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5A15B9F76AE499E9B833592F7338842"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee membership
is fairly balanced as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for the
functions to be performed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H842B60B688034A8CB9F9EF66111BA4D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the final report of the
Committee will be the result of the Committee’s independent judgment.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The
Secretary shall require that individuals that are appointed or intended to be
to appointed to serve on the Committee inform the Department of Energy of any
individual's conflicts of interest that are relevant to the functions to be
performed.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H242614E52AC640B4BD495ADA9C0B043C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expert
advice</header><text>In developing the Solar Technology Roadmap, the Solar
Technology Roadmap Committee may establish subcommittees, working groups
comprised of experts outside the membership of the Solar Technology Roadmap
Committee, and other means of gathering expert advice on—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E503CA2111F47D19C7100C285AE7830"><enum>(1)</enum><text>particular solar
technologies or technological challenges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE9DAA1D50784B5A99B9D2CACA8805E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>crosscutting issues or
activities relating to more than 1 particular solar technology or technological
challenge; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E70928647CB4365A3ACA6CFD9D95651"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other area the Solar
Technology Roadmap Committee considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H933E28B17918461188D228E59DA406BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compensation and
expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the
Solar Technology Roadmap Committee shall not be compensated for service on the
Committee, but may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA826916B9C7E4012B3E883CE5BDC9EB3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal advisory
committee act</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H89BB7DA3523E4EB6B2622214BACA062F"><enum>104.</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall review and coordinate Federal
interagency activities identified in and related to the Solar Technology
Roadmap as appropriate.</text>
</section><section id="H4403B7A7792B4C5B876F994E10C55EE1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Solar technology
demonstration projects</header>
<subsection id="HD71D36F4F8DF48A9A1A2362CF13C44CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish a program to provide grants for demonstration projects to support the
development of solar energy production, consistent with the Solar Technology
Roadmap as available.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9A02B5D2A22B47C694BCE2F56650EBF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>In
carrying out the demonstration program under this section, to the extent
practicable, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0421525FA1544CE9B87DC1C7816ABF86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include at least 10
photovoltaic technology projects that generate between 1 and 3
megawatts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B453E958A77482ABAC721269B9F6699"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include at least 3 but not more than 5
solar technology projects that generate greater than 30 megawatts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89BD11E93F7E44CCB68FEC9659C65D13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make awards for projects
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFEAFAEFD8AB746968D1EB60BFA326595"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are located and can be
replicated at a wide range of sites;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6123DA080E3F4E48A402CFD227DD2693"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are located and can be replicated in a
variety of regions and climates;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1374FB6FEBA8448882F4D77C58424DC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate technologies that address
intermittency, transience, storage challenges, and independent operational
capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E14B489812D42D3835AC0F0BF0E49A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>facilitate identification
of optimum techniques among competing alternatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3543C53986694F9C977E20342C7784C5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include business
commercialization plans that have the potential for production of equipment at
high volumes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF05DD71408FA494FBA2BA81A4369A1F7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improve United States
competitiveness and lead to development of manufacturing technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0598D3D5A65489EB93256BD0E446280"><enum>(G)</enum><text>demonstrate positive
environmental performance through life-cycle analysis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92F6545D7C224D14A603D364A654CB97"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the greatest potential to reduce
energy costs for consumers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6EE798FC4FA4225AE642014DEC7523A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote overall electric infrastructure
reliability and sustainability should grid functions be disrupted or damaged;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAEF911A90C746468A1FC0CAF1EAF315"><enum>(J)</enum><text>satisfy other criteria
that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H434D455CD0574F5994FCA0F10B5A730B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant
awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding provided under
this section may be used, to the extent that funding is not otherwise available
through other Federal programs or power purchase agreements, for—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5D25AF1346E4859A19FE78C98812EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a necessary and
appropriate site engineering study;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC763E289BB9442DCBC7EA452645A3F55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a detailed economic
assessment of site-specific conditions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D4E345C04714DEF995D854246022D7E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>appropriate feasibility
studies to determine whether the demonstration can be replicated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3AC09C5E8AAB4C8C86070087E6919027"><enum>(4)</enum><text>installation of
equipment, service, and support;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EE7478C938B4C898FC43FBA86F8B94C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>operation for a minimum
of 3 years and monitoring for the duration of the demonstration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H678D956609AF408D899255971D5B7205"><enum>(6)</enum><text>validation of technical,
economic, and environmental assumptions and documentation of lessons
learned.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA4328C9D8E04DDC88E9625C53B933A2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grant
selection</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a national
solicitation for applications for grants under this section. Grant recipients
shall be selected on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis. The Secretary shall
give preference to proposals that address multiple elements described in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5E6D9A8069B4913AB3FF93838D27A53"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Funding
shall not be provided under this section for more than 50 percent of the costs
of the project for which assistance is provided. Not more than a total of
$300,000,000 shall be provided under this section for the period encompassing
fiscal years 2011 through 2015.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0AF205DA63F54E58BB055968B85DCF48"><enum>106.</enum><header>Photovoltaic
performance study</header>
<subsection id="H17F049BE11A34D3C8C1CD6AB7145B5FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
the Congress and the Solar Technology Roadmap Committee the results of a study
that analyzes the performance of photovoltaic installations in the United
States. The study shall assess the current performance of photovoltaic
installations and identify opportunities to improve the energy productivity of
these systems. Such study shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCCCE458A6134619B3481FF3806BC1F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identification of the
average energy productivity of current commercial and residential
installations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H461F9DF78D9A4D04AF8CBE5D54BE2164"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assessment of areas where
energy productivity is reduced, including wire loss, module mismatch, shading,
dust, and other factors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C517E5852824D93B44B7DF65CFC0B61"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of technology development
and technical standards that improve energy productivity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H320FCC033698425288B3110F42AAF084"><enum>(4)</enum><text>analysis of the potential
cost savings and energy productivity gains to the Federal, State, and local
governments, utilities, private enterprise, and consumers available through the
adoption, installation, and use of high-performance photovoltaic technologies
and practices; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H738BCF14CA6E44B8BC262B9865599FD7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an overview of current
government incentives at the Federal, State, and local levels that encourage
the adoption of highly efficient photovoltaic systems and practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H353B54FEDD1B4D248D8EAAA2026A6434"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public
input</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
ensure that interested stakeholders, including affected industry stakeholders
and energy efficiency advocates, have a meaningful opportunity to provide
comments, data, and other information on the scope, contents, and conclusions
of the study. All forums for the Department to receive this input from
interested stakeholders shall be announced in the Federal Register.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDB8AB495B98E4E348BE38AB4BB6D594C"><enum>107.</enum><header>Solar energy program
reauthorization</header>
<subsection id="HB4ACA11ABB8942169D6408C2D19CE92F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
to carry out section 101(a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F9D625BD28F4AD0B64C7DDFBE931EC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$350,000,000 for fiscal
year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EB61B22909B4C5F9CD098F7E4CC46B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$400,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9C05327CCB54D1398685A177BF302FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7C46B19C15C4919A5262A702C9EC823"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for fiscal
year 2014; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4633F028EA054814B9D784F3EB73DA2D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$550,000,000 for fiscal
year 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF457C61F7BB0427D962907FBAE281FE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Roadmap identified
activities</header><text>The Secretary shall dedicate a percentage of funding
received pursuant to subsection (a) for research, development, and
demonstration activities identified by and recommended under the Solar
Technology Roadmap in the following percentages:</text>
<paragraph id="H9EBD1F5B8DC74F338E42229E0AB00D71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2012, at
least 30 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H286C8EDDD7B74A0881B2F298886E857E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2013, at
least 45 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DE1DC2F6CB549288E44C70889939655"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2014, at
least 60 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9917C1BECD5940769E3A3826EBE0D10C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2015, at
least 75 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9B8788FE975B4D43933F65DD66285398"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Solar technology
roadmap</header><text>The Secretary may use up to $2,000,000 of the funds
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for each fiscal year to support the
establishment and maintenance of the Solar Technology Roadmap.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5768AB7DBCEB49979F9DF33085368E0C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Extension of
authorizations</header><text>Of funds authorized by subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out—</text>
<paragraph id="H80A0862359AA443CBABA93DAFA2F18F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 602 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17171) $12,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2013 through 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44F29A138FEF4E829E97A21A3ABF7EA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 604 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17172) $10,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2013 through 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0F927BDECAF4A53B43B686D1ADBD518"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 605 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17173) $3,500,000 for each of the fiscal years
2013 through 2015; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A75BF92C4E34E8BB0A87481ED3427AC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>section 606 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17174) $2,500,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2013 through 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H00CB4C885D31455784B0DEA12F012A2F"><enum>108.</enum><header>Existing
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise
specified in this Act, this Act shall supersede any duplicative solar research,
development, and demonstration programs within the Department of Energy.</text>
</section><section id="H19868164C69E47548F34C3F1B0EE999B"><enum>109.</enum><header>Repeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following are hereby repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="H538EBD1841E24DD8B154A870015342E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Solar Energy
Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5551 et seq.),
except for section 10.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2FDC4ECB62E454AB18DCDF0E317A63B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research,
Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5581 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9B8F70D27FE34C339E023337894C5F1C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 4(a)(2) and (3)
of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of
1989 (42 U.S.C. 12003(a)(2) and (3)).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Photovoltaic
Recycling</header>
<section id="H8C85F5477CBD43FDA9743C4AB2C69E41"><enum>201.</enum><header>Photovoltaic device
recycling research, development, and demonstration</header>
<subsection id="HB398AFAC303A4F75A468FCBCE4845D7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>photovoltaic device</term> includes photovoltaic
cells and the electronic and electrical components of such devices.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0406D5586C9445598B3A37A3B03BF0E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to address the issues described in section
102(b)(1)(G), the Secretary shall award multiyear grants for research,
development, and demonstration activities to create innovative and practical
approaches to increase reuse and recycling of photovoltaic devices and, through
such activities, to contribute to the professional development of scientists,
engineers, and technicians in the fields of photovoltaic and electronic device
manufacturing, design, refurbishing, and recycling. The activities supported
under this section shall address—</text>
<paragraph id="H1D79556BF87E47CC850BF9BD113BFABC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>technology to increase
the efficiency of photovoltaic device recycling and maximize the recovery of
valuable raw materials for use in new products while minimizing the life-cycle
environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB37DC6DE9CF4B53969409BE5A743A15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanded uses for
materials from recycled photovoltaic devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D813378839B4009848897C33E3AF28E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>development and
demonstration of environmentally responsible alternatives to the use of
hazardous materials in photovoltaic devices and the production of such
devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF355EEFB71542CC810AAA592B9E7BD5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>development of methods to
separate and remove hazardous materials from photovoltaic devices and to
recycle or dispose of those materials in a safe manner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CE9624AAC7F4BD6BE4362F583654F55"><enum>(5)</enum><text>product design and
construction to facilitate disassembly and recycling of photovoltaic
devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60E2ECE8A3934CC682D60512E224243E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>tools and methods to aid
in assessing the environmental impacts of the production of photovoltaic
devices and photovoltaic device recycling and disposal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BE6ADC1FD114766A2C864C30BC9D20B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>product design and
construction and other tools and techniques to extend the life cycle of
photovoltaic devices, including methods to promote their safe reuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H652A41E83BF949E98778E21D631C2017"><enum>(8)</enum><text>strategies to increase
consumer acceptance and practice of recycling of photovoltaic devices;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D22197EB4604416BE5CFD97890C5D4C"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processes to reduce the costs and
environmental impact of disposal of toxic materials used in photovoltaic
devices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H968C89FE26CF40EEBD12F7A180220BA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Merit
review</header><text>Grants shall be awarded under this section on a
merit-reviewed, competitive basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1AD7D082FAE74C2FBE143F7F0DC4332F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Each
application shall include a description of—</text>
<paragraph id="HC23B024128814BFC839D1911B06678C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the project that will be
undertaken and the contributions of each participating entity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C1BF2E2DAB94D028697AE29594CEF7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the applicability of the
project to increasing reuse and recycling of photovoltaic devices with the
least environmental impacts as measured by life-cycle analyses, and the
potential for incorporating the research results into industry practice;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A0477695E734953BF7B2F68E751518D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how the project will
promote collaboration among scientists and engineers from different
disciplines, such as electrical engineering, materials science, and social
science.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2EC7D115F70411D9A463E0B6CA19F98"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Dissemination of
results</header><text>The results of activities supported under this section
shall be made publicly available through—</text>
<paragraph id="HCAAE022F609F4D36A38B12B1FDA2D5F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development of best
practices or training materials for use in the photovoltaics manufacturing,
design, refurbishing, or recycling industries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F879ED656414C898DDE2B3B63013E0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>dissemination at industry
conferences;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4BD2D1C7E2A541F9BA794A3BD62E8D2C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordination with
information dissemination programs relating to recycling of electronic devices
in general;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC031100944C4133839CFA3F52A2F060"><enum>(4)</enum><text>demonstration projects;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H018922EDF7A044878C297FB935DB2756"><enum>(5)</enum><text>educational materials for
the public produced in conjunction with State and local governments or
nonprofit research organizations on the problems and solutions related to reuse
and recycling of photovoltaic devices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B2779C480C746979906F7BEC9CF97D8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Photovoltaic materials
physical property database</header>
<paragraph id="H4F32C11BBDD149B1B7389317B060167A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish a comprehensive physical property database of materials for use in
photovoltaic devices. This database shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H96F30DDC2D74471FBBDE26C0D0901387"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of materials used in
photovoltaic devices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AC86D472E364EED9714BFB0BA7E210F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a list of commercially
available amounts of these materials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51D9BEF3453E4F8DB6FB77E51385AEAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>amounts of these
materials projected to be available through mining or recycling of photovoltaic
and other electronic devices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5920E3121E8B4B9AAC3003A0F00FD3E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a list of other
significant uses for each of these materials.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC09676AD10B94561A04CB76D49435243"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, working with private
industry, shall develop a plan to establish priorities and requirements for the
database under this subsection, including the protection of proprietary
information, trade secrets, and other confidential business information.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF087D007892544289EBDCCA86890C0BE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to facilitate the incorporation of the database under this subsection
with any existing database for electronic manufacturing and recycling.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>
October 15, 2009
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed